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2021-03-31-accounts

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Gillian Jones F/T Manager
Maggie Readman P/T Project Worker
Lisa Nixon P/T Project Worker
Frankie Goodwin P/T Project Worker
Hannah
Guthrie		 F/T Activity Coordinator
Lizzie Fry F/T Volunteer
Coordinator
Claire Addis P/T Fundraising
8 Marketing		 Coordinator
Sue Bowden Activity Leader
Jo Stokes Activity Leader
Maria Potter Activity Leader
Lesley Ingham Activity Leader
Tess Hulme Activity Leader
Cathy Florentine Activity Leader
Pam Carey Volunteer Treasurer
Claire Hodkinson Volunteer
Office Assistant
Barry Wilson Volunteer
Office Assistant
Chris Jones Volunteer
Office assistant

COMPANY NUMBER 3508369
CHARITY NUMBER 1068991
DIRECTORS M Stockdale
P Walker
JWilde
D Powell
C Booth
TSlater -appointed 1 December 2020
REGISTERED OFFICE Albert Chambers
Canal Street
Congleton
Cheshire
CW12 4AA

2021 2020
Restricted Unrestricted Total Restricted Unrestricted Total
Notes Funds Funds Fundsf Funds Funds
R		 Funds
Incoming resources
Donations 10,047 10,047 15,919 15,919
Fundraising 2,979 2,979 5,542 5,542
Provision ofservice 123,898 123,898 86,246 86,246
Commissioned
Income		 28,673 28,673 38,230 38,230
Other grants and income 3,612 5,074 8,686 6,521 6,521
Activity-related
income (Subs. etc)		 955 955 9,432 9,432
Interest 33 33 201 201
Earned income 225 225
Gilt aid 1,236 1,236 1,545 1,545
Total incoming resources 156,183 20,324 176,507 124,476 39,385 163,861
Resources expended
Salaries 102,530 12,854 115,384 85,476 29,026 114,502
Employer
National		 Insurance 3,564 5,255 8,819 914 7,580 8,494
Employer pension contributions 8 1,014 1,107 2,121 1,917 1,917
Travel and Subsistence (staff) 299 13 312 2,958 377 3,335
Vol expenditure 884 884 3,397 25 3,422
Governance 18 18 88 88
Training 744 120 864 150 150
Recruitment 284 284
Activities 2,855 2,855 12,418 161 12,579
Emergency Activies (COVID) 2,585 2,585
Stationery 174 174 228 25 253
Postage 388 393 408 254 662
Telecommunication 1,980 1,980 1,710 339 2,049
Rent &utilities 7,761 7,761 6,649 1,238 7,887
Insurance 1,641 1,641 773 850 1,623
Admin. 1,849 1,849 1,997 636 2,633
Publicity and Promotion 389 389 500 820 1,320
Equipment 1,192 52 1,244 255 60 315
Other expenditure 15 15
Parent/Carer
information		 sessions 622 350
Total resources expended 130,489 19,421 149,910 118,033 43,830 161,863
Fundraising
costs		 9 10,482 2,674 13,156 4,879 4,976 9,855
Capital expenditure 10 1,050 1,050 43 43
Total Costs 142,021 22,095 164,116 122,912 48,849 171,761
Net movement
in funds		 14,162 (1,771) 12,391 1,564 (9,464) (7,900)
Total funds brought foNvard 32,270 92,343 124,613 30,706 101,807 132,513
Total funds carried forward 46,432 60,672 137,004 32,270 92,343 124,613

2 ENIPLOYEES ENIPLOYEES 2021 2020
Number Number
Average number ofpersons employed by the company 13

FUNDRAISING 2021 2020
Includes the following events:
Handforth
Dean Christmas		 Carols 463
Congleton
Music		 Festival 337
Congleton
Rotary Swimathon		 234
Sales ofdonated items 166 148
Waitrose 667 730
Charity Stalls 416
Money Boxes 251
Congleton Santa Float 300
Wilmslow
Swimathon		 527
Tour de France Challenge 2,088
2.6 Challenge 1,797
Others 81 282
2,979 5,542
Less fundraising costs 13,156 9,855
10,1 4,313

6 PROVISION OF SERVICE 2021 2020
K E
Includes the following:-
Albert Hunt Trust 2,000
BBCChildren
in Need		 18,324 19,893
BBCChildren
in Need Next Steps		 5,261
C4C 300
CAF Emergency
Fund		 995
Cheshire
Community
Foundation		 COVID Grant 6,048
Cheshire
Community
Foundation		 ilWill Fund 5,000
Cheshire
Community
Foundation		 Main Grants 7,538
CCF/DCMS Community
Match Challenge		 1,400
Cheshire East Council COVID-19 Response &Recovery Grant 1,000
Cheshire East Council Early Help Grant 2,707
Cheshire East Council New Homes Bonus 10,331
Cheshire Police Safer Communies Fund 886
Congleton
Town Council		 264 230
Congleton
Town Trust		 1,000
Co-op Community
Fund		 2,565 2,307
Crewe Town Council 2,350
CRH Charitable
Trust		 15,000
Felicity Wilde Charitable
Trust		 1,000
Garfield Weston Foundation 20,000
John Swire 1989Charitable
Foundation		 5,000
Leeds Building Society Charitable Foundation 490
Localgiving
and Postcode Community		 Trust 500
Morrisons
Foundation		 600
MOTO in Community
Trust		 2,500
National
Lottery Awards 4 All		 7,250
National
Lottery Communtiy
Fund		 4,875
Rotary Club ofWilmslow
Dean		 295
Sobell Foundation 5,000 5,000
StJames's Place Foundation 2,500
Steve Morgan Foundation 5,527 6,559
Steve Morgan Foundation
COVID		 Emergency Fund 7,436
SMF/DCMS Community
Match Challenge		 17,247
Tesco Community
Fund		 1,166
The Russell Trust 2,000 4,000
True Colours Trust 5,000
Warburtons
Community
Grant		 200
William Dean Trust '600
123,898 86,246
6 COMNIISSIONED
INCONIE		 2021 2020
R
Cheshire East Coundl - Short Breaks for Disabled Children 28,673 38,230
28,673 38,230
7 OTHER GRANTS AND OTHER INCOME 2021 2020
E
Cheshire
Community
Foundation		 President's Award 0 1,200
Congleton
Young Peoples Trust		 Ltd 0 200
Ecclesiastjcal Charities Trust 1,000 0
HMRC Job Retention Grant 3,612 0
Lee Bakirgian
Family Trust		 300 0
Leeds Building Society 1,000 0
Marketing
& Publicity		 324 121
Martyn
Bracegirdle Charitable		 Foundation 500 0
Pennycress
Trust		 300 0
Royal London Community
Matters Fund		 0 5,000
SirJules Tham Charitable
Trust		 1,250 0
Warburtons
COVID Grant		 400 0
8,6M 6,521

9 Fundraising Cost 2021 2020f
Marketing
and fundraising		 coordinator 12,628 9,548
Fundraising Expenses 528 307
13,156 9,855
10 Capital Expenditure 2021f 2020f
Website Development 1,050 43
1,050 43
11 Debtors 2021f 2020f
Prepayments and accrued income
12 Creditors 2021f 2020f
Pension
Fund		 529
Accruals and deferred income 27,250
27,779
Incoming Outgoing
13 Movements
ofMajor Funds		 At 01/04/20 resources resources At 31/03/21
R
Albert Hunt Trust 2,000 (1,140) 860
BBCChildren
ln Need		 2,668 18,324 (18,976) 2,016
BBCChildren
ln Need Next		 Steps 5,261 (5,045) 216
British Science Association 82 82
C4C 300 (134) 166
CAF Emergency
Fund		 995 (995)
Cheshire
Community
Foundation		 COVID Grant 6,048 (6,048)
Cheshire
Community
Foundation		 ttri Will Fund 3,619 (3,386) 233
Cheshire
Communty
Foundation		 Main Grants 7,538 (3,957) 3,581
CCF/DCMS Community
Match Challenge		 1,400 (1,400)
CEC COVID Response
&Recovery Grant		 1,000 (166)
Cheshire East Council Early Help Grant (2,207) 2,707 (500)
Cheshire East Council New I-lomes Bonus 713 (713)
Cheshire Police Safer Communities
Fund		 372 (148) 224
Coinmissioned
Cheshire East		 1,009 28,673 (20,785) 8,897
Congleton
Town Council		 264 (264)
Congleton
Town Trust		 1,000 (500) 500
COOP Community
Fund		 2,204 2,565 (54) 4,715
Crewe Town Council 2,275 (1,506) 769
CRH Charitable
Trust		 11,250 (11,250)
Felicity Wilde Charitable
Trust		 419 (419)
Garfiekl Weston Foundation 20,000 (9,423) 10,577
HMRC Job Retention
Grant		 3,612 (3,612)
John Swire 1989Charitable Foundation 880 (880)
Macdesfield
Town Council		 6 (6)
Monisons
Foundation		 600 (484) 116
MOTO in Community
Trust		 1,169 (495) 674
National
Lottery Awards 4 All		 7,250 (5,893) 1,357
National
Lottery Community		 Fund 4,875 (4,481) 394
Rotary Club ofWilmslow
Dean		 295 295
Sobell Foundation 3,607 5,000 (4,713) 3,894
StJames's Place Foundation 2,500 (2,500)
Steve Morgan Foundation 5,527 (4,588) 1,745
Steve Morgan Foundation
COVto		 Emergency Fund 7,436 (7,436)
SMF/DCMS Community
Match Challenge		 17,247 (17,247)
Tesco Community
Fund		 1,166 (160) 1,006
The Russell Trust 493 2,000 (85) 2,408
True Colours Trust 2,905 (2,632) 273
William Dean Trust 600 600
Total restricted
funds		 32,270 156,183 (142,021) 46,432
Unrestricted 92,343 20,324 22,095 90,572
Total Funds 124,613 176,507 (164,116 137,004

prudent to keep a level of reserve for the charity.
2021 2020
General funds show a surplus 90,572 92,343
2021 2020
Funding Requirement:
To cover shortfall
6 months running costs, in event ofclosing down the charity 85,000 85,000


2020 - 2021
BUSINESS OBJECTIVE FOCUS RESPONSIBILITY SUCCESS ACHIEVEMENTS BY
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SERVICE Ensure that service P1.Maintain
equitable		 Equitable and All delivery
virtual from March 2020.
PROVISION provision
is		 reviewed spread ofservice Trustees 8 appropriate service
regularly. provision across the manager offer to all registered Some face-to-face group activities
borough,
responding		 to young people. resumed
from the beginning
of
identified
local need.		 September
when COVID guidance
allowed. Virtual sessions continued.
The 25~ anniversary
day on 29'" July
was
iven over to on-line activities.
PARTNERSHIP Continue to build and P2. Identify relevant FFL working with Virtual sessions have been delivered
WORKING develop alliances with opportunities
for		 All staff and other relevant by existing and new partner
relevant
organisations		 collaborative
working;		 trustees agencies from all providers.
acrossghe borough. including
VCFS		 sectors,
organisations
and
leisure providers. We have continued to maintain a
relationship
with Franklyn
Financial
Build relationships P2.Promote FFL Management.
with the business within the business
community community
to:
~
secure funding
~
recruit apprentice
volunteers		 We were unable to develop our
relationship
with MOTO Services in
Knutsford
due to lockdown,
but we
hope to revive this when restrictions
~
connect skills and		 are lifted.
ex ertise
RESOURCES Ensure that physical
and human resources
are in place.		 P1.Continuous
review
ofoffice equipment
and
other physical
resources to enable		 Manager and
trustees		 FFLservice
sustainable
professional.		 is
and		 Staff worked from home to comply
with COVID safety guidance,
using
Splashtop Business.
staff team to carry out
Ensure that numbers their duties.
and skills ofstaff are No staff changes
during this year.
maximised
the service.		 to provide P1.Maintain
the
correct balance of skills		 On-line staff training
has been
within the team to undertaken.
enable professional
service
rovision.

STRAT EGI C DIRECTION S
2020 - 2021		 C DIRECTION S
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BUSINESS OBJECTIVE FOCUS RESPONSIBILITY SUCCESS ACHIEVEMENTS BY
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FINANCES & Ensure that adequate P1.Undertake
rigorous		 Secure financial Funders
included
SirJules Thorn
FUNDING and sustainable
funds		 research offunders' Trustees, manager future ofthe charity. Foundation,
Albert Hunt Trust,
are in place, in terms individual
priorities and		 and fundraising Cheshire East Council, Congleton
of: changing
conditions		 to coordinator Medium- and Town Council, Steve Morgan
inform future longer-term funding Foundation,
BBCChildren
in Need,
~ current funding
meeting		 applications. plans are in place. National
Lottery Community
Fund,
DCMS, St.James's Place Foundation,
immediate needs P1.Improve Russell Trust and TESCO.
~ being fully aware knowledge
of national
offunders' and local information to Trustees regularly
updated
on
requirements
and		 prepare for fundraising. .
conditions applications.
Contact has been maintained
with
funders
during the year and funding
reports have been submitted.
We have been commissioned
by
Cheshire East Council to deliver
Short Breaks from 1/8/21 for 3 ears.
OUTCOMES Ensure that YPare P1.Define baselines, All staff. YP and families
given positive social outputs
and outcomes		 report improved During lockdown 1100happy packs
opportunities for fun outcomes. were sent out to young people,
and friendship. P1.Review and refresh
evaluation
systems to		 Involve parents, Staff fully aware of volunteers,
and parents/carers.
Support families to demonstrate
impact		 for children and other evaluation process. Project workers have been
help their children
achieve their potential.		 YP, volunteers
and
families.
Ensure that outcomes		 relevant agencies. Funders
satisfied
with evidence
provided.		 undertaking
reviews with families
and it has become apparent
that
many people have struggled
with
mental
ill-health.
Safeguarding
issues
reflect: have also been reported.
~
Ethos ofFFL
~
Requirements
of		 An on-line survey was set up to
funders measure the impact ofservices
~
CEC young
people's
plan and		 during
lockdown. The feedback has
been very positive.
national
riorities.

STRA TEGI C DIRECTION S
2020 - 2021		 C DIRECTION S
2020 - 2021		 C DIRECTION S
2020 - 2021		 TATEMENT TATEMENT
BUSINESS OBJECTIVE FOCUS RESPONSIBILITY SUCCESS ACHIEVEMENTS BY
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PARTICIPATION Ensure that children 8 P1.Ensure that: YP and families are
OF SERVICE YP participate in the ~
Parents/carers		 are participating
in the		 Young people have been asked to
USERS strategic and represented
on		 the Chair oftrustees strategic planning suggest activities —both virtual and
operational planning, board oftrustees and implementation face-to-face.
development
monitoring		 of and
services		 ~
Families are kept
informed
of		 All staff and of FFL's services. Contact has been made with all
changes
within		 the trustees volunteers
and families during
organisation lockdown. We have been surprised to
~
Designated
trustee
works with staff		 Designated trustee discover how many families do
respond to e-mails, so, where		 not
team to identify necessary, contact has been made by
good practice telephone
or post.
INFORMATION Promote
information		 P2. Make sure that Robust system of
AND ADVICE and advice that is information
held by		 All relevant and current Information
about relevant services
accessible and FFL is up-to-date. information
and		 has been included
in all Happy
appropriate. guidance. Packs. We have also signposted
P2. Review the means families to appropriate
counselling
Signpost/refer families by which families are Manager and services where appropriate.
to other appropriate kept informed. marketing co-ord.
services.
AWARENESS Develop training P1.Establish
links		 with Manager, Activity Using education to:
services to improve schools and colleges to co-ordinator & promote integration; Schools and colleges have not
awareness of disability promote the sale of designated challenge physical allowed visitors.
issues and promote training services. trustee. and attitudinal
inclusion. barriers to inclusion;
P2. Support leisure celebrate diversity;
and play providers to
promote
integration
and inclusion.

STR STR STR ATEG IC DIRECTION S
2020 - 2021		 TATEMENT TATEMENT TATEMENT
BUSINESS OBJECTIVE FOCUS RESPONSIBILITY SUCCESS ACHIEVEMENTS
BY
AREA L PRIORITY FACTORS ear endin
31/03/2021
TRAINING Ensure that staff, P2. All staff to identify All staff, volunteers
volunteers and relevant training needs. Manager 8 staff and trustees are Staff have undertaken
on-line training
trustees are trained competent and in:
appropriately. P2. Trustees to access confident in their ~
safeguarding,
relevant training and Trustees I'oies. ~
volunteer
management		 and
development leadership,
opportunities ~
digital safeguarding,
P2. Volunteer
programme
is
maintained.		 training Volunteer co-ord. ~
positions oftrust,
~
county criminal exploitation,
~
sexual imagery.
Safeguarding
training
has been
provided for volunteers
via the
Cheshire East on-line Learning
Lounge.
VOLUNTEERS Ensure that volunteers P1. Demonstrate the Volunteers are
are recruited, trained, impact ofvolunteering Manager and retained and valued Volunteer
recruitment
was virtual,
mentored, supported on: Volunteer Co-ord. Evaluation will with Lizzie taking part in Zoom
and valued. ~ Volunteers inform future funding sessions. Charles and Lizzie
~ FFL bids and developed
a range ofvideos for this.
demonstrate
positive outcomes to Many school and college students
funders. had to concentrate
on their education
because of COVID restrictions.
A virtual
befriending
scheme was
piloted, where volunteers
do not have
to live in the same are as the young
people. Facebook adverts were used
to seek applications.
Interviews,
inductions,
and training
were held via
Zoom.


2020 - 2021
BUSINESS OBJECTIVE FOCUS RESPONSIBILITY SUCCESS ACHIEVEINENTS BY
AREA &PRIORITY FACTORS ear endin
31/03/2021
MARKETING
PUBLIC
RELATIONS		 & Ensure that FFL is
promoted
positively at
a strategic and local
level.		 P1.Promote FFL in a
positive way across the
borough.		 Trustees and staff FFL is recognised
across Cheshire
East by all relevant
stakeholders		 Closed Facebook pages for young
people and parents/carers
used
extensively
during this year.
P1.Each trustee to
Make better use of
social media.		 develop a
marketing/PR
strategy
to promote the charity		 There were few opportunities
promote the charity because
COVID restrictions.		 to
of
P1.All staff to seek out
and attend relevant
networking/P
R
o
ortunities
SAFEGUARDING Ensure that culture,
policies, procedures
and practice have a		 P1.Regular reviews of
activities,
risk
assessments,
policy		 All staff &trustees Parents/carers
are
confident
in FFL's
ability to keep their		 The activity risk assessment
has been revised.		 policy
clear focus on
effective safeguarding.		 and procedures.
P1.Ensure that		 child safe. As we have resumed face-to-face
sessions, COVID-safety risk
providers
comply with
FFL policy.		 assessments
have been carried out;
especially
in relation to office
working
and activity venues.
P1.Ensure that staff, Manager
volunteers
and trustees
are adequately
trained
and have up-to-date
guidance
relating to
safeguarding.
P1.Maintain
relevant
professional
links and
networks
to ensure that
FFLstays up-to-date
with national
and local
safeguarding
policy.

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RISK
MANAGEMENT		 Ensure that a process
is in place to identify
monitor and manage		 P1.Draw up a risk
register and consult
with staff and trustees		 Manager FFLcan identify
which risks pose the
biggest threat and		 The risk register is a working
document
and is reviewed
regularly.
potential
risks in order		 on content, All staff &trustees there are guidelines
to minimize
the		 for handling them.
negative
impact they		 P1.Ensure that the risk
may have on FFL. register isa working
document.
COVID-19 Ensure that the P1.Involve staff and Manager, trustees The COVID return-to-work
risk
RESPONSE charity's response trustees
in the return to		 and staff assessment
is reviewed
regularly
complies with all work risk assessment. with the trustees and staff team.
Government
guidance		 Ensure that it is
and that the safety of incorporated
into all		 Virtual delivery has continued
in
young people, working
practices.		 order to maintain
COVID-safety.
volunteers
and staff is
considered. P1.Adapt working
practices
in areas		 Manager and staff As we have resumed face-to-face
where face-to-face sessions, COVID-safety risk
delivery
is no longer		 assessments
have been carried out,
possible/practicable. especially
in relation to venues.
P1.Research
all		 Trustees were tasked with
Ensure that funds are potential
funding		 Fundraising researching
funding
opportunities,
secured to enable sources. coordinator and including
corporate sponsorship.
continuity
ofservice-		 trustees.
in whatever
format is		 Claire applied for funds to cover
appropriate. salaries and core costs. This
protected unrestricted
reserves.
Staff meetings
and trustee meetings
continue to be held via Zoom.