## THE TOGETHER FREE FOUNDATION 

REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES AND FINANCIAL 

STATEMENTS FOR YEAR ENDED 31/12/2021 



## CONTENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 

## 31/12/2021 

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|Report of the Trustees|3-8|
|Report of the independent||
|Examiner|9|
|Statement of Financial||
|Activities|10|
|Statement of Assets and||
|Liabilities|11|
|Notes to the accounts|12-13|



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**Registered Charity No: 1185728 - www.togetherfree.org.uk** 



Charity Number 1185728
The Togethei Free Foundation
ANNUAL REPORT
The Together Free Foundation
For th• yoar •nding 31 D•c•mb•r 2021
.'Tc)rieilJei"
Charitable Statss
Summary of Objectives
and Activities
The Together Fre&
FouThlatlon (TFFI 1$ a
reglsl8r•d chanty In
EnglarKI. Chaty Number
1185728
The Togethèr Fr•8 Foundatlon ITFFI h•lps local
Commun￿•s. farth groups and chadtlos énd md•m
slavary and human trafficklryj IMSHTI. Thls Is donè
Ihrough supportlng and catalyslng local communltles and
voluntary s•clor organisatSons to find l¢xal sdutlons for
local problems of •xploitatSon. Building thè eapaelty of
small voluntary and communlty organlsallons and
provlding them wlth the necessary suppcrt. Infomialon
and seNOcès to enable thèm rnspond to local fcrfms of
MSHT. These oblectlvos are achSev6d through.. 11
develcplng na￿Tr￿ and k*cal pathershlp engagement: 21
sllmulallng kxal resp)nses th￿gh locallsed antI￿aVery
partnershSps'. 3) ralslng awareness and Iralnlng. and- 41
safeguardlng and supp)rtkng ￿¢tIm5 and survlvors of
modern slavery. Employlng the equlvalent of 1.5
employees. the charlty offers excdlent value for money
for tts outyut due to rwblllslng communty and vdunteer
Registèréd Address:
6 Clarèneé Road
Southénd4)n-S•a
Essax
SS11A
Trustees Serving
During 2021
Peter Domlney- Ongolng
Dan Pratt- Ongc4ng
Dlane Watts- orv4￿Trj
Pub/icBenefit St4teipKnt
The chaTrty's trustees continue lo have regard for both the
charitable objects set oul in the goveming document and
to ensuring that the activrlies of1he charrty. as described.
meet the public benefft lest. In so doirvJ. they lake
account of the Charity Commission's public benefit
guKlance when plannir#J the charity's prcbJramme of
a¢tivitig$. The trustees of th9 Together Frae Foundation
are ¢￿ffident that the activrties of the charity demonstrate
strong evidence of public benefit.
Jackie Raja
Appointed June 2021
Nlck Lear
Re￿Ied JU￿ 2021
Charity is •slablish*d by
means of a constitution with
trustees appointed by the
trustee body.
Registered Charity No: 1185728- www.togetherfree.org.uk

Charity Number 1185728
The Together Free Foundation
Strong Progress
Durxng the Pandenlle
+ Partnership Development
The Together Free FourKlation w¢Jrks in partnership in
order to maximise impact. It draws on its national netsvorks
lo stimulate localised responses to MSHT. During 2021 this
Induded..
Although 2021 continued to
be challenging for TFF. there
has been strorvJ progress and
adaplablllty. Reduced
opportunttlgs for fa¢0 lo tsco
partnership engagement.
training and awareness
raising resulted in inueased
"Initialing arKI ￿adIng the research P￿￿eCt exploring
Slavery-Free Communities.. Practical and Theological
Respt)nses to IAxlem Slavery. Undertaken in partrership
with Regent's Park College.. Oxford Unlverslty, The
Salvation Amiy. Tho CIoW8r Initlatfvo, BMS Wtmd Mlsslon,
Rene Cassln and Tr Baptist Unlon of Great Brilaln.
'Three articles written for Refomi Magazine. SCM Press
ar￿ the Baptist Union of Great Britain's social media
chan￿ls. Or* pcdcasl for four church denomlnatlons.
'Partl¢lpatlon In Th? Human Traffi¢klng Foundallon's
Nallonal Nebvork of Co<Jrdinalor s Forum.
'Facllitatlng the contlnugd development of tho Southend
Against Modem Slavery Partnership
•Encouraging th8 améryncé ol antlslav8ry Initlatlvès
wlthln the county of Essex.
engagement through vldeo
conferencing and social
media.
One of ThF's employees was
furloughed for 25% for 9
months of 2021. Although
2021 has been a challerKJlng
year, TTF has adaplod.
expanded current Inltlallves
nd pursued
new
opportun￿10$ ralallng to thi$
vltal wort(.
The research project 'Slavery-Free
Communities, was initiated and led by
Together Free. It explores faiih and
community resP￿Se$ to modem slavery. The
302 page book was published by SCM Press
and includes contributions from Rt Hon
Theresa May. The Most Revd Justin Welby a5
y￿11 as leading theologians and human Tights
practitioners.
EOITED BY
DAN PRA
is coll£rtion of thoughtful and informative
contriL¥Jtions powerfulty make the case for
the role of faith cofflmunities in our work to
eradicate slavery and trafficknng. It anchors
this I￿rk in hoty teL provides inspiring
examples of what can ￿ done and listens
with compa55iOTb to the v(Mces of survivors.
This book will move you to action and prdyer
for those who are oppressed by the greatest
hurnan rights abuse of our time..
Dame Sarah Thomton. IKKleperKlent Anti-
Slavery Commissioner. UK
VERY-FREE-
COMMUNITIES
EMERGING THEOLOGIES AND FAttH
RESPONSES TO MODERN SLAVERY
Registered Charity No: 1185728- www.togetherfree.org.uk

Charity Number 1185728
The Together Ftee Foundation
+ Stimulating local
responses through
localised antislavery
partnerships
SOUTHEND
AGAINST
MODERN
SLAVERY
The Southend Agalnst Alod•m Slavery (SAAISJ
Partnership grow from thè Togèth8r Fr••
Foundallon and ¢onlnuès to be held wlthln tho
¢harity. SAMS Partnership fonned the mal¢y
ploo of work und•rtakon by TFF wlthln 2021.
Durfng 2021 a￿VIll•s In¢lud•d'.
PARTNERSHIP
SAMS Partnership in
Numbers. 2021
Organising and facilitating quarterly SAMS
Partnershlp meetlngs. Twenly-five partner
organisations partlcipated Includlng charitles.
faith groups and the local coundl and pollce.
Best practlce and Increased partnershlp work
emerged through developing lolnl actlons
towards a glav•ry-fr00 communlty. Includlng..
25 Partnw Organlsatior
SIX ￿mmunty le•Jers on Steerln9
Group
Two awareness ralslng campalgns
Th￿$ sp8clallst tralnlng paekag8S
dèv8lop8d for housing providérs,
hoalth¢ar• providers and ¢harit*s
oFacllttat'ng ts¥o ￿aVory awar•n•
eampaKJns wtthin th• Borough of South8nd
omonthly participatim in coun¢ll-l•d strateg1¢
modèm slavèry groups
oSp8eiali$t training co-d•volopéd and
imyèm•ntèd Mryth Southènd on Sèa Borough
Council for Third Sèctor Organisations. HouslrKJ
Prowdèrs and Hèatthear• Trusts
osix lo¢al ¢ommunity leadgrs fomied the SAMS
StéerirKJ Group in order to giv• aecountabilty
and guidan¢e. Thm Stsgring Group meetings
hold.
Communty intèllNJ#n¢o wth through ono
intelligence trainiThJ sessi¢)n and five inlelligen¢g
reP￿ts submitted to Police.
ocharitable policies developed, including-
Confidantialty. Complaints and Grievances,
Data Prote¢lion, Equality, Divgrsily and
Inclusion, Equal Opportunrlies, Lone Working,
Professional Boundaries, Safeguarding,
Volunteer Management, whi$￿9￿0￿1ng.
oNew Survivor Care Project, offering
communlty-based support lo surwvors of MSHT.
21 wortshcfJ$ delivered
595 front-line professlonals arKI
volunteers tralned
10 Ftilld•s d•v•lop•d and UFthl8d
Survlvor Care Project initial&J and
set-UP
Flve suNlvors of modem slavery
supported
9 Vdunteers trained as mentoTr,
befri8nders and practi￿1 help8
57 h￿rS of SUPFQrt given to
survivors wtthin first 3 vrK)nths of the
prcied
Registered Charity No: 1185728- www.togetherfree.org.uk

Charity Numbei 1185728
The Together Free Foundation
le315'sert￿l1￿LthC'CW[
Vulnerable lured in by
offer of food and cash
+Raising Awareness
During 2021. TfF carried ¢yJt the fcllowlng
awarer*ess ral%ng actlvities:
• Fourteen awareness ralslng wOrtS￿pS were
conducted withln the borough of Southend
through SAMS Partnership. These Included
training for front-line professionals and
volunteers tho work v￿tti vulnerable people
v4thin the localty. 305 local people were trained
to identify modem ￿aVery and safeguarding.
Workshops were conducted wlth Essex
University. S¢yJtlwn¢￿n-S&a Borough Council,
NHS Essox Partnershlp Trust and local charltles.
'Sevon further Iralning and awareness
workshops hlghllghlln9 the work of SAMS
Pathershlp were conduclod acros$ England,
Invdvlng 290 people. Thls In¢lLKled the Thg
Clèwer Inltlallvo, the Army S 256 Fkld Ho¥)ltsl
d the Eastsm Synod of the Unlted Refomied
Church.
•Mèdia coveray Indudlng Nvo 88C E$$gx
Int•Ni•WS and on8 arbcla Th• Eeth) IEss•x
nèwspap8rl.
'Anti-slav•ry art canpalgn Project 49 la
charlty supportlng Indlvlduals wlth speclal
ngedsl. Resources develcpod Indudlng T-shlrts,
Posters and flyers.
'Accompanylng awareness posters were
stribLrted wthln the l)orough to cafes. shops
and public places. The campalgn Included
extensive sLKlal medla coverage.
World Day Agaxnst
Trafficking
An awareness ￿n￿laIgn led by SAMS
and Soulhend Borough Councll Invdv8d-
-Front page article in Ihe lo¢al paper
-Four awarenoss video$ croaled
-Artwofk and awarénéss postérs
displayod at Southènd Train Station
-S¢xial média campaign with support of
local partnèrs and Brithsh Transwl P￿le0
Photo above
IAbour Exploitation Awareness
Campaign
In partne￿hIp with the Southend Safeguarding
Partnership and Gangmasters and Labour
Abus& Auth￿lty tho campaign ongagod tho
public on Southend High Stre8t.
Artwork produced in partn&rship by SAMS
Pathershlp and Projed 49 (a project
SUPFO￿n9 adults wlth leamlry needs).
December 2021
Registered Charity No: 1185728- www.togetherfree.org.uk

Charty Numbèr 1185728
The Togethor Frèè Foundation
Feedback from Nora,
a sUr￿VOr of Modern
Slavery
+Surv￿or Care
In April 2021. SAMS Pathgrshlp appolnted
Survivor Care cl￿rdInal0r to work wqth the Anti-
Slavery C(>ordinator to develop SAMS Survivor
Caré Prol8et. Tho pu￿0$• of tho prolo¢1 1$ lo
deliver bespoke. long-lerm community-based
support to survivors of al tyFes of modem slavery
arKI human trafficklng In the borough of South8nd.
SLPWt is delivered thr(yJgh volunteers in the fomi
of befriending. mentoriThJ and practical help. The
Survlvor Car• Prd¢¢l ha$ prlmarlly been funded
by a grant from the Postcode Lottery.
"I found out about SAMS from one or
the council staff. I like 81ie tSAMS
SuNivor Car8 C(￿rdinator} from the
first time I saw her because ol her
blg smllo and wann heart. Sho been
helping me lots with my pe￿onal life
and families, with my well beirKJ and
m•nfal health Issues.
with the rn8n￿ and Wflwdar I
cany thank them enough.
I love
seeing my béfriander and mentor for
as long as they still want to see me.
A volunteer gave me a free cake lor
my sons birthday. They made hlm
Vary happy on hls blrthday.
They even found the blcycle for Me
and my klds. l always wanted a
blcycle so I can say that really make
me happy too. Just before Christmas
thay sand m• a git voucher for m•
to spend, tt's not [a bigj amount of
money but it's stlll tsg amount for
m•. l appreciat• tt so much.
I f8•1 so lov•d by th•s• pooph and I
wlsh lots of people will have the
same experlence as me In the
futurn..
In setting up thls new project. the followlng
activltias w•r• ￿dértakèn'.
£ommunlty mapping, nehvorklng and partnershlp
development wtth local agencles and organlsallon
Ickgs. foms and databas￿ d•v8lowd for both
survIv￿$ and vclunte8rs.
Trauma Informed flve sesslon tralnlng
programmè d•v8loF*d
4ecruitment, vettlng and tralnlng ol nlne
vdunteers. Four volunteers Iralned b8frlgnders,
four as m8ntors and one practlcal halpr.
tve suNivors were referred into the prcyect.
These Induded cases of domestsc servltude,
labour explortallon and s•xual exploltallon. A
range of nationalities were represenled, including
Angolan. Malaysian. Nigerian. Paklstanl,
Vletnamese. Four sumvors havo the addltlonal
challenge of being rn recourse to public fvnds.
-wrthin the first Ihree months of the project offerlng
care to SUNlvwJ supwrt Included.. 26 hours of
befriendiThJ. 11 hour5 of mentoriry and 20+ hours
of casework SUFPOrt surrourKling debt. education.
houslng and weffare.
4teferrals were undertaken to a range of sectors
induding education and work. legal. weware and
the communty
range of pradrcal help wa$ given to tho
survivors including financial support for food.
clothlng, school meals and travel, homemade
birthday ¢akg, 2 bike packages (bike, helmet,
lights. locks). DIY and tickets for a local
amusement park.
Funding
TFF appreclatès the 2021 grant
fvnding to enable its from:
-The Poslcode Lottery
-Th Essex Communty FourK4allon
-The Rosca Trust
-Southend Community Fund
- Easl8m 8aplisl Association
-The National Lottery
- The Plater Trust
- Ths L&athersell8rs' Compary
Charity Fund
-MB Reckitt Trust
Registered Charity No: 1185728- www.togetherfree.org.uk

Charity Number 1185728
The Together Free Foundatio
l)
YSA
Communty based $￿V￿or care. @ Jathy
Reserves Policy
AccountAn8 BasAS
Reserves wlll be malntalned to ensure core advty
can conttnue durfng any perlod of unforeseen
dlfficulty. A proportlon of reserves wlll be
malnlained In a readily reallsable fonn. The
calculallon of the required level of reserves is an
integral part 01 the organisaticn's Vanning. bLvJ9et
and forecast cyde. It considers..
The accounts were PrePa￿d on
recelpts and payments basis.
Propar•J by. D Pratt
Signéd on bohalf of thè Trustsé$
by P. Dominèy
1. Risks associated with each stream of income
and expendrture being drffereDt from that budgeted
2. Planned activty level
3. The Charity'$ Comm[th￿nts
On this basis, and haviw revieN¥ed the wlicy
during the year, the Trustees beI￿ve that for 2021
reserve equivalent to three rMnths' running
costs should be maintsined. The reserves p)licy
11 be reviewed annualty.
24 February 2022
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CHARITY COMMISSION
FOR ENGLAND AND WALES
Independent examiner's
report on the accounts
Section A
Independent Examiner's Report
Report to the trusteesl TOGETHER FREE
members of
On accounts for the year
•nd•d
31￿ December 2021
Charity no ,' 1185728
lif anyl
Sel out on pa9•$
I report to the tnjslees on my examination ol the accour￿ of the above
thanty l-lhe Trnst") lor the year ended 3111212021.
R•spon$lbllitle3 and As charity twslee5 of the Tru51. you a￿ ￿sponsible for the preparation
basi$ of report ol the accounts in accordance with the requirefflents ol the Charities Act
2011 1"Ihe A¢i"i.
I report in respect ol my exarninalion of the Trust's accounts carried out
under sed￿n 145 ol the 2011 A¢t ond in ¢arrying out my examination. I
have followed the 8pplic•b]e Dire¢lions given by the Chariiy Commi$sion
under section 1451Sllbl ol ih* Ad.
I have compkted my e¥•mMi•lion. I confimi th* no maierial matters have
come lo my attention in ¢onne¢tion with thè examinalion which gives me
¢ause lo believe that In. any malenal res￿¢1..
accounting rectyds not kept In •cctydan¢e wilh sectton 130 01
the Aci or
Ihe a￿￿ntS do not ac￿r￿ with the accounting fe¢ords
Independent
examlnevs statemont
I have no concems and have come across no other matters in connection
with the examination lo which attention should b8 drawn in order lo enabb
pioper understanding ol the accounls to be rea¢hed.
Slgned:
Dat•:
Name:
CHRISTINE WARNER
R*lev•nt protess5onal
qualificativnlsl or body
IM•ny}:
Address:
386 SOUTHBOURNE GROVE
ESTCLIFF ON SEA
ESSEX SSO OAQ
Section B
Disclosure
Only ¢omplgt• rf the examiner needs lo highluhl matters of concèrn lsee CC32,
Independent examination of charity accounts.. dir8Ctions and guidance lor
eXamIne￿).
IER
Octob8r 2018
Registered Charity No: 1185728- www.togetherfree.org.uk

ATEMENT
F FINAN
LA
un￿stricted
Fund
Restricted
Fund
Total
2021
Total
2020
Voluntary I￿Ome
Donations
Grants
Other
Other. Furlough ClaSms
Totsl In¢omSn8 Resources
1.105
34,W)
708
478
52,CD)
3,150
31.450
5,818
37,368
5.818
42,230
9.014
61,492
4,863
Charltiable artivities
Operational Costs
stsffln8
Awareness resources
Other
Total Resources Used
4,092
42,461
258
3,151
49,962
2,116
41,173
1,829
228
45,346
42.461
258
1,543
2,149
47,813
Net lout8oin8llincomin8 resources
2.714
110,4461
17.7311
16,146
Transfer between funds
Net movement in funds for year
2.714
110,4461
17.7311
16,146
Fund Balance at 31 December 2020
3,651
31,￿7
34,718
18,571
Fund Balance at 31 December 2021
6,365
20,621
26,986
34,718
io
Registered Charity No: 1185728- www.togetherfree.org.uk

ThE TOGETHER FREE FOUNDATIIYI
STATEMEPU OF ASSET AND LIABILrnES
Unrestrirted Restricted
Fund
Fund
Total
2021
Total
2020
CASH FUNDS
CAF Bank
20,621
26,986
34,718
Cash In hand
6,365
20,621
26,986
34,718
REPRESENTED BY
Unrestrlcted
General Fund
2021
3,651
6.365
3,6SI
R•strkMd
SAM5 & &Jr¥lbx*r C¥e
26,126
15,5041
28,436
2,631
National (Together Freel
Chelmsford ICASPI
20,621
31,C67
Total reseryes
26,986
34,718
li
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EIHER FREE
IIQTESTOTNE FINANCLAL STATEMEPlfS
i)
A¢¢wntl
Recdpts and Payment accowrts ha¥* been prepared.
21
un￿bl¢l*j
Restrfcted Futhj
T•t•l 2021
SIMS &
Nafjonal
&J[￿ty(are ITtWher Freel
Chdmsford
l(ASPI
Genernl FuThJ
Oonatlc
L105
Grants
27.[
4,450
Other- Futlouih Clalms
Openlnl balancefrom $7West
5.818
5,818
27.1
5.818
4,450
42330
31
Al￿￿r¢￿ E
Unrtstdcied
Futhd
Kestrieied Fund
Tot•1 2021
wis&
Natlonal
Gtthw•l Fund &JryNL¥Cart IToythèr Freel
Chdmsford
IcAspI
Opèratl¢NICosts
StaMn8
A%Yareness re50urrés
2.9)1
29.IL
258
20
4,092
42h61
258
13,353
Other
L543
1149
34
13,953
soi
520
3,ISI
49,962
11.340
81
Mov•mentoffvnds
2021
Unr•strfded
31112n020 Incomi
3.651
Llrtwn85
1149
Tranrfer5
3V1212021
6.365
General Fund
4163
MS & 5uNi¥or Care
27,ILV)
s￿18
4.4
42.230
33.340
13.953
520
3.930
26,126
15,5041
Nat10nal ITo8ether Freel
Chelmsford ICASPI
2.631
13,9301
34718
49.962
26,986
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THE TOGETHER FREE FOUhlDATION
IAOTESTO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
61
Trumees rtcefved a total remuftern￿on 01 £33.S711£35,316 20201 lrtlusl%e of salary arwj pensk*n c0ntrfbU￿ons.
Staff Costs
Wages aThJ salarfes
42,452
41.173
Durin8lhe yiar the Ch•rity ern￿0￿ 3 membe15 of stsff. one on a fvll time l)asts up to 1st Ortober reducln8to 60% until
31st December 2021. one on 8 hour5 per wèek up to 31st AW 2021 fortht ￿Ms wolttt and one on 10 k*urs ptr
week from 26th Aprll 2021 foi the Surthw Care role.
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