Annual report and financial statements For the year ended 31 March 2025 Contents Welcome Trvstees Report Financial statements 36 Independent examiner's report 37 Statement of financial activities 38 Balance sheet 39 Cash flow statement 41 Notes to the cash flow statement 42 Notes to the financial statements Structure, governance and management 56 Reference and administration 62 Welcome From The Chair LJk¢ mwny cb•rÈties. we ¢ontinw t ¢)ur Fundraisiiva and Marketing leafh. tsrelèssly ofteo beP4nd the scenes to build rtl•iionships, cr•ft application5. aTKI tell our story with 5orbsFLiviLy aml convi¢tt4>n. Their perseverance is criti¢41 1¢ ensu ring our serviGts rÈma4n KcessFbl* io all who nted Them. of Trustees A Year of Progress, Compass¢on. and Commitmert It is my privilege to introduce ovr Annu41 Report tor April 2024 lo Marth 2025. Thi% hèg been 3 ytar of both meanirytu I progre55 arKI considerable challenge acr¢)$5 w*der ¢￿￿[itY landscape, •nd l arn p￿ud of how bibic has iesponded with compassion. FesilieTrce, and nwèvtti ng Commbtmèrtt to tht childréh, yOtsnQ adtslt&, qnd lafflilies we exist lo wpporL Thanks to supporter5 acruss the country irxliYidual5. Ofgalllsations, volunt*¢rs. C*>fP)iate partnefs. tnuSts fou ndalions haya been able to rrbailltaiTh our lee waiver fund $0 th•t f4mity is tvmed •w4y due ¢<¥ cost. Thi5 SUPPOrt underpin5 everythlTrg d Our strategic priorities remain focu5ed= reaching more families. grtswing svit•iTh¥ble income $iream%. making thè very best use of our resource5. We are cornmitted to strengthening P•nriec$hrp$. l>JildirLg awarenes5 beyo￿1 the South West. and coTrtinving ¢0 develop $ervlces that eVo￿t with need - bnclud￿n9 our r￿ •dult programmes lavnchiry ITh the CL)ming year. At the heart ol bbi ic is a l>eliefthat every child and young ithjll destrvei the C￿n¢& io thriyt, Thos yeaf, Wt directty 5UPIXbrted 525 children and young adults. Wlth OT lami4i•s l•lling US ¥ve help•d ihem bollér LpnGte15tènd their clild's néeds. More than èver. we have seen the impact ol otjr ￿lSonalIsed. ho14$t•c approach - TrDt only on the children aTrd your•a adulls we work with, I￿1 on th•ir l•milFes, $chool$. arKI wider support Tretworks, For m•ny families who ¢ome to bibic, ttr*y having tried evwthing and feeling unseen. To Ix Lpn(lersto¢xl, lister& to. given meaningful strategies caTh bi laltrchangirwJ. The Siori•s and outcomes shared thfoughDUt report rellect that reality deeply and rfv41y. As we look ahead, the need for our services ha5 nvwer béen greater, yèt the IvThdr4l*ifig efivironmtrjt remain$ uncertain. Every donatiorn, no marteT the size. helps us malniain vital services like our fet waiver fund And ensures we can continw reducing wailing time5 lor f•mlli¢s in crisi% Your owoing >u?port wheiher through regular giviw, ontroff donatiom, or by championing our work in YOUT communi11￿ - nukes on imrnediate and lasting diffefence to lamilies who have rbowhefe else to turn, On• ol ovr rThost slgrifKant achl•vemerrts Ihis year h•$ been reducing the waiting time lor ovr axsessments Irom 68 wetkn to jusl 12, Thls Is an extr•ordi￿ry shlft, drlven the dedic4tion 4Thd innovation ot our Therapy Team afid colleagvfrs acfQM the orgaDisatlon. It means Families receiYiThg help 5DDner, ai a lime whefi early nltrvenllon c•n m•ke a profovnd difference. Fin•lly. I w•nt to express my siTrcere Ihank¥ to ovr dedicated staff, volunleers, supporters. trustees, and. mosi of all, lo th¢ l•mili¢s who irusl us •n¢ sh•re their Stories. Your hof)esty. coutsge. ènd Partn￿￿h￿P contlnue io gvide and i￿pIre our wolfr. ythr, we hJYe also Introduc￿ our ts'blc Yovth mba55adors - viral 51ep in expanding our reach and •nsuring ithe v¢lces of youn9 people are •etlvety sh•ping oyr work Their ￿n￿o￿VeMent. t5 already helping v5 dévdop coThteTrt aftd coftvtrsail¢>n$ thèt rtsonate mofe mEaniTraFully with yovTrger avd•ence& They are helping meet Famili05 whéwe thty are- rlot just gÈographicallyi twE efflolionally, cullufqlly, 9¢fierationo11y. Toget￿1. we are m•&iry sure ¢￿t chli d yourva adult is 5eeTr, understODd, and ern￿W￿e￿ to thrive. Th•nk you lof beirg wrt OF that jovrney, Caroline Jame$on, Chair of Trustees We have continued to expand oui digital oller too, n¢l￿ding thè launch eFng by her challengiTr2 beh&vitwr. inability to lofrn ￿althY i•latlonships army complétrs dysregU￿llOfi. After just 4 few months of the JIAS thwlw. we'd siart to set little girl return to her tn￿ natvrè. We'rn about 18 month5 Qn now. and she's an absoEute delight. She regulate5 tmotKorbS, She's got 6 9£￿1 9roup of friond$, h¢r attiiud* iow•r4 ltraming is better. as well as her abilily to learn, and. rTh)st imwrtantly, she's fKtr lower living in 'light OT flight, mode all the timè, Since the age ol & it be¢•me 4pp4rent thai she displayed tfaFts of neurodi¥•rg•nc•. Ttrbese became heightened during covld, wTrben schooling was di5rvpted and we'd af50 wekorned a newbom bbby into ovr hoffle. Things hjrther exacerbated when 1 5vffeied an accident. rendering me inc&p•cit•ted loi many rhonths. O¢iavi• $irnpIy C*￿Idn't cope. and ntithef covld we, We started seeinq some ol the more eitreme behwiovrs 01 atiachment Iravma, s•fflsory proctssiry arKI ADHD Ir•its, She wai $lru9914ry both •t IK*Fn¢ 11￿ at school, but sadly her Khool weren'l able to rneet hw needi and it W85 agreed that we should move hei to a bev(•r ￿vipp•d school, lurthef iriggering attKhmen¢ Issves. W￿n w• p¥es•nted htr feport to the sckK)ol. wefe amazed at the detail arwj qualitative data assessed. far more thorou9h than wlkit thry Wefe sed to seeirbg by mainstream p(ovtders. They'd heard of th•JlAS therapy and were supportlve, and have beefi completely blown iw•y by her progress during her course of treatment. arKI aTe now experiencing & totalty differeni child to the on• who first joined th•rn In 2022. Octavia has exceeded am of ovr expectattons, and meeting wrth bibic has ¢ompleiely chawed the Irajeetory of lift. We now hav& copino mech•nlsms, strategbes and a deep vnderst4nding ol her mind vrfork5 and her behayiovrs. She now has a greater underst4nding of hw5elf roo, 45 well as her own set of tooFs to sell.iegulale ènd ¢•lm nenvJ5 5y>tem, W¢ finally ￿Ve r)ur little girl back Her kindness, hef love, ard genuindy happy smile. Thank you bibic. Ibfe changiw. Throvgh 4 client ot m4The. we wefe recornmended bib*c. ènd immediatety reached OUL We were met with ¥v•rmnas and und¢rsi4nding. •nd while we had to wart a1rttle while for the full asses5meTrt. we alreafovghness, quality tirne spent with us, orKI pfacliGal taktraway5 were ex&tty what we needed, F•r gre•ter than ovr eypectstionk We then fOll(y4¥￿ up with thé JIAS therapy, whieh was ab501ute garrbP changw. by Luke Voulgarakis Our Purpose Why we exist W* holiStTr¢ thefapy to childrén and yf wJditiorwl need5 an¢1 dis¥bilities •Thd their Tamili41$. wbli¢ tmltfit is btst vnderstood through tht word5 of the faffli lies them5elwe5 arKI we have shared a5 many as PDSSI ble with you within this report. What we do Our core service: TWO day aSSÈgSthÈht. bÈspokÈ thèrapy programme and support package bi* is thè UK'S X>lé Oryaf¥iSatiOft off*¢ing $v¢h a per50nali5ed comprEhensive therapy pproach. We a55es5 the individval as a whole, cr4ftin9 a uilored ther8py pl•n that addresses the LpniqLPt r•eeds of each child ot young •dutt. Thi$ plan cambine5 sensory. cognitive. behavioural. emotic)￿1. developnbental, and pky51cal exefCt5e8 g￿rv￿ with practiC41 #rate9ies for trbome, xhool, and *w•ryday lif•. Chlldr*rt yourtg advlts with disabilitiès additional needs often face rnu1tiple diagnosey of overlapping ch)IleThges. reouiring spe¢i•lised and ihorov9h Iherapy. Our "whole person" èPQToa¢h ensvrtt mort effeclive and lasting POSitiv£ ouicome5. Day one: ¢)Jr thergpists Collaborate closely with the child ￿ yLwng •dult, conductin9 a v•rkety tests, s¢rttr*¢rs. exer¢ises. ènd obstrY•tions. By listening attentively to th￿ entire lamily's concuTr5. they gain a cornprehensive understarKling ol the C￿llenge$ •nd needs involved. From this in$ight. thty dev•l¢p a cu&ttsrni$ed dtv•k>pmefiul iPbtraPy programme tailored to addre55 the specific rfftd5 01 the Chi￿ or y(wng adult. £01e seryice represents 4% of the work we do. Day two: On the second day, we equip parents and carefs to take on role of theTaPi5t by th￿OughlY explaiThlng the therapy pltn. Providing training. a￿1 offtrirYJ on¢¥ing $vpport to bwlp iFbem .. implement it at home. bibi¢'4 d•tail•d ié¥*rt l*trlp$ faMiVIé$ a¢¢éS$ further support frorn tha NPIS. local authorities, rbvrsery, school, (Ji colle9e and thiov9h other or9iThjMij¢)ns, Every •H¢>$rfbert p•ck•9Q ¢QS¢S ar(wDd £￿,Th0.73. Th family 1$ askod to contribLVte £9SO aTrd bibic hJndraises the remainino £1,840.73. of thg chi adults we 3U diagnosSs Keyworki ng: We maintaFn close commvThication over an agreed period. offering ongoing SLPPF Ibrovgh regvP¥r Kbedu l¢(1 ¢4115 4vh¢nev4y neede(l. At the six-month rnaTk. wt ¢ondLrtt a foirnal rogre&S èvaluatitih and cohtifwouÈly ihtrodu¢* new theraples and strategies to align with their on9oiry dwelopment. W* spe¢i•l fuftd t¢ help Cover the £950 contil￿tIOn for fèmili•S Wich a ltsw ir•com•, kÈBping tnjè t need5 our svpport. Thanks to the sVPPQrt o* seveT41 donor¥ in¢luding Irv¢in Mit¢hell LLP, Disa's Fvnd and Somer5et Community Foundation. this year DLpr fep.waiver fund Pkelped twenty.five f4milie5 acce￿ cru¢l•l wpp)rt. After Six montk, we invite families back loi reasse55rnent and additional 5UFV>rt rf rbeeded. p?$t.seniic¢ svpport sessSons ta*loTed consultations offer f•milits gre4ler IItAibilFty. M&Try familie5 Continve to receive ovr svpport for year5. en5urirwJ k>ng'terffl cgie for children 8nd yourwJ apmentsl delay, Down's 5yfKlrome, s•rnsory prwessing dlffi¢vlti•$ 4rKI many rnOf•. We have values that encornpa&5 everything wt clo at bibic. Progressive We offer support with ol witlw)ut diagnosis. We lind the an5weis families are searching for aThd explain Ihem in term5 that everyone can understand, nc> question is too silly. Always learning arKI •lway$ improving. ia Transformative We r•¢oMmehd*d $m411 ¢haTh9*$ which are achie¥ablt nd make dilferences. We explore all areas of the indNidual's development in order lo vnp•ck the found4lion cause5 of their challenges and provide strategies lo thrive. Nurturing It's what we do best. We knDW thBt the individuJl •nd fheir Iwmilies éKptrri*nce int•rbS• StMs$. i$o&lioft and exhav&t￿n, We stand by their side to help them understs￿l the speeifrc needs, ernpowerir thern with $trat*gi¢$ to support daily life and Fong- term development. Care shines here. We deliver assessments and be5￿ke", dovelopméntal therapy to children and young dult& We see them wtth or witktrut a di3gno$is. We atso t￿In1r0 to paients and proltSSioThal$, bibic passionately believes that every child and yovny ad￿lt deserves to live a fulfilling fife and to thriye Who we exist for Holistic A blend of ¥tft£ory. emotional, developrTrent41 and phy5icBI exerci3es that 54JPPQrt the individvpl's $rt¢If￿ nttds. We 00 360 and are fot the Nvhole famity. IrdiYidva15 6 months upwards With ￿e￿ro1091¢￿1. beh&vjou￿al, •nd developmelltal Ghall8ntrèS. 360° Strategic pillars and objectives ¥T...'S Pillar I Expand bibic's reach to more families R￿l￿W and implement eific iencl¥%S in the dellvery of blbic therapy. Pillar 2 Grow sustainable income streams Ccntinue to deliver clear *rfrd bespoke ¢ffèrs to Familie Adhere to the Fundraising Strategy aThd action plans as per each fir￿nCIal year. Cc>ntinue t¢> improve Impact mea5urernent buildiThty on lrnpact Rèport recemmeTrdètions. Pillar 3 Prioritise diverse fundraising incorne streams and build svstsinable income. Maximise value of all resources Expand and enhance digital offer to ificrease iThcome generatien through thernpy. Continue to develop leadership and senior expertise. Implement the new Communicatbons StTrtegy and Marketing Han. Review and implement opportunities to develop partner5hip5 with other likemiftd ed org?ni50tions, Develop aTrd Fmplement bibic's EDia' y15i*X acros5 anisation. Restructure the rgan isation to ensure that fuftdrais ing strea ms are targeted correctly with the right skill set. Recruit a bibic Ambassador to promote bibic @xt@rtkg11y. 'Equatyp D4versityi In¢lu3#on & Bdonging Our services We a150 h3ve a r3nge of other Se￿ICe5 that families can acce55 at varyiry pfice5 ensuring OLpr serwices are acce&5ible to all. These services can be standalone or combirbed to offef bespoke package5 tha ¥lill gli9n IQ oyi v4ly¢s. These $¢Ni¢e¥ 4re vwolly ¢¢liV¢f￿1 di9itally bvi con al¥9 b¢ ¢elivei¢d 14¢p fa¢é. a&id* From dyslèxia. Iwlén and Johansén which cah onty ￿ d*livér*d irt yrson. School Liaison bibic Theiipists often li8ise diieelly with pfol*isl¢)nals at nvrsery, school or colleg• alx>ut on indivTrdual ctrmld or young adulL This may inclLNSe joinirvJ families lor meetings with ie4cher$ or attending EducatiDnal Hoalth and Car8 Plan and rnu liid isci plinary meetirbgs. We also visit schools to carry out otJT fvll assessrnent lor child withi n tl>e cl&$$room setting IF that •$ where Ihey are experiencing signlficant diPFiculties. We can also assess whole class groLPPS to support teachers in managing •nd wpportin9 the whole grovp'$ $ensory Tht•ds. This civcial $tJpport helps families acce&s more support for Ih8ir child arKJ helps t￿Chill9 Staff to better understand the ¢hikJ's needs go they c•n enable them to thriv• and rth%h their potential. rlen Syndrome Screening This service speciftcally investigates visual pr¢xessiw. Visual pfocessing can impxt on t*idil*, writirVJ, atitnlion attd e¢n¢*ntratitin, headaches. light 5en5itivity arKI many rnore. It can affect people ol all ages a￿￿ can ch8fige &rvJ shift oyef time. The •5Se$5rnent consisr4 01 looking at diff•Tent irnagts and observiro t varying amounts ol discomfort tFbey can cavse. From this specilic-coIouTed oveflays will then be given which ¢•n h•we • hvge imp4¢t on 4 rson'$ ability to ¢ompleit ¢trtain tasks, lilt can be delivered alongside other services to gBin a better mole holb5tic pictvfe ol on irKlividval as well. Johansen Jndividualised Auditory Stimulation (JIAS) This &iX-tO-4ight)*éft-month prooramme involves listening to ¥)eCif￿allY comp0￿d syrtsthtsiÈèd music thai r5 pr¢)ven to gtimulate the neural pathways ol the brain that deal with languagp and aLKlitory jnt?Irrbat1r￿. Hany indiw+dvpl5 see improvements in noise sensitivity, expressive lgngvage. pro¢e5sing 5ptreFJ. 4wrd findin9 skAll$ •$ well •s I￿ory. listenin9. ¢oncenti4tioD, IwF¥u•ge ¢omweh¢Thsitsn and sell.e5teerrTr. Split Assessment A split assessment can be an alternative to the -day bqbic a$sé>sment. This is achiev￿ by bookirtg two standaloTrB assessments. Initialty. in most cases, 8 d•gital assessment which is appfoximately 3 hovrs and then an in Fers%)n. I day a55essmeTrt.Th• digital as5e55rnent can include orbe Of two of the following: ADHD arKI related needs. avtism arKI related needs. I￿sory PfOCeSSing •nd rel•ted needs of wollbeino and related needs. Training seminaT5 and webinafS These sessi¢)ns brirKJ tO9ether both parents/ carers and prolessh)n•l$, c¢>verifig tOPiCS such as managing challenging behaviour inc1L￿1 ng DHD. sen50ry processirYJ, developing indeperKlen¢e, working memory and processing. dyslexia, dyspraxia and dy5grapPwa, social 4Trd en￿tional development, langvage developrThent. ViSu•l piocessing. typic&1 child dwelopment and avtism. They help increase undecstandirhg of the needs of children and young 4dvlts with disabilpties and •ddition•l needs &n¢J ￿ best to meet them, We also provide besroke tiairriry for othef offganisations such a5 SCP￿1%, voluntary organisalions, ond prisons, The i.day as£éssrr•ent can covér areas such as Lpndeclying ability, I•ngu￿e, working mernory. Pfoc•ssirvJ al￿ visval perctption, however. t he Thefa&Nst cl)Dose the appropriate assessments and tests at their discretion and Sed on their profeuional jtsdgeftienl after th¢ hislory •krn¢nt o( (he as$¢Mm•ni. Some f4milies firbd that spktttiThg the assessment 15 more m•rb•ge•ble, This 1$ • result of leedb•ck Itom all thè e¢>mklèi• tésts and thé coNe5pondirbg recommendations being spread t>ver two appoirbtments, Families are provided wilh • dwigrbgied period OF btbic k working, detemiinéd bas￿ on their a&se5srnenL fafflily services tearn have implemented split swssments to de¢rease %Yaitin9 times fof lamilits, By ylilising short*r assts$rpVJnt$, whKh only reqLpiie hall a day, we CBn accomnKxlate more appointments. Additionally. we h&ve In¢re•S￿ aV•ilability lof fyll-day 4sseMment$ •$ are Itss tim*intensive. This approach IIow5 V5 to optimi5e ovr schedvling. A5 a re5uIt, rents can i¢Yeive supwrt mofe $wiftty. cvlmiNtlftg in 4 t<•t•l of nine If￿nthS of kty yorking. Th• Informatpon prov5dtd ftgarding thpir child arbd support 5trategses 15 delivered in part¥. m&king it easier lor parents to Lpndetstènd aTrJ tfF•¢tiv*ly oroc•ss th• infotrTratiOfi. Additional Support - Paferbt5. or a young adult themselves. can book regulaw oi ad hoc teleph wvired br•ln injvry. &rtism, attentitin dÈfitrt i5rHd•T. 4it•nliow defirit hyp•TKI ivity di50rd•r IAOHD). Icth&l dÈvelwnental delay, eing of the whole f& k •t the hewt of OUE. ' *ppro•¢h. ¢Kh year we not wpppli lh• lirnilios wlK4 come to ￿ for one of our ¥￿Ice5, but also (amli kn w•: have •lTe&dy woiked with o art sllll reeebvifiq kw working svpport aft•r an 8$** nt durmw the pmvtou$ yeai. This yew we have diiectly hdp•d • l¢[41 of Jag0 pe•)ple. A bw thank ¥ou, on emotionol 2 doys where my chrld could be completelg Iree with no judgement. Claire and Mia were Jontos tic and thoroughly listened to everything we both had to say. 99 525 Children ond yovng W¢1• svpport•d wlthin ovr asXs￿￿•ThI$ in 2024 - 2095 525 children and yovng advlts 845 par•nts •nd car•rs Girli tènd to préièfit in 1*ng￿￿/SubEjè particularly IOT avt15m. They tel￿ io rnask beh&viours and have better social iThteOf*tl￿ sklns. Early iniervènlirA) is VI￿1. and we work with ht*thcar4 edvr3ti¢Jrk piofesslofipdls to help *nPfove eafty Ident ific*ll￿. 520 siblings Note: CMJI prevknjy AnnEtil Report's Rguieg fftelDded only chddren young adults who feceived theff fwst 5eryice Wilhih ¢h¢ y¢•r_ Wt r¢¢rfrtis¢d th*t this hot ruwatety Dur Thpact. The figures 4bDve ncy4V Inthjdè ihw vého art stlll ieeelviro k¢y workk%9 SLIPP their lir¥E a55ts1mqrt ih Iht previEW% stytrriwl. Amozing knowledge ond rn5ight from Che15ey, o very volidoting experience Jor us. We frel equipped to muke IX)srtive ch(Jnges to our chrld's environment_ 99 io From start to finish, the whole experience was a really positive one. Elsie enjoyed the experience and came away feeling proud of her strengths and achievements. As parents, we were irnpressed with Claire's knowledge, professionalism and easy going manner. We felt validated a5 well as coming away with a better understanding of Elsie as well as plenty of ideas to try. 99 We support children and young adults across the UK 90/ v• wIth1￿ th* South W•st Mar Quf N•ttonal Th•Fapy C•ntr• Irb 5¢m•rset •nd w• •• £lutsteTs in of d*pilY•tiW4 •nd The •v?rage •ge we sUPPQrt is io year5 old. Most children we support are a9￿ 6 to 14 y•ars old Lovely location, outstanding facilities and equipment, professiona I and friendly attention from otsr th*rapiSt and eve*yonÈ we met. Excellent assessment experience and feedback. We felt heard, understood and comforted about our journey and particular needs/ situation. Activities delivered this year Thls ye•r s*w erntslrfes ¢p4rt5ng laffi51E•* at thé ¢ufrefit t4té. Enqviries received 1,059 in 2021-22 1,315 in 2022-23 911 in 2023-24 514 in 2024-25 Our two day assessment, therapeutic and ongoing support programme represents around 52% of what we do. We delivered 275 of these were ovr two day assessments assessments and other services increase on the previous year 10 children and young adults had a re-assessment and a further six months of key workir)g support after their initial two day assessment, therapy and support. 64 chilclren and young adults benefitted fTofTI the powerfvl inteniention provided by Johan5en Individualised Auditory Stimulation. 12 25 25 children and young adults benÈfittÈd f rom Irlèn Syndrome Screeners. children and young adults were helped through our other servicès. These includè our one-day assessments, screeners, consultations, post-serrfice and post-diagnosis sessions, as well as OL)r shorter assessments focvsed on wellbeing. beha viour, early years development and sensory needs. 151 22 people pa rticipated in bibic training sessions. 684 Qf these attended our workplace training sessions. Our Therapy te&m spoke with 57 families through our free Support and Advice Line. Natalie was great at "getting" my daughter. My daughter said it was very friendly, comfortable and welcoming. 99 How we make a difference Th* Farffiil ies. children. and yotsfig adults we support fact a wide range of challefiges. each one as unique 8s their circumstances. Through our tailored therapeutic interrfentions, we make a meaningFvl impact, delivering liFe-changing ovtcomes" svch as. 9 A ieduclFon in mental hBalih challenges linked to rbevrodiver5ity, iTrcludiTrg anxiety. d¢pressi¢Jn, obse$siYe behviours, hypeiactivity, self-harrn. Iggresiion, ar svicKlal thtsughts. Enhanced 5elf.e5teem, COnf￿enCe, sell.awareness, and i ndtptftderKe, empowtfing individuals to thflve. Deciea5ed incidenls of 5ch(s01 exclusion and refv5al, with many SbxC￿sfvl1Y reinlegfating into educatio￿1 sei(ing$. i Theory ol Change. Implemerbted in lite tnsurés t￿t th 90#1$ sét at th• start ot each therapy plarb are directly Irnked to rneasurable, positive outClyll¢5. In¢ luding: g I mproved cognitive abilities. ci)mprehension, and communic4tiorb, leading to better er>g•gement in k￿￿ning er*vlrer¥ment$. 9 Greater concentration, academic performance. and 8Ctive participation in sch¢x>l. ,• A d•ep•T vThd•rrt4Thding ol sprtifie ne•d& ,ts• Improved ment41 well.being. • Signrficarkt proBr•ss in gross arKI fiTr• motor skills, alorwJ51de improved coordination. and movemenL Gréat•r ind•p•ndenc• and Ilf• skill& g Adv•ncemeThts In speech Ind l•ngu•ge capabilities. Increased engagement with e&Jcatit)n. Better mènagement of fvnctional behaviours like sleep, eating. atKI toileting. ,4 F•wer Insts￿•S of ctrolltnglrbg EXhaV￿r, Reduced fimlly ttre3s. g ineréas•d ability to form and maintain social relBtionships. Each of these achr•v8ments allows famir1￿, children, and young people with neurcdiversity nd 8ddition41 needs io pl8y •n iffltegral role in society. liwe fulfilling lives. and reach ih¢ir Ipll pottntp31. Over lh• wst 50 years. Thwapi>t$ have empowered more than v2.coo children. yovrNJ ad¥ts, al￿ their familie>, helplrwa them transform challeThJes iTrtO OPF(rftunftits For uitswth af*d *uCeéS 9 Enh•fjEed Community iTrvolv¢m¢ni •nd coll•boi•tlve gioLPP ¥¥or •4 stren9theTred ¢amily bond$ 4nd cotrbesion. g ImprtsY•d ¢harKes of r*¢tiving aG¢vrate diagnoses throLTrgh our cotnwehen5t¥e a55e55merts. g Easier access to essential s(pPPtsrt s*rvi¢ts Irom bcal authorFt4E5, the NHS. nuTseriè5. schoo15, colle9e5, and LFntver51tiE5, facÉlitated by our expert liai50n. 'Ckt3 GOFI￿ted from tamily and leerknack using our Goal Based olJtG(xn￿ and svryey5. What parents and carers How we measure told us success/impact This yoar w•'vt continutd io d￿￿lop ovr tvalvalion work, deepening the way c•pttsie ftèdb&ck trom fAmiliès, children &fid yO￿Trg pwle_ tools &Thd Systems afe now more iThclv5ive. 4￿d more attuned to those yovt79 people who are able and ready to reftect On their expt¢itn¢•s. 97(L agree or strongly 3gree that bibic helped them better understand their child and their needs We'Te v5ing a blend of trusted, naLionally recO￿lsed tools to monitor prog￿9 in &rea5 such as efflDtiDMI vMllb•ing. 4ndepvnd•n￿. behav￿. family 5tr•55 and how chadr•n and yovng p*oph •ng¥J¢ in *d￿cItiOn. These tools Thot only show us what's chwtgino, but help us track those changes over tirne, 50 wè can keep adapting, stay relevant, and make 5UfB the 5UPPQrt we offw continues io Il￿t real n*ed. 82% said that the goals set during the assessment had been achieved 81?u agreed or strongly agreed that bibic's support helped to reduce family stress ere'5 4 k*Dk at how we measure impactr . Goil 8as•d ChJlc(￿m￿s (GBO¥)', This ton-point scal• 1$ desIgr￿d 5peeific411y for ehldren and young people ith addil•onal needs ￿ dis4bilit•es. It helps vs set meanitigFul ocwls during t￿ assessment phase and revisit them st¥ months latar to vnderstand PfQ9ress. T•d￿e￿ SuThey5 for P•ren¢s/C•rers •nd Childrén/Young Adults,. Tlbesé survéys are vsed at two PDints: jvst aftef the inttial assessment, and again spx months lal•r. T1￿Y g￿￿ u$ vlial insiqhis into wh•ih•r ow s￿￿ort IS makin9 • dilf•r¢n¢* •Thd how. feel their child is happier after bibic's support Experience of Serwlce Questionnaife (ESQI: Offered to both ?arent51care15 and the child or young P8Tson, this tool caplvrt5 how lamilies experience ovr S¢fVD¢¢ ¢v¢r•ll', wh•t f¢lt helpfvl, wh•¢ ¢ovld be Imwoyed, and wh•1 Imp4cl it h4d. 73% think the 5chcol better understand their child'5 need5 after bibic's support Together. th￿se tt)D15 (lo more than rneB5we change. Ihgy Qiv• VS • cl•ar*r und•rst4ThdiThg ol rt. And that itssight trKlps vs slay CViDOV$. t*sponsiv* and comrTritted Lo le&In￿g. becavse when we ur•dersiand whBt's really working. we can keep irnprovin¢J lind k£ep deliveiirwJ the kind of wppwi that make5 ger4uiTrQ. la￿1(*) diFF¢r•n¢¢. 67% thirbk that bibic's support helped them to get a diagnosis for their Child nt 4nd cafers SLrwey 1￿￿￿91lbteo 15 Safeguarding Safe9vardin9 is always at the front of ovr minds Saleguafdiry remains centrbl to everything we do. exterding l)eyoDd the children tnd yourb9 people we vlDrk with to irtc14Ae their f3milie5, tsur supporter& and dohOf5, our volunteers. oui 5taH, artd atyofbe else wnnected to our ¥vor tsverèll re$ponsibility $its with our CEO, Pip 8￿kley. with the $8fe9varding panel led by Chel$ey Oxley (Head of Therapy and Bv51nes5 Dfftlopment) and Claire William5 Isenior Therapisi), 5VPPQrte& by Deputy Lead, Nalalie GermarL All panel members have completed comprehen5bve safeguarding training, reviewed on an annual ba545. At Board level. safeguarding leadership is Provided by Chair ol Twstees, C&rolirbe J4rrpesc+Th. We hwe ¢ontinued to prioritise Safeguafding •t ￿rd level and havé Fvtted an experitnced wof*5sional, Vickb Philipps. workifVJ in tFhry field with children arKJ yovng I￿at5. She 13 due to do felresher Safeguardin9 trainin9 in Octobef 2025. Qver Ihe p•st y¢•r, fturnty¢f of $•f¢gV•fdir•g ¢oTh¢ems r¢¢ofded h•$ fedu¢¢d, We lo99¢<1 two incidenl5. boih managed wiihout the need for escalation, The reason for the overall ieduction is not clear. though we hav* noted i rise in concefns rel*iing to domestit 4￿$¢. In ih¢s¢ cases. individvils wer• signp051ed to the most appropriate source5 of specialist svpporL Durin9 the year we: Sal•gvafding was activ•ly reviewed throvghout Ihe year in iherapy t•arn meetings, lJader5hip meeiings. supervision Seuions, and at every Bo•fd meeting. Annual safegvarding refresher training was delivered to all bibic staff. véith full training prtsyided to The4Y St•rter8. Addilional tiaining 1$ planned for 2025/26. . Tr4JStees received reports conlifming there were no cases of concem withi n famifies (2023/24.. none) •nd two cases rel•tin9 to othef groups, svch as donors, st•ff, or volunteefs12023/24: iwo?. An I￿reaSing nvmber of farnilies reqvestefl ongoing safeguarding support, leading therapisis to pfovide mo(e fegulai check.ins with both P&fenls and yovro peopk. . We introduced a dedicated adult safeouarding policy to strengthen our approach to proteeting all vvlner•ble indivbdv•ls we wofk with. For 2Q23- 2Q28 we ¢ontinue to: Build the team's safeguarding kn¢)wledge and explore new ways to suppjrt families across the VK. Stfengthen safeguardi ng monitoring processes aThd join safeguardirKJ systems widely used in schools •nd Ic4c•l OLtthoiitbes IFU r)ding ¢vrrenity beiry $ovght). Maintain the aTrnval of thji safeguarding policy, incorpDratiThg 4Jpdates from or¥Joing local avlhori ly trainin9, FIDld fegu lar 5aleguarding panel meetings to r￿leW all ca5e5. Effl￿d ￿leg￿￿[ding winciple5 into 411 •$pect$ of erbg•gemeDt. Engu￿ every team rrtembèr tlÈaTly understands thÉ• distinction& and conrbections betwetn salegLwrdlfig. ¢onfidentl•l•ty. aThd eofisent. Keep children and young people safe acr055 every area of ovr wo . ¢Ths hav• been ¢onsiderod. At th* time of thfr IS5es5ment. the adjuslrnent to mainstream school was hallongino, particulaTly the tran5ition5 between hom* to school. as well as beiThJ in a Classroom with her pe*r*. Sho wai $p¢fMll•)0 4 largé ¥)OrtiDn of thè *¢hool dèy in tpbe library or i n the year one/two classroom with SENCO, as this 1$ whtre feel$ safe. Addilionally, Ari•dne tyFMcèIty affived at sch¢￿1 latef than her peefs dv• io the diffi¢vltiN g¢lling trtrtr r¢ady lof s¢PKoI in Iht morning: arrival time could be anywhere Up to iL.3oam. ss•s$ment Duiin9 the *sse$smen( Ariadnt w•s •bl¢ to 5h•r¢ some ol her own thoughts •nd em¢Xi¢>ns a￿ul Situatipns She has expefienced. showir¥J a level of matvrity for which she wa5 Commended. Ariadm presented 4$ a chetrful and willl ng partlclpant for the majoflty of the *￿esSMent, trow¢v•r glSmps of chall2ngiw behavic+UfS were sèen when shé V4ryS asked to do som•thirwJ she did not agree with or d•d wt Ivlty comprehend. Afi•drbe t•ke$ ttrme to tvild tnJst4fV reL•tion$hip$ wlth pe¢)ple •nd to feel confdent that she can 'read' their behaviovr or predict their likely fesporbses; thi5 relates to her avlism tfaits, Therefofe, ffte￿tr people lfi Ariadne's lile cèn be on Ihe rt¢elv4ng tnd of some ol h*1 riegatiye or avoidant behaviour Goals were set with a￿1 her mother to meawre specific areas of difficulty eva￿atIng tho success ef the ther•py plan 4Trd strategles. J, For Arladne fo feey frTrore cornlortobJe within educationol settings 2. To help Aficdnefvel genuinely com]0rt061e and able to thrive 3. fo redv¢e the need to mosk bg rtdvcing emc•tional overnétrtlm The 1$se5sment iden¢ified th•t Ari•dne is n•tur•lty intell•gent bJi her proceyJiry sp¢ed 4rnJ difficuirie5 with memory may impact her ability to engage meaninglulty with educational tasks. Irb addilion, she is disglaying beh•vlovrs •nd thots9hts th•t •fe Simil•r to • kyofFle of iutlsm, ADHD •fftd semory Dce55iTrll challenges. With this krKbwlEdge, a hjll thETapy plan was developed ta iedLFce the 4moLFnt of oveDNhelm these l•¢tors h•ve QD Ari•dne, wbich •re impo¢tiThJ her •bility to m•Q•9e ¢$4ity ctiYttie5 WittrK>Ut exhaustitjn and buTfbDUt_ 17 Case Study Continued: Update tht ass•ssmeftt, Ariadfftt hès $topyd b*ifig ablt to attènd h*r maiftStf•am s8itiNJ as she (elt Lpnsafe and c¢xJld manage the demands of a typical School day. The EHCP prDce55 is undeTrvay and tht draft ENCP h•$ ie¢onily b¢¢n iSSVtd, The next steps •le id¢nillylng $Uit•bk proyision loi Ar14dne'i edLFCOtiorh ond firkgligiry the EHCP. fter a per•od of recovery. she is now atterKling three dtfierent altemative provi5ion5, two of which a lunded by the rThai nstre4m school. Qr*e ol these Is •n ovtdoo¢ edvIog45ts, the home edvcation network whilst researchiry alternative education provision5 and iheir individv•l entry fe9uir¢ment$ to ¢onsider the best option for Al￿•dne. The bibic keyworkpw sessions havt fo¢vsed ¢>n prtrvislon detailed iri the EHCP, managlrbg behavioui at home and 51JPPOrting parertal vrKler5taTrding of Ariadne's needs. Thi5 was particularty IM￿rtant when riadne's step Faih•T was attempting to leam ntw strategles to support a mor• harmoniws hom• Ilfe lor thè thée ol theffl. A deépef ufbdèrstarklifig of Afiadne's néeds aloThgside practical strategies to $4JPPDrt the Who￿ famlty when ih¢y n¢ded it most has been the most positi￿ outcome of tho bibic assessment. As time progfesses, it is also hoped that bibK asSessn￿Trt enables Ariadne to be able 1¢ ac¢ts$ learning in an •rNironrn•rrt t￿1 not only allow$. bvt activety •ncourag•s her to be tru• to hèr own v4lv#. Workiry with bibic h•5 been irNalvable to my dwghter and to us 45 a f4mihJ. The r¢pprt h•$ ¢nobl¢d vs to s￿￿re •n EHCP •rKI PTogf¢4s fyrthef into Alternati¥• Provisions with mvch more eas• than I have previously experienced. It has helped u5 gain mofe insight into urKlerstanding Ariadne more •Thd hos ￿lPed u$ progress •$ • f¥mily tO9ether. She is dobllg 59 rnvch better r#Y¥ than slbe ewef h$ •nd h•ving ttrthis report •Thd ¥v￿king •lowside Bibi¢ has ￿sUr￿ that Ariadftt is gelling the type Of proYi$i¢n she ne￿6 Iof leainiw, the care and 5UPPOrt from US BS a famity to h￿1p het gr(Y4Y a￿1 yomething to b¥k vp along the way. which has supported v5 irnmen5ely. 99 18 Our Strategic Pillars 2023 - 2028 Progress against strategic objectives for Year 2 Pillar I Expand bibic's reach to more families. Achi•vemerbts Red￿¢*d our Waiiiftg list over iht ytaf Signillcantly ensuring thai fimilits are able io boek In for an assessment within 8 reasonable time frarne. Familie5 can now expect to be 5eerb Within L* weeks of booking an assesiment. Attended e¥ent5 Wlthin arKI outside the Southwest promoting Ouf w￿rk and skills to the widei seetor, • Continued *xr Free Svpport and Advice line to support more families at a difect poirbt ol need. R*vithv¢d Out EDI8 A¢titih Plan and ¢*lébtattd if•ckJSiV• and holistic approath, . Trained one of ovr Developmental Therapist to become a HearirtrJ Ambassador Recfuiled • Youth Amba5s•dor to WPF>Ort ovi s0¢1•l medi• content and update the Board on arus where the charity could develop our reach. Jointd SomofvJI Stteriny grovp ftpitstnting iht C￿rity K¢ior and workiry alorvasid• Sanierstt council. Launched ovr 'Not b•ck io school. c4mpai9n vtili$ing rtxl and $l•lion billbo•rd$ to •dvertis¢ ovr work arKI increase income into ourwinter ap￿al. Added a resovrces pagt to our wtbsito to $vpport famill•$ and prof•$sionals to access bibic res(wr¢¢ • Reviewed OUT l•ngu•ge poky to ensure th•t we wve using Jceessible langv•ge. Not wvryon• &4c Yrj bll•¢ L•$￿￿ L•amt bibic hBS a strong presence in the South West ol the UK howevef expandirwj that (xjt of the regign has bt*n diffi¢vlt. Wé n•￿ to create rnoft ttlationships With OrgaThisatiefis outside ol SornÈ¢s*t ènd the svrtDundinB countie5 50 they can 5UPPOrt U5 to expa￿1 our rearlL O¥1 Youth Ambassad￿ has been valL￿bIe In allowing us to uThderst4Thd • younger •*nei41ian$ pwodch to swial media. We will take tht5 te?mirJg into 2025 and beyond. 19 Pillar 2 *) Grow sustainable income streams Achl•v•rn•nts Laurnel￿d ovr 'NOt back ta $ehooJ' campalgn. iupptsrted by JCDeeaux, %nking to Our WSniw Appè&1 aThd irKrea5ing ovr incorTre fvorn the previous years appeal by 107%. • Devebped our COrF￿rat* Strategy linking w¥th like minded Ofganisations thèt havt a connéction to bib and therefoTe • reason to support usl . EKPaFKltd our V41ork Plate training Supporting ft11￿gefS to better vndefstafid their nthJrodiv•rs* em ploytts. our furKlrai5iry efforts on areas with the higlbest return on investmeiit. L•Mons l••rnt . IvwKlraisirg climate is Still struggling and wè need to adapt lo enwre that we ale diYer5ifyinq OVT iThcome in all ways possible. . It'$ going to b• a tovgh few y•ars but by b•ing pas>ionat•, focuss•d and thtive w• can driye income to enyuTe sv$tèi￿bl1ity. Pillar 3 Maximise value of all resources Athl•Y•m•nts Launched our bibic podcast, 'The SENsational Life with bibic, _ an eroagiry podcast co¥efing tOPiCS 5vch as pl•nniTrg and or9•ni3ing, workin9 memory, t•$k initi•tion and underst4ndin9 the imp4¢t of tr•um•. SlrKe the launch ¢Jvr PDdca&t has beén played 302 times equatirKJ to 06 consumption hours. For the fourth ye4r rvnnin9 bibic were rynner up in the 2024/25 Som¢rset 8usines$ Aw•rds. ch4rity of rhe Yelr ategory. Utili$4w skills •¢ross the Te•m to $upport other st•ff With workI￿d Th￿￿geMent. Fttusirba on areas with the highest retum ol Investment WTthFn a small fundraisiNJ team, and wtth one stalF member dowrb due to lorbg terrn sicknes> Recruited vo￿nteerS to support with admirMstr8tion tasks and events, ensvring better vse of staff timÈ_ loined ¢he sieering Grovp the Somwset Volvn¢¥ry. Commvnity, F•rth S￿1•1 Enierpri5¢ (VCFSE) PBrtner&hip. lTrvested in trwinin9 for ¢￿1 F￿r￿jr•I$1n9 Teom to expand iheir strattyic pl4nr¥ry skilF5. TIW in¢lvde(I covrses in Charity FinarLe Charity finance Strategies. We need to gim to be rnore etficienl with 4yJr time to ensure t￿t we ère only workiw the rnost beneficiil rètvrn5, Ovr podcasi h•s f￿he￿ •re4$ 411 over the VK beyond telling us th•t there is •D ongoiry need lor our vital 5?Nices. The skills within the te•m are tr•nsfef•ble 4nd we hwe m4ny 4dwpt4ble teom members tQ SUPPQrt ill 4Jre&$ of thp team that rbEed it mosti 20 Thank you to our loyal supporters for enabling us to support hundreds of families this year Our work simpty wouldn't be p055ible WTthout the dedication of our amazing volLpnteers and the individva15, bu5inesse5, ar*d org8nisations who provide vita l fvnding, We appreciate everyone who ha5 given iPbeir time. eTheigy, arbd iesotsrces to ensure we can continue offerirYJ support to the f&m ill who need tJs most, Fundraising Thi5 year, fvrKlraising ha5 Ixen especially challenging. The rising c05t of living arKI ongoing economi pressures have made it increasirthgly diflicult to secvre the income needed to cover bIb￿c.& runnir9 ¢os¢$. Despiie ihis. Qqjr d¢4i¢•i¢d it•m of si•ff •nd volyntetrs h4$ worked tirele$sly, •nd ih•n&$ t4> the ger￿o$lty of OLFr supportefs. we have contintsed to provide families with the help i￿Y need al the lowe51 POS5ible c05t. Most Importantly, we have maintained our fee waivor sch•me so that Tho family is trxclvded from svpport dtJe to financial hardship. We are also proud to have omered more free resDurces th• n ever before a Irve feflection of ihe commitment on4J kindness $I￿VIn by ¢yJr $vpporters dviin9 such a difficvli fvTrJraisin9 ¢limai¢. Thts year.. £202k Together we have raised over Wa5 rrff1v￿ Irtrm grant rnaking orqani$•lwi& £50k ¥Yas ra Ised and donated by indiyiduals and our event £342k £30k lincluding £8k Gift Aid) was r&tsed ihrou9h ¢h¢ fiJndr•tsing ¢H¢rts ¢lwrtmyft¢y led oroups. This is a 35% decfea5e on 2025/24 in which we raised a total of £52gK. The decline 15 aitfibutable io a signilicaTht one-¢)ff lega¢y dohatiofi that wè& récèiyéd ih 23124. £7k dcrfF&ted by businesses thrO1￿h f￿ndi*l$1n9 events y Lheir stafl raisirsg money for v& We are in¢redibty th4r%kfyl to and every one of our by•1 svpport¢is who hawe enabled us to perfoim our tsan51oirnatiYe work this year. It W04Jld not be possible to do it ¥vith<￿t you. Almost £45k as rtteiwed If{￿ people kirxljy chose ¢0 rernember bibic in their w411. 21 Celebrating our Supportersz Thls year hosted our First evtr and Win* Night. The eveniry offered u5 the Dppc>rtunity to say thank YO￿ io some ol OLsr loyal s¥pwner5 4nd to t4lk obout ikbD plarbs W• h•v• al bibbc lor iht coming y?ar. Thank YQLP t• IMW wli¢iiors tor th¢ir SPOW*fship of the eyefii arKI to wykt Farms foi il*ir generovs dDrkatiDn of d?licious chE85e and condirnènts. Ji We ire aF50 grateFul to Laura 8iown, ovi amuin&' mbassador, for h*r In39iring talk thai provid0<: great Inslghi into the véorld ol a4Jli5m. V41e look Iofward TO repeatiThg this èvent lQ•in nexi year bnd welcornin9 even more ol Qur 51JPPQrteu 4nto gvr Nat*onal Thefapy Centre. To ovr bibic families Thank you! We woukl like to Say a $pecial thank you to every fr¥mily who haye occes5ed our services this yeaf afKI al lowed us to documerFt their story. By alloyrfing us to use sloriEs And pictvres in Duf Social media. webs¥te. r%d wiihin our aopéals and annval teports you aré tnabling us t¢ share th* dilference ovr ylork rThakes. 411owing Lps lo shafe your $toti*s mean svppofters g¢1 IQ See tlke 4iff¢fence th¢ir don•iioTrs m•k¢. Yov h•ve +11 erb4bled vs to re•¢h Th?re Igrnilies in need. Thunk y¢)v for your owe)ing support, A special Thank You We WOU￿ Ilke to 9ive • $pecwl thank yov to The Nat￿r￿lI Lottery Comnwr*ty Fur￿. Foy FoufKlatiory CIB Te m11r￿ TrLrsL John Jarfie$ 8rfstol F￿ndItIO1￿ rnary Vnofè who haye svpport•d this yta¢. A p3rtiCLrlar thank you goes to our Spon50f a bibic Child familie5 who have allowed v5 to (knvrnent their javrney ovei rrbany year5. Thank you for aFlowir￿ v5 to 5hDW the IDfwJ E8wrri Impact of our worL 22 bibK extends it$ heartEelt 9ratitvde to all ovr voluntee[$ for their rerrwrk4ble dedic4tion •nd haf rk. Your unwavering commttmeTht, whether supporting our as5e55merTrts, a5SlSting with •¢Jmirki$trfaiiv* tasks. oi driving ovr luréf4i$ing efft>rts, fhis h4$ ffTr4de • prolovrbd diffefence io rhe ve5 of the children and familie5 we 5upporL Withoul your tireless efforts. our 0¥ganisat￿brI simply uld not achieve the impact ihat it does. For those supportKng our asse5srnentS. their compassionai¢ •ppro•ch and meti¢vk￿s attention to detail ensure that every child and lamily receives the caie they F)eed. Theli behind-the-scerbes efforts keep our operaiioffts rvn ning smooihly, and their organisational skills and dedication enable ¢Xpr leam io fo¢4Js on delivwing h•ghest qvality seNices. bibic is deeply grateful for Iheir inv•lu&ble supporL Special thanks are a150 exterHJed to ¢yJr trustee$. Their guid•n¢e. str•teoic insi9ht. and Strong governance ensure that bibic ernaif)S irwe to 11$ mission whilt operaliTra with integrity and effectivene55. The couniless hovrs they de￿ote to steering the ganisatiorb'S direction, managing Fi%ks. ar%J en$vfiTr3 complian¢¢ often g¢ unseen b￿[ ar• absolutely essential to our Success. bibic is immensely fortvn•te to have such dedicated and capble board of trLPStees whose l¢adership cgntinuel io inspir¢ v& all. In lundr8isir•g. theit conEribvtioft$ •ie eqvally Yilal. The enthu5ia5m and creativity they bring to our initialives help setvre the resources requifed to sustain our W￿k. Wheihef Qf9•nisiTrg eéentl. ¢ng*gin9 tential donors. or spreading awareness of bib*c'> nib5sion, theic efforts enable us to reach more indtviduals and families in need. Every pguDd rai¥¢d ¢hiough fh¢if dfdi¢•tion has a direct and mean1￿fUl impact, anfl bibic $1sKerely thanks them fof rThaking this rArys￿blo. Thbnk you to Adrija *Thd Tom. We ère Pfoud to ￿ve two dedicated Y¢Juth thbassadors who volvnteef IP&eir time to help vs widen ovr demographic reach and strengthen c￿T ection with yovn9er •udierbcp$- They support our fvndraising efforts. contiibute 10 ovr social media preser￿e, and provide Val[￿ble insights into trends and idea5 that apptal to yovng people. Throvgh atiendi events, shafing our véork c>nline, and oflerirwj fresh per$pe¢tive$ markelSng. IvThdr•isiThg. and accessibility, ¢Jvr Yovth thmbassadors play an important role in iaisino awarÈnts$ ¢f bibic and inspiring the next generation of supporters. y¥ "The work does 15 $0 Importont ond It bVOS 9re(Tf ¢0 exper1er￿ wh¢Tr thty do. The otmosphtye in the a&￿e was crmoling b•eeLrse olthe sioff, so hod pfvb tdrnet¥ . St[￿rtt pluc*mén¢ ht *ffi¢e is o warm tjfid welcomiw envTronment where •veryefi• Is patr•rTrr d kind. J look fvrword to c¢mrfJg to¢h wetk ¢Md It fveJ5 li*e ihe4J defvitely mtskt o dJlltrnn¢*.. 23 // // th Half bibic Gardèn Party In February 20?5, bthbic wa5 proud to have f ihe wide lange Qf strviC¢S bibi provides, Paws for bibic Wè èxtènd ¢￿1 Sintètè thanks to éY•ryor who attermled and supported the O¢CaSiOn. ard to thjr dedicated Yolvntt•rs whose commitment ensured the smooih runTring ol th¢ event, In April 2024 w• hosted ovt first eyer charity dog walk called Pa4¥s for bibic. We invited furry fiiends aTrd their owner5 to joln U5 for walk Ilong ihe be￿h 4t WeslOn-Super-M•ré to f815e hJnds for ovr vital cause. Wé W a farht&stbc day spreading aware￿$8 ol the work we do. It was vlo￿lerfvl to se• so many people corThe together and take part, Thank you to the Boathwse Uphil for helping us lo hNi ihis event and to the vohjnteers from Clafke Wilmott lor helping to slwmrd this went. Cheese ar￿ Wine Night In March we were ihrilled to welcome 50me of ovr loy•l supporters in to o¥Ji National Therapy CeThtfe loi an verTriw of Cheex •nd wi￿. Th•$ ¢veol g•V¢ US Ib¢ VlQDderfvl opportVFhity to t￿Trk 4%r supporters for ihe drfference they h•ve ￿￿ty1ed v$ to m•ke. We were 4lx) •ble to vpdate e¥ery one of the progre¥s It bibi¢ •nd lh¢ excitirv4 changes for the ¢omirvJ ye•r. Somerset Business Awards In March we wefe thrilkd io allend the firwl of the 2025 Somec5et Busine55 Awaid5. This presfiqi0￿s event celebrated ils 20" Anniyersaty this yèar and bv5Fhè>SèS Irom •ll over the county tO9ether •t the Wirttr Gafdetss in Weston-S•Jper-Mare in 4n eveniTrg •ckrwled91ry AC hE￿n￿ntS fiurn this yeai. We W¢y)Id Ilke to ovr knciedtb •mb¥sswdor, LJuf4 8rown tor $upportia)g thi5 ev¢nt •nd grving engogiry i•lk on her j(wrn¢y with bibic 4nd IQ JMW for s￿￿50r4[¥j thi$ w￿nt. Thiy yegr we Qoffte runnef$"vp in the Chgrity 4)f the Year category arKI were overjoyed to be fe¢o9nised for the hgrd work ovef the 12 monthTtr. It is alwty5 wonderfvl to bt reC￿)r￿Se￿ fof tl>e difference ¥ve ¥re makiryj in oui rommunity. Challenge Events V+de V#¢￿1d Eike to sly • rn4$sive you to ¢WWgne who wrnplel￿ p ¢hgll¢nge event in ¥id of bibic this ye¥Jf. A s￿¢1&1 th•nk you to John ènd Neil fcjr trekking 13t3okm to r•ise •n I￿redIble t2th38 ¥rwJ to gm41iTry ¥ky ¢ivpTS Sophie gnol L￿y who r91$￿1 £894, x¥b41 24 What our families say 66 Th holistFC approoc& ho ¥Jppro(Khable Mig wos. the strutegies wiexpectred results which Made out fv fftgke io sense. Wefeel very positive obout the 2 days ond th(rt we h o ¢leor vi¢W ¢Itthi tt) help and 5UPPOrt Ana going fop+va￿. W¢xJld hr9hJy 99 Very excited io put youf rectsmmen6itions in placeand stsrt Imycv5ng ¢xJr so quality of lile in all *$pecf% fecomrnend thi15 seThice. 99 66 Th￿0￿9h and ¢le•f Service efid to end. Support identifying 66 Very po$itive, v4as a biilliaTht seivice and amazirKJ staff. So many iThsights into our childl Thank you so muchl 99 then very helpful and inform•tive *ssessment, 99 Such o voluoblo COrnPfehensr%*e servic•1 Thank clolrn15 an osset to th• teom, Proy•s&on ond ergagin9 The pfftuy fvcllifks orn afftctting. Loved that our child hod afvll run trl the or¢o4 by Nm¥¢ll (ofiw ¢hlkl In the space ot o firno). Gfeot to involve cth.ld in choosin9 UCtiYitie3 oidw they're done ITh Fo*tastic corTrprehtrJsive ossessmefi¢ thornvoh ond po*lively done. Theropisf ore onta$ticully knowledgèoble, kind Imd t*fvr.. Gwt supportlve pjonfvr on help. oo Thattks $0 much lot am your hèlp. We are very hopef4Jl everythbrbj we discussed will 5VPPOrt our son to thriwe. 66 LoveEy loc&tion. outstanding 13cilities and eqvipmerhl, proFtSSional and fr•ttidly attention from our ther3PISt and everyoTre we ￿et. b¢•pp¥• ¥•ryi¢• •nd P.n¢ll¢ 4rn 14n4•stk. tr¢t¢ 1> 4 ulm, frl¢ndly. $4e f•¢llno. E¥VYthkty li pef•offl•I th¢ YAWJ Th¢t*sts •r¢ In¢knh* & yn•t £¥¢elkni assessment ¢xperien¢e •nd feedb•¢k. We lelt heaid. understood and comforted abolit ijouiney particular nteds/ $ltuaiiOn. 99 25 What our families say 66 Everything frorn start to fiDish, The initial call for infotrTration W4$ 4rw•luable •> been fftrything Sjrct. I can't recornmerKI yDur s¢rvi¢¢s highly enough. It leels so welcofflifig and twstworthy. davghtèy Ivlt sale and coukl be her¥el( express hefseFI throvgh wholé day. Ey•rytk￿ft9 was explained, it W•S 30 e•sy lo tslk to the therapist$l Being ablt to have so m4rby Str4teg ies to use $0 q￿l¢klY just ft•r tsn• day li ama2ing and th• wpport aer. 99 66 I can't wait lo ci)m b¥c* and diSCUSS things in a few D￿rIth$ •fter we try arbd use all the Slr•tegie% pcesented to us. The ease ol the day on 4 diff icuEt itiufrbtty, it has beén gfe•t te have an undefStating of the behaviovrs ￿lThg shown. QLpestions were 811 answ?red in depth 4Trd conlexi applp¢d, rtal l￿fe exanples used which we(e easy to Under$￿ftd. 66 Havino been on • difficult j4xrney so far with professionals refvsity help. tht inlormation aTr •dvi¢e re¢eiv¢d h•5 made vs feel very reassvred and given us tools to be able to help deal with difficult situations. 99 99 I want to come back I￿1 it was amaiing11 The toys w•rè fun. I Fovt it and i ihi nk everyone 5hoLFld come here. I loved Cljlfe. Betrn tOD good. don't wènt 10 leave, 66 I had a really (un tlme •nd i'm reèlly glad that Ernma was my therapist bxause lhe w•1 T¢•1 n•ce aThd kind. .She'$ the be4tl 99 ?? I feel very Informed •nd educated on whot l am experienciry l al l*•1 v•ry validated thank you v•ry muchl 99 I think this is a lovely pl•ce for kidy to fiThd out how they ¢4n leam ab)ut Ihemstlv•s wh¥t they need. I f¢lt hippy to bè here. I wa5 WtyTied th4t I w?s golrbg to Il￿0¢d •nd I WaW'L Think Good to undtistand moi• about èrKJ my behaviouis ?? 26 Financial performance Total incorne for thè year rotsl *wndkur• Op•r•tional d•fi¢it £711k £58k 2023/24 £653k£769k 2023/24 20a3/24 £805k £36k d•ficit In¢orn• fr•rn don•tlons and l•8oei•s InGom• from charitabl• artiviti therapy r•lat•d inc•)m• Othèt kneorN* £342k £295k £16k 2Q23/24 2023/94 2023/24 £529k £226k £14k The tsThJr•lsiTrg environm¢nt conilnu¢s to be very difficvlt becavse of the p)liti¢•l and ¢conoffllc climate and this is rellected in the dKline in gifts aThd donations received from s•veral sectors. We have achieved some positive OLrtcomes from the many grant Ivnding applications submitted to Ivrdir4J org•niJ•tions but. for • v•rl¢ty of fe4$ons, m•ny •pplic•tion$ h•ve not resvlted in any funds boin9 iec•ivttl by the charity. Furbds from the signiFicant legjcy received in September 9023 Wefe designated tu wpport two s&14rbes the Ttrw•py ie4rn •ThJ run • Therapy cllnic, The rem•ir*n9 element of these de54gnaied nd5. brought lorward Irem 2023/24, ha￿ bèen spent dvriro the yéar 2024-25. Thèrapy team have worked exceptionally hard to expand the raThJe and scope ol the therapeutic 4voik if8inifig VOVi$•¢*n •nd h4ve woiked to efisvfe th•t •rt contillving 10 Meet tht deNh•Trd lor bibic's ih*rapeuti¢ w%>rk. Wilh diffi¢ultits experienc￿ ov6y the last féw years to xhiove thé IE¥el of funds needed froffl fundTai5ing sources, the decision was taken to increase the amDunt requested from fami￿￿5 contribvtipn IrorTr them tow4rds the chBrity'S rynning ¢o*ts. ¢oTr5eqvenl pon 411 these elements, Ihv•py income achieved In 20￿/25 exceeds thai •chieved bri previous ears. Toial irK0￿￿ for the year w•3 E6S3k (2023/24: £709k). Th45 cvmpri5e(k Irbcorne Irom (brkation5 and leg&cie5 amounted to £J42k 12023/24: £52gk) Inromp from ¢hgrtfwbl¢ ￿liVitIeS <¢h¢r4py r¢lgie4 iDrome) prn¢wnt¢d 10 £295k (zo23/¥' £12SkJ 01￿1 iThcom* am¢xJnt1￿ to Elok (2023/24: f14k). Total éxpel￿[tUtè fur the y*ar Was £?1￿ (2¢Tr23/2& £80skJ. The oppi4tiong1 deti¢it wa5 £-$8k12023/2A É.56k detbcit). 27 Where our income came from 2024/25 Granls from Tr￿St& & Foundations É202k É107k) Donations from irYlividua15 1Th¢1 events E50k (2023/24: E8ok) Community incl events £3ok (2023/24: £3ik) Cofp¢rate incl èvents È7k (2023/24- È5ok) LegBcies £45k (2023/24: £251k) Gift aid É8k &oW24: £iok) Tot41 frorn fvftdraising £342k (2023/24: £529k) Therapy E295k (2023/24: É226k) OtPber (being grants from OWP & iThterest rec'd> £16k (2023/24: £14k) Totsl Incom• E6S3k (2093/2¥' £769k) hiL, How we spent the money Charitsble activities £472k (2023124; Q24k) Raising funds £18ik12023/24: E209k) Gov•rnanc•/oih•r costs £58k (20￿/2&. £72k) Tot41 Jptnd £71￿ (20￿1?￿ £805k) oth OVF iTrcome •nd expendit*Jfe fell from 2Q23/24 leYe15. The operatio1￿1 deficit was £-58k for the year. 28 Reserves Th¢ Trusiees mgini4in ynrestricte¢ Iyr541s r¢¢u¢t Designated fu￿1$ are ynre5tricted tvnd5 that have deperKJency on •ny of the ch•rity'S irKome stie•m$. been r￿t wside by the Truslee% for pl&r￿e￿ ?cijvilie$. particularly fundra45ed incom? which is 5ubjKt Io Design•tiofsS Coveli ng *¢y fiKed •sset$ 4P*J potenii41 fluctuation. The charity is comrnitted to the childie exit C05t5 amount to £4sk. De5ignatioris planned Your￿ adults f3milies whD receive WPPDrt for a activities amovnt to £2L With Ihe exception ol extt ni1n1r¢￿ffl of Six mofjlhs, bvt olten mafty ytars, Tht costs. 11 ts the Tiustees intention that desiqn&te4 Tr￿51@￿ IhereToro Itel it 15 imporcaftt ro maintain fr•Je fuod* até *pefit WithiTh a ￿tIOd OF 12-36 rhohthl, ès rè5erve5 at a level which É4nsufè5 continuity of bibic's appropriate the plannod activity. nique service ar)d to fvnd Pfojects that improve $ervices for childrtrl aTrJ yotsn9 ￿￿11$ 411 ove¢ the UK. The ¢h•rlty 5e¢for Gontinve5 to f4¢e uncerfaifiiy and the aim of many of ihe desiTJnated piojocl5 IS to bibic'5 reserve PDlicy wa5 dvweloped on the basis of improve eH>ciency and performance io provid• the Inh¢rent level of fisk within our busiTress ftiodel. enhaT￿ed Se￿iCe5 and facilitie5 to the cFMldren, rhis model delive(s high ¢ommitted costsjlow ftexible youn9 •duli$ and lamilies. Flee ceserve5 rn place cost4. al0p￿sIde a blend of vnpredictable fundraised to proieci ibe ¢harity and will be v5td 10 ¢415hi¢n th* iDcome and svslainable therapy incorne. The Trvstees ellect of the expected (all in fvndraised ircorne tn the Ieview the poficy annually- tsking into considerati¢)n short to rnedium term x) &5 to enwre continLpity th* prif•Cipal risks lactd by the chatsty their ofseryices. rniligatlOn5 logether Wbth likely proiected income and expendiivre. A5 a result ol thi5 work. the Trvstees There cgntinue5 to be a need for srnall £hawilies to cons¥dered thai the ¢urr¢nt reserves policy still use iheir reserves pot to be able to sustsin rhekr satr5f4ciDry and They aim lo maintaiTh a targel ringe of work. especially when w•iting On Ibr9e applrcition free reserves ol between five and eighl months of our ¢>Utcomes from Grants and Trvst$, which •re t&king risk premaum. which represents £27iK to £WK longer than usval to make a decisian arbd have more applicants than ever before. At 51 March 2025, total fvNJ$ htld amovnted to t2￿k (20'?A ) I., I:¥.IK) The Trvstoes will contlnue to ¢or)sider balanc• ot risk and thvs the level of free reserves appropriate for the needs ol the charity in light of Iofecast5 and fulvre reqviremenll. The chDrity"S PQSlt ion •gain$t th• r•s4rv•s policy 1$ monitored by ihè $trnFor leadership team ard Trvstees on a bi-monthly basik Of thoK. restricted fwids wd r.yth (202=1 "2.L. £J2K) 1)È5ignat8d hJnd5 wwe At the time of wriiing this report (July 2Q251 TP Tlysittss made dtti$ion to rtrview iht Reserves Policy arAI due to tho curreni fir￿NCIal apAI political climate decfeased the level of Teser4res Irorn five to eight months to four to SIX nKlTrth> of our risk prèmivm. £41 K (NL3. 2.l- £c)A) The charity's Ifee reserwÈ5 were £112k l*YK2;1. 24-. £k%liK) Fr**e roseNes £ompTiSe the total luTras available to th• charity. le55 th05p rÈseTYes whose vses are restricted or designated fDf specific pvrpD5e5. OUT reservè5 Still slt below this policy howevÉ4r we re reducing ovr costs lfjd workAry on incfeasiTr9 our Income $0 we sil within tht saftty ot Fo￿r lo Six month5, similar to many small c r&tie5 Wlth the level ol income. Aesiricted Funds bre those that rnvst be sperrt In aEcDrdanie with th? dDnorf5 specilic in5tTuclion5 or which have been T315ed by the chartty tor a specific PLJrpose. Inf¢Mmgtion 41)otst re51ri¢te¢ lyn¢? is al note 18 in the firoarncial &tèteYhontS. Each rest¢i¢ted yift has a tFmescalE fDf spend, usualty within 12 months. The ch&rity Ctrperates a detailed Testrlcted lund5 register lo ti¥¢k 4rKI reFWt Spend •goinst e•ch 9rf1. 29 Equity, diversity, inclusion and belonging (EDIB) In the pgst li rnonlh5 bib•r hove fv¢ussed tim¢ on contifwtng to d¢v¢lop in th¢ ar¢4 of EDIB. We a15Q inlrixluced the element of belonging into our PDlicy to ensure that everyone at bibic, staff, Volunt￿e[s, F4rThilie$ bnd children •like *eel like tw belor4 bre xcepted creating & s&f¢ sp4ce lor ill. TFtrtf•forn, w• now refer to our appr(hxh a5 ED18 rather than EDI to relltct thè importartce bi6ic plac41 on belor•ging. Thi5 yeor we have., . It￿ruIted YI Yr)v¢h Amb4ss&dor to svpport ovr Social mèdia ¢onterrt and feath and 9ivt idea% vn ser¥ict de¥ek>pment for young adult5. Continued to exp4r¥J awareness 01 our work OLFtside of the Southwe3t via our 'NOt b•ck to h¢￿1. c•mpaign •nd SOCi•l media conient. . Joitsed the 'hty Narne Is. Carnpai9n and ad44ed phoTretiC 5pe11ing5 of our names to t￿ website Ind our ermil signatufes. Our EDla Wision Ovr vision is that children, young adults and their f•mili¢s can access ovi s¢r4i¢es. We wor to dtrv•lop Ovr leach into All C¢>mmunpti•S through thè wlK>Ié of the UK. Our EDIB Principles th Cr•at• a ¢￿tUre both iTht•rnalty and *xt•rrulty of I￿￿j$10n arKI bel¢ngirwJ. Ensure that we remove barriers to access for our ser4•ce$, eftsvring th•t everyone who want$ or r>eeds 4 bible assessrhent can aceess one. Ongoi￿? development and leami ng ar¢yJnd EDI8 always pfogressirhg Iofwèrd5. Thever sitting still and always striving for positive change, To creat• a tK*li5tic cvltvr• and ensure thal evèry¢>ne fèds part ol that cultvre, by vtilising the skills of the te•rn. trvstees and vtrlunteef& Acilvely engag¢ with •nd in¢lvde vol¢w frorn diverse c¢Jmrnunities to build trv5t. foster partnerships and celebrate divysit retrained 311 staff, . Recruited three new Tnjstees to join w irtto 2025 and beyond• At bibic. DU r commitment to Equity, Drver51ty. Inclusion, and Beloroing is a core part ol who we arè as 4 charity and what we're 1xjild1r￿ lor the luture. Over the past year, we've mJ3de meafftingtul progress low4rds bxomin9 • rnoie trnclysive •rbd representative or9ants4tion. Whilst I'm I￿(edIblY provd OF thbs prvgieK, ¥Ye recognist that EDIB is a ¢ontinvQv5 jQVTllvy, and thert 15 a￿lay$ more to leam, ifrrpro and ￿01Ve_ I'm exiited about V•That lie5 ahead, 35 we continue to grow our impact and ensure that everytsne feeli seen, v•lued. ¥Thd ernpowered through oyr v￿r￿. yy yy Charis Bugl•r - D•v•lopm•ntal Th•rapist and EDIB L•ad 30 Risk Ihé" Trvstéés aré tttponsibh lor rtyvlayr revI￿¥[nU arKI 355e55iTrJ (arKI planniTV lor the rnsnagemeDt of) fisky uncertainties that rn4y h•ve a significar•t imp*¢t tsn the ch•flty's operation4 thv5 ber￿￿iarierL bibic operates a detailEd risk register to rewew the strategiG, oper3taong1 ond project relgie¢l risks the charity mby Vaeé.. ihè Illél iWtIMPaet of tho*è risks ar th* mit*uatitsn rontrols/plank ift plac• In line wlth CC20 gvidawe t65ved by ttr￿ Charty C¢mmi55i9fkn fisk reqiiter is reviewed arKI I￿￿$*d monthty by the Senior Leadership fe•m artl Bi.N¢JnildJ4 by the Board. A fvll re¥iw•V 1$ condvcted anrwally by the CEO. 5i)nTI cant new nÉ>ts or th05é w¥thrch' hav•" 1￿c￿ased in likeliPK>t>df1mpacl are piomptly brought to the attention ol the B￿r￿ tsy the CEO. Th¢ ch•fity ¢n¢￿jra9eS •ll employ￿5 to be activety eryaged In ti5k ideTrtificati¢Th and risk managernent actrvity. In March 2025 bibic iecwited 8n Ir￿￿p￿de1lt Aévilof who 1$ a Ritk Expért tè $4JPPJrt thè CEO with a tisk r*vi•W.. L%Je to the nature of cvrrent &orK>miC, polit*cal and fi￿￿¢1￿1 landscape risks are constthntty being high*hted ind manigéd accoidirYJly. Cvrrent Top Risks for bibic Nature of risk IMuffbci•nt iThcom• drlv•n thfough h•ndraislfftg strat•gy to athl•v• ¢harltsbl• obJ•ctiv•4 strai•yl¢ ¢bJ•¢tlvw 4nd m•lntaln op•rat•ons. Th•r• •r• ongolvbg ¢on¢•rns ntrol plans RegvlaI ievitws of the Fvndraisiro Strategy to ensu re that time is being spent on aTe8S Wlth tFbe highest retum on investment (ROI). OiveisityiThJ irKome across Fvndfaising •nd IDc4JS5ing on artas that have %vorked well In tPke past. Learning Irom previous ￿$¥lIve changes positive Pfeviovs appeals being besroke to typt of dDnor aTrd staling h￿hest donation suggèstions f ir5t. Belter and more personal stewardship ol regular givers inclvdirbg rhose who give lo ovr appeals ar*d other campaignk Inv¢$tirb9 the Fvrbdr4i¥in9 l¢•rn'$ developmenl via training, C(￿chIng and enlorirbg ar￿j increasing str&tegic expertise in htrus*. Applying lor rnultiyeai grants for Therapist laries and core costs, while adapting to needs of the multryear larger grant gFvers. Planning a relavnch of our Tegvlar giYin9 scheme - Changing 'Sponsor a bibic child. to 'Transform • Life. due to L4unch erhy OF Summer 2025 Fo¢u$ ofi local evert$ to raise bibi¢'s profile and generate Thew corporate and pefsonal fel•tionships for 9iving, Promottong bibic'5 service5 to incTea5e word. of-movth referrals for bibic assessmr)rtS. Developed tiaining package5 lor school5, col￿f&t¢s. the F4HS Ind other c¢mp*rnie$ to wpport fundraising incoffle therapy income. Lavnching new Adult services to meet the h•n9in9 need - dve to l•vn¢h in Svmmer 2025 Fvrth•r ¢ornmentary The rvrrent climale 15 extfemety difficvlt for ￿￿1raisIng how¢ver b•bic will corbtinve to diversify over WII ￿Te&s. Focvs bpy 8150 been ork brin9ifb9 in more income through therwpy in¢lvding via tT&iniD9 4Trd othef additional ser4itè& TnJstÈ*5 ate awar* that th* tost of Iiv7n¥ crisis Ct(pld continut i nt¢ 2025 and beyond and that fundraising giving may have to be more focv55ed on corporates ar￿ highEr rketwork individualslmaior dO￿r5. Focus remains on long term sustai nability via multi Year 9r3nl •ppliCitign5 Ind moit p¢rsonal and individultssed st¢w•fdshiP of ¢¥ir¢nt don*rs, The ¢hariiy wjll continut to adèpi io th• ¢hafv)iny ylobal ar￿1 local *nviTonrr*nt and continue to meet thfr needs ol those we exist loi. 31 NaturÈ of risk R•dvG•d •nqvir4•5 tg bibiG gY•r th•1•st y••r Th•M b••n 4 Signifi￿nt r•dL•CtioTr in •rwviiiw to bibi¢ ov•r th• last y•ar. t>>3/a0>4- 911 •Tr4viri•s 2Tr)24/2Q25- SL4 •ngVln•S Control Plans Und•rstanding th• drop ih •Ilyuirié$ raspoThdino to changing need Redesigning and remfjrketing the sefvices to increas* ur)dersurOir*g of the eontent ol JJ bFbic as$essmefit and (￿e SuPP)rt that it can inc lude Creatiry additional ser¥ice5 for advlts and orhoii(KJ ihem xcoidingly still within the lims of ¢)v¢ ¢haritablt obje¢tiVe$ F¢¢vSSiTh9 en iM￿¢t Wamilies and celebratirvj the impact via ovr web51te and SO¢i&l me01• platfo im$ Iteviewing the website optimi5atioTr pnd tnsuiing that the websile IS a¢¢eSSiblt UtilisiryJ all platforrns to prornote and adwerti5e Increasing word ol mouth by atterKling local and naii¢>n*l events Worki ak>ng51de other like inded organisations to promote and $har• ¢xir Yffjrk Further cornm•ntary bibtc believes thai the covid par¥Jembc •nd lockdown • maitir imp•ct on child dtvelopment and iPberefore referral$ into bibic. It appears t￿1 this had a great impact PartiCLplarty in 2022 and 2025 when babies born in covid wer• $￿WIng slow social progress and cornmunicalion di1r￿vItieS. It seem5 that this impact five years later has r￿W slowed and therelore we are seeing less felefrals. ThF5 meèns that we needed to feview our services and promote what we do better and in a more detailed way. The cost may also have had an impact on 14milie$ s¢ we ale working to incivase oui fee waiver poL ￿ rnore familie5 can access additional financial supporL Nature of risk Saf•gvarding isav• r•wlting bn h•mi to • vvln•r•bl• ehikl or •dvlL Control plans All staff safeguarding trained. with updates every two yeafs. Two leads, a Dewty Lead and a Tru$tee Léad Tor 5alegvarding in place. Onwing 531 eguarding meetings With the paTrEI to review •Trd assess risk updoled ttaining for Trvstets. R•ised •waren¢s5 in the Fundraising and Markttirg team regarding &)feguard ing concem SafegLkirding process arwj FKDcedure5 regularly reviewed arKI effeelively irrtplenle*ted, 0Tr30ing relationships in place with Social Care, NHS and other releyant servicek Pl•n to train five members ol staff in S4fer re¢rvitmert Further cornmentary 5èFeguèrdiog is •t the ¢ore ol all that we cjo aThd is • very seriousTr)* iesoected *$#ct of tsjr Wejrl ai bibic. Ali safeguarding i55ue5 are managed with great care and bibir erb5ure that all the lead5 are trained to thp hi9he5t standard and have regular updates as and when policy changek In Autum Q2& bibi¢ r¢viewed both our 5•f¢gu4rding Children r*li¢y and Qvf 5•fegu•idiry Adults at risk wli¢y. bsbi¢ will ¢oniiWd to levi**w oui poliC4tfS anfwalty utyjate as and fequii￿ by law. 32 Future plans Adult Therapy Services Online Training In 2025 we arv plann4tvJ to exlend ovr Thewapeut•C 5ervice5 to those over the age 0125. TherÉ4 is a need for servicÉ4s for adults aTrd bibic w•nt to ensure ih•t we svpwrt •s marty people 3S Possible so have decded to èdapi ovr $5essmen¢s to meel a new need. bibic's onliné CPD-accredited training proyides accessible, evidence-based leawrbirwJ lo parènts, carers, and pfolèssiona15 3crDSS sectors, Èa¢h one-hovr webinar 1$ delivered live via MicTtssoft Ttrams by experierred Thorapists and covets l¢xused tOPlC5 wch a5 social developm*nt. friendship skj115. and Mar￿gIng atsdittsry processiriy no1￿ seThsitivty. Sesslons ar• designed to be pmctical and interactive, off￿ing strategies that con be appli¢d immediately in hom?, education. and community $ertir*gL CPfyicciedited. the £NJf >ervi¢es will ir•C￿de. Cognitive & Neuiix4iversity Profilè Neuroinclu5rve workpl)ce as5e55riwnt Compr¢herbsive Cognitive & Neufodrversity Profile Marketing and Social Media high.quality prolessional developrnent in Ilexible and cost.eff ective forniat We are rapidly becoming a trendirva platform. dbyersifying our avdience and expanding tsuf reach across iho UK and beyond. &Jilding on this rnomenivm, we plan to contiTrue growing our soci•l media presence with engagirbg, hig￿lmpaCt ¢¢ntent des19r*¢J to connecl wilh •5 rTh•ny people as ￿$$1￿¢. With ovr Yovih Am￿$S•dO1$ l¢adiThJ the way in irnspiring and engaging a youngef generation of followers. we afe strengthening our voice. bro&dening ovr cornmunity, and ensuring I￿L 1>4bi¢'S message of tmpowtrmtni and inc ILFsion reaches lurthef than @ver before. Work in Schools bibi¢ offers bespoke, $chool.b8sed developmental Sup￿11,, $killed therapists condvct tailwed as5essment5, and iherapy plans fof youThJ people with or without a fomial di•gnosis covering •vti$m. ADHD, sensory proCessif￿ d iffKulties, devek>pmenl•l delays, and more. Th•$ if￿￿deS observatporhs. standardised xretning, and 5tr2tegies developed in partnership with stall and fBmill￿. all d*$4yhèd to $lot $tamles$ly into èxi>ting school approaches and help wpils thrive academically and social ly. Workplace Training Moreovef. in the context of the P4rtneishiPS For Inclvsbofb of NeuTodiver5ity in Schoo15 ¢PINSI programme, bibi¢ bfings tts expertise into inclusive school 5etti119S to col leFdders, bibic conlrilwte$ to ¥ coll4bor4tive fr•mewoik Ihal en¢¢4y ia9es early rnteivtntions, statf uoskillirtr9. and fybeaningfvl parent-5chool partnerships all Bimed at embedding neurodiversitypaffirrnir prgctice g¢r¢yJs the schooL We will contintst tts develop our Work pl•c¢ training pxkage to support bttttr V￿lerstandIng of NevrodiYefgenEe in the w￿k place. These 5e5sions have been designed wtrh The Oeleciive will be deliveieW our family rd•tionship$ had been affected by Soph•e's betrbaViOUfS. to celeb¢ating the succ•M¢$ wt txswieTrced lffom following ihe •dvi¢e we were given, We've since ie¢eiYed on wvtism with PDA and ADHD diagnosis for Sophie and now have 4 support plan in ￿at* at sclK*oI. This means Sothie FS able to attènd fum-time education. NOThÈ of that ¥￿¢￿1￿ ha¥0 been twjible without bibbc's support, especi411y in ￿¢W￿dIng evidence to the ￿h0o1 gnd the autigni swssots whèh Sophiè startéd ilM)wiro siOh$ of bumovt ahd ￿an r*fuSifi¥ >th¢*tsl. bibic wérè incredibly 5UPWbrtbve in helping us navigate this, by supporting us to SLPPFK>rt her. We were able to get thi1￿5 back on track.. gsving hèr the space and sertsory Input she ￿eded. takirvj the pressvre and leoming to mlnwge her POA symp¢oms much, rnuch better. Sophbe is now self.5ele¢tiry he( ow $￿thI￿a and regulating $trétegp•S. We've shaped h•r lrfè so t￿t She ha$ a lot more ¢h¢FC• And conttol. which makes her far le55 anxioys and rnuch more able to leave the hoLFse without di5tfes5. We'v? nDW rome to the end Df thjr nI￿rnOnlh key V4Drkirtg Pe*iod, Iwt knowiThg that bibic is still there lee15 really re8$5VriTr9. No dovbt, we wjll be bock for more inpvt in the corniry months, Ag for Sophie. dèsperatè to yo b%k to bibic to play WTth all th*it ¥vofidértul thè*aty ttys al￿ *Quiwn•nt. *v to do the tesfing pg4inl She loved the 4ttention arKI bpirwJ WFWrted to succeed in those te5t5. Financial Statements 36 Independent Examiner's Report to the Trustees of bibi Ind¢perOent examiner's feport to the twstees ol bibic ('the Company'} report to the ch&rity trLb5tees on My examination of the accounts of the Company for th¢ yt4r end￿ 31 Mgrch w25- I have cornpleted my examinstioTh, l ¢orhfirm thit no rnatters have come to my attention i conThection with the examifigtion giwing me cavse to bel•evw. • aCCOUllting recofds Yéete not kept in respeGt of the Company as required by Section 38 of the ?(￿6 Act; or the •¢¢ount$ do not occord with those Tecords," or the 4ccovnts do r￿t comply with the accounting requirerThent5 of Section 396 01 the 2000 Aci othef than any f¢quirwnent that the xcounts give a trve and lair yie which 14 not • Mbtter considéied al p&rt ol an irKlependent exaffti natic*ry or the &ccounts have T￿1 been prepared i •c¢ordance with meihods arKI principltrs of the Statement of Recommended Practice for accovr¥tiw and ieportiTrg by charttle5 (applicable to charities piepaiing iheir aceovnts in %eordanco with tha Yinaryeial Rtporting Standard applicable in the UK 4nd Repvblic of Ireland (FRS 102>. Re*p)nsibililies and basis of ieport As the charity'5 t￿J5te￿ of thè Compary (and its directors for the purposes of Company lawl you are respon&4ble for ihe preparatlon of the accounts in accordance with the reqvirement5 of the CornpaThie5 Act 201￿ {'the loo6 Act,), avirbg Salisfiéd Myself Ehlt the iCe¢)unt$ ol the Comparky a¥e not required to be avdited under Part 16 of the ?006 A¢t and are eligible lor indeperwjent exarnination. l ieport in respect of my ex•mina¢ion of youf charity. accounts as Carr￿ o¢rt under Section L45 01 the Chbrifies Act 2011 ('the 2011 Aci,), In carrying ovt ffly examination S have followed the Directi¢)ns giver by the Ch•rity Com sI￿e y￿J1 charity's gross income exceeded £250,000 your examiner must be a member ol lisled t•xIy. I can confirm Ih•l l am qtsalified to undertake the examir*alion because l am a membei of the Instkfute of Chartered cc(xJntants in England and Wales, which is orbe of th¢ li$ted bodie I have no corbcerns arKI have corne acros5 no oth¢r matters in con nection with IF examtnation to which attention should be érawn in this report in order to enable a proper understarKling of the acc(MJnts to be reached. Dick Maule FCA Independent Examirker, 24th vember 1025. Independent Ex&mFner. l)•ck Maule FCA, The Cr05S Hov5e. Sovth Woodche5ter, Glov¢e5tershire. GL5 5£L 37 Statement of Financial Activities (Incorporating èn Income and Expenditure Account) for thE Yoar Endpd 31 Marrh 2Q25 Vnr•4triet•d knds (¢) Not• A•¥trict•d fvnds 20?S Tpt fvNNIs {É1 9024 Tot41 Cti IwK15 It) knEorrrt Ir •ndowffi•nts IMM 158,081 L77,750 330.431 499,31 Chbrit•bl• ArtiYi6 Thwapy PrLThis*Dn 995,?00 ?￿4￿0 Th￿aPY SVPPOrt 750 Oih•r Irading •rlivi14•5 OA37 6.742 InY051rn*nl iTrcom• 2,7ts JJJ5 IL623 T•tsl 474.650 In.055 65*,711 èfi R4i1ino lutsds 5.537 52,&p6 IBI,215 2¢)g,iL5 Chrit•bl• Aeti¥itl Fh•r•py fv¢415it)n J06.780 79,503 Thor•py Swpp 31,783 Xg.307 IL2PO 62,380 t30ve￿IEnce Coiig 37,509 57,711 7?.277 Totsl 481845 53,399 17&798 711,O¢b1 805.027 Nét Incom•1 ¢•x￿￿d[tur•) 19.189) (%3.3ppI &.257 156.53 7J21 rT&Trslefs between fvnd5 I￿500) SQ Nei nitsvèfflenl In fur*dJ (￿.089) ¢48,89P) &1257 (&%7J21 Tot•1 fuTbd5 browhl IB5.700 15.07T S*OL5 Ttstsl FLthdi tirried 172.Ol7 46.7n 36.272 255.oèT 313,398 The nole5 *oTfft Port o* ihe *inan¢ial statement5 Balance Sheet A5 at 31sr Narth 2Q Unr•slTiCt•d Ivndi (È) JO24 TDtsI lundi {[} 725 725 L,0¥ Tangl￿e 455rt5 17,985 Le07 TDf41 18.710 20.517 Q.9J9 De*1￿$ 17 Pr•payrrbenls ond 4¢crMd InG￿lI 21,•56 iJ,¢&i C•5h ai 190,222 20$ 271,965 J27,03a 245,747 40,778 310,99 Sll.S13 Arw+MU fallino withiTr on• yw 18 192,440) 122&054) Wet 1S3.507 46,778 405 2J4,55Q *85.459 172,017 36.279 ?S5,0è? SIU98 ?.OL7 &6.778 ,?TQ 255,007 JL53p6 19 UrweJi¢thCted f4Mth *18,745 Rwtrirt•d fuThd¥ J?,0 Toul hrt 55.067 JUJ98 The notes form part of ihe financial statements 39 Balance Sheet continued A* ai ]1￿ M4rth 2015 Tht ¢haritéblt tompany is Èniitltd tts tAtmption from audit vhd*r St¢ti¢h &TI ¢1 the Compahi•& Att ?006 for the year ended 31 Narch 2Q25. The members have not required the comp•ny ¢0 ob¢oin an awdit of its lin¥nci415tatements the year énded 51 Match 202S in èC¢4)rdarte with S*ry¢lion 476 of lh* Coffipanit5 Act 2006. The tru51ees acknowledge their respon5ikn'litie5 for {al erk5Lprirk9 that the charitable company keeps accountiw records t1￿1 cornply with Section5 386 arwj 387 of Companies Acl 2CbOO ar Ibl pièparing financial ststements which give a truè and lair view tsf the state of affai15 of the charitable company a5 at the erKI OF each financial year and of its surplu5 or deficit loi each fbnancial year in a¢cord&Dce with the requir¢men¢s ot Sections 394 and 395 and whi¢h otheTr4ise Compty with the Tequirements of Coffipanies Ad 2006 fdating lo fiftaThtbal statements, w (ar as applitabh lo the charital4e company. The linancial st8temerÈts were approved by the Board of Trustees and avthorised for issue on Nov•mber Q025 arKI w•r• signed on li$ behalf by: Caroline Jameson, Chair of Trustees The note5 form part of the Financial stbternents 40 Cash Flow Statement For the year ended 31st March 2025 •025 T¢ul Iwndi (*} tyJ,$59) ts3.5591 Pw¢has• oluAobl• fil•da￿•￿ .P2 S•le DI L)Trqitle frted •ssets 1,817 rfjt•r¢5t r•c•iY•d N¢t c*sh ITr ifaV•tirbJ (2,2061 IL755) •r&• ki •9￿￿•1•• Ird ih• r•p•rtlw ptrltsl 1SS.76SI I￿,305) b•4lnDin? •f th• p•rk*d 327,050 2395 lth• p•rltsd 971,265 527.050 The notes lorm part OF the financial staternents 41 Notes to the Cash Flow Statement FOY the year ended Mar¢h 2025 95 Tètsl fvfid* ¢£1 uTrdi ( ￿￿On(l[la1*￿Tr DI n•t l•xprndrtVf•)/ lTrEom• lo I￿pOndi￿r*I/ l¢rf lh• r•FvfrtiDg wr•od tss ts8J3 tsk?Ja) u&tfftth)t* l•r4. 0￿r￿(la￿on ehAro Uh3 20,585 Irhterest recdyed (17k51 gKr•w•lfinGrtas•l ID d•btor¥ 128,758 35,272 ttkcrease)Jincms• in crodiitys (39.035) c•th In}Iptfjwld￿ by oper4tlons SS•) At3& C•th flow At Jiaas W•luth C￿h alb￿k 327,030 ts5,765J 271,?65 Toi•l 327,OJO ts5.165) Notes to the Financial Statements For the year ended 31st March 2025 ArcountiDg Policies Basis of pre paring the financial statements The Trmncial slalements of the charit&ble company. which is 8 pvblic beTrefft entity under FRS 1tr2. have been *par¢d In actordJntè with the Charities SORP IFRS I￿13 'At¢Ouniing and Repcxiihg by ChJNties: s￿￿tryI*￿t Rerprnrnrnd￿ Pracli¢v appli¢ablt to charitbes proparing thtrir accovnt5 trb KcordJrKe with th• Fin4nCj41 Fieporting Stat¥dard applicèble in the UK and Rep￿bIle of I reland IFRS 102} (effective i JIn￿ary 2019}', F4narf*kal R¢pcrfling St¥d•rd 102 'Thv Fin4r•¢i•l Rtporimu Sr•Dd•rd •pplic•ble In ihe UK 4nd Rrpvbl•¢ 1rd￿d. ihe 2006. Th• fin•nci•l st*•mtTrl% h•v• boen pT¢p4rtd uTrdw fv hi5tori<41 w5t C4)nwen¢•rJn. Income All inwrne 15 rtrwgnis￿ in th• Stat¢m•ni ol Financial Activiti•5 ¢Jnc• the ch¥ity h45 tr4titl•nwnt to ith* fuTbd& ir li probable that the ifttport thenL Allocation and apportionrnent of costs l costs Bre allocated betW￿Tr ihe expendit￿re cateyofies of the SOFA on a b￿15 desig [￿d to relleci the use ol i rejowte. ielatin9 10 * partitul&r attivrty &pe alloe&ted directly, othefs are *pP4)ft￿ned on an ippropri&te Notes to the Financial Statements For the year ended 31st March 2025 - L Accounting Policie$ continued. T¥ade mark d*velopment C05ts AMprti5*IE￿ i5 th4rgEd lo vffil¢ pff tho r4pilaliz¢d wir ¢¢0 rnonihs (S on è straiqht-lw b45iS. Tangible fixed assets Dtprociaiion is Pfowided &t the followiThg r&tes in •xdef to Wflté off exh ov*r ils estimated uselul Impm?mtrnis ED property In •ttDrd*tht* Yiith the property p￿nI io% OTr rost 3Trd fftAll95 at vary￿9 ratm on cwi Ctsrywiw •QLApmoTht s5%￿ Taxation Tl* chwrty Is exempt frern corpor•lion Ux on Its th•r•t•ble •etswties. Fund accouriting UThfftJtrici¢d funds caTh ￿ us•d in Kctyd•Thc• with the ch•ri¢abl* objKli¥•s * thtr Oiscr¢tF¢n cl the truslw. DtwJn4l•d fvnds We unr•itriGled FvTrds ewm•Tked by Ihe ￿￿￿9emen1 Con¥nillee for parti¢yl•f pvrposti, R*ili•eied Ivthli ean anly be I￿ed lov particular restrieied purposes wrthin the eèjoets ol the ch*r?ty. A•stfieknani arw• whern sppcrf*d the donor ¢r Fu¥bds are r•i*d lor pariicdar restiictd wMpo$4s. Hire purchase and leasing commitments Rentals ￿er 0￿1&111￿ le4Jtt *e eknrped to the Sibtefr*fti cl Yin*neial Aetivit*J on s stf*i¢ht.line b￿1% (wef thp ppricd ol lh¢ IEa*, Pension costs and other post.retirement benefits h•rilabl¥ owrat•s • d￿fin￿ wnfribvlipn p•nF•DD C¢ntribKrt•pn5 ￿y￿bI• lo th• thHrit•bl• c19 595.911 46 Notes to the Financial Staternents For the year eTrded 31st March 2025 - Gontinved. p, Dlrrtt colts fyl ¢harltAèh •cilYllkni 2025 <0 20241£> Siafl ¢051s 32O,JQJ 338,928 OthEr optyr4ling le•s¢s 17,SSJ 540 Light bTrd heat 1.8&7 6.579 StJmdrrt5 22,538 Ja,87 Depre¢i4t*un 7,513 11,&18 Tot41 3TS767 4u,893 k•knq don•t3ons ¥nd 1•o*¢i Th•r4Py Pff•vi4ion fjovwn•nc• Suppprt ¢psts 19A58 19,458 irweo 8.5 8,5t)2 >1,455 Imlomialion l•chnoloqy 7.P75 5,987 19.9J7 resovrtes 712 Olh•r 5P,715 13,596 IQP.J59 Gownthice e4)itJ 1.780 TotBI 72,785 $7.711 47 Notes to the Financial Staternents For the year eTrded 31st March 2025 - Gontinved. IY,288 gd,989 ,8J$5 Fi￿n 7.15J 7.910 10.025 Inlorrnatlon lethnoloo J899 ,?so Hvrnon r•swr 459 848 other a6.th70 07,783 U5,200 5,589 S,589 Ttst&l 7&918 257,957 In¢offl•/l+xp•hdFtw•> tffj)reGl4iron . owrbed &33ets 20.283 Hir• OF werth•s Hire of pl&nl and nychlTrery 3,600 3,506 Othèr opera￿Tra Itxes JO.761 J).26 T14de Mark developmenl C￿11 arTh)rtiJ•iion Joo J¢>0 lftdependefit Ex•miner fees 1,000 Notes to the Financial Staternents For the year eTrded 31st March 2025 - Gontinved. Th￿￿ Yrtwe no tf4tJttes' re￿A￿lati0Th or othef beThefits lor the year ended 31 M41th 2025 fof the yettf efftded Ji March Twrt•is' •xp•ns•¥ Th¢w w*Ké n& trvsl•es' exr>tri*srt Plwd It* thé ye* en¢l¢d 31 M*r¢h 2025 nty for the ye•t ¢mded 31 M*reh 2025 {£) 202th10 W•ge* r¢&d s•lwies 406.932 slo.￿5 5Kurityc0515 35.917 38,O1•1 other p•n5iCrfb C0515 23,526 2&.QSa Toi41 520,375 575.OLSO ND employees receiv*d erTrcAuments in excess of £&),•)00. The key rn•n&gement pefsonnel tsf the Ch•rity comprise the Trustees. the CÉO Xid membef s of the SenKJr LeadeI5hip Team. ￿24.25 th 15 comprised Hethd of Therapy and Business Devélopment, Senior Furkdf•ising o￿l¢er. 4nd Finance Man•ger. The ttst•l employee beThefrts of the key m•ruoement personnel of the Ch•r tLy Ei?oJoi12024 Ei3Qa64). Th+4vor4y m¢ftthly •l•ffipl•y••J th• y••p vn• ai k•ll¢Jwi: *025 ThEripy 8 Thtrapy $￿Port Fmdraising & 144r*elino Tot Avei*J¢ humb¢i of lull-Lirrt¢ staff wi$ 12 (2024,, 15) aYeiig¢ nvmb¢t ¢1 p•tt-time staff %w4$ 9 (Jo24: S). The full.time equivAlent of the p3rt.Lirne staff was 5 (202£￿ S). Notes to the Financial Staternents For the year ended 31st March 2025 - continued. Ipvrntrkt P•5SpNtsd Total Il￿dI (t) 4nd leO•EieS 7&Jop W.304 925.4&4 r￿￿5¥y S¥Pp￿t ?$0 ?$& oth•r v4dlTro ￿liViti IL.491 4L497 In¥e5tmont irKr)r 3.?p4 ?.a9B 74.644 749,2llS Ixp•Thdltur• Rliyw Iwids IKI,OQi 1.791 IQP,115 ¢httluk+l• •BtlTrAIl*s Tr￿ApY prawision 308.i¢J 20,78& 6.879 7*.#TP r•py Jvppcrt &0,215 11906 ,5 To￿1 14D9.733 &1,5&3 95,Q17 In¢•ffi￿￿•1p1ndl1w•j 1&1,543) 179.1171 ts5,73¥ ¢80,458) 8Q,454 l•t Mov•rn•￿ fvftdi 4.470 38.9lS 79.117) IJs.7J¥ Il•conclll•iknn of fvndi 56.7*2 UJ.L5Z J&P.L5Q 185.706 9$.6 3J.OlS 50 Notes to the Financial Statements For the year ended 31st March 202s - continued. IFx•d •#srt1 Trnt• Mark 4•Y•lgprr•ft￿ l¢] At I 2y24 •rhJ Ji l51JO 41 i &prO 20 CPtr*-oe fe* yelr 475 At JJ vo IIJ Al 51 P44rch 2oos At 51 w24 LQg5 ¥i•Jy•s •*d fttMgi ¢() CDrnpvt•r •qulpen•nt {el to prop•rty If) rn•¢hlTh•ry (É> Co*t Al l Aptil * 9&416' 23S27 20,751 UL475 2,73Q 2.191 4,ty21 CIfjp05415 Al 31 MoI(h ￿￿5 a￿81 a4,172 D•pt•¢Ii￿rl IT i W61 oag 467 3&223 B¥.701 Charyfor ￿r 4.39& 2.947 2.7SI 951 orb 4Jiwo4 t 51 l*rcth 2025 2&&16 L5,pp6 16.218 39.174 9&.8 bouk .At51 7Q75 1,551 7,145 &,993 1g,yva AtSl 707 4.394 IQthF8 7.>a4 738 •&91 51 Notes to the Financial Staternents For the year ended slst March 2025 - continued. ¥iÉ) ¥iÉ) TrirJÈ dèbtort 2J8 cytlhor Obbrory YSS Trfj￿I w.642 i& hlllr•w wlthln pn* y•lr s{ (4J Srfi•l Ind oth*r ¢•x•5 7,$97 Dtknr 1.198 Arcrwb •r¥J dd¢rred irKome d&,J83 AccrpJ•d eyp•rkses 7.91* 99MO 19. Mov•w+•nt In l￿d• N•t mov•JMnt In lunds It> TtaTrsl•r b•tw•*ii fwKls (Él iknr•<(p?¢t•d IvDd¥ at ￿*4 (£) At IÉ) G•ner41 Ivnd 185.706 i?.)a9) 14,5¢x*) 72,0)7 tr14iketwJ & ComnMMwc•i•on 733 ts.405} ¢x￿r matws <&9,99&) 1,50 LJ59 F iyed 455915 & E¥it ¢wt5 &5.5¢0 45,3tsts Total 28LJBJ C62,5881 2BL795 *slriEt•d lund* fp4rfiqtld W*slcrfk Four￿￿1*￿￿ IPAC (19.400) oiherj 9.725 24.71 Jemirm L&yzell TrLtiI 9.890 (1,083) Thè Fl4boThal Léitèry Ftrr 32,¢XS &.257 T¢tsl 31&598 (￿.551> 255.(567 1 52 Notes to the Financial Staternents For the year eTrded 31st March 2025 19. Movement in funds continued. ift l￿dI. iftelLdÈd ITh Ehe are *5 lellDVn'. lTreomkng rntsure•8 1£) R•wvre•i *xp•fftd•d {£J Mov•ffl•fit lft IYT fy7&10 (&83.8&51 Iy,ia91 lir4 4 .4051 13,&05) oth¢K Mlltèr% 1149.994 lfj9,9941 47￿650 ($57.y&&l 1)1588) R•*trDctsd lundi Garfi•ld W￿taTr Poundation {Ip.400} Other5 1031 (78.315) 140 Jemima Lwzell Twst 11.083) {Lo85Tr The Nailwl Lo¢tery C•mmunl¢y Fund 75.¢)00 (75.000) To￿1 178,oss 1173.7981 257 TotBI Ivnd* 052.711 (7ll.0&21 158.J5 COM￿1111￿•1 for mov•m•nt in fundi 14•t moY•m•rt Tv•nif•f b*tw••n in fvNl* ( fvnds (É) Vnf•¥tri¢t•d fvndl At Lty231£) At 3Ji.a4 (S) GweTBI Fund IBL230 84,928 18oA58) 185.706 tybiior•hy & evalvatiDn &135 (3.975) 860 (L722) ts.000) 751 F￿hd￿lIst￿£ slt*te#y & programme (9021 otlbeT matters l992 (35.846) 83,5(X) 4*.6&6 rixed &55ets & exrl ¢o5t5 45.y)a Toial 237.998 281,383 Notes to the Financial Statements Ftsr the yea¥ end￿ 51st March 2025 - continued. Rirtrkt•d tur•dJ BBC Chldrèn ITh Nèed 13,09*> tsarlield VWqstoD FovTr.dation 25.000 ts.¢)<>O) OthoE5 46.038 (30.313) 9.7 mima L4yzdl Trvst (1.082) 2.890 -4444441444....... 5¢xh Anny￿15￿ry Lvnch 33,0 (53,0231 Jll,132 179,117) .0 Total Ivndi 349,130 (35.732) 31&398 ConN)w8tbvÈ rn¢3¥èmént In fLK*d Ir•c￿￿+d ￿ thè abtsvé asfollows: A•50¥￿•1 ewnd•d MoY•rn•nt in fijnds 1£) t•d e•rbW41 fund OP4,0$1 (609,7*J) 84,V48 Slmitfjring & w•lvati ts.p75 ts,975 4arke¢kng & wrnmunication (1.792) Othw rn•tt8r6 f35,8&61 (35,8&61 lot•1 L￿.051 (651.200) R•4trkt•d IwNdi BBC GhIldr￿ ID Need ts.op9) 1&099) Garwd WestoTr Fowdèl*) ?$,0￿} (30,6001 15,6ool Othwi 4Q.6 (8s,*)571 ts0,3L3) J•rniM¥ L4yz•I Trurt h Lvnch Ew*ffti (Lo811 (J.0821 (35,¢ Tai 7Lh044 (15J.70 L79,117) 7&*.*S 18QS.ts21 155,73$1 dbJ¢l•wr TTr￿￿ w¢fE no rrlatrd party trans•ctiDns lor year endwl 5> trdarch 209$. 4* Structure, governance, management and administration details 56 Structure, governance and management Constitution The of ylk* is thr•* ye•TS 4ftyr vth•¢h period b Trusl¢t mvsl s¢ek r¢-4pwrtlm¢ni by thr B¢¥d il Ihey wish 1¢ ¢¢nrittv¢. The v5v)l is thr¢* Itrrfis ol thffite, unless the 8041d fe¢1 there is good teth*on TO ertend. N*w TrystÈ¢s *¢è 4llered Pr(59r￿Me of indutthort whieh ineludès ytr&iiion 41& I￿ge tsl key dotvment>, I tovi of the N41irMMI cen1￿, meciing with key nJEmbtrs ol staff •Trd observing in •s*ssment. JJpbic i¥ 4 Ifgi5t¢werJ charity wilh th• Charty Cornffli55jDn ITr Ertgjafid and Wal•% Icharity nvmbtT 10576351 aTrtJ wa5 inGorppr4ttd as • wivate cowany lirnit¢d by guarantE¢ Icorywny number 03217418? o 3 Ivnv 1994 Th* rh*niy 1$ by b*pTDprandum ArliEl¢s of A5¥￿￿tIon •nd h•5 no sh¥e capital. Principal object of the charity skills, knowledge •nd exper*nee. Tht board IntI￿deS Jlills sueh &$ finthThcithl Th￿￿49￿￿enL mthrketing *nd mThKphiektior*S, law. iisk mbh4oemem¢, menral hethlih Ind Autism. Six of Ovf Seven Twsiees h& personal livÈd *xpeiien¢e of the sectr)f another has professi¢fial expefien(e ol workiTh9 Wlth the commvThity we supiy)fL pioyiding leadership with inSi9ht. The mpany, vnless othefWiSe staled, &re the 7rv5tees of ihe registered chaf ity. All Tru5lee5 narned within thi5 feFodic•lly. < the oGGa51Qll that rhefe fDay be th? ThEe(L the eoawd may hold interifft Th￿ring$ or increase the fre￿*￿cY or 6Dard m•eting5 to th5CU551 adth*55 loy t551Je Organisational structure: management and employees Th• bowd dfl•gat•s r•sp)n$rf)ilty for th• Ir14n49vfrbfnt of ih¢ rhlrity tv CEQ, Pip P¥¢ll•y, who QVffS1•1 •ll opf rIt￿nI7 5tT4lvqffj m•tlvri. Tlrr•py Kfvi¢¢s ¥¢ pr¢vid¢(f vndtr thi direction ¢1 Che51ty ¢)AJ¢y, Head of TlbprJpy anol BtJ51nE5S tkvelop¢nÈfii •fid FuThdiii*irtg afid Markèlittg is driweTh by P•¢k. Senior Fvnd1&15Jllg Officet. Th* IIMfiee lun¢li¢n is ¢vers¢tn by phil￿ Cullum, yer and a Dis&bilg in ￿CordanCe with the charity, pol*¢ies. To continue to develop the management te3ffl we also w¢ik wilh sevti•l eo•eh*s and mentws who •1¢ spe¢ i*lÉSt in the4r fields. This insight PfovKles ongoing learning for ad¢rs •nd M￿￿er$ at bibic. Senior management rernvneration The ch¥ity pl*•$ gTeit IMP￿l&n[C on ¢olJabDTalt fe13tionships with a vast r￿0£ ol oU￿r ofgani￿t￿ns Vdnd hth$ ttshtithu￿ lo build Ovi n*twOtk with Iikeminded oeg4¥1isation* These include The Np£, Somerset VCFS£. MYESS. Spark Soth•fS•t, NtruroConn¢ct. Spinning Wofld ot Avtism, Parent Caref Forvms, TLE Coaching. The Inc1v5￿Tr ￿￿Je¢l, Insight CoD$vltan¢y. to Dam• a ftw, S•n•DI stall pay 1$ ext•rnally ￿nChMarked, set/f8vp•wed by Tiustees and linked to an intewnal pertormance appr&i5al sysiem, No employee5 had employee benefils in excess of É6o.ooo Pension cts$ts are &lltse&ted to awledy 35 director5/trustees our iespofigibility vndef the Comparkies Aet 2006 / char￿tleS AGI 2011 lor lh• financial statem￿15 whirb oive a trve 3nd lair viBv¥ and for making accurate tèwèsentations to you. All tlbe sccoufitino records hav• be•n mad• availèbl• to YDU for ihe purpDS• of yovr independent exarnin8tion aThd all the tr￿S￿¢t10￿$ vndeftakeTr by the charity have been rKopTrly rdIct￿ and mcowd•d in lh• accovnti recordk All olher records aThd related infornwlion. includ#)g miThuleS ¢1 managèment meet￿9$, have been m•dry avalable to yvv. s. The charity has satlSt3Ctory title tD all a55ets and thefe &re no lien$ or en¢4)mbfances the ch&rity' a55el5. •xrept lof ihose that awe disGI(wd in thq not85 to the financial ststements. 6. W• hav• r•cord•d OT di5clos•d, a$ 4ppri>pfPète, all li&bilities, both artval and continqwt, and ￿￿ disclosed in the notes to the firFancial statements all guarant•es that w• have giw•n lo third parti•s. 7. We h•ve n¢ pl•ns w intenti4)ns ihii rh*y rft•t&rially alter the carryiry value or rlas5rficalion of assets and liobilities rellected in the financial statements, ?. The financial st4tements we free Of mAteri misslaterTrgnt5, inclvding omission$, > We believe thai the efféti of any ufieovveeted mi3statorTron15 is immattrial both individvally and in toial. Accounting estimates SignifKant assumptions Lpsed by us in m4*ing aGcovnting t5tim4tes, inclvdinq ihox measured èt fair v￿U•, are Teasonable. Internal control and fraud Loans and arrangements &. We xknwrtled9e ¢Uf responsibaily for design d Imple￿￿tatIon ol internal control systems to event and detect fraud ar*d errof. We have disclosed to you th¢ r¢sylis of Qur risk *ueument that the ffnancial 5tatement5 may be misstated as cesult of frwd. We have disclosed to you all instanc•s of known ¢1 svsp•ci•d fravd aff•ctiny lh• entity inyalving marwErTrEnt. employees who have a sTrgniFicanl role in inter￿1 contfol or others that coukl hav* a maiorial •fft¢i on ih• fiTh•n¢i•l $i•t•m*nts. We have a150 di5c105ed lo yw al inforMat￿n in tela14tsn to •llèg•tions ol frad or suJpeet¢d fr4ud afferling th entity 5 linancial 5EaterTrBDt5 C4)fflrnvnicated by currenl or lorvnpr employee5. al￿[$, i¢gul4tor3 oi olher 9. The chuity has Trot granted any 4thsnceJ or ¢r¢dits to, •>t rn•d* gv¥•nt¢•s ¢n b¢h•lf ol, dir*¢l¢r$ / tru5tee5 Othei than those di5£105ed in the linancial st•temenls_ Legal ¢laims 10. We ￿￿e disclosed to you all claims in connection with litiQali¢fb thai h4Y* b••n, or ar* t￿pY¢ll￿ to ￿, received such rr￿tter5. a5 aPpro￿lItt, have been propèrly *ecoufit*d for. •Thd di$¢1￿￿ in. Ilfiaficial 5tstement5. 59 Law and regulations Going concern li. We h4v* di$clo$ed tts yov all knowft instances of nort-¢ompli*A¢* or susp¢¢t*d n•￿-¢*￿P11afi¢* with l•wi 1¢guhtions whos¢ •ff¢¢ts shovld b¢ coThsidefed wthen prepirino the financial st*tement$. 4_ We believe that the charity'5 financia1 statÉynents should be prepared on a going concern basi5 on the gro￿ndS that Cufrent and tuture SO•Jfces ol lunding or support will be nbore than adequate lor the chafity'g needs. We have considered a period ol Iwelve K)Trths from the date of approval OS th ancial statefflents. We beli￿2 that no trther dtsclosures relating to the charity'5 ability to continve a5 a ¢JOlr￿ crjncwn need to be made In the financial 5tatement5. Related parties 19. Related patty rèlationships and transactions have been Appropriately accovnted for and disclosed in the financial st3tements. We have disclosed to you al relevafit inf¢Ymation concèrning such relatior*shi>s And transicLions and are not aware of any othef matters which require disclostrfe in order to comply w<(h the reqvirements of th• Companiés Aet >006 / Chaiities Act Wii Of the SORP. Grants and donations IS All grants, donation5 and othef iKom•, thé rece*pt ol wthich is svbject to specific terms cofiditi¢)ns. have been notified to you. There have been no breaches ol terms or conditiorh5 in the appIl￿tiOn of such tftc¢)me. Subsequent events U. All events Subsequent lo the date of the h'nancial slatemeof5 which r•q(*ire adpjstrnent or disclosvre hav• b•w prop•rly accovnted for and disclwd. Youfs farthfully. Carollne Jam•son Ch•if of Trustees Signed on b¢half of rhe B04fd of Difectors/Twstees Oate: 24 Novernber w75 Trustees, statement from the Chair of Trustees by Caroline Jameson The Trustets (who •r* ¥ls¢ Dit¢cttys of bibl¢ lo¢ Ihe purpows of ¢i)mFJany lawl respon5iblo f preparing the Tru5tee5' Annual Report (iTrcludino the strategic report} and the fiTranci31 statements in 8cCorda￿ce wtrth applicable law arbd United Kingdom Accountinq Standards (United KiTh9dom Gen*r411y A¢¢¢Pttd A£¢ounling Pfa¢t•¢¢). The Trustees iesponsible for keeping adequate accovnting record5 that are 5ulficient to show afid ¢xplairt lh¢ ¢harirabl¢ ¢othp•rty'$ transactions, disclose with reasonable actura£y at any time the financial position of the charitable ompany and tn*lt th•m to •n&uTE that the fifiafieial statèmefits Comply with thè Companitrs Act 2¢￿6 and the p¥ovisi<)n ol the charity'5 constitution, They are also responsible for s•ftgu•rdinp th¢ is$¢ts of the ¢hari￿bIl company and hence fof tèking reasonable step5 fw the pfev•ntion afid deterti<)n of Iraud and oth•r irT•gvlarili•s. are com#any law reqvir*s Ihe Trust*t$ 10 Preoat* rinancial 5tdternents lor •ach financial year, Und•f cornpany law the Trustees must not approve the rinancial 5latement5 vnle5S they ace satisfied that they give a irue arkd fair view ol ttrke state ol *ftairs of thè ckhaTifablè compafiy. ifi¢luding rhé incom¢ txpendbture, ol rhe ch•rit•ble c(brnpany f¢y ihat p•riod. kn Pftparino ihts• rinanci4 51alemenls, the Trvstee5 are reqvired ¢0: In so lar as each of the Trustee5 of the charity at the date of approval of this rewt Is avé•re. there is no relevant •udit Inform•ti¢h linlorrn•tbon needed by the charty's avditor in connectPD with prepariry the audit roportl ¢1 which lh4 ehJiitJble company's examiner is unaw¥*. Each Trustee has taken all ol the 5tep5 thèt they should have taken as a TTVStee to rrnake ihemsFIvp5 aw•re of Jny felev•nt 4vdit infoim•tiDn and to estkblish th&t the chawitable company'g ex*ninL¥ 15 aware of that inlormation. This TIvsl¢¢$' Anhy41 Rtport, In¢orp¢taling th4 strategic report, was appffoved by the board ol Trustees on *4 Novernber 20*S Signed o its behalf- 5•ltct 5Vitabl• accountiThg policies and thon Bpply them consistently; Observe th¢ m¢thods and principles in rh¢ Charilitss SORP 2015 IFRS 102)., Make judoements and estimates that ale rfja50nable pruden State whether applicable UK Accountino Stsndards hgve been tollowed, subject to any materi•l departures diselojed •nd explained in lh¢ fin•n¢ial sUt¢rr*eThts: and PwEgare the fmancial statements on an going [(￿ceM basis unle55 It is I￿￿PrivT13te to pTesurne that the charitable company will continue in bvsiness. Caroline Jarneson, Chair of the Trustees 61 Reference and administration charity Nurnber Company Numb•r Aegistered Offic• JO57635 3217418 bibic Old Kelwèys. Somerton Ro&d. L￿4port, Soynf Ts*t. TAIO *Si DFrectors and Trustees Appointed Resigned Role Laura Vwlo. 10 Jun• 2016 I August 202 Chairf((xM ?1 Sèp 2¢>aO Amit Bifi November *OXY 31 Decefflbw 20*4 Ro55 Hlnhy 6 July 2021 94 M¥ch 2o*s Hvuh 16 Septethbw 202> Tre•surtf from 1sJi* J0>3 Cath¢rin¢ Lrxnbardo 26 kpl¢mbti 2022 31 May 2025 Caroline Swts 30 J*v4ry 2093 Chir frc4t129" 20 J85th1 Whyte 30 jw￿lY 2025 AnghW￿ Hvphes 30 JW￿lY 2023 isy Fw$ter 24 Mw¢h 2025 Luk• Voulllar*is 24 fvlwch 202S VK*i Phillips IO Jvne 2025 Sarth E4¢r >9 SeplefflbeF 20*5 Senior Loadership Team CEO PhAippa Buekley e&d of Therapy and BLJsiness Devejwent Chdsey Oxley Finance N&Trger Phdip Culklrn SeTri￿ Funthais￿￿ c>ific Gemm& P￿k Proenoted Febnjary 2024 Independent Examiner Fundraising Consultant X*tÈfi Ed91figt4)n Ditk FCA Thr Cr¢Jy• Hovx, Spych Wwd¢hostw, Glovcester5hiTe GL5 SEL Bankers arlGay5 Pk. i ehvrch P14Ke. Londco ÉI4 5HP C14F Bank LLd. 25 Kings Hill Avenue, West M4lling. Kent Mi9 4A1 PIE. g Ygrl Bvildin95, Cornhill. eridgwattr. Somff5•l. T*0 38V 6# J*¥" Yrni. •'P 01458 253344 info@bibic.org.uk bibic.org.uk bibic. Okl Keh¥ays, 5Dmerton A<>a4 LWPQrt, 5r)merset, IAW 95J, Aegistered charity no. 10$7OJ5 Re9iSteied con%pany no. oJ217418 Twan5formin$ Iivc5 Ihrouglb deYelopmtnl41 theripy