## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** ## **From March 2024 Period start date To Feb 2025 Period end date** ## **Charity name: TEAM A5 SUPPORT** ## **Charity registration number: 1183161** ## **Objectives and Activities** ||SORP reference||| |---|---|---|---| |Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17||(a) providing accommodation and offering
advice and assistance on housing and
accommodation.
(b) providing a referral service to third party
agencies.
(c) provision of staff to inspire and counsel
individuals to build better lives and
relationships to their optimum potential, or
personal satisfaction, in supportive non-
judgmental and anti-discriminatory
environments to enable them to develop the
skills to live independently when they get
their own home.| ||||(a) providing accommodation and offering
advice and assistance on housing and
accommodation.
(b) providing a referral service to third party
agencies.
(c) provision of staff to inspire and counsel
individuals to build better lives and
relationships to their optimum potential, or
personal satisfaction, in supportive non-
judgmental and anti-discriminatory
environments to enable them to develop the
skills to live independently when they get
their own home.| |Summary of the main
activities in relation to those
purposes for the public
benefit, in particular, the
activities, projects or
services identified in the
accounts.|Para 1.17 and
1.19||We use small HMO’s of no more than 6 units,
to accommodate these people so that they gain
experience of living in shared accommodation
without overcrowding. We help to develop
independent livings skills, access and maintain
employment, education and/or training. We
also help them by signposting them to other
organisations that they can benefit from the
services they provide ultimately enabling them
to work towards recovery from addictions and
behaviour that challenges.
The Charity benefits the public by:-
(A) Providing accommodation and offering
advice and assistance on housing and
accommodation.
(B) Providing a referral service to third
party agencies
(C) Provision of staff to inspire and counsel
individuals to build better lives and
relationships to their optimum
potential, or personal satisfaction, in a
supportive non-judgemental and anti-| |discriminatory environment to enable| |---| |them to develop the skills to live| |independently when they get their own| |homes.| |Our long-term goal is to be an established| |charity which can pride herself as being| |able to create a huge positive impact in| |supporting ex-offenders to refrain from re-| |offending, while working alongside with| |probation officers, local authorities, met| |police and our communities to reduce crime| |Our aim is also to continue supporting| |people suffering from addictions, working| |with other organisations that provide drug| |and alcohol treatment while planning to| |establish our own drug and alcohol| |treatment program with available| |resources.| |Team A5 support provide homeless| |individuals with the housing; so we review| |referrals sent to us by agencies, complete| |assessments, risk assessments, support| |plans, conduct viewings to ensure bed| |spaces available are suitable to their| |needs.| |•
We issue and enforce occupancy| |agreements.| |•
Complete inductions to ensure| |individuals are able to use equipment within| |the properties safely.| |•
Provide information that allows| |clients to report maintenance and repair| |issues themselves| |•
Support clients with reporting| |maintenance issues, scheduling and| |organising repairs.| |•
Cleaning of the premises, Support| |with cleaning products| |•
Maintenance of the gardens,| |•
Ensuring the completion of Fire risk| |assessments and any identified risks| |addressed| |•
Pat Testing- ensuring the safety of| |items in the property| |•
Gas safety,| |•
Plumbing issues – some addressed| |internally by staff or by external contractors.| |•
Support with attending| |appointments,| |•
Support with accessing food and| |additional resources in times of hardship| |•
Information on accessing| |community-based services| |•
Access to tea facilities| |•
Guidance around cooking.| |•
Monitoring visitors| |||•
Addressing antisocial issues-
smoking on the premises, addressing
disputes between clients.
•
Liaising with neighbours
•
Arrange meetings, tenant support
panels, monitor fire procedures and
activations.
•
Supporting clients with employment-
job vacancies are advised internally to our
clients. So they are able to apply etc. They
get the first refusal on posts if they have the
qualifications etc. Individuals are also
given the opportunities to volunteer with us
or organisations we work closely with.
•
Liaise with local police departments
regarding issues concerning the projects
and or our residents
•
Individuals are supported with job
searches, access to computers are
provided by us, the internet is supplied.
•
Residents are given someone to
talk to 24 hours per day.
•
Provided with furnishings
•
Move on support – accessing new
areas, support with filling housing forms,
referrals
•
Our staff support clients with
applying for benefits
•
Liaise with councils on their behalf
•
Address issues they are unsure of
•
Signpost to professional agencies
where possible
•
Monitor mental health clients
•
Liaise with agencies to ensure they
are engaging.
•
Support with reading documents,
writing letters, speaking to external
agencies to bypass language barriers
•
We provide training for those who
are interested.
•
We collect and account for rents| |---|---|---| |Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|The Charities Trustees are aware of the
Charities Commission Guidelines in regards of
public benefit and adhere to these guidelines
when taking into account the decisions made
on behalf of Team A5 Support and have not
departed from the guideline in the carrying out
of its duties as a charity with public benefit.| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: SORP reference Para 1.38 Policy on grant making Para 1.38 Policy on social investment including program related investment Para 1.38 Contribution made by volunteers Other ## **Achievements and Performance** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the main
achievements of the charity,
identifying the difference the
charity’s work has made to
the circumstances of its
beneficiaries and any wider
benefits to society as a
whole.|Para 1.20|Team A5 Support Charities Objectives are
specifically restricted to the following:
(A) The rehabilitation and relief of Ex-
Offenders,
(B) Learning or physically disabled,
(C) Domestic violence victims,
(D) The homeless
(E) People recovering from drug and
alcohol use
Team A5 Support devotes substantially the
whole of its funds for charitable purposes and
uses the majority of our funds for the purpose
of providing housing accommodation.
Team A5 support has been providing housing-
related support to homeless people since 2018.
We had supported and transformed many lives
by providing a therapeutic environment for
people to get their lives back and become
useful to our community. We trained and
support them to prepare CVs for work and job
interviews. We have helped to stabilise some
residents and prevent them from being
recalled to prison / reoffending and hence
keeping them off the streets. Our support
project has good reviews from those that had
used our services, including the referral
agencies, Met. police, residents and families.
The rate of homelessness that is being reported
in the media is alarming. With the Covid-19
impact and inflation, everyone deserves access
to safe and stable housing.| The vulnerable in our communities have become more vulnerable and we are appalled by this as our aim is to shelter and support these vulnerable individuals in order to reduce pressure from the community at large. At this unprecedent economic crises, War in Ukraine and high energy cost, there is a huge increase in housing pressure, it is proving extremely difficult for us to source houses to support the homeless. Landlords are increasing their rents, some trying to change the use of their properties. More and more people are on the verge of becoming homeless as houses and food are becoming more and more difficult for the less privileged ones to have access to. Residents are finding it extremely challenging to offset their service charges due to high cost of living and the huge impact is on Team A5 support finding ways to pay the residents service charge arrears. This is a nightmare as they find it extremely hard to budget with their low earned personal benefit. We have three-way meetings with local met police about our exceptional service in managing anti-social behaviour and supporting the homeless people with challenging behaviour which in an ideal world, they will still be in the street due to their presentation. We had positive reviews from, residents, families and referral agencies. Our services help to manage anti-social behaviours which if it remains unchecked, it will have an adverse effect on the community at large. Without an organisation like Team A5 Support, there will be more people sleeping rough in the street. We liaise with neighbours for complaints/complement. We have regular house meetings to manage issues within the projects and neighbourhood. We share information about our project with neighbourhood police for crime prevention and monitoring. ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |Achievements against
objectives set|Achievements against
objectives set|Para 1.41|Over the last year the charity has worked with
more than 65 residents and out of these, 13
have moved on through training, education or
reconciled back with their family etc.
17 have found stability in their lives.| |---|---|---|---| ||||| |Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set|Para 1.41|Team A5 Support is known by some other
charities who refer homeless people to us.
Bodies such as Local authority, National
probation service, St Mungos and prisons.
People also can visit our website, we send
room vacancies to GPs, hospital discharge
team, and other homeless charities that do not
provide accommodation.
We liaise with Prison, support centres, local
authorities, homeless charities, drug and
alcohol treatment team, GPs, probation
officers regarding current room vacancies in
our project.| |---|---|---| |Investment performance
against objectives|Para 1.41|We are seeking a grant that will enable us to
rent more properties, support some residents
with their service charges, train those that are
able, and provide more recreational activities
for more social inclusion and alleviate boredom
and alienation.
We are looking forward to being able to house,
train and provide job opportunities for these
people. Services we provide includes health
and social care, basic computer skills,
independent living skills such as cooking,
motivational talk etc.
We would be needing fund for the purpose of
providing housing accommodation for
homeless people with support needs.
We can support as many clients as possible
depending on available resources. We provide
ongoing support services.
Free will donations from individuals,
cooperates and government.
Sales from donated gifts
Organising events when we could raise
money from ticket sales
Voluntary worker
Gifts-in-kind or cause-related marketing
Donations from the local community.| |Other||| ## **Financial Review** |**Financial Review**||| |---|---|---| |Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|| |Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|| |Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|| |Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|| |Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24|| |Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern|Para 1.23|Our business has suffered a loss of income
due to the coronavirus lockdown
During the lockdown, we lost many
referrals sent to us as we were not able to
lease more properties to house them.
It was a huge setback for our organisation.
We spent more money on extra staffing to
manage anti-social behaviours brought
about by the pandemic as residents were
not able to engage with other services that
support them such as Drug and alcohol
teams.
We were not able to view more properties
to house prospective residents. Landlords
were not willing to rent to business as they
wanted to minimise their risks.
We were getting the same income but
more expenditures.| |**Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements||where relevant about:| |The charity’s principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising)|Para 1.47|Team A5 Support received its initial fund
from one of the Trustees.
We claim housing cost from the local
authority| |Investment policy and
objectives including any
social investment policy
adopted|Para 1.46|| |A description of the principal
risks facing the charity|Para 1.46|With COVID-19 pandemic and an increase in
housing pressure, it is proving extremely
difficult for an organisation like us to cope with
the referrals. There is a stigma associated with
homelessness, drug and alcohol addiction and
ex-offenders. We are facing difficulties leasing
properties from Private landlords for
supporting homeless individuals.
With cold weather approaching, it is becoming
more and more difficult to utilise our last| resort which is to terminate licence agreement with residents that are not willing to engage with our services. Our ulterior motive is to reduce homelessness and rehabilitate individuals but when they are not engaging, it is very difficult to transform individual who is not ready, hence we are stock with the individual, with accrued rent and service charge arrears, property damages, fear of antisocial behaviour towards our staff and other residents. We are not in receipt of another fund other than the housing benefit to deal with such challenging situation. Hence this is our huge liability and difficult situation. Other ## **Structure, Governance and Management** |Description of charity’s
trusts:||| |---|---|---| |Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|| |How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)|Para 1.25|Charitable Incorporated Organisation| |Trustee selection methods
including details of any
constitutional provisions e.g.
election to post or name of
any person or body entitled
to appoint one or more
trustees|Para 1.25|| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: Policies and procedures adopted for the induction Para 1.51 and training of trustees The charity’s organisational structure and any wider Para 1.51 network with which the charity works Relationship with any related Para 1.51 parties Other ## **Reference and Administrative details** |Charity name|TEAM A5 SUPPORT| |---|---| |Other name the charity uses|| |Registered charity number|1183161| |Charity’s principal address|First Floor 792-794 London Road | Thornton Heath Croydon |
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**year **|**Name of person (or body) entitled**
**to appoint trustee (ifany)**| |---|---|---|---|---| ||IFEOMA
AGWUNCHA|HEAD OF
OPERATIONS||ALL TRUSTEES| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| – Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved **Director name CLEMENT CHUKS AGWUNCHA IFEOMA AGWUNCHA PATSY FARLEY** Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity **Trustee name Dates acted if not for whole year** ## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others** Description of the assets held in this capacity Name and objects of the charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets ## **Additional information (optional)** ## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)** |**Type of**|**Name**|**Address**| |---|---|---| |**adviser**||| **Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)** ## **Exemptions from disclosure** Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details ## **Other optional information** ## **Declarations** **The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.** **Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees** |**Signature(s)**
**Full name(s)**
**Position (eg Secretary,**
**Chair, etc)**
**Date**||| |---|---|---| ||IFEOMA AGWUNCHA|| ||
DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS|| ||10/02/2025|| ||10/02/2025|| Registered Number: 11230714 England and Wales ## TEAM A5 SUPPORT Report of the Directors and Unaudited Financial Statements ## **Period of accounts** **Start date:** 01 March 2023 **End date:** 29 February 2024 TEAM A5 SUPPORT Contents Page For the year ended 29 February 2024 |Company information|3| |---|---| |Directors' report|4| |Accountants' report|5| |Income statement|6| |Statement of financial position|7| |Notes to the financial statements|9| |Detailed Income Statement|11| 2 of 11 TEAM A5 SUPPORT Company Information For the year ended 29 February 2024 **Directors** Ifeoma AGWUNCHA Clement AGWUNCHA Patsy FARLEY **Registered Number** 11230714 **Registered Office** First Floor 792-794 London Road Thornton Heath CR7 6JB **Accountants** AFADLINK INTERNATIONAL RESOURCES (ACCOUNTANTS, TAX ADVISERS & MANAGEMENT CONSULTANTS) 1 VICTORIA SQUARE BIRMINGHAM WEST MIDLANDS B1 1BD 3 of 11 TEAM A5 SUPPORT Directors' Report For the year ended 29 February 2024 ## **Principal activities** Principal activity of the company during the financial year was of charitable activities. This report was approved by the board and signed on its behalf by: ---------------------------------- Ifeoma AGWUNCHA Director Date approved: 30 December 2024 4 of 11 TEAM A5 SUPPORT Accountants' Report For the year ended 29 February 2024 ## Accountant’s report You consider that the company is exempt from an audit for the year ended 29 February 2024 . You have acknowledged, on the balance sheet, your responsibilities for complying with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 with respect to accounting records and the preparation of accounts. These responsibilities include preparing accounts that give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the company at the end of the financial year and of its profit or loss for the financial year. In accordance with your instructions, we have prepared the accounts which comprise the Profit and Loss Account, the Statement of Comprehensive Income, the Balance Sheet, the Statement of Changes in Equity and the related notes from the accounting records of the company and on the basis of information and explanations you have given to us. We have not carried out an audit or any other review, and consequently we do not express any opinion on these accounts. AFADLINK INTERNATIONAL RESOURCES 29 February 2024 .................................................... AFADLINK INTERNATIONAL RESOURCES (ACCOUNTANTS, TAX ADVISERS & MANAGEMENT CONSULTANTS) 1 VICTORIA SQUARE BIRMINGHAM WEST MIDLANDS B1 1BD 30 December 2024 5 of 11 ## TEAM A5 SUPPORT Income Statement For the year ended 29 February 2024 |**Notes**
**Turnover**
Cost of sales
**Gross profit**
Administrative expenses
Other operating expenses
**Operating profit**
**Profit/(Loss) on ordinary activities before taxation**
Tax on profit on ordinary activities
**Profit/(Loss) for the financial year**|**2024**
**£**
927,714
(714,849)
**212,865**
(196,263)
(3,590)
**13,012**
**13,012**
0
**13,012**|**2023**
**£**
1,145,198
(959,431)| |---|---|---| |||**185,767**
(179,127)
(2,829)| |||**3,811**| |||**3,811**
0| |||**3,811**| 6 of 11 ## TEAM A5 SUPPORT Statement of Financial Position As at 29 February 2024 |**Notes**
**Current assets**
Debtors
4
Cash at bank and in hand
**Net current assets**
**Total assets less current liabilities**
**Creditors: amount falling due after more than one**
**year**
5
**Net assets**
**Capital and reserves**
Profit and loss account
6
**Members' funds**|**2024**
**£**
176,499
125,374
**301,873**
**301,873**
301,873
(98,988)
**202,885**
202,885
**202,885**|**2023**
**£**
191,972
86,990| |---|---|---| |||**278,962**| |||**278,962**| |||278,962
(89,089)| |||**189,873**| |||189,873| |||**189,873**| For the year ended 29 February 2024 the company was entitled to exemption from audit under section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies. Directors' responsibilities: 1. The members have not required the company to obtain an audit of its accounts for the year in question in accordance with section 476. 2. The directors acknowledge their responsibilities for complying with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 with respect to accounting records and the preparation of accounts. These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies regime. 7 of 11 TEAM A5 SUPPORT Statement of Financial Position As at 29 February 2024 The financial statements were approved by the board of directors on 30 December 2024 and were signed on its behalf by: ------------------------------- Ifeoma AGWUNCHA Director 8 of 11 TEAM A5 SUPPORT Notes to the Financial Statements For the year ended 29 February 2024 ## **General Information** TEAM A5 SUPPORT is a private company, limited by guarantee, registered in England and Wales, registration number 11230714, registration address First Floor 792-794 London Road, Thornton Heath, CR7 6JB. The presentation currency is £ sterling. ## **1. Accounting policies** ## **Significant accounting policies** ## **Statement of compliance** These financial statements have been prepared in compliance with FRS 102 – The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland and the Companies Act 2006. ## **Basis of preparation** The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention as modified by the revaluation of land and buildings and certain financial instruments measured at fair value in accordance with the accounting policies. The financial statements are prepared in sterling which is the functional currency of the company. ## **2. Staff Costs** |Wages and salaries
Other staff costs
**Average number of employees during the year**
Administration|**2024**
**£**
292,449
4,235
**296,684**
**Number**
8
**8**|**2023**
**£**
390,335
5,706| |---|---|---| |||**396,041**| |||**Number**
8| |||**8**| ## **3. Average number of employees** Average number of employees during the year was 8 (2023 : 8). 9 of 11 ## TEAM A5 SUPPORT Notes to the Financial Statements For the year ended 29 February 2024 ## **4. Debtors: amounts falling due within one year** |Other Debtors
**Creditors: amount falling due after more than one year**
Bank Loans & Overdrafts
**Profit and loss account**
Balance at 01 March 2023
Profit for the year
Balance at 29 February 2024|**2024**
**£**
176,499
**176,499**
**2024**
**£**
98,988
**98,988**|**2023**
**£**
191,972| |---|---|---| |||**191,972**| |||**2023**
**£**
89,089| |||**89,089**| |||**2024**
**£**
189,873
13,012| |||**202,885**| ## **5. Creditors: amount falling due after more than one year** ## **6. Profit and loss account** ## **7. Company Limited by Guarantee** The company is limited by guarantee and therefore has no shares. 10 of 11 ## TEAM A5 SUPPORT Detailed Income Statement For the year ended 29 February 2024 |**Turnover**
Sales
**Cost of sales**
Direct Wages & Salaries
Rent
Gross profit
**Administrative expenses**
Staff Training
Accountancy Fees
Legal and Professional Fees (Allowable)
Rates & Water
Light, Heat & Power
Property Maintenance (Allowable)
CCTV
General Travel Expenses
Advertising
General Insurance
Computer Expenses
Repairs & Renewals
Stationery & Postage
Subscriptions
**Other operating expenses**
Repairs & Maintenance
Operating profit
**Profit/(Loss) on ordinary activities before**
**taxation**
**Profit/(Loss) for the financial year**|292,449
422,400|**2024**
**£**
927,714
**927,714**


(714,849)
**212,865**














(196,263)

(3,590)
**13,012**
**13,012**
**13,012**|

390,335
569,096|**2023**
**£**
1,145,198| |---|---|---|---|---| |||||**1,145,198**
(959,431)| ||4,235
900
18,900
24,160
69,990
0
0
954
1,564
1,658
19,990
53,570
0
342||
5,706
700
23,245
5,809
68,863
1,415
5,276
1,174
1,924
2,039
5,785
55,239
1,531
421|| |||||**185,767**
(179,127)
(2,829)| ||3,590||2,829|| |||||| |||||**3,811**| |||||**3,811**| |||||**3,811**| 11 of 11 ## **Independent examiner’s report to the trustees of Team A5 Support (‘the Trust’)** I report to the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of the Trust for the year ended 28 February 2024. ## **Responsibilities and basis of report** As the trustees of the Trust you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the the Charities Act 2011 (‘the 2011 Act’). You are satisfied that your charity is not required by charity law to be audited and have chosen instead to have an independent examination. I report in respect of my examination of the Trust’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act. In carrying out my examination I have followed the requirements of all applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the 2011 Act. ## **Independent examiner’s statement** I have completed my examination. I confirm that no matters have come to my attention giving me cause to believe that in any material respect: 1. accounting records were not kept as required by section 130 of the 2011 Act; or 2. the accounts do not accord with those records; and 3. the accounts do not comply with the accounting requirements of Regulation of the Charity Commission. 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. Signed: ## Name: Adebisi Adebayo (FFA, FAIA) ## (IFA membership - 253386) Address: SUITE L2 RADCLYFFE HOUSE, BIRMINGHAM B16 8PF Date: 30 DECEMBER 2024 **1 Victoria Square, Birmingham, West Midlands, England. B1 1BD Tel: 01216619460, 07909005363 Fax: 01212854200 Email: info@afadlink.com website: www.afadlink.com Authorised by the Institute of Financial Accountants and the Association of International Accountants Managing Partner: Adebisi Adebayo BSc (Accounting), MSc (Economics), Dip.FA, ACA, ACIB, FFA, FIPA, FAIA List of Partners & Tax Consultants are available for inspection in this office. This firm is owned and managed by Afadlink International Resources UK Limited Registered in England No. 06712960**