# **Trustees’ Annual Report and Accounts for the Financial Year:** 

## **01/10/2021 – 30/09/2022** 

## **Reference and Administration Details:** 

Charity Name:                   Home Safe and Sound Registered Charity No: 1187405 (Incorporated 16/1/2020) Charity’s Principal Address: 78 Mount Pleasant, Liverpool, L3 5SL Principal Contact: Carole Pratt, email: carolepratt@sky.com 

## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity:** 

Joshua Pratt       From 16/1/2020 Natasha Pratt    From 16/1/2020 Erin O’Connell   From 16/1/2020 

## **Names and Addresses of advisors:** 

The Co-operative Bank 

Co-operativebank.co.uk/business 

Tel:  03457 213 213 

## **Structure, Governance and Management** 

Constitution adopted 16/1/2020; Charity is a CIO 

Trustee selection methods:  Trustees are appointed or reappointed annually at the AGM held usually in December / January. 



## **Financial review / Accounts:** 

**Income and spending: Funds raised:  £116 Spending:        £115** 

## **Cash in bank:  £1** 

## **Additional governance issues:** 

The main aims and objectives of Home Safe and Sound are to advance the mental and physical well-being of vulnerable members of the community by providing support in the event they are found wandering, disorientated, and distressed in public spaces and are unable to communicate their identity to help guide them to a place of safety.   Safeguarding measures are in place, such as DBS checks, to ensure any sensitive information regarding vulnerable people remains  confidential  and  in  compliance  with  Data  Protection  protocols.   All trustees  give  their  time  voluntarily  and  receive  no  renumeration  or  other benefits. 

As with many other charities in the difficult pervading economic climate there have been certain financial constraints during the last year which have impacted on the charity’s growth and development.  In the forthcoming months, it is hoped that grant applications may be made to assist in raising funds in order that the service offered may be made available to all in need.  The contribution made by the trustees is noted and appreciated.  A number of positive steps forward have been made during the last twelve months such as the provision of administrative support. The main funding for the last year has been from personal contributions by the principal contact and trustees in order to cover administrative costs, such as the payment of DBS checks, telephone service, and computer security. 

**Future  plans:** It  is  hoped  that  funds  may  be  raised  through  grant applications in order that the charity may be able to grow and extend its reach to be accessible to all who may require the service.  The charity is run completely on a voluntary basis but it is hoped the coming months will see further growth and development. 



## **Declaration:** 

The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above. 

Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees: 

Natasha Pratt