FOOTESTEPS FOUNDATION FOOTESTEPS FOUNDATION REGISTERED CHARrrY NUMBER: 1196432 Report of the Trustees and Financial Ststements For the pencKI from registra1￿ 05 November 2021 to 31 March 2023 21>22 WeTrk￿ Road N17GU FOOTESTEPS FOUNDATION cop¥rEKrs PAGE Trustees'Annual Report Independent Examinerfs Report Statement of Financial Activitses Balance Sheet Notss to the Flnancial Statements Reference and Administrative Details Footesteps Foundation presents the report of its Board of Trustees report and independent examined financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2023. Trustees. Annual Report for the period From 0511112021 to 3110312023 Period start date PericMJ end date Charity name: FOOTESTEPS FOUNDATION Charity registration number. 1196432 Charity registered address: 172 Bridge Avenue Hanwell London W7 3AR Info foo Email: Website". on.o The Trustees as at 3110312023 Michael Foote Coral Wlliams Tracey Dann Jacqueline Foote Christopher Newton Caroline Bishop . Paul Coleman Chair Treasurer Independent Examiner: Chaweevan WAlliams FCCA, Verdant Accountants Limtt&J Chartered Certified AGGourrtants 21>22 Wenlock Road London N17GU Bankers: The Co-operative Bank p.l.c., P.0. Box 101. 1 Balloon Street, Manchester M60 4EP. Page I Objectives and Activities Summary of the purposes of the charity as set out in its governing docuwent The object of the CIO is, forthe public benefft, to promote and protect the physical and mental heatth of peopte who work night shtfts in health and social care roles, in particularfy, but not exclusivety by provtding training and advi￿. The charity aims to have our healtt) and social care ntght workers skilled. valued and safe. Summary of the main activities in relation to those purposes for the public benef¢ in particular, the activities, projects or services identified in the accounts. Sift￿ the charity's registration, in November 2021, the trustees have mllaborated with West London NHS Trust to organise a joint conference to raise awareness of some of the risks faced by the beneficiaries, i.e., n￿M41[rE staff who are - providers of heatth arKI adult care support and providers of health and social c2re for mentsl heamh services and Servi￿ users who benefft from that supwrL n preparatron for the Conferen￿ the charity engaged with subjeca matter exwts (SME'S) specialising in= the impact on bereaved families that have lost loved ones through merrtal homicide, expert advi￿ on Fersonal sewrÉty, health and well-being fftness sessions for nigm-time sedentary work arKI govemment advisor on relational security in SF*cialist mental healthcare facilities. During this perFr*J the trustees were able to use the knowledge and experien￿ of a family member to create and launth the 'Footesteps Foundaknon websÈte. This allowed for the implementation of freely available video content focussed around. personal and physical safety. heatth and well-being and an introduction to relattonal securrty in the forni of interview podcasts. Footesteps Foundation was publicly launched at the Night time Heatth & so￿al Care conferen￿ on 6° July 2022 held at the Holiday Inn, Brentford. The agenda included presentations from some of the SME'S mentioned eartier and as part of blended leaming videos and group activittes were included. The attendees induded scKial and P￿Ithcare staff from the ￿7Vate and public sectOTS. Their roles included ￿$tel care staff and managers. ciinical psythiatnsts. forensic social workers and Sk)ecialist communty forens￿ staff that are engaged in shrft work especially at nighL The folkjwing beneffts of the Conferen￿ were. Raise awareness of the security and health risks to night working Parti￿la￿lY, for health and social care staff working in the mental health sector. Page 2 Share experiences of staff and sep41￿ users working nights Iderrtfy solutsons to improve personal security, heatth and well-being in the workplace. Nefv40rking to gain a better understanding the different nighttime roles To discuss and record the concems and priorities of the beneficiaries. At the condusion of the Conferen￿ feedbad( was collated from the attendees and this highlighted that they now recc*3nised valuable leaming aboLrt the potential risks to their personal safety and health, how to improve relational secJJnty WFth patients I Servi￿ use and how to stay atert and adive during the night shift. The attendees praised the charty for organising the event and they were prOV￿ed with heatth and well-being merchandising as a token gift. Merchandising costs totalled £1.600. This therefore, provides a bn)ader benefft to the wider communrty engaged in mental health. The feedback provided some emerging themes. 1. Health & Wellbeing - acknowledging the impad of working nights and what support could provide. 2. Having a Vol￿ wÈth commissioniThJ bodies on the risks fac£d by staff and lobbying for change. 3. Innovate and best practice support for night staff with online trainirvJ. As a consequence. these themes will be the of the ch*ity for year 2. In order to achieve this. consideration is ￿1r￿j given to employing a chartty director to coordinate the appropriate resources. Their role wtll assist the charity in securing funding so that the charities seprfices can be financed by grants. donations and paid memberships that maybe individual and l or rporate. Members will be able to access online training, infomialion and guTrdan￿ and safety product reviews. The charity has re￿iVed approximately. £27.781 in funding for this reporting pertod.. May 2022- ReceNed £20,01)O which is part 1 of a &year L*aritable donation from London Cyrenians Housing {LCH} to assist the ¢haftty in beccHning established and is sul¥"ect of the charity receiving satisfactory annual auditing. (Years 2 = £20,000 and Year 3 = £10,000) September 2022 - friends and farnily completed the Ealing Half Marathon raising over £630 January 2023 - Babcock colleagues. Trustees. family and friends embarked on a 13.1 mile 'Wnter Walk, covering the iconic sights in London. A Babcock employee organised the walk and obtained Babcock sponsorship for printed t-shirts. to raise awareness and funding to the sum of £4,100.00. Footesteps spent just over £400.00 on promtional baseball caps and drawstring bags to assist 25 walkers encourage donators on the streets of London. January 2023- The charities patron. celebrity and a(*or, Chtzzy Akudolu, took and part in the IV quiz show 'Poinless Celebrities. partnered with feSlow a(*or Colin Salmon. After winning the show Chizzy donated her share of the prize money of £1.500.00 to our charity. Page 3 Statoment confimiing whether the trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefft In exercising their powers and duties, the trustees of Footesteps Foundation have complied with their duty to have due regard to the guidan￿ on public benefft as published by the Charty Commission. Financial Review Review of the Gharity's financial position at the end of the period In its first year of operation the charity Opted to extend its Accounting Reference Date (ARD) to a 17-month period, from 05 November 2021 to March 2023. During this period the charity suctsssfijlly raised unrestricted fijnds of £27.781. CharTtable expenditure for the period was £5,943. with a hea￿hY cash balance of £24.593 at year erKI and with unrestricted reserves balance of £21,838 at the end of financial period. The Charity has been bestowed with a donatFon of £60,000 over a three-year period by London Cyrenians Housing {LCH) to help ¢2fry OLrt ts objectives. Plans are in place to recruit a part-time charity director. to manage the day-tTrday direth.on of the charity to achieve its objectives and to raise more income forthe chanty by tendertng for commissioned contracts and other fvndraising activib"es, ensuring the organisation's growth and sustsinability. To that end consideratson is also being given to developing the current websrte to make it more user-fnerKlly and to extend its reach to new audiences and potential donors. Statoment explaining the policy for holding reserves stating why they are held It is Footesteps policy to hold approximately 3 months. reserves for 0￿ratIonal purposes to pay stsff, maintsin the webstte for business as usual and pay for any assigned projects. Our policy is to hold 3 months minimum in in 0￿ratIonal reserves and 3 months residual salaries for paid staff. A description of the principal risks facing the charity It is anticipated that a5 the tharity grows and staff are employed that there is a risk staff wages may not be met rf the charity does not meet its objective of raising sufficient funds from donations, grants or paid membership Structure, Governance and Management Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO) Trustees are elected to post by the tKtsrd of trustees. I trustees on induction are provided with". Charity Commission Guidan￿ for Trustees (PDFI CIO- Govemance dowment Page 4 I polictes & procedures d0￿ments The charity is fomed of seven trustees from drver5e backgrounds and experients. The chanty trustees include two family memtErs related to the victim of the homicide that generated the formation of the charity. There are also two friends of the victim who are social worker and estste agent wtth bookkeeping exFer1en￿. a CEO of a chanty (LCH) and two independent solicitors. The charity does not work with any wider nelwork at this stsge. There is a son of the trustee family members who voluntew5 his time to maintain the charity websits. The two trustee family members are husband (Mithael Foote - chair) and wife Jacqui Foote (account signatory). There are no confiiGts of interest regarding renuffleration as the chanties financial management policy deals with independent trustee authorisations for expendrture. Footesteps Foundation would like to thank London Cyrenians Housing for their donation to start the charity and for their COTrtinued support. We would also like to express our appreciation to all those who have taken part in fuThJraising and those who have donated to support our cause. The trustee declare that they have approved the trustees. report above. Slgned on behalf of the charity's trustees Michael Foote Chair 30 January 2024 Page 5 ## **FOOTESTEPS FOUNDATION** ## **Independent Examiner’s Report** For the period from registration 05 November 2021 to 31 March 2023 ## **Independent Examiner’s Report** I report to the Trustees on my examination of the accounts of Footesteps Foundation for the period from registration 05 November 2021 to 31 March 2023. ## **Responsibilities and basis of report** As the charity trustees of 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 Act and in carrying out my examination I have followed all applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act. ## **Independent examiner’s statement** Where the charity's gross income exceeded £250,000 I am qualified to undertake the examination by being a Fellow of the Chartered Association of Certified Accountants which is one of the listed bodies. 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: - 1 accounting records were not kept in respect of the Trust as required by section 130 of the Act; or - 2 the accounts do not accord with those records; or - 3 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. Chaweevan Williams FCCA Verdant Accountants Limited Chartered Certified Accountants 20-22 Wenlock Road London N1 7GU Date: 31 January 2024 Page 6 FOOTESTEPS FOUNDATION STATEMEKf OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES For the period frc￿l Wstration 05 ￿)vern￿￿r 2￿7 to 31 Marth 2023 Total Unrestricted Funds 2023 Total Funds 2022 INCOMING RESOURCES Incoming resources from charitable a¢tivib"es 27.781 Totsl incrAning r#s￿re¢S 27,781 RESOURCES EXPENDED Charitable expenses (S,943> Total resources exwKle (5,9431 NET INCOMEI IEXPENDITURE) Net income I lexpendrture> 21,838 RECONCIUATION OF FUNDS Total funds brought forward TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD 21,838 All ftjnds forthe year 2023 were unrestrirted. Page 7 FOOTESTEPS FOUNDATION BALANCE SHEEr As at 31 Marth 2023 2023 2022 CURRENT ASSETS Debtors Cash at bank Cash in hand 24￿93 24593 AnTr)unts falling due within 1 year. Accnjals (1755) Net current assets {liabilities) 21￿8 TOTAL NEf ASSETS 21￿38 RESERVES AND FUNDS unrestr[￿ fvnds 21,838 21.838 Approved by the truslees arKI 3￿Jn￿l on tsr on 30 JanLMry 2024 ty. hael Foote Chair & Tru¥tee FOOTESTEPS FOUNDATION NOTES TO THE AccouKrs For the ￿l￿)d frryn registration 05 Novenéw 2021 to 31 Marrth 2023 1 ACCOUNTING POUCIES BASIS OF ACCOUNTING The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention and in acix)rdan with Accounb"ng and Reporting by Charitses.. StaterrEnt of Recommended Practi￿ applicable to charities preparirtg their accounts in accordance with the Finanaal Reporting Standard applit2ble in the UK and Republic of Ireland IFRS 1021 leffecttve 1 January 20151.. Finanryal Reporting Standard 102 the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland IFRS 1021, and the Companies Act 2006. FUND ACCOUPMMG Unrestricted fvnds are available for the use al the dis(¥etion of trustees in furtheraTr￿ of the general objectives of the charity. Restricted fvnds are those ftjnds which are to be used ni acCOrdar￿ wilh s￿[fiC restrictions imposed by donors which have been raised by the chanty for partiojkr PUTposes. The cost of raising and administering such fund5 are charged against the S￿IfiC fund. All income is included in the statement of financial activib.es when the chanty is entitled to the income and the amount can be Quanttfied with r&asonab￿ accuracy. EXPENDITURE Expenditure has been recogrsised in the aLxounts on an accmal basis induding post balance date liabilrties_ All expenditure that indudes any VAT cannot be fulty rewvered. and is rel￿rted as part of the exFenditure to which rt ￿lateS CharEtable expendtture comprises those costs incvrred by the tharity in the delNery of its actNttses and services for its beneficiaries. It includes both cx)sts that can be allocated diredy to such activities and those ¢osts of an indirect nature necessary to supwrt them. Other costs indude those ￿St$ as$(￿lated with meeting the constitut*Mal and statutory requirements of the charity and indude the examination fees (where aPpl￿ble} and costs linked to the strategic managerr*nt of the chaTity. All costs are allocated between the extendrture (*gorFes of the SOFA on a basis designed to refiect the use of the resource. Costs relab.ng to a particular acbvty are all￿ted directly. other5 are apporb.oned on an appropriate basis as seen by the Trustees. Pw3p 9 FOOTESTEPS FOUNDATION NOTES TO THE AccouKfs (Continued...) 2023 2022 2 INCOMING RESOURCES FROM CHAR￿ABLE ACTMTIES DO￿TIONs 20.000 End SH UDVClwtah Pry¥ UK 0￿1n$ GriiThJ 155 521 Tolal Incomlng Regour¢es 27,781 2023 2022 3 CHARrrABLE EXPENSES PublicitylPr0rnot￿I Venue Hire Website- Mailbox & Hosting Acrxfyuntancy & Examinatmjn Fees 100 2,755 Total R060urce8 Expended Pa> 10 FOOTESTEPS FOUNDATION NOTES TO THE AccouKfs (Contlnued...) For the period from rwsttatth 05 November 2021 10 31 Marth 21f23 2023 2022 4 DEBTORS Misc Total Debtors 2023 2022 5 CREDITORS & ACCRUALS Accnjals 2.755 Totsl Credftors & Accruals 2,755 Page11