2023-03-31-accounts

Report ofthe	Trustees
Independent	Examiner's	Report to the Trustees
Statement of	Financial	Activities
Statement of	Financial	Position
Notes to the	Financial Statements		5to8
Detailed Statement of Financial Activities

			Notes	Unrestricted
				funds
income and	endowments	from:
Charitable	activities			117,756
Total				117,756
Expenditure	on:
Raising funds			3	(3,893)
Charitable	activities		4/5	(78,203)
Total				(82,096)
Net Income				35,660
Total funds	carried forward			35,660

2.income from	charitable act	ivities
				2023
Unrestricted	funds
Housing
Income from charitable				117,756
activities
3.Expenditure	on generating	donations	and legacies
				2023
Unrestricted	funds
Donations				626
Gifts in kind				780
Support costs				2,487
				3,893
4.Costs ofcharitable activities by fund			type
				2023
Unrestricted	funds
Support costs				78,203

5.Costs ofchari	table activiti	es by activity type
			2023
Support costs
Housing			76,203
6.Analysis ofsupport costs
			2023
Housing
Management			67,740
Governance	costs		12,950
			80,680
7.Net income/(expenditure)		for the year
This isstated	after charging/(crediting):
			2023
Depreciation	ofowned fixed assets		626
Accountancy	fees		1,450
8.Staff costs and emoluments
Total staff costs for the year ended 31 March 2023were:
			2023
Salaries and	wages		39,801
			39,801
			2023
Administrative

			Plant and	Fixtures and
Cost or valuation			Machinery	Fittings	Total
Additions			529	1,975	2,504
At 31 March 2023			529	1,975	2,504
Depreciation
Charge for year			132	494	626
At 31 March 2023			132	494	626
Net book values
At 31 March 2023			397	1,481	1,878
10.Creditors: amounts	falling due within one year
				2023
Other creditors				9,024
				9,024
11.Movement in funds
Unrestricted Funds
			Incoming	Outgoing	Balance at
			resources	resources	31103/2023
					f
General
General			117,756	(82,096)	35,660
			117,756	(82,096)	35,660
Purpose ofunrestricted		Funds

Unrestricted	funds
General
General

Tangible	Net current	Net Assets
fixed assets	assets I
	(liabgities)
1,878	33,782	35,660
1,878	33,782	35,660

INCOME AND ENDOWMENT	INCOME AND ENDOWMENT	INCOME AND ENDOWMENT
Charitable activities
Income from	charitable	activities
Total incoming	resources
EXPENDITURE
Raising donations and legacies
Donations
Gifts in kind
SUPPORT COSTS
Management
Management
Governance costs
Governance	costs
Governance	costs
Total resources	expended
Net Income

			SORP reference
Summary	ofthe purposes of			To relieve	the needs ofadults		recovering
the charity as set out		in its		from homelessness		in the Stoke-on-Trent
governing	document			and North area who	Staffordshire local government are ready to transition from
				homeless	shelters	and hostel provision		and
				who need	additional	support before living
				independently by the provision			of
				accommodation, advice and support so				that
				they may	increase	their confidence to live
				independently and		prevent the	recurrence
				ofhomelessness.
Summary	ofthe main		Para 1.17	Setting up	this charity for the above
activities in relation to those			and 1.19	purpose -	including	production	and
purposes	forthe public			adjustments to documents the			commission
benefit, in	particular,	the		required
activities,	projects or
services identified in		the
accounts.
Statement	confirming		Para 1.18
whether the trustees		have		Confirmed.
had regard to the guidance
issued by	the Charity
Commission on public
benefit

ou ma	c	hoose	to include	further statements	where relevant about:
				SORP reference
					The manager appointed	by Trustees would
				Para 1.38	lead on grant applications	with support ofat
Policy	on	grant	making		least one ofthe trustees.	Although no
					applications were made	on this year that is
					being reported on,
				Para 1.38	Halfway Home is considered a exempt
					accommodation provided	by a charity
					under the Housin Benefit and Council Tax

Policy on including	social investment program related	social investment program related	social investment program related		Benefit Regulation 2005. The care, support and supervision as defined under
investment					exempt accommodation is largely provided
					by Halfway Home as a charitable action
					and would be considered social investment
					within the locali
					Volunteers continued to support the
Contribution		made	by	Para 1.38	Trustees in mobilising and project planning the service in its's first year. They still
volunteers					signpost and advise trustees with
					understanding information around
					homelessness and housing sector.
					The volunteers provide admin support to
					the trustees and coordinate communication
					between them.
					Volunteers have done field research on
					behalf ofthe manager when a service user
					has asked for specific information or
					advice.
Other
Achieve	me	nts	and Performance
				SORP reference
					Halfway Home successfully registered as a
					except accommodation provider with Stoke
					on Trent City Council.
Summary of achievements		the main ofthe charity,		Para 1,20	A total number of11people who have
identifying	the difference the				experienced homelessness and have or
charity's	work has made to				are being housed and supported by
the circumstances			ofits		Halfway home during this period.
beneficiaries		and	any wider
benefits to society as a					Halfway Home works in partnership with
whole.					Stoke on Trent City Council's Housing
					solutions team to identify adults recovering
					from such trauma that are suitable for
					move on support and accommodation.
					Half'way home is partnered with the local
					rough sleepers teams to verify the service
					users homeless status.

ou ma choos	e to include	further statement	s where relevant about
			By the end ofthis period, we had acquired
			4 properties. The service has capacity to
Achievements	against	Para 1.41	house and support 8service users at a
objectives set			given time.
			11 eo le

		Progress on this area is delayed due to
Performance offundraising activities against objectives set	Para 1.41	external reasons such as waiting for the council to complete formalities toset up Halfway Horne as a provider and the lasting effects ofpandemic,
Investment performance against objectives	Para 1.41	Halfway Home provided, 'support, care and supervision, 'as defined by exempt accommodation housing rules.
Other

Financial Review
Review ofthe charity's		Para 1.21	The bank balance as at		31/03/2023 is
financial position at the end			f42,806.
ofthe eriod
Statement explaining the policy for holding reserves statin wh the areheld		Para 1.22	Surplus as stated below events ofemergencies, re lacements ofhousin		is kept repairs related	for the and oods
Amount ofreserves held		Para 1.22	The reserves	as at 31/03/2023		are
			F35,660.
Reasons for holding zero		Para 1.22	N/A
reserves
Details offund materially	in	Para 1.24	N/A
deficit
Explanation ofany		Para 1,23	N/A
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern
Additional information (optional)
You ma choose to include	further statements		where relevant	about:
The charity's principal sources offunds (including		Para 1.47
any fundraising)
Investment policy and objectives including any		Para 1.46
social investment policy
adopted
A description ofthe principal		Para 1.46
risks facing the charity
Other

Descnption ofcharity's	Descnption ofcharity's
trusts:
Type of	governing document			Constitution ofa Charitable				Incorporated
				Organisation whose only voting						members		are
				its charity trustees		('Foundation'				model
				constitution)
How is the charity			Para 1.25	CIO
constituted?
'. ir «r	««. , r«'=. & rl
Trustee	selection methods		Para 1.25	Section 10ofCIO doc:
including	details ofany			(1)Apart from	the	first charity			trustees,		every
constitutional provisions e.g. election to post or name of any person or body entitled to appoint one or more				trustee must be appointed [fora term of [three] years] by a resolution passed at a properly convened meeting ofthe charity trustees.
trustees				(2) In selecting	individuals		for		appointment			as
				charity trustees, the charity				trustees must				have
				regard to the skills, knowledge						and experience
				needed for the	effective administration						of	the
				CIO.
Additional	information	(optional)
You ma	choose to include further statements			where relevant	about:
Policies	and procedures
adopted	for the induction		Para 1.51
and training oftrustees
The charity's organisational
structure	and any wider		Para 1.51
network	with which the
charity works
Relationship with any related			Para 1.51
parties
Other

Charity name			Halhva	Horne	Stoke-on-Trent
Other name the charit		uses	N/A
Re istered charit	number		1190727

Charity's	principal	address	11Queen Street
			8urslem
			Stoke-on-Trent
			ST63EL

ames	ofthe	charity tru	charity tru	stees who manage	the charity
	Trustee	name		OSice (ifany)	Dates acted ifnot forwhole ear	kame toa	ofperson (orbody) entitled oint trustee ifan
	Shamil	Sodagar		NIA	2020 to Current	NIA
	Georgina		Arapi	N/A	2020 to 2022	N/A
	Zareen	Hanif		N/A	2020to Current	N/A
	Georgina		Arapi	N/A	2022 to Current
	(Renewed		for2
	years)
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20

Trustee	name	Dates	acted	ifnotforwhole	ear
NIA

unds held as cust	odia	n t
Description ofthe assets		N/A
held in this capacity
Name and objects ofthe		N/A
charity on whose behalf	the
assets are held and how	this
falls within the custodian
charity's objects
Details ofarrangements	for	N/A
safe custody and
segregation ofsuch assets
from the charity's own
assets