2023-03-30-accounts - Choose Life The Prisoners Initiative

This text was generated using OCR and may contain errors. Check the original PDF to see the document submitted to the regulator.

	Names ofthe char	Names ofthe char	ity trustees who m	anage the charity
	Trustee name		Office (ifany)	Dates acted if not for whole year	Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (ifany)
	Dave Roberts		Chair	1998-2019	Steering	Committee
	Kevin O'	Brien		2017-2019	Steering	Committee
	Gary Groves			2017-2019	Steering	Committee
8
9	Steve Donoghue		Chair	16-04-19ongoing	Steering	Committee
10	Denise Jones			16-04-19ongoing	Steering	Committee
11	Andrew	Leece		16-04-19ongoing	Steering	Committee
12	Vanessa	Grifftths		16-04-19ongoing	Steering	Committee
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20

T	e ofadviser Name	e ofadviser Name	Address
Name ofchief executive or		names of senior staff members (Optional information)
			~ ~			~
Description ofthe charity's		trusts
	Type of governing document		Incorporated Body
	(eg. trust deed, constitution)
	How the charity is constituted		Through the CIO.
	(eg. trust, association, company)
	Trustee selection methods (eg. appointed by, elected by)		We asked Sefton CVS if they could assist us recruit Trustees. They their normal Trustee information day and asked people ifthey would willing to trustee for Choose Life.									held be
			Fortunately, people volunteered and			were elected on by the former
			Trustees.
Additional governance issues (Optional information)
You may choose to include additional information, where relevant, about:			As has been stated we our Chair was recruited and Sefton CVS. We then recruited one Trustee through asked a reliable and trusted volunteer to also sit as						trained through word of mouth a Trustee.			the and
~	policies and procedures
	adopted for the induction and			Chair	ofTrustees
	training oftrustees;
				Three Trustees
~	the charity's organisational
	structure and any wider network with which the charity works;		Project Manager, who runs the Project on a On a quarterly basis.				day-to-day			basis, and reports,
~	relationship with any related parties;		One ofthe Trustees was now resigned.	the son	ofthe Chair. , he (Simon						Donoghue)	has
~	trustees' consideration of
	major risks and the system
	and procedures to manage
	them.
			~ ~ ~ 0	~
			The Charities objectives	are to train		people	in	recovery		from drugs,
			alcohol and commonly ex-offenders			to go into		educational			establishments
Summary ofthe objects ofthe charity set out in its governing document			and use their experiential professionals around the lines. We also house men and	knowledge to educate young people and issues ofaddiction, drug dealing and county women with serious addiction problems and
			commonly ex-offenders	straight	from	prison	in an abstinent				environment.

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

Brief statement ofthe charity's policy on reserves	We have reserves ofL66,246.00 Although the supported a small loss every month we believe we can make up this funding coming in from Choose Life.	We have reserves ofL66,246.00 Although the supported a small loss every month we believe we can make up this funding coming in from Choose Life.	We have reserves ofL66,246.00 Although the supported a small loss every month we believe we can make up this funding coming in from Choose Life.	We have reserves ofL66,246.00 Although the supported a small loss every month we believe we can make up this funding coming in from Choose Life.	We have reserves ofL66,246.00 Although the supported a small loss every month we believe we can make up this funding coming in from Choose Life.	We have reserves ofL66,246.00 Although the supported a small loss every month we believe we can make up this funding coming in from Choose Life.	We have reserves ofL66,246.00 Although the supported a small loss every month we believe we can make up this funding coming in from Choose Life.	We have reserves ofL66,246.00 Although the supported a small loss every month we believe we can make up this funding coming in from Choose Life.	We have reserves ofL66,246.00 Although the supported a small loss every month we believe we can make up this funding coming in from Choose Life.	housing loss with	housing loss with
	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			bein	ve	health		.
.Although the SUPPORTED
HOUSING Details ofany funds	Nil.
materially in deficit
Further financial review details	(Optional	information)
You may choose to include additional information, where	The charity's principal benefits.		funds	come from		Liverpool			City Council		housing
relevant about: ~ the charity*s principal sources of funds (including	Although in funding	this does not cover we are in a healthy		all our expenses financial state.				with	Choose	Life bringing
any fundraising);
~ how expenditure has
supported the key objectives
ofthe charity;
~ investment policy and
objectives including any
ethical investment policy
adopted.
	~	~ ~ ~ ~		~		~

		Unrestricted	Restricted	Total	Total
		Funds	Funds	2023	2022
		f	f	f	f
Receipts
Residents Top Up		8,174		8,174	7,059
British Gas Support	Payment	400		400
Rental income		73,145		73,145	71,931
Awards For All			9,340	9,340
Grantscape			4,960	4,960
Rathbone Grant			4,000	4,000
Workers Education	Association				6,012
Donations		344		344	932
Big Lottery					9,390
Canal Ik River Trust					3,548
Independent Initiative Loan					5,220
Total Receipts		82,063	18,300	100,363	104,092
Payments
Travel and subsistence
Rent payable		26,505	7,835	34,340	34,060
Independent Initiative		240		240
Utilities		5,232		5,232	2,391
Items for properties		1,660		1,660	3,762
Salaries		36,748		36,748	31,539
Employers pension	contributions	2,818		2,818	2,793
Membership/Subscriptions		280		280
Maintenance		1,840		1,840	956
Managers travel and subsistence		2,523	840	3,363
Volunteers Expenses and subsistence		710	650	1,360	2,255
Bank charges		7		7
Residents Top Up		40		40
Council tax		6,505		6,505	3,850
Insurance		1,655		1,655	1,079
Cleaning		513		513
Stationery and office supplies		309		309	37
Telephone		660		660	546
Internet and computer software		1,008		1,008	1,934
Sundries		24		24
Room Hire		21f	1,550	1,761	290
TV Licenses		159		159	462
Accountancy		150		150
		89,795	10,875	100,670	85,954
Net Receipts For Period		7,732	7,425	307	18,138
Net Cash Funds 8/F		77,162		77,162	59,024
Net Cash Funds C/F		69,430	7,425	76,855	77,162

			Total	Total
			2023	2022
			6	6
Monetary Assets
Cash at Bank			69,324	68,609
Cash in hand			420	602
			68,904	69,211
This is represented		By:
Awards For All Grant			3,425
Rathbone Grant			4,000
Unrestricted	funds		61,479	69,211
			68,904	69,211