FAMILY MArrERS YORK
Financial Ststements and
Annual Report of the Trustsos
for the yoar ended
31st March 2022
Charlty No 1088274

FAMILY MATTERS YORK
Contents
Page 1
Legal and Admlnlstrative 1nfcfftial￿n
Pages2-4
Report of th¢ TNslees
Pagg 5
Slatemenl of Financial Activities
Pag8 6
Balance Sheet
Pa￿$ 7-11
Notes lo the Accounts
Page 12
Independènl Exarriner¥ Report

FAMILY MAThERS YORK
LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION
TRUSTEES
The Trustees Se￿ed dudng the year ￿tre..
Mrs Jill Ross
Mrs Joanna Bloss
Mr Martin RO￿
Mr HO￿rd Landon
Mr Luke Halo
Co- Chair
Co- Chair
Rgsigned 13th September 2021
Appointed 7 June 2021
ADMINISTRATOR
Mrs Bthany Wheeler
TREASURER
Mr$ Bethany Whgaler
CHARITY NUMBER
Rogistered Chwity Nun￿er 1068274
GOVERNING DOCUMENT
Famlly Matters York swas establlshed by a Deed ofTrusl adopteil on 21 March 2001.
F8fflly Matters York Is the operallng nam& of the Ycfk Communlty Fanwly Trust.
PRINCIPAL OFFICE
Dllslon House, 65 La￿ance SlreeL York. Y010 38U.
BMKERS
Nation81 Westrrrtnster Bank
York Clty Centre
1 M8rk8t Street
York Clty Centre
Y019YH
CAF Bank Lt
2S Kings Hill Avènue
Kings Hdl
Wesl Malli
Kent
ME19 4JQ
INDEPENDENT EXAMINER
Paul Dixon ACA
Fortus Audlt LLP
Chartered Accountants &
ststutory Auditors
516 Manor Court
Eastfield
S¢arb)rough
North Yorkshire
Y011 3TU
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FAMILY MATTERS YORK
REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES
YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022
The trustees present Ih$lr report for the year ended 31 March 2022. The finandal statements
have been pr8pared in accordance vthh accounting policies set out gn page 8 and ￿mplY ￿￿th the
charty's trust deed and applicable law.
Trustees
The trustees in office as at 31st MaT¢h 2022 are set out on poge 1 oflhis report.
Obj¢ctiv•s and actlvltlos of the Organlsatlon
The 04'ectives of the organisation are the advanCen￿nI of public edu¢atlon in matters corKeming
marriage. parentlThJ. family life and relationships, vhth a view lo strenglhoning and enriching famity
life. The d￿rity continues to work Bdvely lowafds Its objectives.
In 5etling ts obFdives and planning the actfvities for the year, the truslo8s have glven careful
consideration to the Charity Comml$sion's gen8r81 g￿dance on publlc benefit at the Trustee5
Me8llnys.
Rovlow of Actlvlti
DurirvJ the year the trustees met 6 limes. The charity continued to promoltr the objectives of thg
organisation wlhin the community of the eAty of York and surrounding areas.
A dètailed Teview looks at some of the highlights of the year, as V+*ll as so￿￿ of the fvlure
plans Is included in pag8 3
Flnancgs
The attachgd Slalemenl of Financial Actlvf(les detalls thè fln8ncial position forthe year yth￿h the
trustees consldèr to be Satisfactory. The organlsallon mainlalns such funds that are necessary for
its day to day aclNtlies.
The net outgoing resources for the year of £39312021- £1.523) have been deduthd trom fund$
giving a total fund balance of £36,67712021- £37,070).
Rlsk M8nag8ment
The trustees aclivety review the major risks which the charity faces on a regular basis 8nd believe
that maintaining reserves al current levels. corrt)in8d wilh an annual review of tho Mntrols over
key financlal systen￿. will provi¢J8 suffidenl resour¢es in the event of adverse conditions. The
trustees have a150 gxarnlned other operational and busines5 risks faeed by the charity and confim
that they have established systems to mittqale thg significant risks.
R￿er405 Pollcy
It is the current policy of the charity lo maSnlain unrestrfctad funds 818 lèvel bthich equat&s to
al least 3 month5 unrestricted expendllure. This provld8s sufficient funds to CL*ver
management and administration and support costs. Unrestricted funds ￿re maintained al
least to this level throughout the year.
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FAMILY MATTERS YORK
REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES
YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022
Th55 finanoalye#r saw usmove into post-pandemic￿rlles. and Ilke muth of the world we had ta continue to adapt
(xordlngto the everchangln8cllrnate. We were deli8hted to be recognised forourworkin the tommunltydurin8
Ihe pandemic by the Lord Mayorand CVS. The¥ presented us wfjth a ceroficate"it) reco8nitlon of lourl
kiDdDe55. generosltyand prathcal helpdurln8thecov1￿I9 panderTric". We are proud to havÈ brouÉhtSUPPDrt &
help to thefamily& couple rel*ioTrshipsin our dty atthat ￿￿5t￿l￿1£uktIffe In hlstrjry.
We wereableto resume in-person parenting￿rSe5 InSeOetDber2021 aml hwe malntsined a hybrld approach.
The abllltytocontinueprovldlngsomeonlinecourse5e*h hawterm has opened up accesste our roursesto more
p@ople: for some. the idea ol cominglntoan unfamiliarbulldingwhh peq)le theydon'l knowwas toomuch of a
barrler. buttheyfeel comfortablÈ e￿0￿ht01og]n fromthe comfortof their¢)wn homeand areableto galn much
ofthe benefitsfrom ourcourses in a waythatthÈycouldn't we-pJDdemi¢ Our parentlnKCODrdinatorcontlnuedto
adaptthecourse rn*erialto bestsuithscont2xLwhlleourteam of 11 course lacilitat¢)rs delfveredthe¢r>ursesln
rthq ye3r we ran 34 cour5e5•ttÈnded by 223 parÈnts. All wrcouT5e5 aim to Irtcrea5e p)￿nI¢ confldenceand
giYethEmthe sklllstheyneed to better collneCt￿ln thelrchlldrenèfvj to SLlPPOrtthern as theygrowthrov8hthe
stagesofthildhood. We have ¢oursÈsfor each5tage,fr4)m EarlyYearstoT¢¢na8e Years, as well a5thosefor
spetrflclssues, e.8￿1 Handling An8w In thefamily, or for p¥eTrt50f thildren with addrt1(￿al needs.Theleedba¢kwe
gotfor these cour5esoverthefinanrialyearwas overthlmin￿¥ posltlve- 50meof it isshared herÈ=
"lftelllkel'mmuch moreln coTrtrolosoptsren
thecl1¢7ngeln fflydovghterh05been G trottsfomioti¢yJ onditallstortedwithmeondmynewfoundttsolbox.
housets ulotc¢rlmeroné we'reollhoppterreo
One ofthe courseswÈ rèn th15year￿¢S comm155ionedaDdfuThJed by RefugeeAttK¥) York, specwkallyfor Pa￿nts
who cameto Yorkasrefugeesandfouftd then5elve5 parentin8ln a totalydrfferentculturetoth*whlchtheywere
Sed to & themselvesgrew upln. Thecourse was a tsenageve0r5￿ur$e that ourparentin8coordlnatNsimplified
ioallowforwothn8wth atran51atw.
Our Reconnectprograrnme Isthe workwe do In sVPPtrtof couples3nd their rela￿onships, Thi5year wevjere able
tohjlly iestsrtour In pprson workand we h•vÈw0rk*Jak*n85ithcou￿es35Ihey learn tobetter comThunicate and
iesofveconflKt Inlhelr rd3tlonships.
We belleveth*th¢ workwe have¢Jone with t*)th ￿rentsar￿A COu￿e5 overthisthnanaal yea¥ hasworkedtowar
ouralms of 5tren8thenlngrelationshlpsand building tonfidence in tsmllles.
We are. as alway5.8rètefulioourfvndersand supporter5forthefinancsal 8iftsth2tallow ustodothis important
work. We re￿Ived grantsfrom the Albert Hunt Two Rldlngs & Gegrg¢ Moor FouDdotiQ115, èswell asyork Foodb*k
&The National LotteryCommuTTrlty Fund. We also receivedgtftsfrom local churthes and oryanisations, as well 3$
lThdlMdualswho kindlydonatÈ Th)ney each rnoThth In yJFpcrtof whatwedo.
Much of ourexpendlturehas beÈnon salar￿5 & pensh)n5.allowingfor 3 part-tlme member5 of stsff. Our parenti
cttordlnator Ss respDn4bleforthe planTrln& settingup mana8ln8dellveryof ourpèrent5n8courses: the
relatyon5hip5coordinatorls reSIx)n￿b1ef0rthe de￿lopMentand deliveryof our relationship5 5UPPOrt work,. and
thegeneral rnanagerls responslblefor overall managernentof the chadty, markÈtin8,fundrai%ngandllnance&The
team Is5upFAemented byan admlnittrator who 5UPPOrtsthe stafFteam whh admlnlstratlve tasks aswell as
pportlnB& promotJn8allaspectsof the charlty.
Lookingto the future of thÈtharlty, we 3re hopin8to traNI upsome more parenlingcourse facilitator5to allow us
to provlde morecourses, aswell as work wrth a gr3phit dQ￿gnert0 developa r*w logo & web5ile. Wehope that
bDth ofthesedeveloprnents kn￿11 allow us asa stsff & votunteer teamto contlnuet¢ p￿dethi5¥al￿at1e str￿ce10
a5 many famlllesa5P055ible in Y￿￿.
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FAMILY MATTERS YORK
REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES
YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022
Organlsati¢)nal Structure
Ttr￿ Iruslges are responsible for the stratOg￿ direction of the charity together wth day to doy
responslts'lty for the admSnistration of th8 charitys funds.
Indopondent Examlnor
A resolution proposlng Mr P Dixon ACA of Fortus Audtt LLP lo be
reapprAnt8d as independent oxamingr of the chaiity ￿11 be put to the Annual General htseting.
statement of Trustees. R•sponslbllltle5
Lawappli¢able to ¢harib8s in England and Wales requires the trustees to prep8r0 financ4al
statements for each finan(ial year vknich giva a true and fair view of the chariils financial 8th"vitlos
duriro the year and of Its financAal posltion at the end of the year. In preparing those financHI
statements, the trustees are required to=
(a)
select Suitable 8cc￿u￿ting pc41cles and applythgm consislenlly.,
(b)
mak8judgem8nts and oslinwles that are reaSona￿e and wudent.,
1¢)
stsle %thelher applicable ¥ccounting standards and statements of recommènéèd
practke have been followe(J. subject to any é8parture5 disdosèd and explaingd in thè
financial stBteThnts'.
(dl
prepare th8 financi81 statements on a going concem basi$ unless il is SnapprO￿te lo
preSUn￿ that iht charity will conts'nuo in operation.
The tiustees *e reswn&ble fer keeplrg accountlryj re¢oTds ￿lch disdoso wlh reasonabla
accuracy al any tlm8 the financlal position of the chatlty and enable them lo ensure thal the
finar￿[al st8lem8nts cxJmpty ￿th the Charitse5 Act 2011. Th8y are also responst>le f
safeguarding thè assets of the tharity and hence for taklng reasonablg steps for the prevention
and tletection of fraud and other Irregularitles.
Approval
Thi5 report ￿ds ¥pprovod by the truslee&aW112023
. and signed on th*ir behalf.
Mrs Jill R￿0
Tru5teo
on bohalfof Family Matters Y
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FAMILY MATTERS YORK
BALANCE SHEET AS AT 31 MARCH 2022
2022
2021
Note
Fix•d ¥$$ots
TaThJlble assets
783
885
Curr•nt assèts
Cash at bank
Debtors an¢J prepa￿rrt5
37.063
1188
36,244
990
36,250
37,234
Llabtiities.. amounts falllro du• wlU)in (Th ygar
Credito
2,356
1.029
Net ￿rrent assets
35.894
36,205
Net assets
R¢presented by.
Funds
General Fund
36.677
37.070
Deslgnaled fvnd$
36,677
37,07
2310112023
Mrs J Ros5...
Tnjstee
Date
MrsJB1o￿.......................
Trustee
For and on behalf of the Trustee5 of Famity Mattèrs YoTk
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FAMILY MATTERS YORK
STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022
2022
2021
Unre$trl¢t•d Funds
General Deslgnat¢d
Fund
Funds
T¢)tal
Fund$
Total
Funds
Incomlng Re¥our¢es
Grants for thè ￿ar
Gifts and donations
Course f•es
Bank and other interest
28
2b
30.350
18.433
26,853
19,462
1,465
25
2,443
18,458
2,443
Total IncomirvJ resources
48.784
2,468
51,252
47.784
Regoure•s Expended
Direct ¢harltsble expendf(u
16.885
29,896
46,781
45,797
Support costs
322
3,207
2.221
Professlonal Fees
1.657
1,657
1.289
Total resources expended
21.4
30.
51.6
9,307
Nel (Defieit) I Surplus for the year
27,356
127,750}
13931
11.523)
Transfer between fiJnd$
127,7501
13931
27.750
13931
11,523}
Balance brought fO￿ard
37.070
37,070
38.593
Balance carrfed frI￿ard
36,67T
7.07
There are no recognlsed golns or10sses 0lh8r than those staled above.
Th& n¢)les on pagès 7 to 11 form part of these a¢counts.
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FAMILY mA￿ERs YORK
NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022
l Accounting polScle5
1.1 8a•ls of preparation of accounts and •$$•ssment of golng ￿ncern
The financial stalemenl$ hav8 been prepared in accordance Mrith the Ststement of Recofflm8nd8d
PractiC8.' Acwunting and Reporting by Charities preparing thèir occounls in ac(y)rdanc8 wlth the
Flnanclal Reporting Standard applicabl& to the UK and the Republic of Ireland IFRS1021 Sssued on
16 July 2014 and the FinanrAal Reporting Standard ap￿1¢able In Ihe Unw Kingdom and RepubllG
of Ireland IFRS1021 and the Charities ArA 2011.
The Charfty conslilutes a publ￿ benefft entity as defined by FRS102.
The Trustèes considèr that there are no material uncertainties about the Charitvs abllty lo
continuo as a conc8m.
1.2 In¢omlng resourc￿ and r•cognltlon
Voluntary income and donations are Included Incomlng resources vh)en they are receivabla.
except ￿en donors. conditions have not been fulfilled, then the Income Is defeThed. Any in¢ome
from fundraising ventures is shovm gross, V4ith the a$S￿lated costs included In fundraising costs.
Gfft aid iy Sho￿ %then raceived.
1.3 Expondlture recognltlon
Resources expended are included In the Slatemont of Financial kbvbtl8s on 8n acuuals basis,
indusive of any VAT ￿1¢h cannot be recovergd.
Expendlture which18 dlr8¢tty attributabl& lo spo¢ific actNitie5 has been included in these cost
categorfes. Where costs are attributable to more than one activlty, they have bèen apportrtin80
across the costs &9tsgorie$ on a basis consl$t8nt vAlh the us? of these resources.
1.4 Investm•nt Sn¢om$
InV￿tment incom& Is Induded in the Stat8m8nl of Financial Acti￿￿e5 when receNable.
1.5 Fund¥
Th8 unrestricted funds of the charlty have been analysed a$ fdlows..
General Fund:
Gengral funds ar8 those whlch are not subi8cl to any speckal reslridion and they
Con be used as the trustees decid¢.
Designated Funds:
Designated funds are amounts that the trustees have set aside lo cover particular expendlture.
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FAMILY MATTERS YORK
NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022
2 Incoming re50ur¢es
2022
2021
24 Grants r￿1Vable
Allocated as follows..
G&neral fund
D&si9natgd funds
30.350
21.778
5.075
30,350
26,853
2b Glft$ and donations
located a5 follows..
Ggneral fund
Dgslgnated fvnds
18.433
25
19,462
18,458
19,462
3 Direct charftable ex￿ndItur*
2022
Total
Fund$
2021
Total
Fund$
General D•81gnatsd
Fund
Funds
S81artes and
n8tbnal Insuranc
Staff penson costs
Staff expenses
Staff & volunteer tralniTrJ
Rent and rates
Volunteer costs
Course material
Room hire
Sundry expgnses
13.092
392
329
25,738
T12
649
38.830
1.164
978
38,342
1,150
405
2,772
2.772
2,375
2.S97
2.2
1.053
2,375
362
300
16,885
29,896
.781
45,797
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FAMILY MATTERS YORK
NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022
4 Support costs
2022
General D￿rgnated
Total
Fund
Funds Fund¥
2021
Totsl
Funds
Depfeo81ion
IrbSU(anog
T8iephon&
Piinlin9, Postage and ststionery
Websilo and coryuler costs
Recruilmgnt Costs
SubscriplSons
Deposit account interest
582
922
511
96
582
922
635
294
433
909
798
81
124
500
273
500
273
2,886
322
3,207
2.221
S Professlonal Fegs
2022
Total
Funds
2021
Gongral Dèslgnatsd
Fund
Funds
Funds
Independent Exarninerfs foe
1105
1105
755
Payroll management costs
$52
552
534
1,657
1,657
1,289
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FAMILY MATTERS YORK
NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022
6 Deslgnatad Funds
Parenting Fund
A fund set up by the twstegs to train volunlgers and deliver courses to equip paronls and ¢8rers
to improve thelr parenting sknlL8 and their relationships wth their children.
Relalionshlp Support Fund
A fund set up by the tru51ees lo train volunteers and deliver cours8S to support peop￿ In
Telalionships and couple5 who are facjng rel8llonshlp difficultie8.
7 CredStors
2022
2021
Pen*ons
PAYE
Independent examinerfs fee
Other credilors
232
477
232
755
42
693
2.356
1.029
8 Movèment of fun
Opgnlng Incomlng Rg¥¢ur¢•s Transfers
Balancas R050ur¢os Expended betwo
funds
Closlng
Bal•nc8s
Unreslrict¥d Fund$
Gan8ral Fund
37.070
48,784
21,427
127,7501
36.677
D•8lgnated Funds
Parenting Fund
Relationship Support Fund
1.603
775
15,595
14.623
13,902
13,848
37.070
51,252
51.645
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FAMILY MATTERS YORK
NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022
9 Staff costs
2022
2021
The staff costs ￿tre.
Wages and salaries
39.995
39.492
39,995
39,492
During tho year the number of staff employed ￿ a p* timè basls VKS as follovrs:
2022
2021
Dlrect charitable adivthes
No employee received r8muneration of more than £60,000.
10 Trustses
No trustee rec8iVgd any remuneratlon for services rèndered during th8 year. However. twstees
out of pocket ex￿nseS were reimbufsad when requ8Stèd.
Rent of É2.40012021- £2,4CQI ￿a$ paid to RtrA4ey & Sons. a business in vthich one of
trustees. Mr M RovAey is a partnor.
11 Independ•nl Examlnèfs F•• and Profo¥$lonal costs
The Independenl Examinerfs fee for the year amountsd to £95412021- £755} and is dlsdosed in
professional fees. Payroll rr￿n89￿ment costs of £552 payable lo Fortu8 North Limited have been
charged wthin these financi81 ststements.
12 Conting•nt Ilabllities
The Charity has no Contingent liabilities al 31st Marth 202212021- £Nil l.
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FAMILY MAThERS YORK
INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES
I report on the accounts of Family Matters York for the year ended 31 htsrch 2022 which are set oui
on pages 510 11.
Respectlve respon$lbllltles of the Trusteos and of tho Independent Examiner
A5 the charitys twslees you are responslble for thè prep8rallon of th8 ac￿￿nts., you conshler that
the audit reqU1￿ment of section 144121 of the Charities Act 2011 does not apply, and that an
independent examination is needgd. The charity is PTeparing accrued accounts and l am qu81iffled 10
undertake the examination by being a qualrfied meJnber of tho Inslilule of Chartered Acr￿Untsnts in
ETrJland and Wales.
It is my respon￿bilIty to-
{a} examine the accounts undgr section 145 of the Charities Act 2011 {the 2011 Act}..
{b} to follow the pro(¥dure laid dgvm in the General Directions gNen by th& Charity
Commissioner undei sgction 14515llbl of the 2011 Act- and
{cl lo state Ytheth8r p8rtlcular matters have conw to my attentit)n.
Bo91s of Independènt Examlnorfs Report
My 8xanynation was carried out in accordan¢g vAth the general diffjclions gNen by the Charllles
Commissioners. An In¢Jependent examination Includes a review of thg accounting records kept by
1h8 charity and a compgrison of the accounts presented wth those racords. It 81s0 Includes
considgration of any unusual items or dis¢losures in the accounts, and seeking explanations from
you as trustees ¢on¢eming any such rnatters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the
evidence that would be required in an audlt, and consequently no opinion is given as lo whether the
accounts present a true and fair vi¢w and the report is limf(8d to those matters set out In Ihts
Inde￿ndont Examlnorfs Stat•m•nt
In connedon with my examination. no matter has come to my attention..
11 gives me reasonable cause lo believe that in any material respect the requ1re￿￿nts.'
la} to keep accounting records in ac￿r{lan￿ wth section 130 01 the 2011 Act,. and
Ib} to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting r8¢ords and to comply wlh the
a￿oUnting rgqulramonts of the 2011 Act.
have not been m81: or
21 to vthich. in my oplnion. attention should bo drnwn In order to enablg a proper undèrslanding of
Ihe accounts to be reached.
TrJD
Paul Dixon ACA
Fortus Audtt LLP
Chartere(l Accountants &
Stslulory Auditors
516 Ma￿r Court
Easffield
SCOrb￿ugh
North York$hir8
Y0113TU
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