**The Meadows Children and Family Wing** **Annual General Meeting Report April 2020 – March 2021** _‘We acknowledge the grant we have received from the_ _**Outlook, Hopkins Homes and Covid emeregency response funding**_ _a charitable fund managed by Cambridgeshire Community Foundation’_ **Registered Charity No 1075129** **The Meadows Children and Family Wing 1 St Catharine’s Road, Cambridge CB4 3XJ** 2 ## **Agenda** **1.** Welcome and introductions **2.** Attendance and Apologies **3.** Minutes of last AGM **4.** Report from the Chairperson **5.** Presentation of the Annual Report **6.** Financial Report **7.** Election of Trustees and Officers **8.** A.O.B. **9.** Date of next Management Committee Meeting The Meadows Children and Family Wing has been operating since 1997. Following a consultation with local families and service providers, a programme of services was born to meet the identified needs of the local community and to fill the gaps in current provision. Our work focuses on working alongside local families and women providing family support and ‘Life After abuse’ support and activities The Meadows Community Centre has a separate Youth Wing **and** the main building offers a whole host of services to the community from exercise to computer classes. Altogether we provide a Centre with a wealth of services and activities for the whole community. Our work has continued, developed, and grown to meet the needs of our local community, in line and in partnership with them. **Our Vision Statement** ## **‘To provide a fun, safe and stimulating environment where families can come and enjoy themselves together’** **The Meadows Children and Family Wing is a registered Charity that is governed by its Constitution dated 19[th] January 2004.** 3 **The Meadows Children and Family Wing Minutes of the Annual General Meeting Thursday 19[th] November 2020** **Attendance:** Michelle Ramsey, Simon Kerss, Sharon Doherty, Junko Grant-Hotsuki, Jenny Allcock, Jo Hunt, Zhara Jawad, Stacey May, Claire Thompson, Szara Coote, Simon Humphrey. **Apologies:** Zoe Smith, Rebecca Lubbock, Sharon Livermore, Elisha Randall, Emma Carruthers, Gemma Goodfellow, Sofia Karois, Eve Dziura, Petra Jackman **Staff in attendance:** Michele Wright, Duncan Gaffney, Julie Wentworth, Donna Raynor and Lynn Tumber **1. Welcome** - Sharon, the Chairperson, welcomed all and gave a brief introduction. **2. AGM presentation** - Sharon ensured all attendees had a copy of the AGM report to hand. Claire did not have a copy so Michele Wright will email a copy **3. Minutes of the last AGM dated 15th November 2019** – these were read and approved as accurate by Sharon Doherty and seconded by Stacey May **4. Chairpersons Report** - Sharon read through her report and then drew everyone’s attention to the parent’s feedback, reading through some. Sharon personally thanked all the staff and the parents for their feedback and attending the project. Sharon then read through all the names of the Charity’s funders, giving sincere thanks to them all, stating that without their funding we would not be able to provide all our work. **5. Annual Accounts** - The Annual Accounts were presented by Julie Wentworth who gave a summary of income and expenditure and notified attendees that the full sets of accounts are readily available for people to see. Julie explained the accounts have been independently reviewed and signed by an accountant, and that the trustees have reviewed and signed off the accounts in preparation to be submitted to the Charity Commission. Julie asked if there were any questions on the accounts. Zhara asked if the budget was in line with the previous years and whether there was an expectation to increase the budget in the next financial year. Julie explained the yearly financial position, the additional covid emergency funding that had been secured in this financial year, the change in usage of grants through the health pandemic and any carry forward funds that may be permitted. Zhara asked how this compare to last year’s budget based on attendance number of families and if there is a trajectory of what it costs if more families attend next year. Michele explained that we are working, in comparison to last year, with the same number of families attending the family support drop-ins but the number of women for our domestic abuse activities have risen. Julie explained the cost per person this year will differ due to changes in budgets headings governed by the health pandemic giving an example of the Charity not paying full rent this year due to the lock downs. **6. Election of Officers and Trustees** – At this point in the meeting Sharon stood down as Chairperson, with Michele taking over for the new election for the position of Chairperson **Chairperson:** Sharon Doherty _**Nominated by Claire Thompson Seconded by Jo Hunt**_ Sharon was congratulated on her appointment and resumed chairing the rest of the elections and meeting. **Secretary:** Junko Grant-Hotsuki _**Nominated by Zhara Jaward**_ **Secretary:** Junko Grant-Hotsuki _**Nominated by Zhara Jaward Seconded by Stacy May**_ **Treasurer:** Petra Jackman _**Nominated by Stacy May Seconded by Jenny Allcock**_ ## **Vice Chairperson:** There were no formal offers for nomination. Claire Thompson enquired about the position and what it entails. It was agreed Michele will forward the details on and the position of vice chairperson can vote on at the next committee meeting **Trustees:** The following Trustees and co-opted members were _**nominated by Jo Hunt and seconded by Sharon Doherty on mass**_ **Trustees –** Sharon Livermore, Emma Carruthers, Gemma Goodfellow, Stacy May, Claire Thompson, Michelle Ramsey **Co-opted members -** Annie Laure-Wagstaff **,** Zahara Jaward, Jenny Allcock **Competition time –** Everyone who wished to, showed, and talked about their mug. Sharon thanked everyone who entered saying it was very difficult to select a winner therefore each entrant will receive some fruit and vegetables **A.O.B.** Claire expressed her thanks to the Meadows Children and Family Wing for all the support and help they give to her and all families. Claire said without the MCFW she would never have made the contacts she has with others, becoming friends that will be lifelong. Szara introduced herself briefly and said that, whilst doing so was completely out of her comfort zone, she wanted to attend to offer her support in any way she can to the Charity. Szara said she has never used our services but had heard about us from two separate people and that our reputation goes before us, therefor she wanted to attend, to introduce herself and offer any support. Claire informed the group about a free course on gender and politics that she had heard about on the radio _**Date of next committee meeting – this was set for Thursday 10th December at 5p.m.**_ Sharon thanked everybody for attending and formally closed the annual general meeting ## _**Signed as a true account by Chair of the management meeting:**_ _**Name: Position: Date:**_ 04/11/21 4 **Report from Chair of The Management Committee** **Sharon Doherty** The Meadows Children and Family Wing have carried out amazing work this year, all the staff have been flexible and consistent in their approach to the work this past year. With additional funding secured we were able to increase staff hours and enable staff to work remotely by providing staff with the necessary equipment to do so, we were able to reach the increased need of support during such a difficult time. This effort offers us a valuable insight to the level of commitment the staff offer the project, and this commitment has made a difference to each family that we have been able to offer support to. Due to the flexibility and generosity of our funders, staff were provided with resources to enable them to work from home which included laptops, printers, and mobile phones. This empowered staff to adapt quickly during the pandemic and aided to continue communication with families and each other. The project was able to find new ways of reaching families during the lockdowns, creating WhatsApp groups, story time videos and interactive zoom sessions which included a live art class, keep fit sessions and weekly quizzes. Staff were able to meet up with families between lockdowns offering walk and talk sessions and were able to keep in regular contact with families with phone calls. Families reported the support they found most useful was the phone calls, because these calls for some broke the isolation of the lockdown. With generous funding the project was able to provide 686 food boxes to families who were struggling financially or isolating, and we were able to have 62 special Christmas dinner boxes delivered. One message the project has portrayed throughout the pandemic is the importance of mental health and wellbeing, handing out many wellbeing packs to families, and being able to provide staff consistent clinical supervision. We will continue to apply and try to secure the much-needed funding to enable the continuation of the amazing work the project delivers. Thank you to all of our families, our staff, trustees, volunteers and all of the generous funders that have helped to make this happen, throughout a worldwide pandemic – you are all truly amazing. 5 ## **Future plans** To continue sourcing funding for the continuation and furtherance of the Charity’s work to provide this valuable and crucial resource for the local community. To continue working alongside the increased number of beneficiaries we have seen throughout this last year, to meet increased needs and to support women and families as we navigate through the aftermath of the health pandemic, in a person centered and timely manner To continue using new, streamlined and innovative ways of working that were developed throughout the health pandemic whilst resuming in full all our face-to-face activities ## **The Charities Objectives are:** - 1) To educate families and the public in better standards of childcare, and in the importance of sound relations between parents and children for the maintenance and enrichment of family life. - 2) The relief of poverty and the provision of recreational facilities or other leisure time occupation in the interests of social welfare with the object of improving the conditions of life of persons having need of these facilities by reason of their youth, poverty or social and economic circumstances. In planning our program of activities each year, we have kept in mind the Charity Commission’s general guidance on public benefit and prevention and the relief of poverty for the public benefit. The trustees always ensure that the program of activities we undertake are in line with our charitable objectives and aims. **Our Management Committee** Trustees are elected yearly at our Annual General Meeting **The following trustees were elected on 20[th] November 2020** **Chair** – Sharon Doherty **Secretary** – Junko Grant-Hotsuki **Treasurer** – Petra Jackman **Trustees** –Emma Curuthers, Gemma Goodfellow, Stacey May, Sharon Livermoore, Claire Thompson, Michelle Ramsey. **Coopted member** – Zhara Javed, Annie Wagstaff, Jenny Allcock I would like to take this opportunity to thank The Committee Members for the time and commitment they give. The trustees share their skills, experiences and expertise helping shape the future of the Meadows Children Wing Charity. Having our volunteers who give many hours **of** ongoing commitment we can ensure that these vital services are available to women and local families. 6 **Tuesday and Friday Family Support drop-ins** **Family Support Drop-ins for families with pre-school aged children** **Operating 50 weeks of the year** **Tuesdays 9.30 a.m. – 12.30 p.m. and Fridays 9.30 a.m. – 12.00 p.m.** Our family support workers always offer a warm welcome to local families offering them advice, guidance, and support within a safe friendly environment. We work in close partnership with many organisations to provide additional services so families can gain and develop new skills. We provide a community lunch on a Tuesday and a community breakfast on a Friday. Our play worker facilitates positive play and learning activities for families to enjoy together, providing a good range of activities used to encourage children and their parents to have fun together. _**Open access**_ ## **All About Me course** This is a 6-week confidence building course with a free crèche; the course is facilitated by a trained counsellor. The course is a self-esteem, confidence building course which looks at individuals next steps for the future, sharing difficulties and learning new ways to move forward. _**Referral only**_ **12 week Freedom Program / 10 week Freedom Forever Program** - _**‘An enlightening opportunity to develop different ways of thinking to protect yourself and your children from harm’**_ - **This Programme is open to any women who wish to learn more about the reality of domestic abuse.** The main aims of the Freedom and Together Programme are as follows: To help women understand the effects of domestic abuse and to recognise which of these beliefs they have shared. To illustrate the effects of domestic violence on children. To help women gain self-esteem and the confidence to improve the quality of their lives To help women gain in practical life skills, information, knowledge and support enabling them to move forward with their lives. _**Referral only**_ 2 hours per week for 50 weeks of the year with a free crèche – this project was devised and bought to life completely from the women’s, who attend our Freedom programme, expressed wishes and vision. A peer-to-peer group with women collectively designing, sharing their own skills / leading on / volunteering with activities / learning that they want e.g. Yoga, art therapy, knitting, singing, cooking. During the school holidays the women undertake activities they have designed together with all their children. _**Invitation only**_ ## **Specialist drop-in** 2 hours per week for 50 weeks of the year – for women and children together, covering the whole range of family support, reparative work with children, parenting, safeguarding, debt, housing, and mental health concerns. With play, arts and crafts for women and children to learn and enjoy together, building upon enrichment and bonding between mother and child, role modelling, supporting and empowering women in their crucial parenting role _**. Invitation only**_ 7 **Service provision during Covid** During this unusual time that we all found ourselves in, we moved all our services to remote working, including joining the world of Zoom, Teams and YouTube. After sourcing the much-needed equipment, all support staff offered remote support from home throughout the lockdowns. We continued to support local families and with funders permitting us to utilise our awarded funding differently or permitted us to carry forward funding to use when restrictions were eased. ## **We would like to take this opportunity to sincerely thank all our funders for their understanding, flexibility and support throughout this time enabling us to continue supporting women, families and children** Our service provision was adapted to enable us to meet the needs of the families we were supporting and other local City residents who were signposted to us for support during this difficult time. Staff job roles changed, and we thank them all for giving 110% during this time, all support staff hours were increased to work in this new way of working and to meet increased beneficiaries needs _Family support services_ - were moved to zoom calls, telephone support and when permitted introduced walk and talks especially after running out of quiz questions. Staff took advantage of the beautiful open green spaces that Cambridge has to offer and met with families at St Albans rec, Cherry Hinton Hall, Milton country park we even enjoyed walks around the Cambridge science park; staff definitely met their daily steps quotas . _Life after Abuse services –_ We saw an increase in need for domestic abuse support and moved all our courses to being run remotely. With secured funding and funders allowing us to adapt services we were able to increase the number of women we were able to support. The peer-to-peer support services and specialist support was moved to remote working and, as with the family support services, we introduced walks and talks, telephone support, meet ups and zoom classes which included quizzes, an exercise session and a techno art class. **Food boxes** During and following the lockdowns families contacted us as they were really struggling with getting food supplies for varying reasons including supply shortages in shops, families isolating, contracting covid, declines in mental health, and reductions in income including being moved onto the furlough scheme and being made unemployed By securing funding from Big Lottery, Police and Crime Commissioner, ARM, Cambridge City Food bank and Cambridge City Council we were able to offer families much needed food boxes which were delivered by Cambridge Fruit and Veg Company We ordered and had delivered **686** food boxes to families in need. _**“It's really been helpful having the food boxes and having someone to talk to when everything has been shut down”.**_ _**“It's made things a bit easier having the food box and having someone to chat to.”**_ 8 **Volunteering** One heartwarming thing that we saw during this year was how families rallied, coming together, with many offering others emotional support and practical help including collecting food/prescriptions and we even had our very own giving / swapping WhatsApp group. We sent out information and shared resources on our Facebook page which included online courses/Food Hub locations and community support networks that were available. I We would like to take this opportunity to say a special thanks to Zhara who ran a virtual marathon and raised over £600 for the charity, Abi who videoed an amazing story time with special effects and a fabulous thank you to Orla and Polly who made weekly videos of activities and cooking to share on Facebook. ## **Christmas** Was slightly different this year but we were able to send out **62** Christmas dinner boxes with all the trimmings with funding from The National Lottery Community Fund and Cambridge City Area Committee. With support from Cambridge City Foodbank, Cambridge City Council and Cambridge Sustainable Food **84** Christmas hampers and a family board game were delivered to local families. The elves didn’t let covid stop Christmas and our staff supported them in delivering gifts to **124** children. Cambridge Central Aid applications enabled us to provide supermarket vouchers to **13** families to help them purchase food and presents and with The Big Lottery funding, we were able to support another **38** families with supermarket vouchers to make Christmas a little cheerier. ## **Wellbeing packs** We delivered and posted **181** wellbeing packs to adults which included pamper items face packs / hot chocolate / colouring pens / mind wellbeing activity books. We would like to thank Megan from the Lenard Cheshire ‘Can Do Project’ who provided a fun interactive Zoom session, putting together 43 pamper packs and these were then posted out to women. 9 **Family Emergency support** With funding secured from The National Lottery Community Fund, donation of money from ARM and Cambridge Central Aid funding we were able to support **54** families with emergency items i.e., cost of taxi to attend hospital / new beds / fridges / washing machines / essential clothing / food / fuel costs etc. ## **Activity packs** We worked in partnership with the Fitzwilliam Museum who kindly delivered **20+** activity art and craft packs to families and we shared their activity sessions on our Facebook page. We delivered and posted **76** children craft and cooking activity packs. _**“A big difference, mentally it has helped. Not the same as face to face but still helpful.”**_ ## **Walk and chat** We organized **38 walk and talks** with a total of **90 families** attending. A huge thank you to all of our families who shared pictures with us over the year (to **too** many to share). We have shared the joys of new babies who have been born, activities and crafts you have tried at home, new kittens and bunnies that have joined your family, adventures you have been on around our beautiful open spaces, dinners you have created using foodbank food and the food boxes we sent out and vegetable gardens you have created at home. It was so lovely and a real privilege and kept us all going throughout this difficult time, thank you. 10 ## **Attendance numbers** This year with Covid safety measures in place and with working a mixture of remote homeworking / walk and chat / face to face / zoom sessions We have support **301 adults** who have in total between them **129 children aged 4 years or under** and **174 older siblings** . In total we have been in contact with families **6,191** times either by the phone text or WhatsApp messages and a whooping **104 zoom sessions** were held by staff members including keep fit sessions / quizzes / story time / adult evening chat / activity sessions / art classes _**“When they have called it’s been nice to have a chat, I can’t fault the support staff, they are brilliant”.**_ ## **Annual survey** We collected feedback from families via sending out a survey via either text or WhatsApp message and 52 adults responded. **----- Start of picture text -----**
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_**Family A -** “We have received numerous phone calls of support and guidance from all the staff and we have attended a family walk to discuss our current issues and great reassurance from the team in helping us in our situation. We attended a COVID safe inhouse meeting with support staff which was really nice to be back indoors, like a safe haven for myself and family. The support we have received as a family has been nothing short of impeccable and very much a life saver during what has and still is one of our toughest times we have endured as a family. From being in hospital_ _throughout the year, my chronic illness was getting worse, being declared homeless and currently in temporary accommodation, the whole team have been there for myself and family. Like a much-needed safety net that without their continued support we would have all fallen apart. We are incredibly grateful for all the services the group offer, we have received so many... from Christmas presents for our children as we were unable to afford Christmas, funding for our boiler to be fixed during last year whilst we were in the middle of being declared homeless and all throughout the pandemic. The staff have always been available to help guide us through the most difficult of times”_ 11 _**Family B -** “Our lives have been transformed so much with MCFW involvement. Isolated before it's helped me learn about other stories, carry less shame and be more open about my experience from a pragmatic approach. I've been able to assimilate my involvement with the relationship and have been able to become a stronger resilient mother for my daughter. I have healthier boundaries now and have discovered self-respect. It's impacted every area of my life. I now have a new job, better relationships with friends and family and am more trusting of myself. Thanks again”._ _**Family C -** “The group has supported me through the toughest year of my life, helping me move my children's school, giving me advice. When my children were out of school we attended more of the groups and they were very accommodating and understanding to the girls, also supported me with challenges past the job description. Once I moved home my kids had been sleeping on mattresses on the floor, they provided vouchers so I could order a bed which was a relief and made such a difference and food packages, support phone calls and emotional support. MCFW is amazing and a lifeline for many. I can't rate it enough as it is the most supportive organisation that me and my family have ever had”._ ## **What else you have told us** _“It's helped me having someone to talk to, de-stress and emotional support”._ _**“It is good to have someone there who is responsive and interested. I have asked for advice and the staff are very knowledgeable they are like an umbrella that directs you to the right services, unlike many other places that only know what their organastions does”.**_ _“Massive, I have not had any contact from other agencies since December and the calls and messages have been so important to me, I can't stress enough how important it has been to have someone to talk to about everything”._ _**“Helped to talk to someone about all the worries, schooling, etc. Great to have re-assurance that I am not the only one struggling and that I'm doing ok”.**_ _“It’s really nice, there is not any other group like it that continues to give support”._ _**“Support to apply for a non-molestation order and application to National Centre for Domestic Violence.”**_ _“It really helps to know someone is there”_ _**“There is someone there looking out for you.”**_ _“It's made me feel like I’m not isolated and that they are there when I need them”._ - _**“I have really missed having the group, so phone calls take some of that away. I have the numbers and know that I can call if I need to someone to talk to”**_ - _“It has been lovely to know that the Meadows team are still available during lockdown. The continued support has helped with my mental wellbeing and not feeling lonely”_ - _**“It has made a very good difference to my life and my children's lives. It has made me more confident in myself and parenting. I have gained friends and got my social life back. X”**_ _“Someone to talk to and trust, that are not going to judge you whatever situation you are in.”_ 12 _**“I don't feel alone to deal with difficult problems and difficult situations. The know-how of how to deal with the present life situation as a result of the past. I would describe the support as being a lifeline. The service and the team have been a God sent to me and my family. Thank you.”**_ _“The help was invaluable for me. I felt alone and didn't know what to do. My home life was deteriorating, and my daughters were in danger and the support helped me to make good decisions”._ _**“Made me feel more confident to have support from all the staff”.**_ _“They've been amazing, knowing that the staff are there is really helpful.”_ _**“It’s made a huge difference, stops the isolation, helps me not to go into depression spiral”.**_ _“It helped with anxiety around Covid and helped me not to feel isolated during lockdown along with practical support and just to have someone to talk to about problems”._ _**“Group activities are therapeutic and a chance to meet new people who have been in similar situations, a place where you can feel safe and not judged. It gave me a social life. Activities were fun and informative”.**_ _“Support that I never want to lose, helpful to be in touch with people that understand what you are going through. It has kept my sanity really. I know that if I call staff and they will call me right back. If I need anything a food box or anything else I know that I can just call, and they will be there for me”._ _**“It’s been nice to have someone to message as it was hard to talk with my child being off school”.**_ _**“Made us all so much happier, sleep much better with the amazing support. So thankful.”**_ _**“Always helpful with listening to me rant, helping with any kind of debt that I have had. Helping to apply for help when I have needed something. Each staff member is kind and caring and patient and there to listen to any problem I may have, it's comforting to know that they are there if I ever need anything”.**_ _“I've received telephone calls from yourselves, that have helped me feel less isolated, nice conversations with caring staff, a kind ear when I have been worried about things and I’ve needed someone to talk to. Your support has made life a little easier for me to cope with leaving my old home, being in temporary accommodation during lockdown and moving to a new home. Which meant I could support my children better too. Thanks for all your support”._ ## _**“The difference it has made to our lives is incredible and I am so grateful.”**_ _“I've really appreciated the food boxes; it has helped so much. I’ve had loads of support with emotional stuff and children challenges. The staff have kept me sane. Great to have someone I can call to say help me. I had to have an operation and staff set up a support group of other parents to support me whilst recovering. The packs and the zoom art were good, and it was good to see people. The zoom made me feel better. I’m so thankful to be in an area where there is so much support”._ _**“When you have been through difficulties in life, it is nice to find people that understand what you are going through and if you have a breakdown, they don't say pull yourself together and get out of your pjs but help you find the first step to feeling better again.”**_ _“It was very helpful to me and helped me to keep in touch with other members etc. Nice to still keep in touch with family support workers too. The food boxes were gratefully received.”_ 13 **Feedback from the Freedom and Forever programme’s** _**Woman A** - “I really appreciate the time and preparation that has gone into these programs, I wish I’d done it sooner. The ladies are always there to support and give advice. Thank you I just want to say thank you from the bottom of my heart! What you offer to us all in the group, and how you offer it, both with your unique and wonderful personalities and care is so comforting, nurturing and caring and supportive! You’ve helped me more than I feel I can express in words. Although topics of sessions are sometimes difficult, the group and environment you both help to create together is so powerfully uplifting, and a real boost to my own mental health, self-esteem and confidence! I’ve come so far, and I owe you both great thanks for allowing me to attend a space and providing the right environment where I felt able to grow in knowledge, self-awareness and understanding, but also where I could heal, make some wonderful friends, and feel better about myself around! I am forever grateful”_ _**Woman B -** “The community support and confidentiality the group provides, along with the non/judgmental understanding, care and advise that is offered from both facilitators and members was invaluable. Attending the group and learning about abusive relationships and hearing other people’s experiences allowed for me to not feel so alone in my journey or experience and has helped me to feel brave enough to be more honest about this with others. Just being in group, was like a breath of fresh air, seeing familiar_ _smiling faces who get the struggles you are going through and who want to be there for you was so comforting. The group also offered a place for me to express my worries and concerns for moving forward and learning to trust myself again to make better decisions in relationships and helped me believe this was possible. It is such a valuable place for knowledge, understanding, friendship and support that I had so desperately needed”._ _**Woman C** - “I have a better understanding of abuse and how it might affect my children. I feel more connected with my kids as I better understand and listen to them. We spend more quality time together and i enjoy parenting more. I am planning to go to university as it is something I always wanted to do but I feel more confident now. I understand the importance of self-care and practice it daily”._ 14 **We have worked in partnership with many statutory and voluntary agencies and made referrals to the following agencies on behalf of families** **----- Start of picture text -----**
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We have been part of 16 families Social Care and Early Help Hub plans during the year, we have kept families up to date with information by sending out broadcast messages and using our Facebook page. We have supported families in becoming part of research, working in partnership with Cambridge 2030 vision and Cambridge food bank, to shape services. 15 **Money Matters for the year ending 31[st] March 2020** ***Full set of End of year Accounts available on request** 16 **Partnership working** To provide better joined up support for the families who attend our program of services we have worked in partnership with the following organisation **----- Start of picture text -----**
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17 **Our Funders** ## _**A HUGE THANK YOU**_ **To all our funders as without their support we wouldn’t be able to continue to grow from strength to strength and support local families within their community.** _**Cambridge City Council - Community Grants and Area Committee The National Lottery Coronavirus Community Fund Police and Crime Commissioner Cambridgeshire and Peterborough**_ **Peoples Postcode Trust** _**The Peoples Health Trust Active Communities Programme**_ _**Cambridge City Foodbank Tesco Bags of Help Covid 19 Communities Fund Neighbourly Micro grant Covid-19 Community fund ARM Ltd**_ **Ground work UK/Comic Relief** _**Grants received through Cambridge Community Foundation – Outlook Fund**_ _**Cambridgeshire Coronavirus Community Fund Hopkins Homes Building Communities Fund**_ 18 **Registered Charity No 1075129 since 1997** **The Meadows Children and Family Wing 1 St Catharine’s Road, Cambridge CB4 3XJ Office 01223 508144** **Support staff - 07561 611326 / 07871 780921 fsw@mcfw.co.uk familysupport@mcfw.co.uk** **Life After Abuse 07735 747311 / 07871 780932 info@mcfw.co.uk** **Admin 07857 970388 admin@mcfw.co.uk** **The Meadows Children and Family Wing** 19 THE MEADOWS CHILDREN AND FAMILY WING FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021 REGISTERED CHARITY NO: 1075129 THE MEADOWS CHILDREN AND FAMILY WING FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021 Contents Page Trustee's Report Independent Examinerfs Report Statement of Financlal Acbvlties Balance Sheet Notes to the fina￿101 staterr.ents Charity Numb•r 1075129 Principal Addr9$8 CIO 1 Sl Catttarine's Road Cambridge Cambriuge$hi CB4 3XJ Indepèndfrnt Examln•rs Teresa Reynolds FMAAT A TJR Aceounling Ltd 16 Mill Road Walerbeach Cambndge C825 9RQ BANKERS National Weslminsler Bank plc THE MEADOWS CHILDREN AND FAMILY l•YING TRUSTEE'S REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDEO 31 MARCH 2021 TRUSTEES s tbherty (Chairl P Beranova ITreasLJrerl J Granl-Holsuki Isecretaryl E Carruthers M Ramsey Smay S Livermore G Goodfellow C Thompson The Trustees are re-elected annually al the AGM which was held on 19 November 2020 V Davey and E Pergap.de stepped d4)wn al Ihe AGM which wa$ hekl on 19 November 2020. ADDRESS 1 Sl Callerine's Road CaMbr￿ge Cambridgeshire C84 3XJ Legal Statu8 The charity is règistered with the Charity Commission, registratÉon nurrber 1075129. 11 was foryned as 8n UnIn￿r?￿rated association under a ￿n$t1wOrker delp￿￿ 2 story ge$￿0￿5 through F8Ctt>wk. and we have s￿D￿rt a ntsmber ofcourses quqze5 ard sup*. sessvJns Iwerzom. vthe.ry restric*on5 5>s￿J ￿ Ynet lom11￿5 and woman outsija throuab w31k apl ts￿s and aL80 in ￿ Ctrfsnnity Centre the efjd of 2029 befoTe the most l8*Yt.:C4￿cWiTh lorL*J the c8ntre to ftrdosp. Our famity $UPPDrt wotsts thib"n)•* to OTtiV4d8 aXtwtsrv&suwr* tr) a nwnter offJmi1*5 in North CambTrJJo Gfferip.g thce g¥bJ2tice * $UPMrt on many key &Tas $u*. as deveiop4TrenL adutt relalionshrps. rrerfw heatth and wd,, teTrJ. rrofftv c<>nc6rn$. We we[efert￿n8te to rxeNe th￿￿onal *rnrgenty4Jpdifty to wpp(*t ¢￿T work. we thank 811 ourfiJnder5 for thi% mwey Lhe By Lthry. c&mbridges￿ffP Pa1￿￿ gr,d c9rnn￿￿ner the CCF. Trp*fU￿1ng us to pto¥ptse a h¥h k8*10.'supwrt the SUPPty of emerg8cy IWO t¢xes. vou&*rs and paywts forfamil*s f8wo fmanJ8I hardshi). IXF Fr*dom Pmgramwe anu Fr8o*Jm F¢yeveruur8as. iogtswEtr s•tsidrop in se$s￿)n& atE ¥¥ rutt in smal! friend.'y groups 8r.tt h¥/e ￿￿ne￿ to be aw*re trf wrrouTrJng domfjthvp)*nct and abL's8 80 they wnise the and the impact lhis may Dll trtow.yes a￿j their Chi￿￿. Et g￿e5 tr*m the confidEncE and Si4PPJrttQ T%Lgni.sè d885 tré ￿e$ èxin9. and by Ewting in 5rn811 gr¢ups they are ab* * 5tr18f8 eThrérice5 ?rovwJe Supportkn eath Dtie-, Our￿[ coJtses eThab￿ VLr,eoble WCrfT*n 10 g*n corfoarte and itrorDvÈ thw seff e¥eEm *. otsn dffj)J tirne In their lives Whi15:. we V￿re ab* to ruiE a 5m&i Ot overz9?￿ t e4r,not envrfy r•#ace lo fac* m*bfvJ8. A numtÉrvf our fv￿e[S to over the fvnd$ to this financial year Whe￿ hope to re5t8rt ourfac8 tofac4 uJuT5es sup* s￿1￿. in a saf8 ard n￿aged way. The Truste6s atm 1¢ res*ves t¢ pay at one ￿￿th$ cwr8brq c(*ts sothat èn ordèrty ofthe pw Mukj b6 achlyé•S $houSlth* b8 r￿￿$sary. AS at 31 March 2021 we 8 balance Of£15.1￿ in unrEstr*d.wep*s. wvrrfakntto 8fDund 6 ¥%E¢ksnonMal operabrq gxrenses. On b8h8tt oftlE P4)arf 0fTniste￿. Trusbè nam• THE MEADOWS CHILDREN AND FAMILY WING INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021 I report on the accounts of the Meadtrws chiby￿￿ and Family Wing for the yeaf ended 31 Maich 2021 which are set out on pages 4 to 8. RESPECTIVE RESPONSIBILITIES OF TRUSTEES AND EXAMINER The charity's Iruslees are resporysible for the preparation of the accounts. The charity's trustees consider that an audit Is not required for this year under secli?n 144 01 the Chaities Act 2011 (the Charities Acll and Ihat an independent examinabon is needed. 11 is my ￿spOnsibl1ty lo.. examine th8 accounts under section 145 of the Charities Act. lo folbw the procedures laid down in the general Direclicns givep, by the Ch8rity Commission (under section 14515ljbl of the c￿aritieS Act. and lo slate whether particular matte￿1 have come to rny attention. BASIS OF INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT My exarninalion was carried out in accordance wth the General Directions given by the Charity Commission. An examination includes a review of the aceounting records kèpt by the charity and comparison of the accour,ts presented wrth those recorcss. 11 also includes consKleralion of any unusual Ilerp,s or discbsures in Ihe accounts. and seeking explanations from you as the trustees concernir.g any such maiters. The procedures undertaken dtr not provide all the eviden¢e tha: would b8 rgquired in an aud.'t. and conswuenlly no opnion is given as to whether the acc04Jnts present a "true and lair view, and the report Is limrt8d to those mattets sel out in the statement below.. INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S STATEMENT In connection wlh my examinalh)n. no material rnatrers have Come to my attentio wh￿h gives me cause to bel￿& Ihal in, any material respect.. - accounting records We￿ not kept ir aceordance wlh 130 of the Charrties Act or - the accounts do nol accord with the acctsunting records I have come across no other Matte￿ in connection witi the examiratiop. to wh￿￿ attentK•n should be drawn in ordei to enable a proper Ljnderslanding of the a¢-￿untS lo be reached. Teresa Reynolcls FMAAT ATT TJR A¢c¢un'Ling Ltd 16 Mill Road Wat9rbeach Cambridge CB25 9RQ Date.. THE MEADOWS CHILDREN AND FAMILY WING STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL AcfiviTIES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021 Unrestricted Restrictèd Total funds funds Totsi Not 2021 2021 2021 2020 INCOME FROM.. Donalr)ns S52 5S2 1.094 Chafilable activities 200.797 2CQ,797 125,857 Total In¢ome 552 200.797 201,349 126.951 EXPENDITURE ON: Raising funds 10.231 10,231 10,654 Charitable actNities 152.604 152,604 127,789 Total Expenditurg 162.835 162.835 138.443 Nel inctsmellexFenditurel 552 37,962 38.514 111,4921 Transfer bettsyeen funds Net movemenl in funds 552 37,982 38.514 111.4921 R8eon¢iSiatlon of fund8 Totsl funds brought forward 14.583 16.753 31.336 42.828 Total funds camed toward 15.135 54.715 69 850 31.336 THE MEADOWS CHILC*EN AND FAMILY MNG BALANCE SHEET AS AT 31 MARCH 2021 3J21 Cash et haTr1 AccrEEwJ Income 15.135 50.76e ,901 4.￿ 4.39a 31.124 212 c￿ttor￿ I4￿} i¥0} NetA4sets 15.135 54.715 ￿,850 31,335 The fvnd¥ Oft￿ chartty Restsfj¢kny in￿rne fvnds 54,715 $4,72S 18.753 15.1 15,1 14.583 15.135 54.715 69 r bEhalf by. and s19r￿1 6rtTh£OKJ Liveswcee Trustee name THE MEADOWS CHILDREP4 AND FAWLY W￿pIG NOTES TOTHE ACCOUNTS FOR THE VEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2Q21 1. Prfn¢lpal A¢GouTrtSng Policies The tinancittl staleff*nts cunpFy W￿1￿ applicab5È ￿UnI￿9 $tsn#ards and the Sla'.errenl of P.ecornmended PraCt￿"ACcOUntin9 2nd REPOrting by CMarit*s" pJèlLshe(5 March 2005 A 5urnmary ot the matenal a¢¢ounling p)Ii¢*s and estrnal￿n ￿ch￿NIueS fcllow& Ba81$ of preparation The 8oard preparÈ$ ts annual financial slater*w.$ ao'tho ba5180f htsiorical co$1 Fund •¢c0unUng The chtsrity maintains genwal unreslr11ed repiesentng unresthcted thai is expendable *i:h ￿￿¢re11￿n of lh• trnslees. in the bJtttheran￿ of the 04'ect5 of Ihe chafity. Gran: Ino)me fof sPEC￿led pr¢Je¢ts 1$ 3¢c¢tsnied forNythin restricted fullds In¢omlng r#&ource8 All Incorne ts rtcogniseo In the slaleJTrnt offin8nual actwit*s *then the cofjdrtth>is fLY rec*pt have been mei there is ￿aSOnable assurance dreceipt Expendlture Expenditure o chargEd lo the *alement of fmarul aC*N￿e$ on a cash bas* and 1% aHotated as follows" Direct chaiitab* exKenddvre relates lo expeThJ(thre ff￿1red in futfiknent ofkne objects oflhe Charity. Mana9effténl and adr￿￿￿traI￿n costs to expendrtknre inctsrTe¢ If* ¢crylian¢e cwslrtutlDnal and staiulory,-equirerwnt5 2. Incom• from Charitsbl8 Activits•s Unrest￿Cted R8Strlcfod Total funds nits 2021 2021 Total 2021 2020 Cambrid9e CQY Cotsiol Cemmynity Giarts T￿.8 Lottery carnbnd9eshi￿ Poltce aThJ crIff￿ CcrfTrmssioner Peoples Postcode Lottery CF Out190k Fun Cambridge Cty Countil Area Comittee CCF Coronavirus Ery*rgentry Fund HMRC Job Retenbon SctterrÉ The Po0￿e$ Heath Tru$1 ARlkl CCF Hopkins Hornes Groundworks Com¢ Rel*f Centr8:. Aid CCF Donatio Cambndgtr Crty FocK1bank Grovndwotks Tesco NevJhbourty Fund Cambs County Council Inwvate & Cuth Educational Services H•yward Fcundalion CP.aiilies Trust CCF Children's Charhty Farnil) Action Student Rag S7.5 47.994 27.726 18,959 12,fX¥) 5.000 57.strj 60.590 27.726 18.*9 12.CQO 4.Cl)O 4.706 8.799 3.000 212 11.CQO 8799 3.CQO 2.XSD 1.*9 1,800 l.WO 1.800 1.WO 400 29.886 250 180 125858 200 797 2CQ 797 The c￿parativeS have been fe*•ted 1¢ Indu¢e £212 daiff*d M Apryl 2020 ffom Ile HMRC J)b ret8ntKn THE MEADOWS CHILDREN AND FAMILY WING NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021 3. Fundraising activitle$ Unrestrl¢ted R8Stricled funds funds TotsS Total 2021 2021 2021 2020 Salaries and NIC Pension Conlfibutions Prinl,'ng and Postage 9,967 214 so 10.231 9,967 214 so 10.231 10,376 218 10.6>4 4. Charitable activitles Unrestrictad Rostrictèd funds Total Total 2021 2021 2021 2020 Salaries at)d NIC Payments to farnilies boxes and VOLtchefs Office 8nd IT expenditure Materials Teleptt?ne Slaft training Pension eonlTrbutvJn$ Insurance Rent Spe-ia,, proiects Slalionery. printing an¢5 postage Accountancy Equipment Traveiling and volunlee¥ expenses Memberships Groceries 112.831 22.730 112.831 22,730 4,160 2,420 2.326 2.103 1,853 1,110 1,013 822 550 300 152 133 60 41 98,968 976 283 3,838 1,060 2.420 2,326 2.103 1,853 1.110 1.0.3 822 550 300 152 133 60 41 152604 1,530 1,091 17,352 337 545 300 134 256 86 1,033 127 789 6. Information regarding employees and trust8e# Total 2021 Total 2020 GrDss wages Employer's National Insuranee Pension Conlribulitsns 117.330 5.468 2.067 124.865 104.980 4.364 1,748 111,092 The average number of eTpl¢y&s was 9 (2020'.10) THE MEADOWS CHILDREN AND FAMILYWING NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021 6. R•$trict¢d Funds 8alan¢• Income Expènd1￿re Balance asat asat 1 April 2020 31 March 2021 Cambridge C,,ty Council Communrty Grants The Big Lottery Cambridgesh..re Police and Crime Commission The Petsple5 Health Trust Cambridge City Council Area Commrttee CCF Coro.Yavirus Emergency FtJTrJ HMRC Job Relefttion S¢herTre CCF OJllook Fund Central Aid ARM Famity Fun(1 Barbara Ih'ard Children5 Foundab'on Cambridge City Foodbank Groun(fv4orks Te$co Peoples Post¢¢de Lottery Haywaid Foundation ARM ICCFI CCF H¢pkins Homes Grounthvo*s Comic Relief CCF Oonati(>n Cambri