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.

3. Financial revlew
There are no funds in deficit at the year end and no funds are held on behalf
of any other organisation.
4. 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.
5. 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
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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
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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:
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Name:
STANLEY OZGOWCZ
Relevant protesslonal
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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•.
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