Greater Manchester Mayor’s Charity CIO Annual Report 2023-2024 Registered in England and Wales, charity no. 1198852, company no. CE028957 

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## **Contents.** 

Reference and Administrative Details for Year Ended  31 March 2024. .......................................... 3 Donors, Partners and Supporters. .................................................................................................. 5 Message from Chair of the Board of Trustees. ............................................................................... 6 Our Mission, Values and Objectives. .............................................................................................. 7 Aspirations. ............................................................................................................................... 7 Priorities and Objectives. ........................................................................................................... 7 Progress..................................................................................................................................... 8 How Our Activities Deliver Public Benefit. ................................................................................ 10 Achievements and Performance. ............................................................................................. 11 Performance Overview and Plans for the Future. ......................................................................... 14 Income Generation .................................................................................................................. 14 Diversity, Equity and Inclusion ................................................................................................. 15 Beneficiaries of Our Services .................................................................................................... 15 Financial Review. ..................................................................................................................... 19 Structure, Governance and Management. ............................................................................... 20 Trustee Recruitment ................................................................................................................ 21 Related Parties and Relationships with Other Organisations. ................................................... 21 Remuneration Policy for Key Management Personnel.................................................................. 22 Risk Management. ....................................................................................................................... 24 Fundraising Statement. ................................................................................................................ 24 Statement of Responsibilities of the Trustees. ............................................................................. 24 Independent Examiners. .............................................................................................................. 26 

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Greater Manchester Mayor’s Charity CIO is an independent charity which was registered with the Charity Commission on 5 May 2022 (charity no. 1198852) and launched in April 2019 (it previously operated as The Mayor of Greater Manchester’s Charity, charity no. 1180418). 

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## **Reference and Administrative Details for Year Ended 31 March 2024.** 

**Trustees** CIO _(1198852)_ **Tim Heatley** , **Chair** (From 05.05.2022) **Gillian Duckworth, Ex Officio** (From 26.09.2022) **Rev Ian Rutherford, Vice Chair** (From 05.05.2022) **Philip Kemp** (From 05.05.2022) **Lauren Rosegreen** (From 05.05.2022, sabbatical from 27.03.2023) **Erica Boardman** (From 18.07.2022) **Michael Gerrard** (From 18.07.2022. Resigned 17.10.2024) **Bradley Russell** (From 26.09.2022) **Chris Monkman** (From 26.09.2022) **Ben Hui** (From 26.09.2022. Resigned 06.08.2023) 

**Patron** Mayor Andy Burnham 

**Key** Fran Darlington-Pollock Nov 22 – July Head of Strategic **Management** 23 Development Aug 23 – Chief Executive Officer 

**Registered** Broadhurst House **Offices** Tootal Buildings 56 Oxford Street Manchester M1 6EU **Company** CE028957 **Registration Number (CIO) Charity** 1198852 **Registration Number** 

**Auditors Slade & Cooper Ltd** Beehive Mill, Jersey Street Manchester M4 6JG 

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## **Bankers[1] Co-operative Bank** 

6th Floor, Balloon Street Manchester M60 4EP 

## **Barclays** 

Bolton Wellsprings Leicester LE87 2BB 

## **Solicitors Shoosmiths Solicitors LLP** 

The XYZ Building, 2 Hardman Boulevard Spinningfields Manchester M3 3AZ 

> _1_ Note: the Barclays account was utilised by the previous entity (charity number: 1180418) and the Co-op account was set up and is used for the new Incorporated entity (charity number: 1198852). The Barclays account is being kept active until the charity is satisfied that no more funds are entering or exiting the account in relation to the previous entity. 

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## **Donors, Partners and Supporters.** 

We are extremely grateful to all our partners, our many individual donors, and to those who support us with time, donated services and expertise. Those deserving particular mention include: 

Badger & Combes Mount Digital Diamond Buses ProofID ElevateGM Suez Font Communications The Warehouse Project GFT This Is Future JCDecaux Together 

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## **Message from Chair of the Board of Trustees.** 

Homelessness has no place in Greater Manchester, and we remain steadfast in our belief that change will come through collective, collaborative action. The economic outlook remains challenging, and external pressures continue to contribute to rising numbers of households and people at risk of or experiencing homelessness. 

As a place-based funder relying on businesses and households for support so that we can get those funds to the services where they can make the most difference, this context is challenging. But, this has not dampened our progress nor our successes. 

Our expanded staff team and new calendar of events continue to grow from strength to strength, bringing new business and attention to the homelessness ecosystem while contributing to our increased fundraising and sponsorship in the last 12 months. 

We have learnt from our new series of policy roundtables, and opened up new opportunities for partnerships within and between VCFSE organisations and the business community of the city-region. We have also been able to increase our commitment to the A Bed Every Night initiative, as well as delivering additional grants into the wider homelessness ecosystem. 

These successes are a testament to the continued generosity of the people and communities of Greater Manchester, but also the passion and beliefs of our staff team, our Ambassadors and our ever-committed trustees. 

No one should face a night on the streets. No one should be without a home. We will continue to do all that we can to support the front-line organisations working with people across Greater Manchester at risk of or experiencing homelessness and rough sleeping. 

In Greater Manchester, we don’t walk on by. 

Tim Heatley, Chair of Board of Trustees 

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## **Our Mission, Values and Objectives.** 

We believe homelessness has no place here in Greater Manchester so we bring businesses, communities and people together to make that vision a reality. We champion innovative work that can really make a difference and ensure Greater Manchester is leading the way on tackling this social problem. 

We’re a place-based funder, working at the centre of a network of activity and action to tackle homelessness in Greater Manchester. We listen to those who have experienced homelessness and the challenges faced by people supporting them. We learn from what works and act on where money is needed. As a result of the diverse board of Trustees and the Charity’s Patron (Andy Burnham, Mayor of Greater Manchester), the Charity has the ability to bring together public, private and third sector stakeholders for public benefit. 

This is how we live our values: to be **effective** , **pioneering** , and **collaborative** . 

## **Aspirations.** 

- To be the go-to for charitable giving to tackle homelessness in Greater Manchester and to support those experiencing or at risk of homelessness. 

- To establish a sustainable fundraising model safeguarding the longevity of the charity. 

- To establish and champion best practice in the convening and partnership of public, private and third sector stakeholders for public benefit. 

## **Priorities and Objectives.** 

The purposes of the Charity as set out in the governing document are: 

_“To advance any such charitable purpose for the general benefit of the inhabitants of Greater Manchester (according to the land of England and Wales) as the Trustees shall see fit from time to time and in particular (but without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing) the relief of poverty and distress of people who are suffering from the effects of homelessness or the threat of homelessness.”_ 

Within this broad purpose, our priority remains focussed on homelessness. The main activities undertaken in relation to these purposes are fundraising and grant making. The Charity raises money primarily through corporate and public donations, and, looking forward, has established a new calendar of events to support fundraising activity. The Charity provides targeted funding through monitored grant programmes to a range of social impact organisations and programmes across Greater Manchester. In this accounting period, these grants were focussed on organisations providing support to people either experiencing or at risk of homelessness. 

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Greater Manchester Mayor’s Charity CIO strives to create the conditions for innovative interventions alongside more traditional charitable tactics. Raising funds and making grants enables us to support key initiatives that will significantly impact on the issues that we are focused on. These impacts are measured though grant management reports, collated data and case studies. Alongside our primary focus on grant-making – and the associated fundraising to enable this – in Summer 2023 we held a policy roundtable, a pilot for a new series designed to better position the Charity in its efforts to champion innovative work. Convening discussions to unpack and spotlight innovative, pioneering and effective practice gives the opportunity to explore new ideas and also create new spaces for collaboration alongside within the homelessness ecosystem of Greater Manchester and beyond. 

## **Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Statement.** 

As a Charity that exists for the benefit of the inhabitants of Greater Manchester, we are committed to delivering a positive impact on this community. We recognise our role in supporting the development of a sustainable society in which everyone can thrive, while also delivering pioneering, effective and collaborative grants that can truly move the dial on ending homelessness and eradicating the need for rough sleeping. 

**Environmental:** We are committed to reducing our paper usage, focusing on digital documents, e-signatures and online document sharing internally and externally wherever possible. We also encourage digital reporting from our grantees and avoid physical mail. Meetings are conducted online or, where required in person, all charity staff travel using public transport wherever possible. As a small team with no formal premises, we do have a small ecological footprint. However, to help identify gaps in our understanding and the potential for more progress, our Chief Executive also completed Carbon Literacy training with the Carbon Literacy Project. In the next accounting period, we will introduce a new ESG policy to support our continued progress in this area. 

**Social:** Alongside our core purpose and charitable objects, we are committed to a supportive, inclusive workplace where all staff, ambassadors and trustees are able to bring their authentic self to work. Notably, this is evident in our journey to full membership of the Greater Manchester Good Employment Charter. 

**Governance:** As evident in this report, the Charity have a robust, transparent and ethical approach to the governance of all our operations. This is vital to maintaining the trust of our donors and supporters, and the charities and organisations we in turn support. 

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## **Progress.** 

Since our launch, we have donated more than £2m to our flagship scheme, A Bed Every Night, helping to fund over 78,000 nights off the streets. The collaboration and partnership underpinning this pioneering scheme has ensured that rates of rough sleeping dropped at a substantially faster rate in Greater Manchester than seen nationally since their peak in 2017. Despite the rises that have been seen in the past two years, numbers are still significantly below the high levels of 2017. 

More than £1m has been donated to targeted prevention work designed to stop homelessness before it becomes a reality, provide emergency relief in times of economic pressure, and for activities designed to build local capacity within key networks and outreach support for those working to end homelessness in Greater Manchester. 

The commitment in Greater Manchester to ending homelessness and eradicating the need for rough sleeping remains high, and we are proud of the role we continue to have in enabling frontline, vital responses to that. But the twinned crises of homelessness and housing continue to unfold, with a nudging upwards of the numbers of people rough sleeping and record high-levels of households and children in temporary accommodation. 

We remain committed to maintaining the inclusivity of A Bed Every Night, but also working to expand our support of preventative work where funds permit. This has seen us continue our prioritizing the following areas of activity: 

- Diversify income streams and grow fundraising potential; 

- a 

- trusted voice urging action on homelessness in the city region; and, 

- Champion innovative practice as a funder and maximise the added value we offer to our charity partners and all 

   - engaged within the homelessness sector. 

These priority areas underpin all our activity within the charity, each with the intention to increase fundraising capacity to grow our grant making across our three inter-related priority grant areas: Emergency Response, Places and Spaces, and Targeted Prevention. 


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These three strands of grant making are highly interdependent: sustaining an effective and universal response for people rough sleeping is critical, but to alleviate the pressure on and need for such a response requires looking upstream. More needs to be 

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done to stop homelessness before it becomes a reality (targeted prevention) and effectively support people in precarious housing situations (e.g. support to the temporary accommodation and the wider ecosystem of homelessness support (organisations working to support people across Greater Manchester at risk of or experiencing homelessness) captured within our places and spaces strand). 

**The Charity has a Grant Making Policy in place which sets a clear and transparent framework for grant making in line with strategic priorities. This ensures there is a segregation of duties between funding design and application assessment. Application assessment happens with a panel of Trustees, supported by the operational team, who then make recommendations for grant awards to the full board of Trustees for approval.** 

Building on the changes introduced in 2022-23, including a two-stage application process for applications of more than £5,000 and moving away from a rolling, open application process, a new process has been established for the 2024-25 period (first programme to be launched October 2024). These changes and full terms and conditions for the process are summarised on the website. 

The Trustees review the aims, objectives, and activities of the Charity each year. This report looks at what the Charity has achieved and the outcomes of its work in the reporting period. The Trustees report the success of each key activity and the benefits the Charity has brought to those groups of people that it is set up to help. 

The review also helps the Trustees ensure the Charity's aims, objectives and activities remained focused on its stated purposes. 

The Trustees have referred to the guidance contained in the Charity Commission's general guidance on public benefit when reviewing the Charity's aims and objectives and in planning its future activities. In particular, the Trustees consider how planned activities will contribute to the aims and objectives that have been set. 

## **How Our Activities Deliver Public Benefit.** 

The Trustees confirm that they have referred to the Charity Commission's guidance on public benefit when reviewing the Charity's aims and objectives, in planning future activities, and setting the policies for the year. 

The Charity achieves public benefit by funding a range of charitable and social impact organisations who are delivering frontline work with people and communities right across Greater Manchester. 

Grant making activities in this area have delivered benefits including: 

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- Emergency accommodation for people who would otherwise have no other option; 

- of a vital frontline service; 

- Building a stronger network of individuals, organisations and stakeholders working towards ending homelessness in the region; 

- Reducing risk of isolation for people transitioning out of homelessness; and 

- Reducing risk of homelessness at hospital discharge. 

The aims of the organisation continue to be charitable. The aims and the work done give identifiable benefits to the charitable sector and both indirectly and directly to individuals in need. There is no detriment or harm arising from the aims or activities. 

## **Achievements and Performance.** 

The Charity's main activities and who it seeks to help are described below. All its charitable activities focus on fundraising and grant making and are undertaken to further Greater Manchester Mayor’s Charity’s charitable purposes for the public benefit. 

## _**Fundraising**_ 

The Charity successfully generated a total income of £582,567 through a mixture of donations and legacies, other trading activities and investments. 

Corporate donations totalled £247,622 which included a significant donation of £100,000 from Suez Waste Management, who continue to support the Charity substantially each year as part of their multi-year social value commitment. 

The Charity generated £155,234 via its own website and JustGiving page. Included in this, the Charity’s patron Andy Burnham, who donated £12,375 over the year. The Charity also receive donations through PayPal Giving, Charities Aid Foundation, Benevity and Work for Good. 

In addition, the Charity received donations via contactless donation points hosted by hotels and other businesses around Manchester, Salford and Trafford. These devices had a pre-set donation of £3 raising £6,780 (before fees) over the year. 

Within the above total, an individual JustGiving campaign was launched in November 2023 to support the income target for ‘A Bed Every Night’. The ‘1000 Beds for Christmas’ campaign raised £27,372.85 via a dedicated JustGiving page, with an additional £7,744 offline donations including from the Manchester Baroque’s Christmas performance of Handel’s Messiah. Funds were topped up a further £20,000 through a corporate partnership with Together. This Winter campaign was further supplemented by a crafting campaign, ‘Deck the Halls’, collaborating with Black Sheep Wools to sell kits and patterns for festive decorations which included our charity motif. 

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## _**Events**_ 

Contributing to the success of the fundraising total was a continuation of the Charity’s expanded fundraising events calendar.  This reporting period saw two gala dinners (April 2023, March 2024), each held at New Century, with the last edition welcoming over 300 business leaders to come together raising funds to tackle homelessness. Across the two dinners (and before costs), over £56,000 was generated from a mix of table sales, raffle tickets, and sponsorship. A particular mention to AO Arena who headline sponsored the gala dinner. 

In February 2024, we were the beneficiaries of the return of the DJ Battle, held in Camp & Furnace in Liverpool. This featured our Patron, Mayor Andy Burnham, going head-to-head once more with Mayor Steve Rotheram of Liverpool. Proceeds from the ticket sales and online and text donations were divided equally between Greater Manchester Mayor’s Charity, and Community Foundations for Merseyside and Lancashire (Mayor Rotheram’s nominated charity). This raised £8,820. 

In August 2023, we hosted a charity ‘bus pull’ inviting companies from across the region to compete to see who could pull a bus fastest over 30 meters. This event featured support from Diamond Buses and Go North West, each providing staff and a bus to be pulled, and raised £14,069. 

The Charity also benefitted once more from the Manchester 24 Hour, raising over £20,000 in its 5[th] edition. We are very grateful to the team at Run Wild and all the organisers behind the event, as well as the 1000s of local and national runners who participate. 

Alongside these headline fundraising events, we held a region-wide sponsored walk, inviting people to explore the green trails and waterways circling the city-region on Greater Manchester’s new walking training – the GM Ringway, and introduced a new schools outreach campaign to raise awareness and funds – ‘Show Me Home’. Both had good coverage and effect as a means to engage the public on the issue of homelessness. 

We were also the nominated charity of the year for FACT3 and Artorius, whose staff took part in several fundraising events to raise funds throughout the year, and FACT3 provided volunteers to support our ‘bus pull’. 

## _**Grant making**_ 

During this accounting period the Charity’s grant making went to A Bed Every Night and the homelessness ecosystem (wider charity partners working to support people at risk of or experiencing homelessness and rough sleeping): 

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## _A BED EVERY NIGHT (ABEN)_ 

This major city-region wide multi-partner programme provides emergency accommodation for people who find themselves rough sleeping on the streets of Greater Manchester. As a founding funder of this flagship scheme, our support remains a fundamental component of the universality and distinctiveness of ABEN.  Our funds ensure that people with no recourse to public funds (NRPF) or restricted eligibility are able to access this service. We are uniquely positioned within the partnership network delivering ABEN to ensure NRPF groups can access the service. We receive regular reporting on outcomes from this programme which continues to demonstrate on-going reductions in the numbers of people experiencing street homelessness since the inception of the scheme in 2018, and the peak in rough sleeping in 2017. 

In total, we have awarded ABEN £2.3 million since it launched. During this accounting period, Trustees committed £260,000 to A Bed Every Night for the period 2023/2024 (compared to £250,000 in previous reporting period). 

## _**FUNDING TO THE HOMELESSNESS ECO-SYTEM**_ 

In this accounting period we saw one grant end, one continue to its second year and two new grants. 

The grant that ended was for Coffee4Craig (£14,250).  Coffee4Craig are a vital frontline service, and the grant has helped safeguard their position in the ecosystem during a time of financial uncertainty. Specifically, the money contributed to funding a Fundraising Manager to support their financial security. 

We continued to support Greater Manchester Homelessness Action Network into its second year (£30k for three years) to part-fund a Network Manager, the network’s first member of staff. This grant, originally committed in the 2021/22 accounting period, is designed to support growing the network and encourage collaborative working across the homelessness ecosystem in Greater Manchester. 

The two new grants were for core funds for JustLife Foundation (£12,500) and Petrus (£10,750) to create new staff roles and projects. For JustLife Foundation, we funded a new Social Connections Project (SCP). The project provided support to enable vulnerable clients, who are moving away from homelessness, to overcome social barriers. Building on successful implementation of the project in Brighton, the project was to help reduce risk of social isolation for people who have experienced homelessness and moving into more stable accommodation. This transition is an important one, and vital support at this time can help also reduce a return to homelessness. For Petrus, the grant supported their Hospital Homelessness Discharge Pilot. The pilot was developed to address issues 

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addressed in the Open Space findings, and the historical knowledge Petrus has of working with individuals who are homeless or at risk of homelessness for over 50 years. 

Finally, funds remained committed to Embassy Village (£30,000). This will support a post (resettlement team leader) in the project once the construction of the village has completed. The Trustees remain supportive of this project, and will continue to hold funds despite unforeseen circumstances challenging construction completion. 

## **Performance Overview and Plans for the Future.** 

## **Income Generation** 

As we entered our fifth accounting period, the fundraising landscape remained a challenge. We do not expect to see a return to the income levels seen between 2018 and 2020, which were both the product of early wins secured through our founding patron, Mayor Andy Burnham’s election and increased generosity enabled and prompted by the COVID pandemic. Though public fundraising has remained relatively constant, and the expanded events calendar has seen an increase in income raised, corporate support remains more difficult to secure. For corporate partnerships, the higher costs of living precipitated by the cost of living crisis, and higher costs of doing business are sustaining these challenges. 

The expansion of the staff team and organisational restructure brought clear benefits to the Charity’s capacity to deliver events, and increase engagement with our work. As expected, we have seen an increase in fundraising though hope to see continued growth if we are able to overcome some of the challenges in engaging corporate partners. However, the increased events activity has increased the profile and visibility of the organisation such that the pipeline – both in terms of nominated ‘Charity of the Year’ relationships, receiving funds for organisational awards or raffles, and potential longerterm partnerships are improving. 

We continue to have a strong relationship with Together, who remain committed to our Winter Campaign and supporting A Bed Every Night. This sits alongside the long-term commitment from SUEZ Waste Management of £100,000 per year which funds foundational costs, including staff salaries. This ensures that wider fundraising can prioritise grant making, and creates the space to develop longer term plans for more sustainable income streams. JCDecaux continue to make an annual payment of £25,000 which goes towards our grant to the Greater Manchester Homelessness Action Network. A generous partnership with The Warehouse Project raised a further £36,500 (including a donation from The Warehouse Project photographers, InSquared). 

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Sitting alongside the direct income generating events, the Charity launched a new roundtable series bringing thought leaders, industry champions, policy makers, practitioners and advocates together in meaningful action-focused discussions on key issues that affect the experience, relief and determinants of the homelessness and housing crises. Not only do the events support fundraising potential by raising the Charity’s profile with the businesses and organisations in attendance, they create the space for new collaborations and ideas to emerge between attendees with the potential to help end homelessness in Greater Manchester. In this reporting period, the Charity held 3 events, co-hosting each with an external organisation. These explored basic income (with UBI Manchester), apprenticeships and grow traineeships (with the GMCA and Shelter), and innovative solutions to youth homelessness (with Centrepoint). 

## **Diversity, Equity and Inclusion** 

Greater Manchester Mayor’s Charity CIO values diversity. We are committed to cultivating and upholding a culture of inclusion, equal opportunity and anti-discrimination practices. This is mirrored both within our governance structure and in operational decision making. We remain active in our journey to full membership of the Good Employment Charter and are actively exploring ways to diversify our Board and Ambassador cohort. Despite ongoing work, we remain conscious that gaps remain in this area. 

## **Beneficiaries of Our Services** 

The benefits of our grant making this financial period reach across Greater Manchester. Through supporting frontline charities, we enabled them to deliver direct benefits to people experiencing or at risk of homelessness. The following section highlights some of the key impact and reporting from our grants. 

## _**A Bed Every Night (ABEN)**_ 

As we saw in 2022/23, the role of ABEN continues to both support those at risk of rough sleeping for the first time, as well as addressing the enduring needs of those already experiencing entrenched street homelessness. The need for ABEN is as strong as it was in 2018 when first established. 

Our funding towards ABEN focusses specifically on people with Restricted Eligibility or No Recourse to Public Funds, though as a partnership system, we include evidence for both groups with no recourse to public funds and all accommodated below. 

Between 1[st] April 2023 and 31[st] March 2024, there were 3,008 referrals recorded to ABEN placements, 98% of those referrals went on to be accommodated. This included 24,556 bed nights for those with no recourse to public funds, with the remaining 196,332 to groups with recourse to public funds. 

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Overall, 50% of those accommodated had mental health support needs, while 26% had drug support needed and 18% had alcohol support needs (note, these are not broken down for groups with no recourse to public funds). 

The average time in ABEN for all accommodated stood at 115 nights, but ranged from 104 nights for those with recourse to public funds to 256 nights for those with no recourse to public funds. Despite the longer time accommodated, groups with no recourse to public funds had a slightly higher chance of positive exit outcomes when leaving ABEN (65%) when compared to the overall cohort (59%). 

## _**JustLife Foundation**_ 

JustLife Foundation supports and advocates for people who are hidden homeless and living in temporary accommodation both in Greater Manchester (which relates solely to our funding) and in Brighton and Hove. Their focus is on ensuring that stays in temporary accommodation as short, safe and healthy as possible. The grant awarded (£12,500) in total was towards the Social Connections Project. 

The project began in October 2023 (with a duration of 12 months), providing support to enable vulnerable clients, who are moving away from homelessness, to overcome social barriers (e.g. distrust/anxiety about social situations), reduce isolation and loneliness, improve their mental health and personal resilience, strengthen their ability to independently manage their accommodation and ultimately move towards sustainable independent living. In it’s first six months, the following outcomes were reported: 

- 33% of participants reported improvements in their social networks/relationships and local support 

- 75% of participants reported being less socially isolated 

- 8% of participants reported improved mental health 

## _**Greater Manchester Homelessness Action Network (GMHAN)**_ 

The GMHAN brings together everyone across Greater Manchester working to end homelessness. In November 2021, £90,000 was awarded over three years towards the salary of a full-time Network Co-ordinator. This role is hosted by Greater Together Manchester, who recruited a co-ordinator to start in June 2022, hence the grant is in its second year within this accounting period. The purpose of the Network Co-ordinator’s role is to increase the strategic voice of the GMHAN across the region. 

## Key Reporting Points 

_Impact and Actions_ 

- The Network Co-ordinator continues to visit charities across the region to expand the network 

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- Supported the GMCA and GMJokers in review of the Homelessness Prevention Strategy 

- Worked with the GMCA to develop a Homeless Link partnership masterclass, which was delivered as part of their VCSE leadership training. Worked with Street Support Network to run a winter campaign which highlighted the needs of a range of different smaller charities over the winter period, in order to help the public give effectively. 

- GMHAN continues to work through three Task Groups: Deliver, Lobby and Learn. This focusses the network activity to ensure actionable outputs and plans are produced for the network at their regular meetings. The network coordinator introduced a new approach this reporting period, using a ‘sprint’ methodology to align the task groups with the full-network events and create more synergy across the network as a whole. 

_Events_ : During this reporting period, 4 full network events were held exploring key issues and challenges facing the homelessness eco-system and identified through the GMHAN coordination group, and the Task, Lobby and Deliver groups. Highlights included an event exploring tackling youth homelessness in Greater Manchester while also spotlighting a national campaign to end youth homelessness (of which Greater Manchester Mayor’s Charity are signatories too) and one exploring prison and probation. These events are consistently well-attended ranging from 85-100 delegates spanning housing providers, lived experience groups, and VCSFE groups. 

Feedback from the network events is testament to their success, for example: 

- _“I thought the event was a real success and I learnt loads! Our clinical lead, Dr Yeung joined too and I know he felt it was a really inspiring day.” and “The event sounded great! They’ve [young people from unlimited potential] been promoting the petition so they definitely left feeling enthused.”_ 

## _**Petrus - Home from Hospital Homelessness Discharge Pilot**_ 

Petrus was granted £10,750 to fulfill the Hospital Homelessness Discharge Pilot, recognising their strong links with NHS partners locally and across Greater Manchester. The pilot was developed to address issues identified in a GMHAN Open Space workshop, and the historical knowledge Petrus has of working with individuals who are homeless or at risk of homelessness for over 50 years. Combining the experience of Petrus and knowledge of lived experience voices in the Open Space provided a strong platform from which to develop this pilot. 

The pilot has enabled the delivery and implementation of: 

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- Royal now have a Homelessness discharge procedure with up-to-date contact details of the Link worker and Rochdale Homeless Team; 

- A Homelessness link worker placed on site at Royal Oldham hospital; 

- Fortnightly meetings with the housing department and the adult care teams/service providers in the borough (e.g. Stepping Stones, Changing Futures, Turning Point, Drug & Alcohol team from Rochdale Infirmary, Sanctuary Trust, Probation, and Rochdale Borough Housing team); and, 

- Regular meetings with Discharge teams in the borough. 

## _**Coffee4Craig**_ 

Coffee4Craig is a key support service in Manchester city centre that provides front-line, drop-in support for people rough sleeping and at risk of homelessness. They are a vital part of the homelessness ecosystem and the only indoor ‘after hours’ drop-in centre in the city. 

An award of £14,250 was made to Coffee4Craig in December 2022 towards the salary of a role that would focus on marketing and fundraising. This was made to support Coffee4Craig in securing better financial stability. 

## Key Reporting Points 

- The grant enabled them to employ a full time ESG co-ordinator, facilitating the development of a clear strategy for creating, maintaining and developing relationships with corporate supporters. 

- They now feel they have a robust process and tangible reasons for corporates to partner with them. 

- Coffee4Craig reported that a key lesson for them was that this role was vital to be able to continue to operate at capacity. 

## A senior manager said, 

_The funding has had a noticeable positive impact on the charity as a whole and also the individual we have been able to employ. On a charity wide basis we have a better, more supportive offer for any new and existing corporate supporters. This has in turn freed up the resources that were being utilised in this area in a very hit and miss fashion to be reallocated more appropriately for better outcomes on the front line and allowed for a better offer at both ends of the charity. Relocating resources depending on the staff team skills has meant a better work balance and more confidence in the team and their individual ability_ . 

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The grant demonstrated how support for one are of a charity’s work can free up resource effectively to support their operations as a whole. In this case, having a staff member focus on corporate support meant that other staff could maintain focus on their vital frontline delivery. 

## _**Embassy Village**_ 

Embassy Village is a project that will provide safe and secure homes for people who are experiencing homelessness or at risk of homelessness with in-house start to end support and routes into work. People are housed and then surrounded by the support and training they need to leave the cycle of homelessness. The village will be located in central Manchester, providing 40 homes and a Village Hall that will become a community hub and training and mentoring facility for residents. 

In June 2022, £30,000 was awarded to Embassy Village to fund the salary of a Resettlement Team Leader who will be based in the village. The release of this grant funding has been delayed due to delays in building the modular housing project. The charity has regularly met with Embassy Village to receive updates on the progress of the village. Trustees have confirmed that they are happy to wait for completion of the village before releasing funds, and an update will be provided for the next accounting period. 

## **Financial Review.** 

In the period up to end of March 2024 income totalled £582,567. The Charity made grants totalling £313,250. This positioned the Charity at the end of March 2024 with a cash balance of £179,642 which includes the £60,000 Reserves. This is slightly higher than the previous reporting period, but Trustees felt that the award to the A Bed Every Night scheme was appropriate and remaining reserves positioned the Charity appropriately if an emergency arose in the system we support in the next financial period. 

Income raised during 2023-24 continued to be reduced compared to the charity’s first two accounting periods that covered 2018 to 2020. In 2018-20, the charity was the sole beneficiary of a single event raising £800k; and a major £500k donation from a company as the pandemic took hold. Both were unique. However, beyond those two examples, further factors contributing to the lowered income generation remain as identified in the last reporting period; a) caution from donors as the cost-of-living crisis elevated general living costs; b) ongoing concern from business regarding inflation and uncertain economic conditions; and c) a lack of a major landmark donation. Staff capacity has, however, increased with the change in structure and team. 

The Charity has historically run with exceptionally low operating costs, which was only made possible by the extraordinary commitment of the founding Trustees, who were highly proactive and involved in the day-to-day running of the Charity in the early years. 

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This significant Trustee engagement had to re-occur for a short period when the staff team was significantly reduced. The now expanded team continues to mature, testing and expanding fundraising events and new models to engage the wider public in the charities fundraising and grant-making activity. The staff bill for this accounting period was £98,195. 

Other overheads also increased with investment in social media driven online fundraising, costs to support deliver of fundraising events and wider marketing. These were considered essential spend, demonstrating how the charity is maturing and developing. 

A paper was presented and discussed at the January 2024 Board about The Charity as a Going Concern. While it has been a challenging year financially, it was agreed that there were numerous measures in place to ensure the Charity remains secure operationally into the future, these include: 

- a) Grants are never committed ahead of income secured 

- b) Staff costs are covered by a long-term annual commitment 

- c) Overheads are low and the Charity aims to keep overheads low by not paying for premises or entering into long term contracts/leases 

- d) The Charity policy is to hold at least £60,000 in reserves. The decision to keep minimum reserves at £60,000 was approved as this continues to be an appropriate level of funding (approximately 6 months of usual operating costs). 

- e) That maturing staff team would increase fundraising capacity. 

## **Structure, Governance and Management.** 

The Board met bi-monthly throughout this accounting period, with additional Special Meetings called when necessary. Three Sub-Committees underpin the operations of the Charity and ensure that all areas of governance are regularly monitored, improved and the responsibilities of Trustees are fully discharged. Sub-Committees meet bi-monthly and are delegated to make recommendations to the full board. Sub-Committees comprise: 

- Finance, Audit and Risk 

- Funding and Investment 

- Ethics 

The Board of Trustees administers the Charity. 

The operational team has delegated authority for operational matters. 

A tiered financial delegations scheme is in place. 

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The year saw shifts in Trustee memberships, with a resignation in August 2023 and a sabbatical beginning in December 2023. 

## **Trustee Recruitment** 

During this reporting period, there have been no new recruitment to the Board of Trustees. During any recruitment period, all trustees receive a welcome induction and policy pack that outlined the charity’s history, the role of being a trustee and charity policy. The following policy and guidance documents were shared with new Trustees: 

- Campaigning and political activity guidance 

- Charity Governance Code 

- Charity trustee: what’s involved (CC3a) 

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- Ethical Fundraising Policy 

- Funding & Investment sub-committee Terms of Reference 

- Constitution 

- Online Harassment Policy 

- Social media Policy 

- Grant Making Policy 

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- Data Protection Policy 

- Data security Policy 

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- The Essential Trustee 

Upon recruitment, all Trustees will complete the following documents: 

- Written acceptance of Trusteeship 

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- Trustee Eligibility Declaration 

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The charity also will offer and facilitate the delivery of external governance training for any new Trustees that were interested in taking part. 

## **Related Parties and Relationships with Other Organisations.** 

The Patron, Andy Burnham, Mayor of Greater Manchester does not have a decisionmaking role but supports the Charity through ambassadorial activities. He also makes regular donations personally. 

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The Charity received some in-kind support from related parties in this accounting period for which we were incredibly grateful. 

- JCDecaux Ltd. provided (and continues to provide) the Charity with free marketing space on 17 digital screens across Manchester city centre. This has been valuable for promoting the Charity’s fundraisings campaign and sharing information about homelessness in the city. JCDecaux reserve the 32” Community Interactive Screen we have access to for the benefit of their community and charity partners, actively offering free Share of Time. As this is not a commercialised unit, they do not place a price on it. 

_In line with our accounting procedures, while we also received donated professional services from Clear Channel and Ocean Outdoors, these services fall outside the scope of expenditures the charity would typically incur, so have not been assigned a value._ 

- Mount Digital provided project support for social media advertising of our winter campaign, worth £1,600 (+ VAT) 

- Font Communications supported with drafting and dissemination of Press Releases, worth £10,200 

- Elevate GM supported with event management, worth £10,000 (plus VAT) 

- Capital & Centric supported with artwork for a fundraising event and website redesign £8,900, and donated a laptop for operational use worth £300 

- Badger & Coombes provided media support for a fundraising event, including sound, tech, streaming services and pre-production, together worth £6,360 

- Diamond North West Bus and Go North West each supported the 2023 Bus Pull, providing a bus each and respective personnel, worth £1,440 (Diamond North West) and £122 (Go North West) 

- Contemporary Six supported an awareness campaign, providing full use of their gallery for a curated exhibition for 48 hours, worth £500 + VAT 

- Future PR provided nominated the Charity as their Charity partner for 2024, with a package of support worth £20,000. £5,000 of this was spent in the last quarter of 2023-24 

- Blacks Chauffeurs donated a chauffeur + driver for an act at the DJ Battle, worth £816 

## **Remuneration Policy for Key Management Personnel.** 

The Board of Trustees is responsible for defining the Charity’s pay policy and deciding on the salaries of the staff. Benchmarking with similar sized charities is undertaken. To refine 

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existing processes, a formal pay policy was approved by the Board of Trustees 1[st] June 2023. No changes have been made to this policy. 

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## **Risk Management.** 

The Charity operates a risk register which is reviewed by the whole board on an annual basis and by the Finance, Audit and Risk Committee on an ongoing basis. 

The principal risks that the Charity faced during this account period largely remained the same as previous years: 

- The challenging economic climate and the vast shifts in income making future . 

- projections difficult to estimate 

- The impact on levels of need and anticipated increases in levels of homelessness that many across the sector expected to arise. 

- The risk of reputational damage having a high- profile patron – this is an ongoing risk for the Charity and is mitigated by consistently high standards of ethics, due diligence and external reputational awareness. 

## **Fundraising Statement.** 

Greater Manchester Mayor’s Charity CIO ensures that all fundraising abides by its values and ethical principles as outlined in its Ethics Policy and Ethical Code of Conduct. This is overseen by both the Ethics sub-committee of the Trustees. The Charity does not employ an external agency to conduct its fundraising activities on its behalf. The Charity also remained fully registered with The Fundraising Regulator during this accounting period. 

There has been no failure by the Charity, or by any person acting on its behalf, to comply with fundraising standards or scheme for fundraising regulation that the Charity or the person acting on its behalf has voluntarily subscribed to. 

The Charity is mindful of its responsibilities to protect vulnerable people and other members of the public from behaviour which may be an unreasonable intrusion on a person’s privacy, is unreasonably persistent or places undue pressure on a person to give money or other property. 

## **Statement of Responsibilities of the Trustees.** 

The Trustees are responsible for preparing financial statements for each financial period which give a true and fair view of the Charity's financial activities during the period and of its financial position at the end of the period. In preparing financial statements giving a true and fair view, the Trustees follow best practice and: 

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- Select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently. 

- Observe the methods and principles in the Charities SORP. 

- Make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent. 

- State whether applicable UK Accounting Standards and statements of recommended practice have been followed, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements. 

- inappropriate to presume that the Charity will continue in operation. 

The Trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records that disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the Charity and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Charities Act 2011. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the Charity and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities. 

The Trustees are responsible for the maintenance and integrity of the corporate and financial information included on the Charity's website. Legislation in the United Kingdom governing the 

In so far as we are aware: 

- There is no relevant audit information of which the charitable company's auditor is unaware; and 

- The Trustees have taken all steps that they ought to have taken to make themselves aware of any relevant audit information and to establish that the auditor is aware of that information. preparation and dissemination of financial statements may differ from legislation in other jurisdictions. 

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## **Independent Examiners.** 

Slade & Cooper Ltd were re-appointed as the Charity's Independent Examiners at the Finance, Audit and Risk sub-committee of Trustees on 19.06.2024 and have expressed their willingness to continue in that capacity. 

The Trustees’ annual report has been approved by the Trustees on 02.12.2024 and signed on their behalf by 


Tim Heatley 

Chair of Board of Trustees 

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Independent examiner’s report 

to the trustees of 

Greater Manchester Mayor’s Charity CIO 

I report to the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of the charity for the year ended 31[st] March 2024 which are set out on pages 28 to 46. 

## **Responsibilities and basis of report** 

As the charity’s trustees 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 charity’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the 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** 

Since the charity’s gross income exceeded £250,000 your examiner must be a member of a body listed in section 145 of the 2011 Act. I confirm that I am qualified to undertake the examination because I am a member of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants, which is one of the listed bodies. 

I have completed my examination. I confirm that no 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 charity 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. 

Catherine Hall FCCA DChA 

Slade & Cooper Limited Chartered Certified Accountants Beehive Mill Jersey Street Manchester M4 6JG Date……………………. 

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## Greater Manchester Mayor's Charity 

## Statement of Financial Activities 

## for the year ended 31 March 2024 

|Unrestricted<br>funds<br>Note<br>£<br>**Income from:**<br>Donations and legacies<br>3<br>510,472<br>Other trading activities<br>4<br>69,630<br>Investments<br>5<br>2,465<br>**Total income**<br>**582,567**<br>**Expenditure on:**<br>Raising funds<br>6<br>93,305<br>Charitable activities:<br>7<br>Optional subheading<br>449,955<br>**Total expenditure**<br>**543,260**<br>10<br>**39,307**<br>Transfer between funds<br>-<br>**Net movement in funds for the year**<br>**39,307**<br>**Reconciliation of funds**<br>Total funds brought forward<br>142,918<br>**Total funds carried forward**<br>**182,225**<br>**Net income/(expenditure) for the**<br>**year**|Restricted<br>funds<br>£<br>375<br>-<br>-<br>**375**<br>958<br>-<br>**958**<br>**(583)**<br>-<br>**(583)**<br>1,230<br>**647**|Total funds<br>2024<br>£<br>510,847<br>69,630<br>2,465<br>**582,942**<br>94,263<br>449,955<br>**544,218**<br>**38,724**<br>-<br>**38,724**<br>144,148<br>**182,872**|_Total funds_<br>_2023_<br>_£_<br>_520,872_<br>_-_<br>_-_|
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||||**_520,872_**|
||||_59,169_<br>_398,294_|
||||**_457,463_**|
||||**_63,409_**<br>_-_|
||||**_63,409_**<br>_80,739_|
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The statement of financial activities includes all gains and losses recognised in the year. All income and expenditure derive from continuing activities. 

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## Greater Manchester Mayor's Charity 

## Balance Sheet 

as at 31 March 2024 

|Note<br>£<br>£<br>**Fixed assets**<br>Tangible assets<br>14<br>1,314<br>**Total fixed assets**<br>**1,314**<br>**Current assets**<br>Debtors<br>15<br>9,113<br>Cash at bank and in hand<br>16<br>179,642<br>**Total current assets**<br>**188,755**<br>**Liabilities**<br>Creditors: amounts falling<br>due in less than one year<br>17<br>(7,197)<br>**Net current assets**<br>**181,558**<br>**Total assets less current liabilities**<br>182,872<br>Creditors: amounts falling<br>due after more than one year<br>19<br>-<br>**Net assets**<br>**182,872**<br>**Funds of the Charity:**<br>Restricted income funds<br>18<br>647<br>Unrestricted income funds<br>19<br>182,225<br>**Total Charity funds**<br>**182,872**<br>2024|_£_<br>_£_<br>_2,239_<br>**_2,239_**<br>_27,585_<br>_132,563_<br>**_160,148_**<br>_(18,239)_<br>**_141,909_**<br>_144,148_<br>_-_<br>**_144,148_**<br>_1,230_<br>_142,918_<br>**_144,148_**<br>_2023_|_£_<br>_£_<br>_2,239_<br>**_2,239_**<br>_27,585_<br>_132,563_<br>**_160,148_**<br>_(18,239)_<br>**_141,909_**<br>_144,148_<br>_-_<br>**_144,148_**<br>_1,230_<br>_142,918_<br>**_144,148_**<br>_2023_|
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|||**_2,239_**<br>**_141,909_**|
|||_144,148_<br>_-_|
|||**_144,148_**|
|||_1,230_<br>_142,918_|
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The notes on pages 31 to 46 form part of these accounts. 

Approved by the trustees on 02/12/2024 and signed on their behalf by Tim Heatley 


Tim Heatley (Trustee) 

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## Greater Manchester Mayor's Charity 

## Statement of Cash Flows 

## for the year ending 31 March 2024 

|Note<br>**Cash provided by/(used in) operating activities**<br>#<br>_Cash flows from investing activities:_<br>Dividends, interest, and rents from investments<br>Proceeds from sale of tangible fixed assets<br>Purchase of tangible fixed assets<br>**Cash provided by/(used in) investing activities**<br>Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the year<br>**Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the year**<br>Increase/(decrease) in cash and cash<br>equivalents in the year|2024<br>£<br>**46,066**<br>2,465<br>-<br>(1,452)<br>**1,013**<br>47,079<br>132,563<br>**179,642**|_2023_<br>_£_<br>**_(217,935)_**|
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|||_-_<br>_-_<br>_-_|
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|||_(217,935)_<br>_350,498_|
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## Notes to the accounts for the year ended 31 March 2024 

## **1 Accounting policies** 

The principal accounting policies adopted, judgments and key sources of estimation uncertainty in the preparation of the financial statements are as follows: 

## **a Basis of preparation** 

The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102), second edition - October 2019 (Charities SORP (FRS 102)), the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) and the Charities Act 2011 and UK Generally Accepted Accounting Practice. 

The accounts (financial statements) have been prepared to give a 'true and fair view' and have departed from the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 only to the extent required to provide a 'true and fair view'. This departure has involved following Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102), second edition - October 2019, rather than the Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice effective from 1 April 2005 which has since been withdrawn. 

Greater Manchester Mayor's Charity meets the definition of a public benefit entity under FRS102. Assets and liabilities are initially recognised at historical cost or transaction value unless otherwise stated in the relevant accounting policy note. 

## **b Preparation of the accounts on a going concern basis** 

The trustees consider that there are no material uncertainties about the Charity's ability to continue as a going concern. 

The trustees do not consider that there are any sources of estimation uncertainty at the reporting date that have a significant risk of causing a material adjustment to the carrying amount of assets and liabilities within the next reporting period. 

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Notes to the accounts for the year ended 31 March 2024 (continued) 

## **c Income** 

Income is recognised when the Charity has entitlement to the funds, any performance conditions attached to the item(s) of income have been met, it is probable that the income will be received and the amount can be measured reliably. 

Income received in advance of a provision of a specified service is deferred until the criteria for income recognition are met. 

## **d Donated services and facilities** 

Donated professional services and donated facilities are recognised as income when the Charity has control over the item, any conditions associated with the donated item have been met, the receipt of economic benefit from the use by the Charity of the item is probable and that economic benefit can be measured reliably. In accordance with the Charities SORP (FRS 102), general volunteer time is not recognised; refer to the trustees’ annual report for more information about their contribution. 

On receipt, donated professional services and donated facilities are recognised on the basis of the value of the gift to the Charity which is the amount the Charity would have been willing to pay to obtain services or facilities of equivalent economic benefit on the open market; a corresponding amount is then recognised in expenditure in the period of receipt. 

The charity received donated professional services from Clear Channel and Ocean Outdoors. As these services fall outside the scope of expenditures that the charity would typically incur, the services have not been assigned a valuation. 

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Notes to the accounts for the year ended 31 March 2024 (continued) 

## **e Fund accounting** 

Unrestricted funds comprise accumulated surpluses and deficits on general funds that are available for use at the discretion of the trustees/directors in furtherance of the general objectives of the Charity and that have not been designated for other purposes. 

Designated funds comprise unrestricted funds that have been put aside at the discretion of the trustees / directors for particular purposes. 

Restricted funds are funds subject to restrictions imposed by the donor or by the specific terms of the appeal under which the funds are raised. 

## **f Expenditure and irrecoverable VAT** 

All expenditure is accounted for on an accruals basis and has been classified under headings that aggregate all costs related to the category. Where costs cannot be directly attributed to particular headings they have been allocated to activities on a basis consistent with use of the resources. Costs relating to a particular activity are allocated directly, others are apportioned on an appropriate basis (eg. estimated usage). 

- Costs of raising funds are those costs incurred in trading activities that raise funds. 

- Expenditure on charitable activities comprises those costs incurred by the Charity in the delivery of its activities and services, and include both the direct costs and support costs relating to these activities. 

- Governance costs include those costs associated with meeting the constitutional and statutory requirements of the Charity and include the audit fees and costs linked to the strategic management of the Charity. 

- Other expenditure represents those items not falling into any other heading. 

Irrecoverable VAT is charged as a cost against the activity for which the expenditure was incurred. 

## **g Allocation of support costs** 

Governance and support costs have both been duly allocated to grant making activities. No apportionment is necessary because this is the sole charitable activity. 

## **h Operating leases** 

Operating leases are leases in which the title to the assets, and the risks and rewards of ownership, remain with the lessor. Rental charges are charged on a straight line basis over the term of the lease. 

There are no operating leases in the period ended 31 March 2024. 

## **i Tangible fixed assets** 

Individual fixed assets costing £865 or more are capitalised at cost and are depreciated over their estimated useful economic lives on a straight line basis as follows: 

Computer Equipment 3 years Website Development 2 years 

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Notes to the accounts for the year ended 31 March 2024 (continued) 

## **j Debtors** 

Other debtors are recognised at the settlement amount. Prepayments are valued at the amount prepaid. 

## **k Cash at bank and in hand** 

Cash at bank and cash in hand includes cash and short term highly liquid investments with a short maturity of three months or less from the date of acquisition or opening of the deposit or similar account. 

## **l Creditors and provisions** 

Creditors and provisions are recognised where the Charity has a present obligation resulting from a past event that will probably result in the transfer of funds to a third party and the amount due to settle the obligation can be measured or estimated reliably. Creditors and provisions are normally recognised at their settlement amount after allowing for any trade discounts due. 

## **m Financial instruments** 

The Charity accounts for basic financial instruments, debtors and prepayments and creditors and accruals, at the undiscounted amount of the cash or other consideration expected to be received or paid. 

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## Notes to the accounts for the year ended 31 March 2024 (continued) 

## **n Pensions** 

## _**Defined contribution scheme**_ 

Contributions in respect of the Charity's defined contribution pension scheme are charged to the SOFA for the year in which they are payable to the scheme. 

## **2 Legal status of the Charity** 

The Charity is an incorporated Charity, registered as a Charity in England & Wales. 

## **3 Income from donations and legacies** 

|**Current reporting period**<br>Donations<br>Donated services<br>**Total**<br>**Previous reporting period**<br>Donations<br>Donated services<br>**Total**|Unrestricted<br>£<br>462,724<br>47,748<br>510,472<br>Unrestricted<br>£<br>479,612<br>41,260<br>520,872|Restricted<br>£<br>375<br>-<br>375<br>Restricted<br>£<br>-<br>-<br>-|Total 2024<br>£<br>463,099<br>47,748|
|---|---|---|---|
||||510,847|
||||Total 2023<br>£<br>479,612<br>41,260|
||||520,872|



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|**4**<br>**Income from other trading activities**<br>2024<br>£<br>Sponsorship and event entry fees<br>69,630<br>69,630<br>All income from other trading activities is unrestricted.<br>**5**<br>**Investment income**<br>**Current reporting period**<br>Unrestricted<br>£<br>Income from bank deposits<br>2,465<br>2,465<br>**Previous reporting period**<br>Unrestricted<br>£<br>Income from bank deposits<br>-<br>-|_2023_<br>_£_<br>_-_<br>_-_<br>Restricted<br>£<br>-<br>-<br>Restricted<br>£<br>-<br>-|Total 2024<br>£<br>2,465|
|---|---|---|
|||2,465|
|||Total 2023<br>£<br>-|
|||-|



## _**Alternative to the above table:**_ 

All of the Charity's investment income arises from money held in interest bearing deposit accounts. All investment income is unrestricted. 

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## Notes to the accounts for the year ended 31 March 2024 (continued) 

## **6 Cost of raising funds** 

|Membership scheme<br>Fundraising events<br>Platform fees<br>Marketing<br>Restricted expenditure<br>Unrestricted expenditure|2024<br>£<br>1,295<br>63,409<br>12,571<br>16,988<br>94,263<br>2024<br>£<br>958<br>93,305<br>94,263|_2023_<br>_£_<br>460<br>10,000<br>11,313<br>37,396|
|---|---|---|
|||59,169|
|||_2023_<br>_£_<br>2,443<br>56,726|
|||59,169|



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## **7 Analysis of expenditure on charitable activities** 

|**Current reporting period**<br>Grants awarded<br>Staff costs<br>Marketing<br>Depreciation<br>Bank charges<br>**Previous reporting period**<br>Grants Awarded<br>Staff costs<br>Marketing<br>Depreciation<br>Bank charges<br>Restricted expenditure<br>Unrestricted expenditure<br>Support costs (see<br>note 9)<br>Governance costs<br>(see note 9)<br>Governance costs<br>(see note 9)<br>Support costs (see<br>note 9)|Grant Making<br>Activity<br>£<br>313,250<br>98,195<br>2,377<br>204<br>2,324<br>33,605<br>449,955<br>Grant Making<br>Activity<br>£<br>299,250<br>49,723<br>4,498<br>108<br>4,200<br>40,515<br>398,294<br>2024<br>£<br>-<br>449,955<br>449,955|Total 2024<br>£<br>313,250<br>98,195<br>-<br>2,377<br>204<br>2,324<br>33,605|
|---|---|---|
|||449,955|
|||Total 2023<br>£<br>299,250<br>49,723<br>-<br>4,498<br>108<br>4,200<br>40,515|
|||398,294|
|||_2023_<br>_£_<br>-<br>398,294|
|||398,294|



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## **8 Analysis of expenditure on charitable activities (cont.)** 

|**Analysis of Grants awarded**<br>A Bed Every Night (ABEN)<br>Homelessness Sector Grants<br>Wider Community Response<br>**9**<br>**Analysis of governance and support costs**<br>**Current reporting period**<br>Basis of<br>apportionment<br>Office costs<br>General spend<br>Independent examination<br>Governance<br>Accountancy services<br>Governance<br>Legal and professional<br>Governance<br>**Previous reporting period**<br>Basis of<br>apportionment<br>Office costs<br>General spend<br>Audit fees<br>Governance<br>Accountancy services<br>Governance<br>Legal and professional<br>Governance|2024<br>£<br>260,000<br>30,000<br>23,250<br>313,250<br>Support<br>£<br>9,416<br>17,039<br>7,150<br>33,605<br>Support<br>£<br>4,765<br>16,160<br>19,590<br>40,515|_2023_<br>_£_<br>250,000<br>30,000<br>19,250<br>299,250<br>Governance<br>£<br>-<br>2,324<br>-<br>-<br>2,324<br>Governance<br>£<br>-<br>4,200<br>-<br>-<br>4,200|_Total 2024_<br>£<br>9,416<br>2,324<br>17,039<br>7,150|
|---|---|---|---|
||||35,929|
||||_Total 2023_<br>£<br>4,765<br>4,200<br>16,160<br>19,590|
||||44,715|



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## **10 Net income/(expenditure) for the year** 

|This is stated after charging/(crediting):<br>Depreciation<br>Auditor's remuneration - audit fees<br>**Staff costs**<br>Staff costs during the year were as follows:<br>Wages and salaries<br>Social security costs<br>Pension costs<br>Redundancy and termination costs<br>Recruitment costs<br>Independent examiner's fees|2024<br>£<br>2,377<br>-<br>2,324<br>2024<br>£<br>93,337<br>3,080<br>1,778<br>-<br>-<br>98,195|_2023_<br>_£_<br>4,498<br>4,200<br>-|
|---|---|---|
|||_2023_<br>_£_<br>44,843<br>-<br>194<br>-<br>4,686|
|||_49,723_|



## **11 Staff costs** 

No employees has employee benefits in excess of £60,000 (2023: Nil). 

The average number of staff employed during the period was 4 (2023: 2). The average full time equivalent number of staff employed during the period was 4 (2023: 2). 

The key management personnel of the Charity comprise the trustees and the Head of GMMC. The total employee benefits of the key management personnel of the Charity were £54,269 (2023: £29,231). 

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## **12 Trustee remuneration and expenses, and related party transactions** 

Neither the trustees nor any persons connected with them received any remuneration or reimbursed expenses during the year (2023: £nil). 

No trustees received travel and subsistence expenses during the year (2023: £nil). 

There are no donations from related parties which are outside the normal course of business and no restricted donations from related parties. 

Where any transactions take place between the Charity and member companies and organisations with which the trustees might be connected, they are on normal commercial terms. 

Members of the the Board of Trustees are representatives of the business, education and training, and voluntary sector communities. Close working relationships exist between the Charity and these representatives, which have proved invaluable to the Charity in establishing improved links within the community and identifying relevant policy developments and prospective funding. 

No trustee or other person related to the Charity had any personal interest in any contract or transaction entered into by the Charity, including guarantees, during the year (2023: nil). 

The patron of the Charity donated a total of £12,375 during the period. (2023: £15,125). 

## **13 Corporation tax** 

The Charity is exempt from tax on income and gains falling within Chapter 3 of Part 11 of the Corporation Tax Act 2010 or Section 256 of the Taxation of Chargeable Gains Act 1992 to the extent that these are applied to its charitable objects. No tax charges have arisen in the Charity. 

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## Notes to the accounts for the year ended 31 March 2024 (continued) 

## **14 Fixed assets: tangible assets** 

|**Cost**<br>Additions<br>Disposals<br>**Depreciation**<br>Charge for the year<br>Disposals<br>**Net book value**<br>**15**<br>**Debtors**<br>Trade debtors<br>Prepayments and accrued income<br>_At 31 March 2023_<br>At 1 April 2023<br>At 31 March 2024<br>At 1 April 2023<br>At 31 March 2024<br>At 31 March 2024|Computer<br>equipment<br>£<br>1,867<br>1,452<br>-<br>3,319<br>1,081<br>924<br>-<br>2,005<br>1,314<br>_786_|Website<br>£<br>7,752<br>-<br>7,752<br>6,299<br>1,453<br>-<br>7,752<br>-<br>_1,453_<br>2024<br>£<br>750<br>8,363<br>9,113|£<br>9,619<br>1,452<br>-<br>Total|
|---|---|---|---|
||||11,071|
||||7,380<br>2,377<br>-|
||||9,757|
||||1,314|
||||_2,239_|
||||_2023_<br>_£_<br>366<br>27,219|
||||_27,585_|



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## **16 Cash at bank and in hand** 

|**sh at bank and in hand**|||
|---|---|---|
|Cash at bank and on hand|2024<br>£<br>179,642<br>179,642|_2023_<br>_£_<br>132,563|
|||_132,563_|



## **17 Creditors: amounts falling due within one year** 

|Other creditors and accruals<br>Grants Payable<br>Taxation and social security costs|2024<br>£<br>5,074<br>-<br>2,123<br>7,197|_2023_<br>_£_<br>16,780<br>-<br>1,459|
|---|---|---|
|||_18,239_|



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## Notes to the accounts for the year ended 31 March 2024 (continued) 

## **18 Analysis of movements in restricted funds** 

|**Grant Making**<br>Good Box<br>OneGM<br>Total<br>**GrantMaking**<br>Good Box<br>Total<br>GoodBox<br>CovAid-19<br>OneGM<br>The Hut Group<br>UK Fast Foundation<br>**Previous reporting**<br>**period**<br>**Current reporting**<br>**period**|Balance at<br>1 April<br>2023<br>Income<br>Expenditure<br>Transfers<br>Balance at<br>31 March<br>2024<br>£<br>£<br>£<br>£<br>£<br>1,230<br>375<br>(958)<br>-<br>647<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>1,230<br>375<br>(958)<br>-<br>647<br>Balance at<br>1 April<br>2023<br>Income<br>Expenditure<br>Transfers<br>Balance at<br>31 March<br>2023<br>£<br>£<br>£<br>£<br>£<br>3,673<br>(2,443)<br>-<br>1,230<br>3,673<br>-<br>(2,443)<br>-<br>1,230<br>Donations to enable the purchase and installation of contactless donation<br>devices<br>Donations to enable the provision of essential items to those most<br>vulnerable through the pandemic and lockdown<br>Donations to provide support to communities most disproportionately<br>affected by the pandemic under three themes: a) food poverty b) mental<br>health and wellbeing c) homelessness<br> <br>Donation towards work benefitting children and young people<br>Donation to support emergency response efforts|Balance at<br>31 March<br>2024<br>£<br>647<br>-|
|---|---|---|
|||647|
|||Balance at<br>31 March<br>2023<br>£<br>1,230|
|||1,230|



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## Notes to the accounts for the year ended 31 March 2024 (continued) 

## **19 Analysis of movement in unrestricted funds** 

|General fund<br>**Previous reporting**<br>**period**<br>General fund<br>**Current reporting**<br>**period**|Balance<br>at 1 April<br>2023<br>£<br>142,918<br>142,918<br>Balance<br>at 1 April<br>2023<br>£<br>77,066<br>77,066<br> <br>|Income<br>£<br>582,567<br>582,567<br>Income<br>£<br>520,872<br>520,872|Expenditure<br>£<br>(543,260)<br>(543,260)<br>Expenditure<br>£<br>(455,020)<br>(455,020)|Transfers<br>£<br>-<br>-<br>Transfers<br>£<br>-<br>-|As at 31<br>March 2024<br>£<br>182,225|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||||||182,225|
||||||As at 31<br>March 2023<br>£<br>142,918|
||||||142,918|



## **Name of Description, nature and purposes of the fund** 

General fund The free reserves after allowing for all designated funds 

## **20 Analysis of net assets between funds** 

|**Current Reporting Period**<br>General<br>fund<br>£<br>Tangible fixed assets<br>1,314<br>Other net current assets/(liabilities)<br>180,911<br>Total<br>182,225<br>**Previous Reporting Period**<br>General<br>fund<br>£<br>Tangible fixed assets<br>2,239<br>Other net current assets/(liabilities)<br>140,679<br>Total<br>142,918|Designated<br>funds<br>£<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>Designated<br>funds<br>£<br>-<br>-<br>-|Restricted<br>funds<br>£<br>-<br>647<br>647<br>Restricted<br>funds<br>£<br>-<br>1,230<br>1,230|Total<br>£<br>1,314<br>181,558|
|---|---|---|---|
||||182,872|
||||Total<br>£<br>2,239<br>141,909|
||||144,148|



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## Notes to the accounts for the year ended 31 March 2024 (continued) 

## **21 Reconciliation of net movement in funds to net cash flow from operating activities** 

|**Net income/(expenditure) for the year**<br>**Adjustments for:**<br>Depreciation charge<br>Dividends, interest and rents from investments<br>Decrease/(increase) in debtors<br>Increase/(decrease) in creditors<br>**Net cash provided by/(used in) operating**|2024<br>£<br>38,724<br>2,377<br>(2,465)<br>18,472<br>(11,042)<br>46,066|_2023_<br>_£_<br>_63,409_<br>_4,498_<br>_-_<br>_6,395_<br>_(292,237)_|
|---|---|---|
|||_(217,935)_|



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