**HIGHGATE NEWTOWN COMMUNITY PARTNERS ANNUAL REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATMENTS FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022** **Charity Registration Number: 290712 Company Registration Number: 01859173 (England and Wales)** HIGHGATE NEwfowN COMMUNITY PARTNERS LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION RobertAitken (Chair) John Carrier Stephen Hodge Revefgnd Andrew Meldrum Ba￿ar3 Smllh Father DamS8n Mason Robert Schon Philip Kthale OILrtoml Ayod4i S•¢rotsry Stephen Hodg• Chrfty numb 2W712 C(*mpany nwnb•r 01859173 Roglslornd office 12 Highgate C108e London N6 4SD Audltor Glazws 843 FinL*ley Road London NW118NA HIGHGATE NEwfowN COMMUNITY PARTNERS TRUSTEES, REPORT (INCLUDING DIRECTORS, REPORT) (CONTINUED) FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022 Red•velopm•nt of B•rtram Stre•t C•ntr• In 2017 the London Borough of Camd2n f Lec? deryded to red8velop our premises to provide additional housing in our area and an enhanced CommLmity Centre building. Inf(ially it was prc*)08ed that the almost all of thè opartments in the n¢w com￿eX would be sold to owner ocajpiers, but In recent weeks L8C had agreed with the Home Office that that the apartments will b8C4Jme swal housing and wll be occupied by refvgee familie$ presenlly housed in hotels. Construction of the eomplèx is w•ll adVan￿d and tNsl8ès antiCApate that ffit out will commèncè in the fouth quarter of 2023. wrth the certse opening at E88ter 2024. have agreed in ￿nCIPle with LBC that ￿ will fund tha fft-out of th• grnund and ffirst Iloors of the new b￿lding whlth we wlll we will lease from LBC. In the Centre we expect inter alia lo be be wnning a￿l￿￿eS In the Sports Hall whith is part of tha ground Iloor, a ￿9k￿ry sthool. a pottery school, a cafg. a hairdre$sin9 salon and a laundry all twgeted at and priced for our communTty. which remains one of the most deprived in the area. This will require the rai%ng of sL￿s￿nbO1 fvrKIs fty Ihe fil-oul and a ￿mpreh¥n$1￿e agr•wn•nt vAth LBC on th management of the conwkx. LBC entib"e8 wll oc(yJpy the Second and third floors of the Centre while the complex itsdf will be almost ents'rety vehide free and indudeg a court yard. tha C8nlre managed by a manager employed by HNCP. Fund raising for the fil￿ is in Fffogress with over £500,000 now 88CLbf8d, vthilè at Iha timè of wribng the basi8 upon vthich HNCP will manage the centre is under active discussion V4ith L8C as the trustees believe th41 ddiuonal sUPPOrt may be required from LBC as a Tesult of the cu￿ent inflationary environment and the ddays thal have owrred lo our expected date of Occupa￿On. Curront ActlvltleB and Achlevements wd Perlombanc• for Publ1¢ B•n•fit The tru*tee$ afft sab'sfied wth the pertomianc* of the charity this year. D•S￿te the disruption caused by the redevelopment we have suc¢eeded in slgnfficanlly expanding the 8eM¢e8 w8 offer to our Ctynmunity and this in a form which 1$ not ¢rfti¢ally dependent on access to 25 Bertram Street. Slgnlfic•nt •chl•vom•nts and d•volopm¢nts In tho nlntr month8 Includ•.' Under S8 children ￿bY1¢￿• Highgate Newiown Communty b¢lievE¥ children should have great 3ervice8 and frEe Bervices that all can access and enjoy. Our wncipal offering is a daily dropin wsion for under 58 and are now located at St Mary's Br¢)okfield in Dartmouth Parf(, The United Refomed Church and St Michaels Church in Highgate Village. The full programmè can be found under fives ￿ our websrta at htt s 1lwww.hi atenewtown or .ukl 432 chldren ttended more th8n 200 play se95ions be￿￿en April 2022 nd December 2022. Each month there are around SO children who attend at least three timès per week, and 71% of Child￿n who attend live in areas that are in th 30% most deprived communities in the UK, as measured by the Index of Multiple Deprivation. These seNces have been fijnded by the John Lyon's Charity, P•abody Trust & Sl Mthaels Churth. Commvnlty lunch club and old•r poopl• We Created a heavily $ubsidised lun¢h dub which runs frorn Monday to Sattjrday throughout the ye8r. W• promdo 8 hot maal ￿0ked on the premises and a pudding forjusl £2.50 in a variety of lorations around the area. induding St Mitha•l's Churth the United Reformed Churth in Highgale, Sl Mary Brookfield and Sinco February 2023 St Dominic's Priory Church, Haverstock Hill. Over the winter of 2022123 the light of the cost of living squeeze we temporarlly reduced this tharge to £1.50. 435 peoFAe attended our ILmthe8 bets¥•8n April 2022 and December 2022, where we served around 3,500 lunches. Each morth there are around 30 people who attend at lea81 three tlmes per month vAlh many attending daily, and 80 or so peopie who attend a CA)mmunity lunth at mwe than one venue. The current programme can be found at our website under communty ￿Th¢h dubs. Fundlng for Ihe8è adivilles has been obtained from MerceTS Company, City Bridge TN8t. Lady Gould's Charity Ageing Better Camden. St Mary Brookfield and United R•fomi Church and St Mithael's Church. HIGHGATE NEwfowN COMMUNITY PARTNERS TRUSTEES. REPORT (INCLUDING DIRECTORS. REPORT) (CONTINUED) FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022 P￿111¥• Fviuve8 Po$rtive Future$18 a faCtr1￿Ce $UFP)rt proled th•t helps pecs)le in(Trase thetr hou¥¢hold Ino)me ¥nd resolvo Problems that restrict th￿r abi16ty to maximSse their income and welbeing. We help people sort their paperwork, mako phone call¥, rnake and attend appointments, CVB, 8earth forjobs fill oul forrll5. ahvays refer peoplej on to other $eNices whore more spety¥list advice 18 needed such as CftvzensAdvice c* debl seNi¢eJ. This prc4•el Trs diff¥r•nl to anythlng el80 on offer In Carnd￿ becau￿ we help P•OF4e with comF4ex chalhnges a￿93 8eMces that already exist. We proMde support lo some of the most vulnerable in our commurwty. many of sthom find it impossible to make phon• calls. book appoinlments or sort papaThvork ￿thout additronal 8LVPO Each irrteNention is tailored around the individual with support for as long a5 rt is needed to re501ve the i35ue- even applying for benefits can take many months. Ihe SUPFQrt of Po¥itive Ful￿¥. they are not alone in when tying io resolve thelr dlfficults'es. We *arted helping people in th1$ way In June 2022 and the range of issues In addrtion to finanrial drfficulties that p&oplo live with h8$ betn Su￿ris￿nglY broad. These indude Skin cancer. a bTain tumrAJr, heroin ¥ddith"on, •lcohol addiction, domestic violence. disabilty, chronic illness, divorc8. and mental illness. These all make déaling with debt ￿ maklng benefft dalm8 or looking fcK work extremdy challenglng. Betr￿en June and December 2022 ￿ P8OFd8 wér8 Supp￿1•d to sècure jobs. threè ol￿r9 crèated Cvs. and w also helped people to.. aw288 Bpecialist debt and benofits advic8' review gas and eledridty tarffts: daim ftyr Personal Independence Payments.. seek pension advice.. securè 8 grant for fumlture,. access voluntary supm al hom8 for gardening and teth yoblom$: find a deaner, download a phone app to make affordab￿ calls to family in Australia. This lev•1 of kind and gende 8UPPOrt ha8 tjeen hugely welcorned by people and we are Seeking ongoing fun(*ng to C¥Jnllnue the project In 2023. Workin with Channin School for tho local communi Channing School was founded in 1885 as a school where th8 daughters of Unitsrian ministers could c&toin 8 'firsl-class edu¢alion.'11 is this UnilarTan fourKJation that drives them to Teach beyond the school gales to build l¢ca4 neiwoTk of partnerships. whith will help to create a posttive social and •dueational impact on the local convnunity and the sthool. HNCP'S vfjsion lo make our communty better- where 8veryone has a thance to succeed and nobo0¥ gets lèft behind., chlmes perfectty the Channing el￿)3 where they work to 'e￿￿Urage glds to develop respecl. tolerance and understanding of all faiths as well as individual and soual responsibilty.. By building a $lrong partn8rship betsvean HNCP and Channing we can athiev* 80 muth morÈ together than apart. We are investing in PgOF4e- young and old- and invesling in their fijture just 98 Channing invest in the fulwe of their students. HIGHGATE NEwfowN COMMUNITY PARTNERS TRUSTEES. REPORT (INCLUDING DIRECTORS. REPORT) (CONTINUED) FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022 Educ•tlon + Progrnmm• Joinuy wth 8rookfield Primary School arKI Channing and St Aloysius College we Seek to pro¥lde ￿UcatiOnal opportunities for Students who come from disadvantaged bad(ground$. We call this programme 'Education +, and il ha$ has CU￿￿ra1 Capit81 and academlc enrichment at the heart of ts programmè. Wth this in mlnd, Channing is providing several different dub5 and actimties for BrookfieFd, SL Joseph's Primary school, Yerbury 8nd hopefully ￿hitehall Park studènts. We 8180 building on th• mlationship Parfiament HilllAdand Burghley Sthools. These Indude reading dasses for Key Stage 1 aTrd 2 Students. Thity gtudènts from Bmokfidd, St. Jo8eph'8. S( Micha81'5 and Yerbury att￿d*d an HNCP sunYn•r camp h8ld at Channing Jsjnior School. hope to indude more students for Summer, 2023 vknlth vlll again h held at Channing junior s¢hcd. Problem Solving Robotics. CoL*ing. Design arbj Technology and Saence dubs are led by speaallst teathws from Channing and St Aloysw$ wth help from Sixth F¢mi volunteers. Th•8e dubs all(sW Students, specAficaly those are p￿51 Premium students. lo engage wth chdlenging bul fun 8ctiviUes. Th8y leam to collaborate, qL18stiL￿ and build their confidence in STEM ar88& Gemwn dub18 al80 offered where students engage in leaming a new language with a SP8ualist MFL teath8r and some Year 7 voluntsèrs. The aCt1w￿•S ar• ￿gaging and allo Students to learn a language whith 13 not often offered as an option in pnmary scho(A3. Through th• Summer camp, we have also bubll a partnership with Active Day Camps and this has led to ibrick and murtlsport at Channing for partnership schools. Ibrick and Muttisports give sludent¥ from St. Joseph's and Brookfield the chance to V￿rk ah)ngside Channiry Junior Soknl stLhaents wuking tc4Jether lo develop their team buildin9 skills. This Edu¢ab'on + wogramme is fvnd•d primarity by Channing S¢hool . Comfort Box Moving into a host81 or terrwrary housing is a Choi￿ no on8 ever wBnts to make.. the first few dayy can be e$p*¢lally overwhelrning. We are proud to be Working with Channing lo ¥upport vulnerabl• people vtho )Trnd themselves In this positi(￿. The new Comfort Box is packed wrfh essentials thal will make Ihose first few days easier to bear. Inside reupients wll find a gelection of dried goody. tins of soup, beans, lea, coffee and go on to keep them going while they find thelr feet. We've induded toiletri￿ too to make Iheir arrival at their new Short term acrLfflmodalion a little mwe comfortable. Spgci•l Ev•rbts Christmag lunches We ran three Christrnas lunches in 2022 at Pokyj Square Chapel, St Mithae18 Highgate and Sl Ma￿5 oartm￿Jlh Park for a total of 244 peoFde. The lunches were free lo all o)mer8 and we vme a&￿Sted by a large number of volunteers. Trtp to sea slde OUT Under 55 team organised a brilliant day trip lo the seaside in June 2022 for 50 thlldren. Each d)ild also had an allowance of £5.00 from HNCP f￿ icè croam or food. Th•s• trips are important and many people never have a thance lo leave London and cannot afft)rd any holiday. This lrfp was fvnded by John Lyons. Communltsa In Ociober 2022, joinlty with Channing we ran a cLynmunily lea. We offered free tsg. sanohHi¢h¢¥ and cake * Channing School, logetherwlh music. W¢b¥lte and Communlrallon¥ Today websites and an athve intemet presence are essential. and parti￿lartY so for HNCP while It 1$ operating from so many different locations. Our website is ￿n￿"￿vous￿ maintsined. HIGHGATE NEwfowN COMMUNITY PARTNERS TRUSTEES. REPORT (INCLUDING DIRECTORS. REPORT) (CONTINUED) FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022 Fundrnislng This year w• had strong support from a number of local and national organisation¥ Imenlioned above and in the acojunlsl and also from local peq)le giwng to the tharity. During the la81 year the levd of and frequency of donations from individuals and Small private trusts continued at a somevknat lower level as the crisi3 receded but remain$ a testsment to the wllingness of the community to stsp up to help. Although we benefit from a generous grant from LBC over hatl th8 fijnds wo spend come from tru$ts, other non govemmental and Priwdte donab"ons. It quires considerable effort and staff resourees lo maintain this fthv of funds, both in prepanng applications and reporting to donors how their money has been spent. as each granting organisalion has its roqulrements aryd stsndards all ofvlvch we have to meet. Our maln furKI raising challeng8 for the coming year is to raise sufficlent fund5 to fft-out Ihe floors wtr will lease frorn LBC while maintsining the flow of fijnd to our exlgling operations. As noted abovè wè are still somewhat short of the amoLrnl we expert to be reTJuired. If sufficient fijnds are not rai8ed we will look to the major tenants to cothbute to their fit ¢)ut, vthi¢h have an effect thé rent we are able to ask. Poliei•s for 2023 Our t4ggest prfority for 2023 is to 8￿￿re that Ihe new Cerrtrè opens w8 d•liv¥r on wr re8ponslbililie$ lo LBC and th& community by runnlng a succe88fv1 and well managed communlty Centre. Otherwise our priorities unchanged from last year and refiect growing demand for OUT free Se￿IceS as many other services from local counals are art. Many people on low incomes and 1Sving below the povoty line we facyng isc4alion and S￿saI ¥xc4usion a8 they can no longar aff(ffd the fees for paid $eNces. 1. Ddiver high qualty servi¢e$ that enable stability. secyrity, improved well￿eing and Ihe developmènt of p0s￿ve relationships. 2. D¥vglop and delNer a range offrge servtces ￿lch wdujme am. 3. Develop our people, $y$lems and operations lo en¥ure our core running costs for the cfiarity are the lowe81 in the seclor. and in addition to ensure that we have the staff capable of rf$ing lo the challenge of running our new buildlng from 2023 onwards. whith wll more than double the finanaal lootprint of the thanty. 4 Our intenlion is to continue lo follow our ¥ucce5slul opeTaliThJ model of seeking grant funding fcff speC￿C inltiaJv•s and in general apart from certain core programmes our phllosophy is that if an actiwty Can be fvnded by grarts and m88ts our ob￿¢￿1Ve$ we will do it. bLrt will not ￿ntinue if grant fundlng drt•8 UP. HR and •mpJoyment We want Highg*e NevAown Community P*tner8 to be a great ￿0¢e to work, where equality and di￿r￿ty are chamkNon*d. By commffting to Ihe London Liwng Wage. we'll help make our rommunity a falrer ￿let,. by ensurtng indusivity in our organisation. wa'll eno)urage a broader diverW, induding diversity of thinking,. and by supporting Ilexlble w0￿1ng hours for people children, we ¥nsuTe we're contributing to tsir•r, more welcoming work environment for all. These commitments ensure we will ¢>Jntinue to rnpr•sent our community to the b•st of our abl1￿ and deliver our ambilion$ for its people. We want our staff leam to feel valued and Se(￿re. Before the new Centre open8 there will k a major rec¥uitment efft*rt and we wim seek lo ensure that cpportunilies for employment at the Centre are known to an available to our local communty. We have reviewed our HR and Health and Safety wilh P8ninBula So￿1¢¢$. We also now offer all the stsff team free cOun￿lI1n9 and advice for the whole family. We cannot expec* ourteam to do A brllianl job 5upporiing pecyle rfwe do not look after them. Gre•n Approa¢h Throughout the de%gn and con3tvuction of the new HNCP developm8nt. we've aimed to implement our sustainath'lty polScy to coM￿Y %ith The London Pl¥n. This app￿r*t sets out the key steps we have tsken to meet these targels and delivor an efficient, sugtsinable 8theme Ihat minimiges our carbon foolprint and is fft for the future. Looking after the env¢ronment a key priority lor HNCP plea$• view our new approach. Ilwmv hi dleiiewluwn or .uklabuul-usl The trustees have paid due regard to guidance i¥$ued by the Charity Commis5iM in deciding what activitie$ the charity should undertake. HIGHGATE NEwfowN COMMUNITY PARTNERS TRUSTEES, REPORT (INCLUDING DIRECTORS. REPORT) (CONTINUED) FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022 Financial review The finanrAal results for the nlne months in the afxounts attached show a significant surplu8. Thi8 however is caused by the fact that the income and expenditure Indude3 8ignifi¢ant Income from gran1$ aThJ donatlons dests.ned to fund Ihe fft￿￿t of the now bLMlding. and also Some expenditure on the building. Adjusting for this our conlinuing operation ran at approximately bieakevpn for nine months. Prior to the dosuTe of ¢ur old building, the chwity enjoyed an Income fromlgllings to a number of org3ni8allon of space in th& Bertram Street Building. During the period of dOsU￿ thi3 core income has disabpeared. but has been partially replaeed by an enhanced grant from the London Borough of Camden. Vvheri the C¢ntre r&open this mode of fvrHling could continue with building njnning costs and rent paid to LBC funded by letting and hiring income. It is possible hu•Jever that in earfy years this income will be insufficient to fund us to fijlfil all our obllgatson8. Ihilh the w8vlI that we will conb'nue to rèquir• anhancEd support from L8C. In the meantim8 the Trustees wll fLffltinue with their strategy. of securing fvnding from a range of irttmo streams 40 minimise risk to th• organi8Ation. The Trustees have conduded that in this time of likely financial constraints the th•rity should hcAd reserve$ equivalent to six month8 of exptrnthture on our eore {ie non 8pecificalty fijndedl buslne88 and three months expendiéure on our specrfically funded business. le thosè fvnded by $F￿Tr¢ reslricted use grants. As noted above the trustsgs policy 1$ thal vtsn speiiffic fijnding for an at*'vity Nns out the adlvity is Immedi*ely Stopped. The trustees have examined the major strategio business and operational ri$k$ wthich Ihe ch￿ty faces and ¢onffimi that systems have b•trn estsblished to enabl• regular r•ports to be produced so that the nece$$¥y steps can be taken lo lessen these risks. Our largest rt5k lookin9 forward to to 2023124 1$ a shortfall in income from letting in the new Centre, and we are in aclive disc￿SsiOn *ith LBC as to the ways in which thi$ risk can be mitigated so as to give the Trustees the ctyffidence to commit the thatrity to the18ase of the new buildmg. Codo of Conducl and Flnanclal and Other Poll¢l•$ includlng Data Protscllon During the year the Trust888 rewewed the Charilies Code of Condud and financyal other policies to ensurè that they are compliant with currenl legal requimmènts and best yactice. Stru¢lure. govemance and management Th? charity is a company limited by guarantee and has just urK￿r 100 m•M￿r$. The trustee8, vtho are also the dire¢aors for the purF￿￿e of company law, and who seNed during the period and up lo th& date of signature of the financial slalements wgre: RobertAiUten Ichairl Jcknn Carvier Stephen Hodge Oliver Lth￿S Reverend Andrew Meldrum J3rne$ Roljin B¥rbar• Smith Father Damien Mason Reverend David Currie Robert Schon Philip Whal* Olutonl Ayodejl (Resigned 9 June 2022) IRe$iw•d 9 Jun• 2022) (ReSi￿ed 9 June 2022) Nono 01 the IN8tw has any benefidal Interest In the company. Al of th• trustee¥ are members of the company and. like all members, guarantee to oJnlribLrte £1 in the event of a winding L￿. New trustetj are appointed by thg vthole Board On the re￿MMendation of a sub¢ommtrtt** Consisting of thrn• tnjstees. New trustee3 recoive briefing on the poh'cies and procedures of the Chm and all tnJ8tee6 are expectad to attend perlodic safeguarding trainin9. HIGHGATE NEwfowN COMMUNITY PARTNERS TRUSTEES. REPORT (INCLUDING DIRECTORS. REPORT) (CONTINUED) FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022 Audltor The audilors. Glazers, were reappdnted as auditorto the company at thè 2021 AGM •nd a wjposal thal they be re8ppointed wll be put lo a General Meeling. The trustoe$' report wa8 approved ty the Board ofTru$teO8. ¢044 RobertAilk•n {Chalr) Trustee Step￿n Hodg• Trusleo D8led..A&.3.MyP... HIGHGATE NEwfowN COMMUNITY PARTNERS STATEMENT OF TRUSTEES. RESPONSIBILITIES FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022 The twstees. who ￿ also the directors of Hlghgate Ne¥*own Gommunity Partnern for the purp)se of CoMp￿Y law. are responsible for preparing the Trustse8' Report and the financial statements in accordance th ap￿scable law and United Kingdom Accounkn'ng Standards (United Kingdom Generally A¢¢epted Ac¢ountyng Pra¢tic•l. Company Law require5 the trustees to prepare financ4al $tslements for &ach finanryal y8arwhicth give a trug and fair view of the state of affairs of the charity and of thé incoming re￿U￿8 and applith.on of resour¢es, indud.ng the Income and expendrture. of the charitable company for that period. In preparin9 the￿ finaw818tslemenl8, the tru8tee8 are required to.. - select suitable attounlrng Oloes and then them o)nsi5tendy", - observe th8 mèthods and printyple$ In Chariti?¥ SORP; - make judgements and es1imat8s Ihgt ore reasonable and prudert state whether appkcable UK Ac¢ounts'ro Standards have be￿ fc41owed, SL**jed to any material departure8 disdo$ed and explained in the Ilnandd 8l¥ternents,' and - prepare the fina￿al 6tatern8nt8 on the goiTrJ concem basis U￿68# 1118 Inappropriate to presume that th8 charity will continue in 0￿ratiOn. The trustees ar& r•sponslble fc* keeping adequate accounting records that di5c103e wih reasonable acDJracy al any time the financial posilion of th8 charity and enable them to onsuro that the finanud Statements compty with the Companies Act 2006. They are 8180 responslble for safeguarding the assets of the thanty and for takkng ieasonabl¢ slep6 for the prevention and detection of fraud and other iryularlties. HIGHGATE NEWTOWN COMMUNITY PARTNERS INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF HIGHGATE NEwfowN COMMUNITY PARTNERS Oplnion We have audited the financial statements of Highgats Nowiown Community Partnèrs (the '¢harity') for the peric#J ended 31 De¢en*er 2022 whith compTlSe the statement of financial activrbes, the balance sheet. the statement of ash flow5 and the notes to the finanaal statements, induding a $umm8ry of significanl acc￿nting polic4•8. The finanual reporting frarrnwork that has Ixen applied In their prepar•tlon is applicable law and Unlted Kmgdom Accounting Standard$. indudlng Financial Reporting Standard 102 The Financial Reporting Standard applicable the UK and RepuJSkn of Ireland (United Kingdom GeneraltyA¢eepted A¢¢ounting practi￿>. In our opinion, the finanaal statements.. give a true and fair view of the state of the charitable company's affairs as at 31 December 2022 and of Its incoming r&sourcè8 and application of re8ource$. for the period then ended., ha￿ b••n prop•ty prepw•d Sn accordance V•ith United Kingdom Ger*rnlly Accepted Accounting Practice., and have been prepared in accordance wth the requirements of lh• Companies Acl 2006. Bas1* for oplnlon Wo conduded our audit in accoTdance wth Intemattonal Standards on Aud￿Trg (UK) IISAS IUKII and applicable law. Our responsibilities under those stsndards are further deEcribed in the A{￿lt0￿$ ￿SponsI1)i1￿es lor the audil of the finanu81 st8t8mèntÈ $ec*4"on of our report. ¥Ne are independent of the chanty in accordance wth the ethical r¢quiremen18 that are relevant to OLK audit of the finanaal stslemenl$ in th¢ UK, induding the FRC'8 Ethical Standard. and we have ftjlfilled our other ethicol responsibil￿e8 in accordance with these requirements. We believe that the audit evtdence we have obtsined is sufficient and aFpropriate to provid& a basis forour opinion. Concly*lon$ r•latlng to golng concom In auth'ling the finantyal statement5, we have conduded that the trusteos, use of thè going ￿nCern basis of acc¥)unling in the preparation of the finanoal statemellts is appropriate. Bas•d on th¢ work we have perfomed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating lo event8 or conditions that. individually or (y)Ilectivety, may cast significant doubt on Ihe charity's ability to continue as a going COn￿M for a period of at le•stfv￿¥e months from when the finanaal 8tstem•nl$ are authorised for issue. Our responsibilities and the respon8ibilib.es of the trustees ￿th respect lo going concern are described in the relevant secb.ons of Ihis report. Oth•r inforniation The other infomiation compriges th• informalion induded in Ihe ￿nual report other than the financial 8tstements and our aud110￿$ Tewt thereon. The trustee$ are re$ponsiUe fy the other infomialion contsined wthin the annu81 report. OUT opinion on the finanaal st8t•mont$ do&$ not cO￿r the other information and we do not express any lomi of assuranc8 ￿ndUS1on Ihereon. OUT responsibility is to read the other irrformation and. in dc4ng so, consider ether the other infonnalion 1$ M*￿7a1￿ Snconsistent Mth the fin•nty¥l statements or OUT knowledgo obtained In the course of thè audit, or 0thoMise •ppears to be materially misstated. If we identsfy such material inconsistenoes or apparent material misstalements. we are required lo detemibne whether this gives rfse to a material miBstaternent in the finan¢i81 $tslements themselves. If, based on the Work we have perfomied. we ￿neJud8 that there is a Materi￿ misstatement of this other infomiation, we are required to rep)rt that fact. We have nothlng lo report In this regotd. Mattèr8 on wfftlch w• ar• raquirnd to rnport ty •x¢eptson We have nolhing lo report in re¥sect of the followng matters in relalron to ￿lch the Charities lAC￿unts and Reports) Regulation3 2008 require us to report to you rf. in our opinion.. the infomiats.on given in the finanrAal ¥tatsments 1$ in¢onsist•nl in 8ny material r•gP?ct with the tru$tee$' report.. OT sufficient accounting ￿r￿)rO8 have been kept.. OT the finanual statem•nl$ are not in agreement wth the accounting recordy,. or we have not r8ceive(l all the fvrformalton and explanations we require for our audiL HIGHGATE NEwfowN COMMUNITY PARTNERS INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT (CONTINUED) TO THE TRUSTEES OF HIGHGATE NEwfowN COMMUNITY PARTNERS R•sponslbllltl•s of In￿•9 As explained more fully in the statement of tnJ5tees' responsibilibes, the trustees, vA)o also the directors of the chanty lor the purpose ol company law. are responsiblè for the preparation of the financial slatemerts and for being satisfied that they give a Inse and fair view, and for Such Irrternal ¢ortsol as th& Iwstoes determine is necessary lo enable the preparatlon of financial stat•ments that ar• free from material misstatement, whether du8 to fral￿ c error. In Preparing the financi81 staterner￿. the trustees are responsible frx assessing the charty'5 abilty to continue a8 a golng concern, disdosing. as applcable, matters related lo going concern and using the goSng concem basis of ae¢ounting unless the tru31ee$ either intond to liquHlat8 the chavrtable oynp¥ny or to cease operations cf have no realistic Itternative but to do $0. Auditorfs Mponsibilities for th• *udit of tho Iln*ncl*l •t*tsmwls We have been appointed as auditor under Section 144 of the Charlties Act 2011 and report in accordan￿ wilh the Act and r8lèv8nt regulations made or having effect thereunder. Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about Ythether the financial statements as a ￿01& ar8 free froln material misstalemenl, whelher due to fraud or em>r, and to 1$8u? an audrtoes report that indudes our opinion. Reasongble assurance is a high level of a$SUrar￿ but is not a guarantee that an audit ¢onducted in accordancs with ISAS (UK) ￿11 alway¥ detsct a material mi¥stslcmgnl vthen It exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or e￿Or and are considered material if, indimdually or in the aggregate. they CA)uld reè8onably be expected to influence the economic deusions of users tsken on the basis olthese financial statements. The exlent to which our procedures are Capable of detecting iThegularities. induding fwd, 18 détalled below. 10- HIGHGATE NEwfowN COMMUNITY PARTNERS INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT (CONTINUED) TOTHE TRUSTEES OF HIGHGATE NEwfowN COMMUNITY PARTNERS In identifying and asses￿￿9 risks of matsrial misslatsment In respect of irTegularitie8, induding fraLMI and non- complianc8 with I￿5 and regulatiDns. we conBidered the fdlowng.. 1) Enquiiies of managwn•nt con￿mIng the th¥iity'$ F4Jlide$ and procedure5 relating to.. identfying. 8valuabng and cimF4ying vlth law$ and rryulafjon$ whether thgy wer• aware ol any Instan￿$ of nOn<0m￿lance detecting and re$pondlng to the rfsks of fraud •nd vklèther kn have kr￿￿￿edge of any adual, su5pecled or alleged fraud.. and th• inl•mal ￿ntrCIS established to mib'gate risks related io traud or non-compiianGe with laws and regulations.. 21 Dist￿5￿19n8 among the èng89ement team reo8rding ht)w and vthen fraud nlght ocwr in the finandal statements and any polents'al indirAtors of tra￿￿. In common wlih all audits under ISA8 (UKI. we are also required to perfomi spedfic kvocedures lo respond to the risk of management ovevTide. We al￿ obtained an understanding of the legal and regulatory fram0w0￿ thal the charity opor8te$ in, focusing on provisions of those laws and regulation$ that had a dlr8ct effect on the detemiination of material amountB and disdosures in tha fin8n¢ial $t4lements. The key laws and regulatrons w• considered in this contaxl induded th& UK Conwni95 Ao* and ChaT6tse8 Act olong with the Charttles SORP. In addition. we ￿n￿dered provision$ of other l•vs and r•gulation$ that do not have a dSrect effect on the finanaal statements but cKJmpliance with which may bè fiJndamentsl to the charivs atilty to operate or avoid a material penaFty. As a result of perforDwng the above, we did Th)t identify any key audit matterj related to the potents'al risk of fraud or non%x)mpliallce wth law8 and regulalions. In addition to the above, our Procedures to respond to risks identffied Induded the fdlowlng.. Reviawng the financial statement disclosures and testing to supporting documentation lo assess conwliance provi￿On8 of relevant laws an¢J regulation8 dèsttibed as havrng a direct effed on Ihe financial stslements; Enquiring of management con￿mIng actual and ￿￿￿n{la1 litigation arKI daims" Perfomilng an*￿ical PTocedureB to Idantify any unusual or unexpected rdatlon8hipg that may Indlc4to rf8k8 01 mateiial misstst•m?nt due to fraud. Reading minute$ of bwtings of those charged wllh govemance and remewlng ¢Wesp￿denCE ￿1th relevanl tax authorities,. and In addresslng the risk ol fraud through marogement overrfde of contrds, le8tlng the apwoprfatene$8 of lownal enlries and olher adiustsn¥nls; 9sse88ing Ythether the judgements made in making accounting estimates are indieAlive of a polenlial bi8$: and evaluating the business rationale of any signfficant transactilxs that aro unu$ual or outside the normal course of buwness. also communicated rnlevant identified laws and regulations and potential fraud risks to all engagement team rnembers, ar￿ remained alert to any indioaliM$ of fraud or non-o)mF4iance wth laws grKI regulati¢￿8 throughout the audit. We note that our audit is not primarily de8igned lo detert nonwcL*mptiance with laws and regulations and the TnJste&s other management are responsible for such inlemol control 88 the Trustees and other management ol the charity detwmine is necessary to ?nalAe the weparation of finanaal slalements that are free from material mi$$tstemenl, whether due lo errors or fraud, inchjth'ng compliance with laws and ￿guI*10n8. Addrtionally. owng to the inherent limitations ￿ an 8udit. thare is an unavoidable ri8k that we may nol have detected sorne material mi¥$tatem*nts in the finanryal stslernenls, ev8n though we have properly planned •nded 31 March 2022 174,661 231,928 4C6,589 Invvbb)•nts Unr•8trlct•d Unresfficled fund8 lunds 31 12 2022 313 2022 Interesl rtteivable 1.187 45 Oih•T tradlng •ctlvltl•8 3112 2022 313 2022 Cafe IrKorne 2,473 3.986 Raislng fvnd• Unro•trict•d D••lgn•tsd Re¥trict•d Tolal Total fund¥ fund• 31 12 2022 313 2022 Fu Alfvertising 3.634 1.139 11,634 16.407 28.838 3.634 1,139 11,634 16.407 26.836 For tho p¢rfod ènded 31 March 2022 Fundraising and public4ty 7.010 6,279 13,547 26,836 19- HIGHGATE NEwfowN COMMUNITY PARTNERS NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022 Charitable activitl Charit•bl• Charltablg Ex￿nditUre Expondlture 31 12 2022 313 2022 Staff costs Food and other prowsions In$uranc8 R*es and utilib'e$ Telaphon• Pllnting, po8toge 8nd stationery Sundry •xp•ns•s Venu8 hire Travel and sub5iSten¢fj Repairs and maintenance Ewipmenl m¥int¢n8nce Botskkeeping Legal and profe88ional fo•8 Tu1ry5 Actiw"ties and event Costs Bank charges 131,869 19.485 3,292 4,000 892 1,742 804 540 $64 1,922 6,430 5,762 38.641 7,040 15,304 69 188,555 20.993 4,111 2.088 1.170 2,782 1.550 4,617 38.076 16,250 7,543 102.667 8,786 11,821 150 238.358 411,159 Share of gov8mance costs (see note 8> 4,260 4.080 242.616 415,239 An*ly8ls by fund Unrestricted funds Design3led fund¥ Restricled funds 68,243 16,391 157,982 84,562 48,216 282,461 242.816 415.239 -20- HIGHGATE NEwfowN COMMUNITY PARTNERS NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022 Support costs Support Govomanc• 3112 2022Support costs Govemance c￿ts costs 31 3 2022 Audit f•es 4.260 4.260 4,080 4.080 4,260 4.260 4.080 4.080 Anolysed betr￿en ChantalAe ac*Jvikn"es 4,260 4,260 4.080 4,080 TnMt••• N￿e of the trustees lor any person$ conn8¢ted wlh them) received any remuneration or beneffts from the charty during the pwiod. 10 Employe The average monthly number of employees during the peric•J was: 3112 2022 Numb 313 2022 Nurnb•r Efflpbym•M ¢o•ts 31 12 2022 313 2022 Wages and salaries So￿al seoJTity costs Other pension costs 121.298 6.192 4,381 188.308 11.210 9,037 131,869 188.555 There were no employees whose 8nnual romuneratlon was more than £60.000. Tot•1 Re3triGted fi￿d5 3112 2022 313 2022 Nal10$8 on disposal of tangible fixed assets 11.9781 11.9781 21- HIGHGATE NEwfowN COMMUNITY PARTNERS NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022 12 Taxatlon The 1$ exempt fr(m tsx w inwmg and gains falling wilhin gectron 505 of the Taxes Ad 1988 or $e¢Xion 252 of the Taxationof Chargeable Gaill8 1992 to the extent that Ihe88 ar• applied to its c*arit4ble ci)jects. 13 ￿blO1¥ 31 122022 313 2022 Amounts falllng dug within ono y•ar.' Trade debtors Prepayments ?￿d accTued income 76.914 4.101 4.416 2.498 81.015 6.914 14 Creditors: amounts fallin9 due within one yèar 31 12 2022 313 2022 Other taxation and social s8curity Trade creditors Other creditc AcLYuals and d6fèrr•d inec*ne 10,595 5,558 105 .620 13.288 105 3.840 42,878 17,211 -22- Tr4￿ r rlOOO O*D Jo o wl -8 ¢0 fD Lr• or HIGHGATE NEwfowN COMMUNITY PARTNERS NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022 18 Deslgnated funds The ￿come fijnds of the tharity Ind￿1* the follthvfrng de81pnaled fvndj wPich have been set asida out of urKe$tn'ct¢d funds by Ihe trustees for specrfic purposes.. IAovem•nl In tsnd• Incoming RMouT¢e• BalM¢è at s￿1¢￿ •xp8nd•d 31 Decemb•r 2022 e•lanc• •t P•soUr￿ Bolanco at l Aprli 2021 exp•nded l April 2022 Rebuilding fund 200.000 154,495) 145,50S 10.094 117.5301 138,069 2fmJ.000 154.495) 145.505 10.094 117.530) 138.069 Thè tnJsts8s have established a designated fund low¥ds the cost of tho rebuldlng of th& Community Cenlre as descrfbed in the Trustees, Report. -24- •) (4 HIGHGATE NEwfowN COMMUNITY PARTNERS NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022 18 R•l•ted p•rty tr•n••¢llon• There ware no disdosable rnlated paty tr8nsxticffi$ during Ihg p•iiod1313 2022- none}. -26- HIGHGATE NEwfowN COMMUNITY PARTNERS ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022 Hi9hgate NevAown Community Partners would like to acknov+lÈdge with gratefijl thanks the support andjor funding that has bgan promded 3ince 31 March 2022 and is being provided currerfy from the following Organisats'ons, Compani8s, Fund$. and Trusts Al Churthe$ Trust Benefact Trust Brookfield Sdlool Dartmouth Park Channing Sdwol Highgate Cty Bridg• Trust A Daw￿CheW Designers Gwld Garfeld Weston John Lyon's Chawity L¥dy Gtyjld's Charity Laing Famity Trust London Borough of Camd•n Morrisons Foundation National lottery Awards fLY AJI National Lottery Comrwnity Fund Peabody Ccmmunty Fund Peter Harrison Foundation St Annes Churth Highgale St Mary'$ Church Dat1mouth Pa Si Michaels Church, Highgate The Mer¢ers Company United Reltsm Church, Highgate and many indiwdual donations, too many lo name S￿￿C*1Y. -27- to Keel ood about HIGHGATE NE. 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