
|**Ref**|**2018 and 2019 Annual Return questions**<br>**Part A**|**Question status**|**Who needs to complete the**<br>**question**|**Will the information be**<br>**shown to the public on**<br>**the register?**|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|**3**|Income and spending|No change from previous<br>annual returns|All charities|Yes|
|**4**|For the period of this return, where there any<br>serious incidents that the charity failed to report<br>to the commission?|Minor amendment to<br>question wording|All charities with income over<br>£25,000|No|
|**5**|Does your charity raise funds from the public?|No change from previous<br>annual returns|All Charitable Incorporated<br>Organisations (CIOs)<br>All other charities with income<br>over £10,000|No|
|**6**|Does your charity work with a professional<br>fundraiser?|New question|As above and only asked if the<br>answer is YES to Ref 5|No|
|**7**|Does your charity have written agreements<br>with all of its professional fundraisers?|New question|As above and only asked if the<br>answer is YES to Ref 6||
|**8**|Does your charity work with a commercial<br>participator?|No change from previous<br>annual returns|As above and only asked if the<br>answer is YES to Ref 5|No|
|**9**|Does your charity have written agreements<br>with all of its commercial participators?|Minor amendment to<br>question wording|As above and only asked if the<br>answer is YES to Ref 8|No|
|**10**|Is grant making the main way your charity<br>carries out its purposes?|No change from previous<br>annual returns|All Charitable Incorporated<br>Organisations (CIOs)<br>All other charities with income<br>over £10,000|Yes|





|**11**|During the financial period for this return, did<br>your charity receive income from contracts<br>(other than grant agreements) from central<br>government or a local authority?|Minor amendment to<br>question wording|All Charitable Incorporated<br>Organisations (CIOs)<br>All other charities with income<br>over £10,000|No|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|**12**|How many contracts (other than grant<br>agreements) did your charity have from central<br>government or a local authority?|New question|As above and only asked if the<br>answer is YES to Ref 11|None|
|**13**|What was the total value of the contracts held<br>from central government or a local authority?|Minor amendment to<br>question wording|As above and only asked if the<br>answer is YES to Ref 11|None|
|**14**|During the financial period for this return, did<br>your charity receive any grant funding from<br>central government or a local authority?|New question|All Charitable Incorporated<br>Organisations (CIOs)<br>All other charities with income<br>over £10,000|No|
|**15**|How many grants did your charity receive from<br>central government or a local authority?|New question|As above and only asked if the<br>answer is YES to Ref 14|None|
|**16**|What was the total value of the grants held<br>from central government or a local authority?<br>One|New question|As above and only asked if the<br>answer is YES to Ref 14|Nil|
|**17**|During the financial period for this annual<br>return, did the charity receive income from<br>outside of the UK?|New question|All Charitable Incorporated<br>Organisations (CIOs)<br>All other charities with income<br>over £10,000|No|
|**18**|Select countries the charity received income<br>from, or select 'Unknown/don't know if<br>applicable'.|New question|As above and only asked if the<br>answer is YES to Ref 17|None|
|**19**|What is the value of income by country?  For<br>each country specify the source and amount of<br>income from the options:|New question|As above and only asked if the<br>answer is YES to Ref 17|None|





||a) Overseas Governments or quasi<br>government bodies; (including EU)<br>b) Overseas Charities, NGO's or NPO's<br>c) Individual donors resident overseas<br>d) Overseas institutional donors/institutions (for<br>example private company donations)<br>e) Unknown/don't know||**For Individual donors and**<br>**private institutions (c and d**<br>**categories) we will apply a**<br>**threshold of payments of**<br>**over £25,000 or 80% of**<br>**charity income.**<br>**For these two categories,**<br>**providing the data in the**<br>**2018 annual return will be**<br>**optional, but the categories**<br>**will become mandatory for**<br>**the 2019 annual return.**||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|**20**|During the financial period for this annual<br>return, did your charity operate outside<br>England and Wales?|No change from previous<br>annual returns|All Charitable Incorporated<br>Organisations (CIOs)<br>All other charities with income<br>over £10,000|No|
|**21**|Select Countries the charity operated in during<br>the financial period covered by this annual<br>return|No change from previous<br>annual returns|As above and only asked if the<br>answer is YES to Ref 20||
|**22**|Record the total expenditure by Country|No change from previous<br>annual returns|As above and only asked if the<br>answer is YES to Ref 20||
|**23**|When spending money outside England and<br>Wales, did your charity transfer money other<br>than using the regulated banking system?|New question|All Charitable Incorporated<br>Organisations (CIOs)<br>All other charities with income<br>over £10K<br>**This question will be**<br>**optional for the 2018 annual**|N/A|





||||**return, but compulsory for**<br>**the 2019 annual return.**||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|**24**|What methods to transfer money did the<br>charity use and what was the value?<br>A) Cash courier<br>b) Other charities or NGO's/NPO'S<br>c) Money Service Business (MSB)<br>d) Informal Money Transfer Systems<br>e) Online payment methods (e.g. Paypal)<br>f) Other|New question|As above and only asked if the<br>answer is YES to Ref 23<br>**This question will be**<br>**optional for the 2018 annual**<br>**return, but compulsory for**<br>**the 2019 annual return.**||
|**25**|Does the charity have monitoring controls in<br>place to monitor overseas expenditure?|New question|As above and only asked if the<br>answer is YES to Ref 23<br>**This question will be**<br>**optional for the 2018 annual**<br>**return, but compulsory for**<br>**the 2019 annual return.**||
|**26**|Are the trustees satisfied that the charity’s risk<br>management policy and procedures<br>adequately address the risks to the charity<br>arising from its activities and/or where it<br>operates?|New question|As above and triggered when<br>answered YES to Ref 23<br>**This question will be**<br>**optional for the 2018 annual**<br>**return, but compulsory for**<br>**the 2019 annual return.**|Yes|
|**27**|Does the charity have any trading<br>subsidiaries?|No change from previous<br>annual returns|All Charitable Incorporated<br>Organisations (CIOs)<br>All other charities with income<br>over £10,000|No|
|**28**|How many trustees are also Directors of the<br>trading subsidiaries?|New question|As above and only asked if the<br>answer is YES to Ref 27||
|**29**|During the financial period for this annual<br>return, did any of the trustees received|Minor amendment to<br>question wording|All Charitable Incorporated<br>Organisations (CIOs)|No|





||remuneration or benefits other than expenses<br>incurred?||All other charities with income<br>over £10,000||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|**30**|For what services were any of the trustees<br>paid?<br>a) paid for being a trustee<br>b) paid for providing professional advice or<br>services to the charity<br>c) any other benefit from the charity|Minor amendment to<br>question wording|All Charitable Incorporated<br>Organisations (CIOs)<br>All other charities with income<br>over £10,000|N/A|
|**31**|During the period covered by this annual<br>return, did any of the trustees resign and take<br>up employment with the charity?|New question|All Charitable Incorporated<br>Organisations (CIOs)<br>All other charities with income<br>over £10,000|No|
|**32**|During the financial period for this annual<br>return, did any of your charity's staff receive<br>total employment benefits of £60,000 or more?|New question|All Charitable Incorporated<br>Organisations (CIOs)<br>All other charities with income<br>over £10,000|No|
|**33**|Enter the number of staff for each of the<br>following salary bands:<br>£60,000 - £150,000 (increments of £10,000)<br>£150,001 - ££500,000 (increments of £50,000)<br>Over £500,000|New question|As above and only asked if the<br>answer is YES to Ref 32|N/A|
|**34**|What was the value of the total employee<br>benefits provided by the charity to its highest<br>paid employee?|New question|All Charitable Incorporated<br>Organisations (CIOs)<br>All other charities with income<br>over £10,000|N/A|
|**35**|How many UK volunteers, excluding trustees,<br>did your charity have during the financial<br>period?|No change|All Charitable Incorporated<br>Organisations (CIOs)<br>All other charities with income<br>over £10,000|15|





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|---|---|---|---|---|
|**36**|During the financial period for this annual<br>return, did your charity review its financial<br>controls?|No change|All Charitable Incorporated<br>Organisations (CIOs)<br>All other charities with income<br>over £10,000|Yes|
|**37**|Has the charity obtained a Disclosure and<br>Barring Service (DBS) check on all trustees,<br>employees and volunteers in eligible positions?|New question|All Charitable Incorporated<br>Organisations (CIOs)<br>All other charities with income<br>over £10,000<br>**Question will be triggered**<br>**for charities with particular**<br>**classifications and**<br>**regulated by certain**<br>**organisations**|Yes|
||**Part B**||||
|**39**|No changes to part B questions that have been<br>asked in previous years|No change from previous<br>annual returns|All charities with income over<br>£500,000|N/A|
||**Part C**||||
|**40**|Send trustees' annual report and accounts|Amendment to upload<br>functionality. You will be<br>able to attach 3 files or 1<br>consolidated file -<br>trustees' annual<br>report/accounts/auditor's<br>report|All Charitable Incorporated<br>Organisations (CIOs)<br>All other charities with income<br>over £25,000|Yes|
||**Declaration**||||
|**41**|Complete a declaration. It will collect your<br>name, position, contact details and the date.|Minor amendment to the<br>declaration (it will ask for|All charities and CIOs|N/A|





your role)

Trustees. Annual Report for the period
Period start date
| Peri(xl end date
Day
Month
Y*f
From
01
,04
Reference and administration details
2022
To
31
03
2023
Section A
Charity name
Choose Life Th8 Prisoners Initiative
Other names charity is known by
Reglstered charity number (rf any
1177221
Charity's principal address
CIO Tho Independence Initiative
64-68 Balliol Road Bootle L20 7EJ
Poslcodo
L20 7EJ
Namas of the charlty trustees who manage the charity
Dates acted If not for wholg
year
Trustee nam¢
Office lif any)
N8ma of p¢r80n {or body) entltled
to appolnt trnstee lif any)
Steering Committee
Steering Committee
Steering Committee
Dave Roberls
Chair
1998 -2019
Kevin O'Brien
2017-2019
Gary Grovès
2017-2019
steve Donoghue
Denise Jones
Chair
16-04-19 ongoing
16-04-19 ongoing
16-04-19 ongoing
16-04-19 ongoing
steering Committee
steering Committee
steering Commlttee
steerfng Committee
10
Andrew Leece
12
Vanessa Griffiths
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
Narnes of the trustees for the charity. If any, (for examplo, any custodian trustees)
Narne
Dales acted if not for whole
ear
Names and addresses of advisers (Oplional information)
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March 2012

of adviser
Name
Address
Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)
Section B
Structure,
overnance and mana
ement
Description of the charity's trusts
Incorporated Body
Type of gov8ming d0￿ment
leg. trust deed, conslilulion)
How the charity Is constituted
leg. Irusl, association, companyl
Through Ihe CIO.
Trustee selection methods
eg. appointed by, elected by)
Wa asked Sefton CVS if they could assist us recruit Trustees. They held
their nomial Trustee information day and asked people if they would be
willing to trustee for Ch(x)se Life.
Fortunately, people volunteered and were elected on by the former
Trustees.
Addltlonal governance Issues {Optlonal Informatlon)
As has be8n stated we our Chalr was recruited and trained through the
Sefton CVS. We then recruited one Trustee through word of mouth and
asked a reliable and Irust8d volunteer to also sit as a Trustee.
YoLt may choose to include
additional Infomatlon, where
relevant, about:
pollcles and procedures
aéopled for the induclion and
training of trustees.,
the charity's organisalional
Structure and any wider
ne￿Ork wth which the charity
works,.
re18tionship with any related
parties-,
trustees, consideration of
major risks and the system
and procedures to manage
them.
Chair of Trustees
Thr88 Trustees
Project Manager, who runs Ihe Project on a day-lo￿aY basis, and rgFQrts,
On a quarterly basis.
One oflhe Trustees was the son of the Chair.. he {Sitnon Donoghuel has
now resigned.
Section C
Objectives and activities
The Charities objectives are to traln people in recovery from drugs,
alcohol and commonly ex-offenders to go into educational establishments
and use their experiential knowledge to educate young people and
professlonals around the issues of addiction, drug dealing and county
lines.
We also house men and women with serious addiction problems and
commonly ex-offenders straight from prison in an abstinent environment.
Summary of the objects of the
charity set out in tts
governlng document
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March 2012

We house up to nin8 rnen and women in our supported houses in
Anfield Liverpool. Th8 residents have a background of homelessness.
drugs, offending and mental health issues.
We have also trained sitnilar people to go into schools, college5. yotjth
offending services and youth dubs and educate around the issues of
addlction, drug dealing and county lines.
To date we have educated 140,000 young people. 5080 police officetB
and had over 570 volunteers.
This year we have seen the release of two of the thrèe evaluations we
are waitlng for.
Summary ofthe maln
activities undertakgn for tho
publSc banefit in relatlon to
the3e objects {Include within
this sectlon the statutory
declaration that trustees have
had regard to th8 guidanc8
Issued by the Charlty
Commission on publlc
benefit)
We have received
Dr Karen Corteen
John Moore's University, Evaluating the Criminology Students.
Dr Cassie Ogden
John Moore's University, evaluating young people.
We are absolutely delighted with the evaluations we have received. and
we fully expect the volunteers evaluation to be just as good.
on￿ we have received the third evaluation we set up a strategy to send
it far and wide
We are still awailing th6 evaluation from,
Dr Sarah Nixon
WSnchester University, Evaluating the volunteers.
It Is hoped we might have a report by the of June.
We have made conlact wilh Dam8 Carol Blacks team {Jo Tynanl who are
very interested and have asked that as soon as the report is ready is too
get in IoL¢Ch.
The su
rted houses are boin
run as
er nomal.
Addltlonal delalls of objèctlves and actlvltles (Optlonal Information)
TAR
March 2012

The volunteers are the essence of Choose Life and the proj8Ct, young
people and professionals are amazed al their bravery and commitment to
educating young peopl&.
We encourage the more experlenced volunteers to encoLJrage the newer
volunteers 8t all stages of training and delivering addiction education in
the schools and colleges.
You may choos• to include
further statements, where
relevant, ab￿t..
We normally tak8 Out Ihree volunteers for every gvent.
This year we have slarted facilitating our ev8nts at Victory OLrtreach a
Christlan rehabllitation unit on Sheil Road in Kensir)gton.
policy on grantmaklng-.
policy programme related
Investment,.
ontribution made by
volunteers.
We have already facilitated Iwo groups and are looking fward to
Carrying out more.
Section D
Achievements and performance
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M￿h 2012

Section D
Achievements and performance
Summary ofthe main
achievements of the charlty
during tho year
We have had 18 residents through the doors of Choose Life houses.
11 seems we are getting slighliy more successful at settling residents
down Inlo the house and we currently have about four residenls who
have been in the house for 12 months or more,
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Section E
Financial review
Brlef statement of tho
harity'5 policy on reserves
We have reserves of £ 66,246.00 Although the supported housing makes
a small loss every month we believe we can make up this loss with the
fundlng coming in from Choose Llfe.
This year has been fairfy successful at bringing in funding wth us
r8cèiving funding from grantscape awards for all and Eleanor Rathbone
which has led lo our finances bein
ve
health
. Although the SUPPORTED
HOUSING Details of any funds
materially In deflclt
Further flnanclal revlew details (Optional Informatlon)
The charity's principal funds come from Llverpool City Council housing
benefits.
You may choose to Include
addttlonal Information, where
relevant about-
the charity's principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising):
how expenditure has
supported the key objectives
ofthe charity-,
Investment policy and
objectives induding any
ethical investment policy
adopted.
Although this does not cover all our expenses wtth Choose Life bringing
in funding we are in a healthy financial state.
Section F
Other optional information
Section G
Declaration
The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees, report above.
Signed on behalf of the charity's Irustees
Slgnature(s)
Full name(s)
Posltion (eg Secretary, Chair.
etc)
Steve Donoghue
Chair
enise Jones
Steering comm1tt6e member
Date
30-05-2023
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Charfty Number: 1177221
Choose Life The Prisoners
Initiative
Unaudited Accounts
For The Period Ended 31st March 2023

INDEPENDENT EXAMINERS REPORT
To Choose LSfe The Prlsoners Inltlatlve
I report to the trustee5 on my examination of the accounts of Choose Llfe The Prisoners
Initiative for the year ended 31st March 2023.
Re5pon5ibilltle5 and Bas15 of Report
As the charltles trustees of Choose Life The Prisoners Initiative accounts carried out
under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination I have followed 311
the appllcable dlrections given by the Charity Commission under sertion 14515llb} of the
Act.
Independent Examlnerfs Statement
l am a member ofthe AATand l am bound bythe code ofethic5 issued by FRCS Revised
Ethical Standard 2016.
Accounts preparatlon seNlces were provlded by Sefton CV5. my employer, and l as
examiner have applied the ethical standard to my work.
I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my
attention in connection with examination giving me cause to believe that In any materlal
respect:
l. Accounting records were not kept in respect of Choose Life The Prisoners
Initiative as required by sectlon 130 of the Act: or
2. The accounts do not accord with those records
I have no concerns and have Come across no other matters in connection with the
examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in ordey to enable a
proper un(lerstanding of the accounts reached.
Anthony Dee8an MAAT, MICB, Pm.Dip
Finallce Manager
Sefton Council for Voluntary Service
3rd Floor, Suite 3b, BurlSngton House. Crosby Road North,
Waterloo. Liverpool, L22 OLG
Signed:
Date..

Unrestrirted Restricted
Funds
Funds
Totsl
20Z3
Total
2022
Re¢elpts
Residents Top Up
British Gas Support Payment
Rental income
Awards For All
Grantscape
Rathbone Grant
Wcrkers Education As50clation
Donatlons
Bi8 Lottery
Canal & River Trust
Independent Initiative Loan
8.174
400
73,145
8.174
400
73,145
9,340
4,960
4.OtKI
7.059
71,931
9,340
4,960
4,OC(I
6,012
932
9,390
3,548
5,220
344
344
Totsl Recelpts
82,063
18,300 100,363
104.092
Payments
Travel and subsistence
Rent payable
Independent Inltlatlve
Utilities
em5 for propertie5
Salaries
Employers pension contributions
Membershiplsubscriptions
Malntenance
Managers travel and 5ubslstence
Volunteers Expenses and subsistence
Bank charges
Residents Top Up
Council tax
26,505
240
5,232
1,660
36,748
2,818
280
1,840
2,523
710
7,835
34,340
240
5.232
1,660
36.748
2.818
34,060
2,391
3,762
31.539
2,793
1,840
3,363
1,360
956
650
2,255
40
6,505
1,655
513
309
660
1,008
24
211
159
150
6,505
1,655
513
309
660
1,008
24
1,761
159
150
3,850
1,079
Insurance
aèanin8
5tatlonery and offlce supplles
Telephone
Intemèt and computer software
Sundrles
Room Hire
TV Ucet)ses
Acc¢)untancy
37
546
1.934
1,550
290
462
89.795
10.875 100.670
85.954
Net Recelpts For Perlod
7,732
7A25
307
18,138
Cash Funds BIF
77,162
77.162
59,024
Net Cash Funds CIF
69.430
7A25
76.855
77.162

Total
2023
Totsl
2022
Monetary Assets
Cash at Bank
Cash in hand
69,324
420
68,609
602
68.904
69,211
This 15 represented By..
Awards For All Grant
Rathbone Grant
Unrestricted funds
3,425
4.000
61.479
69,211
68,904
69,211
The accounts have been prepared under the Receipts and Payments ba515.
These finanLial statements have been approved by the Trustees and signed on their behalf by..
Chair of Trustees:
rfz. s. - 5-6-25
Slgned:
Date:
(F• 75

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|Section A                        Reference and administration details|Section A                        Reference and administration details|
|---|---|
|**Charity name**|<br>Choose Life The Prisoners Initiative|



**Charity name** Choose Life The Prisoners Initiative **Other names charity is known by Registered charity number (if any)** 1177221 **Charity's principal address** C/O The Independence Initiative 64-68 Balliol Road Bootle L20 7EJ 

**Postcode** L20 7EJ 

## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** 

||1<br>2<br>3<br>8<br>9<br>10<br>11<br>12<br>13<br>14<br>15<br>16<br>17<br>18<br>19<br>20|**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not for whole**<br>**year**|**Name of person (or body) entitled**<br>**to appoint trustee (ifany)**|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|||Dave Roberts|Chair|1998 -2019|SteeringCommittee|
|||Kevin O’Brien||2017-2019|SteeringCommittee|
|||GaryGroves||2017-2019|SteeringCommittee|
|||||||
|||Steve Donoghue|Chair|16-04-19 ongoing|SteeringCommittee|
|||Denise Jones||16-04-19 ongoing|SteeringCommittee|
|||Andrew Leece||16-04-19 ongoing|SteeringCommittee|
|||Vanessa Griffiths||16-04-19 ongoing|SteeringCommittee|
|||||||
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|||**Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)**||||
|||**Name**||**Dates acted if not for whole year**||
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## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)** 

March **2012** 

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|**Type of adviser**|**Name**<br>**Address**|**Name**<br>**Address**|**Name**<br>**Address**|
|---|---|---|---|
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|**Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)**||||
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|**Section B              Structure, governance and management**||||
|**Description of the charity’s trusts**<br>Type of governing document<br>(eg. trust deed, constitution)<br>Incorporated Body<br>How the charity is constituted<br>(eg. trust, association, company)<br>Through the CIO.<br>Trustee selection methods<br>(eg. appointed by, elected by)<br>We asked Sefton CVS if they could assist us recruit Trustees. They held<br>their normal Trustee information day and asked people if they would be<br>willing to trustee for Choose Life.<br>Fortunately, people volunteered and were elected on by the former<br>Trustees.<br>**Additional governance issues (Optional information)**<br>You**may choose**to include<br>additional information, where<br>relevant, about:<br><br>policies and procedures<br>adopted for the induction and<br>training of trustees;<br><br>the charity’s organisational<br>structure and any wider<br>network with which the charity<br>works;<br><br>relationship with any related<br>parties;<br><br>trustees’ consideration of<br>major risks and the system<br>and procedures to manage<br>them.<br>As has been stated we our Chair was recruited and trained through the<br>Sefton CVS. We then recruited one Trustee through word of mouth and<br>asked a reliable and trusted volunteer to also sit as a Trustee.<br>Chair of Trustees<br>-<br>Three Trustees<br>-<br>Project Manager, who runs the Project on a day-to-day basis, and reports,<br>On a quarterly basis.<br>One of the Trustees was the son of the Chair., he (Simon Donoghue) has<br>now resigned.||||
|||As has been stated we our Chair was recruited and trained through the<br>Sefton CVS. We then recruited one Trustee through word of mouth and<br>asked a reliable and trusted volunteer to also sit as a Trustee.<br>Chair of Trustees<br>-<br>Three Trustees<br>-<br>Project Manager, who runs the Project on a day-to-day basis, and reports,<br>On a quarterly basis.<br>One of the Trustees was the son of the Chair., he (Simon Donoghue) has<br>now resigned.||



## **Section C                    Objectives and activities** 

The Charities objectives are to train people in recovery from drugs, alcohol and commonly ex-offenders to go into educational establishments and use their experiential knowledge to educate young people and **Summary of the objects of the** professionals around the issues of addiction, drug dealing and county **charity set out in its** lines. **governing document** We also house men and women with serious addiction problems and commonly ex-offenders straight from prison in an abstinent environment. **Summary of the main activities undertaken for the** We house up to nine men and women in our two supported houses in **public benefit in relation to** Anfield Liverpool. The residents have a background of homelessness, **TAR** 2 March **2012** 

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drugs, offending and mental health issues. We have also trained similar people to go into schools, colleges, youth offending services and youth clubs and educate around the issues of addiction, drug dealing and county lines. To date we have educated 140,000 young people, 5080 police officers and had over 570 volunteers. This year we have seen the release of two of the three evaluations we are waiting for. We have received Dr Karen Corteen John Moore’s University, Evaluating the Criminology Students. **these objects (include within this section the statutory** Dr Cassie Ogden **declaration that trustees have** John Moore’s University, evaluating young people. **had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity** We are absolutely delighted with the evaluations we have received, and **Commission on public** we fully expect the volunteers evaluation to be just as good. **benefit)** Once we have received the third evaluation we set up a strategy to send it far and wide . We are still awaiting the evaluation from, Dr Sarah Nixon Winchester University, Evaluating the volunteers. It is hoped we might have a report by the of June. 

We have made contact with Dame Carol Blacks team (Jo Tynan) who are very interested and have asked that as soon as the report is ready is too get in touch. The two supported houses are being run as per normal. 

**Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)** 

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The volunteers are the essence of Choose Life and the project, young people and professionals are amazed at their bravery and commitment to educating young people. 

We encourage the more experienced volunteers to encourage the newer volunteers at all stages of training and delivering addiction education in the schools and colleges. 

You **may choose** to include further statements, where relevant, about: 

We normally take out three volunteers for every event. 

- This year we have started facilitating our events at Victory outreach a 

- policy on grantmaking; Christian rehabilitation unit on Sheil Road in Kensington. 

- policy programme related We have already facilitated two groups and are looking forward to 

- investment; carrying out more. 

- contribution made by volunteers. 

## Section D                      Achievements and performance 

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## Section D                      Achievements and performance 

We have had 18 residents through the doors of Choose Life houses. **Summary of the main achievements of the charity** It seems we are getting slightly more successful at settling residents **during the year** down into the house , and we currently have about four residents who have been in the house for 12 months or more, 

## **Section E                    Financial review** 

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We have reserves of £ 66,246.00 Although the supported housing makes **Brief statement of the** a small loss every month we believe we can make up this loss with the **charity’s policy on reserves** funding coming in from Choose Life. This year has been fairly successful at bringing in funding with us receiving funding from grantscape , awards for all and Eleanor Rathbone which has led to our finances being very healthy. **. Although the SUPPORTED HOUSING Details of any funds** Nil. **materially in deficit Further financial review details (Optional information)** The charity’s principal funds come from Liverpool City Council housing You **may choose** to include benefits. additional information, where relevant about: Although this does not cover all our expenses with Choose Life bringing  the charity’s principal in funding we are in a healthy financial state. sources of funds (including any fundraising);  how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity;  investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted. 

**Section F                     Other optional information** 

## **Section G                    Declaration** 

**The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.** 

**Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees** 

|**Signature(s)**<br>**Full name(s)** <br>**Position (eg Secretary, Chair,**<br>**etc)**<br>**Date**|||
|---|---|---|
||Steve Donoghue|Denise Jones|
||Chair|Steering committee member|
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