) Centre for Homelessness Impact ANNUAL REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30JUNE 2023 COMPANY NO. 117325CK) CHARITY NO. Englarld & Wales 1183026 Scotland SC049501 111 •ACXRAWE2' 2710212024 COMPANIES14OUSE #42 Centre for Homelessness Impact Trustees. Report for the year ended 30 June 2023 CONTENTS Page RefererKe and Administrative Information Trustees. Report Independent Auditor's Report Statement of Financial AciivFties 14 Balance Sheet 15 Statement of Cash flows 16 Notes to the Financial Statements 17 Centre for Homelessness Impact Trustees, Report for the year ended 30 June 2023 REFERENCE ANDADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION Company Number 11732500 Charity Registralion Numb 1183026 England & Wales SC049501 Scotland Principal & Registered OffKe The Evidence i)Jarter Fovrth Floor Albany House Petty France London SWIH 9EA Trustees Trustees in office from 1 July 2022 to the date of ihis rewrt are as foll0v￿.. Stephen Charles Aldridge Humphrey William Battcock Joanna Margaret Bibby Profes5c￿ Kenneth Dav￿ Buchanan Gibb Glyn Halksworth Andrew Peter Hudson Selina Valencia Mct)onakJ Jarnes Edward Turner Senior Management Team Dr Ligia Teixeira. Chief Executive Ni811 Larkin. Head of CorFX)rate Semces Guillermo Rod(Iguez-Guzman. Head of Evidence and Data Maria Dumitrescu-Gherman. Head of Development Greg HursL Head of Communications and Public Affairs Rob Anderson. Head of ImplemenL8tion and Policy Maithew Wilkins Head of Value for Money Audhor Knox Cropper LLP. 65 Leadenhall Stree( London EC3A 2AD Bank Lloyds, 25 &esham StreeL London. EC2V 7HN Centre for Homelessness I mpact Trustees, Report for the year ended 30 June 2023 The Trustees present their report and fmancial staiements the year ended 30 June 2023. The reference and administrative information set OLrt on page I forms part of this report. The rinancial 5talements comply with current statutt)ry requirements, the memorandum and articles of association. the requirements of a directors. report as required by company law. and the Statement of Recommended Practice Accounling and RepcYts"ng by Char%iies {SORP applicable to charities preparing iheir accounts in accordance ￿￿th FRS 102 Isecond edition - effective 1 January 2019). OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES OUR STRATEGY Our vision, set out in our strategy launched in 2019, remains to end homelessness for good. and to create .8 Society in which any experience of homeles5riess Is prevented wherever possible and, where it does occur. is rare. brief and non-recurring. Central to delivering this will be encouraging a greater focu5 on weventing people from fallin9 into FTh)melessness. To achieve this, we seek to encourage and supwrt decision-makers lo use the best knowledge available to improve the effectiveness of how homelessness is iackled and prevenied. We carry out our activities under the following three strands- 1. Evidence & Dats Make evidence acce55ible and rill the gaps 2. Implementation Supporting data and eviden to be applied in wacii 3. Movement Building Mobilising a learning cullure SIGNIFICANT ACTIVITIES Evldence and Data - Maklng evldence accessible and filling the gaps We generate and synthesise evidence and addie55 gap5 111 the evidence base either directly, by commissioning new studies randomised controlled trials and systematic reviews. or indirectly. by encouraging others to do so. We also map the existing ewdence to inform decisions. We have woduced some key evidence tools, including Evidence and Gap Maps, which collaie every high quality study written in English conducted on homelessnes5 interventions an¢Y organises Ihem by type of intervention and outcomes. Our Intervention Tool provides a simple swnmary oflthat the evidence says for some of the mosl cornmon homele55ne5S Illterventions. We continue to develop these tools and create new ¢￿e5 thai put reliable evidence at people's Iingertips afKJ improve their understanding of what w(xks and what doesn't. Implementation- Supporting dala and evidence to be applied in praclice We engage directly wilh people workn.ng in and around homele55ness to use evidence and data to enhance the impacl of their aciivity. Through Evidence Coaching partrrships and Evi(1ence Tools, we provide resources and semces that help practilioners with analyb'cal frameworks and practical skills to evaluaie 8n(J use data and eviden￿ to deliver greater impaci. Centre for Homelessness I mpact Trustees, Report for the year ended 30 June 2023 Movement Buikling - Mobllislng a learnlw culiure Our aim is to create a moveffleni of people committed lo engaging wilh and acting orl evidence to relieve and prevent homelessness. We s￿k to encourage a leaming culture within the homelessness ￿t0￿. both in statutory serwces and in voluntary and community Ofganisations. but also to work with people from beyond Ihe sector to bring new thinkn.ng and additional capacity to the challenge of ending homelessnes5. We do this by disseminaling insights fTom our work to diverse audiences through publications. articles. and other forms of media. through our flagship Homelessnes5 Impact Forums and other events. and through our nelwork of evidence Ghampions committed to using tetier evidence lo end homelessness. ACHIEVEMENTS AND PERFORMANCE 2022-23 saw Ihe Centre exiend the range of its activities and become rrK)re clearly influential in strategy and practice in the UK. More evidence has been assembled. and are now working wilh over 1(K) local authorities to support implementation. As part of this, we began a new strand of work on the value for money of different interventions, ￿￿th findings being made public in the latter part of 2023. In Sepiember 2022, the UK Govemment published a strategy document. Ending Rough Sleeping For Good (CP713).' Ihe Cenire contributed evidence in advance, and we were very pleased thal the government decided to roll out a new data-led frameworK which it said was developed V￿th the Centre. defining what ending rough sleeping means. The strategy also announced the investment of some £15m into a new Tesl and Learn programme. piloting innovative approaches to ending rough sleepng. and a system evaluation to improve the evidence base further. A Major focus for the remainer of 2022-23 was conducting the feasibility Study for these programmes and bidding for the contra￿. The government announced in November 2023 that we had been selected to run the two programrne5'. this gives us the OPFX)rtunity to deliver a slep increase in the evidence available for tackling rough sleeping. The next section provides more detail about our V￿rk in 2022-23. Building the evidence base The plans for the Test and Leam programme are managed by the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities. It is designed 10 trial and evaluaie Lnterventions in local areas to develop and share the best exams￿e5 ofwhat works. The departrnent invited tenders to conduct feasibility sludy into how the programrne would be sei up to achieve maximum impact and to involve local areas in shaping this iniiiative from the outset. The Centre was appointed ihrough this wocess to conduct ihe feasibility study into the programrne. and this was a major focus of our work ihroughout the year. We engaged rnore than 120 local and regional authorities and identified more than 2(M) txomi5ing Interventions to feed inio scoping the prTrJramme. In Novemt*r 2023. the Centre was announced as the delivery agency for the programme il5elf. also to be called Test and Leam. and for a siralegic evaluation of the homelessness and rough sleeping system. with a total value of £15 million. The Test and Learn programme.. a DLUHC grant to undertake a feasibility Study for an innovaiive new programme of trials in homele5sne55 and rough sleeping. The purpose of the feasibility study was40 identify. scope and co-create a series of projects to fund new services and their evaluations and to evaluate some exisling seThices. The feasibility Sludy lay the grounds for the E15m initiats.ve that followed it. The Centre for Homelessness I mpact Trustees. Report for the year ended 30 June 2023 Systems Wide Evaluatron will include analysis of the monrtoring framework and economic impact of the homelessness and ri)ugh sleeping system and evaluations of individual programmes including the Homelessness Prevention GranL Rough Sleeping initiative, Rough Sleeping Accommodation PtO9ramme arKI AccommodatK)n for Ex-offenders scheme. Building evidence-led practice Since March 2022 we have been working to co-desrgn a de￿lled framework to define and measure progress towards ending rough sleeping in England, in partnership wilh the Departmeni for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities IDLUHC) and five 'Early A(Jopterf local areas {London. Greater Manchester. the West Midlands, Newcasile and Bournemouth. Christchurch and PthJle}. Ffom this work five core daia indicators were agreed.. the number of people sleety'ng rough", the number of new people sleeping rough.. the numt*r of people discharged from institutions- Ihe numbef of people sleeping rough long term., and the number of people repe8ts.ng rough sleeping. As 8 result of this DLUHC asked all local auth)rilies to collect dala on these indicators on a monthly basis from May 2023. In January 2023 we created a new value money programme. This is designed to support local authorities to achieve the best outcomes Frt)ssible for people experiencing hornelessness. or at ri5l by understanding what local areas need to have in place to assess whether their services are delivering ecornmy. efficiency and effectiveness. The initial focus of the value for money programme has been on kncal spending on temForary accommodats'on. We developed this work during visits to local authorities including Hackney, SoLrthend, and Bournemouth. Christchurch and Poole. We also carried OLrt an in-depth exercise in partnership with the Northern Ireland Housing Executive. during the spring of 2023, to analyse ils spending on iemporary accommodaiion. Building a movement for evidence-led change In January 2023 we launched an open-source collectK)n of realistic images showing experiences of homelessness in the UK as they aclually are.. image5 of people living in temporary accommodation, sofa surfing, unfil or over-crowded housing. hostel accommodation and street homelessness. The original colleclion featured 26 peopAe. including family groups, and around 300 images. A new collection of photographs of dog oymers affected by hornelessne55 was added in August 2023 with another 12 individuals and 1Tr) photogfaphs. Images from this collection have been downloaded more than 5.CMX) times from organisats.ons all over the world. We collaborated the Orwell Foundation to develop the Orwdl Prize for Reporting Homelessness to celebraie and showcase rewrting and storyielling about homelessne55 Ihat makes rigorous use of evidence and data. shares personal experiences of homelessness in an impactful way and helps to change the conversation on homele55ness. The prize opened for entries in November 2022 and a toial of 73 eligible entries were received by the c105ing date. Of these 30 entries (41%) were by an entrant or team with at least one member wilh lived experience of homelessness and 29% included at leasl one piece of new work that had not previously been published. The judges short-liste(J nine entries from vthich they chose twojoint winners, who shared the prize in June 2023. Centre for Homelessness Impact Trustees. Report for the year ended 30 June 2023 PLANS FOR FUTURE PERIODS Evidence and data In Novernber 2023. the Centre was announced as the tJelivery agency fof the wogramme including a strategic evaluation of the homdessness and rough sleeping system, with a iotal value of £15 million. The Tesl and Learn and Systems Wide Evaluats"on programrne will run for three years, until January 2027, ano will include a series of initiaiives offering funding to local authorities and third secior organisations to deliver new service5, as well as funding for the evaluaiion. The programme Vdill also include an evaluaiion of the homelessness and rough sleeping system. and some of DLUHC'S funding mechanism5 such as the Rough Sleeping Initiative. In 2023-24, V￿ also hope to see the iniiial insights from a number of ongoing trials. including out-of-borough mobility. cash transfer5. early legal adwce lo prevent evictions. and the evaluation of ihe'Everyone In Social Investment Pilot,. We will also C￿tInUe the regular update of our Evidence Tools that bring together the evidence base about homele5sne5S IllteTvention5. Our main areas of focus in the coming year will be to evaluate the following= 1} Individual PLicement and Support {IPS): A specialisi employment service for people with high sUPPOrt needs that focuses on hdpng peopk to acce55 paid employment irnmediately, alongside the offer of ongoing in-WOTk support. 2) Outreach with a health specialism: including a healih specialist as part of a rough sleeping outreach team which is intended to benefit people with more acute health rwjs but should have a positive impact on other individuals. "3) The Citsdelcfommunity inlegration and relationshlps: community volunteers who support people who have experienced IKsmelessness with practical support and companionship inclLJding activilies like furnishing their home. connects.ng with th￿r community. seeking worK accessing se￿￿5 or developing a hobby. 4) Personalised budgets for people experiencing homelessness: the aim is to provide financial SUPFQrt lied to a purFKJse thai would allow them to exit homelessness. This may include things like Iwying work tools. gettsTrg a driver's licence, or securing a dewsit. 5) Time-limited accommodation and advicefor people with lirnited eligibillty to public funds.. This intervention wovides legal advice and time-limited accommodalion. usually for up to 20 weeks, Feople sleeping rough who have limited recourse to public funds due to their immigration Status. 6) Accommodate or connecL" Options are often limited for individuals sleeping rough without a local connection. Under this proiecL people who have no local connects.on lo the area will be offered temporary accommodats.on in the borough or SUp￿ted to make a voluntary reconnects"on. 7) Young people leaving care: An evaluation of the Department for Education's funding for intensive, individual supwrt for yixjng people leaving care and joint working arrangemenis with local authority housing and (xher key services. 8) Better use of council data to prevent h¢)melessness: Using a data science platform to combine data from across the local authorily 10 identify households at greater risk of hornelessness due to financial stress and offer support in a human-￿￿tred way. such as a payrnent plan that would mean avoiding courL bailiffs. and additional costs. Centre for Homelessness Impact Trustees, Report for the year ended 30 June 2023 ImplemenlatSon Alongside strengthening our Evider￿e Coaching y￿rk. including w)rking c105ely with individual local authoritie5 thal we visit to prowde them with insight into how to improve valbe for money. we will also be experimenting wilh ways we can significantly expand ihe reach of our ability to help organisations understand and use evidence. improve their use of data. and enhance their impact. In 2022-23, we saw rapid progress in C￿r Ending Homelessness FraffEworks wogramme and this year we are setting our sights higher. In England. we will continue to supwl DLUHC to embed the Ending Rough Sl&ping Framework and be looknng to partner with local areas to develop a model for all forms of homelessness. In Scotland. we will continue io embed the Framework with our local area partners. and support ihe Scottish Government'5 Measurement Task and Finish Group. We will SUp￿)rt the Welsh Government to engage with local areas, data and impact needs in the ongoing development of their national outcomes framework. Mobilisation Our working assumption is that all the ewdence. data and iools we already have can work harder for us and be used by more peO￿e across the UK and beyon(J. So we will double down on amplifying what we already know. by being more targeted in term5 of our aud￿nceS and how we tailor our di55emination efforts to create maximum engagement and impact. Evidence suggests that people are most likely lo resp)nd to recommendation5 from members of their own peer gr￿p. We will consultwith our network of 'evidence champions. io gain deeper insights into forms of communications and other outputs most suited to target audiences working within the homelessne55 sect(w arKJ refine our Iwxlts accordingly. Insights from ￿Ople wrth personal experience of homele55ne55 have always been integral to our work. In 2023-24 we will formalise this to Cfeaie a Lived Experience Network, whose members will be invited to offer inwl and challenge from the concepts.on stage of evidence. implementation and mobili5ab.on projects. This sFK)uld expand our pool of potential speakers at events, participanis in workshops and yjpwrters and leaders of a movement for evidence-led change to end homele55ness. Centre for Homelessness Impact Trustees. Report for the year ended 30 June 2023 FINANCIAL REVIEW RESULTS FOR THE YEAR In the financial period under review. the total unrestricted incoft￿ was £1.801.CMX) 12022: £1,650,013) made up of donations from individuals. Restricted inwme. COM￿'S1n9 donations from organisaiions amunted to £884.259 (2022.. £461,797) Total unrestricted expenditure for the year was £1.850.994 (2022.. £1.579.4001. Restricted expenditure was £808.199 {2022.. £352.9861. The overall surplus for ihe year was £26.066 (2022: £179.423). This resulied in overall reserves at the yearend of £587,660 ma(Je up of £326,640 unrestricted fun(Js and £261,020 in restricted funds12022.' £561,594 comprised of £376,635 in unrestricted funds and £184,960 in restricted funds). FUNDING The charity is funded primarily by generous d(￿ationS receibEd during the year from those shing to support the work of the charity. During the year. we have received funding from a variety of sources. fcff both core costs. 85 well a5 project work. Some of the largest grants ¥￿ secured came from". Comic Relief, the Cabinet Office, UKRI/ ESRC, NIHI Si Manin-in-the-Fields Charity and The John Ellerman FourKJation. We are incredibly grateful to all our supporters for enabling us to conts'nue our work. RESERVES POLICY This policy is designed to reflect the underlying risk5 facing the charily and to ensure thai the Centre has an appropriate levd of reserves lo coverall costs should the chanty cease to operate. The Charity maintains its reserves under tvrt) categones.. la) unrestricted (general) reserves, which are available for general use in wrsuance of the charity's objective5. and (b) restricted reserves. The Trustees have determined thai ihe charily shojld hold at least 3 months, of running expenses in reserve. This figure represents the amounl required to run the charity for 3 months. excluding any special projects. Based on this calculation, Ihe required value of reserves for the year to 30 June 2023 is £450.0(K). The Trustees review the Charity's reseThes tx)licy on an annual basis. The reserves position is reported at every board meeting. The free reserves of the charity as ai 30 June 2023 totalled £322.24512022.. £349,880). The slight fall in free reserves reflects &gnificant expansion in the organisalion. The trustees will be looking to close the gap betw￿en actual and target reserves over the coming years by a combination of income diversification and generatK)n and cost control. GOING CONCERN The trustees consider that there are no material uncertainties about the charity s ability 10 continue as a going concern. The charity's CO￿ funding has confimed. and the arrangement is in line ￿￿th those in place since the Centre started operations four years ago. Restricted income from DLUHC (Department for Levelling Utx Housing and Communities), Manchester Metropolrtan University. John Eiierman Foundaiion, Cabinet Office Evaluation Centre for Homelessness Impact Trustees. Report for the year ended 30 June 2023 Accelerator Fund. Big Socw Capttal. Si Martin-in-the-Fields, UKRI/ ESCR and Comic Relief has been budgeted for in accordance with the funding agreements held with each institution. Expenditure has been planned on the basis of confirmed funding. The chwity retains the flexibility to adjust activities and reduce discrete project expenditure, should this ever be necessary, and if agreed income did not come in as expected. The charity also hold5 sufficient reserves to wovi(le time io make appropriate adjustments if other income were io reduce. The trustees do not consider ihat there are any sources of estimation uncertainty at the reporting date that have a 5ignificani risk of causing a material adjustment to the levels of as5els and liaf)ilities within the next reporting period. As deiailed in note 20, in forming this opinion, they have considered. among other ihings, the lasting impact of the COVID.19 pan¢Yemic and cost of living crisis on both income and expenditure for at least a period of Iwelve months from the date of approval of thesefinancial staternents. AcC(￿dInglY. theycontinue to adopt the going concem basis in preparing the accounts. RISK MANAGEMENT The Trustees have fesponsibility for en5urtng that the charitable company has in place an appropriate system of controls. financial or otherwise, to prowde reasonable assurance that the charitable company is 0￿ratIng effe￿1VelY in line with Chwity Commission guideli￿s. Trustees actively manage risks through a risk register, which is reviewed and UFKYaled at leasl twice a year. Systems and procedures to rnits.gate those risk5 identified in the register are established and procedures irnplemenied to minimise the impact on the charity, should risks materialise. STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT The company was established under a rnemorandum of association which established the objects and wwers of the charitable company and is governed under its articles of3ssociation. All trustees give their time voluntarily and receive no ￿nerr(S from charity. TRUSTEES AND MEMBERS The appointment of Trustees is governed by the Articles of A550ciation of the Charitable Company. At the end of June 2023, the Centre had eight Trustees. Trustees meet five times each year. Induction and Iraining of new trustees 15 carried out by the Chair arKJ other trustees with support from the CEO. ORGANISATIONAL STRUCTURE & DECISION MAKING Overall responsibility for the Centre rests the board of truslees. The day to day running of the Centre is led by the CEO. who reports to the Chair of Trustees. The CEO manages a senior team comprising the Head of Evidence & Data. Head of Corporate SeNces. Head of Practice & Partnerships, Head of Development and the Head of Communications and Public Affairs. The ExecLrtive Team has reswnsibility for managing the staff of the Charitable Company which, at 30 June 2023. slood at 18 staff. REMUNERATION POLICY FOR KEY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL The key management personnel of the charity are those persons having authority and responsibility for planning directing and controlling its activities. directly or indirectly, including any irustee of the charity. In addition to the Irustees. key management personnel include the Chief Executive, Head of Corwrate Services. Head of EVKIen￿ & Dat4 Head of Implementation. Centre for Homelessness Impact Trustees, Report for the year ended 30 June 2023 Head of Value for Money, Head of Development arKI the Head of. Mobilisation & Communications. The pay of the Chief Ex6rutive 15 set by the irusi&s. All other rx)sts and salaries are set by the Chief Executive in consultation ￿th the trustees. using intemal pay scale5. Remuneration is rewewed annually and perK)dically benchmarked. Truslees are not remunerated. STATEMENT OF TRUSTEES RESPONSIBILITIES The trustees Iwho are also direclors of the charity for the purposes of company lawl are responsible for preparing the Trusiees. Rep)rt and the financial statements in accordance with pplicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepled Accounting Practice). Company law requires the Trustees to prepare financial #atements for each financial year which give a true 8nd fair view of the income and expenditure of the charitable company and its state of affairs at the end of that period. In preparing those ststements the Trustees are required to.. select sutt8ble accounting policies and then apply them conslstently. observethe methods and principles in Accounting and Rep)rtin9 by Charities.. Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their financial statements in accordance with the Financial Reporting Stsndard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 1021.. rnake judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prLKJenL' state whether applicable United Kingdom Accounting Standards have been followed. subject to any material departuies disclosed and explained in the financial statement5', and prepare the financ￿1 statements on the going cofKern basis unless It Is inappropriate to presume that the Charitable company wll continue in operation. The Trustees are reswnsible for keeping tKoper accouniing fecords which disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charitable company and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Companies Acl 2LN)6. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of Ihe charitable company and hence for takin9 reasonable sleps for the prevention and detection of fraud and othei irregularities. The trustees are responsible for the maintenance and integrity of Ihe corporate and financial informaiion included on the charilable cornpany's websiie. Legislab'on in the Uniled Kin9Jom governing the preparation and dissemination of financial statemenls may differ from legislation in other jurisoictions. The opinion of the Ifustees is thal the company is entitled to the exemptions conferred by Section 471 of the Companies Act 2(KJ6 rdating to small companies. In accordance with company law as the company's directors we certify that.. so far as we are aware. there is no relevant audit information of wthich the charrtable companys auditor is unawafe., and as dIre￿Or5 of the charitable company we havÈ taken all the steps thai we ought Centre for Homelessness I mpact Trustees, Report for the year ended 30 June 2023 lo have taken, in order to make ourselves aware of any relevant audit information and to establish that the charitable company's audiior is aware of ihal information. The financial ststements were aprKoved by the board on 15 December 2023 and were signed on sts ￿hall by. Andrew Hudson Stetthen AldrKlge 10 Independent Auditor's Report to the members of the Centre for Homelessness Impact Opinion We have audited the financial 51atement5 of the Centre for Hcxnelessnes5 Impact (the 'charitable company) for the year ended 30 June 2023 which comwise the Statement of Financial Activities, the Balance SheeL Siatement of Cash Flows and notes to the financial statements. including a summary of significant accounting FX)licies. The financial reporting framework that has t￿en applied in their preparation is applicable law and United Kingdorn Accounting Standards. including Financial Reporting Standard 102 The Financi31 Reporting Standard appliGable in Ihe UK and Republic of Ireland (Uniied Kingdom Generally Accepted Accouniing Practice). In our opinion the financial slatements.. give a true arKI fair view of the state of the charitable company's affairs as ai 30 June 2023 and of its incoming resources and appliCat￿n of resources, including its income and expenditure, for the year then ended: have been propedy prepared in accordance with United ￿'ngdoM Generally Accepted Accounting Practice". and have L%en prepared in accordance with the requiremenls of Companie5 Act 2006, the Charities and Trustee Investmeni Iscoilandl Act 2005 and regulats.ons 6 and 8 of the Charities Accounts Iscotlandl Regulation 2006 las amended). Basis of opinion We conducied our audit in accordance wilh Intemational Siandards on Auditing (UK) (ISAS IUKI) and applicatrAe law. OLir responsi￿"11t7es under those standards are further described in the Auditor's reswisitiilities for the audii of the financial statements sects.on of our report. We are independent of the charitable company in accordance with the ethical requiremenis that are relevant to our audit of the financial statemenls in the UK. including the FRC'S Ethical Stan