Charlty number.. 1200721 HELP 4 THE HOMELESS (LONDON AND HOME COUNTIES UNAUDITED TRUSTEES, REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MAY 2025
HELP 4 THE HOMELESS (LONDON AND HOME COUNTIES} CONTENTS Page Reforenee and admlnlstratlve detalls of the charlty, lis ITUSt8es and advlsers Trustees. report 2-12 Independent examinorfs report 13-14 Statemenl ol Ilnanclal actlvltleg 15 Balanco shg8t 16 Notes to the flnanclal $tstements 17-21 The foll¢)wing pages do not fc*m part of the slalutory financial stalemenl5'. Detailed Income and èxpendlture aGcount and sumrnarl&s 22
HELP 4THE HOMELESS (LONDON AND HOME COUNTIES) REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS OF THE CHARITY, ITS TRUSTEES AND ADVISERS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MA Y 2025 Charity regl8t&red number 1200721 Princlpal office 98 SlTrff1d Road, Borehamwood, WD6 1XB Trustees Shoshana Gilmore Adam Convisser Marc Stephen Bennett Annick Devillard Accountarts Green & Peter (UK) Limi18d Chartered Accountants 1399 High Road Whetstone London N20 9HR
HELP 4 THE HOMELESS ILONDON AND HOME COUNTIES) TRUSTEES, REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MAY 2025 Th& Trustees present their annual report together wth the financial statements of HELP 4 THE HOMELESS {LONDON AND HOME COUNTIESI for the year onded 31 May 2025. The Trustees confimi that the Annual report and financial slalèments of the charity comply with the current statutory requirements, the requiremènts Dflhe charty's goveming docurtsnt and the provislons of the Statement of Recommended Practice ISORPI"Accounling and Reporting by charits" issued in March 2005. Trustee Board The Trustees of Help 4 the Homeless are responsibl8 for the ovemll control of policy and spending in line wf(h policies and slated outcomes as made from lime to tima throughout tha year. D8cisions are made by consensu8 of the Trustees in line with the Trustee Deed and the Trustees Standing Orders, the governing documents of Help4theHomeless. The Constitution was first en&ted on 22nd October 2022 No Tru8198, or per80n connected with them, ceiVe$ remuneration of any kind or any other benefrt pursuant their role al any time. At thè time of the Annual Gen8r81 Meeting 2025 the following Trustees w8r8 in post.. S Gilmore (appointed on 21 October 2022} M Bennett {appointed on 4 July 20231 A Convisser {appnted on 16 September 20231 A DevilIa (appointed on 21 Odober 2022) Trustees standing down slnce the last AGM: A Feldman lappoinled on 21 October 2022} Role of Trustees and the Trustee Board The Trustee Board is rasponsible for ensuring thai Help4theHomèless and all memb8rs of Help41heHomeiess are dedicated lo and delThrerthe charf(able activities of Help4theHomeless a$ stalèd withiff all polKies, procedures and Strategy documents. In particular those staled vthin Help4theHomeless's Constitution and other such policies that est from lime lo lime. Recruitment and InductSon Policy Trustees ar8 818cled by serving Trustee Members Df Help4theHomeless's Tru8tee Board. It is Help4th6Homeless's poIY lo seek to recruit Trustee Members from as diveT5e bkground8. P8rsonal and professKJnal experience as possible. To do this H8lp4theHDmeless advertises in a range or forums including recruilmenl Foundations as well as our own social and electronic platfomis. New Trusteès are invited lo Complete an application form that will detail their experience, background and personal and professional skills. 21Pa6Je
HELP 4THE HOMELESS ILONDON AND HOME COUNTIES) TRUSTEES REPORT Icontinuodl FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MAY 2025 All applicants will be subject to an interview al an appropriate convened TruslBe rneeling lo ensure that th&re is a good match of skills and needs and that th& 8pplicanl is happy to proceed, where-upon there will be a vole of the Trustees, in Ilne with the Help41heHomeless Trustees Standing Orders to vole on the new member lo the Trustee Board. TN$lees are volunteers not employees of Help4theHomelèss. The Trustees Act specffically precludes this. As a result, there 18 no kgalty binding conlracttjal r&lationship between the Trustee and Help4th8Homele8s. However, Tru8teÈs take up the positn in the knowledge that there are legal duties, obligations and an under81anding that the Trustees musl al all times act in the best Interest of the charity and comply wtth all bgislalion appropriate to their role. This will include duties und8r the Charities (Protection & Social inveslmonll Act 2016, Trustees Act 2000, any employment, laxalion, equal(£y or other domestic or Europ8an legislation, regulation or directive. Induction of Prospeclwe Trustees are a(Ivised of the trustee training that 18 available. both in-house and external. in particufar the introduction lo being a trustee training 80 that they can become familiar with thè duties and responsibilili&s of a Iruslee as earty as possible. This may even be before they have been elected on to the Board. Other external training ourses ar8 avail8b, and Trustees will be advised of these and are encouraged to attend these providing that they are relevant and will contribute to th8 perfomiance of the Truste6 in their rob. Insurance - Professional Indemnity Trustèes are covered by Help41heHomeless's insurance pollcy in the pijrsurfc of their role both by Trustee indemnty and public liability insurance, as appropriate. We are committed lo r88pectit)g the 8kills, dignity and individual wishes of thè Truslees and do our best to meet them. We will introduce Trustees lo our organisalion and peop within, and we will ensuro that advance notice of regular meetings are circulated so that Trustee8 can confimi their availabilty and can attend. We will Introduce Trus18@s to our complaints procedure rf there are any problems. As an elected member of the management board, Trustees are welcome lo attend sessionslwork anywhere within the organisalion, as is appropriate within therapeutic boundaries. In their rol& as Trustees and as an observer, we will apply our equality policy, dignity & respect at all tlm8s where Trustees undertake lo., O Attend such meetings as 8r8 required in the pursuit of their role as Trustee. Be reliable and be pro88nt, as agreed in order for HeIp4theHomeSS to progr8ss its charilable activf(ie8. < Be open and honosl about difflcullie8 and issues you might fa and advise members of the board, or the Chair. so we can as$isI rf possible. / Give as much waming as possible about any absences. O Work with enthusiasm and to the be81 of their ability- O Follow all rules and policies of Help4theHOmess, keep nfidentIal knowl&ge of all per80nnel (x)nn8cI@d with Help4theHom&l8ss and their challenges in line wh all confidentiality legislation and good practice. 31Page
HELP 4 THE HOMELESS ILONI)ON AND HOME COUNTIES) TRUSTEES REPORT {continugdl FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MAY 2025 Senlor Management of Help4theHomeless Lloyd Gilmore, Chlef ExecutDJe Officer ICEOI, has been delegated responsibility as the manager responsiblè for the overall running of Help41heHOM88s and such matters as delegated 19 hlm by the Trustees from lime to lime. There are no other delegated staff in a re(x)gnised po$Mion wllhin the Gharity. Thls Report Th8 follwng retth 15 the COUnt of the work and actwilie8 undertaken throughoul the year 1st Jun8 2024 to 31st May 2025 as retxjrted at the Annual General Meeting held 16th DeCbèr 2025. The Charity is a Charit8ble InGorporated Organlsation rogislered with th8 Charity Commission of England and Wates. Reference and administratwe details of the charity. its Tru8tee8 and advisers for the perlod ending 31 May 2025. Charty Registered Number 1200721 Regislered Offlce 98 straId Road Borehamwood W[ 1XB Indapendent Examlner Robert Green Green & Poler IUK) Limited The Limes 1339 High R08d Whelslone London N20 9HR Bankers Metro Bank On6 Southampton Row London WC18 SHA 41Pagg
HELP 4 THE HOMELESS (LONDON AND HOME COUNTIES) "People who are homeless are Tr)t soclal in8dequate. They are peoplo wfthout homes., s118 McKechnie Our Misslon To support those who are rough sle8ping or othemise hom61ess irb London and the Home Countles and lo help them diredy by providing a personal delivery of f¢)od and drink, clothing, and e86ential items. We arp strongly commitlod lo relational support and to the wellbeing ol our beneficiaries, including mental wellbeing and emolion815UPPOrt as w811 as practal help, and so our mission is also. wherever possibl& and through regular support, to Ft to know our ben8ficiari88 and provide a beswke See. Vere possible and where wanted. we also aim lo help benefraries to move off the street or out of sofa surfing lrfestyles or who are in dilapidated and substandard accommodation. and lo move into better acCoMmallOn and towards empkjyment and a positive and healthy lifestyle. We aim to work ¢C4laboralive with partne and fcM)d and clothing donors, including supermarkets and i)ther suppl8, lo ensure that excess food is not wasted and dislribuied to those most in ed. Our Vision To Iwe in a caring and compassionate wodd where everyone, regardless of background, ethnicity, gender or sexual orienlalion, cr88d or colour, livès in okcent accommodation and has enough to eat, including through work and empk)yment that contributes to the Comrnunily. To see Gommunilies and organisalions worklng together al local, regional. and nalkinal lev81. to work with compassion and delemination to help ch8nge lives and future8. Our values rf Affirming and Positive. < Person c8nlr8A. rf Listening and Leaming. Deternnined and Persislenl. / Celebrating Difference and Diversity. rf Commiited lo Quality aTrd Exllence. O Collaborative and Partnership-bas&d. O Outcc*me Focused solutions. 51Page
HELP 4THE HOMELE88 (LONDON AND HOME COUNTIES) The formal objects of the Charfty a8 ststed within our Constitution and agreed with the Charity Commi8SiDn is.. Forth8 pubUc beneflt,the rellef of people In London andthe Homacountieswhoare in need by reason of belng homeless. by providing and distrlbutlng food, drlnk and clothingand providingolher goods and 5ervlces to supportthern. A few words from the Chair The board of truste8s were happy with the prcgress of the Charity and where potentL91 the charity will be in the year lo come. AS Chair l am very 'hand8 on. with th8 charity and seek lo be involv8d with all aspects of the Charity including the Thursday preparation of the food and our weekty hand out to the homeless in the Wesl End of London and all aspects of collections of gocKSs that enable the charity lo provide forthose poople we m$el on our weekty rounds. All of the Trustees are also very much °hands on" and actively inVoed in delivery ol OLJr services, including and especially with organising fundraising events and going out on Thur8days. Adam Convisser Sends volunteers from his firm on a regular1wkIY basis. As a both, we feel that the prospects of wh8re the charity is geing Is very positive. We a plannlng to make more Trustees this year arKI will be intervwing them later in the year Shoshana Gilmore Chair of Trustees CEO'S Report l am tha CEO of the charity although my role 1$ currently unpaid and delivered In a voluntary capacty and wll remain so until the charity can afford lo 8mploy staff. We aspire to rgaching a position of financial viability that will providefor expansion, suflicienl to be abl& lo take on some paid staff and fvrther èxtend our reaGh and bring even more support lo more people Iniing and $epIng rough on Iha streets. From the 151 Junè 202410 31?1 May 2025 wa expanded th8 seNices we provide and deliver and saw an increase in the number of people volunteering for Help 4 the Hom81ess. We have been able lo support increasing numbers of people on the street that we se8 from 60 to 80 each week in 2022123 10 120-150 each w88k over the last twe monlhs. We also colknt from Costco, Marks & Spencer's food and from Tesco's, Wenzels and Gails each day. We are 8180 completing a second Roe which sees approximately 30-50 more homeless In the Wo51 End of London. Al Christmas 2024 we were donated 200 toys fram Aldi as donations and were able to gift these lo Ictal f2milie8 for Christrnas in a huge Christmas give away. in 8 hall in BorehamwotKI And prowded g craft party to children also. 61Page
HELP 4 THE HOMELESS {LONDON AND HOME COUNTIES) W8 also provide8pproximaldy 170 hot meals for peop18 who are hcmeless from the donallons received from Costco and Aldi and Tesco and M & S and Wailrose including Fr8sh sandwiches and cakes from the end ofday daity hand out from Wenzals Bakery and Gails Bakery. We make Bury8rs, Hot Dogs and Jacket Potsloes and other meals hom the dtsnalions we receive on a weekly basis. We wer8 in contact wth Gary Italiaander who is the jolnl secretary of Harrow and Weaklstone Tennis Club who offered Help 4 the HOMe5S acc8ss lo their kitchen so we could prepare our meals for our weekty rounds there. We now us8 their club kitchen once a ws@k on a Thursday lo mako hot meals. We now have over 40 volunteers who help in foodlrneal preparation and regularly see 8 10 10 peopl in the kttchen on a w8ekly basis. Among these volunteers who are some °superslar8': Amanda who is 39 and has Down8 Syndrome and lov88 lo make 8andwiches and Heather who is 95 years young and hèlps with all a$¢ts of the kilchgn. Thank you all. Help 4 the Homele88 are very fortunate lo hav8 a nUMr of sponsors including Quastels, and by the e[ of May 2025 in total their staff had provided over 3(KJ hours of volunteers, work. Gocmls for good helps us and provides sleeping bags and trainers. Our future goals in the charity includo having more corporate partners and to help oth8r bu8ine8se$ with their corporate and social responsibility, including sharing our food donations with Gokula. a food bank in Wafford, who Servi up lo 300 homeless people in Watford, and giving lo local families living in food poverty, more food and extending our reaGh to mre Supeimarkets for collection. We now collect from Costco on a Sunday and Monday and from M & S and Aldi. Tesco, Waitros8 and Wenzels and Gails Bakeries. This provides al least £150,000 of food which would otherwis8 be&n thrown away. Our Charity is 7 days 8 weok and èach element that the charfty complète5 is intertwined with other elements of the Charity. From our collections we use the meat to mak8 the meals for Thursday on the streets. Some of tho volunt8et3 who rnake th8 food also come out in the evening to f8@d th8 hom8less on the streets. Our volunteer numbers are gn)wing and corporate sponsorship is increasino. W8 are proud of our hands-on Trustees and numbers ofvolunteèr8 but are ay$ looking lo increase the numbers of people volunteering with Help 4 the Homeless for drfferent aspects of the charity's work. We have been provided in November 2024 the basement of Sussmans Estate Agents in Radlett for storage which we use lo store clothes and prepare the Wenzels supplies on a Thursday. and we are most grateful for the use of the building. We have been donated a refrigerated van from Costco and are pursuing further storage. Final. we would like lo open a hub locally for storage and a possible coffee shop & Ilalson area for familles In need and the hofflele8S. Please see the full report below forth8 detail ofthe activitias of the charity over Ih&year ended 31st May 2025. Lloyd Gilmore CEO 71Page
HELP 4 THE HOMELESS ILONDOM AND HOME COUNTIES) Trustees Report Tha Trustees present this Annual Rewt together with the Financial Accounts of th@ Charity for the year ending 31 May 2025. In preparing thi8 Annual Report, the Board ol Trusteès have noted the guidance sel down by the Charil*s Commission regarding public benefit. Our Annual Report Having CoMpted our Third full year as a regislèreé charity ICIOI, building on the am82ing work we had undertaken as a community voluntary group over the previous 7-8 years we have exceedgd all expectations for this last year, seeing greater numbers of hOmeS8 and low-inme families. We also provide food, clothing and 8ssenlial loiletry supplies and provide more food at the b8ginning of Iheweek to families in Need in Hertfordshire giving over 5D-70 food packages weekly which lolals approximately £150,000 of food (lonalions a year. How we stsrted The work began when Shoshana Gilmore was walking through a park In Wafford and saw a peYBon sleeping rough on a bench. Others have often made an iMMliate compassionate response, which Shoshana did, bul few have gone on to make something h8pp8n that would make a substantial contribution lo homelessness generally. Shoshana shar8d her con¢ems with her husband Lloyd, and they decided logetherto m8k8 ft a personal mission, initialty taking big bags of food prepared in thèir kitchen into London on the lube, then organising a minNan and groThQ numbers of Yoluntser helpeTS, using trolleys to take food around the streets. y the summer of 2022 it was clear th31 there were sufficient momentum and 5UPPOrt lo take thlngs up a level and the decision was madeto moveto charitable status and to become 8 Charitsble Incorporated Organisalion. The founding trustees w8re Shosh8na. Ashley Feldman andAnnick Devillard. The charity appointed Marc Bènnett FCA, Chartered Accountant, a8 its Treasurer in Juty 2023 and Adam Convi88er joined the Board of Trustee8 in Octobèr 2023. Around hdf of our benefKigries are th8 horllel8ss sleeping rgh, the othèr haK belng housed in sub8t8ndard properties in the area and having g range of vulnerdbilttB8. As part of the service, we have developed relationships th a number ol focKI stores including Costco and Wailrose lo support our friends on the street. As an extension of that work, we Connect with local foodbanks lo make surè we havè the supplies we need and lo recycle them so that nothing is wasted, Demand for our servrces is rising. We support up to 140 people every week, atthough there is so much unmet need we now need to grow both the Charity and our service levels gnd need lo mov8 beyond a purely volunleer-manned approach. Vve have recently had a brand-new van donated, Ireplacing our batler8d Mini), and we are able lo provide help more effectively. Key needs for the charity includ8 storage and food pr8paration spaces (we currently use a lock up garagè and Trustee and volunteer homes Yh1Oh is increasingly Inappropriate and unsuslainable}. Across all that we do Lloyd and Shoshana generousty Continue to volunteer their timo. effort, arKI commitment to the cause and lo the mission of the Charrty. They are with u$ every week in London and manage lo hold down othèr employment as well. They ar8 an inspiration and des8rve all th& support they receive and mor8. 81Page
HELP 4 THE HOMELESS (LONDON AND HOME COUNTIES) Our Services thls year This last year has seen our activty grow mr6 than ever before. W& list here the highlights of our work in this last year, 2024125. O We have Incrèased the numbers of peopl@ we support on the street by doubling the amount from March 2024. We saw and 8UPPOrted 60-80 people regulaty on th& street then. We now have 2 routes and sea between 15010 170 people on the street every Thursday. O We have 7 trollies for"route one" that trave18 3.5 mi18s from Pall Mall London, Ihrough Picadilly. Leicester Square and Covenl Garden, lo The Strand and back lo Pall M811 via TrafakJar Square and s@8s approx 120-140 of our friends on the street each week. O Roul8 two. has 3 trollies and helps approximate 30 to 50 each week Iravelling to Regènt Street, Oxford Circus, Goodge StrEet, Shaftesbury Avenue and k)ack to Pall Mall (some S miles). O We make burgers, hol dogs, jacket potatc*8, steak and mash, chken and mash, lun8 pasta bake and sometimeAberdeen Angus orW8gu burgars and venison. We make soup and fill fwe 5 lilre flasks lo go out weekly and always run out of water. We hav8 been told wè serve the best fcMJJ on the slrEet and also have Wanzels and Gails food whh we give out. O We have ken topd on a number of occasions of homeless peop that have quit drinking 8nd have been sober for 5-8 months. / We have 50-90 volunteers on Whats App and 3 separatè groups such as van preparation group focé preparation group. and °volunleer group. on the Thursday evening. l o be able to delwer such amazing tood to so many, we receive £3,(MO to £5,000 worth of fwd weekly frem our partners., Costco, Marks & Spencer. Tesco, Aldi, Wenzels Bakery and Goils Bakery, 811 of which i% delivered to the homeless p80pl8 we meet in London and aut so famili@s in th@ local Hertfordshire area. / We were donated the Iran81t van in January 2023, and we havo now been donated, direclty from Tes¢o, an E4elivery refrigerated van with a fridge and a freezer which has also been Ilverfed for our usè. Wé have new storage facili118s and arejusl thul lo get a 300 square foot basement in Radlètt for us to use, as well a8 a garage in BorehamwoL¥J and anolh&r storage unit in Wewn Garden City. O W8 hav8 had us8 of facilities in Harrow and Wealdslone Lawn Tennis Club sinc8 January 2024 to make meals weekly. We have as many as 10 volunteèrs help u8 here with peq)le coming from a range of backgrounds ar age5 induding our elde8t volunteer whg is 95 years young who helps every single weèk and sometimes Gb)ses up the hall for u8, making meals. sandwKhes and other food for our deliverles. 91Page
HELP 4 THE HOMELESS {LONDON AND HOME COUNTIES) Slaff and Volunteers Lloyd and Shoshana use Ihgir ever-growing contact Ik%1 lo increase th6 40 volunteers we deploy, from friends and business contacts, who have then brought in others. We have around 20 regular ' core volunteers and 20 "bank" volunteers across the proj¥ts. All core Voluntee and staff as well as Trustees are DBS checked and referenced as well as trained. in essential subjects such as Safeguarding, Health and Safety 8r)d thé practicalities and procedures around rLJnning our services. Fundraislng The Charity is cOnscu8 of the key areas of devebpmenl, acrD85 the charty, including d8lNering services, organis8tiona1 development and the need lo h8vo in place robust Sy818ms of work dealing with Human Resources, Financelincome generation and the markelinglpromoting of our work and our Services. W8 are still growing and so our staff at the lime of reporting remain enlirely volunteer with the exception of 2 paid administration roles being Angela Ward, Charity Administrator and Kim Ambridge, bookkeepèr. Our Treasurer and bookkeeper through our Trustee Board ensure good financial control and monitoTing. Our Board, Chair and CEO me81 r8gularly to ensure goc¥J govemance and to plan for the future with strong objectiv88 in order lo strive lo achieve our staled aims. We have a consultant th81 leads our Admin and ks the H@ad of Fundraising Angèla Ward. Expansion INe have been fortunate in the generosty of our supporterB and in th8 donations. wg re1ve week by we8k. Uur primary Qevelopment for tiiis project Is io furthgr develop our 5rnaller Ivut¢ and to add a Monday night to the Thursday night provision we hav& undertakon for the last S years. We know many of our existing ben8ficiaries will be help by us on a Monday night too, bul it will a150 add new beneficiaries and provide opportunities for further volunteering and support. This will also require the acquisition of a s8cond and larger vehiole, PrjablY second-hand. Extsnding our Reach All that we have hIeVed so far has been done with our amazing volunteers. Last year w8 began to consider how we could do mre. We know that to continue sol8ty with volunteers is un8UStainable and so have begun the work that will provide for the charity lo grow and begin ID nSIder employing necessary staff to give us the conlinuty we need as our services expand and the work becomes more involved. We are oplimi81ic that this next yeor we shall reali88 this next step in our growth and development. 10IPag
HELP 4 THE HOMELESS (LONDON AND HOME COUNMESI Financial Review 2024-25 Income for the yèar under report was £65,491, leaving a Gross Profft of £39,136 after cost of sales of £26,355. Administrative costs totalkd £32,742 leaving a surplus for the y8ar of £6.394. Cash at Bank on 31 Bl May 2025 was £23.473. The reserves of the Charity as at 3181 May 202S Wds £31,370. The charty's rrYts policy is lo maintain free res8rves equivalent to 3-6 month5 running costs, lo ensure 8usl8inability and our ability lo respond lo emerging ng8d. That provides a plalfomi for further development in 2025-26 and beyond, VW& have been woting on developing new incomè streams from our fundraising tIvleS as well as to begin Grant applications, Corporate and Communrty incrxne g8n8ralion an(J to invest in each of those streams as part of our strategic and fundraising plan. We have invested in additional skills and resources and are confident of th8 dir8Ction and pa Of development of the charity as we see ever incr&Bsing number8 of partners and funders al all levels come to work with Help 4 thè Homeles8, to help us deliver what our beneficiaries ne8d and to the care and support the homeless in London and the Home Counties. sned on beha of the Charity's Trustee5 Shoshana Gilmore (Chair) Dale 15 Feb 2026 Marc Bennett FCA {Treasurer) Date 22 Dec 2025 111Page
HELP 4 THE HOMELESS (LONDON AND HOME COUNTIES) ststement of Trustees. Responslbilities Th& Trustees are responsible for preparing the Trustees, report and the financial statements in accordance with appIabl@ law and Untted Kingdom Accounting Standards (Unrted Kingdom Gen8rally ACpIed Accounting Practice). The law applicablelo charities in England & Wales requires theTrustees lo prepare finanual stat8m8nts lor each financial year which gwe a Iwe and lair view of the slate of affairs of the charity and of its coming resources and application of resources. including its income and expenditure, for that period. In preparing these financial slalem8n18, the Trustees are required to.. select suitable aGwunting polici85 and then apply them con$tently. observe method8 and principles of the Charities SORP (FRS 1021. make judgments and accounting estimatas that are reasonable and prudent. slate whether applicab UK Accovnts'ng Standards (FRS 1021 have been followed, subject lo any material departure8 disclosed and expLgln8d in the financial statements. prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unl8ss it is inappropriate lo presume that the charity will continu8 in business. The Tmstees aro responsible for keeping 8d8quate accounting records that are sufflent lo show and explain th& charity's transaction8 and disclose with reasonable xcurdcy al any lime the financial position of the charity and enable them lo ensure that the financial statements comply with the Charities Act 2011, the Charty (Accounts and Reportsl Regulations 2008 and the provisions of Ihe Conslitulion. They are elso re8pon8ible for safeguarding the assets of the charity and hence for taking r88sonable slep8 for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities. Approved by order of the b08rd of Trustees and signed on their behalf by.. S Gilmore (Chair of Trusleesl 16 Feb 2028 121Page
HELP 4 THE HOMELESS (LONDON AND HOME COUNTIES) INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MAY 2025 INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF HELP 4 ThE HOMELESS (LONDON AND HOME COUNTIES) I rpport on the financial sla18m8nts of the charity for the year ended 31 May 2025 which are set out on pages 15to22, This report is mad& so18ly to the charitls Trustses, as a body, in accordance with Section 14S of the Charities Act 2011 and regulations made under 8eclh)n 154 of that Act. W work has been undertaken so that I might slate to the charity's Trustèes those mallers l am required to state lo them in an independent examinerf8 ieport and for no other purpose. To the fullest exteril pemiillad by law, I do not accept or assume responsibility lo anyone other than the chajily and the charity's Trustees as a bcKIy, for my work or for this report. RESPECTIVE RESPONSIBILITIES OF TRUSTEES AND EXAMINER The charity's Truste$8 are responsible for the preparation of the financial stalements, and thèy consider that an audit is not required for this yeai under section 14412) of the Charit$ Act 2011 Ilhe Acll and that an independent examination is needed. IÉ is my resF)onsibillty lo.. examine the tinancial statements under section 145 of the Act., follow the procedures Lgid down in th8 general DireGtions gNen by the Charity Commis8M)n under section 14SIS}{bl of the Act., and state whether particular matters have come to ffly attention. BASIS OF INDEPENDENT EXAM]NER'S REPORT My examlnalion was carrled out In accordancè wrth the general Directions given by the Chaiity Commission. An examination inGludes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and comparison of the financial statements pr8S@nled with those records. It also inoludes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the financial stslements and seeking explanations from ygu as Trustees concerning any such m8tters. The prccèdures undertaken do not provide all the evidenc8 that would be required in an audft, and consequently no opinion is gNen as lo whether the financial statements pre86nt a'lrue and fairview, and the report is limited to those matters setoul in the 81atement LEIOW. 131Page
HELP 4 THE HOMELESS {LONDON AND HOME COUNTIES) INDEPENDENT EXAMINERE REPORT {contlnuedl FOR THE YUR ENDED 31 MAY 2025 INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S STATEMENT In ¢onnectKsn with my examinalkin, no matter has com8 to my attention: 111 whh gThies me reasonable cause to believe that in any material r8speGt the requiremenls.. lo keep accounting records in accordance wf(h seCtn 130 of the M., and to prepare financi81 stalernents which accord wrth th8 accounting records and c(xMpty wilh the accounting requirements of the Act have not been mel., or 121 towhich, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in orderlo enabb a propèr understsnding ofthefinancial statements lo be reached. Signed- Dateij: Robert Green On behalf of Grn & Peter (UK) Limited 141Page
HELP4 THE HOMELESS (LONDON AND HOME COUNTIESI STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES {Incorporatlng Inwmg and Expenditure Accounti FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MAY 2026 Unrestricted Restrlcted funds funds 2025 2025 Total funds 2025 Total fund8 2024 Nots INCOME: Donations 45.766 45,766 29, 149 Oth@r actwilies 832 TOTAL INCOME 981 EXPENDITURE ON: Governance costs Chariiable ac*fviti88 32,743 32.743 42,002 TOTAL EXPENCITURE 59 097 85) NET INCOME I IEXPENDITUREI BEFORE OTHER RECOGNISED GAINS AND LOSSES 6.394 {t7,878J NET MOVEMENT IN FUNDS 6.394 6,394 {t7,878) RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS: Total funds brought foJward 24 TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD The rt)tès on pagas 17 to 21 form part ol these ffinancial sla18mgnls. 151Page
HELP4 THE HOMELESS (LONDON AND HOME COUNTIESI BALANCE SHEET AS AT 31 MAY 2025 2025 2024 Note FIXED ASSErs Tangible 888ets 9,662 13,402 CURRENT ASSETS Debtors 5.799 9,237 Cash at bank and in hand. 29.272 23,821 CREDITORS: amounts falling due w((hin one year NET CURRENT ASSErs NET ASSETS CHARITY FUNDS Restricted funds Untricted fund8 TOTAL FUNDS The financHI statements were approved by the Trustees on 16th December 2025 8nd signed on their behalf, by: Shoshana Gilmore (Chair of Trustoesl The notes on page8 17 10 21 form part of these financial statements. 161Page
HELP 4 THE HOMELESS (LONDON AND HOME COUNTIESI NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MAY 2025 ACCOUNTING POLICIES 1.1 Basis of pr8pardtion of flnanclal statements The financlal statements havè been prepared underthe historical cost convention. with the exception of investments whh are included al market valu8, and in accordance wrf(h the Financial Reporting Standard for Smaller Enlrtie8 leffeclive January 20151. The financial slalemenls have be8n prepared in accordance with the Slatem8nl of Recommendèd Practice (SORPI, 'Accounlng and Reporting by Charrf(ies' published in March 2005 and apPIable accounting 8tandards. 1.2 Fund accoUnn9 General funds are unrestrithd ftjnds which are availabl8 for use at the discretion of thé Tnjstees in furtherance of th8 g8neral objective8 of the chgrty and which have not been designated for other pu08e8. 1.3 Incomlng resources All incoming resources are included in the Statement of financial activities when the chgrity has enlitlem&nl lothe fvnds, certainty of receipt and the amount can be m8asur8d with sufflent reliability. Donated services or facilrties, which comprise donated services, ar8 include(l in income al a valuation which is an estimate of the financial cost borne by the donor where such a cost is quanlrfiable and measurable. No incorne is recognisod where there is no financial cost borne by a third party. Income tax recovèrable in relation to donations received under Gift Aid or deeds of covellant ' recognised at the time of the donallon. Income tax recoverabl& in relation to investment income is recognised at thè time the inve81ment inccffle 18 re1Vable. 1.4 Resources expended Expenditur8 Is accounted ft)r on an accruals b8818 and has been iriclud8d under expense tegOris that aggrogato all costs for allocation lo tiVities. Vvhere costs cannot be directly attributed lo particular activities they have been allocated on a basis consistent with the use of the resources. Govemanc* costs are thosè incurred in connection with admini8lralion of the charity and compliance with consttiulional and statutory requirements. 1A Tanglble flxed assets and depreclatlon Tangibl&fixod assets are stated al cost less depreciation. Depreciation is provided at rates calcilated lo write off the cost of fixèd assèts, less their eslimaled r88idual value, over their expected useful lives on the folbwing bases.. Motor vehicles- 20% straight line 171Pag8
HELP 4 THE HOMELESS (LONDON AND HOME COUNTIES) NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MAY2025 1.6 Penslon Commitments For definèd contribution schemes, the amount chargeA lo the slalemenl of financial xtivities for pension costs is the total contributions payable in the year. Differences between contributions payab the year and contributions actually papd arg shown as eilh8r accruals or prepaymenlg in the balance sheet. INCOME FROM DONATIONS Unrestricted Restricted funds funds 2025 2025 Total funds 2025 Tolal lunds 2024 Dgnations INCOME FROM OTHER ACTIVITIES Unrostrictèd Restricted funds fund8 2026 2025 Total funds 2025 Total runds 2024 Fundraising Gocxjs sold 18.615 18,615 6,488 181Page
HELP 4THE HOMELESS ILONDOM AND HOME COUNTIES) NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MAY 2025 GOVERNANCE COST8 Unrestrfeted funqls 2025 Restricted funds 2025 Total funds 2025 Total funds 2024 Administration c08t8 Advertising Audit & Accountancy fees Bookk8aping services Bank fees Cleaning expenses Professional fees Depreciation expenses Insurance IT Software and eonsurhables Motor vehicle expenses Meeting expenses Printing, postage and stationery Recruitment expènses staff training Storage costs Sub8CriPtions Travel Volunteer costs G8neral expense5 7,560 359 1.512 4,200 339 180 1,850 3.740 399 1.908 6.456 739 518 7,560 359 1,512 4200 339 10.435 267 1.172 192 15 9,606 3,740 393 3,294 6, 725 1,3Tt 74 1,850 3.740 399 1,908 6N56 739 518 157 315 396 388 753 1,209 1,815 692 316 1.81 S $92 316 260 260 DIRECT COSTS Totsl 2025 Total 2024 Fundraising event cDsts Direct costs 10,068 16,296 3,855 8,002 191Page
HELP 4 THE HOMELESS ILONDON AND HOME COUNTIES) NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMEfrrrs FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MAY 2025 TANGIBLE FIXED AS8Ers Motor Vehicles Al 1 June 2024 Additions 18.700 At 31 May 2025 18 Depreciation Al 1 June 2024 Charge for the year 5.298 At 31 May 2024 Net book value At 31 May 2025 DEBTORS: Due wlthln one year 2026 2024 Donations Gift aid Prepayment 500 5,299 700 5,299 5,799 9,237 20IPag8
HELP4 THE HOMELESS (LONDON AND HOME COUNTIES) NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MAY 2025 CREDITORS: Amounts falllng due withln one year 2025 2024 other credf(ors in advance Accruals 2.453 3,000 2,111 5,624 4,996 1,627 7.564 12,247 STATEMENTS OF FUNDS Balance at 31 May 2026 8alanc8 at 1 Junfr 2024 Income Expenditure Unrestricted funds General funds 24,976 66N91 159,097) 31,370 Restrlcted funds Olh8r Reslrict@d funds Tclal of funds 211Psge
HELP 4 THE HOMELESS {LONDON AND HOME CoUriES) DETAILED INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MAY 2025 2025 2024 CHARITY INCOME Donations Fundraising Gift aid Goods sdd 45,766 18,615 23,850 6,488 5,299 344 1,110 TOTAL CHARITY INCOME 65N91 35,981 LESS: CHARifY EXPENDITURE Fundraising event costs Direct costs Administration costs Advertising Audrt & Accountancy fe8S Bookkeeping services Bank fees Cleaning expensès Profo95ionAI fees D8preciation expenses Insurance IT Software and consumabl88 Motor vehicle expen58S Meeting expenses Printing. postage and stationery Recruitment exp8nses staff training storage costs Subscriptions Travel Volunteer costs Genèral expenses 10,058 16.296 7.560 359 1,512 4,200 339 3,855 8,092 10,435 267 1.172 600 192 15 9. 606 3, 740 393 3.294 6, 725 1,3TI 74 1,850 3.740 399 1.908 6,456 739 518 157 315 396 388 753 1,209 1,815 592 316 260 TOTAL CHARITY EXPENDITURE 59,097 53, 85g NET INCOME FROM CHARITABLE SOURCES 6,394 (17,878) NET INCOMEILOSS FOR THE YEAR 221Page