Breakthrough 1 to 1 (A Scottish Charitable Organisation) Annual report and financial statements for the year ending 31 March 2020 (Scottish Charity Number SC047636) Breakthrough 1 to 1 Charity information Trustees Principal Address 2 Albert Square Dundee DD1 1DD Independent Examiner MHA Henderson Loggie Chartered Accountants The Vision Building 20 Greenmarket Dundee DD1 4QB Bankers Bank of Scotland 11 Earl Grey Street Edinburgh EH3 9BN Charity number SC047636 1 Breakthrough 1 to 1 Trustees’ report The Trustees present their annual report and financial statements of the SCIO for the year ending 31 March 2020. The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the accounting policies set out in note 1 to the financial statements and comply with the SCIO’s Constitution, the Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005, the Charities Accounts (Scotland) Regulations 2006 (as amended) and Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their financial statements in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland issued in October 2019. The SCIO information set out on page 1 forms part of this report. Objectives and activities Breakthrough is a young persons’ charity launched in Dundee in August 2017. Our vision is that care experienced young people and those facing adversity have the same chances in education, work and life as anyone else. We do this in three ways: 1. We deliver a structured programme of personal development group work to S1 and S2 pupils. 2. We recruit, train and carefully match volunteer mentors with young people in S3 (and occasionally in S2) and above. Mentors meet with mentees for an hour each week in schools and provide consistent, non-judgemental support and guidance. 3. We offer unique, immersive work and learning taster sessions to inspire and motivate young people to think about and start to plan what life after school might look like. The model works to improve attendance at school, raise attainment and encourage more young people to reach positive destinations. In the last year Breakthrough continued to operate in all 9 secondary schools in Dundee which includes Morgan Academy, St Paul’s RC Academy, St John’s RC High, Craigie High, Braeview Academy, Baldragon Academy, Grove Academy and Rockwell Learning Centre. In February 2020 Breakthrough was awarded a 3-year contract via a competitive tendering process, worth £110k pa to commence a rollout of the programme in the Angus Council area. The contract start date is 1st April 2020. A total of 23 successful work and learning taster sessions were delivered across a variety of sectors and workplaces with 267 young people participating. In the period Breakthrough reached the milestone of engaging with 450 young people engaged with the charity, 121 of whom were meeting with a mentor on a regular basis. We have continued to invest in the evolving development of a Salesforce CRM system to support the management of data and report on outcomes. Structure, governance and management Constitution Breakthrough was formally constituted on 10 August 2017 and became a charity on that day with OSCR. The Organisation’s purposes are:- the advancement of education; the advancement of citizenship or community development; and the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage; through the provision of programmes of mentoring, support and assistance to children and young people identified as at risk, vulnerable or requiring the monitoring, intervention or support from their local authority. 2 Breakthrough 1 to 1 Trustees’ report (continued) Trustees The Trustees at the date of this report and throughout the year are shown on page 1. was appointed 31 October 2019 and was appointed 28 January 2020. The power of appointing and removing Trustees rests with the board of Trustees. Trustees induction and training Trustee induction and training prior to new Trustees being approached includes awareness of a Trustee’s responsibilities, the governing document, administrative procedures, and the history and philosophical approach of the Trust. A new Trustee receives copies of the Trust Deed, the previous year’s financial statements and a copy of the OSCR leaflet “Guidance and Good Practice for Charity Trustees”. Key management personnel The Trustees consider the CEO and that the board of Trustees to be the key management personnel, in charge of directing and controlling the charity and running and operating the charity on a day to day basis. Achievements and performance During the year under review the only funds received were from donations received from Northwood Charitable Trust and other smaller donors. The Trustees noted that donations received amounted to £321,492 (2019 - £342,480) and the level of charitable activities and raising funds amounted to £455,578 (2019 - £340,486). Financial review The results of the year are set out in the statement of financial activities showing net expenditure of £134,086 (2019 – net income of £2,278). Risk management COVID-19 - This remains the primary risk for Breakthrough given that 10 members of the team work in front line roles in schools. We have comprehensive risk assessments in place, each staff member has completed a satisfactory individual Covid risk assessment to identify their 'Covid number'. Staff based in schools have been issued with the local guidance regarding Coronavirus, as issued by Dundee and Angus councils and are aware of their responsibility to follow said guidance. Office based staff have been working from home since 23rd March 2020 and this will continue to remain the case until the Scottish Government guidance changes. GDPR/data breach - We have a robust policy in relation to GDPR and how we share/store date in our charity. We do however operate in Dundee City Council schools and have access to the relevant data and systems to enable us to do our job. We have a formal data sharing and collaboration agreement with Dundee City Council and are currently drafting a similar one alongside Angus Council. Safeguarding – In April 2019 Breakthrough was audited by Volunteer Scotland in relation to the Protection of Vulnerable Groups and the charity was found to be compliant. Breakthrough match volunteer mentors with vulnerable young people in schools and there are a number of ways in which the charity works to safeguard young people: All Breakthrough volunteers are subject to robust ‘safe’ recruitment checks which includes a satisfactory PVG and ongoing oversight and support and opportunities for mentees to flag any concerns which will then be addressed by the mentoring services manager and CEO where appropriate. 3 Breakthrough 1 to 1 Statement of responsibilities of the Trustees The Trustees are responsible for preparing the Trustees’ Annual Report and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice). The law applicable to charities in Scotland requires the Trustees to prepare financial statements for each financial year which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the SCIO and of the incoming resources and application of resources of the SCIO for that period. In preparing these financial statements, the Trustees are required to: select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently; observe the methods and principles in the Charities SORP 2019 (FRS102); make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent; state whether applicable accounting standards have been followed, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements; and prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the SCIO will continue in business. The Trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records that disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the SCIO and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005, the Charities Accounts (Scotland) Regulations 2006 (as amended) and the provisions of the SCIO’s constitution. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the SCIO and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities. 5 Breakthrough 1 to 1 Report of the Independent Examiner to the Trustees of Breakthrough 1 to 1 I report on the financial statements of the charity for the year ending 31 March 2020 which are set out on pages 7 to 13. Respective responsibilities of the Trustees and Examiner The charity’s Trustees are responsible for the preparation of the financial statements in accordance with the terms of the Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005 and the Charities Accounts (Scotland) Regulations 2006 (as amended). The charity Trustees consider that the audit requirement of Regulation 10(1) (a) to (c) of the 2006 Accounts Regulations does not apply. It is my responsibility to examine the financial statements as required under Section 44(1) (c) of the Act and to state whether particular matters have come to my attention. Basis of Independent Examiner’s Statement My examination is carried out in accordance with Regulation 11 of the 2006 Accounts Regulations. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison