REGisfERED CHARITY NUMBEIL. 1184750 Report ol¢he Tr•stee$ Unttudited FiDanci&I StAtsm¢llts for the Yur E#ded 31 2024 for eolketiye Voice CIO Grant Harrod L¢rnian Davis LLP Chartered AGcountants 1st Floor Healthaid Hous¢ Marlbortsugh Hill Flarrow Middlesex HAI LUD
Coll¢¢tiYe Voice Clo C'ontents of ¢he Fin*neial Stthtemets fr the ye#r ended 31 March 2Q24 Page Report of tb¢ Trnstees tndependetst ExAmiDer's Report Statement of Fin4n¢lsl Actlvltks Bgl#nce Shlèt Notes to the FIDaneial Statements 8 to 11
Colleetiv? Voice CJO Report of the Trustees for tbe ye9r ended 31 Mareb 2024 The trustees pr¢seni their r¢port the financial ststements of thc charity for the year ended 31 Mah 2024. The trllstees have adopted the provisions of Accounting 8nd Reporting by C.harities.' Sthtem¢nt of Recommeiided Practi 8ppli¢able to chari¢i¢S preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial R¢F4)rtin¥ Standard applicable in the UK and R¢publi¢ of Ireland11.'RS 102) {effcctive l January 20191. OBJECTIVF.S AND AcfiwTIFS Objectiyes #nd aim Collectiv¢ Voicc's object stated in 0r con5titulion is to advance, promote and influence effective ¢are, public inyolvement and support for people affected by drug &l¢ohol misuse. To incrc&se drug and alcohol treatment. (r vision is of a thriving treatllent itnd r¢wvery fi¢ld - and voluntary sector - enabling 8nyon¢ in Engiand to attess evidence-based and person-centred support. Publit benefit Probletnatic relationships with dru8s and alcoknl are a ¢hronie hfalth ¢ondition for huge numbers of peoplE. Costs related to th¢ h&rms ofdrug use in F.ngland are tens of billions of pounds. not lo mention the enormou5 peTsonal, so¢i&l. and e¢onoTnic costs of addiction to individua]s. families and ¢omnwnilie* Dru8 related deaths are at an all-time high and addiction tooted a5 It is In p)werty, trauma and social exclusion oft¢n occur5 alongside other so¢ial issues such 85 unemploymenl rneTrtal ill health, homele&$ness and ¢taCt with the ¢rimiTwI jusla¢¢ systern. Treatment and rewvery hold transf0m1ve powtr fDr pwple with drng or alcohol proble]Ths - and their farnili¢s atMI communities. Collective Voice suppons the tre8tm¢nt and recovery field by: .4dvocating for ¢Yiden¢e•based atkd personwcentred treatment 8]yJ recovery systems. influ¢ncinB policy and championing) th¢ role of the VOILtary sector. - Buildin¥ the field by iOrMing, connecting. and supporting innovatioN. - Str¢n8thening the flelds collective voice by ren¢wryng our governaTKe, div¢rsifyin8 the work of the alliance, and leading through Collaboration. Pag¢ I
Collective Voice CIO Report of the Trustees for the year ended 31 Mareh 2024 ACHIEVEMENI. AND PERFORMAI¥CF Ch#ritsble activities 2023-24 was the seeond year of three-year stratcgy for 2022-25. We made the followin8 prOg5S towards our stTa¢¢gic goals.. Progr towArd$ our strntegic go&ls during 2023-24: l. Advotate for evldente-based And per8OnryC¢ntred tr¢atm¢nt recovery 5y8teiiLS We ¢ontinu¢d to build our relationships ryth intluencers and decision makers ?d facilitste conversation5 to ensure the knowledge aJKi ¢xpetti¥e of trealrnent and T0Very Charities was Lrtilised in the development of policy and practice: We engaged with the National Audit Office review of the implementation of the drugs strategy, in¢luding fa¢ilttatin8 attendance ai ihc subsequent Publi¢ A¢counts Commtttec hearin8. We responded to the Advisory c.ouncil on thc Mi5U5e of Drngs (ACMD) call far evidcnce on dft use in ethnic minority groups.. https.'l/www.colleCtivcvoi¢e.org.ukl¢v-responselrpQnS¢-tacmd-rcaTM1thnlcltyI We facilitated acces5 for officials to voluntsry se¢tor S¢ICe5 prisoT]s. as part of Dame Carol Bl&d('$ internal review of prison treatment for substrn¢¢ use disoTdeTS. We continu¢d to facilitatc extensive engagement betyveen 0D and the field orj the implemenration of th¢ Drnp 8trategy, in particulaT the workforLe developmeni woJstr¢all]s' - We published a sct of prioTitict* for the nam government We continutd to comment on policy developments, such as the Sentencing Bill, th¢ ¢ost of living crisis. We conunued to ¢ontribute to the Mayovs Offi¢e for Poli¢ing and Crime London Drug Forum. We regularty Lsed our c¢mm})ratiOnS channels including our blog and social media and the channels of others Cluding blogs and podcast5 to keep the field informed about policy developments and to Chalp)0 and promote its worL For example we COmTnentcd on the government's response to the ACMI) report on reducing drug-related deaths.. https..Ilwww.coll¢divrvoice.org.q)Iodr8-rCIattd-deaths.OP¢s•aIo%Qn 2. Build the field Through the foruns we ¢onvcn¢ and ollr collaborative projec we supported th¢ fi¢ld to share piactiee, deY¢lop collective kn)owledge and nefit frotn peer 5uprK)rt.' We reviewed at¥J develop¢d the th¢nYJttc groups attended by sponsor organisations into a more cotnprth¢t]sive and coherent set of fonuns, with the opportunity for the wider se¢tor to attend and participate. More inf0mtion about the forums can be found OD our website.. http$.'IIMw.¢ol1eiveV0iCe.ors.uk1b1OLI1tCt1¥>V0L¢¢-rQrUms-1&lleherV - We have supported the Phoenix Future$ and APA campai8ns to combat stigma We h4LVe held webitkars to share best practice on ensuring ¢ontinuity of treatment for people leaving prison 3. Strengthen our collective voice Our new straiegy laid a solid found10 for strengthening OUT Collective voice. al we have continued to woth to improve our ¢ommunication and L(fftdin4¢ion. Thcre way c4)nsiderable ¢hange in our Board in 2022-23, as we r¢£ruit¢d Itependent trustses io the board to bring fresh knuwlrdg¢ sknlls and experience. This year. th¢re has been welcome stabiljty, allowing the Board to develop relationships and begin to Tk as a coh¢siv¢ uniL We hav¢ continued to ¢kvelop xnd updatc our risk rew5ter to ensure that th¢ board 15 ablc to discharg¢ its governanc¢ duties by undustanding t} main risks to the charity atmj its risk appetit& and making sure there are controls to monase these risks. Wc havc expanded membership of the Collective Voice leadership group which provides strat¢gic input Énto our work from leaders acn)ss the field, and this 8roup has developed its own identity with continuity strong attendance, SU%Festing ti is use1 to TrRmbers. PaB¢ 2
Collective Voic CIO R¢port of the Trustee5 for th¢ y¢gr ended 31 March 21124 OUR WORK FOR THE I¥EXT 12 MONTHS Our Chair of TrLL8tee& Lea Milliwdn, died suddetdy in April 2024. Lea Collective Voi¢e's first indepeThJ¢nt Chair. Elis leadership and support to Colle¢tiv¢ Voice and th¢ sUbate misuse treatment and recov¢ry field will be greatly missed. His drtve and posilivtiy hav¢ left a lasting impact on Collective Voice whiGh the board and ieam are hugtrly thankful for and will contitwe to build UP0 In th¢ same montK gur chief executive officer left the or8anization. At the time of writing this repor¢ a new Executive Dircctor has srarted and Clare Ashton has taken on the role of Interim Chair pendillg th¢ re¢ruitment atKI appoinlmcnt of a n¢w independent ¢h&ir. Key tasks I[ude establishing positive r¢lation5hips with the new Govemment following the General Election, and refreshing the organisation's strategy. as 202¥25 is the final year of the current three-year strntegy. The shape OF this work was largely outlit)ed in last y¢aes report which noted the need to develcy an influencin8 plan that will aim to broaden alld strengthen relationships with decision n]akos and our ertgagement across the field. in order to rnsur¢ our influthcing is evidence-bas¢d. This Mryll b¢ focused on a nuTnber of key policy objectives including sustaining the drug sirategy Énvestm¢nt. influencinb the next C.omprehensiv¢ Spending Review. inflUeIng fure govemment 8T]d understanding and hi8hlighting the gaps in Urertt polA¢y. We will continue vur work to add fresh skills, knowled8c, and expertise to our governance. We Hill review our membership and engag¢ment model to explor¢ ways to further diversify the work of the alliance aJNI ensure we strengtheH and broaden our r¢lationships with other infiuenc¢rs in ihe ficld. IUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGF,MENT Governing do¢ument As a Charitably InLoryJoratcd Organisation (CIO) Collcctive Voi¢¢ is bound by its governing docLunenL its constitution. History Coll¢¢tive Voice was founded in 2015 by trcatnnt and recovery charities in England with a shared purpose to advocate ttir trtratrneni and recovery at a time of ausÈerity and a lack of pollu1 leadership. In its first ¢hapter as an uncon8tituted parther5hip we focused on a small set of pnorities, guided by senior Itaders of the founding or8anisation In its second, Collective Voice bEcame Lonstitutrd as a charity and those leaders were appointed as Trustee& In 2021, an IndependeTrt Chair was appointed. Now in our third chapl¢r. our fOlding organisations act sponsors for us and we haytt appointed addilional independent trustees. We c4)nttDue to provide a voice for the field. to utilise its knowledge and expertise to critique and champion the and alcohol trtfftetbt and recovery system. and to support leaming and collaboration acro&% il. OrgY4Dig#tlonAI strudure Colli%tive Volte is governed by a b(wd of trustees. who ensure our work is carried out in line our ¢haritabl¢ objects, as well as supporting the stratrgic direction of the orartisation. Our board contait)s both Icaders from our founding arld sponsoring oaniStions, Ibr¢)ugh whose collective l¢ad¢rship WE wcrc originally csthlished and who continue to support the organisition financiailyg and indepeTtdent trnstees includin8 our Chair. Th¢ executive is compos¢d of two stsff member5'. one chtef executive officer and one policy and engag¢ment officer. 'rhe chief exccutive otficer ib rtsponsible for the daY-t[Y leadership of the or8atMsatioN working wilh the bwd io develop our strategy and approach and l¥adin8 acthvity to implement it. The policy and engagement officer supports the hief Exe¢utive oIfi¢er in the day-to.day work and Mrit¢s poli¢y and communi¢ations mateTi¥ls. manages giMTrd pr&¢tice projects. and engages the field tTrK)ugh group5 and forums. Page 3
Couective Voice CIO
RepDrt of th¢ TrUStS
for tbt year ended 3] M#rth 2024
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Endependellt Examtnerfs R¢port to th* Trustees of Collective Voi¢¢ CIO Independe1 ex¥mityer's report to the tru$t¢es of Collective Voice CIO I ieport to the Gharity trustees on my &xamination of the accounts. of Collective Voi¢¢ CIO (the Tr1) ftjr the year ended 31 MaTth 2024. Re5poDsibiliti¢s and hasi% of report As the charity twstecs of th¢ TTUSI you are responsibl¢ for thr pr¢parartion of the tKcounts in accordance with th¢ r¢quiremcnts of the Charities Act 2011 (Ihe Acl'}. I report in respect of my exaTnination of the Trusts accounts carried out undcr Section 145 of the Act and in carrying out my examination I have followed all applicable Directions wven by ihe c.harity COMMst0 under S¢ction 145{5)(b) of thc Act. Independent exaer,$ ststetnent I hav¢ completed Iny examination. l ¢onfim that no material matters have corne to my attention in coJll]rction with the examinaiion giving ME cause (o believe that in atty material re5pe¢t: accounting records were not kept in respect of the Trust &5 required by Section 130 of the Ac¢ or the arGDunts do not accord with those reGord5' or th¢ a¢¢ounts do ntst comply wth the applicable requirements concerning the forni and content of accounts Set out in the Chantics (Accounts and Reports} Rcgu]ations 2008 othei tl)an any requirement that the accounts giv¢ a true and f8Ar view uthich is not a matt¢r consid¢r¢J as part of an independent cxamination. I have tm) concerns and have come a¢ross no other matters in ¢¢)nnection with the examination to Mthich attention should be drawi in this report in order to enable a pmper undwstanding of the awounL8 to b¢ rtschd. Sercmy Harrod FCCA Grallt Harri)d Lerman Davis Ll.P Chartered Accountants 1st Floor H¢althaid House Marlborough Hill Harrow Middlescx RL41 IUD Datc.. Pag¢ 5
Colkctive Voice CIO Stgt¢m¢nt of Fin&nciEI Activities for tlt¢ J¢ar ended 31 March 2024 2024 Unrestricted nd 2023 Total fi]n(L8 INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM Donations al legacies 118,000 128,415 Investment income 277 Tot1 118.277 128,583 EXPENDTfuRE ON Charitable 2ttivifie$ Charitabl¢ a¢tivi¢i¢s 118279 113,228 NET tNCOME/(EXPENDITURE) (2) 15.35) RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS Totsl fimds brought foTwd 80,746 65.391 TOTAL FUNDS CARIUED FORWARD 80,744 80.746 Tli¢ twtes forn part of these finaHGial statements Page 6
Collective Voice CIO BalsDe¢ Sheet 31 March 2024 2024 Unrestricted fimd 2023 funds Notes CURREf4T ASSETS Cash at bank 127.812 130,915 CRLDifoRS Amount5 falling due within on¢ year {47,068) (50,169) NET CURRENI. ASSETS 80,744 80,746 TOTAI, ASSETS LESS CtTRRENr LIABILJTIES 80,744 80,746 NET ASSETS 80,744 80.746 FUNDS Unrestricted funds 80,744 80.746 TOTAL FUNDS 80,744 80,746 The financial statements were approved by the Board of Trustees and 8uthorised for issue 12 Septernb&r 2024 . and wer¢ signed on behalf by: on C Ashton - Truste The notes forni part of these financial statements Pa8¢ 7
Collertlve Volte CAO Not25 to the fiD%Dtial Sttements for the ytr ended 31 March 2024 ACCOUNTING POLICIES Basis uf preparing the finantial statemtnts The finan¢ial 5tat¢ments of the ¢h2rity. whieh is a public benefit entity der FRS 102, have been prepared in accordan¢¢ with the Charities SORP (FRS 102) 'Ae¢ounting and Reporting by Charittes". S¢at¢ment of Recommended Praclice applicable to charitics prepexing their aLcounts in accordance with the Finan¢i81 Rwrting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland IFRS 102) (effe¢tive l JaDuary 2019)., Financial R¢portin8 Standard 102 'The Financial Reporting Standard applirable in the UK and R¢public of Ireland, and the Charities Act 2011. The financial s(at¢rnts have been pr¢pared under the historical cost convention. Income All is recognis¢d itL the Stst¢ment of Fi£lala[ Activities on¢e the charity has entidementto the fid% it is probable that th¢ itJ¢orn¢ will be received and the amount Can b¢ measured reliably. Expendi¢ure Liabilities atr rec(>gnised as exp¢nditUTe a5 500n as th¢re is a legal or ¢onstNctive obligation commttiing thE charity to that expenditure, it is probable that a tyansfcr of ec¢)nomic benefits will be reouired in settlement and th¢ amount of the obliwation can be measured reliably. ExNditure is CoUnted for on an accruals basi9 and has been ¢lassified under hdings that aegate all cost related to the t¢s0ry. ThTher¢ eost5 cannot be directly attributed to particular headings they have been allocated to athiviti¢s on a basts consi5t¢nt with the of resources. T#>atiD The charity is exempt from on its ¢haTitable activities. Fund aeeounting Unrestricted funds can be used in accorda¢ with the charitable objectives at the dtscretion of the Inisiee& Restricted funds ¢an only be used for parttGu12r restrtcted pur within the objects of the ¢harity. liestri¥*ions arise when 5cified by th¢ donor or when funds are raised for particular restricted purpos¢5. Further explanation of the natw¢ and purpose of each hnd is ijKluded IA the noles to the find11[ stateTnents. INVESTMENT INCOME 2024 2023 Dep)sit aceounl interest 277 168 TRUSTEES, RKMUf4ERATION AND BENEFITS Th¢r¢ w¢re no tr'tees, remunerntion or other b¢n¢fits for the yew ¢llded 31 Marth 2024 nor for the ytar ¢ndcd 31 March 2023. Tru$tee5' expenses There were no trustees, expen5e5 paid for the year ended 31 Mawh 2024 nor forthe year etxl¢d 31 March 2023. PAge 8 Gontinued..-
Collective Voice C.10 -Yotes to the Fln&tteiAI stteents- eolltillued for the yeAr ended 31 Mareh 21124 COMPARATIVLS FOR'f&iE SI'ATEMKKf OF FINANCiAL ACTIVI'I'IES Unrestricted fijnd INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM Donations and le8acie5 128,415 InvestrTnt income 168 128.583 EXPENDrruRE ON Cb¥rit8ble &ctivitie$ Clwitable activities 113.228 NET INCOME 15,355 RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS 'lotal funds brought forward 65.391 TOTAL FUNDS CARRJED FORWARD 80,746 CRLDITORS.. AMOUNTS FALLIJYG DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR 2024 2023 Taxation and Sla[ security Oth¢r creditors 1,852 45,216 2,838 47,33 1 47,068 50.169 MOVEMEf4T ILY FUNDS Net rnovement in litnds At 31.3.24 At 1.4_23 Ullrestri¢t¢d funds General fund 80,746 {2) 80,744 TOTAL FUNDS 80,746 (2) 80.744 Net movanent in £1md& included in the above arc as follows.. Incoming reg)urces Resources ¢xpend¢d Movemcnt funds U•restri¢t¢d funds (i¢n¢ral fi]nd 118277 (118279) {21 'ro"rAL lINDs 118.277 (118,279) (2) Page 9 eontinued...
Collective Voice CIO Notes to the Fittan¢ial St#l¢ments- eontinued for the year ended 31 March 2024 MOVF.MENT IN FUNDS- ¢ontinued cOpAr81]Ve$ for movement in funds Net movemenl in fid$ At 31.3.23 Ai 1.4.22 unstrICted funds Gencral fund 65,391 13,355 80,746 TOTAL FUNDS 65.391 15.355 80.746 Comparative net rnovement IT] fimds, includ¢d in the above arE as follows: Incoming resour¢e5 Resources expended Movement in fifftds Unrestrleted fud9 General fvnd 128,583 {113,228) 15,355 'TOTAL FUM)S 128,553 (113.228) 15,355 A current year 12 months and prior year 12 months combined positkon is follo= Net movement in fvnds .At 31.3.24 At 1.4.22 Unre5tricled funds Oeneral fijnd 65,391 13,353 80,744 I'OTAL FufiDS 65,391 15,353 80.744 A Cuntnt yeor 12 months and prior year 12 [nthS Gombincd twt movernent in fiuKls, includ¢d in the abov¢ are L% follows.. Inwming Tt%ources Movement in funds ¢xpend¢d Unr¢Jtrfficted fund$ G¢neral fund 246.860 (231.507) 15,353 TOTAL FIIIYDS 246.860 {231,5071 15,353 Page 10 continued...
Collective Voice CIO Yotes ¢Tr the Fittallcial St*tements- continued for the yegr ended 31 M8reh 2024 RELATED PARTY DISCinSURES Ther¢were no related pthy transactions for the year ended 31 Mar¢h 2024. Ii¥DEPENDENf EXAMINERS FEE During the period. the independent ex8miner5 fe¢ was £1.440. Pagell