SWAP Trustses Annual Report Trustees (Directors) during the year were.. Name Position Shane Ingham Chair Yvonne Oliver Trustee David Saltonstall Trustee Brendon Bennett Trustee Janice McNamara Trustee Dats January 2023 January 2023 02 January 2020 15 February 2021 15 February 2021 Principal Address 22 Coleridge Street Halifax HX12JF Bankers Lloyds TSB Commercial Street Halifax West Yorkshire Governing Document CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 01 Aug 2019 Charitable objects TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF EX-OFFENDERS LIVING IN HALIFAX AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY THE PROVISION OF SUPPORT. BUDDYING, ASSESSMENT, AND INDUCTION PROGRAMMES, AS WELL AS A DAY CENTRE SERVICE, TRIPS AND ACTIVITIES. Revlew of Progress and Achievement 1. Admlnistration 2024 - 2025 was a year of change and growth for SWAP. lan Collinson left as Project Manager, being replaced by Carl Storey" Paul Whit8h8ad left for full time employment wilh another organisation. Paul was replaced with in-house Volunteers that are now progressing to the nexl stage of their recovery journey. We also have a further 5 volunteers performing various duties assisting with the development of the service who provide a further 80 hours per week between them. SWAP is responsible for Prison Assessments and assessments for those referred via other means. The servi also inputs and disseminates information on the database. which provides amongst other thing crime reduction fBures and abstinen from drugslalcohol statistics. One of the main functions is running recovery groups using volunteers.
- Financial revlew There are no funds in deficit at the year end and no funds are held on behalf of any other organisation.
- Actlvities The main focus of the work of SWAP involves advocacy and support when clients first approach the Sep41 or are referred by Prisons. Probation Service. or other agencies. This is important to prevent a retum to crime within the first few weeks on release. Crirne is usually for acquisitive crime lo pay for such things as tobacco, trainers and mobile phones, which are essentials rather than, as historically regarded, luxuries. SWAP also provides services to Alpha House Calderdale and Claver Hall in Shelf; mainly drugs testing and drugs treatment therapy. SWAP also organises leisure activrties provided through the Day Centre which is managed by SWAP. This year provided a trip to Scarborough in partnership with Alpha House, Ten Pin Bowling. Walking Trips. Cinema, and other day trips.
- Achievements and perfomiance Good partnership working has been established and developed within both local prisons" mainly Leeds, Wealstun and Doncaster prisons. There are also good working relationships with the Probation Service and the Poli Prolific Offender Team. and more recently, a good working relationship with staff at Recovery Steps which is a Humankind project that prescribes drugslalcohol medication. SWAP also provides advocacy with criminal Justi services and personnel. Perfomance. monitoring and evaluation continues to improve with the use of our custom designed data base which SWAP records all activity and clients, progress. SWAP assess potential residents for surtabilty to the project and to provide a safe welcome after prison. An Initial needs assessment is undertaken to ascertain the financial status of accepted clients and help with signing them up for benefits, providing loans or gifts, (depending on financial status) for tobacco, clothing, mobile phone, mobile phone data costs and fuel costs. This is to ensure equity across the Servi user population. Shane Ingham Chair
I CHARITY COMMISSION I FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examiner's report on the accounts Section A Independent Examinerfs Report Report to the trusteesl member$ of SWAP - SAFE WELCOME AFfER PRISON On accounts for the year ended 31 MARCH 2025 I Charity no 1 1184712 lif any) Set out on pages ONE I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (he Trust") for the year ended 31 MARCH 2025 R•sponsibilitlfrs and As Ihe charty trustees of the Trust. you are responsible for the preparation basls of report of the accounts In accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 {Yhe Acr}. I report in respect of my examination of the Trust's accounts Garried out under sedion 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination. I have followed the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commi88ion under section 14515){b) of the Act. I have completed my examination. I confim that no material matters have come to my attention { "l in connection with the examinab'on which gives me cause to be5ieve Ihal In, any material respe¢l". aGcounling records were not kept in accordance wrth sedion 130 of the Act or the accounts do not accord with the accounting records Independent examiner's Statement I have no concems and have come auoss no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in order to enable proper understanding of the accounts lo be reached. Please dèlete the words in the brack8ts il th8y do not apply. Signed: 21 (AGU Name: STANLEY OZGOWCZ Relevant protesslonal quallfi¢alionls} or body lif any): Addre$$: 1 11 SADLERS GATE | WOMBWELL BARNSLEY S73 8NG IER October 2018
Section B Disclosure Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of chanty accounts.. directions and guidance fof examiners}. Glve here brlef details of any Items that the examlner wishes to disclos•. IER October 2018
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