INDEPENDENT
2016/17ANNUAL REVIEW
PEOPLE
Given the starting point of so many
of our young people, the success
of the vast majority in moving
on successfully into independent
living represents a considerable
triumph for them. It is also an
immense source of satisfaction
to the 1625ip team. This success
stems from the fact that 1625ip is
so much more than just a simple
provider of accommodation.
The ‘difference that makes the
difference’ is the dedication of
our staff, volunteers and partners,
and the comprehensive range of
additional support we provide. We
know this through the testimony
of the young people involved,
alongside three independent
evaluations of projects and of
our services as a whole. The
evaluations provide valuable
insights into what worked well and
what we could do even better. It
has been particularly gratifying to
learn of the further benefits that
the projects provided that had not
originally been anticipated.
While last year we did much to
improve the properties we let to
young people, it was also evident
that we needed to upgrade the
physical working environment
for our staff. In consequence,
we have begun a programme of
improvements. This was all the
more important as it has been
another demanding year for the
capable, loyal and resilient 1625ip
teams. ‘Passion’, as reflected in the
belief that young people deserve
the best service we can give, is a
defining value of the organisation
and the driver of our culture.
Challenges lie ahead, and while
we have a track record that
encourages optimism we have no
illusions about the impact of public
sector funding cuts.
We are immensely grateful to our
many partners and supporters
great and small. This support is
integral to our ability to make
a difference. So too are all the
smaller grants, awards and
donations which together allow us
to innovate further and are equally
significant in helping us to achieve
our larger vision.
I am both impressed by, and
grateful to, our Youth Board
who continue to offer the Board
a highly valuable perspective.
They provide a constructive and
thoughtful approach which helps
to ensure that when designing,
delivering and evaluating our
services we are guided by young
people’s experience, expertise
and insight.
As Chair I am very appreciative
of the individual and collective
insights and diligence of my fellow
Board members and looking ahead
I have immense confidence in our
Senior Management Team’s ability
to lead our teams in giving of their
best to our young people.
Oliver Delany
Chair of the Board
VOLUNTEER BOARD
OF TRUSTEES
Oliver Delany (Chair)
Nick Danks (Treasurer)
Brendan Weekes (Vice Chair)
David Clowes
Karen Ross
(retired with thanks 28 Sept 2016)
Craig Wilson
Julia Clarke
Phil Bowley
Alice Marshment
(retired with thanks 25 April 2016)
Jane Keenan
Kane Kirkbride
Caroline Howlett
(joined 28 Sept 2016)
INTRODUCTIONS FROM THE...
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Chair of the Board
It’s been another busy year for
the Youth Board and there have
been many exciting developments!
We are always trying to help
1625ip grow as a charity through
an understanding of our own
experiences and learning from
other young people by listening
to them and ensuring this is fed
into the top of the organisation.
We are not only passionate about
improving services at 1625ip but
also within our wider community.
We met with Mayor Marvin
Rees earlier this year to share
with him our experiences of
being young homeless people in
Bristol and how we think young
people could be supported with
affordable housing and Education,
Employment and Training (EET) as
a route out of homelessness.
As advocates for other young
people we have consulted on
various projects, such as looking
into improvements to our spaces.
As a result we have had corporate
volunteers in to help improve our
gardens in supported housing
projects and our office spaces.
In the last year we also worked
on how 1625ip could improve
communication with service users,
particularly around promoting
personal development activities
that can improve skills and
confidence (which increases
chances of them accessing EET!).
As a result we identified that
young people would benefit
from the use of social media as
a method of communication; it
took a lot of planning, especially
ensuring it was safe for users, but
the page has gone live in pilot form
and is going well!
In our last planning meeting we
agreed to work on ‘healthy rents’
as rent arrears is an organisational
priority and we want to understand
how 1625ip could support young
people to avoid arrears. Many of
us on the Youth Board understand
the consequences of this from
personal experiences and are
passionate about helping other
young people to stay on top of
their rent!
INTRODUCTIONS FROM THE...
YOUTH BOARD
CHAIR OF THE BOARD
LEARN
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CEO’S REPORT
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LISTEN 8
EQUALITIES & DIVERSITY 5
FINANCIAL INFORMATION 14
OUR IMPACT 6
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Youth Board
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This last year has been very successful in terms
of working with businesses and setting up new
schemes and systems. With the ever-decreasing
amount of local authority money that exists to
support people we have been working hard to look
at new solutions for providing support for young
people and adding value to the services that we
already provide.
It is really exciting to see all the work and activity
that young people can take part in here but it
has sometimes caused a headache recording and
reporting on it all. We have lots of different streams
of work and at any time young people may be
accessing different types of support from different
parts of the organisation and these outcomes all
need collecting and reporting. To address this,
we have worked with Homeless Link to adapt
their Inform IT System so that all of these streams
of work and achievements by the young person
can be recorded and the outcomes recorded by
workstream. This will help us evidence and prove
the worth of our services much better.
We have developed partnerships with businesses to bring great benefits to our organisation and to our young people.
The OVO Foundation have supported our
Community Mentoring scheme and also set up a
pilot project called Future Builders in partnership
with Bristol City Council and South Glos and
Stroud College. Taking on 10-year leases of
properties that need major repairs from the
council, Future Builders have trained young people
in a construction pre-apprenticeship course and
then supported them into apprenticeships. The
properties are refurbished by the young people
and then they live in them whilst they are training.
We manage to keep the rents low so that they can
manage their own accommodation, outside of the
benefits system, whilst on their apprenticeships.
Future Builders was shortlisted for the 2017 UK
Housing Awards for Outstanding Approach to
Tackling Homelessness.
On the theme of work, the Andrews Charitable
Trust (ACT) have refurbished and provided us with
three flats for care leavers who are close to the
employment market. This is the first property that
ACT have provided under their [establish] project
which will see them produce 50 more over the
next 50 years. We are already working with them
and another partner CAYSH on the next property
and will work closely together going forward
supporting this project nationally. The three
[establish] flats are let at affordable levels and
thoroughly furnished to allow care leavers the time
and the right environment to make their next step
into independence whilst we support them through
this process.
Unite Students have also been supporting us
throughout the year by training and mentoring
staff, fundraising, helping update our HR processes
and providing us with the space to deliver the
new Bristol Youth MAPS service that will start in
October 2017. This will be a city centre service
combining the expertise and resources of Bristol
City Council, 1625 Independent People and other
voluntary sector providers - preventing youth
homelessness where possible, by intervening
earlier and where it is not possible to prevent this
to help navigate the safest route to independence.
This is a ground-breaking service for Bristol and
will be a great step forward in prevention and early
intervention for young people.
As ever it has been a very exciting place to
work and great to see our local and national
profile increasing year on year because of the
great work of our staff and the achievements of
our young people.
Dom Wood
Chief Executive Officer
CEO’S REPORT
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Sexuality
Gender
Last year we recruited staff “Champions” to help 1625ip make sure we are actively meeting the diverse needs of our communities. These “Champions” cover equality areas such as disability, ethnicity, LGBTQ+ and religion as well as care leavers. They have helped us to identify new ways of doing things and challenged us to always improve and strengthen our practices and processes.
Examples of the areas of
work undertaken last year
included: sharing resources
and information with staff
and young people, training
and development, promoting
religious festivals and events,
working with care leavers to find
out what they need from us and
developing diversity networks
and partnerships.
Thank you to our 1625ip staff
volunteers - they really are
true champions!
46%FEMALE
7% of the young people who accessed our
housing, floating support and dispersed
housing in Bristol and South Gloucestershire
identified with being LBGTQ+.
54%MALE
7%
Ethnicity
Of the young people accessing our Bristol
services (Housing, Floating Support and
Dispersed Housing) and South Glos services
(Housing and Floating Support), 31% identified
as Black Minority Ethnic (BME).
31%
Disability
Of the young people accessing our
supported housing services 50% in Bristol
and 41% in South Gloucestershire stated that
they have a disability, most commonly (50%)
with a mental health disability.
41%
WHAT WE ACHIEVED – CHAMPIONING EQUALITIES AND DIVERSITY
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Services provided to young people
Bristol
Floating Support 237
Dispersed Housing 359
High Support 374
Ask Us 130
Drop in service 521
Ask Us (Advice) 130
Future Builders 9
CYPS High Support 18
BYL Prevention 144
South Glos
Supported Housing 21
Floating Support 110
Youth Support Service
(UASC and homeless young people) 30
Leaving Care service 29
Drop in service 39
Other services:
Future 4 Me 71
Paul Hamlyn Fund (Mental Health support): 69
Money Tree 17
Job Coach 45
Community Mentoring 20
Peer Support 311
Group Work 169
Cash Pointers 1089
Number of YP who accessed this service
No. of referrals supported
2014/15
1866
2015/16
2498
2016/17
3812
1625 Independent People accepted 3812 referrals from young people who needed support between 1 April 2016 – 31 March 2017. (714 young people were referred for more than one service). This 34% increase on the number of referrals compared with the previous year, highlights the growing needs of local young people and the demand for appropriate support services to be sustainably available to them in the South West.
Housing is just the tip of the iceberg of what we
do – we also work with young people to provide
essential local services across a range of needs
including: advice and one to one support; money
management, budgeting and cooking skills;
support with confidence, mental health and
relationship building; family support to prevent
homelessness; and accessing employment,
training and education.
WHAT WE ACHIEVED – SERVICE PROVISION FOR YOUNG PEOPLE
STATISTICS
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% of young people who achieved a positive housing outcome
OUTCOMES
Ask Us: A partnership between 1625ip, Avon and
Bristol Law Centre and Citizens Advice supported
130 young people to reduce poverty, manage their
money better and improve health and wellbeing.
High Support accommodation project for 16-17 year olds leaving care: Working in partnership
with social services, 18 young people positively
‘moved on’, returning to the family home or to
permanent accommodation.
Unaccompanied Asylum Seeking Children (UASC) in South Gloucestershire: 10 young
people were supported to adjust to their
new environment and access safe, supported
accommodation, education and health care.
1625ip’s Participation and Learning (PaL) programme supports young people to develop
confidence, interpersonal skills and practical life
skills (like cooking, budgeting, applying for jobs
and maintaining their home). We delivered 216
group work sessions and 100 AQA awards, giving
young people a recognised qualification.
Our Peer Support project with Learning
Partnership West recruits and trains young
volunteers to help make a difference to vulnerable
young people’s lives. We recruited and trained
13 Peer Supporters, provided one to one support
to 56 young people and group workshops to 311
young people.
We recruited and trained an additional 33
Community Mentors, offering young people
positive relationships in their community,
increasing confidence and enabling positive
life choices.
“If it wasn’t for my mentor I probably wouldn’t be
here. I’m so happy that I had her to help me get
my housing back and help me with everything.
I’d definitely be in prison or dead if it wasn’t for
her.” Jan, 17 years old, Mentee
Our Peer Education project, Upfront, trained
and supported 12 Peer Educators to deliver 64
homelessness prevention and financial skills
workshops, educating 1245 young people in
schools and colleges about the realities of leaving
home. We exceeded our targets by over 40%.
The Cash Pointers project delivered an additional
158 Peer Education sessions to increase young
people’s financial confidence.
Bristol Floating Support
South Glos. Dispersed Housing
Bristol Dispersed Housing
95% 95%86%
South Glos. Floating Support
74%
WHAT WE ACHIEVED – OUTCOMES FOR YOUNG PEOPLE
“He brought me out of my shell and
helped me to become a volunteer”
“He helps by giving me someone to talk
to when I fall out with my parents”
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The 1625ip Youth Board was pleased to
welcome Marvin Rees, Mayor of Bristol, to our
head office for one of their regular meetings in
January, using this valuable opportunity to raise
important issues affecting the young people we
support and have the chance for their voices and
opinions to be heard.
The visit came about after Youth Board
member Jade met the Mayor at the Big Housing
Conversation and invited him to attend a Youth
Board meeting so they could share their insights
around youth homelessness. The agenda was
set by the Youth Board and addressed three key
priorities for young people supported by 1625ip:
• Making housing affordable for young people
• Bringing much needed mental health support
to young people affected by homelessness
• Representation on the Youth Council
Suggestions from the Youth Board on how to
positively address these key issues included:
• Support for more schemes like Future Builders,
a project delivered by 1625ip in partnership
with OVO Foundation, South Gloucestershire
and Stroud College and Bristol City Council,
which combines support and low cost housing
for young people while they complete
apprenticeship training.
• A mental health peer education project,
bringing mental health awareness and
resources closer to the people that need them
the most, including young homeless people.
• I ncreasing the age limit on membership of the
Youth Council so that young people over the
age of 18 are represented.
“I was nervous but now I feel GOOD!
Marvin told us that we have more power
than we realise and our voices need to be
heard. We’ve got a lot of work to do!”
1625ip Youth Board
“Homelessness is one of my key
priorities as Mayor. By preventing youth
homelessness and addressing the needs of
young people supported by 1625ip we can
make a long term and sustainable impact
and tackle homelessness in the city.”
Mayor of Bristol, Marvin Rees
LISTEN
WHAT WE ACHIEVED – YOUNG PEOPLE SHARE THEIR VOICES WITH THE MAYOR OF BRISTOL
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In March 1625ip worked with Cardboard Citz and
local arts organisations on a creative project with
young people who have experienced homelessness
in the city and been supported by us.
Cardboard Citz’ National Residency projects bring
together groups of homeless or marginalised
participants, social sector staff and locally based
arts practitioners to explore their issues and
barriers through Forum Theatre. Creating pieces
based on their experiences, these are shared
with wider audiences, to discuss the issues, raise
awareness and identify positive solutions.
The group of young people worked together
on a three-week residency to create a piece of
forum theatre based on their own stories and
experiences. Forum Theatre is an interactive
and powerful style of theatre that empowers the
creators to tell their stories in their own voices. At
the same time it empowers the audience to voice
their opinions and attempt to change the course of
the characters’ lives and create an ultimately more
positive outcome.
The performance piece the young people created,
titled “Remembering Zero”, followed the journey
of “Amy” as she navigates the challenges of rough
sleeping, temporary accommodation and the
benefits system. It was performed at the Wardrobe
Theatre to a full house of invited guests including
local Councillors, MPs and other young people in
Bristol. Following the successful performance of
“Remembering Zero” and the positive impact of
the experience, we have continued to work with
local partners to deliver Forum Theatre workshops
for our young people.
An exciting, life-changing local arts project giving young people a public voice with which to shine a light on youth homelessness issues.
This project has been possible thanks to support from local Bristol partners Wyldwood Arts and Stepping Out Theatre, and funders Arts Council England, Big Lottery’s Reaching Communities Fund, the John Ellerman Foundation, the Rayne Foundation, Bristol City Council and The Gibbs Charitable Trust.
“It was a very friendly and flexible
environment. I love telling people about
my experiences and opening their eyes to
reality.”
Andrew, “Remembering Zero” performer
We work to make sure that young
people are at the heart of all that
we do and their voices are heard.
WHAT WE ACHIEVED – SUPPORTING YOUNG PEOPLE TO BRING HOMELESSNESS ISSUES TO THE STAGE
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MOVING FORWARD
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LEARN
Tymara was housed with 1625ip when she was unable to remain in the family home due to relationship breakdown and mental health issues. Inspired by the support and encouragement she received, her life is now very different. Not only is she working as a Project Support Worker for 1625ip but Tymara has also just graduated, successfully achieving with a BA in Psychosocial Studies and is hoping to go on to study for a Masters’ degree at Cambridge University.
I grew up in Dorset with my mum but then our
relationship broke down due to my mum’s,
and my own, mental health issues. After
that I moved to Bristol to live with my Aunt,
however this relationship broke down due to
its abusive nature.
After this I received support from 1625ip,
living in Bristol Foyer for a year after sofa
surfing for a couple of months. Living in
supported housing as a young homeless
person encouraged my stability and personal
growth to ensure I could achieve my full
potential. It was difficult at times but also
a lot of fun!
The staff aren’t credited enough for their
ongoing unconditional support - it allowed
me to be a young person (i.e. not having
responsibility that wasn’t appropriate for my
age or detrimental to my wellbeing). My key
worker was thorough and professional, so
building trust was automatically achieved
and helped me develop the confidence to
exceed expectations.
A key turning point was being referred
me to the leadership programme,
innovated by Marvin Rees. It helped
me to manage day to day life skills, as
well as broaden my horizons and has
changed my life perspectives forever!
I completed a BTEC in Health and
Social Care and then went on to secure a
place at Goldsmith’s University to study
Psychosocial Studies, during which I took
a year out to work for 1625ip as a relief
worker and then as a Housing Assistant at the
Foyer. I have just graduated with 3% off a first!
My next step is to develop personal and
professional skills to fulfil the requirements
to (hopefully) study for a Master’s degree in
Social Innovation at Cambridge University,
and to gain further experience in my preferred
sector, I have returned to 1625ip working as a
Project Support Worker.
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LEARN
1625 Independent People were named ‘Medium
Employer of the Year’ in Bristol Post & Bath
Chronicle Apprentice Awards 2016. This was
a huge achievement as we were the only
charity amidst strong competition from private
and public sector organisations. This award
recognises 1625ip’s investment in providing
opportunities for young people to succeed and
achieve positive outcomes. Our apprenticeship
scheme provides real benefits not only for the
charity but also the apprentices themselves. We
are very proud of our continuing commitment
to growing our apprenticeship programme
and seeing over the last five years, the positive
impact this has had on young people’s lives.
‘Future Builders’ helps prepare young people for
the world of work over a period of 18 months,
by moving those taking part in the project
into an apprenticeship, and giving them all the
tools that they need to build an independent,
positive path towards a future job. This Spring
our first group of Future Builders finished their
pre-apprenticeship course and renovated two
disused properties ready for them to live in when
they start as full blown apprentices.
Sophie explains why ‘Future Builders’ was the
perfect fit for her:
I finished my hairdressing course and it wasn’t
something I for me, I wanted to switch it up and
do something completely different. I’m learning
a lot of new skills and enjoying getting stuck
in as part of a team. The atmosphere is really
comfortable, everyone gets on really well.
I knew we’d do it. It looked so nice when it was
finished. It’s proof of what you can actually
achieve and I’m proud of myself. Now I want to
work my way up to a fully qualified painter and
decorator then maybe start my own business. It’s
a good gateway, there’s so many opportunities.
There’s so much that’s been open to me.
A HOME. A CONSTRUCTION APPRENTICESHIP. A BRIGHT FUTURE. Our innovative ‘Future Builders’ project works in collaboration with the OVO Foundation, SGS College and Bristol City Council to support young people aged 16-24 who are interested in working in the construction industry.
As a charity, we are committed to ensuring that our young people
have access to education, employment and training as this is proven
to be the best route out of homelessness for young people.
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WHAT WE ACHIEVED – HELPING YOUNG PEOPLE’S POTENTIAL TO SHINE THROUGH OUR APPRENTICESHIP SCHEME
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GROW
• An independent evaluation by the University
of the West of England (UWE) across three
key business areas: core service delivery, our
work in delivering psychologically informed
environments for our staff and young people,
plus how we work together internally and with
partner agencies.
• Evaluations of two large projects funded
by the Big Lottery Fund. The University of
Gloucestershire undertook an independent
evaluation of our Future 4 Me project, and we
undertook an evaluation of our Cash Pointers
project, including an independent evaluation
by UWE focused on wellbeing improvements.
A large number of young people, staff and
partners were involved in these evaluations and
we are grateful to everyone who took part. The
findings evidenced the hugely positive impact
of our services on young people’s lives and
the strength of partnership working, as well as
highlighting areas in which we can improve. The
findings will allow us to focus our resources on
approaches that deliver the most impact and
strengthen existing services. They have already
helped us to shape the next phase of our Future
4 Me project and new projects supporting
financial confidence.
HIGHLIGHTS - CASH POINTERS
“Since I came I am more aware of money things
and how to manage it better. I now do a budget
all the time. Everyone should come to Cash
Pointers - it really helped.”
During 2016/17 our Cash Pointers project
supported over 1500 young people to develop
their financial confidence through group work
sessions, and 1150 young people through one to
one support.
Overall our Cash Pointers project delivered
results which substantially exceeded our initial
targets in 10 of the 12 project outcomes - with
eight areas surpassing their targets by between
20% and 60%.
Key financial skills highlights include:
• 87% of young people showed improved
attitudes and behaviour in relation to money.
• We exceeded our target by 57% for the number
of young people reporting being able to assess
the pros and cons of different financial options.
• We exceeded by 25% our target for the number
of young people who reported having a budget
or keeping a spending record.
Evaluation supports the sustainability of our services for vulnerable young people, and ensures that we can effectively meet their needs now and into the future. Last year we completed the following three evaluations:
James Willot, City of Bristol College
“1625ip’s delivery style is excellent, very approachable, tailored to suit all
kinds of needs and delivered with an understanding that you are there to
support the young person and care about them. You gave facts and raised
awareness about issues, but also and more importantly gave helpful and
practical solutions for the problems faced.”
WHAT WE ACHIEVED – EVALUATING OUR IMPACT ON YOUNG PEOPLE
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HIGHLIGHTS - FUTURE 4 ME
Funded by the Big Lottery Fund and winner of
the national lottery Award 2015 for Best Charity
Project in the UK, this project offers specialist
support to young people leaving care, leaving
custody or young people who are at risk of
entering custody.
The first phase of our Future 4 Me project ended
in December 2016 and overall, by the end of this
four-year project, we overachieved in all of
our core outcome areas and 10 out of 12
specific targets.
Key highlights include:
• Overachieved by 60% against target on the
number of young people with increased
confidence and coping skills, or making more
positive choices
• Overachieved against target on the number
of young people making progress towards
more meaningful occupation (Education,
Employment and Training) by 3%.
• Overachieved against target by 5% on the
number of young people managing their
accommodation more independently.
• We supported 203 young people to better
manage their physical health and emotional
well-being, achieving 91% success against
our target.
Claudia Fragapane, Olympic Gymnast, met with
the Future 4 Me team in January to celebrate the
Big Lottery Funding that will allow the project to
grow and develop over the next three years:
“It was brilliant to hear first-hand some of the
success stories from the Future 4 Me project as a
result of the great work they are doing for young
people in my hometown. It is so important to
help young people who may have had a difficult
start and to give them opportunities through
initiatives like Future 4 Me, to really support and
enable young people to adapt to making positive
changes in their lives to secure a brighter future.”
We are committed to listening, learning and growing. We recognise
that eternal evaluation is a key element to ensuring we make use of our
resources in ways which have the maximum impact on young people’s lives.
Jamil’s story Future 4 Me supported Jamil, an unaccompanied
asylum seeking child to develop his independent
living skills. Jamil’s confidence has increased
and he now travels independently to attend
appointments and activities including; specialist
art therapy, English lessons, legal advice
through a local refugee service, as well as 1625
Independent People participation activities.
Jamil is developing positive social connections
and his asylum appeal has recently been granted
following him accessing legal advice.
Funded by the Big Lottery Fund and winner
of the National Lottery Award 2015
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WHERE YOUR MONEY GOES
Expenditure 2016/2017*
The number of young people across the South West who are either homeless or at risk of becoming homeless is growing and we know we have a challenge in being able to meet this increasing demand for our services and support.
We recognise the importance of growing and
diversifying our fundraising income to ensure the
sustainability of our services for young people into
the future.
We listen to feedback from our young people,
partners and supporters and learn where we can
improve our performance, to help ensure we’re
raising funds responsibly and delivering high
quality services that meet young people’s needs.
We are well placed to face the challenges and
opportunities over the next 12 months including
ensuring full compliance with future fundraising and
GDPR regulations. We’re committed to reviewing
our fundraising strategies and processes to ensure
transparency and best practice.
We will continue to honor the wishes of our
young people, supporters and partners in how
and when they want to be contacted and how
we share their stories, journeys and successes
with the wider public.
By listening and learning, we know we can develop
into the future and sustainably meet the growing
needs of the young people who need our support,
today and tomorrow.
Providing supported accommodation for young people - 3,268,397
Advice & outreach services - 391,404
Other - 6,053
Education, employment & training (EET); Peer Support & Mentoring - 120,518
Peer education and Specialist Prevention - 73,069
Fundraising costs - 75,896
Leaving Care Personal Adviser and Resettlement support - 46,809
Future 4 Me & mental health support - 300,502
Specialist support for Unaccompanied Asylum Seeking Children - 27,980
Improving financial skills & confidence - 326,701
Restorative approaches - 22,978
Looking to the future
* A full breakdown of income and spend can be found in
our 2016/17 audited accounts
Total £4,660,307
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Income 2016/2017* 1625IP Balance sheet March 2017
Rental39%
Statutory 40%
Trusts, Corporates, Events & Individuals
12%
Big Lottery
9%
In order to have accurate and valuable business
intelligence the SAGE accounting package was
updated in 2016. This, alongside the use of SQL
reporting , a comprehensive tool which provides
up to the minute accurate financial reporting and
analysis, allows all project managers to access
critical data with the ability to drill down on report
lines for income and expenditure detail.
1625ip also upgraded the rents management
system to Pyramid Housing Management
which produces rent accounts alongside tenant
information, housing maintenance, repairs and
inspections. This has been rolled out to mobile
working for all project workers so they have up to
date information when out in the field.
Our Reserves Policy is reviewed annually by the
Finance Committee; a highly qualified sub group
of the Board Trustees who meet quarterly with
the Corporate Services Director to review financial
performance and plans. The charity’s liquid reserves
are currently, as of October 2017, 1.4 increasing
from 1.2 at year end (March 2017), strengthened
by cash from the sale of two properties no longer
suitable for the charity’s needs.
1625ip has a property portfolio valued at £1.8M as
of April 2014.
The Finance Committee meet to strategically
plan for the charity’s future, diversify income,
oversee our asset management strategy to
make best use of our property portfolio, and to
proactively plan for a future with less reliance
on public sector funding.
Our full Audited Accounts are available on request.
In the last two years Corporate Services have invested not only in the finance team by employing a qualified and dedicated Finance Manager but also in technology and systems, which has restructured financial processes in the charity.
FINANCIAL SUMMARY
Reserves37%
Fixed Assets 27%
Debtors & Other13%
Non-Current Liabilities7%
Current Liabilities6%
Cash10%
Total £5,046,721
1625 Independent People is a charity and a registered society (Co-operative and Community Benefit Societies Act 2014, reg: 23964R exempt from registration with the Charities Commission).
Registered Office:
Kingsley Hall, 58-59 Old Market Street, Bristol BS2 0ER0117 317 8800www.1625ip.co.uk
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THANK YOU TOWe would like to thank everyone who has supported us in so many ways; from organising cake sales and
community events, to supporting us with individual donations and invaluable pro-bono support.
You are the ones who enable us to continue meeting the growing needs of young people across the South
West, who are already homeless or at risk of being.
We would especially like to thank the following individuals, organisations, trusts and commissioners who
have supported our work:
4YP
Ab Fab Concrete Ltd
Ali Hastings
Amey
Andrews Charitable Trust
Anthony Harris
Avon and Bristol Law Centre
Avon & Somerset Police & Crime Commissioner
Bath and North East Somerset Council
Beyond Youth Custody (NACRO)
Big Lottery Fund
Bluefin
Bristol Citizens Advice Bureau
Bristol City Council
Bristol Drugs Project
Bristol Institute of Modern Music
Business in the Community
Cardboard Citizens
Centrepoint
Clinks
Creative Youth Network
Dame Violet Wills will Trust
Deloitte
Dominic Murphy
Edward Evans
Engage Therapy
Eversea Fund and Bristol Community Energy Fund
Fareshare
FoodCycle
Francesca Hellel
Gabriella Evans
Gleeds
H&M Foundation
Hargreaves Beare Charitable Trust
Helen Hughes
HSBC
Joe Lycett
Keith Andrew
Learning Partnership West
Local churches
Lydia Giannetti
Marks & Spencer – Spark Something Good
Marvin Rees, Mayor of Bristol
Money Advice Service
My Cause UK
Natalie Detzler
NatWest Skills and Opportunities Fund
North Somerset Council
Off the Record
OVO Energy
OVO Foundation
Quartet Foundation
Paul and Rachel Goodchild
Paul Hamlyn Foundation
Perform Green
PwC Foundation
Richard Morris
Richard Roberts
Roy Turner
Sarah Watts
Second Step
South Gloucestershire Council
South West Resettlement Consortium
St Basil’s
St Mungo’s
The Nisbet Trust
Tiffin Time
Transforming Conflict
Tuffin Teraby Taylor
UNITE Students
University of Bristol and Bristol SU
University of Gloucestershire
University of West of England and the STUDENT Union at UWE
Westgate IT
YBS Group
Young People’s Substance Misuse Team