## **Bournemouth, Christchurch & Poole Homelessness Action Collaborative** A Charitable Incorporated Organisation Annual Report: 31[st] March 2025 ## REGISTERED OFFICE at End of Financial Year c/o CITIZENS ADVICE, BCP Council Civic Centre BOURNE AVENUE, BOURNEMOUTH BH2 6DX Charity number 1182745 _Faithworks Wessex_ **CONFIDENTIAL** ## **Report of the Trustees for the year to March 31[st] , 2025** ## **Our Aims and objectives** The BCP Homelessness Action Collaborative (“the Collaborative”) is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation formed on 2[nd] April 2019; it has the following object in its constitution: “…to relieve hardship, need and distress among those in Dorset and surrounding areas who are homeless or threatened with homelessness” ## **Background:** The Collaborative was set up to bring together agencies, charities and businesses to find ways to “do more by doing it together” and thus reduce homelessness in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole. It worked informally prior to and after its formal CIO formation, to encourage strong partnerships and provide excellent information to all those working with the vulnerably housed and rough sleepers in the area. The Collaborative’s early influence in driving the homelessness partnership has borne fruit in the extraordinary level of partnership working that continues to deliver. For example, the regular monthly forums (chaired by the HAC chair) have seen increased attendance by 50-60 people from over 50 organisations every month making sure that partners know what is happening, and as importantly, what is fact and what is rumour. These partners are from statutory, charitable, educational, business, and faith sectors and many local councillors attend the Forum as a key way of keeping up to date. ## **Future of the charity** After discussion with the new leadership of the Homelessness partnership, it is clear that the roles of the Collaborative have now been taken by others in that partnership. The trustees have therefore agreed that the charity has served its purpose and it will seek to transfer remaining activities and funds in 2005-6, and close the charity thereafter. ## **Financial Review** The Collaborative received a one-off donation from an individual of £1060 in the year The costs shown in the accounts are largely from 3 sources: - The continuing costs for the partnership’s website development - The lease of the Contactless points - Basic running costs including insurance and book-keeping Note that the accounts show income from Change For Good (“contactless donations” – see restricted fund line at bottom of the page) and that income then being sent on (ie. a transfer cost) to the Dorset Community Foundation. At the end of March 2025, the Collaborative had £3,398 in their accounts, with £762 in unrestricted funds. _BCP-HAC annual report 2024-25 final_ _page 2 of 5_ _23/12/2025_ _Faithworks Wessex_ **CONFIDENTIAL** ## **Governance & internal Controls** ## _Trustee team_ The trustees met 3 times in the year to discuss the future of the charity. ## _Statement of trustees’ responsibilities_ Company law and charity law require the trustees to prepare financial statements for each financial year which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the company and of the surplus or deficit of the company for that year. In preparing those financial statements, the trustees are required to: - Select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently - Make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent - Prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the company will continue in business The trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records which disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the company and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Companies Act 2006. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the company and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities. This report has been prepared in accordance with the special provision of Part 15 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies. This report was approved by the trustees on 1[st] December 2025. Signed: (Alistair Doxat-Purser, Chair of Trustees) Dated: 1 /12 / 25 ## Appendix 1: Trustees The following are trustees of the CIO on 31[st] March 2025: - Alistair Doxat-Purser, CEO, Faithworks Wessex (Chair) - Zoe Bradley, Hope Housing trustee (Treasurer) - Ian Jones, Head of Engagement, Bournemouth University - Richard Marshall, Manager, Premium Event Productions Ltd - Kate Parker, Manager, Shelter Dorset - Emma Lee, Partnership Manager, CAN (Community Action Network) _BCP-HAC annual report 2024-25 final_ _page 3 of 5_ _23/12/2025_ _Faithworks Wessex_ ## **CONFIDENTIAL** ## Appendix 2: Annual Accounts to end March 2024 _BCP-HAC annual report 2024-25 final_ _page 4 of 5_ _23/12/2025_ CONFIDENTIAL Faithworks Wessex 26th November 2025 BCP- Homelessness Action Colaborative Charity ref: 1183745 Independent Examiner's Report for the Year to 31" March 2025 I report on the ac￿Unts of the chanty for the year ended 31 March 2025. Respective responsbilit'es of Truslees and examiner As the charity Trustees you are responsible for the preparation of the aC￿Unts.' you conskler that the audit requirement of Sedion 43121 of the Charit￿$ Act 1993 Ilhe Adl does not apply. 11 is my reswnsibility lo state, on the basis of proCedU￿S s￿CIfied in the General Directions gwen by the Charity CommissK)ners under se(aion 4317)Ibl of the Act, whether partI￿lar matters have ￿me to my attenb'on. Basis of independent examiner's report My examination vras camed out in accordan￿ Ihe General DirectKJns given by the Charity Commissioners. An examination includes a reV￿W of the accounting reo)rds kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented wrth those records. 11 also includes consideralion of any unusual f(ens or disclosures in the accounts, and seeking expL7nations from you as tNslees c¢Jnceming any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the eviden￿ that would be required in an audit, and consequently I do not express an audrt opinion on the view given by the accounts. Independent examiner's statement In connection with my examinatk)n. no matter has come lo my attention which gives me reasonab cause lo believe that in any material respecl the requirements: lo keep aC￿untIng records in accordan￿ with sedion 41 of the Act., and lo prepare accounts vthich accord with tre aC￿untIng records and to comply with the aC￿UntIng requi￿rnents of the ACL have not been met or, or lo vthich, in my opin￿n, attentK)n should be d￿wn in order lo enable a proper understandiry of the accounts to be reached. Dale 26111125 Natalie Jeffery 51 Kimmeridge Avenue Pathstone Poole Dorset BH12 3NU BCP-HAC annual report 2024-25 final page5of5 23/1212025