REGISTERED COMPANY NUMBER: 04186674 (England and Wales) REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER: 1093006
Report of the Trustees and
Unaudited Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2025
for
Footprints Conductive Education Centre Ltd
Footprints Conductive Education Centre Ltd
Contents of the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2025
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| Report of the Trustees | 3 to 8 |
| Examiners Report | 9 |
| Statement of Financial Statements | 10 |
| Balance Sheet | 11 |
| Notes to the Financial Statements | 12 to 13 |
| Detailed Statement of Financial Activities | 14 |
Report of the Trustees for the Year Ended 31 March 2025
The trustees who are also directors of the charity for the purposes of the Companies Act 2006, present their report with the financial statements of the charity for the year ended 31 March 2025. The trustees have adopted the provisions of Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended 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 January 2019).
Governing document
The charity is controlled by its governing document, a deed of trust, and constitutes a limited company, limited by guarantee, as defined by the Companies Act 2006.
REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS
Registered Company number
04186674 (England and Wales)
Registered Charity number
1093006
Registered office
Farnborough Road, Nottingham NG11 9DG
Trustees
Robert Evans - Chair Ryan Clarkson - Treasurer Richard Andrews Nicholas Jepson Alex Clark (appointed 16 May 2024)
Max Hayes – Young Trustee
Carole Luckwell – Trustee Advisor Jenny Byrne – Trustee Advisor David Allum - Trustee Advisor Helena Bee (resigned 6 December 2024)
Company Secretary
Richard Andrews
Our Vision
Footprints is a Conductive Education Centre based in Nottingham and our purpose is to empower families with children living with disabilities across the East Midlands – our children and families are at the heart of everything we do.
We transform the lives of children and their families through Conductive Education, a holistic education approach developed to help children living with disabilities consciously learn the life skills that come more naturally to others. We create a safe, positive, supportive and fun environment and our skilled team work together with children and families to develop physical, communication, social, self-help and thinking skills.
We have ambitious plans for continued and sustainable growth of our charity, increasing and developing the services we provide to children and families, furthering our support and enabling more children to fulfil their potential.
Structure, Governance and Management Nature of Governing Document
The charity is a company limited by guarantee and registered charity. It is operated under the rules of its memorandum and articles of association dated 26 March 2001. As amended by certificate of incorporated on change of name dated 25 April 2018. It has no share capital, and the liability of each member in the event of winding up is limited to £1.
New Footprints Centre
In June 2024 we announced we had secured our new charity home and would be moving location and transforming our new site. As one of our key Business Plan principles, we worked hard to secure a new site which was suitable for our needs now and in the future. The transformation of our new Footprints Centre started in Autumn 2024, with the support from organisations and volunteers across the East Midlands and a number of grants.
We have received a number of grants in this financial year for the site transformation, and the majority of the works and spend will take
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place in the financial period 25/26.
Our new Footprints Centre will be the first time in our long charity history that we will be in control of our own site. Our new home will enable us to provide more and better support and services for the children and families we support, and not only that, enable us to connect with more like-minded organisations and truly embed us into the community around us.
Our new Footprints Centre will be entirely accessible and inclusive, with much improved facilities, including more session rooms, a dedicated family room, sensory room, community coffee bar and community hall.
Recruitment and Appointment of Trustees
Trustee vacancies are advertised on our website and social media platforms, including LinkedIn. Interested parties are asked to complete an application form and provide contact details for references. Following receipt of the forms, Senior Management meets with the prospective trustee to talk about the organisation and the role they will undertake as a trustee of the charity. They are then invited to visit the Footprints Centre and observe a Conductive Education session, and to meet the team at Footprints.
If the candidate remains interested and has the right skills and attributes to support the charity, one of the current trustees undertakes an informal interview, and provides an update to the wider board of trustees as to their suitability at the next meeting. The final stage of recruitment of trustees involves the candidate completing a confidentiality agreement and will be invited to observe the next meeting of the Board of Trustees where a formal vote is then taken for the appointment.
During this period, we welcomed a new Trustee, with their focus on IT, and also welcomed our first Young Trustee in October 2024, with us joining the Young Trustees Movement. We continue to have a team of Trustee Advisors, roles developed as part of our growth plans, with each advisor responsible for guidance and overseeing different elements of our charity.
Senior Management
The day-to-day operation of the charity is delegated by the trustees to the Business and Charity Manager and the Senior Management Team.
Our Senior Management Team consists of Stephen Frew as Business and Charity Manger, Erika Juhasz as Head of Service, Josie Park as Head of Income and Fundraising and Claire Clarkson as Head of Communications and PR.
Team Growth
During this period we successfully advertised and recruited two level three apprentice roles into our team for the first time. Working with Nottingham College, a Level 3 Early Years Apprentice and Level 3 Business Administration Apprentice joined our team, with both roles providing a unique opportunity, growing and developing our team at a crucial time for our charity, families and everyone we’re connected with.
Placements and Work Experience
We continued to be very open to welcoming students to our charity for their placements and work experience, ensuring we followed all relevant processes and due diligence checks beforehand.
A placement at our centre provides students with crucial and wide-ranging, hands-on work experience, and also provides additional resource within our team. One such placement during this period included a student who spent time during 2023 and 2024 completing work experience with us, in conjunction with her college course. This young person came to our Conductive Education sessions herself
In Summer 2024, we worked with University of Nottingham to welcome for the first time University Intern Placements to our team. We worked with two young people who focused on communication and fundraising and successfully completed their placements. They have both since become advocates and volunteers for our charity.
Finance Team
In December 2022, we appointed Amos Accounting to manage our day-to-day financial activity. This change was made to provide more stringent processes and management of our financial accounts, including year-end reporting. This change has gone well and our finance team work hand in hand with the charity team and especially our Business and Support Manager.
Our Families and Children
We work with children living with mobility and communication difficulties, supporting babies, children and young people, living with conditions including cerebral palsy and Down Syndrome. Our services include -
• Weekly structured and nurturing Conductive Education sessions for children from 6 months to school age, in a supportive, small group environment, delivered by our expert team.
• ‘Gym Club’ for children over 5, enabling children to continue to practice their movement and co-ordination skills, socialise and grow in confidence during the often-difficult transition to mainstream education.
• Specifically designed weekly speech and communication sessions for older children living with Down Syndrome up to 11 years, along with structured motor development activities.
• In June 2023, we first trialled swimming sessions in a hydrotherapy pool for our pre-school aged children, following a number of grants we received for the funding. We developed this further after this initial period and this is now a weekly core service we provide for all
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children in our pre-school service. With the right funding in place, this is something we hope to extend to the older children in our service in the future.
• In partnership with Epic Partners (a Nottingham based charity), in March 2024 we launched Epic Bounce for children aged 4-12 years who live with disabilities. These sessions involve sensory play with rebound trampolining and are funded by Sport England, following a joint grant from both our charities. These creative sessions have continued and developed throughout this period, following successful feedback and outcomes for the children and young people attending.
During this period, we also worked again with Epic Partners and Notts County Foundation to launch the We Belong programme, developed in partnership for young people aged 5-18 years, with inclusive sports, movement and activities.
Our Education Team, together with children and families in group sessions, ensure a collaborative partnership working approach throughout all of our services, giving families the knowledge, confidence and strength to cope with the disabilities their child lives with and understand how they can help.
During this period, we supported an average of 120 children and their families, both in face-to-face sessions on a weekly basis but also in other crucial ways, including a dedicated key worker, online support group, community coffee mornings with dedicated advice and guidance, social events including a Christmas party, and specialised communication channels.
In summer 2024 our BBC Children in Need annual Families survey found that as a result of attending Footprints Conductive Education Centre –
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100% felt their child had increased levels of movement
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96% felt their child had increased level of coordination skills
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100% felt their child’s ability to understand others had improved
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84% felt their child’s ability to communicate and make themselves understood had improved
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88% felt their child had increased levels of engagement
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87% felt their child had increased levels of self-motivation
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88% felt their child had increased levels of social interactions and relationships
Public Benefit
Parents or carers of children who live with physical disabilities (and who may also have associated difficulties that affect their learning) frequently find it hard to find and are disappointed with the range of treatment, support and educational options available.
We provide regular, early intervention support at a time when families may be struggling, feeling isolated or finding it difficult to come to terms with their child’s diagnosis (or often where there is no formal diagnosis). At Footprints our families are full participants in the teaching process and are therefore empowered to support their child. Their input is recognised as the most important influence in their child’s development and with our support, helps them feel focused, confident and in control of how they can help their child further to fulfil their potential, improving wellbeing and reducing anxiety and isolation.
We also collaborate and work in liaison with other third parties that the families may need support with. An example is supporting the transition to school placements, to both mainstream and special education needs schools, with 100% of our families telling us that they felt supported with the transition and integration into primary education. With the ever-growing demand on the Special Educational Needs support in these settings, these connections are hugely important for the continued development of the children.
The trustees confirm that they have complied with the requirements of section 17 of the Charities Act 2011 to have due regard to the public benefit guidance published by the Charity Commission for England and Wales.
Grants and Trusts
As a charity, Footprints is funded entirely from Grants and Trusts, fundraising and charity partners. During this period, we were in the second year of our new BBC Children in Need grant (successfully applied for in October 2023). This grant provides £29,679 a year for 3 years, and is a meaningful achievement for our charity, as we continue to proudly communicate that we’re funded by BBC Children in Need.
The Jones (1986) Charitable Trust has formed a vital part of our core funding for many years. The £33,750 we received this year was used to support our pre-school Conductive Education sessions, one of our core services. We continue to be supported by the Samworth Trust, a relationship which has been in place for a number of years, and we’re very lucky to have one of the Samworth family as one of our supporters.
We have proactively and successfully applied for a number of grants, which contributed to our core services and projects. These include – -Grant of £33,750 from the Jones Trust, to contribute towards our core services
-Grant of £5,000 from the Lady Hind Trust for core funding
-Grant of £4,774 from the Masonic Charity Foundation for the hire of the hydrotherapy pool for our pre-school swimming sessions
-And an unrestricted grant of £7,000 from BWSF (The Barbara Ward Children's Foundation) to contribute towards our core services
We also received some smaller grants which have funded specific projects, including-
-£3,510 from Sport England for our partnership with Epic Partners to run weekly Epic Bounce sessions for young people living with disabilities
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-£4,140 from University of Nottingham for two University interns who joined our team for summer placements
We have also proactively and successfully applied for a number of grants, which have helped to contribute to our new Footprints Centre and site transformation. These include –
-£50,000 from Winifred Eileen Kemp Trust to contribute to the transformation of our new Footprints Centre and site
-£5,000 from Screwfix Foundation to contribute to the transformation of our new Footprints Centre and site
-£150,000 received from BNA Charitable Incorporated Organisation to contribute to the transformation of our new Footprints Centre and site
We have received a number of grants in this financial year for the site transformation, and the majority of the works and spend will take place in the financial period 25/26.
We are hugely grateful for all of the grants, trusts and donations we received and would like to thank all of our supporters, who enable us to transform the lives of children living with disabilities, and their families.
Patron and Ambassador Network
our purpose and ambition. In Autumn 2021 Richard launched his own charity, The Richard Whitehead Foundation, who we work closely and collaborate with.
We also have a strong and committed network of Champion Ambassadors. These are people who champion our charity and represent us in their daily lives. This includes fundraising activities, making connections, volunteering time and representing Footprints at different events.
During the preceding period, we expanded our wider charity team, to not only include Champion Ambassadors, but also to introduce Celebrity Ambassadors, people with a strong, positive and well developed online and social media presence, providing us with the opportunity to reach more businesses and individuals across the UK.
During this period, we widened our Ambassador network further, introducing the Young Ambassadors concept, young people who bring inspiration, energy and spirit to our team, helping us to raise awareness of our charity and inspiring our young people.
During this period, and after careful due diligence, the below individuals joined our wider team –
• In June 2024, Scarlett joined our team as our first Young Ambassador and used to come to Footprints when she was younger. Now a teenager, Scarlett is raising awareness of Footprints and eye gaze technology which she uses to communicate.
• And in August 2024, Pat Lally became our next Celebrity Ambassador. Pat is an actor and voice over artist and has supported Footprints for a number of years.
This expanded team, together with our Support and Education Team and Board of Trustees, means we have a highly effective network working together towards a common purpose. And in the future, we will expand our network to include more ambassadors who advocate and champion Footprints.
Charity and Support Partnerships
We continue to work with support and charity partners, big and small, to grow and develop our service and every penny contributed to our charity is utilised to transforming our childrens and families’ lives.
We also provide unique and rewarding ways for companies to achieve their Corporate Social and Environmental, Social and Governance responsibilities, and can provide volunteering, workshops, training and other opportunities in return. The charity partners we worked with during this period included –
• Proactively seeking organisations to partner and work with as their charity of the year, including Nottingham City Business Club, Cygnet and Scape
• Forming and further developing Charity Partnerships with organisations, including Capital One, Nottingham Forest, Gleeds, East Midlands Business Desk, T Bailey Asset Management and Inhouse Corporate Services
• CSL Group, one of our ongoing charity partners, who again ran a year-long calendar of fundraising events, including individual challenges and team office-based events
• ADI Conference and Event held in February 2025, for the second year running, bringing together our charity and one of our Support Partners Cromwell Safety, raising money and giving us access to range of new supporters and network
• Rotary Clubs, including Nottingham and Wollaton, who we have partnered and worked with in numerous ways, including hosting meetings, networking, attending events and Christmas activities
In addition, we worked in collaboration with local charities and organisations, including Boccia England, Wheelchair Football Association, Nottinghamshire Down Syndrome Support Group, Children’s Sensory Processing, Notts County Foundation and Epic Partners. These types of collaborations with like-minded organisations who share the same mission, mean we are able to support each other, share resources when applicable and provide more services and support to the children and families we support.
Recognition
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During this period, we were delighted to actively enter and receive a number of accolades, including –
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May 2024 – Partnership with CSL Group shortlisted at Business Charity Awards
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October 2024 – Charity of the Year Runner up at Charity Today Awards
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November 2024 – Education Category Runner up at Scottish Power Foundation Awards
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December 2024 – Accessible and Inclusion Runner Up at Visit Notts Tourism Awards
We’re incredibly proud for our charity and our life changing work to be recognised in this way and to receive these accolades.
Volunteering
We continue to be supported by a number of dedicated volunteers and fundraisers, and we provide charity guidelines to everyone representing us, which ensures they are appropriately supported and in turn follow fundraising guidelines. During this period, supporters held traditional fundraising activities for us, including community markets, school fundraising, walking/running challenges and donations. This year volunteers have been more important than ever in our charity’s history. Helping to clear, tidy and transform our new Footprints Centre, Volunteers has been essential for us to be able to carry out this work. Providing volunteering days and activities also allow colleagues from organisations to fulfil their volunteering days as part of CSR responsibilities. These also provide our charity with an opportunity to develop relationships, for more people to find out about Footprints, our services and become new advocates.
Fundraising Activities and Events
During this period, we continued to provide a platform for corporates and organisations, named ‘Sponsor a Space’. This is an opportunity for organisations to donate £5,066, either split monthly or annually, which pays for a family to attend our centre and have access to our transformative services for a year.
We have a number of businesses who continue to currently sponsor a space for a family at our centre and increasing this as a predictable income stream continues to be one of our priorities in the coming year.
We continue to have an Online Shop linked to our website. Launched in October 2023, selling Footprints branded merchandise on the online shop provides an additional income stream and is also a visual way to raise awareness of our charity. We continue to develop the merchandise items, including Christmas designed items and specific coloured clothing for children attending our sessions. We listen to our families and supporters feedback and ideas, and work in collaboration with one of our Support Partners, Cromwell Safety. One of the highlights of our fundraising calendar was again the Robin Hood Half and Mini Marathon in September 2024. Based in Nottingham, this event raised over £10,000 and also saw our Patron Richard Whitehead MBE officially start the race and then run the half marathon for the third-year running, all to support Footprints, increasing our awareness and visibility across our region. We also launched a competition to design the running blades which Richard would wear for this half marathon. Receiving over 80 entries, this was a fantastic opportunity to raise awareness, connect with schools and achieve regional media coverage.
During this period, we continued to provide a number of successful fundraising activities, including sky diving at a local airfield, Tough Mudder and the Rutland Night Walk.
We were able to again recruit a team of runners for the London Landmarks Half Marathon in April 2024, a popular event in our fundraising calendar. We supported our team before, during and after the event and the day raised £3,907 for us. March 2024 saw us hold our second Celebration Dinner, an opportunity to thank our supporters, network and partners, and celebrate together. The event was a huge success an opportunity for organisations to connect, with the evening raising over £2,000.
We also diversified our fundraising and added the below events during this period, including –
-Footprints Afternoon Tea event
-Footprints Chinese Banquet event
-Footprints Fire Walk event
-Footprints Fantasia Magic Show event
-Footprints Charity Song development and recording
-London to Brighton bike ride with our charity partners
-One of our supporters taking part in the London Marathon
Education and Research
We strive to continue to grow our network and reach our objective of being at the forefront of Conductive Education in the UK. We took part in the worldwide Conductive Education Conference in March 2025 and made the event available to all of the team, either online or in person.
We are also part and an active member of the PCA, Professional Conductors Association, bringing people working in Conductive Education together.
We also recognised other events which we are proud to support, including Conductive Education Awareness Week, Down Syndrome Awareness week, Prematurity awareness day, Carers Week, World Mental Health Day and Volunteers Week. This enables us to show our support to our families and also strengthens our network, of both supporters, connected organisations and families looking for support. We proactively support education and research into Conductive Education and children’s disabilities and needs. We have close links with the Universities in Nottingham and ensure we support related research and provide relevant information to our families.
We continued to be part of the Disabled Children’s Partnership, a UK wide coalition of more than 90 charities and organisations to
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campaign for improved health and social care for children living with disabilities. And a member of the Council for Disabled Children, whose mission is to provide a collective voice that champions rights and have a society in which children with disabilities needs are met, aspirations supported, and rights respected.
Major Risks and Management of Those Risks
Income Generation
As with many charities, we are reliant on income generated from fundraising, public donations and grants and trusts. In light of the continued financial climate and cost of living challenges, we are acutely aware of the reliance on these income streams. The most significant financial risk that we face is that some of the funding ends, putting significant financial pressure on the organisation. To ensure that this financial risk is mitigated as far as possible, diversifying income streams is one of the main operational objectives within our 2020 – 2025 business plan, and will continue to be so on future business plans.
During this period, we have made excellent progress against the objectives and key principles in our Business Plan. We have also continued to diversify our fundraising activities and developed platforms to make it easier to donate online to us, as one offs, but also encouraging donations on a regular basis, weekly, monthly and annually, providing guaranteed income streams.
Covering Base Costs
With the current increase in cost of living for employees, increased gas and electricity and food prices, and the general increase of equipment and resources needed to run the organisation, there is a constant pressure to find more to cover even the basic costs. To ensure this financial risk is mitigated as far as possible we continuously monitor the actual spend against budget and monthly we reforecast to the end of the year to allow us to make real time decisions in response to the ever-changing financial situation. This is done in conjunction with our Finance Team, Business and Charity Manager and Board of Trustees.
Personnel Resourcing
We operate in the very specialised and niche area of Conductive Education, which has its roots in a Hungarian practice, with some Conductors therefore studying and qualifying in Hungary and wider Europe. Currently Birmingham City University is the only place you can complete a BA Honours Degree in Conductive Education in the UK, in addition to NICE Conductive College in Birmingham where you can also complete the Multidisciplinary Conductor Course if you already have an undergraduate degree.
The unique training and profession poses a risk of a skills shortage across all Conductive Education Centres, not just presently but for the future generation of Conductors. This is one of the reasons why we encourage and support placements and work experience at our centre, as we expose new people to the highly effective and fulfilling profession of Conductive Education.
We are also working with a number of schools and other Conductive Education Centres across the UK to share best practice and support. In terms of general team recruitment, as a charity there are always budgetary restraints on the salary or wage for positions, but we continue to invest in our team, including a new and extensive online training and learning platforms for all of our support and education team, including volunteers. We are committed to provide and support ongoing opportunities for training, skills and professional development.
Looking Forward
We are excited for our future, the growth of our charity and in turn the services we provide to children and families across the East Midlands.
Our aspirations include -
• Transforming and relocating to our new Footprints Centre, enabling us to reach more children and families who are in need and will benefit from our services
• Continuing to review and evolve the services and facilities we provide, including the launch of additional services, including inclusive wellbeing activities, family coffee and information events and sleep workshops
• Further developing our Board of Trustees, our team and volunteer network, including training investment, to maximise our effectiveness and the work we do
• Growing and expanding the charity and support partners we work with, providing mutual benefits of working together and collaborating, as well as raising income
• Deepening connections with organisations and groups in the childrens disability sphere, to allow us to input ours and our families voice into relevant regulations and updates
• Increasing the awareness of our charity across the East Midlands, to include press coverage on regional TV, print and radio, and development of our ambassador network
Approved by order of the board of trustees on the 22[nd] December 2025 and signed on its behalf by:
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Director Ryan Clarkson
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Footprints Conductive Education Centre Ltd
Independent Examiners Report to the trustees of Footprints Conductive Educations Centre Ltd
The charities trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. The charities trustees consider that an audit is not required for this year under section 144(2) of the charities act 2011 and that an independent examination is needed.
It is my responsibility to
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Examine the accounts under section 145 of the 2011 Act
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To follow the procedures laid down in the general directions given by the charity commission under section 145(5) b of the 2011 Act; and
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State whether particular matters have come to my attention
My examination was carried out in accordance with the general directions given by the Charity Commission. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of accounts presented within those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts, and seeking explanations from you as trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit and consequently no opinion is given as to whether the accounts present a ‘true and fair view’ and the report is limited to those matters set out in the statement below.
In connection with my examination, no matters have come to my attention;
This gives me reasonable cause to believe that all material respects the requirements below:
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To keep accounting records in accordance with the section 130 of the 2011 Act; and
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To prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and comply with the accounting requirements of the 2011 Act
Signature –
Professional Body or qualification – MAAT
Address – 31 West Street, Swadlincote, DE11 9DN
Date – 22[nd] December 2025
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Statement of Financial Activities for the Year Ended 31 March 2025
| Unrestricted funds INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM Notes £ Donations and legacies 2 45,750 Charitable Activities 3 25,932 Other Fundraising activities 4 217,591 Investment income 1,073 Total 290,346 EXPENDITURE ON Charitable activities Unrestricted 5 164,326 Restricted Total 164,326 NET INCOME/(EXPENDITURE) 126,020 RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS Total funds brought forward 246,080 TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD 372,100 |
Restricted funds £ 4,987 250,619 255,606 277,777 277,777 (22,171) 24,542 2,371 |
31.3.25 Total funds £ 50,737 276,551 217,591 1,073 545,952 164,326 277,777 442,103 103,849 270,622 374,471 |
31.3.24 Total funds £ 84,150 132,248 150,707 2,068 369,173 271,901 87,123 359,024 10,149 260,473 270,622 |
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Footprints Conductive Education Centre Ltd
Balance Sheet
31 March 2025
| 31.3.25 | 31.3.24 | ||||
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| Unrestricted | Restricted | Total | Total | ||
| funds | funds | funds | funds | ||
| Notes | £ | £ | £ | £ | |
| CURRENT ASSETS | |||||
| Debtors | 6 | 118,330 | 118,330 | 2,643 | |
| Shawbrook Bank - Building | 71,729 | 71,729 | 71,729 | ||
| Cash at bank and in hand | 103,762 | 138,056 | 241,818 | 209,663 | |
| 431,877 | 284,035 | ||||
| CREDITORS | |||||
| Amounts falling due within one year | 7 | (7,068) | (50,338) | (57,406) | (13,413) |
| NET CURRENT ASSETS | 374,471 | 270,622 | |||
| FUNDS | |||||
| Funds | 374,471 | 270,622 | |||
| TOTAL FUNDS | 374,471 | 270,622 |
The charitable company is entitled to exemption from audit under Section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 for the year ended 31 March 2025.
The members have not required the company to obtain an audit of its financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2025 in accordance with Section 476 of the Companies Act 2006.
The trustees acknowledge their responsibilities for
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(a) ensuring that the charitable company keeps accounting records that comply with Sections 386 and 387 of the Companies Act 2006 and
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(b) preparing financial statements which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charitable company as at the end of each financial year and of its surplus or deficit for each financial year in accordance with the requirements of Sections 394 and 395 and which otherwise comply with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 relating to financial statements, so far as applicable to the charitable company.
These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to charitable companies subject to the small companies regime.
The financial statements were approved by the Board of Trustees and authorised for issue on .22[nd] December 2025 nd were signed on its behalf by:
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Footprints Conductive Education Centre Ltd
Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2025
1. ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Basis of preparing the financial statements
The financial statements of the charitable company, which is a public benefit entity under FRS 102, have been prepared in accordance with the Charities SORP (FRS 102) 'Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended 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 January 2019)', Financial Reporting Standard 102 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland' and the Companies Act 2006. The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention.
Income
All income is recognised in the Statement of Financial Activities once the charity has entitlement to the funds, it is probable that the income will be received, and the amount can be measured reliably.
Expenditure
Liabilities are recognised as expenditure as soon as there is a legal or constructive obligation committing the charity to that expenditure, it is probable that a transfer of economic benefits will be required in settlement and the amount of the obligation can be measured reliably. Expenditure is accounted for on an accruals basis and has been classified under headings that aggregate all cost related to the category. Where costs cannot be directly attributed to particular headings, they have been allocated to activities on a basis consistent with the use of resources.
Taxation
The charity is exempt from corporation tax on its charitable activities.
Hire purchase and leasing commitments.
Rentals paid under operating leases are charged to the Statement of Financial Activities on a straight-line basis over the period of the lease.
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DONATIONS AND LEGACIES - Income
| DONATIONS AND LEGACIES - Income | ||
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| Unrestricted | Restricted | |
| £ | £ | |
| The Lady Hind Trust | 5,000 | |
| The Jones 1986 Charitable Trust | 33,750 | |
| The Barbara Ward Childrens Foundation | 7,000 | |
| Star Trust | 4,987 |
3. CHARITABLE ACTIVIES - Income
| HARITABLE ACTIVIES - Income | ||
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| Unrestricted | Restricted | |
| £ | £ | |
| Activities contributions | 25,932 | |
| BBC Children in Need | 28,195 | |
| The Masonic Charitable Foundation | 4,774 | |
| Winifred Eileen Kemp Trust | 50,000 | |
| Bruce Wake Charitable Trust | 4,000 | |
| Sports England | 3,510 | |
| University of Nottingham | 4,140 | |
| Barclays Community Football Fund | 1,000 | |
| BNA Charitable Incorporated Organisation | 150,000 | |
| Screwfix Foundation | 5,000 |
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Notes to the Financial Statements - continued for the Year Ended 31 March 2025
4. OTHER TRADING ACTIVITIES - Income
| Unrestricted | Restricted | ||
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| £ | £ | ||
| Local fundraising, events and appeals income | 217,591 | ||
| 5. | CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES | ||
| Unrestricted | Restricted | ||
| £ | £ | ||
| Staff Costs | 113,174 | 171,269 | |
| Fundraising & communications | 24,373 | ||
| IT Costs | 2,560 | ||
| Office costs | 9,315 | ||
| Premises cost | 51,776 | ||
| Clifton Premises cost | 47,076 | ||
| Professional fees | 14,900 | ||
| Staff Training & Expenses | 7,656 | ||
| Sundries | 4 | ||
| 6. | DEBTORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR | ||
| 31.3.25 | 31.3.24 | ||
| £ | £ | ||
| Debtors & Prepayments | 118,330 | 2,643 | |
| 7. | CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR | ||
| 31.3.25 | 31.3.24 | ||
| £ | £ | ||
| Trade creditors | 50,338 | 8,165 | |
| Social security and other taxes | 7,068 | 5,248 | |
| 57,406 | 13,413 |
8. TRUSTEES' REMUNERATION AND BENEFITS
There were no trustees' remuneration or other benefits for the year ended 31 March 2025 nor for the year ended 31 March 2024.
Trustees' expenses
There were no trustees' expenses paid for the year ended 31 March 2025 nor for the year ended 31 March 2024.
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Detailed Statement of Financial Activities for the Year Ended 31 March 2025
| INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS Donations and legacies Donations Government Grants Grants from other charities Other trading activities Local Fundraising Investment income Interest Receivable Charitable activities Activities contributions Total income EXPENDITURE Wages Charitable activities Fundraising & Communications IT Costs Premises Costs (split out on page 12) Professional Fees Staff Training & Expenses Office Costs Sundries (HMRC interest) Finance Bank charges Total Endowments Net expenditure |
31.3.25 31.3.24 £ £ 50,737 84,150 0 0 250,619 111,665 301,356 195,815 217,591 150,707 1,073 2,068 25,932 20,583 545,952 369,173 284,443 274,196 24,373 17,905 2,560 2,615 98,852 36,070 14,900 8,708 7,656 5,831 9,315 4 13,625 0 74 442,103 359,024 103,849 10,149 |
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