HOPEANDVISION COMMUNITIES 2022-23 ANNUAL ACCOUNTS & REPORT
HOPE INIVISION COMMUNITIES Charity Name: Hope and Vision Communities Registered Address: The Coach House Beor Lone Hare Hatch Reading RGIO 9XR Registered Charity Number: 1191323 Trustees: Peter Ross (Chair) Suezanne King - Secretary (appointed 22 November 2022) Tref Lloyd-Roberts Treasurer Ray welsh (resigned 31 December 2022) Jenny Surtees Becky Williams Founderlchief Executive: Tony Attwood Independent Examiner.. Rachel Hayward Member of the ICAEW clo Fujitsu Services Limited. Lovelace Road, Bracknell. RG12 8SN Bank.. Barclays Bank plc I Churchill Place London E14 5HP
ABOUT US Hope ond Vision Communities wos creoted in 2020 by Tony Attwood along with the Judge who sent him to prison. His Honovr Peter Ross. We work with people ofter they successfully leave treatment for oddiction ond need to find move-on accommodation to continue their recovery. We know that it is at this uncertain point in their journey. when properties are hard to lind. that negative thinking patterns con leod to relopse. COMMUN )ir OIFFICULTis• ROA LEA Ji
We know thot if you give someone o home - o ploce where they con close the door ond know thot the spoce is theirs for os long os they need it you provide o stable basis for continued recovery. We rent houses on behalf of our residents. Our residents live together in small. family sized homes with each other for support. There s o sense of comoroderie with men cooking meals together, volunteering together and supporting each other through the ups and downs of WE KNOW THAT A ROOF OVER YOUR HEAD ISNT ENOUGH We know that o roof over your head isn't enough. Along with a place to live we provide a supportive community that oui residents can belong to for life. Relationships matte¥ greatly to us. Our residents get to do life with people they can learn to trust. They hove opportunities to work. volunteer, socialise and re- train. They ore kept accountoble by Key Workers who have the lived experience to understand ond empathise with their experiences. Residents can deepen their understanding of addiction and trauma in a structured framework which provides the unconditional love and trust needed for long term recovery. We have o Christian ethos which means we support residents of any faith, or no faith and do not impose our views or beliefs on anyone we work with. RELATIONSHIPS MATtER GREATLY TO US
The one certointy thot exists in our work is thot there will olwoys be a lorge unmet need for what we provide. For our residents. the knowledge that there is no time limit to their stoy with us is one of the most importont ospects to their continued recovery. We commit to that promise. ond yet we receive no public or guaranteed funding for our work. It makes the support of our community essential and it is on behalf of our residents. staff and board that l am able to say o heartfelt thank you to all of those involved in our prlesS this year. The charity is Tonvs broinchild. and it is his vision based on his own experience. At times, this story is tough to listen to but out of it come his ideo for how we con help other men like him. Hope ond Vision Communities is now o very firm reality in improving the quolity of lives for people in recovery. Todoy l om immensely proud and deeply humbled to be the chair of the board ol trustees who try and moke his vision o reolity. l om indebted to everyone who hos helped us to make the most unlikely of relotionships - tseeen o judge ond o prisoner - a force for extroordinory good. His Honour Peter Ross Choir of the Board of Trustees March 2023
CHIEF EXECUTIVE'S REPORT I'm pleased to present the report for the financial year 2022-23. It was o year of considerable and, at times. unexpected growth. Despite not having all the experience and qualifications in place, I have grown in confidence and learned many new skills thanks to the help of the trustees. staff, management coaches ond people who wolk olongside me in my own recovery. In January 2023 we were able to review our six key strategic aims which were: l.Increose the number of people for whom we con provide a safe home and a supported community of recovery 2.Revise and continue to implement our business model to improve and expand our service provision. 3.Prepore ond monoge o budget to ensure financiol security for the future so we can continue to invest in supporting those who need our help. 4.Build on our existing relationships, develop our reach with new stakeholders and diversify sustainable income streams to achieve o balanced income from a range of sources. 5.Further strengthen and develop the community we build around those we support.. to include creating a dedicated support network. friendship, opportunities to be together in community. maintaining good habits. volunteering, training ond being of service to others. 6. Recruit. retain and develop a passionate team of staff and volunteers who are each driven by the charity vision and values.
This is how we achieved our goals: Residents We increased the number of residents we supported by 60%. In April 2022 we had just taken on a fourth property which needed considerable renovation. and during the year were offered an expansion opportunity to take on an additional three houses by March 2023. This brought several practical challenges including the transfer of residents in those homes and some significant renovotion work, but by the stort of fvAorch we hod successfully doubled the number of spoces avoiloble ond people we were helping. WE HAVE INCREASED THE NUMBER OF RESIDENTS WE SUPPORT BY 60%. This is whot one of our residents told us this year.. .1 was getting really worried about where I would go next. Last weekend I got my grandfother clock out of storage. ond I've put it in the living room. l used to have it in my home as a child. but as an adult I've never lived anywhere long enough to have it on display. I love hearing the chime. It reminds me how important time is. What I've 9Ot now is not a bedroom but a house - it's not even a house. it's a home . Where there was relapse, we supported the men on a case-by-case basis. We successfully signposted one man to further residential treotment. Another stoyed in our community. ond one resident moved on. It demonstrates that relapse isn't the end of the journey. A real highlight of the year wos being able to invest in o Key Working programme. employing our first Key Worker in February. This work is 'key to helping our residents see the truth of their experiences which helps them heal.
Finance Our princiFoI fundin9 sources are housing benefiL rents and service chorges from residents as well as domtions. grants. ond corporate income. Our income increased by 130% during this finar)cial year. We increased donations threefold and more than doubled our grant income in that time. WE HAVE INCREASED INCOME BY130/1 THIS YEAR Grant income during the financial year includes- Archer Trust £4.000 Albert Hunt Trust £5,000 Berkshire Community Foundotion £5.000 Edword and Diana Hornby Charitable TTUSt £500 Englelield Charitable TTUSt £2.000 John sykes Foundotion £1,000 Kirioth Trust £3,600 Leathersellers Foundotion £5.000 Leigh Trust £5,000 Police and Criminol Commission Fund £5,000 Souter Chorilable Trust £3.000 Sydney Black Charitable Trust £500 Woodward Chofitoble Trust £1,000 Donations during the financial year (incorporating Gift Aid) were £28,922 RESERVES Trustees agreed to increase reserves from 3 months to 6 months ol operating costs which will gfadually be increased to this level ol time. This will enable the chority to contirsue operations in the short term ond seek allernalive funding sources in the event that existing sources of funding ceose. During the year we have enhanced our finoncial reporting through appointment ol o bookkeeper and prepored a rolling, 12 month forward looking cash flow to locilitale monitoring ol the H&Ws cosh flow over the short ond medium term In November we opproved o Fundraising Strategy to identify how we plan to achieve sustainable income up to 2025-26. We recognise the p)wer of our story. Relationships mattef to us. and we want all lundroising to be friend roising. We hove agreed that our lundroising should alwoys be relational. using our personal connections and highty engaged supporters as the route to identify future income.
e and Vision ommiiniries John Sy,kes PI W VISltfv l£iooo- COMMUN171ES }} Operations We more thon doubled our staff from 0.8 to 2. We were able to offer a volunteer o port time position with us and extended the hours of the Chief Executive position to full time. By February we had appointed a Key Worker on o part time basis. We increased our social media reach to over 11,500 which is a 156% increase on the previous year having more than doubled our followers across Facebook. We improved our technology frameworl taking on an IT consultonl transferring our data to a shared platform for all stoff and developing better database ond donation tools. Weve spent much of the year exploring ways to support our residents with employment and troining. Ouf trustees considered way to creote o social enterprise or trading orm os o pathway to employment. We wont this to be o progression to poid employmenL since it will help give our residents independence and open new opportunities within their community. We've been speaking to londlords about purchasing our first property. which would be an asset for the charity and enable us to reduce our overheads and increase income. Discussions are in the preliminary stages but we're hopeful that over the next few years this will become a reality.
Community This yeor we hove focused on strengthening ond developing our community.. We secured 0 15 m x 33 m ollotment plot in Reading which can be utilised by residents. stoff, trustees and volunteers. As o result of gront funding and in- kind support we have invested in it's rersovation. turning it into a flourishing garden space. We've made furniture, built a shed, planted and harvested crops, shared the produce between residents and developed relationships with Food Bonks. Residents, friends, family, and volunteers have worked olongside each other connecting in positive ways. We started some community actlvlty days including a Go-Karting day out which wos a well-deserved break and a chance to be together. We look forward to being able to do more events like this in the We distributed our first e-newsletter in March. Encouragingly we secured o 91% open rote ond hod o greot deol of positive feedback trom it. We've increased the number of volUntrS working with us to a bank of 20-30 people who understand the spirit of what we're trying to achieve for our community. They support us ot the allotment. with events. offering professional advice, promoting our worl fundraising for us and offering a helping hand when we need them.
The little bookshop ve IOOKS ARE MY Il, We secured in-kind support from the Little Bookshop in Cookham who donated a small library of bcK)ks to us. Residents ond staff can borrow these when they visit our office. The shop olso donated a book to each of our residents for Christmas this year. Recognising thot fundroising is friend roising, we identif led individuals who could help us expond our network. In November we launched on ombossador programme, securing John ond Anabelle Sykes. Brion NAcDermott. Danny Williams and Sara Hyde as our first Ambossadors. They hove agreed to champion and encourage us. spread the word about what we do and inspire others to support our work.
During the year we attended a number of different events to raise the profile of our work which included attending the Thames Valley Police Presentation Awards. visiting Freedom Communities in Devon. some media work with BBC Berkshire, the Oxford Mail and the More Than My Past podcast. attending Parliament with the Fabian Society, guests ot the annual Berkshire Community Foundotion Symposium and networking with the Forward Trust. We distributed our first e-newsletter in March. Encouragingly we secured a 91% open rate and had a great deal of positive feedback from it. We've increased the number of volunteers working with us to a bank of 20-30 people who understand the spirit of what we're trying to achieve for OUT community. They support us ot the allotment with events. offering professional advice, promoting our worl fundraising for us and offering a helping hand when we need them. ENTATIO
This charity was borne out of my own lived experiences of addiction, which con happen to anyone. Most of the people we work with have been disoppointed by those who should have loved them. They struggle with trust. Theyve lowered their expectations of what they are worth and lack confidence. They think that everyone is against them. and they have a vulnerability. They are triggered by feelings of rejection, of not being heord. of being obondoned or being alone. They come to us with many txjrriers which are often fear-based - which is a protection mechonism against the troumo they moy hove experienced. It'll toke more than some one-off kind words to help them through this. Truth which is delivered with core from peers who have been there themselves and can see whot we con't is most impocttul. It tokes a community. As I drow my report to o close, I want to thank our trustees for all they do for us. especiolly our Choirman Peter who never realised he would have this much work to do when he retiredl It wos always the vision to witness to society how the power of Peter and I working together, although profoundly obnormal, con demonstrate thot these relotionships ore needed more widely to create change. I want to thonk the endlessly determined community. too. All the residents. donors, supporters. staff, trustees. event participants and fundraisers who make our community who we are. We simply could not do what we do without you. Tony Attwood Founder & Chief Executive Hope and Visson Cornrnunities use. Beor lone. Hore Holch. Reading RGIO 9XR wYrt¥.hopeondvi$ion.org.uk @hopeandvisioncommunitses
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Hope and Vision Communities Annual Accounts 2022-23
Examiner’s unqualified report (for a non-company charity preparing accruals accounts) with a gross income of £250,000 or less in the relevant financial year
Independent examiner’s report to the trustees of Hope and Vision Communities
I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of Hope and Vision Communities for the period ended 31 March 2023
Responsibilities and basis of report:
As the charity trustees of the Trust you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (‘the Act’).
I report in respect of my examination of the Trust’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.
Independent examiner’s statement:
I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect:
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accounting records were not kept in respect of the Trust as required by section 130 of the Act; of
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the accounts do not accord with those records; or
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the accounts do not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a ‘true and fair view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination.
I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
Signed:
Name: Rachel Hayward
Relevant professional qualification or membership of professional bodies (if any): Member of Institute of Chartered Accountants of England and Wales Address: c/o Fujitsu Services Limited, Lovelace Road, Bracknell, RG12 8SN Date: 25/10/2023
Hope & Vision Communities No (if any)
CC16a
Receipts and payments accounts
For the period from
01/04/2022
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Section A Receipts and payments
Unrestricted Restricted Endowment funds funds funds
Total funds Last year
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to the nearest to the nearest £ £
A1 Receipts
313 Fundraising 2,559 HMRC Gift Aid 26,050 Donations 32,500 Grants Restricted Grants - Sponsorship 41,960 Housing Benefit 22,407 Private Rent 5,922 Service Charge 2,625 Rent deposits Reimbursements from landlords [5,214 ] - - - Sub total (Gross income 139,551 for AR)
313 - - 2,559 416 - 26,050 7,769 - 32,500 5,175 12,500 12,500 19,225 - - 10,000 - 41,960 10,175 - - 22,407 10,500 - - 5,922 1,408 - - 2,625 1,200 - - 5,214 - - - - - - - - - - - - - 12,500 - 152,051 65,869
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| Advertising / Promotion | 283 | - | - | 533 | |||||
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| Charitable Activities | 868 | 2,524 | |||||||
| 3,391 | |||||||||
| Computer costs | 800 | 409 | |||||||
| 800 | |||||||||
| Wages | 17,009 | 10,499 | 11,783 | ||||||
| 27,508 | |||||||||
| Rent deposit paid | 985 | ||||||||
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| Council tax | 2,381 | ||||||||
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| Property fixtures and fittings | 5,245 | 4,904 | 7,306 | ||||||
| 10,150 | |||||||||
| Legal and professional fees | 1,747 | 194 | 616 | ||||||
| 1,941 | |||||||||
| Office / General Administrative expenses |
1,506 | 1,451 | |||||||
| 1,506 | |||||||||
| Other professional Services | 1,060 | 542 | |||||||
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| Printing, postage and stationery | 439 | 698 | |||||||
| 439 | |||||||||
| Rent - properties | 40,240 | 15,430 | |||||||
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| Rent - office | - | 3,166 | 1,600 | ||||||
| 3,166 | |||||||||
| Repairs & Maintenance | 1,395 | 186 | |||||||
| 1,581 | |||||||||
| Supplies | 855 | 996 | 673 | ||||||
| 1,851 | |||||||||
| Telephone Costs | 162 | ||||||||
| 162 | |||||||||
| Training | 310 | - | - | - | |||||
| 310 | |||||||||
| Travel and accommodation | 2,072 | 4,223 | - | 5,837 | |||||
| 6,296 |
| Utilities | 17,232 | - | - | 3,260 | |||||
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| 17,232 | |||||||||
| Volunteer expenses | 657 | - | - | 723 | |||||
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| 91,880 | 26,693 | - | 118,573 | 54,227 |
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| 794 | 181 | - | 975 | |||||||||||
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| 794 | 181 | - | 975 | - | ||||||||||
| Total payments | 92,674 | 26,874 | - | 119,549 | 54,227 | |||||||||
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| receipts/(payments) | 46,876 | -14,374 | - | 32,502 | 11,641 | |||||||||
| A5 Transfers between | ||||||||||||||
| funds | -1,800 | 1,800 | - | - | - | |||||||||
| A6 Cash funds last year | ||||||||||||||
| end | 8,649 | 19,697 | - | 28,346 | 16,705 | |||||||||
| Cash funds this year | ||||||||||||||
| end | 53,725 | 7,123 | - | 60,848 | 28,346 |
Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period
Unrestricted Restricted Endowment funds inc. funds funds Reserves Categories Details to nearest £ to nearest £ to nearest £
B1 Cash funds
B2 Other monetary assets
Barclays Account 53,725 3,698 - Property deposits held 3,425 - - - - Total cash funds 53,725 7,123 - (agree balances with receipts and payments account(s)) OK OK OK Unrestricted Restricted Endowment funds funds funds to nearest £ to nearest £ to nearest £ Details - - - - - - - - - - - -
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Date of Print Name approval J Surtees 23.11.23 P Ross 23.11.23