SOS N.1. Trustees. Annual Rèport for the year ended 31 Decembor 2022 The Trustees present their Report and Accounts for the wr ended 31 December 2022. which also comprises th8 Directors, Report required by the Companias Act 2006. Reference and administratlve detalls The charity name The legal natne of the charity is-_ SOS N.1. The charity is also known by its operating name. SOS Bus N.1. The ¢harity* areas operation and UK charitable registration The charty is registered in Northern Ireland with the Charity Commission in Northem Ireland (CCNI) wlth charity number NIC10024T Legal structure of the charity The charity is constituted as a a company limited by guarantee, reglstered under the Companies Act. The governing document of the charty is the Memorandum and Artlcles of Association 8Stabllshing the company under company legislation. There arè no restrictions in thè governing dwiments on the operation of the Charity or on its inv8Stment powers oth8r than those impK)sed by Charty Law. By operatlon of law, all trust88s sre directors under the Companies Act 2006 and all directors are trusts8s under Chartllas18glslation and have responsibillties. as such. und6r both company and charity legislation. Th8 trustees are all individuals. The principal operating address, telephone number, emall and web addresses of the charity Weavers Court Business Park Beltast BT12 5GH Telephon8 Email address 028 9066 4505 info@sosbusni.com Web address www.sosbusni.com
SOS N.1. Trustoes. Annual Report for the year ended 31 December 2022 The registered Offi of the charity for Companies Act purposes is: 25 Shore Road Holywood Northern Ireland, BT18 9HX The Trustees in office on the date the report was approved were:. Mr M J Brooks Mrs F Douglas MrJ P Hughes Mr P Loughins Mrs S G Henderson Miss M Dunne Mr D J Maguir8 MrDGMark The followlng persons servod as Trustees durlng the year onded 31 Decembor 2022 : Th8 trustees who s8rv8d as a trustee In the reportlng perit)d, and. if applicable, their dates of appolntment or reslgnatlon during the year wére:. Name Appointed Resigned/Retired Mr M J Brooks Mr P H Donnelly Mrs F Douglas Mr J P Hughes Mr P Loughins Mrs S G HeIerSOn 22 November 2022 Post year end appointrnents: Mis5 M Dunne Mr D J Maguirp. MrDGMark 15 May 2023 15 May ?n?.I 15 May 2023 All the trustees are also members of the charity.
SOS N.1. Trustees. Annual Report for the year ended 31 December 2022 Objects and activities of tha charlty The purposes of the charlty as set out in its goveming document The Charitys objects are specifically restricted to the following: - advancement of health or wirTrg of lives by providing emergency medical treatrnellt and care., - relief of those in rEed by reason of youth. age. ill-health. disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage through the provision of non emergency medical care. treaknent, advice. ernotional support and sustenance", - advancement of education of children and young people up to the age of 25 years old including vocational training and training in lrfe skills- - advancement of citizenship and ¢x)mmunity development by provision of 3dvl¢e. Information and process of referral to professional agencies; - advancement of education of volunteers including training in health and safety and lrfe skills. The maln activities undertaken In relation to those purpose5 during the year The main activities undertaken during the year to further those purwses ar8 detailed below. Nigh* Time Servlces". Creating Safer Streets. Volunt6ers provide non-judgemental, caring welfare supp)rt to anyone who is in need or feels vulnerable. Day Time Résponse Tearn: Street based talking therapy and crisis intervention. Supporting people with complèx Ilves who strugg16 to aCsS Mental Health Services and other support nerks. This was a Setvice introduced In 2021. which continued to d8valop durlng 2022 following a Pilot Programme designed to understand the need Identified by PSNI. Event Welfare: Part of the multi-agency hèalth and safety team. at Concerts arKI other major events. SOS provides a Safe Space for mental health intervention. substance use recovery and support to get home safely. Signposting Project: Volunteer4ed initiative to ensure clients who come to the SOS Bus with complex. long-terfft needs receive the best possible care. Volunteers aro trained to effectively signpost clienls to partner organisations. Volunteer Training & Development" Training and equipping volunteers writh ski115 to deliver effective street based interventions. Empoweritlg volunteers lo lead the design and development of SOS Seis. SOS Bus Nl trains 8nd equips volunteers to create Safe Spaces on the streets of Belfast. SOS Bus Nl is a volunteer centred organisation: we are committed to deliverlng 5ervice5 in partnership. Our programmes are co-designed. developed and evaluated wlth voluntsers. clients and our multi agency partners.
SOS N.1. Trustoes, Anntsal Report for the year ended 31 December 2022 SOS Nl Volunteers are trained to deliver Fitst Aid, Hami Reduction. Place of Safety. Mental Health Inleryention. Naloxona. Signposting and Referrals, Suicide De-escalation. Transport to A&E or to Saf8 Space. SOS Nl works in partnership with those agencies supporknng the refugees and aSuM provKling transportation support to refug8e and aSuM seeking families being resettled in Northem Ireland. SOS Nl work5 in partnership with the emergency services. statutory setvices. other charities. and businesses. schools, universities and community groups to meet the serious social problems that our volunteers encounter. making Belfast a safer place for everyone. Working in close collaboration with the Police and Ambulance service. we are able to clgarly evrdence our ability to mitigate aspects of crime and lower unnesary hospital admissions. The main activities undertaken durlng the year to further the charity& purpose for the public benefit The beneficiaries continued to be the general public living in Northem IrelaTrJ, particularly childr8n. young people and vulnerable members of Ihe community who are: . Ifictims of assault . Exp8rfenclng homelessn8SS - In fear of wolence or crlma In naed of listsning ear support . Victims of substance misuse Injured or unwell Lonely or Isolated - Experienclro suicidal thoughts The main activities undertaken durlng the year to further this purpose are detalled below. SOS Nl deploythe following resources to create spaces and support service delivery: 1 sixty foot flexi bus- providing Safe Spaces for anyone in their time of need - 2 respOse mini buses SOS Volunteer Teams respond to ca115 frorn PSNI. Bars and the publ to bring vulnerable pe¢Jyle dLTOSS the clty to thè blg bus where volunteers can provlde In-depth iai'e.
SOS N.1. Trusteos. Annual Report for the year endod 31 D8c8rnber 2022 During 2022, Night Time Response Services were delivered during tha Night Time Economy each Friday and Saturday night and at other key idèntified tim88, led by a cornmitted group of 14 T8am Leaders. This year the Team welcomed 23 new weffare volunteers and 1 new dfiver. 1.580 clients were supported on board the SOS Buses. 362 people were under the influence of drugs or alcohol. 178 were experiencing homeiessne5s. 108 mental health interventions were delivered and 14 suicide interventions. SOS Nl delivered Welfare Services at 27 Concerts in parinership with PSNI. Belfast City Council and Event Medical Staff. 690 people were referred for caring welfare support. 17 minors were supported to get home safely. 575 people were given support and a safe space to recover from substance use and 139 listening interventions were delivered. In respons8 to Incrèasing needs identified by PSNI, SOS Nl incr8as8d our Daytime Service. SOS Nl Response Teams operated a Dayume S8Diic8 in Belfast Clty C8ntr8 from 2pm - 6pm Monday to Friday. The Programme was led by 8 volunteer steerlng group. many of whom have lived experience. The dev81opment and delivery of the Daytime Service is Co-designed by the cofflmunlty we support: feedback Is r8gularly sought frorn dients, pathers and local businoss8S through workshops, intsrvlews and Informal conversations. This continuing programme supports seNic8 users who struggle to access Mental Health Services and other statutory nerkS vla tra(Jitlonal rout8s. This Response builds on the 16 years of experience SOS Nl has developed through Night Time Servtces provrding support to people. reducing pressure on A&E and Police and signposting them to long term services. During 2022 Daytime Response Teams provided 1.970 interventions. 586 people were in need of mental health support and 62 were slgnposted on to a partnar organlsation for long term support. 640 people were experiencing homelessness. SOS Teams administered naloxone to 8 people who were experiencing opiate overdose. This year we have continued to adapt our Safe Spacas and ways trj signpost: 2022 partners indude The Welcorne Organisation, Extern. NEXUS. The Rowan Sexual Assault Referral Cerrtre. Stop the Traffik. Public Initiative for the Prevenlion of Suicide and Harm aiKI Alcoholics Anonymous.
SOS N.1. Trustses. Annual Report for the year ended 31 December 2022 The trustees have had regard to the Charity Commission's guidance on public b8néfit in managing the activities of the charity. The main achievements and porformance of the charity during the year Results for the financial year ended 31 Dember 2022 are provrded in the Statement of Financial Activities on page 13 of the financial statements. A summary of the assets and liabilities as at 31 December 2022 are provided in the Balance Sheet on page 16. The financial statements should be read in conjunction with their felated notes, which appear on pages 18 to 29 and have been prepared in accordance with Ihe Charities SORP (FRS 102). In summary.. 1. Total incoming resour have increased by 6% to £225,477 (2021: £212.082) 2. Total resource5 expended have increased by 50% to £288.141 (2021.. £192,035) 3. There was a net deficlt of £62,664 in the year (2021." net surplus of £20,047). Fundralslng actsvibes durlng tho year The charity relles on grant aid from the donors id8ntified in the accwnts and on th& g8n8rous donations from Individuals and businesses, whose support is valued. The difference the Charis perfornpaneé durlng the year has made ¢0 th• beneficlanes of the Charity and the wider society The charity's performance during the year has contributed to safeguarding thè physical and emotional well being of its beneficiaries. Wider society has benefrtted as the charity's presence has helped to ease pressure on resources such as PSNI. Health Trust. NIAS and Belfast Cty Council. structure. governance and management of the charity The methods used to recrnit and appoint new charity trnstees As sel out in the charitys Artides of A8sociation, the charty may by ordinary resolution: - appoint a person who is willing to act to be a Trustee-, and - determine the rolatlon in which any addilional Trustees are to r8tir8.
SOS N.1. Truste8s' Annual Report for the year ended 31 December 2022 No person other than a Trustee retiring by rotation may be appointed a Trustee at any general meeting unless: - hè or she is recomm8ndad for re-election by the Trustees: or not less than fourteen nor more than thity five dear days before the date of the meeting, the Charity is given a notice thaL" -is signed by a mernr entitled to vote at thè meeting: -slates the memberfs intention to propose the appointment of a person as - contains the details that. rf the person were to be appointed. the Charity would have to file at Companies House", and is signed by the person who is proposed to show his or her willingness to be appointed. All persons who are entided to receive notice of a general meeting must be given not less than seven nor mcfe than twenty eight days, notice of any resolution to be put to the meeting to appoint a Trustee other than a Trustee who is to retire by rotation. The Twstses may appoint a person who is willing to act as a Trusteee. A TnJst8e appointed by a resolullon of the other Trustees must r8tlre at the next annual general meetlng and must be taken Into account in determining the Trustees who are to retlre by rotstion. The appoinlment of a Trustee, whether by the charity In a general meeting or by the other Trustees. must not cause the number of Trustees to exceed any number fixed as the maximum number of Truste8S. The charitys organisatlonal structure Th8 charity is managed by a diverse and experl8nced board of trustees supported by a tsam of dedicated employees and volunteers. The day to day operational activity of SOS N.1. is board led. supported by 4 employees. The trustees'bankers and ad"sOrS Bankers Solicators Danske Bank Limited. Donegall Square West, Belfast, BT1 SJS Edvmrds & Co. 28 Hill Street. BelfasL BT12LA
SOS N.1. Trustees. Annual Rèport for the yèar ended 31 December 2022 Flnancial revlew The charity& financial posltlon at the end of the yaar ended 31 December 2022 The financial position of the charity at 31 December 2022 and comparatives for the prior periL*J, as more fully detailed in the accounts, can be summarised as follows:_ 2022 2021 Net (expenditure)lincome (62,6641 20.047 Unrestricted Revenue Funds avallable for the general purposes of the charity Total Unrestricted Funds 219.525 282.189 219,525 282,189 Total Funds 219,525 282,189 Financlal review of the position at the reportsng date, 31 December 2022. The trustees consider the financial performance by the charty during the year to have been satisfactory. eswially given the ongoing 8conomic environment and fluctuations in the regional funding landscape resuming from Brexrt. and the resufiing concentration of charities seeklng fijnding from a smaller pool of fundets. Our fleet of buses was also changed. This included the scrapping of two flexi-buses which had become unsustainable. The charity generated a cash surplus of £6.203 and adjusted further for depreciation of £2.316 and an exceptional impairment of £66.551 resulting in a deficit for the year of {£62.664). Policies on reseThps. The Board's objective is to build reserves and hold them at a level equlvalent to 6 months operatlng costs. The Board of Trustees keep this posit[c under constant review. Details of The Independent Examiner Mrwilliam Wilson Member of Chartered A¢untants Ireland 25 Shore R¢%2d Holywood BT18 9HX
SOS N.1. Trustees. Annual Report for the year ended 31 December 2022 Statèment of the Directors. and Trustees, R8spon$ibilitl8S The charilvs trustees afe responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the terms of the Companies Act 2006. the Charities (Northern Ireland) Act 2008, as amended and The Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015 In particular. the Companie5 Act 2006 and charity law require the Board of Trustees to prepare financial statements for each financial year vjhich give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charity as at the end of the financial year and of the surplus or deficit of the charity. In preparing those financial statements the Board is required to :_ - to prepare the accounts in accordance with United Kingdorn Generally Accepted Accounting practi (United Kingdom Accounting Standards and applicable lawl. - select suitabl8 accounting p0clOS and apply them consistently. - make jud9ements ar estimates that are r8a50nable and prudent. - prepare th8 flnancial statem8nts on the going concern basls unless it is inappropriate to presume that the charity will continue in business: state whether appllcable accountlng standards and ststements of recommended practice have been followed. subject to any materlal departures dlsclosed and explained in the financlal statements. The law requires that the trustees must not approve the accounts unlèss thÈy are satisfied that they glve a true and fair view of the state ot affairs of the charity and of the surplus or deficit of the charity for the year. The Trustees are also responsible for malntalning adequate accounting records which dlsclosa with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charty and which are sufficient to show and explain the charity's transactions and enable them to ensure that the financial statements cornply with the Companies Act 2006 and comply with regulations made under the Charities Act. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charity and hen for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities. The Trustees are also responsible for the contents of the Trustees, report. and the statutory responsibility of the Independent Examiner in relation to the Trustees, report is limited to examining the report and ensuritVJ that . on the face of the report. thera are no material incon5iStencies with thg figur@s d16closE in tho financ.iol ptotomonts.
SOS N.1. Trustees, Annual Report for the year onded 31 December 2022 Method of preparatlon of accounts - Small company provisions The financial statements are set out on pages 13 to 29. The financial statements have bgen prepared implementing the FRS 102 SORP (Statement of Recommended Practice for AOUnting and Reporting by Charities) 2015,18s amended by the Bulletin issued in February 2016). and in accordance wlth the Financial Reporting StarKlard 102. (effective 1st January 2016) The58 financial staternents have been prepared in accordance with the prDvisions in Part 15 of the Companies Act 2006. applicable to companies subject to the small companies reglme. This rewrt was approved by the board of trustees on 28 November 2023. Mr Peter Lough ns Director and Trust88 10