2023-03-31-accounts - Evolve Housing Association

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Evolve Housing Association 2022 Annual Report 000 000

Evolve Housing Association Evolve Housing Association is a Nottingham City based, non-profit organisation (Charity Incorporated Organisationl which has been set up since July 2018 to provide affordable homes for people with housing needs. We cover both Nottingham City, Nottinghamshire County and the East Midlands. Evolve Housing Association embraces the most vulnerable people in our communities, including women and children who are victims of or have been affected by domestic violence and abuse, those who are currently vulnerably housed, homeless, rough sleeping or sofa surfing and those with substance misuse issues. We have established excellent working partnerships already with The Resettlement Programme and Nottingham City Council. We continue to work with housing providers to saf eguard clients and receive ref errals. Evolve Housing Association worked with Nottingham Clty Council to establish the 'Alfie House Project" in September 2022 to provide an alternative pathway out-of-hospital for people who do not have a home. Registered Charity Number:1183153 Unit13, Lenton Business Centre, Lenton Boulevard, Nottingham, NG7 2BY 0115 978 5766 info@)evolvehousingassociation.co.uk www.evolvehousingassociation.co.uk Evo)ve Housing Association Imthr4 5, ¢wmknni¥es

CEO'S Statement Welcome to our Annual Report. This report covers the period between April 2022 and April 2023. It highlights our achievements, our overall effectiveness and reflects on how we have grown as a housing association over the 5 years since being established. We encourage constructive feedback from the residents and stakeholders which we are accountable for as this is imperative when it comes to developing and growing as a company. We are always looking for ways to improve ourselves so that we can ensure that we are always providing the safest and highest quality of service for the vulnerable people we house. Our focus is on supporting the most vulnerable people in our society, including the homeless sector, and aim to reduce the amount of homelessness throughout Nottingham as much as is in our power with the help of Nottingham City Council. We are very happy to be a big part of reducing homelessness in Nottingham which was only possible due to the generous funding received to open up our Alfie House. We are very grateful to our donors who made this possible. Sincerely, Saima Asad

Management Committee Our management committee consists of individuals who have invested their time and expertise into Evolve Housing Association. They have skills which enable Evolve and its staff to reach higher expectations and aims to be one of the best housing associations in the East Midlands. We are forever grateful to have their valuable input in all aspects of the development and management of the housing association. Khurshid Ahmed (Chair) Robina Din (Secretary) Amreen Aslam (Treasurer) Evo)ve Housing Association lrnmydthÉl, Ethancirrf Communknes

Our Vision Our mission is to provide high quality support and comfort to encourage a transformation within our tenants that will fill them with purpose and pride. Some of the core values that describe how we work are: High-quality, cost-effective services. Working with tenants to meet their aspirations. Quality provision of homes and services. Ensure effective financial management and regulatory compliance. Professional, innovative and forward thinking. Valuing and respecting others. Rewarding, recognising and celebrating achievements Customer focused, responsible and accountable. There are six main aims to our work: To help people and support communities. To be an excellent landlord. To provide transf ormational services. To provide good quality, affordable housing. To develop successful partnerships, working across a wide geographical area. To raise our tenants aspirations.

OUR OBJECTIVES -To contribute to the supply of high quality, accessible, secure, affordable and sustainable homes where f inancially viable. -To provide a comprehensive and responsive customer service to tenants. -To provide support to our clients around important practical matters such as the use and maintenance of property amenities, the management of rent, tenancy agreements and any other proceedings. -To fully understand our internal service provisions, how they work together and what they can deliver for partners. -Transparency with our partnership's working is very key. We intend to develop and maintain a strong understanding of what is important to them to achieve better outcomes of service delivery. -To have support staff that is fully engaged and motivated to achieve high levels of care to individuals, with empathy and taking into consideration the individual's specific needs. -To develop staff through a comprehensive tailor-made training package focussing on developing leaders and future managers. Helping them to become more resilient and performance focused. Also maximising Staff engagement with incentivised schemes. We believe that this, in time, will maintain staff turnover levels to a minimum and increase staff sustainability.

April 2022 - April 2023 What did we do? As well as the following,. we have also supported around 260 people into tenancy management, training courses and have supported people back into work. This year, our priority was to tackle homelessness. As you can see, the houses we rent went down ever so slightly in orderfor us to dedicate that time and focus on our homeless project. Evolve Housing Association has worked closely with Nottingham City Council on the Alf ie House Project to provide housing for those leaving hospitals who are at risk of being homeless in order to help reduce homelessness in Nottingham.

5t,&0 73% of people were rehomed 5 Houses were renovated 60 Repairs had been made 98% of customers are satlsf led 100% of our targets have been met We worked exclusively with City Council 96/ of our tenants were Refugees and Asylum Seekers 21 houses are on rent In different areas of Nottingham

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Overview of renovations The majority of properties that we have taken on have been non-habitable. The above images are some of the before and after pictures taken of the Alfie House Project where our dedicated team of builders worked hard to renovate the initially inhabitable house. With hard work, time and dedication, the property was brought up to a liveable standard, and was turned into a home. We are proud to say that, as well as working with Nottingham City Council, we have also worked with local landlords and negotiated ways into getting their dormant properties rented. Evo)ve Housing Association IrtIVOvhl8Ub*S, Commw¢ldes

Our Funders Nottingham City Council Evolve Housing Association has worked closely with Nottingham City Council on the Vulnerable Person's Resettlement Scheme IVPRSI to provide accommodation and essential tenancy support to families that are refugees and asylum seekers. These tenancies are managed by Evolve Housing Association and are funded by Nottingham City Council. We provide all tenancy documentation, compliance certificates, maintenance as well as 12-weelf inventory reviews which supports these tenants to maintain property standards to a high level. We thank Nottingham City Council for all of the cooperation and support provided to our services in helping us house the vulnerable people of our communities. The Alfie House Project went live in September 2022, which was set out to provide accommodation for homeless individuals leaving hospitals, or those leaving hospital who are vulnerable to homelessness. Evolve Housing Association worked hard alongside Nottingham City Council to deliverthis service. Our goal is to enable our clients to make positive changes to their lives and for them to fulfil their individual aspirations, which the Alfie House Project was set out to do for those who are leaving hospital. Our aim was to create support and care plans for the start and exit of tenancies for beneficiaries in order to achieve an effective move to more sustainable mediuml long term assisted accommodation, which would deter the need for re-admissions to hospitals. Our aims this year were executed, which of course would not have been possible without the funding and support of Nottingham City Council. Evolve Housing Association Ih*s, EThhanoniCohunu

Our Funders Groundworks/ Comic Relief Evolve Housing Association are very grateful for the funding provided by Groundworksl Comic Relief. The funding we received helped us in providing supportive activities and support services to individuals who are dealing with difficult situations and are going through a hard time. We were able to encourage these individuals to address their issues as well as refer them to externa5 organisations for any additional needs so that they can work towards recovery. With the funding provided, we have supported beneficiaries through one-to-one support as well as working with families to support their specific needs. These individuals range from asylum seekers, refugees and those vulnerable to homelessness. Evolve Housing Association In¥Wtylil8l%*S, EnhandwCcmrnunwe5

Our Funders The 29th May1961 Charitable Trust Fund. With this fund we are able to provide accommodation and support to beneficiaries and families who are presented with low, medium and high-risk complex issues such as mental health, substance misuse, domestic violence and also for those who were previously unable to sustain their accommodations. The impact of COVID-19 on people's lives resulted in a growing request for support for vulnerable individuals, which due to this fund, we were able to continue to fulfill provide through our services. Our support has been vital in helping these individuals maintain their tenancies as we are able to deliver a wraparound service for tenants who were otherwise at risk of becoming homeless. Evolve Housing Association feels that the impact of this fund has allowed the service to empower individuals to rebuild their lives which is a great success, and we are very thankful forthe continuance of donations from The 29th May1961 Charitable Trust fund. Evolve Housing Association

Evo)ve Housing Association Improving lives, Enhancing Communities The 29th May 1961 Charitable Trust COMIC RELIEF City Council

Signatures • •l/z*7 Amreen Aslam Robina Din Date: zq / 1 11029

CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND ANO WALES EVOLVE HOUSING ASSOCIATION Annual accounts for the 0110412022 1183153 nod Perlod trnd dat• P•ri¢xl start date To 3110312023 Section A Statement of financial activities R•cOmnnd•d rAt•00 by acllvlty Re•trfct•d Unr••tsl¢t•d In¢ome lund• fund• Endowm•nt fund8 Prlor y•ar lund¥ Totsl fund• Incornlng r••ourc•s {Notè 3) F01 F02 F03 In¢om• •ndOwn tr. and F04 F05 801 S02 Clhertr&llr¢ •cdvW• Invo¥trnents 6.000 369 678 375 678 210.644 Total R•sour$ •xp•nd•d {Not• 6) Exp•ndltur• oh.. Ra19 fundts S07 369 678 375 678 363.422 363,422 220 392 810 Tot•1 512 363 422 220 392 Not Incom•l(exp•ndltur•) b•lorn Inv••tm•nt galn$lllo8se8) $13 N•tgAlhwibJt•tsl on Invtrn• 6.256 12,256 9,748 N•t Incomell8xp•ndltur•) Extraordlnary Item# Transfer• b•twwn fund• Oth•r f09n1••d g•ln•l{lo••M): $14 816 6,258 12.256 9,748 810 817 6,000 8,000 Othw N•t movemantln funds S19 $20 12,256 R8¢onclllatlon of funds.. To*81 fund8 brougN forward S21 Tol41 funds c•rfed lonv•rd 16,546 16,546 28,802 S22 16,548

Section B Balance sheet R•strlct•d Vnrn•trfcted IrKom• funds lunds EndoWTrnt Total th1$ fund• y•ar Totsl la81 y•ar Flxed assets Inlanglble assets Tanglble assets Herltage as•ots Investm•nt• F01 F02 F03 F04 F05 (Nole 15} (Nole 14) (Noto 16) (Not• 171 Total flxed assets 802 2.219 2,219 939 939 Current assets Stocks INoto 18) Debtors (Not& 191 Invo•tments (Noto 17.4) Cash at bank and In hand (Not• 24) Total current a8Sets 810 41,030 41.030 15,607 Credltors: amounts falllng du• wlthln on• year (Note 20) 26,596 26,596 Not cutT•nt aSse(lIabIlItIèsj B12 15,607 Total assets less cutrent Ilabllldes B13 16,546 Crndltors: amounts falllng duo aft•r ono yeor (Note 20} Provl8lon8 for Ilabllltl•s B15 Total net a$s•ts or Ilabllltlos Funds of the Charlty Endowm•nt fvnds {Note 27) Rostrlcted In¢omo fvnds (Not• 271 Unrg8trlcted fund• Rovaluatlon resolVO 816 28,802 28,802 16,546 817 818 819 Total lunds Slgn8d by on8 c* iwo trust8es on beha of 811 the trustses Dale of 8pproval ddlmml 2410112024 Siqnoture Print Namo ROBINA DIN AMREEN ASLAM 2410112024 CC178 (Excd) 2410112024

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Sgclioii C Notes to tht actouiits Icontl Not• 3 Anaty7i• of 5nco Donatlons and l•g8cles'. Donations and Gift cies Gen8ral grants provlled ty govemmwvolher ch8rib8S memtA4p $ubscripUons and spon60r6hiF ich are in substsnce donations Donated Other s. fxillles and se¢8$ Ch•rll•b actlvlth8: Serw¢es provid8d as a charit8trA8 athty- rted lfvin arommcx1aUcM) Donation- 29.05.1961 ctt8ritae Tnjsi NCC- Covid 19 Su other 369.678 205,644 369.678 l)th•rtradlng actl¥4tles: IntW88t inc¥)m8 DIVeNd income Rental and kn5in Other In¥95tmonts: inc0rn8 Total Separnts mat•rfal St•rn of In¢omg: Totsl Convers1 cl end(Mn8ntlunds Into in¢) Gaén LM dispc6& of a taThJl• fixed asset h8bJ fot s own us8 Gain on dispDsal of 8 prcgrarnrne ated inv85trnent Royd1118s from thg gxploltation of intthtual hts Tal1 TOTAL INCOMe 375 678 (h•T Irrfornmllon.. All Incom• Ir+ lh• OrY&ra¢ unr•strl¢l•d •xfor. Ipl•u• provldB d•U10 gnd 4moLmt•l S•r¥l¢u FYovld•d a• • ¢h•ratlblD Isupptytsd Ilvl Ornod•ll0n1 UO8814 Whwr any 0nd0•t fund li convorted Irrto IrbBarM In IPh• Yoportyno rtod, alvo th• r••wn for t comiernlon. Wh•rn any andovmigntfvnd 1$ conv•rt8d Irrto Incr In th• Wlthln th• Incom• Il•m• •bow th•lolltylNJ •rn y••r amounts) CC178 (EXL) 2410112024

Strction C Nolp% lo Ilip Accoliiils Note 6 Anal1¥ of expenditur• Thls y•ar L•sty••r Analys1$ nditure on ra1 lund8: Incurred seekiro d¢)nations In¢urrod Seaki Incurred seeking grants Operabng membership )d SOCkg1 ktteri8S fund• Staging fvndraisiThJ evenls FuLlrai5ing agent5 Owr8ng tharity shops operang a trading eompany und8rtaklng tradiNJ activi Advorttsing. mthetiro, direct m8A Start up ¢osts incurred In new source of lulure inc0rn8 Database d8V8bpment Costs Other trading 8Cti¥rt InvestrrEnt m8n8g8menl fxtsts.. PortfolK) mana rnont costs Cost of obtaining iTrves¢rnont Invesbn8nt adminislr8U¢)n Costs InteNgcbJal propety licweiryj eos Rerrt c(Ilection, fxoperty repair5 aTrJ mantenan¢e charg88 Total expen41Murn TrlBlng fund8 Expendrturt on charttabb •¢tlvltleB". Costs lof prov1411nB1oased prop•rtylor SUPPOrt•(I Ilvlny accomrnod&tlon eo$ts kn provldlng SllPPOrt work•r8 and staff tor iupported Ilvlng tsnarbts Offlc• pr•mlM•. offlc• staff, IUrlo •nd administartlon ¢osl• A¢¢oum8n¢y and thor l•yl thnd pr¢)fo8ilonal f•• Total expenditufe on ¢harftablo 185.690 32.577 6.493 ar4t¢ matwial Itgm ol Total Tot81 other •xpendltur• TOTAL EXPENDITURE 3&1.422 363,422 220,392 220,392 CC17a (Excdl 2410112024

Oth•r Infommtlon.. An•ly•h of •xwdltur• on ¢harftaèl• •dlvltl•• Thb• Gr4n¢ ndlny of A¢Uvltkn• und•rt•k•n Tolwl th1• Gr•rt fundlnq rl support Co•1• Totsl b••t Co•ts und•rt•k•n Su ed LSWI Accom(*Jelh)n 324 352 To 217 CC17a IExr41 2410112024

Section C Notes to the accoLints Note 10 Detalls of ¢ortaln Items of ¢xpwdrn 10.1 Fees for •xamlnation of th• accounts Pleas8pmvlde detalls of th• amountpaidfforany statutwy ext•mals¢nrtlny of a¢counts and othér $eFvices pmvlded byyourindwndwtunln•r. Ilnolhlng was paldplease enter il. In Ihe appropfi•1g box(¢sJ. Thls yr Last y••r Ind•pond•nt axamln•rfs f•es 275 Assurane• sorvlces othor than audll or Ind•penthnt eX1n•110n Tax advl80ry f••s Oth•r {for •xample: Ilnan¢lal advlw c¢wwltancy. accoun Mrthl paid to Indend•t examlner CC17a IExc*ll 24101r2024

Section C Notes to the accounts Icontl Note 11 Paid employees Please complete this note rf the charity hos any employees. 11.1 Staff Costs Thls year Last year Salarles and wages Soclal securlty costs Pension costs (defined contribution scheme} Other employee benefits 128,010 31,511 Total staff costs 128,010 31,511 Thls year: Pleaso provide details of expendlture on staff worklng for the charlty whose contracts are wlth and are pald by a related party Last year: Not applluble Please provldo detalls of expendlture on slaff worklng for the charlty whose contracts are with and arn pald by a relatsd party Not appllcable Please give details of tho number of employees whose total employeo ljonofits (excludlng employer ponsion costs) fell withln oach band of £10,000 from £60,000 upwards. If there are no such transactlons, please enter Yrue. In the Ix)x provlded. No employees re1vad employoe beneffts {•xcludlng employer penslon costs) for the roportlng perlod of more than £60,000 TRUE Band Number of employees This year Last year £60,000 to £69,999 £70.000 to £79,999 £80.000 to £89.999 £90,000 to £99.999 £100,000 to £109,999 Thls ear Last ar Please provlde the total amount paid to key management personnel {includes trusteos and senior management) for thelr services to the charity. For speclfic amounts pald to trustees, see Note 28. CC17a {Excel) 10 2410112024

11.2 Average head ¢ount In tho yoar Tho parts of the charlty In whlch tho employ$ work Thls year Number Last year Number Charltsbla Acllvltl•s Othar 14 Tolal 16 11.3 Exralla paym•nt• to employoes and othars {excludlng tru8ts08 Ploase ¢omplete Man oxrnUa payment Is mada. Please oxplaln tho naluro of tho payment Th1• yoar Not appll¢able Last yoar Not appllcabl• Ploa8e stat• th• l•gal authorlty or roason for maklng tho payment Th18 ar Not appllcable Last yoar Not appll¢able Thls year Last yoar Ploase stato the amount of the paymont (or value of any walver of a rlght to an assot) CC17a IEx¢ell 11 2410112024

Sectioii C Notes to Ilie aLcoLITIts Nots 14 Tanglble fixad aBsots Pl••s• eompl•t• th1• not• Mth• Ghrtty h•s •ny l•nglbl• thd•u•ts 14.1 Ct or valuotlon Fr•8hold land & Ildlng• Oth•r land 4 bulldlng• Pl•nL ma¢hln Flxturm. flttbng• 4nd •qulpm•nt T¢)tal ¥•hl¢l•• At tho b8gl¢7nlng oltho Or Al¢0n$ 939 1.280 939 1,280 Revaluatbn• 01gpos818 At end of Iha •r 2,219 2,219 14.2 O•pr•¢Won Ind Imp•lftn•nts •b• SL or RB Istralght Llne or Reducing 8aLqnc8 SLorRB SLtyRB SLorR8 SLofRB At b•glnnlng of Ihe year Diipo8819 Depreclal Impalnnont At end ol th$ y04r 14.3 N•t book valu• Net book value al the beginning of Iho •r 939 939 Net book value at the end of the year 2219 2219 CC17a IEKdl 12 2410112024

Section C Notes to the accou nts Icontl Note 19 Debtors and prepayments Please complete thls noto rf the charlty Ihqs any debtors orprnpayments. 19.1 Analysls of debtors Thls y8ar Last year Trade debtors Propaym•nts and a¢¢ruod Income Other debtors 41.030.0 41,030.0 Totsl CC178 (Excel} 13 2410112024

Section C Notes to tlie accouiits Icoiitl Nota 20 Crodltorn and a¢cru418 20.1 Anatysls of cr•dltor4 Amount• falllng du• wlthln on• ar Last y•ar Amoun1• fJlllng duo aft•r more than one ear Th18 year Last year Th1• y8a Accrnal3 for grants payabl• Bank loan8 and ov•rdraft8 Trade crgdltors Payments recolvod on account for eontrncts or perforn?anc••related grnnts Aecruil8 and d•f•rr•d In¢om• 5.896 700 Taxatlon and •oclal socurlty Oth•r crndltor• 20,000 Total CC17a IExcèll 14 2410112024

Not• 24 ¢h •t fik •nd In hand L••t y••r shortt• ¢••h In¥Mbn•rrt• ) morth m•luilty d•l•l Shortt•mi d•po•lt• Cih •t b•nk on ntt Oh•r Tot•1 12.149 CC174 {Excdl 15 24101r2024

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Section C Notes to the accounts Icontl Note 27 Charity funds (contl 27.3 Transfers between fund• Thls ar R•a8on for transfer and wh•r• ondowment is convertgd to Incom•, legal powgr fow Its converslon To gnsure and fflalntsln ongolng chrflablo actSvlty of provldln9 8UPI)ortad Ilvlng accommodatlon to th• p•opl• In no•d of houslng and supporL Amount Between unrestricted and restrlcled funds 6000 8etsveen endowment and restricted funds Betsveen endowment and unrestricted fund$ Last R•a•on for tran•for and whern endowmént18 converted to Incomo. 1•gal powor lor It• convornlon Amount Between unrestricted and re8tn.cled funds To •n•ure and malntaln ongolng ¢hrftabl• actlvlty of provldlng 8UPPOrt•d Ilvlng a¢commodatlon to th• pooplo In nwd. 5000 Between endowment and restrfcted funds Bgtwa6n endowment and unreslricl8d funds 27.4 Designated fund• Thls Planngd u•• Pu 0•0 of th• dosl n¥llon Amount Last ar Planned use s• of the dos1 natlon Amount CC174 (Exe811 18 2410112024

Independent examiner's report on the accounts

Section A Independent Examiner’s Report

Report to the trustees EVOLVE HOUSING ASSOCIATION On accounts for the year 31.03.2023 Charity no 1183153 ended (if any) Set out on pages 1 to 18

I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended 31/03/2023. Responsibilities and As the charity's trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the basis of report accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (“the Act”).

I report in respect of my examination of the Trust’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.

Independent The charity’s gross income exceeded £250,000 and I am qualified to examiner's statement undertake the examination by being a qualified member of ACCA .

I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect:

the accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act; or
the accounts did not accord with the accounting records; or
the accounts did not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a ‘true and fair’ view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination.

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 order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.

Date: 24/01/2024 Signed: Name: Abdul Haseeb Relevant professional FCCA, FFA, FIPA, FFTA qualification(s) or body Chartered Certified Accountant Membership number: 1101011 (if any):

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Address: A H ACCOUNTANTS

394 Alfreton Road

Nottingham, NG7 5NE

Section B Disclosure

Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight material matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts: directions and guidance for examiners).

Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose .

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