2023-03-31-accounts

Chairman's	Statement
Reference and Administrative Details
Trustees' Report				3to16
Independent	Auditors' Report			17to 20
Consolidated	Statement of Financial	Activities		21
Comparative	Consolidated Statement	of Financial	Activities	22
Consolidated	Balance Sheet			23
Balance Sheet				24
Consolidated	Statement ofCash Flows			25
Notes to the	Financial Statements			26to 54

Reference and	Reference and	Reference and		Administrative Details	Administrative Details
Trustees					Glynis Frew, Chair (appointed				12January 2023)
					Stephen Guyon, Vice	Chair
					Lesley Telford, Treasurer
					Dean Fielding
					Michael Barton
					Pete Brown
					Catherine Hearne
					Geraldine Kay
Secretary					Susan Carr
Key Management		Personnel			Stephen Bell, Chief Executive
					Neil Baird, Operations	Director
					Alexandra Shirley, Director			ofDevelopment
					David Bassam, Business		Services Director
					Lewis Murton, Finance Director
Registered	Office				H26 The Avenues Eleventh			Avenue		North
					Team Valley Trading Estate
					Gateshead
					Tyne and Wear
					NE11 ONJ
					The charity is incorporated			in England.
Company	Registration			Number	00995799
Charity Registration			Number		500640
Solicitors					Ward Hadaway
					Sandgate House
					102Quayside
					Newcastle upon Tyne
					NE1 3DX
					Womble Bond Dickinson		LLP
					112Quayside
					Newcastle upon Tyne
					NE1 3DX
Bankers					Barclays Bank pic
					Newcastle City 9
					49 -51 Northumberland		Street
					Newcastle upon Tyne
					NE1 7AF
Auditor					Azets Audit Services
					Chartered Accountants	and		Statutory		Auditor
					Bulman House
					Regent Centre
					Gosforth
					Newcastle upon Tyne
					NE3 3LS

Statement of	Total	Reco	gnised Gain	s and Loss	es)
					Total	Total
			Unrestricted	Restricted	2023	2022
		Note
Income and Endowments		from:
Donations and legacies		3	289,696	1,651	291,347	545,576
Charitable activities		4	28,240,884	4,734,194	32,975,078	30,519,115
Other trading activities		5	153,690		153,690	324,812
Investment income		6	26,141		26,141	919
Total Income			28,710,411	4,735,845	33,446,256	31,390,422
Expenditure on:
Raising funds			(6,553)		(6,553)	(14,455)
Charitable activities		7	~28,716,758)	~4,689,650	~(33,406,4D8	~31,027,700
Total Expenditure			28,723,311)	~4,689,650	~33,412,961	~31,042,155
Net (expenditure)/income			(12,900)	46,195	33,295	348,267
Transfers between	funds		155,126	(155,126)
Other recognised	gains
and losses
Gains/losses on revaluation offixed assets						~273,919
Net movement in funds			142,226	(108,931)	33,295	74,348
Reconciliation of	funds
Total funds brought	forward		7,356,781	6,314,780	13,671,561	13,597,213
Total funds carried	forward	24	7,499,007	6,205,849	13,704,856	13,671,561

Statement of	Total	Recognised	Gai	ns and Loss	es)
						Total
				Unrestricted	Restricted	2022
			Note
Income and Endowments		from:
Donations and legacies				296,840	248,736	545,576
Charitable activities				25,106,506	5,412,609	30,519,115
Other trading activities				324,812		324,812
Investment income				919		919
Total income				25,729,077	5,661,345	31,390,422
Expenditure on:
Raising funds Charitable activities			7	(14,455) ~25,643,718	~5,383,982	(14,455) ~31,027,700
Total expenditure				~25,658,173	~5,383,982	~31,042,155
Net income				70,904	277,363	348,267
Transfers between	funds			(20,343)	20,343
Other recognised gains and losses Gains/losses on revaluation offixed assets				273,919		~273,919
Net movement in funds				(223,358)	297,706	74,348
Reconciliation of	funds
Total funds brought	forward			7,580,139	6,017,074	13,597,213
Total funds carried	forward		24	7,356,781	6,314,780	13,671,561

					2023	2022
				Note
Fixed assets
Intangible assets				14	4,691	9,382
Tangible assets				15	10,316,730	15,018,266
					10,321,421	15,027,648
Current assets
Assets held for sale				17	3,310,307
Debtors				18	4,851,620	3,422,903
Cash at bank and	in hand			19	2,102,121	3,718,142
					10,264,048	7,141,045
Creditors: Amounts		falling due within one year		20	6,880,613	5,952,018)
Net current assets					3,383,435	1,189,027
Total assets less	current		liabilities		13,704,856	16,216,675
Creditors: Amounts		falling due after more than one year		21		2,545,114)
Net assets					13,704,856	13,671,561
Funds ofthe group:
Restricted					6,205,849	6,314,780
Unrestricted income		funds
Designated funds					4,767,059	5,325,994
General funds					2,731,948	2,030,787
Total unrestricted	funds				7,499,007	7,356,781
Total funds				24	13,704,856	13,671,561

Balance She	et	as	at 31 March 2023
					2023	2022
				Note		K
Fixed assets
Intangible assets				14	4,691	9,382
Tangible assets				15	10,069,912	14,746,497
					10,074,603	14,755,879
Current assets
Assets held for sale				17	3,310,307
Debtors				18	4,407,497	3,841,136
Cash at bank and	in hand			19	1,760,056	2,722,482
					9,477,860	6,563,618
Creditors: Amounts		falling due within one year		20	6,654,683	(5,626,444
Net current assets					2,823,177	937,174
Total assets less	current		liabilities		12,897,780	15,693,053
Creditors: Amounts		falling due after more than one year		21	4,938,176	7,658,193
Net assets					7,959,604	8,034,860
Funds ofthe charity:
Restricted					636,572	632,324
Unrestricted income		funds
Designated funds					4,767,059	5,316,666
Unrestricted funds					2,555,973	2,085,870
Total unrestricted	funds				7,323,032	7,402,536
Total funds				24	7,959,604	8,034,860

Consolidated Statem March 2023	ent ofCa	sh	Flows	for the	Year Ended 3	1
					2023	2022
				Note
Cash flows from operating	activities
Net cash income					33,295	348,267
Adjustments to cash flows	from noncash	items
Depreciation					722,866	535,371
Amortisation					4,691	4,691
Investment income					(26,141)	(919)
Interest payable					80,683	48,387
					815,394	935,797
Working capital adjustments
Increase in debtors				18	(1,428,717)	(452,447)
Increase in creditors				20	238,709	506,390
(Decrease)/increase in deferred income				21	841,230	688,386
Net cash flows from operating	activities				(1,215,844)	1,678,126
Cash flows from investing activities
Interest receivable and similar	income			6	26,141	919
Purchase oftangible fixed assets				15	(119,106)	(641,508)
Sale oftangible fixed assets					787,469
Sale of investments						10,929
Net cash flows from investing	activities				694,504	629,660)
Cash flows from financing activities
Interest payable and similar charges					(80,683)	(48,387)
Repayment of loans and borrowings				20	1,013,998)	298,738)
Net cash flows from financing	activities				(1,094,681	347,125
Net (decrease)/increase in cash and cash equivalents					(1,616,021)	701,341
Cash and cash equivalents at 1 April					3,718,142	3,016,801
Cash and cash equivalents at 31 March					2,102,121	3,718,142
All ofthe cash flows are derived from continuing			operations	during the above two periods.

estimated residual	value, over their expected use	ful economic life as follows:
Asset class		Depreciation method	and rate
Leasehold property	improvements	Straight line over the period ofthe lease
Freehold property		2% - 15'/a straight line
Motor vehicles		25% straight line
Furniture and equipment		25% - 33%straight line

					Unrestricted
					funds	Restricted	Total
					General	funds	2023
Donations	and	legacies;
Donations					289,696	1,651	291,347
					289,696	1,651	291,347
					Unrestricted
					funds	Restricted	Total
					General	funds	2022
Donations	and	legacies;
Donations					291,611	112,265	403,876
Legacies					5,229		5,229
Grants, including			capital	grants;
Government		grants				136,471	136,471
					296,840	248,736	545,576

					Unrestricted
					funds	Restricted	Total
					General	funds	2023
Homelessness		including	Day Centre &
Outreach					20,248,414	947,095	21,195,509
Addictions	and Recovery				2,862,843	1,897,982	4,760,825
Employment		and Training			651,573	29,132	680,705
Womens Services including				Family	4,478,054	1,859,985	6,338,039
					28,240,884	4,734,194	32,975,078
					Unrestricted
					funds	Restricted	Total
					General	funds	2022
Homelessness		including	Day Centre &
Outreach					17,707,550	2,038,632	19,746,182
Addictions	and Recovery				2,997,513	2,005,460	5,002,973
Employment		and Training			525,916	34,517	560,433
Womens Services including				Family	3,875,527	1,334,000	5,209,527
					25,106,506	5,412,609	30,519,115

5 Inco	me from other trading	activities
			Unrestricted
			funds	Total
			General	2023
Trading	income;
Sales	ofgoods and services		54,714	54,714
Other income from other trading		activities	98,976	98,976
			153,690	153,690

2023
			Unrestricted
			funds	Total
			General	2022
Trading	income;
Sales	ofgoods and services		69,077	69,077
Events	income;
Fundraising			16,902	16,902
Property	rental income		79,759	79,759
Other income from other trading		activities	159,074	159,074
			324,812	324,812

6 Investment in	come
		Unrestricted
		funds	Total
		General	2023f
Interest receivable	and similar income;
Interest receivable on bank deposits		26,141	26,141
		26,141	26,141
		Unrestricted
		funds	Total
		General	2022
Interest receivable	and similar income;
Interest receivable on bank deposits		919	919
		919	919

					Unrestricted
					funds	Restricted	Total
					General f	fundsf	2023f
Homelessness		including	Day Centre &Outreach		20,576,065	919,264	21,495,329
Addictions	and Recovery				2,877,037	1,903,449	4,780,486
Employment		and Training			854,036	26,656	880,692
Womens Services including				Family	4,409,620	1,840,281	6,249,901
					28,716,758	4,689,650	33,406,408
					Unrestricted
					funds	Restricted	Total
					General f	fundsf	2022f
Homelessness		including	Day Centre &Outreach		18,002,700	2,346,396	20,349,096
Addictions	and Recovery				2,843,058	1,696,417	4,539,475
Employment		and Training			717,217	70,469	787,686
Womens Services including				Family	4,080,743	1,270,700	5,351,443
					25,643,718	5,383,982	31,027,700

					Activity	Activity
					undertaken	support
					directly f	costs f	2023 f
Homelessness		including	Day Centre 8 Outreach		20,667,282	828,047	21,495,329
Addictions	and Recovery				4,473,356	307,130	4,780,486
Employment		and Training			799,393	81,299	880,692
Womens Services including				Family	5,918,682	331,219	6,249,901
					31,858,713	1,547,695	33,406,408

2023
					Activity	Activity
					undertaken	support
					directly	costs	2022
Homelessness		including	Day Centre &Outreach		19,347,400	1,001,696	20,349,096
Addictions	and Recovery				4,243,581	295,894	4,539,475
Employment		and Training			725,250	62,436	787,686
Womens Services including				Family	5,101,698	249,745	5,351,443
					29,417,929	1,609,771	31,027,700

Support c	osts	allocated	to ch	aritable activi	ties
						Other
					Governance	support	Total	Total
				Basis of	costs	costs	2023	2022
				allocation
Homelessness		including	Day	Estimate of
Centre & Outreach				staff time	102,228	725,819	828,047	1,001,696
Addictions	and	Recovery		Estimate of staff time		307,130	307,130	295,894
Employment	and Training			Estimate of staff time		81,299	81,299	62,436
Womens Services including				Estimate of
Family				staff time		331,219	331,219	249,745
					102,228	1,445,467	1,547,695	1,609,771

Governance costs
		Total	Total
		2023 f	2022
Salary costs		45,885	43,443
Audit fees and other professional	fees	56,343	22,440
		102,228	65,883

			2023	2022
Audit fees			31,500	26,220
Other non-audit		services		16,800
Depreciation	of	fixed assets	722,866	535,371
Amortisation	of	goodwill	4,691	4,691

11Staff costs The aggregate	payroll costs were as follows:
		2023	2022
Staff costs during the year were:
Wages and salaries		14,340,771	13,462,240
Social security	costs	1,279,938	1,145,943
Pension costs		855,766	819,513
Compensation	payments	95,172	19,132
		16,571,647	15,446,828

during	the year was as follows:
		2023		2022
		No		No
Corporate Services			85		78
Health	and Addictions		102		109
Housing	and Homeless		322		369
Women	and Criminal Justice		110		92
Employment & Training			27		23
					671

s was:
2023	2022
No	No

				2023	2022
Audit	ofthe	financial	statements	31,500	26,220

Group and Charity
	Rebran ding
Cost
At 1 April 2022	46,911
At 31 March 2023	46,911
Amortisation
At 1 April 2022	37,529
Charge for the year	4,691
At 31 March 2023	42,220
Net book value
At 31 March 2023	4,691
At 31 March 2022	9,382

Charity
	Land and	Furniture and	Motor
	buildings	equipment	vehicles	Total
Cost
At 1 April 2022	21,047,062	1,673,855	85,642	22,806,559
Additions		89,541	21,605	111,146
Disposals	(982,515)			(982,515)
Transfers	4,130,137			~4, 130,137
At 31 March 2023	15,934,410	1,763,396	107,247	17,805,053
Depreciation
At 1 April 2022	6,613,386	1,361,034	85,642	8,060,062
Charge for the year	549,799	136,105	4,051	689,955
Eliminated on disposals	(195,046)			(195,046)
Transfers	819,830			~819,830
At 31 March 2023	6,148,309	1,497,139	89,693	7,735,141
Net book value
At 31 March 2023	9,786,101	266,257	17,554	10,069,912
At 31 March 2022	14,433,676	312,821	-	14,746,497

18Debtors
	Group		Charity
	2023	2022	2023	2022
Trade debtors	1,975,190	1,278,361	1,815,444	1,248,887
Due from group undertakings			389,962	995,256
Prepayments	723,327	533,930	639,876	482,919
Accrued income	706,920	589,531	706,920	589,531
Other debtors	1,446,183	1,021,081	855,295	524,543
	4,851,620	3,422,903	4,407,497	3,841,136

			Group		Charity
			2023	2022	2023	2022
Cash on hand			6,179	7,909	6,179	7,909
Cash at bank			542,280	1,191,604	200,215	195,944
Short-term deposits			1,553,662	2,518,629	1,553,662	2,518,629
			2,102,121	3,718,142	1,760,056	2,722,482
20 Creditors:	amounts	falling	due within one year
			Group		Charity
				2022	2023	2022
Bank loans				195,941	1,727,057	195,941
Trade creditors				1,328,958	971,715	1,135,295
Other taxation	and social
security			300,589	311,943	277,897	289,251
Other creditors			166,823	99,665	160,564	97,876
Accruals			1,446,799	985,933	1,265,102	878,503
Deferred income			2,188,348	3,029,578	2,252,348	3,029,578
			6,880,613	5,952,018	6,654,683	5,626,444

Total future minimum lease payme	nts under non-cancell	able operating	leases are as follow	s:
	Group		Charity
	2023	2022	2023	2022
Land and buildings
Within one year	1,151,884	2,341,759	835,960	1,972,187
Between one and five years	207,935	1,012,628	9,650	630,890
After five years		13,036		13,036
	1,359,819	3,367,423	845,610	2,616,113
Other
Within one year	18,260	45,292	18,260	45,292
Between one and five years	25,052	7,729	25,052	7,729
	43,312	53,021	43,312	53,021

Group
			Balance at				Balance at
			1 April	Incoming	Resources		31 March
			2022	resources	expended f	Transfers	2023
Unrestricted	funds
General
Unrestricted	funds		2,030,787	28,710,411	(28,723,311)	714,061	2,731,948
Designated
Core properties			4,033,623			(558,935)	3,474,688
Property sinking		fund	640,591				640,591
Revaluation	reserve		651,780				651,780
			5,325,994			~558,935	4,767,059
Total unrestricted		funds	7,356,781	28,710,411	(28,723,311)	155,126	7,499,007
Restricted funds
Restricted	Funds		6,314,780	4,735,845	~4,689,650	~155,126	6,205,849
Total funds			13,671,561	33,446,256	(~33,412,961		13,704,856

2023
			Balance at			Other	Balance at
			1 April	Incoming	Resources	recognised	31 March
			2021	resources	expended	gains/(losses)	2022f
Unrestricted	funds
General
Unrestricted	funds		2,227,345	25,729,077	(25,658,173)	(267,462)	2,030,787
Designated
Core properties			4,060,423			(26,800)	4,033,623
Property sinking		fund	640,591				640,591
Revaluation	reserve		651,780				651,780
			5,352,794			~26,800	5,325,994
Total unrestricted		funds	7,580,139	25,729,077	(25,658,173)	(294,262)	7,356,781
Restricted funds
Restricted	Funds		6,017,074	5,661,345	~5,383,982	. 20,343	6,314,780
Total funds			13,597,213	31,390,422	~31,042,155	~273,919	13,671,561

				Total funds
				at 31 March
	General f	Designated	Restricted	2023
Intangible fixed assets	4,691			4,691
Tangible fixed assets	2,076,385	3,145,724	5,094,621	10,316,730
Net current assets/(liabilities)	650,872	1,621,335	1,111,228	3,383,435
Total net assets	2,731,948	4,767,059	6,205,849	13,704,856

				Total funds
				at 31 March
	General	Designated	Restricted	2022
Intangible fixed assets	9,382			9,382
Tangible fixed assets	5,125,062	4,685,403	5,207,801	15,018,266
Net current assets/(liabilities)	(558,543)	640,591	1,106,979	1,189,027
Creditors over 1 year	2,545,114			2,545,114)
Total net assets	2,030,787	5,325,994	6,314,780	13,671,561

Group
	At 1 April	Financing	At 31 March
	2022f	cash flows f	2023f
Cash at bank and in hand	3,718,142	(1,616,021)	2,102,121
Debt due within one year	(195,941)	(1,531,116)	(1,727,057)
Debt due after more than one year	2,545,114)	2,545,114
Net (debt)/funds	977,087	602,023	375,064
	At 1 April	Financing	At 31 March
	2021f	cash flows f	2022f
Cash at bank and in hand	3,016,801	701,341	3,718,142
Debt due within one year Debt due after more than one year	(299,651) 2,740,142	103,710 195,028	(195,941) ~2,545,114
Net (debt)/funds	22,992	1,000,079	977,087

Housln and Homelessness
Funder	Pu eof Funding		0	n	Income	Expenditure	Transfer	Closin
National Lottery	Peer research in partnership with Crisis			1,875				1,875
BigL&ee Fund	Suppor8ng people with multiple needs in Newcast Gateshead	and		25,250	140,607	(144,207)		21,650
ABF—The Soldiers Charity	Support ex armed forces personnel to transition to civilian lives in Gateshead			19,753	83,975	(89,137)		14,591
Sundertand City Council	Support for rough sleepers in Sunderland			10,135	69,500	(67,212)		12,423
Virgin Money Foundation	Establishment ofthe Athena project in Sunderland			22,617			(22,617)
Sunderfand City Council	Additional COVID related support for families in Sunderland			29,390	28,120	(55,690)		1,820
	To support people with mental health needs by providing
South Tyneside CCG	two self~ntained ilats for short-term, 24-hour crisis accommodation to reduce delays in hospital				542,681	(489,212)		53,469
	discha e/risk ofadmission or readmission to hos	ital
NHS Vale ofYork CCG	Toassist hospital staff in York to prevent avoidable admissions and facilitate effective discharge			35,203	82,377	(73,806)		43,774
Homes England	Purchase ofhomes for homeless people		2,285,881				(39,413)	2,246,468

Funder		Purpose ofFunding		Opening	Income	Ex enditure	Transfer	Closln
Homes Engktnd		Refurbishment and Redevelopment 36gate	of Eiliot House into	2921919			(73,766)	2,848,153
Total Housing	and Homelessness			5352023	947260	919264	135796	5244 223
Dru and Alcohol
Funder		Purpose ofFunding		Opening	Income	Expenditure	Transfer	Closln
City ofYork Council		Establishment ofa drug recovery centre in York		680,703	1,404,995	(1,439,904)
North Yorkshire via Humankind	County Council	Partnership work in North Yorkshire recovery support	—aftercare and	43,450	493,631	(463,545)		73,536
Total Drug and	Alcohol			724153	1 898626	1903449		719330

Women and Children
Funder			Purpose of Fundin			Openin	Income	Expenditure	Transfer	Closin
Nafional Lottery Community Fund			Fund Support Workers and other posts in Wolverhampton			9,903	159,456	(152,333)		17,026
TheVardy Foundation			Devehp Theory ofChange model to influence and service delivery	training		19,384		(54)	(19,330)
Merseyside PCC MHCLG via Newcass C y . Council —Safe Newcastle Unit			Supporting sex workers in Merseyside to improve safety and report crimes against them Part funding ofOutreach Workers inN~		their	5,263 26,134	150,293 120,458	(143,724) (134,045)		11,832 12,547
Home Office			Velence against women and girls (VAWG)				233,999	(209,732)		24,267
National Lottery Community Fund			Support for 120individuals within the Northumbria Police region who have been groomed for exphitation.			13,515	98,838	(99,377)		12,976
Police, Fire and Crime
Commissioner for North			Sexwork project in North Yorkshire			11,954	129,381	(129,956)		11,379
Yorkshire Commun'	Fund
DCMS			Support to overcoming trauma for adult survivors grooming and sexual exploitation		of	13,487	463,172	(464,167)		12,492
Notts PCC			Conditional Caution				20,612	(20,595)		17

Funder	Purpose ofFunding	Opening	Income	Expenditure	Transfer	Closing
People's Postcode Trust	Support girls in Nottingham who experience period poverty	4,051				4,051
West Midhnds PCC	Victim support in West Midlands	1,219		(181)		1,038
ADDER PCC	Red Umbrella sex worker project in Liverpool		69,133	(68,589)
Halton Borough Council	Provision ofDomestic Abuse refuge and community support in Halton borough	5,851		(733)		5,118
PCC via MSS	Domestic Abuse safe accommodation around COVID in Cheshire	12,250				12,250
Newcastle City Council— Fairer Housing Unit	Provision ofDomestic Abuse Health Advisor and Service Navigator	41,815	285,023	(282,958)		43,880
National Lottery via North East Law Centre	Employ Senior Support Worker as partner supporting disadvantaged groups	209	23,329	(11,518)		12,020
Northumbria PCC —COVID Fund	As above but spect8cally with reference to issues arising from COVlD		107,010	(122,319)		31,180
Total Women and Children		211 524	1860704	1 840281	19330	212617

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Funder	Purpose ofFundin					0	nln	Income		Transfer	Closin
Newcasde City Council- Newcast(e Fund	Peer mentoring		programme in Newcastle						(85)		5,375
Business in the Commun'	Pre are	unem	ed	o ie in Newcastle	for work			29,255	(26,571		2,684
Total Employment							5460	29255	26,656		8059
Criminal Justice
Funder	Pu	eofFundin				0	nin	Income	nditure	Transfer	Closin
Nottinghamshire PCC	Working support	with Notts police to provide early			intervention		21,620				21,620
Total Criminal Justice							21620				21620
Grant Total						63,14780		4735845	4689650	155126	6205849