Annual Review

The end of street homelessness through

programmes of prevention, intervention and

reintegration, together with the opportunity for

all vulnerable people in crisis to access help.

To provide an effective and relevant range

of services to homeless people and those

who are at risk of homelessness and exclusion,

in Central London. To promote engagement

and change and meet physical, personal and

emotional needs.

The language of organisational and personal change and rebirth is often about journeys. The journey of a vision for a new church and its associated buildings began around 7 years ago, and is now nearing completion. However, St Martin-in-the-Fields has provided shelter, respite and succour for homeless people for the last 60 years.

We have prepared well for the journey and during the last year and, since its creation in 2003, The Connection at St Martin’s has not only been delivering services, but thinking about the delivery of future services. We excelled in overcoming many obstacles and despite being housed in smaller, temporary buildings, we managed to maintain quality services to 6,000 people last year. We also managed to reduce the numbers of rough sleepers, to the lowest ever in our area.

Preparing for the future has demanded that we completely review everything we do. We have identified our strengths and weaknesses and have continued to look at what is needed from a service user perspective. One of the big changes for the future will be a significant expansion in our services which assist people in moving into employment and training.

Our commitment to change would not have been possible had it not been for everyone on this journey with us. Thanks are therefore due to users, staff, our Board members, volunteers and, of course, our donors and funders. In March 2008 we will have a building which is fit for purpose and which will, for the first time, assist rather than hinder our objective; of inspiring and helping homeless people to make their own journey from the streets to independence – but the journey will continue for everyone.

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Lady Diana BrittanChair

Colin GloverChief Executive

A Chance to Change

Outreach and Building Based Services

Day Centre for Young People

Day Centre for Older People

Night Centre

Specialist Support and Advice

Employment and Training

Social Enterprise

St Martin’s House

Tenancy Sustainment

User Involvement

Volunteer Programme

02.03User statisticsDuring 2007

60,000Visits to the day centre.

Male 81%

Female 19%

Gender

Age

16-25 26%

26-49 57%

50+ 17%

Ethnicity

Asian 2%

Black 25%

Chinese 1%

Mixed/ Other 6%

White British 47%

White Irish 6%

White Other 13%

6,000People used our services.

2,039 consultations.

1,500People assessed for substance misuse & housing issues.

700People accessed Employment and Training through Workspace.

Our Outreach Team works alongside local police, community support officers and other homeless agencies to identify people sleeping rough in the City of Westminster. The role of our Outreach Team is to identify rough sleepers in the immediate area and refer them on to appropriate services either within The Connection at St Martin’s building or other relevant agencies. They help approximately 900 people each year.

Once a rough sleeper has been identified and assessed by an Outreach Worker, we are able to work with them on their immediate needs of food, clothing, medical treatment, showers and emergency shelter. We can then address their other needs including: finding accommodation, tackling drug or alcohol misuse or mental health needs, referring to other special services and developing emotional and social support. This is often the first step in getting someone’s life back on track.

The aim of the Outreach Team is to reduce the amount of people sleeping rough on the streets of Westminster each year. The number of rough sleepers, as measured by regular street counts, reduced slightly last year, compared to that of the previous year. This was as a result of our targeted work with long term entrenched rough-sleepers.

Our servicesOutreach

The Multiple Needs Team provide a specialist one-to-one service for homeless people aged 16 years and upwards. Through a process of assessment, advocacy, key working and partnership working, we aim to prevent rough sleeping, and link our users back into a range of services in their local area.

We offer a daily emergency advice service for young people (aged 16- 25 years of age) and older people (aged 26+) who are in crisis. This specialist service offers a one-to-one advice service, five days a week for users whose needs are primarily housing based.

We also offer a general advice and advocacy service to users with more complex issues such as mental health problems, fleeing violence, drug and alcohol misuse, and physical health concerns.

We aim to help users to successfully reintegrate back into society and live a more independent lifestyle.

04.05Multiple Needs TeamSupport and advice services

Case Study

Multiple Needs Team

Naeema* is an 18 year-old female

Eritrean refugee. Whilst in her home

country she was imprisoned by the

government and was subject to physical

and sexual violence. She was forced to

flee, and found herself sleeping rough in

Central London. When she made contact

with The Connection at St Martin’s Day

Centre, she was allocated a caseworker

from the Multiple Needs Team. Her

caseworker provided emotional support,

and practical assistance with benefits

and housing, and subsequently, found

a room for her in a two-bedroom flat,

sharing with another Eritrean girl.

When we last had contact with her, she

had settled in well and was receiving

counselling and support to help her deal

with her experiences. She was looking

forward to starting a part-time college

course to improve her English, after

which time she expressed a desire to

pursue a career in health and social care.

* Not her real name

Day Centre

The Day Centre at The Connection at St Martin’s provides a welcome space for both young people (16-25) and older people (26+) in a diverse and multi-cultural environment. Facilities include a laundry, lockers, showers and health services and there is also a wide programme of activities encompassing art, music, photography and drama for all age groups. In addition to affordable food and free shower and laundry facilities, staff and volunteers are on hand to give emotional support and advice. Through this initial contact, people are encouraged to access and make use of a whole range of services, both within and outside the organisation.

Day Centre drop-in services are open every day between 9.00am and 1.00pm and twice weekly between 4.30pm and 7.30pm. Group activities run during afternoons. At weekends the Day Centre is open from 9.00am - 1.00pm. Over 40 young people and 140 older people use the centres every week day, while at weekends attendance averages 130.

Café

At the heart of the day-centre is the Café, which, as well as providing cheap and nutritious food, is a place where people can meet to talk to friends or to our team of workers.

Our servicesDay Centre

Typical Day Centre Timetable

DAY TIME GROUP AGE

Monday 9.30 am to 12.30 pm Computer Drop-in All ages

10.30 am to 12.30 pm Art All ages

11.00 am to 1.00 pm Legal Advice All ages

1.00 pm to 5.00 pm Art All ages

1.00 pm to 3.00 pm Headspace (Substance misuse) 16 - 25

Tuesday 9.30 am to 12.30 pm Computer Drop-in All ages

9.00 am to 12.00pm Complementary Therapies All ages

10.30 am to 12.30 pm Art All ages

1.00 pm to 3.00 pm Women’s Group All ages

1.00 pm to 3.00 pm Oral History All ages

1.00 pm to 3.00 pm Linked Group (BME) 16-25

4.30 pm to 7.30 pm Evening Day Centre All ages (Ex Services advice available)

Wednesday 10.30 am to 12.30 pm Art All ages

Thursday 9.30 am to 12.30 pm Computer Drop-in All ages

10.30 to 12.30 pm Art All ages

1.00 am to 3.00 pm Connect 50+ Group 50+ (Ex-Services advice available)

1.00 pm to 3.00 pm Homeless Young Persons (HYP) 16-25

1.00 am to 3.00 pm Streetwise Opera All ages

4.30 pm to 7.30 pm Evening Day Centre All ages (Ex Services advice available)

Friday 9.30 am to 12.30 pm Computer Drop-in All ages

10.30 am to 12.30 pm Art All ages

1.00 pm to 4.00 pm Football All ages

1.00 pm to 4.00 pm Rough Sleepers Group All ages

Saturday 9 am to 1.00 pm Weekend Service All ages

Sunday 9.00 am to 1.00 pm Weekend Service All ages

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Workspace

Since 1990, the Workspace team has provided employment training and education support for homeless people, people in temporary accommodation and people at risk of becoming homeless.

Employment and training is the key to independent living and personal development for most homeless people, and is the single most important route out of homelessness. For those in hostels it develops opportunities for moving on and out, possibly to the private rented sector. For those in tenancies, it can be an important part of the support system which sustains tenancies and helps people move forward.

Workspace aims to make its services accessible and relevant to all users. One to one and group work is delivered as well as regular drop-in sessions, an appointment system and time-tabled IT and English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) courses. Each year, the team helps over 700 people by providing: careers and vocational guidance; job search support including preparing for interviews, CV workshops, organising work placements, providing IT training and basic skills training.

From 2008 when we move back into our refurbished building, at least a quarter of our space and resources will be dedicated to improving Employment and Training services. We plan to double the amount of clients we help to 1,500 in the next 3 years.

When Tom* first made contact with

The Connection at St Martin’s he was

living on the streets and suffering with

depression. He had come to the UK after

serving in the US Marines, and was

married with a family. In his 50’s his

relationship with his wife and family

broke down and he turned to alcohol.

He eventually ended up on the streets.

He started using our Day Centre

regularly, and with the support of our

staff decided to stop drinking. He spent

two years rebuilding his confidence

and skills in Workspace, until he finally

achieved an NVQ level 2 IT qualification.

Prior to working with us, Tom didn’t

know how to use a computer.

Once he received his NVQ, he received

support from staff in applying for jobs

online. In 2007, he successfully secured

work as a customer service advisor for

London Transport. He now has his own

accommodation, and is successfully

supporting himself through his full

time work.

* Not his real name

Case Study

WORK SPACE

Connection Crew is the Social Enterprise arm of The Connection at St Martin’s. It provides a bespoke crewing service to the events industry. Connection Crew works in partnership with The Connection at St Martin’s and after we have invested in training and development, we return a portion of our income to the charity.

Connection Crew has been operational for just over two years and is going from strength to strength. Our central location next to Trafalgar Square places us in excellent proximity to London’s leading venues. We have steadily built up a loyal client base working all over London and the UK.

Connection Crew has developed a unique training programme in partnership with Gallowglass, a leading crewing company in the UK. Our crew are trained to the highest standard and are constantly monitored through our training programme.

We are currently working with Workspace to develop a pilot for supported employment and training, for ex-homeless people to become Connection Crew trainees. Connection Crew will then employ ex-homeless people as crew and also develop a more comprehensive employment support service, for this client group.

08.09Connection Crew

Case Study

WORK SPACE

Night Centre

Launched in November 2000, Our Night Centre offers temporary overnight respite from the streets for the most vulnerable homeless people. The Night Centre is not a hostel but a place where people can spend the night, have a hot meal, use our basic facilities, get support on any personal issues and access other services. It is open from 10.30pm to 7.30am for up to 40 people a night.

Annie O’Brien, Night Centre Manager, highlights the need for the service: - “We have recently looked at creative ways to allow a bit more flexibility in the way that the Night Centre is accessed and by whom. We are trying to respond to crisis situations as well as the more practical issues of securing accommodation for a range of clients with varying needs and motivational levels”.

This service costs £450,000 per year to run. We rely on individual donations, as well as some government funding to continue this vital service. Each year, we need to raise £150,000 to continue running this life saving service.

John*, a 56 year old former rough

sleeper, had been living independently

in Tower Hamlets. Sadly, he suffered

a head trauma leaving him without

speech, doubly incontinent and with

some brain damage. He lost his housing

and ended up at The Connection

at St Martin’s door. Following our

intervention, he was allocated a Social

Worker back in Tower Hamlets who paid

for a personal carer for the duration

of his stay at the night centre until

suitable accommodation, a very high

support care home, was found.

* Not his real name

Our Tenancy Sustainment Team provides long-term support to young rough sleepers who wish to move into their own flat. We have a team of specialist workers across London, who help people to do this, by equipping them with both the practical items and skills they need to live independently. We provide support for as long as it’s needed, to help people make a success of their tenancies and to address problems as and when they arise.

Young people sleeping rough on the streets of London have arrived here usually after having experienced a pattern of traumatic events in their lives. Taking on the responsibilities of managing their own tenancies, even with our support, is a daunting task. It can take up to a year to obtain a flat, but once they have, we help them to adjust and to cope with this period of change.

To complement our services to young tenants, we have a team of volunteer befrienders for those people who are most isolated or vulnerable. They bring a welcome addition to the young person’s life by meeting with them weekly and going on regular outings with them in London to increase their social confidence and self-esteem.

The Tenancy Sustainment Team aim to support and enable young people to develop new skills and strategies which help them to respond to life’s challenges in a constructive and practical way. By providing long-term support, we hope that young people will have the capacity to make a success of independent living, and move forward into training or work, thus ensuring a better future.

10.11Tenancy Sustainment Team

12.13

Colin was a very successful Chef, and worked for some of London’s top hotels. However, his life began to take a downward turn in 2000, when he tragically lost his son and daughter in a boating accident. In 2001, he began to get chest pains and went for an angiogram. They operated on him straight away, and he died 3 times on the operating table. Sitting in his comfortable house, a year after the operation, and still deep in shock and grief, Colin made a decision “to be free of any responsibility”. His wife had also died 3 years previously, so felt he had nothing to live for. He decided to become homeless and wanted to become, to use his words, “a non-person”. He bought a tent, rucksack and camping equipment and got on a train to London, “not knowing where I was going to end up”.

For the next two years, he ended up sleeping rough under Waterloo Bridge. During this period he began to experience chest pains again. It was during a visit to St Thomas’ Hospital that his circumstances, and the cause of his homelessness became apparent to staff, and he was referred to a bereavement counsellor. It was also during this period that Colin first made contact with services at The Connection at St Martin’s. He was encouraged to come and have hot meals and showers, and workers there supported him in finding temporary accommodation, until 2004, when he moved into St Martin’s House.

St. Martin’s House is a medium-stay supported housing project offering assured short-hold tenancies to former rough sleepers on a medium stay basis. The accommodation comprises of 16 self- contained studio bed-sits and the project is staffed by 2 full-time supported housing officers. Support includes accessing community support services for any alcohol, substance misuse, physical or mental health support needs they may have. They also provide help and support with claiming benefits, accessing training and education, budgeting, nutritional health and other life skills. Staff also offer emotional support to those who have experienced trauma, bereavement, family or relationship breakdowns, and where appropriate make referrals to counselling and therapy programmes.

Colin left St Martin’s House in 2006, and is now living independently again in his own flat. He acknowledges that he couldn’t have moved forward in his life without the help of The Connection at St Martin’s and St Martin’s House. He still enjoys cooking and whilst at St Martin’s House was nominated for a “Good Neighbour Award” by fellow residents. Colin is a man whose heart is in the right place. He said: “I am in a position now where I can give a little something back, so I do. My dream is to teach kids to cook, and hopefully one day I’ll be able to do that”.

“I am in a position now where I can give a little something back, so I do. My dream is to teach kids to cook, and hopefully one day I’ll be able to do that”

User involvement

Since July 2006 we have promoted engagement and change through our user involvement programme. Led by an experienced and senior project worker and supported by all staff, its objective is to enable and support users and staff to interact in a manner that encourages positive engagement and change. The user involvement and the groups and activities programme seeks to create:

• aculturewhereusersareinvolved in and are part of the decision making processes about themselves and the services. • aculturewhereusersareinvolvedinthe

resolution of the issues that determine their homelessness. • aculturethatallowsuserstosee

themselves positively, where they feel in control of their future, where they are able to develop positive new social networks, learn new skills and be able to imagine living in a different way.

The user involvement and the groups and activities programme are essential to the provision of effective and good quality services and will continue to be used to develop the services in our new building.

Oral History ProjectHomeless in the Capital

During the last year, we have started to develop an Oral History Project for our day centre users. The project “Homeless in the Capital” aims to record the personal histories of at least 30 people who live or have lived on the streets of Central London. Involving rough sleepers and people living in temporary accommodation, it will explore the day to day experiences of living without a home and will include homeless people’s memories of childhood, school, family, work and leisure.

Participants will learn new skills such as video recording, editing, interviewing, web design, team working, communication and marketing skills. The project will also give a voice to homeless people using their own words and images. Staff, volunteers, oral history experts and film students are all involved in supporting the project steering group which is made up of day centre users.

Subject to funding, we also plan to develop an oral history website and produce educational resource materials for schools and colleges. This will leave a lasting record of this hidden heritage.

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Bestinvest, one of London’s top independent investment advice firms, chose The Connection at St Martin’s as their Charity of The Year for the period 2006/7. They pledged to raise £100k through fundraising activities and gave a further £100k. In the true spirit of partnership and employee involvement, Bestinvest and The Connection at St Martin’s formed a joint charitable committee and the company set about holding fundraising events, including race nights, auctions, raffles and jeans days to reach the fundraising target.

By far the biggest – and most ambitious - single fundraising event that the committee organised was a 24 hour sponsored cycle ride from London to Land’s End in July. The route covered over 300 miles, with two teams from Bestinvest and one team from The Connection at St Martin’s completing the cycle ride in just under 24 hours.

The event topped what had been an exhilarating, exciting - at times exhausting - but most of all rewarding year of fundraising for the company and the charity.

‘After reviewing many worthwhile causes we chose The Connection at St Martin’s as our Charity of the Year because they met – and in many areas exceeded – our demanding criteria. The Connection at St Martin’s performs an invaluable role in supporting people who become homeless for numerous reasons and Bestinvest are proud to have made a worthwhile contribution to a great cause.’

- John Spiers, Bestinvest Brokers Ltd

Corporate Involvement

Bestinvest raises over £200k for The Connection at St Martin’s

Chatham Financial, a capital markets advisory firm with offices in the US, UK, Poland and Singapore, have supported charitable projects in Africa and several community projects in the US for a number of years. In the UK, they wanted to support a local charity involved in the community, where their London office is located. Chatham Financial looked for a charity where their employees’ skills would be of real benefit, and all of its employees took part in the decision making process to select The Connection at St Martin’s as their chosen charity.

Chatham Financial were keen to know exactly what support we needed from them and have committed to helping us in the following areas: Days out for our users; CV and interview workshops; support with Christmas activities; and mentoring newly-employed homeless people to improve the chances of sustaining their employment and accommodation. Some of the people who use our services are not fluent in English. This can create difficulties for our staff when trying to understand and address a person’s individual needs.

When we highlighted this problem to Chatham Financial, they suggested that as their staff speak a variety of foreign languages, they could provide a free translation service for our charity as and when this is needed.

Our relationship with Chatham Financial has been extremely successful and beneficial to our staff and users. Their contributions are just an example of ways in which local companies provide invaluable support to our charity, in a way that is not limited to financial contributions alone.

16.17We actively encourage local companies to get involved with our work. Over forty companies currently support us in a variety of ways.

18.19Volunteer Involvement

Volunteers bring a huge range of skills, backgrounds, abilities and experience to the services which benefit our users. From speaking a foreign language so that a user may be understood, to running an art class, to providing a listening ear and a hot cup of tea, volunteers are at the heart and soul of what we do.

Volunteers:• Providediverseskillsandexperience• Representthewidercommunity• Contributetopersonaldevelopment• Helpindividualstore-integrate

As we see over 6000 individuals each year, volunteers are vital in the provision of services and in ensuring that each person is engaged with on a human level. They provide the emotional and social support that is crucial in helping individuals to reintegrate back into society. Without the assistance of volunteers, many more homeless people would become entrenched in street living, substance misuse or the criminal justice system.

Faith began volunteering at The Connection at St Martin’s two years ago while studying for a Masters degree at the University of Westminster. The course required her to spend half a day each week with a group of people, to explore issues around anti-oppressive practice.

Originally a drug and alcohol worker, she had also trained in reflexology as part of addiction treatment. When she joined The Connection atStMartin’sshewasplacedwiththeRoughSleepers Group and a couple of its members expressed an interest in trying reflexology. She began practising and found that many positive changes were occurring in the client’s wellbeing and circumstances. From there, she began to volunteer in the Women’s Group.

Having seen the obvious benefits of the reflexology to the clients, we decided to seek funding to continue this valuable service. Once the funding came through, Faith was asked to join The Connection at St Martin’s on a part-time basis. Faith said: “becoming a paid member of staff has been extremely important to me because it has meant that I am working more hours per week, am able to give more time and energy and feel that the treatments that I provide are truly valued. My commitment to the service has needed to increase now that I am paid, but the support that I have received from those around me has enabled this work to develop with ease. Working here is without doubt the most interesting and enjoyable work that I do and I feel very fortunate to work in such an important homelessness service. I find working with our clients an engaging and enjoyable process”.

During the year, we have carried out a strategic review of all our services involving our key stakeholders. We now have a renewed vision, mission and clarity of purpose that will address the diverse needs of all the homeless individuals using our services including:

• HomelesspeoplenewtocentralLondon• Long-termentrenchedroughsleepers• Chronicallysociallyexcludedadults• Homelessandworklesspeople• Ex-homelesspeoplelivingindependently

From our newly refurbished building, we will have created a place of change where we can deliver renewed services that are accessible, empowering and inspiring to all our users. Our future new services will include:

1. Doubling our Workspace Employment and Training programme and offering pre-vocational work and independent living skills.

2. Creating a day centre engagement programme that inspires users to transform their lives.

3. Enhancing our group work activities through increased emphasis on outcomes.

4. Extending our health and well being programme to include alternative health therapies.

5. Continuing to improve our services through user consultation and participation .

6. Developing tailored services for differing user groups including younger people, older people, ethnic minorities, women and other minority groups.

A New Beginning

Through our arts engagement programme, we work with a diverse range of organisations to enrich our users life experiences and empower them to change their lives. In the last year, we have worked collaboratively with the following organisations:

• CardboardCitizens• EnglishNationalOpera• NationalPortraitGallery• SerpentineGallery• StreetwiseOpera

We also continue to work with the following key agencies to add value and increase access to specialist or mainstream services such as health, employment, training, drug and alcohol services.

• CityLit• GreatChapelStreetMedicalCentre• Equinox• JobcentrePlus• HungerfordDrugsProject• VeteransAid• WestminsterPrimaryCareTrust • TuckersSolicitors

We see collaboration between the public, private, voluntary and community sector as essential for delivering services that meet all our users’ immediate and long term needs.

20.21Engagement & Collaboration

Financial reportBalance Sheet as at 31 March 2007

2007 2006 (£) (£) (£) (£)

Fixed AssetsTangible assets 112,494 57,510

Current AssetsStock 9,832 6,310Debtors 381,800 441,150Cash at bank and in hand 583,260 120,295 974,892 567,755

Creditors: Amounts falling due within one year 228,496 298,706 746,396 269,049

Total Assets less Current Liabilities 858,890 326,559

Deferred Income 478,216 4,363 478,216 4,363

Net Assets 380,674 322,196

Capital and Reserves

Revenue AccountRestricted 102,867Designated 51,000 52,500Unrestricted 329,674 166,829

Total Charity Funds 380,674 322,196

Each year, we need to raise up to £1.28m in donations from companies, the general public and trusts to keep our services running. We would like to take this opportunity to thank all the individuals who generously donated to our work. In particular, to donors of the St Martin in the Fields Christmas Appeal, Friends of the Connection, StMartinsAnnualPilgrims,RunnersandSponsorsoftheLondonMarathonandBritish10k.

The Statement of Financial Activities shows a net surplus, for unrestricted activities of £890,158 and a deficit for restricted activities of £831,680. Total reserves at 31st March 2007 were £380,674 which equates to 1 months running costs. During the year, we have maintained both our costs and funding at approximately equivalent levels to the previous year. For the year to 31st March 2008, we anticipate increased expenditure due to investment in our central services to support our service delivery.

These accounts are taken from the Financial Statements audited by Aspen Waite Ltd, and which were approved by the Board of Governors on 6th November 2007 and subsequently submitted to the Charity Commission for England and Wales. The auditors report contained no concerns or qualifications. - Diana Brittan, Chair & Ian Watson, Treasurer

We confirm that the above accounts are consistent with the full Financial Statements of The Connection at St Martin’s for the year to 31st March 2007. - Aspen Waite

22.23FinStatement of Financial Activities for the year ended 31 March 2007(Including the Income and Expenditure Account)

Unrestricted Restricted Total funds Total funds funds funds 2007 2006 (£) (£) (£) (£)

Income and Expenditure

Incoming resources from generated fundsVoluntary income 849,320 6,965 856,285 894,239Activities for generating funds 55,441 - 55,441 73,510Investment income 11,522 - 11,522 12,266

Incoming resources from charitable activities Day and Night Centres 27,777 1,196,365 1,224,142 1,300,594Multiple Needs and Prevention - 525,388 525,388 532,731Outreach and Building Based services - 444,440 444,440 450,093Employment and Training 60,901 317,839 378,740 299,800HousingandResettlement 73,220 595,515 668,735 667,595

Total incoming resources 1,078,181 3,086,512 4,164,693 4,230,828

Resources expendedCost of generating fundsCost of generating voluntary income 151,803 - 151,803 144,218Cost of activities for generating funds 27,720 - 27,720 48,073Charitable activities Day and Night Centres - 1,831,425 1,831,425 1,933,874Multiple Needs and Prevention - 529,173 529,173 530,763Outreach and Building Based Services - 523,279 523,279 450,262Employment and Training - 425,756 425,756 402,686HousingandResettlement - 608,559 608,559 609,410Governance cost 8,500 - 8,500 7,500

Total resources expended 188,023 3,918,192 4,106,215 4,126,786

Net (outgoing)/incoming resources 890,158 (831,680) 58,478 104,042 for the year before transfers

Transfers of reserves (728,813) 728,813 - -

Net movement in funds 161,345 (102,867) 58,478 104,042

Balances brought forward at 1 April 2006 219,329 102,867 322,196 218,154

Balances carried forward at 31 March 2007 380,674 - 380,674 322,196

The charity made no recognised gains or losses in 2006 or 2007 other than the result for the year.

24. Thank you

AD Power Will Trust

Albert Hunt Charity

Anglo American Group Foundation

APCO UK

Big Lottery Fund

Bestinvest Brokers PLC

Capital 95.8 Help a London Child

Carat Posterscope

Central London Nextsteps

City Bridge Trust

City of Westminster

City Parochial Foundation

ComicRelief

Communities and Local Government

Connection Crew

ConneXions Central London

Constance Green Foundation

Fidelity UK Foundation

Friends of The Connection at St Martin’s

Gallowglass

George Wimpey UK Ltd

GE Money UK

Goldman Sachs

Jobcentre Plus

Henry Smith Charity

Home Office

Intermediate Capital Group

Institute of Civil Engineers

Irish Government’s Dion Fund

ITEM

London Borough of Wandsworth

London Councils

Marks & Spencer PLC

Ministry of Defence

Movers & Shakers Property Breakfast Club

Next PLC

Off the Streets and into Work

Penguin Group

Pret a Manger

QiQ International

RedwoodPublishing

ReedElsevier

RulesRestaurant

St Martin-in-the-Fields Christmas Appeal Charity

Souter Trust

Streetsmart

Strand Palace Hotel

Templar Advisors Ltd

Tolkien Charitable Trust

Weldon UK Charitable Trust

Westminster Amalgamated Charity

Westminster Foundation

Westminster Primary Care Trust

Board of DirectorsMichael Angus

Lady Diana Brittan DBE (Chair)

RevNicholasHoltam

Councillor Louise Hyams

Jean Innes

Gay Longworth

Jonathan Martyr

David Obrart

LadyJaneReid

Ian Watson (Treasurer)

Simon Wethered

Jenny Williams

CanonRobertWright

Chief Executive Colin Glover OBE

A big thank you to all our major supporters during the year

* From annual accounts 06/07

Bob Isles Former Director of Social Care Unit St Martin in the Fields & Founder of the Friends of the Connection.

In memory of…

During the year, sadly, we said goodbye to two unique individuals who made a lasting impact on our work. We would therefore like to take this opportunity to remember and acknowledge their generosity and commitment. They are fondly remembered.

Catriona Lorimer Director of Finance The Connection at St Martin’s

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