## Families InFocus (Essex) ANNUAL REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Year ended 31 March 2022 


**Registered Charity No. 1062311 Company Limited by Guarantee No. 03287829** 



**Families InFocus (Essex)** 

## **Report of the Trustees for the year ended 31 March 2022** 

## **Families InFocus (Essex)** 

## **Contents** 

|Company information|Page 2|
|---|---|
|Trustees’ report|Page 3|
|Independent examiner’s report|Page 16|
|Statement of financial activities|Page 17|
|Balance sheet|Page 18|
|Notes to the financial statements|Page 19|



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**Families InFocus (Essex)** 

## **Report of the Trustees for the year ended 31 March 2022** 

## **Company information** 

|**Company Number**|3287829|
|---|---|
|**Charity Number**|1062311|
|**Registered office**|Moulsham Mill|
||Parkway|
||Chelmsford|
||Essex|
||CM2 7PX|
|**Patron**|Lord Petre|
|**Trustees**|Sarah Dignasse, Chairperson|
||Karen Saye, Vice Chairperson|
||John Knott, Treasurer (retired November 2021)|
||Andrew Gothard|
||Martin Merrell|
||David Carruthers|
||Marallee Bernard (retired November 2021)|
||Colin Leahey|
||Marc Jordan|
|**Chief Executive Officer**|Kirsty Cornell|
|**Independent examiner**|<br>Edmund Carr LLP|
||Chartered Accountants|
||146 New London Road|
||Chelmsford|
||Essex|
||CM2 0AW|



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**Families InFocus (Essex)** 

## **Report of the Trustees for the year ended 31 March 2022** 

The trustees, who are the directors of the charitable company for Companies Act purposes, are pleased to present their report and financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2022. In this report they are referred to as the Trustees or, collectively, as “the Board”. 

The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the accounting policies set out in the notes to the accounts and comply with the charity’s governing document, the Charities Act 2011, the Companies Act 2006 and Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Financial Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) effective 1 March 2015. 

## **Purpose and aims** 

Families InFocus (Essex) was established in 1996, with the overall aim to support, strengthen and improve the quality of life for Essex Families with children and young people (CYP) with any special educational need or disability ( **SEND** ), requiring advice, information, emotional and practical support, especially at the time of diagnosis, varied transition points, where they have poor emotional health, are feeling unheard, isolated or depressed, are living in poor environments, or are lone parents. 

We do this by focussing on emotional needs – providing practical help, information, advice and support, alongside a range of activities designed to enhance the stability and quality of life for the whole family. 

This year the staff and trustees have refreshed our vision and mission statements, which now are: 

Our vision is: 

## _**A more inclusive society where children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities can realise their potential.**_ 

Our mission is: 

## _**We support the whole family to achieve the best possible outcomes so that children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities and their families thrive and feel stronger, empowered and confident.**_ 

We are proud to be an independent and user-led organisation. 

## **Public benefit** 

We have referred to the Charity Commission’s general guidance on public benefit when reviewing our purpose, aims and objectives, and in planning our future projects and activities. The trustees consider how planned activities will contribute to the overall aims and objectives they have set. 

The charitable purpose of Families InFocus (Essex) is for the public benefit and falls within the description “the relief of those in need, by reason of youth, age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage” in the Charities Act 2011. 

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## **Report of the Trustees for the year ended 31 March 2022** 

All our work is targeted to improve outcomes for Essex families with a CYP with SEND, reflecting the family’s needs and aspirations, and placing the child or young person at the heart of all decision making. This is achieved through supportive services for their parents and carers, particularly at times of change, challenge or crisis. This includes where the child or young person has an enduring behavioural or mental health problem, has been excluded or is at risk of exclusion, is being bullied, is experiencing social exclusion, isolation, educational disadvantage, poverty, poor employment prospects or has problems accessing services – health, education, housing, social services, leisure, transport. 

## **Strategic report** 

We have been working over the last year to develop our new 3-year strategy, which will take us onwards from May 2022. In doing that we have been fortunate to have the support from: 

1. Santander, who via the University of Essex, funded a research intern. The intern undertook quality, first-hand research with families to look at what services and support they need, via an online survey, follow up calls and focus groups. The research has given us a useful understanding of what families want and need from services like ours. 

2. Pilotlight – we have been matched with a team of Pilotlighters – senior business leaders, who have coached and mentored us for 10 months, and supported the development of our new strategy. Their insight, ideas and most of all support has been invaluable. 

3. Statisticians for society – via the Royal Society of Statisticians we have been paired with a volunteer statistician who has helped us analyse our data and make improvements to how we measure our performance. 

We have continued to embed our new branding, and have produced new leaflets and promotional materials. We were extremely pleased last year to have won funding via the Essex Community Foundation for a new website, and work is underway to develop the new site. 

We were delighted to win a contract with the North Essex CCG, which started in October 2021. We are working with MAZE and Autism Anglia as a group of early support providers, supporting families who have a child with any Neurodevelopmental Condition in North East Essex. We are providing family support, and are currently setting up a second weekend activity club which will run in Colchester. 

We were also really pleased to have been awarded funding as part of a partnership between Families InFocus, PACT for Autism and the Essex Carers Network to set up a peer to peer befriending service for families who have a young person or adult with learning disabilities or autism. We have been awarded two-year funding for the service, starting on the 1[st] April 2022. 

## **Achievements and performance** 

**Family Support.** The first point of call for most new families accessing our services is via our helpline – often at the time of diagnosis or after a referral from their GP or health visitor. Parents and carers are often distressed or anxious, and our helpline offers a tailor-made response to their enquiries, signposting families where appropriate and opening the door to the more in-depth support our Family Support Advisors provide. 

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## **Report of the Trustees for the year ended 31 March 2022** 

Our one-to-one family support services is provided by our team of highly trained and experienced Family Support Advisors, many who have lived experience of being a parent or carer of a CYP with SEND. Each FSA covers a defined area of the county, building relationships with families and professionals in the area. Parents can access FSA support to help with a whole range of issues, including post diagnosis support, help completing complex benefit claims forms, help with educational issues, or help with transition, transport, social care. Families report that as a consequence of our support: 

- Families are better able to cope with day to day issues – they are more positive and empowered and more able to take control and tackle issues themselves; 

- CYP with SEND have improved self-esteem, improved health and wellbeing and increased confidence and independence; 

- Families we have supported with benefits claims report they have reduced anxiety and stress, leading to improvements in their health and wellbeing. 

_**I felt overwhelmed with everything and anxious. I felt understood, listened to and respected by staff who helped me so much. I am so grateful.**_ 

**Covid 19** . Over the year we have worked both remotely and in person, depending on the Covid restrictions in place at the time. Like many organisations we have not returned to working as we did before, and have adapted a hybrid working model where staff work partly in the office and partly at home, and we are attending meetings both online and in person to help us make the best use of our limited time. 

The impact of Covid on the families we support has been devastating. The fall-out from Covid is still being felt for CYP with SEND, with long-term impacts academically, physically and emotionally. We have seen an even greater demand for our services, with more and more families contacting us with very complex issues they need support with. The vital work we do with some of the most vulnerable families in society has been even more important this year than ever. 

## **In the year, our Family Support Advisors** : 

- Supported over 2000 families. 

- Helped 331 families with complex benefits applications, bringing in over £1.426m in benefits income. 

- Supported 1,521 families with education issues. 

- Advised on 108 early support issues, and 135 social care queries. 

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One of our key strengths is our ability to facilitate communication between parents and carers and professionals within the statutory agencies, specifically social care and education. Our approach often helps resolve areas of difficulty, including avoiding costly tribunals. We promote and enable good partnership working between professionals and parents to improve outcomes for CYP. 

_**It has been the most on point and appropriate support that we have received. It is the first assistance that we have been offered that has completely fulfilled what it said it would and I honestly cannot thank them enough**_ 

**Our brand and communications.** We were fortunate to receive some funding specifically to develop a new brand for Families InFocus (Essex), including a new logo, new information leaflets, and new social media templates, and we were pleased to launch our new branding in the autumn of 2021. We are very grateful to Essex Community Foundation for funding towards our new website. Via the website we want to share information factsheets, videos and other information resources and content with families. 

## **Activities and events** 

**Activity club –** our Saturday activity club for CYP with SEND and their siblings provides children with a range of activities, including trampolining, badminton, table tennis, arts and crafts, trikes and soft play. It is an essential outlet for families, providing recreational free play as well as coached activities. It gives children a chance to let off steam, often displaying their extra need traits without judgement, and it is a chance for children to make friends, learn new skills, raise their self- esteem and enhance their personal and social skills. The wide range of activities allows children to choose how they spend their time. Many of the children who come along have limited other opportunities to take part in recreational activities elsewhere and they often find it difficult to participate in mainstream sports and leisure facilities. 

Our sessions have been reduced due to changes in Covid restrictions – however we were able to run 38 sessions across the year. 586 children attended across the year. 

**Kidzspace.** We made the difficult decision this year to discontinue our siblings support group, Kidzspace. The club offered respite for siblings over the age of 8 of CYP with SEND. A very sad consequence of Covid was that we had not been able to run Kidzspace for some months, and the trustees now feel that our efforts are better placed in other services, especially as we know other local charities provide such excellent siblings support. 

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## **Working in partnership** 

We continue to add value through working in partnership with professionals across health, education and social care, and other voluntary agencies. 

- Since 2015 we have working in partnership with SNAP in Brentwood, where, when Covid restrictions have allowed, we run fortnightly surgeries during term time, providing specialist education information, advice and support. 

- Through funding from the CCG, Families InFocus, MAZE and Autism Anglia are all working together to deliver early support to families who have a child with a neurodevelopmental condition. 

- We are starting a new befriending service for families who have a young person or adult with autism or LD, in partnership with PACT for Autism and the Essex Carers Network. 

- We have a clear and impactful presence within the overall SEND framework in Essex, working with Essex County Council on a number of reviews, including how best to reduce education appeals. We are part of the SENDIASS steering group, and the SEND Navigation parent support drop in. 

During the year we have been active members of the Essex CEO network, ECVYS, the Essex family forum, and we are members of various local Councils’ for Voluntary Service across Essex. 

## **Working in the community** 

It has been much more difficult to provide our regular community sessions throughout the whole year, because of Covid. Our regular Braintree drop-in sessions, providing advice, information and support for families did however restart in September 2021. 

We have been very active in the North of the county, working in partnership with Maze to attend various coffee mornings or evenings. We have also provided online sessions in conjunction with Family Solutions, and PACT parent support group in the west of the county. 

## **Service user involvement** 

We very much welcome and value the involvement, feedback and contribution of the people who use our services into our ongoing development and future plans. This year, we were fortunate to have a Santander funded intern through the University of Essex, who undertook first-hand research with families, giving us insight into what support and services families need. 

We have also continued our online survey and this too has given us valuable insight into how families want to see our services develop. 

## **Financial review** 

The results for the year to 31 March 2022 are set out in the statement of activities on page 17. The trustees are pleased to report that in the ongoing difficult economic climate, this year has been better than forecast, partly due to grants and foundations releasing additional funding to support Covid related work. The trustees know that future years will be challenging however as Covid specific funding reduces, and general funding from trusts and foundations becomes more competitive. We 

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are positioning ourselves well to secure additional revenue, submitting quality bids and with tight control of expenditure. Now that our reserves level has dropped, in line with plans, future expenditure will need to remain within our income. 

The Trustees are pleased to report that Edmund Carr LLP will continue as accountants. For the year ending March 2022 Rickard Luckin handled our payroll (salaries and pension), from 1[st] April 2022 this has moved to Community 360. 

## **Budgets** 

The budget for the year to 31 March 2022 was for income of £367,922 against actual income of £386,029 and a budgeted expenditure of £359,292 against actual expenditure of £355,645. The planned surplus was £8,630, and the actual result was a £30,384 surplus. 

For the current financial year, ending 31 March 2023, we have a budgeted income of £421,628 and a budgeted expenditure of £416,180. Our funding gap, as at June 2022, is around £62,000. The trustees and staff team are working to close the gap and have submitted a number of high value funding bids, looking to end the year without entering into a deficit, in recognition of our reduced reserves level and the need to keep expenditure within income each year. 

## **Reserves policy** 

At a meeting of the Trustees in July 2021, the trustees decided to reduce the reserves requirement to three months of expenditure, having taken account of the current operating environment and the charity’s assets and potential liabilities. 

In 2013, the Trustees “designated” £75,000 of unrestricted reserves towards the on-going costs of the Family Support Advisors and Family Support projects across Essex, as it was recognised that we had challenging times ahead. £50,769 has now been used for financial periods from 2014 to 2022, so the designated fund now stands at £24,231. As at 31 March 2022 total unrestricted reserves stood at £71,022, which represents around 2 months of expected expenditure. 

This year the trustees set up a Finance Committee, whose first meeting was September 2021. One of their first tasks was to develop robust and achievable plans in order to increase our reserves to the equivalent of three months running costs. Considerable progress has been made towards this target this year. 

## **Fundraising** 

We have an on-going programme of fundraising to help meet the funding requirements of the organisation. This includes applications to statutory bodies, grant making trusts, businesses (and in kind), as well as individual donations and fundraising events to generate unrestricted income for the organisation. 

We are extremely grateful to all of our funders, and in particularly the fundraisers who have been imaginative and generous in planning events and raising funds on our behalf. We also want to thank the businesses and individuals who have supported us through this year. 

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A full list of those we want to thank is on page 15. 

## **Investment policy** 

Families InFocus (Essex) is committed to ensuring the best use of funds available to charity to carry out its aims and objectives. Where a sum surplus to immediate requirements is identified, the Trustees recognise their duty of care and responsibility to maximise the financial returns to be made by investing funds appropriately. They will seek proper advice when necessary and act prudently and cautiously, taking into account the need to diversify fund holdings, maintain liquidity and ensure adequate reserves are available to meet legislative and other obligations. So as to safeguard the assets of Families InFocus (Essex), they will comply with the Charity Commission guidelines and endeavour to seek out low risk options for investment. 

## **Risk management policy** 

The Trustees recognise that they have a responsibility to identify, assess, review and mitigate the risks which may be present in the operation of the charity. “Risk” relates to the uncertainty surrounding events and their outcomes that may have a significant effect, either enhancing or inhibiting: 

- operational performance; 

- achievement of aims and objectives; 

- meeting expectations of stakeholders. 

In undertaking risk management, the Trustees: 

- focus on the prevention of disaster and mitigation of risks; 

- enable the charity to achieve strategic objectives more effectively; 

- improve forward planning. 

Responsibility for carrying out risk management rests with the Board of Trustees who will involve staff, volunteers and other stakeholders as appropriate thereby ensuring that the Trustees can make the required statement on risk management with reasonable confidence. The risk management policy has been drawn up by the Trustees in conjunction with staff and other stakeholders.  All new trustees, staff and volunteers are appraised of its contents during induction. 

Regularly and on an on-going basis, the Trustees will: 

- identify risks and controls in place; 

- assess risk; 

- evaluate what action needs to be taken on risks; 

- implement appropriate systems and procedures to mitigate risk; 

- undertake periodic monitoring and assessment. 

The outcomes of the above will be communicated throughout the organisation as appropriate including through meetings, individual supervisions and appraisals. The Company Secretary will be responsible for ensuring the Trustees agree a statement on risk for inclusion in their annual report. 

Our Risk Management Policy was reviewed and updated at our Board meeting on 24[th] March 2022. 

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**Families InFocus (Essex)** 

## **Report of the Trustees for the year ended 31 March 2022** 

## **Statement of Trustees’ Responsibilities** 

The Trustees (who are also directors of Families InFocus (Essex) for the purposes of company law) are responsible for preparing the Trustees’ Report and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice). 

Company law requires the Trustees to prepare financial statements for each financial year, which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charitable company and of the incoming resources and application of resources, including the income and expenditure, of the charitable company for the year. In preparing these financial statements, the Trustees are required to: 

- select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently; 

- observe the methods and principles in the Charities SORP; 

- make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent; 

- state whether applicable UK Accounting Standards have been followed, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements; 

- prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the charitable company will continue in operation. 

The Trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records that disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charitable company and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Companies Act 2006.  They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charitable company and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities. 

## **Structure, Governance and Management** 

## **Governing Document** 

Families InFocus (Essex) is a charitable company limited by guarantee, incorporated on 4 December 1996 and registered as a charity on 12 May 1997 under charity number 1062311. The company was established under a Memorandum of Association which established the objects and powers and is governed under its Articles of Association dated 19 September 1996, and amended by Special Resolutions on 28 June 1999, 19 December 2001, 8 October 2002 and 4 October 2008. 

On 15 October 2014, at the Annual General Meeting, agreement was given by Special Resolution, subject to approval by the Charity Commission, to amend the Charity’s Objects and extending support for families of children and young people from ages 0 to 19 to ages 0 to 25. Approval was obtained from the Charity Commission on 26 January 2015, and accepted at Companies House on 19 February 2015. 

In the event of the company being wound up the members’ liability is £1 each.  As at 31 March 2022 there were 73 members. 

## **Operational Management** 

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## **Report of the Trustees for the year ended 31 March 2022** 

The Trustees work closely with the CEO in the charity’s management, including safeguarding, finance and risk management, fundraising, charity and company law, policies, our aims, vision, missions and organisational values, good practice and governance. 

Trustees meet at least 6 times per annum to discuss general charity issues with additional meetings/working groups held to discuss more in-depth matters e.g., strategic plans, risk and finance. Financial risks are reviewed at every meeting, given the continuing concern for finding adequate funding to resource activities. 

The CEO, who reports to the Trustees, is responsible for the day to day operations of the charity. Progress reports (at least quarterly) are prepared by the CEO for review by Trustees which include details of casework and statistical information to ensure our work is developing as planned and is making a positive difference to local families. 

We have a rolling programme to regularly review policies and procedures. During the year, Trustees have reviewed policies on business continuity, confidentiality, internet and email, investment, safeguarding, supervision and support, and whistleblowing. 

The Trustees decided not to seek renewal of our PQASSO accreditation (now called Trusted Charity) once the accreditation lapsed in January 2021, because of NCVO’s decision to stop providing the accreditation, and the subsequent uncertainty over the future of the accreditation. This will be kept under review by trustees. 

Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks for all Staff, Trustees and Volunteers are carried out via the umbrella organisation Maldon and District CVS, and are renewed every three years. 

## **Monitoring and Evaluation** 

As we are a parent led organisation, the majority of our board of Trustees and staff team are, or have been, users of our service. 

We continue to embed a culture of self-critical evaluation and continuous improvement, monitoring our impact and measuring successful outcomes via user records and responses to questionnaires, telephone interviews and satisfaction surveys. 

In May 2019, we commissioned an independent external evaluation of the Family Support service and delivery against our own and funders' aims and objectives. The report was overwhelmingly positive providing a 360 degree perspective of how the service is perceived from the viewpoint of families of CYP with SEND, partner organisations, stakeholders and funders. Areas identified for improvement relate to improving and varying lines of communication, raising awareness and extending reach, all of which we are taking on board. 

## _**‘Outcomes for families are excellent and the service engenders trust and confidence within families and partner organisations. It is quite unique in the services it offers, covering a wide area and**_ 

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**Families InFocus (Essex)** 

## **Report of the Trustees for the year ended 31 March 2022** 

## _**supporting financial, physical and emotional health and wellbeing for some of the most challenged families’**_ **- Charlotte Fitzgerald Consultancy Ltd, July 2019.** 

We are about to start the process of commissioning our next independent, external evaluation. 

## **Trustee Recruitment and Appointment** 

The directors of the company are also charity Trustees for the purposes of charity law and under the company’s Articles are known as Board members.  The number should not exceed 14 or be less than 7.   Trustees are appointed at general meetings by passing an ordinary resolution. Existing Trustees may nominate one or more Trustees. 

Currently seven Trustees sit on the Board comprising of parents of children with disabilities and sympathetic individuals all with a desire to do the best for our families and with a broad range of skills and experience in education, finance, fundraising, procurement, risk management and business. We review the skill set of the Board regularly. All Board members give their time voluntarily and received no material benefits. Any nominal fees or expenses reclaimed from the charity are set out in note 10 to the Accounts. 

## **Training** 

We provide appropriate training to Staff, Trustees and Volunteers as part of our induction programme and ongoing professional development. This includes safeguarding (child protection & vulnerable adults), health and safety, data protection and role specific training to ensure skills and knowledge are constantly kept up to date. 

New Trustees are usually invited to visit the Families InFocus office to speak to the CEO and members of staff. We are developing our trustee induction pack to be a comprehensive guide, containing information about the charity and the role of trustees. All Trustees have received and read ‘The Essential Trustee – what you need to know’ document. 

Our staff have many years’ experience (direct knowledge and from personal experience) with specialist skills in disability benefit claims, Disability Discrimination Act, SEND issues, procedures and reforms. Our Family Support Advisors are not qualified legal professionals, but all undertake IPSEA training to level 3. 

## **Our financial future** 

Our financial position, going into 2022, was relatively healthy, with ongoing multi-year funding from the National Lottery, Henry Smith Charity and the Garfield Weston Foundation. These funds have been critical to our ongoing sustainability, but as they come to an end over the coming years, we must look to new funding sources to raise a significant proportion of our expenditure. 

Our income generation has been affected, like most other organisations, during this challenging and unprecedented time. Specifically, the loss of income through the pausing of grant funding programmes, cancellation of planned fundraising events (our own and others), and a reduction in regular donation giving has impacted on us. The current squeeze on cost of living is likely to impact further on individual donations. 

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**Families InFocus (Essex)** 

## **Report of the Trustees for the year ended 31 March 2022** 

We are working on an ongoing basis to bring in new funding streams, in the knowledge that we can no longer use any of our reserves to fund ongoing costs, as we have in previous years. If we are not able to continue to bring in funds at the level required, we run the risk of having to critically reduce support offered to vulnerable families, at a time when we expect to see even greater demand. So, it is vital that we continue to provide evidence of the value and impact of our work to inform future bids and attract funding. 

## **Our plans for the future** 

We seem to be coming to the end of what has been a truly remarkable time, with unexpected and unprecedented challenges for all charities brought about by the Covid pandemic. As we write this report in the summer of 2022, we are looking forward to implementing our new strategy for the future. 

We have been fortunate to have had support from our private sector experts (“Pilotlighters”), through the charity Pilotlight, as well as from Statisticians for Society and our Santander funded research intern, via the University of Essex, to develop our plans. Through this work, we have come to the following four main areas of focus for our next three years development: 

- a) Education support – helping families to navigate the education system. 

- b) Help with financial wellbeing and inclusion – including accessing benefits and other support. 

- c) Bringing people together – people want opportunities to come together online and in person for parents, carers, families, CYP with SEND and their siblings. 

- d) Resources – providing information and helping people to know where to go for the right support. As part of this, we are working on a new website. 

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**Families InFocus (Essex)** 

## **Report of the Trustees for the year ended 31 March 2022** 

## **Chair’s concluding remarks** 

As we continue to navigate through what we hope is the end of the Covid pandemic, we can reflect on another very positive year for the charity; successfully delivering against our strategic and operational plans, we continue to address the ever-growing demand for our services and activities. 

High levels of satisfaction in the quality of support received by our families and excellent feedback from our partners has confirmed the positive impact of our work to ensure that families have somewhere to turn for the help that they need. 

Our refreshed vision and mission reflect the challenges that our families face and our drive and determination to support them in facing and overcoming these challenges. 

Our team of staff is a very special one and it is their dedication, professional expertise, skills and compassion that ensures that the needs of families are met and the best possible outcomes are achieved. We are also extremely fortunate to have a fantastic group of people who support the charity through their work as volunteers or through their fundraising, sponsorship and donations. 

Strong leadership from our Chief Executive, supported by a dedicated team of Trustees, ensures that we operate effectively; with sound financial controls, strong governance, together with concerted efforts to secure funds in an increasingly difficult funding environment, we work hard to ensure that our vital work continues. 

This report has been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies entitled to the small companies’ exemption. 

On behalf of the Trustees, 


Sarah Dignasse, Chairperson                                Date approved:    September 2022 29 

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**Families InFocus (Essex)** 

## **Report of the Trustees for the year ended 31 March 2022** 

## **THANK YOU** 

## **TO OUR TRUSTEES AND VOLUNTEERS** 

Our charity could not function without the commitment and dedication of our wonderful team of volunteers. They are crucial to our work and help us in so many different ways – helping at our Saturday Activity Club, Family and Fundraising events, on our helpline, in our office, and of course our much-valued Trustees. 


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## **TO OUR SUPPORTERS** 

We wish to express our gratitude to the following businesses, charitable trusts, clubs and statutory funders for the support they have given us, either financial or in kind, during the year. 


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We would also like to thank all the individuals who have made donations, either financial or in kind, provided support or took part in fundraising events during the year. **We particularly want to thank Maddox, who raised over £1,500 by running 100 miles for Families InFocus!** 

## **THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR GENEROSITY** 

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section 145 of the 2011 Act. I confinn that l am qUalIr￿ to undertake the ex8minabon because l am a member of
The Institute of Chartered Accountsnls in En9land and Waks. vthich is one of the listed b¢*ies.
I hove ￿mp￿ted rny examinalion. I confirm Ihat no rnatters have cJ)m? to my attenbon in ¢onnertion wrth th¢
èxamination giving rn• eaust to télièv•'.
1. accounting records ￿re not kept in resped of Fwnihes IThFo￿$ (Essex) as required by sec*'on 386 of the
2006 Act.. or
2. the acLounts tjo not accord wth those rec4rd8." or
3. the acLounts do not comply wth the accounting requirements ol section 396 of the 2006 Act other than any
requi￿rnent that the acxounts gwe a'true an¢J lair Is not a matter coTh81de￿ as part ol an
independent examination, or
4. the accounts have not been prepared In accordance wth Ihe rnet￿$ aThJ pnnoples ofthe Statement of
Recommended Practice for actountin9 and reporling by charitss applicable lo charities p￿paring their
ac¢xJunls in accordance with the Finanryal Reporting Standard applicab￿ in the UK and Republic of Ireland
IFRS 1021.
I have no ￿n￿rn$ and have corne across no other matters in ojnneclion with Ihe examination lo whith attents'on
should be drawn in this report in order to enabk a proper understanding ofthe aczounts to be ￿8¢hed.
Raymond CraGe
Raymond Crace FCA
146 New London Road
Chelmsford
Essex
CM2 OAW
Date.. ! ! OctO￿r2022
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ststement of Financial Activities for the Year Ended 31 March 2022
(Including Income and Expenditure Account and Other Comprehensive
Income)
Totsl
2022
Total
2021
Unre8trictsd
Re8trictsd
Note
Income and Endowments from:
Donations and *ac*s
Chantable aclivilies
Investment Incc*ne
9.224
9.224
376.475
330
1S,523
336,502
625
376.475
330
Total Incorne
9.554
376,475
386.029
353,650
Expendlture on:
Raising funds
Charitabl• activitiès
432
349,296
432
355.213
312
324,645
5.917
Totsl expendrture
5.917
349,728
355.645
324,957
Net inc(me
3.637
26.747
30.384
28,693
Nèl movernenl In lunds
3.637
26.747
30.384
28,693
Re¢on¢lllotlon ol lund•
Total fund5 brought forward
67.385
14.2C6
81.591
52,898
Totsl funds carr￿d forward
15
71,022
40.953
111,975
81,591
All ol the charitable ¢ompanls ac*ivthsderive fr￿ c4)ntinuirvJ operations during the above tsvo periods.
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Families InFo¢us (Essex)
(Registration number: 03287829)
Balance Sheet as at 31 March 2022
2022
2021
Note
Fixed assets
Tangible assets
12
825
1,192
Current assets
Cash al bank 8nd in hand
13
181,641
138,462
Credltors- Afflounts falllng duo wlthln one year
14
70,491
58,063
Net Current ass?ts
111,150
80,399
Net a88•1•
111,975
81,591
Funds of thè eharbtsblo eornpany-
Re8trlctsd income fund¥
Restricted funds
40,gS3
14,2
Unr•8trSet•d Ineom• funds
un￿strICted funds
71,022
67,385
Totsl fund•
15
111,975
81,591
For the financial year ending 31 Marth 2022 the charitable company was enb'ued to exemption frorn audit under
section 477 01 the Cornpanies AGI 2CrfJ6 relating to small companies.
Diredors. rewnsib11rt￿8'.
Thè mtmbers have not r•quiréd th• Charrtab￿ eompany io obiain an audit of rts #ttounts for thè yèar in
question In accordance wth secbon 476". and
The director5 acknowledge their responsibilrt￿s lor comptying wrfh t￿ rtquimmènts of thè Act with rèspèet lo
8ecouniing rècords and the pwparaiion ol aceounts.
Thè$8 accounts havt be•n prnparéd in aceordane• lh• provtsions applicab￿ to tsJmpani•s #ubitet to thè
small companies regime.
These financial statements have been prepared in accordan￿ wth the speual prow*on$ relating to companies
subjeL# lo the srnall eompanies regime wthin Part 15 of the CompanE$ Act 20C6.
The financial slatemenls on pages 17 to 31 ￿tre appro¥ed by the Trn¥t￿. and alrthorised for issue on
2￿.$￿p1.29.￿8nd signed on their behalf by.
Andr&w Gofrhard
Andrew Gothard
Tmstee
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Families InFo¢us (Essex)
Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2022
l charfjtsble company sta￿$
The charitable company Is Iimrte(I by guarantee. incxjrporaled in England & Wa￿. and consequenyy does not
have Sha￿ Gqpltal. Each of the Trustees 1$ Iiabk to cKJnln'buie an amount not exr*eding £1 towards the assets of
the tharitable company in the event of liquidatiorL
2 Accountlng pollcle8
Summary C*f 8lgnlncant a¢¢ountlng pollcle8 and key accountln9 e8llmaleg
The principal accounting polioes applied in the preparation of these finanoal statements ar• set out below.
These polic￿$ have been ¢x)n%slently applied to all the years presented, unless olhemse stated.
Statsm•nt of ¢ompllanc•
The finantsal statements have been prepa￿ in aecordance Atcounting and Reporting by Charities.
Statement ol Recommended Praeliee lapplicabk lo chant*s p￿pann9 their accounts In accordance with the
Financial Reporting Standard applicable In Ihe UK and Republic of Ireland IFRS 10211 Iissued In 0￿c￿er 20191-
Ichanties SORP IFRS 10211, the FinanrAal Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic ol Ireland IFRS
1021 and the Compan*s Act 20C6.
82818 of preparatSon
Families InFocus (Essexl meets the definition of a public benefit enbty under FRS 102. Assets and liabilrties are
initially recognised at histoncal cosl or transaction value un*ss otherwse stated in the relevant acxounting policy
notes.
Golng concem
The financial statements have been prepared on 0 90ing c4Jncem basis as the tru$tee$ believe that no material
uncertainties exist. The truslees have considered Ihe level of fvnds heky and the expected ￿￿e1 of income and
expenditure for 12 months 8ulhorisin9 Ihwde finan¢>al $tslemen¢s. The budgeted inwme and expenditure is
sufficient with the level of re¥er¥es for the ¢harty to be abl¢ to rnntinue a¥ 0 90ing con¢em.
Ex•mptlon from prop8￿n9 a u•h flow 8l•t•m•nt
The tharitable company opted to adopt Bulletin 1 published on 2 Febmary 2016 and have therefore not induded
a cash flow ststernent In these financial statements.
Income and entlowments
All income is rettgnised On￿ the Chaiitab￿ cornp8ny ha5 entidement to the incA)rne. it is probable that th
incorne will be received and the amount of the inco￿￿ receivab￿ can be measured reliably.
Donadons and legaeles
Donations are recognised when the tharitable company has teen nOtif￿d in writing of both the amount and
settlement date. In the evenl that a donation 15 subjeclto condrtions that requi￿ a level of perfO￿an￿ by the
chantsble company before the Charrtab￿ company is enltued to the fvnds. the income 15 deferred and not
recognised until erther those condrtions are lully rnet, or the lulfilrnent of those condrtions 15 wholly wthin the
control ofthe charitable company an¢J rt is probabk that Ihese condibons will be fulfilled In the ￿porting period.
Grnnts rpceivable
The chanty has government gtants In the teporting period. Perf0mlan￿ related grants a￿ only included
In the SOFA once the charity has provided the telated serv*es to tneet the perfortnance related conditK)ns.
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Families InFo¢us (Essex)
Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2022
DefferrBdincome
Defer￿￿ income ￿presents amounts ￿￿1ve￿ for flrtU￿ penlxls and is ￿kased to incLJming resour￿$ In the
period lor whith, It has been received. Such ints)me Is only defer￿ vl)en.
- The donor specifies that the grant or donation musl only be useil in futu￿ aco)unting periods.. or
- The donor has irnposed tt)ndrtions whith must be met before the tharitab￿ cxjrnpany has unujnditional
entiuement.
InvoStm•ntincom•
Interest receivable is induded gr088.
Expendlture
Re8ourr£s expended, inrjwling irrecoverabkn VAT. are a¢x)unted lor ￿ an acyruats basis. The majority of costs
are d1￿ctlY 8ttr1butsb￿ to 3pwfic 8¢aivibe$. Expendrture on proJe¢#s is treated as direct ch8ritsble expenditure.
Ral$lng funds
These are cogts incurred in raising fvnds frcm events ar￿ 8L#iwties.
Charltabl• 4ctlvltl•$
Charitable expenditure comprises those costs incurred by the charitable g)mpany in the delivery of rts activitses
and services for its beneficiaries. 11 Includes both cost$ th* be allocated directly to such activit*s and tho
costs of an indirect nature necessary ¢0 6upp)rt thern.
Support costs
Support indude Ihe central function¥ and are allwated lo cost categores gn the basis of Staff lime and
8mount spent on those c051 categorie5. DepreaalA?n is allocaled to O)51 c3tegorie5 on the ba518 oftotal dired
sts allo￿ted.
Gov•man¢• eo8ts
Governance cost5 are associated with Ihe governanc* arrangernenls ofthe tharity and relate to tho
general running ol the charity.
Taxaison
The charitable company TS considered to pass the tests set out in Paragraph 1 schedu￿ 6 of the Finants Act
2010 and the￿fOre Il rneet5 the definition of a chantsble cornpany for UK co￿oratIon tax purpose5. Accordingly,
the charitable cornpany 15 Potentially exernpt frorn taxafron In rE5pe£# of Incorne or capital gain5 re￿Ived within
ealegories coveied by Chapter 3 Part 11 of Ihe Cowration Tax Act 2010 01 SeL#ion 256 of the Taxation of
Chargeable Gains Act 1992, to the e￿ent that such Irthne orgains a￿ appl*d exdusively to charitable
purposes.
Tanglble fixed assets
IndiV￿ual fixed assets ¢osbng £1.000 or ITh)￿ are inthlly rewded at (x)sL
Depreclatlon and amortlsatlon
Dep￿cla￿On is provided on tangib￿ fved assets so as to wte off the cx)st or valuation. less any eth"mated
residual value, overtheirexpecled useful e￿)noMiC lrfe as follows".
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Families InFo¢us (Essex)
Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2022
Agset ¢la$s
Fixtu￿$ and ffftings
Computer equipment
Depre¢L?￿on method and rate
25.0% redutsng balan
33.3% ￿uting balan
Trade debtors
Trade debtors are amounts due for Servi￿ performed by the ¢*anty.
Trade debtors are recognised at the settlement amount due_ A provision for the impai￿ent of trade debtors 1$
88lablished when there is objective eviden￿ that the chanty will not Èe ab￿ to cc41ect all arnounts due according
to the original terms of the rec£ivables.
Cash and tash equlvalents
Cash and cash equiv31ent5 compri8¢ W8h on hand. bank 3￿nts and bank depowts.
Trade tr￿110￿
Trade creditors are obligations to pay forgoods or services that have been ao]uired in the ordinary cour8e of
bu5ine5s from supplier5. Accounts payable are d35sffied a5 curyent liabilrties If the charity doe5 not have an
unconditional right, ai the end olthe ￿portIng period. to deler settlement ol the fftditor lor at least twelve months
after the reporting dale. If there 15 an uncondrtional nghl lo defvr settltmenl for at kast MElve months after the
porting date, they are préstnt•d as non<urrenl14bililkis.
Trade uedrtofs are recognised al their sethement amount.
Fund •tru¢turg
un￿strICted Income funds are general lunds that are availabk for use at the Trustees discretion in fijrtherance of
the objectives of the charrtabk o)mpany.
Restricled Income fijnds are those donatsd lor use in a partKular area or for speofic purposes, the uge olwhich
is ￿$trICted to that a￿a or purpose.
Penslon8 and other po$t retlrement obllgatbo
The charitable company operates a defined coninbution pension scheme which is a pension plan underwhich
fixed Conlnbulions a￿ paid Into a pension fund and the thanlable company has no legal or constructive
obligation to pay further cA)ntributions even If the fund does not hohy suffioent assets to pay all employees the
benefits ￿lating to employee ser￿￿ ITh the currenl and prior periods.
Contribulign$ t¢ defined cy)ntribubon plans are recwnised in Ihe Stalernenl of Finanrial A￿1VitieS when they are
due. If contribution payrnenls exrxd the ￿nIrt)UtIon due for serv￿. the excess is rewgnised as a prepayment.
Financlal instruments
Clas$lftcaUon
The Charrty has financial assets and finanaal liabllrt￿S of a kind that qualify a5 basic finanaal InStru￿￿nts. B851C
financial instruments are inrtially reCOgn￿ed at transathon value and subsequendy measured at their settlernenl
value.
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Families InFo¢us (Essex)
Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2022
3 Income from donatlons antl legacles
Unrestrictsd
fund5
Restricted
fund5
Totsl
2022
Donations receivable
9,224
9,224
9,224
9,224
Unre8trfj¢ted
fund8
Restrlcted
fund•
Totsl
2021
Donations rer£ivable
Grants receivable
15.773
750
15,773
750
16.523
16,523
4 Income from charftsbl• aetfvltl•8
Unre8tr1cted
funds
Restrlcted
fund•
Totsl
2022
Grants r•e8ivabl•
376,47S
376,475
Unre8trl¢tsd
lund8
R•strl¢t•d
fund•
Totsl
2021
Grants r￿e1Vable
336,502
336,502
S Inv•8tmont Inctsm•
Unre8trlcted
fundJ
RestrScted
funds
Totsl
2022
Interest ffjeeivable on bank deposrts
330
330
330
330
Unre8trlcted
funds
Restrlcted
funds
Totsl
2021
Interest ￿￿1¥able on bank ￿e￿sitS
625
625
625
625
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Families InFo¢us (Essex)
Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2022
6 Expendlture on charltable a¢￿¥￿11e5
Activlty
undertaken
Irecuy
Actlvlty
Support costs
Totsl
expendlture
Famity Support
Group Activit￿8
301.658
5,289
48,219
47
349,877
5,336
Total for 2022
3[￿.947
48,266
355,213
Total for 2021
289.595
35,050
324,645
Unr¢$trl¢ted
fund•
Re8tr1ctsd
fund•
Totsl
2022
Family Support- Dir•d Costs
Group Activit￿s- Dir￿(
Support costs
301,658
5,289
42,349
301,658
5,289
48,266
5.917
5.917
349,296
355,213
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Families InFo¢us (Essex)
Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2022
7 Anolyslg ol go¥emon¢e and Support ¢08ts
Support Costs allocated to chawltable a¢tlvliles
Preml$¢s
costs
Gov¢man¢• Adrninistration Including
COSt8
C08ts
depreciation
Totsl
2022
84•18 of
•llocatlon
F8mily Support
Group Actwitl8S
7.161
20,517
20.541
47
48,219
47
7.161
20,517
20,588
48,266
88•11 gf allo¢¥tlon
Referen¢*
Mgthod of allocatbon
Apportione¢ based on usage in ￿latI￿ to directly attributsble costs. Dep￿CIall0n is
apportsoned based on the apportionment ol lolal dI￿¢t cnsts between activrties.
Governance
Tc*tsl
2022
Totsl
2021
Independent examiner ftès
Examination of the finanual ¥tslen*nts
Other fee5 patty lo examiners
Bookkeeping and payroll
Other governan￿ cosls
735
2.205
4.190
31
695
2,147
1,852
253
7.161
4,947
8 Net incomingloulgoing r8sourc•¥
Nel in￿ming ￿$oUr￿$ for the year Ind￿je..
2022
2021
Dep￿cla￿On of fixed assets
367
564
24

Families InFo¢us (Essex)
Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2022
g TN$tees remuneratfjon and expenses
No Twslees, nor any persons connected ￿1h them. have any ￿MUnera￿'0n from the charitab
company during the year.
During the year. no Trustees knEre reirnbursed foreynse$12021.. NIL).
10 Stsff ¢osl•
The aggregate payroll ￿$ts knpre 89 follo￿..
2022
2021
staff costs duvlng the year were..
Wa9es and salaries
Soeial securrty costs
Ptnsion cost5
Other staff c051s
2S7.733
18,570
8,252
1,065
256,232
18,084
5,889
285,620
280,205
Thè rnonlhly average nurnbèr of persons linduding sénior management I k*8dèrship tèam) èmployèd by th*
ehantablt company dunng th• year expr•ss•d by head o)unt was as lo110￿%.
2022
No
2021
No
Average number of paid employees
12
12
712021- 51 olthe above employees P8￿Cipa￿d in the Defined Contribution Pension Schemes.
Contributions to the ernployee pen5iorb x*wnes forthe year ¢otslkd E8.25212021- £5.8881.
No employee emoluments ofmore than £60.Cth dunrvj Ihe year.
The total employee benefits ol the key management personnel ol ¢he thoritsble ￿rnPanY ￿re £40.372 12021-
£44,355).
11 Taxation
The charitable Company is a registered thanty and is the￿fOre exempt from taxation.
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Families InFo¢us (Essex)
Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2022
12 Tanglble fixetl assets
Fixture$,
fittln9s and
equlpment
Total
C08t
Al 1 April 2021
35.323
35,323
At 31 March 2022
35.323
35,323
D•preelatlon
At 1 April 2021
Charye for the year
34.131
367
34.131
367
Al 31 March 2022
34.498
34,498
Net book value
Al 31 March 2022
825
82S
Al 31 March 2021
1.192
1.192
13 Cash and e•8h •gulw8l•nts
2022
2021
Cash on hand
Cagh al bank
31x1
181,341
300
138,162
181,641
138,462
14 Cr•dltorn.' amount8 falllng du• wlthln on• y•ar
2022
2021
Trade ¢￿￿￿Or$
Other taxation and soaal securrty
Aceruals
Deferred incL)me
2.173
5,928
3,381
59,009
1,177
10,952
2,802
43,132
70,491
58,063
Deferred income relate5 to grants re￿Ned thai are speofied for eXPendrtU￿ in a fijture period. All ineornè
delerred at 31 March 2021 was r8￿a58￿ In the y8ar end8d 31 March 2022.
26

Families InFo¢us (Essex)
Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2022
15 Funds
Balance at
31 March
2022
B•lance at 1
Aprfl 2021
In¢omln9
resour￿8
Resource8
expended
Unr•strlct•d funds
F￿e reserves
19.472
9.554
15.9171
23,109
Designatsd funds
11 Moody Tru51
41 Margaret Hutchon Fund
31 IT Fund
51 Family Support AdviserlProJects
21 Contingency Fund
1,000
614
2,107
24,231
19,961
614
2.107
24.231
19,961
47,913
47,913
Total Unre8tr1ctsd
67.385
5,917
71,022
Restrl¢tsd
11 Essex County Counal- Independènt
SEND Inlom)ation, Advu and Support
Service
21 Chelmsford City Council
31 Braintree District & Grt•nfi•kYs
Community Fund
41 National Lottery Communrty Fund Grant
51 The Henry Smith Charrty
61 Garfield We51on Foundation
71 Anglian Water
81 Essex Cornmunity Foundation- Prov￿?
Foundation
121 BBC Children In Need
111 Warter Farthing Trust
91 FSJ Charities
131 Essex Communrty Foundats"on- Websile
141 Action for Child￿n Essex Short B￿ak$
151 NHS North East Essex Clinical
Comissioning Group
101 Essex Communrty FOun￿a￿.0n-
Realising Ambitions
171 Essex Comunity FoundatioTr- COVK
181 Essex Communrty FOun￿a￿.0n- Moody
Fun
191 Capital Fund (Fixed Assets)
201 Other restricted donations
120,0061
110,0001
9,994
10.0
11,300
134.263
43.375
11.669
6.500
18,0911
1134.2631
143,2761
113,3651
16,5001
4,057
4.732
1.696
4,831
5.500
2.457
3.000
5.000
7.500
15.5001
12,7881
13.0001
15.0001
2.457
2,128
7,500
12.5001
29.134
127.2341
1,900
14.000
19.7051
150.0001
4,295
140
1.193
140
825
5,285
13681
8,132
12,777
Totsl re$trl¢ted
14.21
376.475
349.728
40,953
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Families InFo¢us (Essex)
Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2022
Balance at
31 March
2022
Balance at 1
April 2021
Incorning
R8sources
expended
Totsl fund8
81.591
386.029
355.645
111,975
Balance at 1
April 2020
Incorning
resource5
Resources
expended
8alance at 31
March 2021
Prior Year..
Unrestrlcted fund8
Unre$tri¢t¢d fvnds
F￿e reserves
3.089
17.148
17651
19,472
D•$lgn•tsd funds
11 Moody Trust
41 Margaret Hutchon Fund
31 IT Fund
51 Family Support
Advi58rlProiects
21 Contingency Fund
1.000
614
2.107
1,000
614
2,107
24.231
19.961
24,231
19,961
47.913
47,913
Totsl Unr•st￿ct•d lund•
51.1)02
76S
67,385
Re8tr1ctsd
11 Essex County CouneAI-
Independent SEND Infomialion.
Advice and Support Servi
21 Chelmsford City Counol
31 Braintree Districl & Greenfiekls
Community Fund
41 National Lottery Communty
Fund Grant
51 The Henry Smith Charity
ei Garfield Vveston Foundation
81 Essex Cornmunity Foundatson-
Provide Foundation
121 BBC Children In Need
131 Essex Cornmunrty Foundabon
- Website
141 Action lor Child￿n Essex
Short B￿ak$
101 Essex Coffltnunrty Founda*"on
Realising Ambiknons
181 Essex Cornmunity Foundab"on
- Moody Fund
191 Caprtal Fund (Fixed Assets)
201 Other re51ricted donations
45.000
I45,0￿}
17,5001
10.315
19,4671
157.679
42.780
1157,6791
138,0481
118,3041
4,732
1,69S
(s.C￿)I
2,457
2,457
750
1750
5,499
12,9991
2,500
15,LXX)I
140
1.756
140
1,193
640
15631
33.882
Totsl restrfcted funds
1.896
324.192
14,2(
28

Families InFo¢us (Essex)
Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2022
Balance at 1
April 2020
Incorning
WBsource5
Resources
expended
Balance at 31
March 2021
Prior Year..
Totsl funds
52.898
353.650
324.957
81,591
29

Families InFo¢us (Essex)
Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2022
The specific Purp￿seS forwhith the lunds are to be applied are as lolow5.'
DeS￿nated lunds".
11 The Moody Trust funding has been de&gnated tts provide resprte to pa￿nts wrth chik1￿n with disabilrties who
We￿ found to be underextreme p￿SSU￿.
21 The designated conts'gency fund was established to meet operating shortfalls if and the charity's
statutory obligations, suth as ￿￿undan¢Y o)sls. shouKI the need anse.
31 The Trustees have designated fvnds lor IT Inveslmen¢.
41 The Margaret Hutthon Fund has been de%gnated to assist Essex faMil￿S of thildren and young people with
disabilities and sperjal need5 who are rnost in need of some immediate financjal support.
51 The Trustees have desi9nated fund3 lo provLde for the costs of Family Support advisers and Family Support
project5 across Essex.
Restricted funds".
11 Funding is lo provide Independent SEND Info￿atiOn. Advice and Support on educats'onal issues lo
parents1ca￿rs for their chilorenlyoung people SEND (aged 1>25 years).
21 The grant from Chelmsford Crty Counol Is towards Family Support fof the families wth chika￿n with disabilities
from within Chelmsford City
31 The grant from Braintree Dislrict & Greenfiekls Community Fund is towards Family Support for the families
vmlh children and youn9 people with disabilitiesl ¥pecial needs from wthin 8raintree District.
41 The National Lottery Communrty Fund Grant If0￿ertY known a$ the Bh3 Lgttery Fund) is towards the Farnily
Support Project across Essex and a contribution to the core costs ol the organisalion.
51 The grant frorn the Henry Smrth Chanty Is towards the eosts of the Family Support Advis•r projtd aeross
Essex for lamilies of thIld￿nIYoun9 peopk wilh disabilit*slspeual needs laged Qk251.
61 The grant Irom the Gaffjeld We51on F￿ndatIOn is toward5 the eosts of the Family Support Adviser projoct
aeross Essex for families ol thiklrenlyoung people disabijilie￿$petsal needs.
71 The grant from Mrs Smith & Mount Twst Is towards ihe cosi of ihe Family Support Proiecl.
81 Essex Communrty Foundation grant from the ProvLle Foundation Is towards Family Support for Chelmsford
families of childrenlyoung people wth disabilllie￿speual needs.
91 The grant from FSJ Chanl*s Is towards Family Support for Essex famil￿5 of ¢hiklrenlyoung people vmlh
disabilitieslspeoal needs.
101 Essex Communrty Foundation grant frorn the Realising Ambitions Funding Programme 1$ toward$ Farnily
Support for North East Essex farnilies of childrentyoung people wlh disabilitieslspeaal needs.
111 The grant from Warter Farthing Trust 1$ towards Farnily Support for Es¥ex farnilies of thiklrenfyoun9
people wth disabilitie￿sPeclal needs.
121 The grant Irom BBC Chikjren In Need Is towards the Saiurday A(*vity Club.
131 Essex Community Foundation grant from pO0￿d funds (Arthuf J Gallagher Community Fund £2,670. W G
sta￿Y Fafflily Fund £2,133. FW Chantable Fund £1.937 and Crix Charit8t4è Fund £1.5001 is to fund th•
'K1dzspa￿. Support Prqecl for young careo of siblings wilh SEND.
141 The grant from Adion for ChikI￿n is ttywards the Famity Saturday Actwrty Club for chilLI￿n wth SEND and
their families.
151 The grant from Anton Jurgens Charitsbk Trust is towards the Saturday A￿1Vity Club.
161 The grant from the Barbara Ward ChIkY￿n.s Foundation 1$ lowards the Family Saturday Activity SEND Club.
171 The grant from Woodroffe Benton Foundation Is towards the ujre costs of the organisation.
181 Essex Community Foundation grants from The Moody Fund towards therapy sessions for thildren with
learningldeveloprnenlal issues.
191 The Capitsl Fund represent5 the fixed assets of the charity.
201 Other restricted donatlOn5 re￿1ve￿ and applied for speofied purposes.

Families InFo¢us (Essex)
Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2022
16 Analpls of net assets bets¥een funds
Total fund$ at
31 March
2022
Un￿StrICted
funds
Restrlcted
funds
Tangib￿ fixed assets
Currenl assets
Current liabilitses
825
40,128
825
181,641
70,491
141.513
70.491
Total net assets
71.022
40,953
111,975
Prlor Year Fund•
Un￿91￿¢18d
nds
R•$trlcted
fund•
Total funds at
31 March 2021
Tan91b￿ fixed assets
Current assets
CUr￿n1 liabilits'es
1,192
13,014
1,192
138,462
58,063
125.448
58.063
Total net assets
67.385
14,2C6
81,591
17 Related party tranaactlons
Dunng the year the ehantable eompany made Ihe lolknwThJ party Iransacbon8'.
The Trustses
Some ol the Trustees have a￿$$ to the sibling group. actNrty dub, and family events. The benefit ￿￿1Ved is
not matenal to the accounts. Al the balan￿ sheet date the amount due lolfrom the Trustees was £Nil 12021
31