| BOSH; BRISTOL OUTREACH SERVICES FORTHE HOMELESS | BOSH; BRISTOL OUTREACH SERVICES FORTHE HOMELESS | ||
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| Details | |||
| For the Period | 10February 2020 to 19February 2021 | ||
| Accountants Independent |
I Examiner |
Accountable | |
| 7 Unity Street | |||
| Bristol | |||
| BS1 5HH | |||
| Chair | Miss Julie Dempster | ||
| Trustees | Miss Julie Dempster | ||
| Dr June Carson | |||
| Miss Rosalind | Durrant | ||
| Principal address | 64 Bond Street | ||
| Broadmead | |||
| Bristol | |||
| BS13LZ |
| Type | of | governing | governing | document | document | document | CIO Foundation Model Constitution |
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| How the | charity is constituted | CIO | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Trustee selection methods | Appointed by trustees |
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| Nature | ofthe | Governing | The charity is governed by its Foundation constitution. |
The trustees | have overall | control | and responsibility | |||||||||||||||
| Document | and constitution | of | the | for policymaking and major decision-making. |
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| The methods adopted | for | the | Apart from the first charity trustees, every trustee appointment |
must | be by resolution | passed at | a properly | |||||||||||||||
| recruitment | and appointment | of | convened meeting of the charity trustees. In selecting |
individuals | for | appointment | as appointed | charity | ||||||||||||||
| new trustees | trustees, the charity trustees must have regard to the |
skills, | knowledge, | and | experience | needed | for the | |||||||||||||||
| effective administration ofthe CIO. |
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| No third party has a right to appoint a Trustee. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| There are no individuals who are related parties. |
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| BJECTIV | ES | AND ACTIVITIES | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Objectives as set out in | the | To relieve the needs of persons who are in need by virtue of |
being | homeless | or rough | sleepers | of | Bristol | ||||||||||||||
| governing | document | through the provision ofsupport, advocacy, and basic |
necessities for | survival. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Summary | ofmain | activities | We confirm that the trustees have had regard to the guidance |
issued | by | the Charity | Commission | on | public | |||||||||||||
| undertaken | for | the public | benefit | benefit, in deciding on the activities ofthe CIO. Summary of activities |
undertaken: | |||||||||||||||||
| Outreach | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| At the beginning ofthe year, BOSH provided outreach |
on the streets | three times a week. In | addition | to this, | ||||||||||||||||||
| a twice-weekly cafe service was run from Docklands |
Youth | Centre, | where | clients | could | access | sports | |||||||||||||||
| facilities including indoor basketball, five-a-side football, table tennis |
& pool. | Sports | are known | to be | ||||||||||||||||||
| beneficial for enhancing mental health and wellbeing. |
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| Food delive service |
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| BOSH also started an emergency food parcel delivery |
service for vulnerably | housed | clients, | who | were | |||||||||||||||||
| shielding, due to Covid-19. |
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| We also provided advocacy, support, talking therapies, |
floating support, |
welfare | benefits | & housing | ||||||||||||||||||
| referrals. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| We aim to empower the disadvantaged &discriminated. |
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| We believe that everyone should have a home & live in |
safety | to enable | them | to | rebuild | their lives to fulfil | ||||||||||||||||
| their hopes and ambitions. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Collaboration | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| BOSH works closely with other agencies, both statutory |
&voluntary, | to | provide the best possible | outcome | ||||||||||||||||||
| for our clients. |
| Summary | Summary | ofthe | main | Outreach on the streets |
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| achievements | during the year | BOSH daily outreach services were regularly attended by |
at least 90 clients who were | able | to access | ||||||
| advocacy, support, food, sleeping bags, clothing, and other |
necessities for survival on the |
streets. | |||||||||
| BOSH Cafe | |||||||||||
| Prior to lockdown 1, we ran a weekly cafe from Docklands |
Youth Centre, for the homeless. | They | could | ||||||||
| enjoy a Sunday lunch and join in with various activities including music, pool, indoor basketball |
and five-a- | ||||||||||
| side football. | |||||||||||
| Increased outreach | |||||||||||
| As lockdown 1 started, we continued to work, providing daily |
food and outreach services to | rough | sleepers | ||||||||
| and the vulnerable housed. We had over 50,000client engagements in those 12months, working |
alongside | ||||||||||
| Avon &Somerset Constabulary officers and partner agencies. |
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| Hundreds of clients were successfully accommodated during the government's 'Everyone |
In' scheme | but | |||||||||
| there were many still left on the streets who needed support. |
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| Lived Ex erience Volunteers | |||||||||||
| We successfully recruited and trained volunteers with lived |
experience, training ranges from |
in-house to |
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| external substance misuse, mental health first aid, first aid, |
safeguarding, food hygiene, housing |
law, | and | ||||||||
| more. | |||||||||||
| Food Parcel Delive Service |
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| We were given the use ofa van during the pandemic which enabled us to increase the services |
we offered | ||||||||||
| to include a food parcel delivery service to the vulnerably |
housed. In the first 6 months |
of the | year, | we | |||||||
| delivered 114food parcels and ran 76 food bank provisions |
from StJames Park. | ||||||||||
| The dedication of the team is such that our vital services |
continued throughout the pandemic, |
whilst | |||||||||
| ensuring social distancing and Covid-19 regulations were followed during this difficult time. |
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| FINANCIAL | REVIEW | ||||||||||
| Statement | ofthe | charity's | policy | The cash at bank and in-hand balance at the period end was F21,388. |
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| on reserves | |||||||||||
| The trustees have resolved to establish reserves to provide for future activities and to provide funding for the expected expenditure for six months ahead in the sum off5,000. |
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| FUTURE PLANS | |||||||||||
| New premises | Due to our work throughout the pandemic, we have been |
offered the use of a building to continue |
and | ||||||||
| expand our work with the homeless community. |
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| We are very excited at the thought of moving into our new premises and are very much looking |
forward to | ||||||||||
| being able to offer life skill classes, computer use, phone |
charging, one-to-one support |
sessions, | and | ||||||||
| increasing our work with partner agencies to achieve the best possible outcome for our clients. |
| Receipts (Unrestricted | funds) | funds) | ||||
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| Donations | 67,302 | |||||
| Grants | 15,000 | |||||
| 82,302 | ||||||
| Purchases | ||||||
| Wages and salaries | 6,880 | |||||
| Outreach | 20,477 | |||||
| Volunteers —Travel and subsistence |
2,262 | |||||
| Premises and carpark |
rent | 20,854 | ||||
| Motor expenses | 3,274 | |||||
| Computer software, consumables, |
and maintenance | 511 | ||||
| Insurance | 89 | |||||
| Printing, postage, and |
stationery | 674 | ||||
| Advertising and marketing |
costs | 2,500 | ||||
| Training seminars and |
workshops | 414 | ||||
| Telephone and internet |
1,022 | |||||
| Professional fees | 12 | |||||
| Subscriptions and memberships |
24 | |||||
| Sundry expenses | 1,141 | |||||
| 60,134 | ||||||
| Subtotal | 22,168 | |||||
| Asset purchases | ||||||
| Office equipment | 1,324 | |||||
| Surplus | 20,844 |
| Notes | ||||
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| FIXEDASSETS | ||||
| Tangible Assets | 1,324 | |||
| CURRENT ASSETS | ||||
| Cash at bank and | in hand | 21,388 | ||
| CURRENT LIABILITIES | ||||
| Other creditors | 186 | |||
| NET CURRENT ASSETS | 21,202 | |||
| TOTAL ASSETS | LESSCURRENT LIABILITIES | 22,526 |