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Registered Charity No 1097108

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New Road, Hythe, Southampton SO45 6BR

Registered Charity No 1097108

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New Road, Hythe, Southampton SO45 6BR

Registered Charity No 1097108

Trustees' Annual Report for the period

Period start date Period end date Day Month Year Day Month Year From 1[st] April 2024 To 31[st] March 2025

Section A Reference and administration details

Charity name Families Matter at Hythe United Reformed Church

Other names charity is known by

	Registered charity number (if any) Charity's principal address	Registered charity number (if any) Charity's principal address	Registered charity number (if any)1097108 Charity's principal address Cornerstone Hythe United Reformed Church Hythe, Southampton Postcode SO45 4BR ~~——~~	Registered charity number (if any)1097108 Charity's principal address Cornerstone Hythe United Reformed Church Hythe, Southampton Postcode SO45 4BR ~~——~~	Registered charity number (if any)1097108 Charity's principal address Cornerstone Hythe United Reformed Church Hythe, Southampton Postcode SO45 4BR ~~——~~	Registered charity number (if any)1097108 Charity's principal address Cornerstone Hythe United Reformed Church Hythe, Southampton Postcode SO45 4BR ~~——~~
	Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity
	Trustee name	Office (if any)			Dates acted if not for whole **year **	Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (ifany)
1 Peter Blasb	1 Peter Blasby	Chairman				CharityMembers
2 Beverle	2 BeverleyHall	Secretary				Charity Members
3 Peter Blasb	3 Peter Blasby	Treasurer				Charity Members
4 Mar	4 Margaret Yapp					Charity Members
5 Jo	5 JoyDrake					Charity Members
6 Nick Tustian	6 Nick Tustian					Charity Members
7 Carol Lee	7 Carol Lee					Charity Members
8 Derek Olden	8 Derek Olden					Charity Members

Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees) ~~—~~ Name Dates acted if not for whole year Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information) Type of adviser Name Address Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information) ~~===~~

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Section B Structure, governance and management

Description of the charity’s trusts

Type of governing document

• (eg. trust deed, constitution)

[Constitution ]

How the charity is constituted

• (eg. trust, association, company)

[Association ]

Trustee selection methods

• (eg. appointed by, elected by)

[Elected by members at AGM ]

Additional governance issues (Optional information)

You may choose to include additional information, where relevant, about:

• policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees;

• the charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works;

• relationship with any related parties;

Families Matter maintains a full set of policies and procedures

Families Matter works with two other local charities, The Handy Trust and Youth and Families Matter and some statutory bodies

We have working agreements with The Handy Trust

• All major systems and procedures are the result of collective management discussion

• trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them.

Section C Objectives and activities

Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document

To advance public education and awareness in the promotion of good parenting and other areas of family life and to build self-confidence and resilience. This is achieved through the provision of support, training, advice and information.

Summary of the main activities undertaken for the public benefit in relation to these objects (include within this section the statutory declaration that trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit)

Parenting courses, group activities, one to one support, working in schools and other places.

The trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit.

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Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)

You may choose to include Families Matter does not supply grants to other people or organisations further statements, where relevant, about: Families Matter do not have an investment policy • policy on grantmaking; Families Matter relies to a great extent on volunteers to provide much of • policy programme related policy programme related the service provision and to support our paid workers

• policy programme related policy programme related investment;

• contribution made by volunteers.

Section D Achievements and performance

Summary of the main Over 200 families helped during the year which equates to 700 people achievements of the charity during the year Active response to an increased need in the area of children and young people's mental health Again a big number of children mentoring after OTRT in the senior schools, 19 pupils this year An increase in parents attending parenting courses and a pilot group set up in a Primary school for parents to support them with daily challenges. A new extended program and also a new WhatsApp group set up to support members in the Women’s Wellbeing group. A new course “Healthy Relationships Awareness” started in January 2025.

Section E Financial review

Brief statement of the Many years ago, we took the decision to start a reserve fund which has charity’s policy on reserves grown over the years and now represents almost six months of our expenditure. We will continue to grow the fund.

Details of any funds materially in deficit

Further financial review details (Optional information)

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You may choose to include Principal sources of funding – Waterside Community Fund, Hampshire additional information, where County Council, New Forest District Council, plus many smaller amounts relevant about: coming from other sources including fundraising which all help to the charity’s principal maintain this work.

• the charity’s principal maintain this work. sources of funds (including any fundraising); Feedback from all areas of work shows the need and the success of our work.

• how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity;

• investment policy and objectives including any Families Matter does not have an investment policy. ethical investment policy adopted.

~~SSC~~ Section F Other optional information

Section G Declaration ~~ee~~ The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.

Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees

Signature(s) Xo ~~ae~~ Full name(s) Peter Blasby Position (eg Secretary, Chair, etc)[Chair ] Date 27.06.2025

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