How is the property industry charity helping young people?
Contents
Mission Statement
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Chairman’s Statement
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Our plans to grow & create new ways to get involved
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The increasing relevance of our mission
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LandAid’s charitable focus
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How we are making a difference to young lives
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Providing somewhere safe to live
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Creating a safety net & supporting rehabilitation
10 Delivering life skills, education & training 12 Assisting the search for work 14 A national charity with a local impact 15 Fundraising highlights 18 How we can all offer more 21 Financial summary 22 Thank you
Mission Statement LandAid works with the property industry to use its collective resources, expertise and influence to help disadvantaged young people in the UK access buildings, skills and opportunities to achieve their potential. Through the generosity of its supporters, LandAid provides financial and technical support to charities that positively impact on the lives and potential of disadvantaged young people in the UK. LandAid helps companies and individuals in the property and development industry work to support young people in a range of ways that suit corporate and individual aspirations. This can include direct financial support, capital grants, space for charities to use, events, payroll giving, providing free expertise, working directly with young people and volunteering. LandAid runs fundraising events for the industry and aims that 100% of the money raised at its events is spent on charitable activities. The charity’s core costs are covered by a proportion of funds received via corporate donations and sponsorship. LandAid focuses its resources on the most deprived communities in the UK to target support where it is most needed. LandAid measures the impact that the collective resource of property industry partners has on the lives of disadvantaged young people.
Chairman’s Statement 2011–2012 has been a year of transformation for LandAid, with changes to the executive team and a growing foundation of support from the property industry, helping us to develop and support our ambitious goals. This will enable us to help even more disadvantaged young people access the opportunities they need for a better future. This year we will be able to commit £1m that will impact on young lives across the country. I am delighted that we are able to welcome a further 15 organisations that have all made the commitment to join LandAid as a Foundation Partner. This makes a total of 57 – and it is still growing. These companies, as well our Industry Patrons and other industry supporters that raise money for us, reflect the eagerness with which the industry engages with LandAid, allowing us to progress and better meet the needs of the charities and young people we support. During the last 12 months we have had five major fundraising events, raising more than ever before. One of these, the second ever LandAid Day, was an inspiring example of what we can achieve by working together. Over 40 companies took part raising £75,000 that we were able invest in great projects across the UK. LandAid now has real momentum, but we are not complacent and our target is to grow our income of over £1m to £5m per annum over the next seven years. We are already making a difference, but the increasing demand for our help demonstrates just how much more we can do with the generous support of all those working in the property industry.
Our Grants Programme has seen projects supported all over the UK, from Brighton to Bradford; Newham to Dundee and specifically in areas that have been hit especially hard by the recession. From the Trustees’ standpoint we have made a fantastic start, but we all know we can do more. We will achieve this by building new, stronger and long-term relationships with youth charities that are most in need and where our unique support as the property industry charity, not only financially but in pro bono work, can add the most value. I would like to thank my fellow Trustees and recognise the hard work of the LandAid team throughout the year, as well as everyone from the property industry whose support is enabling us to go from strength to strength. We are enthusiastic and motivated about what we can do on your behalf.
Robin Broadhurst CNO, CBE, FRICS Chairman
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Our plans to grow & create new ways to get involved LandAid’s work will never be done, but we can be a force for good in a time of great need. The potential impact of the property industry’s collective generosity and social responsibility is immense. As our support from corporate organisations and individuals in the property industry continues to grow, so does our ability to support projects doing vital work on the very front line of the struggle to give the young and disadvantaged the best chances in life. It is fantastic that the number of our supporters continues to rise and this has put us in a position from which we can aim to give away £1m per year in grants alone. I am equally enthusiastic about the potential to channel wider forms of giving as outlined in this report. The next year will see us expanding our core work of grant funding the spaces and programmes needed by young people, and developing our work to harness the unique skills, expertise and resources that the industry has to offer, supporting charities in a way that only we are able. 2012/13 will see LandAid developing relationships with some key Charity Partners with whom we can build long term partnerships. LandAid is already the charity of first choice for the property industry and in the deepest recession for a generation, we can contribute to the debate on the role of business in supporting social outcomes.
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As we embark on this exciting new phase of LandAid’s development, I am very conscious that we cannot succeed without the continued and ever more dynamic support from our partners in the industry. This support enables us to do the work that we do and gives me confidence in our continued ability to work together to make a difference to young lives.
Joanna Averley Chief Executive
The increasing relevance of our mission LandAid uses the collective resources, expertise and influence of the property industry to help the young and disadvantaged in the UK access the buildings, skills and opportunities they need to achieve their potential. Through grant awards and pro bono support, LandAid brings together charitable giving from across the industry to make a real difference to young lives. LandAid provides funding and support to projects that give some of the most disadvantaged young people the chance to take positive steps towards a better future. Following one of the longest recessions in recent history, there are ever more young people facing hardship, lacking even the most basic opportunities to find work and finding themselves trapped in a cycle of hopelessness and deprivation. Irrespective of the economic climate, there are young people across the UK living with few choices and severe problems, often not of their own making. They are simply not getting the start in life they should. The property industry is uniquely placed to combat this disadvantage using the resources at its disposal to support agencies and young people at a time when sources of statutory funding and individual giving are being reduced. The Foundation Partner scheme and fundraising events are LandAid’s financial bedrock and by consolidating giving across the industry, LandAid is able to make a
meaningful and lasting contribution to worthwhile causes. The Grants Committee carefully select the projects most in need and where we can have a major, local impact.
What is the need? During 2011-12, youth unemployment reached 1 million, the highest on record.1 2011 saw the number of 18-24 year olds who are NEET (not in employment education or training) reach over 20%.2 As a result, charities working with these disadvantaged young people face an increased demand for their services at the same time as having to cut their costs. Central government has reduced spending on charities by £5bn3 and council’s spending reductions led to a 43% fall in charities’ income in 2012.4 Sources of capital funding are particularly constrained. It is a worrying fact that the cost to the state of youth unemployment this year will be greater than the entire government budget for further education for 16-19 year olds.5 The unemployed are likely to suffer low selfesteem as well as a ‘scarring’ effect on their future patterns of employment and a higher chance of engaging in criminal activity.6 Levels of disadvantage vary radically across the UK and since the economic crisis began, the regional patterns of inequality have become more pronounced. LandAid works in some of the most deprived areas in the UK to help tackle this disparity. 1
Office of National Statistics, Characteristics of young unemployed people (2012)
2 Office of National Statistics, Characteristics of young unemployed people (2012) 3 National Council for Voluntary Organisations, The UK Civil Society Almanac (2012) 4 National Council for Voluntary Organisations, The UK Civil Society Almanac (2012) 5 Association of Chief Executives of Voluntary Organisations, Youth Unemployment: the crisis we cannot afford (2012) 6 Centre for Cities, Learning curve: Schooling and skills for future jobs (2011)
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LandAid’s charitable focus LandAid particularly, but not exclusively, focuses on capital grants – money to support the building, improvement, fit out or extension of buildings and related outdoor spaces, facilities, and programmes for disadvantaged young people. All projects must be working directly with 16-25 year olds. The types of disadvantage LandAid focuses on includes, but is not limited to: income deprivation, employment deprivation, education skills and training deprivation, barriers to housing and services, living environment deprivation and crime. LandAid’s investment therefore focuses on projects that provide: • Housing for young people who are homeless or at risk of homelessness • Support for young people at risk of low educational attainment, poor health or addiction, giving them positive and safe environments to progress in education, free from fear of violence and gangs • Rehabilitation for young people who have been in trouble or are excluded from mainstream education and need support to move on positively • Basic and independent living skills to give young people the confidence and ability to look after themselves • Recognised qualifications and support to get into employment and further education
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What is notable about the charities LandAid partners with is that, while they use different techniques to engage (sport, housing, outdoor adventures or cooking for example) they all help young people progress and ultimately live positive and independent lives; helping them thrive by working through their particular and personal issues.
How we are making a difference to young lives The next sections of this report illustrate how the capital and revenue investments that LandAid has made in the last year are helping young people at every stage of their journey to a better future. They also provide an update on some previously funded projects that opened this year.
Moving on to a better future
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Assisting the search for work
Delivering life skills, education and training
4,500 4,500 people are members of a London gang, the vast majority 18-24 year olds 2.
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Nearly half of young people not in employment, education or training achieved 0 GCSEs at school 3
Creating a safety net and supporting rehabilitation
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There are 600+ rough sleepers aged 18-25 in London 1
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28% of young people from the poorest families have no access to a computer 4
Providing somewhere safe to live
Combined Homelessness and Information Network, Street to Home Annual Report (2012) http://www.met.police.uk/gangcrime/faq.htm Association of Chief Executives of Voluntary Organisations, Youth unemployment: the crisis we cannot afford (2012) Prince’s Trust, Broke not broken, Tackling youth poverty and the aspiration gap (2011)
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Providing somewhere safe to live LandAid believes that everyone should have a secure place to live. LandAid invests in projects on the front line, providing shelter and stability to young people that are insecurely housed or sleeping rough.
The Clock Tower Sanctuary Brighton - £10,000
Providing information, advice and support for homeless or insecurely housed young people, The Clock Tower Sanctuary offers a friendly and safe space, food and drink, access to the internet, signposting to housing, health, education, employment and social services. A grant from LandAid has funded the continued work of the ‘Move–on’ project; enabling people sleeping rough to re-engage and help them access stable accommodation and mental health services.
“Without the support of Roundabout I don’t know where I’d be right now” Dwight, Roundabout resident Roundabout
Sheffield - £10,000 LandAid has funded a life skills training room with IT equipment and kitchen at a Roundabout hostel. Homeless young people stay for six weeks during which time they are supported into more sustainable long term accommodation, while they learn how to live independently. The life skills room will support the teaching of budgeting, cooking and looking for work.
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“LandAid’s grant means that we can help young people to develop the confidence and self-belief that will help them to move on to independent living” Kate, Development Manager, The Clock Tower Sanctuary
“The money from LandAid is really helping - this town needs it” Sarah, Llamau resident
2011 Success story: Llamau
Merthyr Tydfil - £50,000 Llamau is a leading youth homelessness charity. LandAid awarded a grant that was used to create a cyber café with training centre and supported accommodation. The project will help homeless young people move on positively by giving them skills, experience and confidence in a safe environment and living space. The building is now complete and the staff team expanded in time for the opening in the summer of 2012.
Herring House Trust
Centrepoint
Ealing - £50,000 Centrepoint is a specialist youth homeless charity in London and the North East providing accommodation, support and training to over 1,200 young people every year. A grant to create a Foundations for Life facility at the Ealing hostel continued the four year relationship between LandAid and Centrepoint which has seen an investment in projects by LandAid of over £1.3m. This grant will provide a training room and kitchen at the Ealing hostel which will also act as a hub to many of the other Centrepoint London hostels that LandAid has supported in the past.
“Being part of a group made me realise that I was not alone in my situation” Ben, Centrepoint resident
St Edmunds Society
Great Yarmouth - £10,000
Norwich - £ 11,000
Herring House Trust provides emergency accommodation for single homeless people through its 26 bed hostel and ‘move on’ accommodation. Funding helped to refurbish an existing area within its Grade II listed hostel to provide a training zone where homeless young people, many of whom are coping with mental health problems, drug and alcohol dependency or poor physical health, can access support.
St Edmunds Society provides immediate support and intervention for hundreds of homeless and vulnerable young people, developing their life, social and educational skills. LandAid has enabled the purchase of tools and materials for its City & Guilds accredited Skills Development Project, teaching young people a trade, such as carpentry. LandAid is particularly thankful to Foundation Partners Redevco, who specifically co-invested in this project.
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Creating a safety net & supporting rehabilitation Young people from disadvantaged backgrounds can be at risk of becoming disengaged and making poor life choices, often through gang culture or economic deprivation. LandAid funds projects that provide a safe alternative environment and positive experiences for these young people. Performances Birmingham
Birmingham - £10,000
Performances Birmingham provides education opportunities within the Town Hall and Symphony Hall, specifically engaging with disadvantaged and hard to reach young people. LandAid has funded the ‘Sound Lounge 21 programme’, which is targeted at young people from wards of Birmingham with severe socio-economic deprivation. With support from staff and music industry experts young people will develop and lead their own programme of music events, including jazz or classical concerts, and achieve a Gold Arts Award.
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“During my time at Brathay, I realised I could do anything I put my mind to, not only on the course, but in other parts of my life too” Tommy, Brathay participant Brathay Trust
Cumbria - £50,000 Brathay runs a residential activity centre where each year 4,000 young people from disadvantaged backgrounds come and take part in week-long educational programmes and transformative, outdoor learning experiences. LandAid is supporting the conversion of a building into a training kitchen where young people will learn basic cooking skills and accredited living skills. The groups using the new facilities include young people who are in care, young offenders, vulnerable families and young people from disadvantaged backgrounds.
2011 Success story: KeepOut Crime Diversion Scheme Bisley - £15,000
KeepOut Crime Diversion Scheme brings young people that have offended or been identified as potential offenders to prison to hear from inmates about the reality of prison life, and how easy it can be to end up there. It is a growing programme that can reach 2,300 young people a year. LandAid funded a new venue within HMP Coldingly, including a kitchen, bathroom, heating and air conditioning, enabling sessions to continue uninterrupted all year round. Impact assessments have shown that 65% of attendees choose not to offend as a result of the session; while participating prisoners are almost three times less likely to reoffend.
“The players are more like our friends and big brothers now. We’ve bonded” Vinnie, a FRE-Flyer FRE-Flyers, Community Links
“It has helped them deal with aspects of their past as well as feel their life has worth again. The visit taught me more about the valuable work we are helping to support” Visitor from Hawkins Brown Architects, Foundation Partner Venture Trust
Applecross - £50,000 Venture Trust provides programmes for young people throughout Scotland, taking groups of disadvantaged young people from Scottish urban communities into the Scottish Highlands to deliver transformational and innovative development programmes. The grant from LandAid will be used to upgrade the facilities in the main house and accommodation block, allowing more young people to use the facilities as well as the local community. Their approach delivers real outcomes, including employment and education, with over two thirds sustaining these positive destinations a year after participating.
Newham - £85,000
LandAid has supported an important and innovative project to help realise a true Olympic legacy. The FRE-Flyers multi-sport club which opened thanks to a LandAid grant will operate in the neighbourhoods immediately adjacent to the Olympic Park. It will use sport as a means to engage with vulnerable young people and their families, so they can progress and gain confidence, skills, qualifications and better chances in life. Originally a mentoring partnership between the GB Olympic Hockey squad and disadvantaged East London young people, the money has secured the FRE-Flyer’s permanent future and will allow the club to expand; helping many more young people in the area.
Goodwin Development Trust Hull - £15,000
The Goodwin Development Trust works with communities to tackle the underlying cause of social problems, fill gaps in services and improve the quality of life of people in Hull. LandAid’s funding has helped turn a disused pub on a housing estate into a youth centre for local young people where they can learn accredited courses as well as other activities such as photography and wood carving.
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Delivering life skills, education & training Helping people into a safe and stable environment is only the first step. Many lack the skills to move on or the ability to live independently. LandAid believes that developing these skills is essential for creating a positive future.
Bolton WISE
Training and Development Resource
Tower Hamlets - £90,000
Gateshead - £10,000
Training and Development Resource engages young people to raise their aspirations by making engineering and science-based careers an attractive option for students in the North East. A grant from LandAid is developing an engineering and manufacturing training centre where disadvantaged young people can learn skills that will help them move into the manufacturing industry.
Bolton - £5,000 Bolton WISE provides training towards accredited qualifications, as well as advice and guidance in accessing training and educational opportunities. LandAid’s grant has helped refurbish an old industrial unit and create a new Vocational Skills Centre. Local young people can learn trades such as bricklaying, joinery, plumbing and plastering; benefitting young people at risk of exclusion from school or who need a more vocational educational experience.
Spotlight Youth Centre A new youth centre in East London provides training and education opportunities for young people in the local area as well as sports space, a fashion studio, music recording studio and dance space. There are training rooms dedicated to getting young people back into education and improving their chances in life. The grant provides for the fit-out of spaces where young people will learn employability skills specific to certain industries, such as construction and law. The large scale of the investment is thanks to British Land and Canary Wharf Group, as each is providing one-third of the funding.
Trafford Hall Chester - £10,000
“One candidate in particular has excelled to the point we are considering offering him a position as an apprentice” Anthony, Manager, Training and Development Resource
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Trafford Hall provides training and support to those living and working in disadvantaged communities. Roughly 5,000 people from low-income communities attend Trafford Hall each year on short residential and day training courses. Here they gain practical know-how, advice and support to tackle serious community problems. By funding the refurbishment of a kitchen, LandAid is helping young people learn about healthy cooking and nutrition.
“Young people comment that it is the highlight of their week, while they are developing significant life-skills that will greatly help their future” Learning Worker, The Lighthouse Group 2011 Success story: The Lighthouse Group Bradford - £14,000
The Lighthouse Group provides educational programmes to teenagers that have suffered family breakdown, drug and alcohol abuse, bereavement, bullying, poverty and gang culture. 90% of participants have continued with education or found employment after being involved with the scheme. Thanks to LandAid’s funding of a new vocational workspace, half have gained a Level 1 or Level 2 qualification in areas such as catering and the food industry.
Foursquare
Merseyside Youth Association
Foursquare provides accommodation, support and training to young people who are homeless in Edinburgh. Thanks to a LandAid grant FourSquare are developing and delivering an accredited qualification in Tenancy Sustainment. The qualification is for young people moving through temporary accommodation into training flats in order to equip them with independent living and employability skills, vital if they are to be able to move into and sustain their own tenancies.
Merseyside Youth Association engages young people through activities such as educational courses, dance and arts classes and sporting opportunities, to meet their needs and enable them to reach their full potential. LandAid’s grant is funding the redevelopment of the centre to create more learning spaces and training rooms for the young people to increase not only their core English and maths skills but also gain vocational qualifications.
Edinburgh - £10,000
Merseyside - £10,000
“I don’t know where my son would have been without your help and support. No one else wanted to know...but you guys have bent over backwards to support him” Father of a Merseyside Youth Association participant
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Assisting the search for work Unemployment is traumatic and LandAid wants to give disadvantaged young people the best opportunity to become successful by funding projects that specifically deliver employability training and schemes that are dedicated to finding a job. “The current period ranks as the most difficult, desperate era I have ever witnessed and to receive a grant from LandAid in the midst of this recession has enabled us to concentrate on supporting these young people” Susan, Manager, Stepney Bank Stables Bromley by Bow Centre Bromley by Bow - £10,000
The Bromley by Bow Centre helps young people in a very deprived part of London learn new skills, improve their health and wellbeing, find work and transform their lives. LandAid is funding a tailored employment workshop for unemployed school leavers aged 16 to 25. Taking place two and half days a week, the project will help 100 disadvantaged young people find a job or paid apprenticeship.
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Stepney Bank Stables Newcastle - £5,000
Using horse riding as a tool to motivate, educate and pass on key social skills to young people, Stepney Bank Stables enables young people from deprived backgrounds to develop new interests and gain self-esteem with a focus on seeking further training or employment. A grant from LandAid has allowed Stepney Bank Stables to refurbish their stables to allow more young people to access their facilities and receive training in employability skills.
2011 Success story: Centrepoint Sunderland - £60,000
At a flagship hostel in the North East, LandAid provided the funding to build an educational centre and hire a dedicated Learning Worker from whom young people receive employability training, as well as being taught how to apply for work and interview skills. The project was up and running by July 2012 and they have seen impressive results. By building relationships with local employers and employment agencies, the Learning Worker has already managed to move eight young people on from NEET status and the ambition is to achieve this with 100 young people per year.
“I feel at ease now I have someone who can give me the time, to work with me one to one. The Learning Room is quiet and I can concentrate on job search” Kieran, resident, Centrepoint Sunderland
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A national charity with a local impact LONDON Applecross Venture Trust
Dundee The Prince’s Trust Fairbridge Programme
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Edinburgh Foursquare
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London (inset) 1. Community Links – Newham 2. Centrepoint – Ealing 3. KeepOut – Bisley 4. Bromley by Bow Centre – Bromley by Bow 5. Spotlight Youth Centre – Tower Hamlets
Gateshead Training and Development Resource
Newcastle Stepney Bank Stables Sunderland Centrepoint
Cumbria Brathay Trust Bolton Bolton WISE Merseyside Merseyside Youth Association Chester Trafford Hall Birmingham Performances Birmingham Merthyr Tydfil Llamau Bideford Wings South West
Map identifies all projects to which LandAid has committed funds in 2011/12 and a sample of successes from 2010/11.
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Bradford The Lighthouse Group Hull Goodwin Development Trust Sheffield Roundabout
Great Yarmouth Herring House Trust Norwich St Edmunds Society London See inset Brighton Clock Tower Sanctuary
Fundraising highlights It is entirely thanks to the property industry that LandAid’s work is possible and we have been actively supported by corporate organisations and individuals in a range of ways. The most popular way for a company to contribute is by becoming a LandAid Foundation Partner - 57 organisations are now participating. Foundation Partners make a financial commitment for a three year period which is often the first step in developing a broader relationship which has previously included direct project funding through the ‘Project Circle’, volunteering and the provision of pro bono support. The Industry Patron Scheme, a means for property industry associations and other companies to support LandAid alongside Foundation Partners, has continued to expand with 16 organisations now signed up. The Patrons continue to support LandAid by promoting our work and activities to their members, providing support to the executive team, making us a beneficiary of their events and generously making donations. Individual givers continue to make a significant contribution to LandAid too. Through LandAid Day, events and our sporting challenges, we have seen an inspiring collective fundraising effort throughout the year. We are particularly grateful to those dedicated supporters that have taken the initiative and taken on sponsored challenges and various feats of endurance. Whether it’s a bake sale or a mountain trek, every penny raised makes an impact on young and disadvantaged lives.
LandAid’s other major source of income is our fundraising events, of which we run at least four every year and many organisations also host their own events of which we are the beneficiaries.
Here are some recent highlights: LandAid Day LandAid Day in October 2011 was an amazing success. We saw individuals and companies from across the industry coming together to show their support and raise money. With over 40 companies involved, LandAid Day was an impressive testament to the enthusiasm of the industry to make a real difference to young lives. The day raised money for our grants programme, providing funding to eight projects across the UK.
The LandAid Debate Sponsored by Cushman & Wakefield London took the crown as the ‘Global City for Business’ in front of over 300 of the most influential members of the property industry, in a showdown with representatives from New York at the 2012 LandAid Debate. The invite-only event saw the Deputy Mayors of New York take on Mayor Boris Johnson and Tim Campbell, Ambassador for Training and Enterprise. In a friendly and stimulating debate, both cities agreed on the need to support young and disadvantaged people, congratulating each other on their work in this area.
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Property Peak Challenge Sponsored by CBRE The Heron Tower was the venue for the Property Peak Challenge. 300 property professionals raised at least £250 each to climb 46 storeys of London’s third tallest building. Half of the money raised was put directly to The Chartered Surveyors’ Livery Company’s bursary scheme for disadvantaged young people, which funds mentoring courses, visits to places of interest and work placements at member organisations of the Worshipful Company of Chartered Surveyors.
The Landaid Summer Party The 10th Party Near The Park was a cause for celebration and nostalgia, being as it was the final time the LandAid summer party would be hosted in the popular karaoke format. To mark the occasion Sir Terry Wogan hosted the show, which saw some of the biggest names in the world of commercial property perform on stage in front of 900 colleagues. In 2012, LandAid hosted the Party at the Tower, in the moat of the Tower of London. The highlight of the entertainment had to be The Switch Duo, charismatic street dancers from Community Links, a charity to which LandAid has donated nearly £100,000.
Fun Run Sponsored by GVA The annual Fun Run was as successful as ever, with over five hundred property people taking part in Battersea Park, with many donning wacky fancy dress for the occassion.
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Top: Property Peak Challenge sponsored by CBRE Above: Fun Run sponsored by GVA
Here are just some examples of how many others have raised money on our behalf: Julian Evans - Mission to the South Pole £1,250 Julian completed a stunning expedition to the South Pole, conquering the ultimate challenge for polar explorers Toby Turner - ‘Games 100’ £2,012 Toby walked an impressive 100 miles in two days with a fundraising target that referenced London’s summer of sport. Eurohypo AG - Golf Day £2,100 Europhypo took the opportunity to support young people while enjoying a summer’s day golfing. Arthur Lovitt - Three Peaks Challenge £3,000 Three peaks turned to four as Arthur put his body on the line for LandAid. Lambert Smith Hampton – Ski Challenge £1,500 Over 300 attended the Ski Challenge in Courmayeur, Italy in the 25th year of the event. DTZ - Quiz Night £1,900 DTZ offices in Glasgow and Edinburgh came together for their annual quiz night, raising money for our good causes.
Julian Evans at the South Pole
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How we can all offer more LandAid is uniquely placed to offer professional support to charities that can be worth hundreds of thousands of pounds. Our diverse range of partners have been able to help charities tackle property challenges such as helping them relocate, refurbish or renegotiate a lease. LandAid is supported by many different companies who work in the property and construction industry. These Foundation Partners are companies who design, build, fit-out, fund, own and manage offices, housing, shopping centres, shops, and business and industrial parks. There are also those that provide technical advice and professional services to the property owners and developers, for example surveyors, lawyers, architects, town planners, bankers, builders and recruitment consultants. In 2012-13, LandAid will be stepping up wider forms of giving. This will be achieved, in part, through the identification of key Charity Partners who need and want this wide range of support (see ‘Wider ways to give’, p20). The following case studies show how LandAid has already made a valuable contribution to some of these projects through pro bono support.
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Centrepoint - Central House Companies that helped – Telereal Trillium, Celtarga, Amaryllis LandAid was able to bring together Centrepoint and Foundation Partner, Telereal Trillium, utilising their resources to save the charity thousands of pounds. The lease for Centrepoint’s Central House was due for renewal, but in such austere times, it decided to consolidate and move to just one floor. This move meant halving the space available, changing the layout and the creation of new meeting rooms in the new one floor plan. Further introductions led to the creation of much needed additional rooms and as a result Centrepoint was able to drastically reduce its yearly rent costs.
“Through LandAid we were able to share the expertise of our people and to help deliver significant cost savings and a great new office environment for Centrepoint” Susan Cain, Head of Corporate Responsibility at Telereal Trillium
I saw an opportunity to help and became the project’s property representative, building a team of associated professionals, all working pro bono, some already associated to Liverpool ONE and some who wanted to establish a relationship. We produced a design and cost plan and set about financing creative and innovative ways of working with contractors and sub-contractors to drive down cost.
“I feel like I can take on the world now” Kim, Prince’s Trust Fairbridge Programme, Liverpool
Huge personal contributions were made by the professional team and it was delivered as if it was a commercial project to a specification, JCT contract and cost plan. The end result was purpose built, 5,000 sq. ft. centre, delivered for roughly half of the cost plan (c. £600k) and within nine months of the project team being put together.”
wings south west Prince’s Trust Fairbridge Programme - Liverpool
Companies that helped – MAKE Architects, N3 Consulting, DP9, Arup, Pinsent Masons
Companies that helped – Grosvenor, Redevco, Gardiner and Theobald, K2 Architects, Liverpool One, DLA Piper and Knight Frank, Aztec and Wates.
In a region with 60% youth unemployment, Wings South West supports young people who are NEET on a comprehensive programme that will take them from drop in support to finding them an occupation with a view to supporting new and existing local businesses. Having been offered space by Redrow Homes in a proposed new development, Wings has been working with Foundation Partners MAKE Architects to draw up plans for a new £5m centre, receiving over £500,000 worth of pro bono support. This has included weekly consultations, site visits and further introductions to their own partners. Pinsent Masons has committed legal support once planning permission is granted.
LandAid helped the Prince’s Trust assess their property options and extricate themselves from the lease of their former premises. Chris Bliss, Estates Director of Liverpool One, managed the relocation of the programme and fit out of premises: “When I was first introduced to the Prince’s Trust Fairbridge programme, it was immediately apparent how important the building was to the wellbeing of the young people on the programme. It was also obvious that there was a huge imbalance between the dreadful environment of their old building and the amazing work they were trying to accomplish. A new building had been identified but a huge amount of work was needed for it to become reality.
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The wider ways to give Giving expertise - free (pro bono) technical advice from property professionals about buildings and premises. This could include architectural services, finding premises, surveying the condition or value of property, project management of a construction project, building management, legal advice about property issues, advice about the fit out of premises and support in purchasing materials and equipment. Advice of this kind can lead to significant benefits for the charity in terms of saving money on professional fees and being able to buy materials and equipment more cheaply. Volunteering - utilising volunteers from LandAid’s corporate partners on a LandAid project. LandAid also runs open events, where we bring a small number of our donors to a project and meet the staff and young people who have benefited from our support.
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Supporting a young person – LandAid partners can mentor young people, giving them a role model and practical advice. Providing work experience – some of LandAid’s corporate partners are major employers and are interested in providing work experience opportunities for young people who receive the appropriate support from charity partners. Giving space and resources – our supporters can give space to charities working with young people for temporary or ‘meanwhile uses’ for premises or simply providing space for meetings, events and other activities to which charities have limited access. Investing in social outcomes in specific areas – LandAid’s partners may be commercially interested in a particular town or region. LandAid can facilitate investment in social infrastructure and projects that support the young and disadvantaged.
Financial summary The total income for the 2011/12 financial year was £1.43m: an impressive 39% increase from the previous year’s income of £1.03m. Fundraising from LandAid events and the support of Foundation Partners remain the main sources of income, while fundraising at external events of which we are the beneficiary accounted for a full 10%. LandAid is very grateful to the organisations and individuals who have given so generously throughout 2011/12.
This is an impressive demonstration of the property industry’s increasing response to social agendas and its collective commitment to corporate and social responsibility. LandAid is also constantly improving the effectiveness and value for money of its fundraising. This means LandAid can ensure that every penny individuals raise or donate at a LandAid event will go towards our charitable causes. The ambition in 2012 is to continue to grow our income and impact – both in terms of financial donations and donated services and facilities. For the year 2011/12 there has been an increase of 48% in funding which is being used to support projects all over the UK, through capital and revenue grants, many of which are presented in the pages of this report. The collective impact of your giving sees a year-on-year growth in funds being used to support young people.
Growth in funds available for young people
The information provided here is taken from the audited annual accounts, available in full on the LandAid website.
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Thank you To our Foundation Partners
Foundation Partners (continued)
To our Industry Patrons, Media and Event Partners
Thank you To our Volunteers Trustees
Robin Broadhurst, (Chairman) Grainger Robert Bould GVA Lynette Lackey Greenside Solutions Jeremy Newsum Grosvenor Robert Noel Land Securities Liz Peace British Property Federation Tim Roberts British Land Mike Slade (President) Helical Bar David Taylor Pinsent Masons
Grants Committee
Fundraising Committee Rob Bould (Chairman) GVA Jo Allen Frogmore Giles Barrie Property Week Alistair Elliott Knight Frank David Erwin Cushman & Wakefield Marc Franks Nabarro Craig Hughes PwC Robert Kidby Welbeck Land Alison Lawrence The Walt Disney Company Craig McWilliam Grosvenor
Jeremy Newsum (Chairman) Grosvenor
Liz Peace British Property Federation
Jenny Buck Tesco Pension Management
Tim Roberts British Land
Gaynor Gillespie Capital & Regional
Sanjeev Sharma PRUPIM
Steven Ossack (resigned June 2012) Steven Ossack Associates
Mike Slade Helical Bar
Anna Strongman Argent David Taylor Pinsent Masons Sally Whitaker (resigned June 2012) Charity Consultant
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Governance Committee David Taylor (Chairman) Pinsent Masons Lynette Lackey Greenside Solutions Clive Philp British Land
Executive contacts Joanna Averley Chief Executive joanna.averley@landaid.org
Amanda Keane Fundraising and Corporate Relationships amanda@landaid.org
Caroline Fraser Head of Programmes caroline.fraser@landaid.org
Sarah Johnson Events and Fundraising Officer sarah@landaid.org
Rebecca Simpson Communications Officer rebecca.simpson@landaid.org
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