Company Reglstration Number 12238989 Registered Charily Numb&r 1186659 Advocacy in Greenwich Report and Accounts 31 March 2024 Advocacy in Greenwich Report and accounts Contsnt$ Pag• Legal and AdmlnlstralSvè Infonnauon Report of the Trusto8$ Independent Examiners Rewjrt Statement of Financial Activiligs Balance sheet Cash flow statement Notes lo the actounts Advocacy In Gro•mvlch Trustees, Annual Report for the year ended 31 March 2024 The Trustees present their annual report and the financial ststements for the year ended 31 March 2024. Roference and Adminlstration InfOrn￿tiOn Prlncipal address: First Floor. Equitable House 7 General Gordon Square London SE18 6FH Company Nurn￿r. 12238989 Registered Charity Number: 1186659 Trustees: Jenny Chan Beth Hardwick Roland Mortimer Adekunle Odubamiro (resigned Sept 2024) Jam8s Olorode (resigned Sept 2024) Eveline Peates Senior Offlcer: Andrew Heffer, Director Independent Examlner•: Michapl Adamson and Co 23 Helena Road Rayleigh Essex SS6 8LN Bankers: The Co-operative Bank 151-155 Lewisham High Street London SE136A42 Advocacy in Greenwich Rogisterod Charity numb•r: 1186659 structuro, Governance and Managemont Advocacy In Greenwich is governed by its Memorandum and Articles of Association dated 21 September 2019. The Trustees are elected annually by the membership at the Annual General Meeting of the Charity up lo a maximum of 6 people. In addition, two people may be co-opted by the Trustees as required urrtil the next AGM. All Trustee5 attend Trustee Training and online Safeguarding training and receive a comprehensive pack vknich includes the confidentiality policy, conflict of interesl policy, disciplinary and grievance procedures. complaints procedures and details of the Charitys policy on dThiersification. Advocacy in Gre8nwich is a member of a local consortium The Charity continualty monitors major risks. The decisions on how to manage the rfsks are taken at the Truslee Meetings and a risk regisler is in place. Objective8 and Activities Thè Charitls aim is to assist and support people wtth disabilities within the area of benefrt. in particular by providing them with a range of advocacy services. which focus on people with learning disabilities and to work strategicxlly to influence policy and practice. We aim to empower people wlth a leamlng disabilty to bring atX>Lrt change for individuals and in society and to makes sure that we provide independent advocacy to anyone who needs IL We do this Ihrough: One lo one advocacy Positively encouraging self•advo¢a¢y and promoting people with learning disabilities as leaders Raising awareness among groups and individua15 in the community about the issues affecting people with a learning disability Offerlng people with learning disabilities paid and voluntary roles within our organisation Empowering people with18aming disabilities to bring about positive change in services, and in the communlty Many of the people we work with have complex communicatlon and we use multimedia resources to support people to make choices. We have several projects offering one to one advocacy and self.advocacy groups. We promote advocacy through choices workshops. We also support people to develop skills and have paid and voluntsry roles wthin the organisation. Trainers, Peer MPS. developing training materials and films, promotion. facilitating consuliation groups and becoming members of our Board of Trustees. We support people with learning disabilities to take on leadership roles locally, regionally, and nationally. When reviewing the activities of the Charlty, th8 trustees have had regard to the guldanc8 Issued by the Charity Commission on publlc benefrt. Achlevement$ and Perlormance It has been another hard year ft)r Advocacy in Greenwich. It is still difficult to get the money we need and some long-term staff memters have left the charty. However. we have also Welcomed some new team members and are making decisions that should make it easier to get the money we need t() continue to provide a good service. The charity Sector in the UK Continues to be underfunded. There arè not as rnany grants available, and thoy often have crlteria that are diff￿Ult to meet. Two board members have left this year, and to incr8asè our chances of getting funding. we are changing our board to include more service users and people wrth leaming disabilrties. As well as being a requirement for funding bodies. this also means that the p80￿e who use the service can have more say in what projects might be helpful for them. The board is cons￿OuS that In the lon￿terM the situation wrth funding k8 unlikely trj improve. It is therefore imporL9nl Ihat we take action to ensure that the services Advocacy in Greénwich provide remain available. The t08rd is conslderlng what the charlty needs to do and bMII consult wtth the members before any final declsions are made. At the stsrt of the year, Ihe charity gtsjdbye to Geraldine. who had been with Advocacy in Greenwich for many years and will be missed. We are de1￿hled that Rahima has moved inlo the role of Proj8Ct Manager, and that Cathy has joined the tsam as the team as a new Project Worker for the People's ParliamenL We also had som8 changes wlth our projects. with the funding coming to an end for LK*th the Quality Checkers and Transltions work. It is our hope that we may be able to do some slmilar projects in future as they toth pfovided valuable support to those In our local community. Our priorty remains ensurSng that people th18arnlng disabilities in our community have access to a highqualty service and all decisions taken by the board will drive us towards that goal. The board are thankful to Andy, the team and the members of AdV0￿cY in Greenwich for making this happen. Flnancial Review The results for the year are as shown on page 6. In the current economlc cllmate. it continues to be difficult to secure funding. We therefore ensure that we secure funding from a range of funders. As we are an independent advocacy organisation, most of our applications are to grant making trusts. We also receive some funding from the statutory sector as we believe this is evidence of the value that the statutory sector places on the work of our organisation. Our funds are spent on suworting the delivery of an effective and high-qu81ity advocacy service. Other Informatlon We produce a more detailed report which is accessible to our beneficiaries and is available on our webstte at vNM.advocacyingreenwich.org.uk. This report was approved by the board on and signed on its behalf Beth Hardwlck - Chalr Advocacy in Greenwich Indopondent Examlners rèport Report of the Independent Examiners to the Members of Advocacy in Greenwich We have 6xamlned th8 flnanaal statements on pages 6 10 15 for the y88r 8nded 31 M8fGh 2024, whith have been prep8rgd under the ac￿UntIng policies sgt oul or) page g Respective responsibilitles of the trustee5 and examiner The charitys trustees arè ￿5￿sibl0 for the preparation of the a￿unts. The ch8ftty's trustee$ Consider that an audr( is nol required for this year und&r section 144 of the Charbties Act 2011 (the Chartties Act) and that an ￿￿ep￿dent examination is neèded. It is our re$ponBibility to: ' examine the a¢￿Unts under s8cIKJn 145 of Ihè CharTiies Art.; ' lo follow the procedures laKI down in the general Direclions given by the Charity Commission undgr section 14515llbl of the Charities Act- 8nd lo state whether particular matters havo come lo my attention. 8asls of independent examlnerfs report Our examination was carried out in aC￿rdanCe the General Directsons glvgn by the Charity Commissioners. An examlnatlon Includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a compari50n of the accounts presented wllh those records. It also Includes con5kleralion of any unusual items or disclosu￿$ in the accounts, and seèknng 8xplanaiK)ns from you as tNstee8 nceming any suth matters. The pro¢edvr¢$ undertaken do not provKle 811 Ihe 8￿dence that would be required in an audit and con$￿uen￿Y we do not express an audlt oplnicn on the ve￿¥ given by tha accounts. Independont examinorfs statement In connection ￿￿th our examination, no matter has come to our attention which indicate that." 1} 8c¢ouriling records have not been kept in aco)rdance with section 386 of the Companiès Act 21 where ac¢ourbts are prepared on an accruals t*asis, whether Ihey fail to ojmply with relevant accounting requlremenls under section 396 of th& Companies Act 2006, or are not consi6t8nl with the Chaiities SORP IFRS1021 31 any mattèr which the examlner b8lieves should b9 drawn to the attention of tho reader lo galn a proper understending of the 8ccounts. Michael Adamson and Co Chartered Accountsnls 23 Hg19na Road Ra￿eigh Essex SS6 8LN Date . AdvI￿¢Y in Grèonwi¢h statsment ol Flnanclal A¢tMd•$ for tho y•ar •nd•d 31 March 2024 Unre&trlct•d fvnd R•strlctsd lund TaQ•l Total 2023 lrt¢¢JmlThJ r•$Our￿¥. Incomlnq r•sourc•8 from ganerat8d fund8: Voluntsry inccme lThvestrn2ni Income kn¢om•9 re￿Ur¢•I from ¢￿rilabl• a¢tiwlies 88,6t2 88.622 91.235 47.423 86.471 130,880 Total Incomln9 47,423 137,670 185,093 222,115 Re#ourEM •xp•nd•d: c￿1 of g•n•rèOng fvnds C05ts of generdtln9 volunlary nc4yne Charifable acti*illes Governan￿ wsts 92244 115,574 207,818 220.463 I,(M)O Total r•sourc•s •xp•nd•d Y2244 116,674 208,a18 221.463 N•t Incom for th• yo Transfer betsRen fiJnd8 144,8211 39.13e 21,096 ItJ,7251 852 139.136} 55,702 FuTh#8 broughtfonvar 17,238 72,940 72.288 Funds e•ryi•d lorw4nl 11 The Bttachod Th)tes for part ofthese arK(MJnts Advocacy in Greenwich Balance Sheet as at 31 March 2024 Unrg$trlded Restricted Funtts Funds 2024 2024 Not•s Total 2024 Total 2023 Flxed assets Tangible assets Curr•nt a$$ets Debtor5 Cash at bank and in hand 18.512 15.959> 12,5 13,064 42,120 55,184 31,576 36,161 67,737 2.827 95.652 98,479 CrÈdltors'. amounts falllng due wlthln one ygar Net Currènt as$ots 11,IXQ} 11,553 117.$221 37,662 118,5221 49,215 (25,539) 72,940 Nel as$ots 11,553 37,662 72,940 Funds carrled forward Unreslricled funds Restrtcted funds 11,553 11.553 37.662 17.238 55,702 37.662 Total funds 11 11.553 37.662 49,215 72,940 Tha rnanagemenl ¢ommitt8e ar8 satisfied Ihal the ¢ompaThy is èntitièd to exemption trom the requirement to obtsin an audit under section 477 of th8 Companies Act 2006 and thal membets have not required the company to oblain an audit in accordanco Wth section 476 of the Act. The management committee acknowledge their responsibilities for complying wth th8 r8quir8ments of the Companwds Act 2006 wtth respect Io occounting records and the preparation of acwunls. The accounts have been prepared in accordance wfn has been t*ov*Jgd tt the fc4lowing rates IA ordor lo write off the assets ovor thwr estimated UBebJl Ilves. Fumilure and tyxuipm•nt 25% on cost Advocacy In Gr••nwlch NotOS to th• Acc(¥unts for tho yoar ended 31 March 2024 2 Anal￿13 of incoming r•sources 2024 2023 Volunl•ry In¢ome.' R•strl¢ted lunds: Clty Brfdgè Trust National Lottery Communty Fund 14.9(YJ 73,722 29,575 61,660 88.622 91,235 Incom• from ¢hurtabl• *divrti•s: Unrestrlcted funds.. Royal Borough of Grgenwich Roy418orough of Grgenwi¢h- c￿￿ren$ S9￿¢9$ National Lcthry Ccmmunity Furad Coll(y Local Communlty Fund Unity Trust NHS En¥and City BJ*g0 Trust Scope Other 5.744 5,880 5,951 4,277 42.184 1,Cf8 8.821 1.770 18,41 2.070 2,401 Restrlcted Royd Bor0￿Jh of Gr8pmwch NHS EngLfjnO Unty Trust 35.984 13.064 19.780 36,505 19,208 75.493 Bank int8r8St Totsl In¢MJlnll rn•our¢o• 185.C63 222.115 10 Adv•xacy In Gr•onwi¢h Not6s to th• A¢¢ounts for tho y•ar ended 31 March 2024 3 Anatysls of Y•sour¢es *X￿nd Detsils of r88ourc8S 8xpended are Sho￿ ￿ page 15 of a¢￿UnIS 4 Net Incomihg mourtes lor Ihe ymr 2023 These are Stated after charglng Depreclatlon IrKlyNlent Examin8rs f88 95 1.IK)O 95 1,000 TNst••• •xp•ns•8 Trustee5 0xwnses for the ye8r 8mryJnted to £NII 12023.. NIII m8mbgr of Board of Trustees nor any p8rsL¥i cotingcled wth thgm has rece￿￿j or is due lo r8c*No any romun8rath)n for th8 ytrar dffo¢Uy or indwedyfrom th& Chartvs fvnds. 5 Employ¢•$ 2024 2023 Gross $81grie8 Employers Nats"onal Inswanco costs P8nsk)n ty)ntrfbLitw$ 136.S39 134,150 6,030 23,408 163,588 21,245 The average number of 8mphya•s during the y*ar was 812023.. 71. No empbyee re￿iVed emolurnent5 of more than £60.000 p81 anNm. RemungratK)n to key manoo8rnent personnd in the yaar arnount￿ to £ 36.53S12023 £34,172) 6 Taxatlon The charity &1 8x8mpt from CorpKsration Tax on it9 ch81ita￿e aclfvltkgs. 7 Tanglbl• fixèd ass•ts Furniiur• •qulpmgnt Total At 31 Marth 2023 23.210 23,210 At 31 March 2024 23.210 23,210 D•pr*datlon 31 Mareh 2023 Charge for Ihe y8ar 23,210 23,210 At 31 March 2024 23,210 23,210 Net l)ook Value At 31 March 2024 At 31 Marth 2023 11 Advou¢y In Gr8•mvlch Note$ lo the A¢¢ounts for tho ye4r •nded 31 Mar¢h 2024 8 Debto 2024 2023 31.576 31,576 2.827 2,827 9 Crndltorn: amounts falllng wlthln on• y•ar 2024 2023 CrBdltUB arKI acL¥ua Doferred inwme 8,49) 17,089 25.539 17.Y22 18.522 An8lyTIs of deferrod incom8: Name ol lund Opgnlng dgf4rral Rel¢•sed In y•4r Deferrod Closlng d•fgrral NatioFd Lottery Community Fund 17,089 17.089 17,522 17,522 17,089 17,089 17,522 17,522 10 Dotalls ol fvnds Unr•$trl¢t•d Fund We arg o)mrnitted io ensuring that thfj pgcple we work with are empowgrod to lulty partKipate in the der rA)mmvnily we work together to i*allenge 8s$umptions and change minds. Wè wm to promote the nghts of peoplè we with as eititen6 and tts ènsurè that peoplè ￿th arntng disabilitN8$ and yourvJ peo￿? with disabilities particwte in th8 prciKt work at all kvgb. Parènts wlth a Leamlng Dlsablltty We work parents ￿th a karnlng dlsabllty to en$uTe that they Te¢elve Ihe supwtthat they lo Ca￿ th&r d)i￿ren art where thtre a￿ Chi￿ proteth.on issues, to ensure that they have a vol￿ In th¢)se prcteedlngs. The Royal Borough ol Greenwth and other London Boroughs spot purchaso on6- toon8 advocacy. ReBtrlcted fund8 P•opl•'s Palliam￿t Th8 ￿￿18￿ supports th& fLmning of th8 P8cple's Pa￿M￿nt. MP$ are 8brAed by thDir peer8 to represent thelr vkws and Snlerests at d￿slOn maklng meetlw knaly. Th15 wgth 15 lunded by the Royal Borou￿ ol Gree￿(￿. Tr4n5ftions Proj•ct W8 ar0 fundod by City Br￿9& Trust io prwde $elf-advoc8cy for your¥J peole in Transilion. Qualtty Cho¢kers Pr¢le¢t W& are fU￿1$d by the Lottory Fund to d0vekrf> 8 Qualrty Chocking Prr48¢t to check tho 8CC88sibilrty of a range ol sla¢utory. C￿￿mUn￿Y atkl bbure Se￿¢¢$ In the Borough. Safe Place5 Wè Iwvo lu)dlng to revlsh sltos that aro eurrgnly Safo Plac￿ In Gr¢oThilch LK)rJJgh to makè Sufè nothiig hd5 Chang￿ *n¢e the pol￿1c. We are oflÈMg a trèinfftg UFthtè to staff at tho Safe Places. London R•gional Forurn W8 continue coordinating the L￿10n Fon￿ lor pgop18 wih a198miryJ di8abilty. wort 18 fU￿0d by NHS England. 12 Advocacy In Grn•nwi¢h Not•$ to tho Accourbts for the year Onded 31 March 2024 11 Mov•m•nt In fund¥ Ye•r •Adèd 31 March 2024 Fund GTOSS Fund balance5 transfers baigrrAs brought ITKomlng Othwng b8ts¥&en carded forward resourcès resourcEs lund5 fomard UTrwtrlet•d fund 17.238 47,423 (92,2441 39,136 11.553 Ro$trI￿•d funds Advoca¢y Self Advo¢a¢y Qualty Chackers Transibons other proj8cts Dg$ignat•d Fund 5,177 28,481 16.1TTI 73,722 14,9rx) 49.048 164,5411 112,671) 12.2291 139.362) {31.7301 37,662 22,044 Totsl 72.940 185,093 208.818 49.215 Mov•m?nt In lunds Y••r eThdgd 31 March 2023 Fund Fund baL9nc8S transfars balanceg brought Incoming Outgoing betwtsen carried fopfvard resource5 r8$ources funds torw8rd Unrestrfcted f￿nd 4.871 55,387 175.999> 32,979 17,238 Restricted fund$ Advoc8ty se￿ Advacacy Qualty Gheckor8 Othw projacts D¢sIgnat￿ Fund 12,899) 2,899 67,710 158,4781 14,0551 5,177 61,860 156,481 I {22,0711 28,481 37.358 127,6061 19.7S21 22,044 45,373 Tt)tal 72 288 222,115 221 463 Advocacy in Gr•onwich Nots$ to th• A¢¢ourbts for thB yoar •ndgd 31 MarGh 2024 12 R•conclllatlon of n•t m¢)v•m•nt8 in funds to nèt cash IIDW from op•raling acti¥iti•s 2024 2023 Nèl movémbnt in funds Add back daprnuktlon Less Intsr8st r8cèlv•J D8cr•aGe I lincreasel In d&btors Increase I l¢Jecreasel in ereditors Net cash used In op•rallng activtb89 49,215 72,940 97 97 113.2251 113.2251 58.069 58.069 94,756 117,881 13 Statux Th• rx)mpany, vthkh Is a regist•red charity, is limited by guaranto8 and has no sharo capKal. 14 Ailvoca¢y in G￿nWICh N¢tss to th• Accounts for tho year •nd•d 31 March 2024 12 RKonclllatlon ot nat mtr¥•m•nts in funds to net cash flow trom opwating 2024 2023 Nel mvemèni in funds Add back d•prK4atlon s Inlfjrost recelved t)e¢reas8 I Ilncreasel In debiofg Increase I Idecreas81 In credttors Net cash usgd in operBllng adi¥ribe3 123,7251 652 95 128.7491 17.017) 59,491 10,398 132,5301 21,385 13 Comparatlve Statement ol Flnan¢lal A¢tlvltSes Unrèstricted fund R•Btri¢t•d lund• Totsl 2023 Incomino r•sources: Incoming resour¢ès from g•Mrated funil$: Vduntsry irwrno Inves1mgnt incom• Incomlng r•sowc•s frorn ¢harltsbl• •ctl¥l¢les 91,235 91,235 55,387 75,493 130,880 Total ￿n￿mIng r•sourc•s 55,387 166.728 222,115 R•80urce¥ expend•d: Cost of gonoratlng fund8 Costs of generating voluntary income Charrtable actsvib"95 Governan￿ Costs 75,999 144,464 220,463 1,000 Totsl resource$ •xwndèd 75,999 148,464 221,463 N•t Incoffle for th• y•ar Transfér b8lween funds Funds brought forward 120.6121 32.979 4.871 21.264 132.9791 67,417 652 72.288 Funds carrl•d lorward 17.238 15 rp ry r• r¢ ¢0 O ¢ (nZTe)srtzrJ (D￿ • 00 i ti> h) ri)lJ j 4-4X (n o ¢yJ O¢JJ£VO i hJ W b 0 4%aJ Oh)¢Kia OVlll>aJ co 0¢3)￿)￿￿> 14> ro PJUJth¥& +OfD LD h) QI 171N) 0￿¢0