REGISTERED NUMBER.. 4747134 {Englgnd and Wale51 CHILDREN'S BEREAVEMENT CENTRE (LIMITED BY GUARANTEEI REPORT OF THE DIRECTORS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024 rfèereaveth .you are not alone CHILDRILN'S BEREAVEMENT cwfR (LIMrrKD BY CUARAi¥fEE) COl•TENIS OF THE FINANCIAL STATEL¥fEL%TS FOR THE YEAR EPIDKD 31 TrIARCH 2024 P*g¢ COmp￿Y Information Report of the Dlrectors *nd Trn5tee5 2toS Sumwary In¢owe And E4Kndfiture A¢¢ount ststemellt of Flllallelxi A¢tl*ltle8 B414llce Shtet Notei to tht FID*nCtal St*temellts 9ts13 Independent Examln¢r's Report 14 Detailed Intome and ExpeLditttrt Aeeoulll (for man&g¢m¢llt purpostt Onty) 15 CHILDIIEN'S BEREAVEMENT CENTRE (LIMITED BY GUARANTEE) COMPANY INFORMATIOf* I￿R THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 21124 DIRECTORS S. Shaw JA. Percy Watson L. C(KJd CJ. Lawrenson H.L Kcmp J.E. FergLL80 BEG(STERED OFFICE: 3 Kitig's Road Newark Nouingbarashire NG24 IEW R￿GISTERED NUMBBR: 4747134 IEll81gThd 8nd Wales) CHARrrY REGISTERED NUMBER: 1098935 CHILDREN'S BEREAVEMENT CKNTRB (LIMrrED BY GUARAPITEE) REPORT OF THE DIREcfoRS AND TRLSTEES FOR THE YEAR KNDKD 31 TrIARCH 2024 Tht ttU5tff6, who ar6 a150 dirKtOTS ol the charÈty for the purp0565 of the Comwdnies Act. prESent their retK>rt with the financial 5t&temeAts of the charitable company for the ycar ended 31 March 2023. DtREcfoRS AND TRusrEEs The dirErtDrs, whv tb¢ trustees of the ch*ity. dLrriDgth¢ yearunder review w¢re and ts) the date of this report A. WaLson S Shaw J.A. Percy A.L. C(MJd CJ. tawreDSon C. Borrett (resigned 5 Augusi 2023) S.J. Leadbeater (resigned I l August 2023) H.L. Ketnp (appointed 22 April 2024) J.E. Fer8Uson (atooint¢d 24 April 2024) STRucfuRE, GOVERNANCE MANAGEMEN The Cbildrell's Bereave]n¢llt Ceutre is 4 clwirable company limit￿ by 8uararLtee and does not hav¢ any sbgr¢ capital. It was inCor￿￿ated on 28 April 2003 &5 Newark & Notts Child Bereavement and t￿$ Centre aDd registe￿1 as & charity OD I l August 2003,. th¢ Jwne was ¢banged on 10 Jalluary 2014. Every member of the company bas limit￿ liability in the fonn of a guar8n¢e¢up to£1. ORGATrIISATiof4 The Children's B¢reaveJnent Celltre is matt￿ed by a volutttary Executive C(>mmittee that me¢ts quarterly to thide poliry w)d to d¢l¢g8te responsibility to either staff or of the ExECUtiv¢ Q)mtllitk¢. Th¢ PTof¢55ional staff havc day.tTrday responsibilities of rutinillg the Ch￿lty. At the end of tbe year. the clwiry ¢D)ploy¢d 2 fi￿1.time ond 10 part4im¢ staff and I￿1 8PPtoximat¢ly 12 E¢r¢Avement Support v0h￿teerS and 50+ other volllntttrs providing help with fimthaisiD& awareness raising aDd adrniniumtioll. A growi of Young AmbassadoT4 A]1 of wbom previously benefittrd from the servAce. contitwe to cotstribute to promotion. fi]nthai5in& r¢sw¢h, and dev¢lopmc4Ltof service deitvery. We are a staff tea￿ of 12 people, with a full-lim¢ ffjuivalent of jusi ttioe. This ttycludes manag¢menl, administratio fundraising and all bereavem¢nt specialists. Yel we provided higb quality. bwke sUPPOrt for over 1,500 childrcn and their falllilies thi5 year. Our wacity 18 bolstete4 allowing to bave the itllpact we do, thallks to our vital bereavement YoluThteer leatn. Tbey are highly tslented and re￿ited based on th¢ir unique and specialist skills. For £xamplc, on tILe volunteer team we have a quaiifi¢d plp&y th¢rapisk youth worker athd neuroth"versity spe¢iaiist. eath of whom fillther enhance our ser¥ic¢ offer and cotnplement ow staff team by providmg further niche specialistiL%. ObJectÉves and Almy The Children's Bereavement Centre is the oDly suvite of its kind In the area. It Serv￿ a population of1.2 million people ￿CeiVeS 90/0 of its in¢0￿¢ from statutory sO￿teS. the Jyst being rdised by the ¢lwity thtwgh fimdraising, dvnations, events and grants. Our key objective is to relieve the di5tt¢&8 aTLd sufferillg of those Childr￿ arnd their ra￿tIleS, who hay¢ ¢xp¢ri¢n¢cd bcreavement or10&8 by providing a(xwibl¢ Informatio￿ guidallc4 suptK>rL All tbe support we provide is free for familie& In tbe last year wc have directly 5UPWrted over 1500 ¢hildr¢ll Attd their f8u]ilies, the hi8h¢st number iti our 20-year bistory. AU children are experiencing life-changing trau[[￿ due to the d¢ath or terniinal il]ne&8 of someone imiM)rtatrt to them, often on¢ or both parents. Their bereavement can Ofte￿ be sudden aLd unexpected due to illness, ac¢idenL murder, or suicide wbieb can h￿e a ]aMing in4)a¢t ott their mental. emotionAI andlor physical hca1tt￿ as well as thcir future life choic&8. Ike provide hoListic. perSOll￿ early ittteTrention SUp￿rt including play theropy alld filial therapy (which trnir&% parents in specio1 child witred play 8Ctivities to h¢lp their childr¢n pro¢ess ikeir griefj. Thorougb evalllation tskes place to ensvre th¢ $¢ry1￿ meets the n¢¢ds of the families. The evaluation Encomp￿Se$ all w)e¢ts of the cbild's bealth Atsd weubeitig. Page 2 CHILDREN'S BKREAVLMENT CENTR£ (LtMrrED BY GUARANTEE) REPORT OF THE DIRECTORS AND TRUSTgK8 FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 f*fARCH 2024 (eontlmued) OBJEcfIvEs AND AcrivrriES OF THE CHARITY Obl¢¢Élve¥ Alms (colltlnued) The Chilthtn's Bereavemettt C¢utre supports cbildten &8 youllg &$ three years old and their fomilies from Nottlnghamsi￿rE and South LiTrcolll5hire. They are all experien¢ing lif¢-cl)anging trauma due to the deth or tenninal illness of som&)ne important to them. We offer I:1 bereaveme￿1 support sessions aDd group activitÉes for children and their parentslcarers. W¢ provid¢ training for Jchools, paientslwer5 professionals. alld volunteers as well tel¢pJwne #dvi￿ 8¢rvice. Our ser¥ice is ool a 'one size fits all.. Our aim is to provide a network of e(fKlkYe, holisti¢ supporl around every bereaved child, to ￿lsure th¢ bG5t Ou￿orneS for all. strategks Actlvltlej Our sekwices ￿nSIst of direct I:1 and w SLlPWt including all allnual bereave￿￿1 residentill for ¢bildreL aTKI youDg people, workslws, bereav￿1 family prograttllDe. p￿[ 8UPPOrt group. pareThtlprof&ssional trainin& W¢ provide access io pttson-centr￿i I:1 support for bereaved 3 -18-ycar-olds and their parent￿¢arers. Ea¢h child will receive apprOXill￿teIY 8 free seA%ions (par¢ntsl¢ar¢r5 6). following a holisti¢, 2-hour 0&8essrnent to uuder5talld the uDique needs of the individual. We are o]so placement providers for coul￿110[S ill training where volunteers recei￿ in-house training, mentoring and Support. Our aitll 15 to continue to inCT¢￿e the range of support being delivered in tnore areas to r¢a¢h llK)re [￿ni1]eS to meet thc high dernand for services and to ensure gei the vitsl suppor¢ n¢￿ed. Publl¢ Be￿tal As tbe only dedic&trd children's bweavetnent 8etvice in the area pmvidtnE tr￿ we fill a vital gap in local s¢rYiG¢ provision. Without us, many fAmIli￿ and PrOf￿10￿a￿S would noi the support they netxi We receive m&ny r¢fell￿S from Social and Family Services. CAMHS. GP8 at)d other prOfe￿lO￿a]S slThing ILQW we are plugging a gap in NHS provision in the th'strict. hence we work Y¢ry closely with tbem. As a result of th¢ tratunatt¢ Ios5. children are tllore likely to hav¢ bthavioural PTobl¢ms. GTi¢ving children are also extrcmely vulncrablc to mcntal hcalth disorders zs thry may be confitsed and up5etby what tliey Eeelill8. men￿ hedth 18 a pillor of wellbeing whith enconJp&8ses ￿￿llY facets such as sleep. ge￿-care and relationships. A grieving child is morc likely to feel lonely 88 they 8r¢ the outy onc in their frien(Lsbip 8roup to have experiellced the d¢ath of a par¢nt or sibling. They might lose confidea¢e and sttuggle with auxiw or aDger. This can lead to self-h8mi. depression, or problems with food. By prnviding titnely bereavement th¢ Child's risk of dEvelopiDg fiKrther problcn]s as50ciated to unresolved ef can be diminish￿ We teach the ckn.ld sknlls that will 8 life￿e. They build ￿8111C￿ce and are empowered with the tools to self-sooth and underswid their fr61illgs. Physical health &gn be impacted during grief. A child might experience lThdaches or tummy aehes. might regr￿ in their developn￿L or lose ther app¢tite. Again, with th¢ righi bere&vonent 8UPPOrt tkes¢ Secondary problems be Our seThiee is available ts all, thi$ in¢lud¢8 children wilh special educatioual n¢e(L8 or oth¢r h¢alth pmbleths. We ye¢ all itLGrfflsillg nulnber of childreD with ADHD autism. We aTe also seeing an iufft4s6 in tILe Itvel of complextty within the for example children who aT¢ ¢xwienciLg multiple 10&8cs or dcaths by suicidc. All these factors have the potenti￿ kn rauc£ wellbetng without the righ15up&￿ W¢ bavE a deep und¢rstanding of the needs of this conmiutiity and wovide a target¢￿ specialist service. Sadly, there is it￿88]ng eyidence of the lale effKt of IweJv¢m¢nt in childhood B¢reavd children on &verage haye lower than average exam scores. are more likely to be unanployed at 30 ovrtrq?￿Elltsd in thE rtiD]inat justice SYS￿ Ourearly iDteryenliou w help reauc¢ Ibese IM￿ts later in life ond redwe iwton other ￿r¥ice5. Our service is fo¢u3ed on preventiots and our iDternal motlitoring Shows 8ignifi¢ant improvements such 88 incregsed self- esteem, ¢onfJd¢nce, conc£Ethtion. r¢lation3hip4 sleep and t￿luc￿0n$ tti self-hann, suieid&l thoughts. sadlless and d6pre&5ion. We help to prevent Sustain￿ suffering. preYeTht prolongeAI melltsl health challenges. and empower every child with hope for the future. We equip cbildr¢D al￿ their fatt)ili¢s with the tool8 alld knJowle41ge needeve aud beyond to Inspi￿ the g¢n¢r05ity Df people wÉthin our [Xb￿￿lln]ty. We are, as eyer, so gr*eful to everyone for giving their tim4 expertise ar￿ fitwicial swrt tsTr achiev¢ thi& It's thanks to the￿ tbrdt so many bereaved cbildr¢n and familie8 8¢t th¢ wialist support they ne¢rtsng Standard 102 and tbe Companies A¢t 2006. Th¢ fil￿1cl&l statements are al80 prrpargj in acc￿dance wxth Ihe state￿¢llt of Rrtommended PrAc¢ice for Charitie4 (FRS 102) whioh I￿]ed in 2016. re50ur GrAttt iueome and conference income accounted for &$ they become re￿1vIble. Voluntary It￿Orn¢ and donuti¢)DS are ￿o￿Trt¢d for as (x¢ived by the ¢lJarity. R¢sourceJ ￿peAded ReSou￿¢S ex￿[￿ed are inclllded in the Blatement of financi￿ activities on att accnmls b&8iS, iDclusive of atly VAT whi¢h cant￿1 b¢ r¢cov¢rvJ. Tangible rued Deprtciation 18 prnvided at th¢ followiog aonual rates in ordeT to write off 883et ov¢r its &8titDa¢ed u86ful life: CoEDPUter equiprnent- 33°A oll ¢osl Office fllmsturc- 33% Ott cost Taratlon Th￿e financial staternents ate prepared on the basis that the company is exempt undcr Sectiotss 478 to 489 of th¢ Corporation Tax Act 2010 and that no ¢lLarge to taxation applies. Fundi aecountlDg Fund5 held by tht charity ar¢ citha: unrestrlc1￿ genernlfykn . the¥e are whi¢h can k us¢d in accordw with the charitable obje¢ts at the dsscrtti0￿ of the I￿St￿8. Restrictedfynth - th&8e are that call be for particul￿ restricted puTpo8C5 Withill th¢ obje¢ts of th¢ charity. Re4tri¢tions ar1￿ whrn wified by the dorAx or vthen fimds ar¢ tai5ed for p&rticular T￿tricted puriM)se5. STAFF COST3 Th¢ aY¢rage number oCetnploy¢¢s during th¢ yearwag 12 (2023- 12) Staff costs wcre as follows: 2W24 2023 Salaries and wial security casts Pension Contributions 274.161 250,865 281.800 257,356 No employee receiv￿1 emoluJD¢nts of moTr thao £6QIXK). Page 9 LX? CRILDRIGTr4'S BEREAVEMKNT CETrrrRE (LIMrtED BY GUARANTEE) NOTES TO THE FtNANCIAL sTATE￿NTs FOR THE YEAR EYDED 31 MARCH 21124 TRUSTEE RKi¥ftrNERATION ATrID RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS 2024 21r23 The charity h&8 paid Duncall and Topli8 LimÉte