Annual Report
2023-2024
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Building Blocks
Family Centre
A Local Charily Supporting Families
## Contents
Chairperson Foreword Page 3 Key Achievements Page 4 Trustees and Staffing Page 5—8 Staff Training Page 9 –10 Employee Awards Page 11 Resolven Food Bank Page 12—13 Talk2gether Page 14—15 Growth & Mindset Page 16—19 Wellbeing 4 Me Page 20—21 Forward Steps Page 22—24 Talk it Through Page 25—26 Family Hub Page 27—28 Childcare Services Page 29 Youth Forum Page 30—31 Parent Connect Page 32—33 Funders Page 34 Thank you Page 35
## **Chairperson Foreword**
Welcome to our 22nd Building Blocks Family Centre Annual Report.
Once again over the past year our amazing staff and volunteers have been supporting families and children across the Neath Port Talbot area.
Our foodbank service has been in demand and our team are always on hand to provide much needed parcels making sure this is done confidential manner. We are very grateful for all the kind donations we receive through out the year whether this is money that has been raised, gift vouchers to replenish stock or supplies that have donated through our various drop off boxes.
Our services have had a busy year delivering supporting children with communication needs, providing support to families with children with additional needs and disabilities and delivering mindfulness programmes. Through the year there has been various fundraising events and raffles to try and raise money and to keep our funding pots topped up.
On behalf of the trustees I would like to thank our staff and volunteers for the amazing job they do providing the much needed support to our families, par-ents and children who access and use the services we provide. I would also like to thank all the funders for their support which allows us to provide the much needed services in the area
## N S Gnojek
Nicola Gnojek
Chairperson
## **Key Achievements**
1. We have supported 365 children with disabilities or additional needs to help improve their quality of life through the development of social skills, speech, language and communication skills, confidence, self-esteem and independence skills.
2. We have supported 1113 parents to help improve their parenting skills and their quality of life to help give their children the best start in life.
3. We have supported 276 adults and 193 children to gain access to our food bank provision and providing 168 food parcels to families living in food poverty across Neath Port Talbot.
4. 154 packed lunches provided to children during school holidays and 135 individuals accessing warm meals during the cold months. 100 warm packs provided to families during the winter months.
5. 215 children and young people accessed dedicated support with their mental health and well-being.
6. We have provided 3190 childcare sessions for children with 80% of those sessions being filled in order to help build their early years development skills.
## **Trustees & Staffing**
|**Name of Trustee**|**Role**|**Other Information**|
|---|---|---|
|Mrs Nicola Gnojek|Chairperson||
|Mrs Janet Harris|Secretary/Companies House
Secretary||
|Miss Hannah Morgan|Treasurer||
|Mr Neal Francis|Trustee||
|Mrs Julie Howes|Trustee|Resigned|
|Miss Cherelle Mead|Trustee|Removal|
|Mrs Caryn Williams|Trustee||
|Miss Caitlin O’Reilly|Trustee||
|Mrs Rebecca Parfitt|Trustee|Appointed|
## **Staffing**
|**Name**|**Job Title**|**Part time/full**
**time/casual**|**Other**
**Infor-**
**mation**|
|---|---|---|---|
|Ceri Pritchard|Centre Manager|Full Time||
|Jeff Pritchard|Caretaker|Part Time||
|StaceyMorgan|Childcare Manager|Part Time||
|Natasha Pike|Childcare Worker|Part Time||
|Liz Davies|FamilyDisabilityMan-|Part Time||
|Emma Grove|ParentingOfficer|Part Time||
|Samantha Gillespie Childcare worker|ie Childcare worker|Part Time||
|Zoe Ganderton|Childcare Manager|Full Time||
|Alisha Ace|Childcare worker /
Children’s Disability
Support Worker|Full Time||
|Caitlin Gnojek|Childcare Manager/
Family & Play Co-
ordinator|Full Time||
|Christina James|Well-being & Parent
Officer|Full Time||
|Gemma Bates|Well-beingOfficer|Part Time||
|Shadean Thomas|FamilyDisabilityWork-|Part Time||
|StaceyHarris|FamilyDisabilityWork-|Full Time||
|AmyBenns|Office Manager|Part Time||
|Rebecca Evans|Speech , Language and
Communication Sup-
port Work|Part Time||
## **Staffing**
|**Name**|**Job Title**|**Part**
**time/full**
**time/**
**casual**|**Other Information**|
|---|---|---|---|
|Jemma James|Childcare Worker|Part Time|Part Time|
|DestinyLake|Childcare Worker|Part Time|Part Time
Started March 2024|
|Jessica Day|Childcare Worker|Part Time|Part Time
Started July 2023|
|Rebecca Amos|Childcare Worker|Part Time|Part Time
Started November
2023|
|Georgia Davies|Childcare Worker|Part Time|Part Time
Started July 2023|
|Jamie-Leigh Evans|Childcare Worker|Part Time|Part Time
Started September
2023|
|Rebecca Harris|Childcare Worker|Part
Time||
|ChelceyMock|Childcare Worker|Part||
|Sarah Auckland|Counsellor|Part||
|Hannah Hart|Counsellor|Part
Time|Started September
2023|
|AmyArnold|Administrator|Part
Time|Started September
2023|
## **Staffing**
|**Name**|**Job Title**|**Part time/**
**full time/**
**casual**|**Other In-**
**formation**|
|---|---|---|---|
|Shannon Chambers|SLC Development Man-|Full Time||
|Laura Arnold|Disability and Family
PlayCo-ordinator|Part Time||
|Lauren Gnojek|Administrator/|Casual||
|William Pritchard|Administrator|Casual||
|JayPritchard|Children DisabilitySup-|Casual||
|AmySimmonds|Family Disability Well-
beingWorker|Part Time|Left Jan 2023|
|Laura Lee|Counsellor|Part Time||
|Chelsea Jones|Childcare Worker/
Children’s Disability
Support Worker|Full Time|Left Jan 2023|
|Amelia Orells|Childcare Worker/
Children’s Disability
Support Worker|Full Time||
|Ceri Siddley|Forward Steps|Part Time|Left May2024|
|Hannah Thomas|Well-beingworker|Part Time||
|Chloe Edwards|Administrator|Part Time||
|Nikki Collins|Childcare Worker|Part Time||
|Katie Amos|Childcare Worker|Part Time||
## **Staff Training**
Wellcomm Training
Design to smile
Positive behaviour
The new tracker launch
Wobbly moments
What's so good about Welsh' training
Traffic light tool training
Safeguarding young people
Child protection refresher
Prevent Duty
Paediatric First aid
First aid essentials
Diabetes awareness
Health and safety
Fire awareness
Manual handling
Equality and diversity
General data protection training
Children's rights
Food Hygiene
Infection, prevention and control
Cyber security
Understanding and addressing behaviour in the early years
Autism awareness
Administration of medication training
Understanding anaphylaxis training
## **Staff Training**
Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs)
ADHD Awareness
Raising Awareness of Trafficking and Modern Slavery
Anti Fraud, Bribery and Corruption
Mental Wellbeing in Children and Young People
Domestic Abuse: Children and Young People
Understanding Low Mood and Depression
Understanding Self-Harm
Dealing with a Disclosure
Working with Display Screen Equipment
Suicide Awareness and Prevention
Understanding Anxiety
Effective Safeguarding Practice
Introduction to total communication and intensive interaction train-
Cruse bereavement training
## **Employee of the Year**
Every year we seek the views and opinions of our staff regarding the staff member they believe has gone above and beyond in their work roles with us. The awards are presented every year at our Annual General Meeting.
## **Childcare Team—Employee of the Year 2023**
Katie Amos
## **Manager of the Year 2023**
Christina James
## **Project Worker—Employee of the Year 2023**
Kirstie Morgan
## **Health & Wellbeing Employee of the Year 2023**
Liz Davies
**Star of the Year 2023**
Jeff Pritchard
**Admin Team—Employee of the Year 2023**
Zoe Ganderton
## **Resolven Food Bank**
Our primary mission is to assist those in need by providing food parcels to individuals and families who reach out for help. We understand that asking for assistance can be challenging, and we strive to make the process as supportive and respectful as possible. Each request is treated with care and attention to ensure that everyone receives their food parcels when they need them most. Additionally, we prepare emergency parcels for urgent situations, available during our operating hours. . We prioritise confidentiality and ensure that all requests are handled discreetly. Our dedicated team works closely with two invaluable volunteers who contribute significantly to our operations. . We also distribute information packs to food bank users, offering guidance on available resources and local programs that may benefit them, such as educational courses. We maintain strong partnerships with local businesses, including Family Shopper and Tonna Spar, which host drop-off boxes for community food donations.
Our food bank relies heavily on public generosity, with a collection box always available in our foyer. We are deeply grateful for the donations we receive from various companies and organisations, espef= —-§ Buildeo 3 4 cially during the holiday season. Notably, we have also received cash dona\ * 2 GD ee — i a : ' tions from Sardis Church and generous contributions from local businesses such as Family Shopper, Tai Tarian, and Hornbill, as well as from community members who join us for our Thursday chat and cuppa sessions.
## **Resolven Food Bank**
We actively encourage our service users to participate in events we organise, which often include food and activities. These events provide an opportunity for clients to engage with our community and learn more about our services. Our Resolven Youth Forum has also played a significant role in fundraising efforts, with initiatives such as a 24hour technology fast that raised £245 and a car wash that brought in £238. We are particularly thankful for a generous donation of £200 in Tesco vouchers from Jeremy Miles, which our volunteers used to replenish our stock when supplies were low. When families reach out to us, we inquire about their circumstances, such as low income, debt, job loss, health issues, or delays in benefits.
## **Our Stories, Their Journey**
We received a call from a gentleman who had recently lost his job and was dealing with health issues that made it difficult for him to manage his living costs, including basic necessities like food. He expressed his embarrassment about needing to use a food bank for the first time in his life, as he had always been employed. Over several weeks, he received food parcels and consistently expressed gratitude for our support. After a few months, he reduced his requests for parcels and even went a couple of months without needing assistance. However, during the winter months, he reached out again for help, requesting a parcel delivery due to an injury that limited his mobility. We promptly arranged for his parcels to be delivered, and once again, he expressed his deep appreciation. This case highlights our commitment to providing ongoing support, showing that even after a break in usage, clients can feel comfortable returning to us for help when they need it
## **Talk2gether**
This our 6th year of supporting children with communication needs as we were fortunate to receive funding from the Masonic Charitable Foundation we faced challenges with staffing, losing one support worker and thus having only one staff member to manage the project. This reduction in personnel meant we had to adapt our approach, focusing on larger group sessions while still providing vital information to parents. Despite these challenges, we successfully increased our offerings for children aged 0-3, developing tailored support packs for parents to use with their children over a 10-week period. These packs include information, strategies, and resources designed to enhance speech, language, and communication development and we are committed to providing some one-on-one support during holiday periods. Through collaborative efforts, we have also expanded our reach into different communities in the Neath Port Talbot area, ensuring that more children who need our assistance can benefit from our services.
**“He is really trying hard and coming out with lots of words. Thank you!” -**
## **Services Delivered**
We continued our school-based class sessions until July 2023 and we facilitated groups for 2-3-year-olds needing additional support in speech and language skills. Additionally, we organised wraparound sessions for 3-4-year-olds and a speech club for children aged 4-5 years. Our focus on baby and parent groups in Clyne, Port Talbot, and Resolven allowed us to reach more families. We have also empowered parents with effective communication strategies to support their children's development, enabling them to engage in play and share meaningful moments together.
**60 Children helped to develop essential speech, language and communication sills.**
## **Our Story, Their Journey**
Craig parents approached us with concerns about his social communication and speech and language skills. At the time, A exhibited some atypical behaviours, including self-regulation challenges and repetitive actions, and he had a limited vocabulary of around five inconsistent words.
Over the course of 10 weeks in a group setting with three other children, we focused on play-based learning and exploration. A thrived with the help of a communication book designed to help him express his needs and wants. We utilised sign language and visual aids, and gradually, A began to recognise pictures and use words to communicate, both with and without visual prompts. He developed joint attention skills and started to engage in shared experiences, forming meaningful connections with peers and key workers. By the end of the program, Craig was able to combine 2-3 words into phrases and demonstrated improved understanding of daily instructions.
## **Growth & Mindset and Thriving Upwards**
## **Thriving Upwards**
We have provided invaluable support to families with children who have additional needs. Each family has been paired with a dedicated support worker to help them navigate relevant services and resources that enhance their overall well-being. We
work closely with families to develop strategies for supporting their children at home. Each child benefits from 1-1 tailored support sessions, which are offered free of charge for 16 weeks, focusing on their individual well-being and developmental needs. Services Delivered Throughout the year, we have delivered 1-1 sessions for children over a 16week period, providing targeted support through play to address each child's unique needs.
Our parent support worker has also been instrumental in offering guidance to families, keeping them informed about various events, such as coffee mornings and training sessions, to foster community and learning. Community Involvement To engage families, we have built strong partnerships with local schools, organizations, and health visitors, ensuring that information about our project reaches those who can benefit most. These collaborations allow us to provide comprehensive support for families, enhancing their quality of life. We actively promote the project on social media and host coffee mornings and workshops, which have proven effective in fostering family involvement. I
**100% of children have improved self esteem, confidence and advancement in their developmental**
**28 children supported 26 parents supported**
## **Growth & Mindset and Thriving Upwards**
Edward had been diagnosed with Global Development Delay, Autism, Hypermobility, and Cortical Visual Impairment (CVI). Initially, they struggled with transitioning between activities and regulating emotions during these changes. Over the duration of the project, they became more familiar with the routine and began to engage with new activities. By week 6, Edward started to explore
various areas of the building, improved his communication by repeating new words, and showed increased responsiveness to his name. Through collaborative efforts with his family, we shared techniques to manage challenging behaviours at home, which empowered them to support Edward progress even after exiting our service.
## **Growth & Mindset**
The project is funded by Pen Y Cymoedd with an aim to improve the wellbeing and mindfulness skills of children. We have been successfully running the project since 2022.
**90% of the children felt the project had improved their**
## **Growth & Mindset and Thriving Upwards**
We have been delivering a 10 week mindfulness programme tailored for ages 8-12 years covering a variety of topics such as - yoga, gratitude, positivi-
**180 children supported**
ty and resilience. These topics are covered through fun activities and each week we gather feedback from the children to evaluate if the sessions have a positive impact on them.
We also run workshops to revisit the schools to enable them to prepare the children for transition into comprehensive school. These sessions were more intense and mainly focused around worries so we were able to address, discuss and reassure the children with their feelings about they're up a) _= and coming change. Due to coveraaé Rider. lw 4\ aa ; \ ing the ages 8-12 years we always evaluate and tailor the sessions to make them age appropriate and al4“ AS) so make adjustments when needed ~ \4 . ay for the children with additional rr 5 Ae learning needs to ensure all our ses‘ } sions are inclusive, fun and underA Za ha 2 standing. The sessions have m received a lot of positive feedback and support from the school teachos - ers as they feel it is of great importance to the children for them to have a space to express themselves openly and learn ways to regulate their emotions. We are committed to evolving our programme to best serve the needs of the children and schools we work with ensuring that mindfulness remains an integral part of their education and emotional development.
## **Growth & Mindset and Thriving Upwards**
Anna entered our program burdened by emotions, visibly sad and overwhelmed. She initially circled "sad" when asked about her feelings. During discussions, she shared her love for her farm and the animals, revealing aspirations to create a mindfulness farm. However, as the weeks progressed, Anna faced
challenges, including the loss of a beloved goat, leading her to fixate on themes of death. During a positivity week, we encouraged her to focus on the positive aspects of her life. Anna opened up about her joy in riding horses and feeding lambs, acknowledging her need for alone time to feel calm. Together, we created a "happiness box" filled with her favourite activities to reference when she felt overwhelmed. This shift was transformative; Anna came to sessions with a brighter disposition and expressed her desire to help others with mindfulness in the future. She said, “I loved it all, please come back!” showcasing her newfound enthusiasm and hope”
## **Well being 4 Me**
The Wellbeing 4me project continues to provide essential support for families and children with disabilities or those on the pathway. We working in partnership with Interplay to ensure that we can provide children and young people with disabilities aged 0—25 years with the opportunity to access play opportunities. Over the past year, we have seen a significant increase in referrals, with many children seeking assistance in developing social skills, communication, and emotional understanding. Our weekly sessions in Port Talbot and Resolven offer a variety of engaging activities, including arts and crafts, nature walks, litter picks, sports, and games. Each activity is designed to be enjoyable while also targeting the individual goals set for each child.
This year, we introduced a 'welcome pack' for children before they begin attending sessions. These packs contain helpful information about the staff and the facilities, aimed at easing any anxiety children may feel about starting with us. Feedback from parents has been overwhelmingly positive, indicating that these packs help their children feel more comfortable and prepared for their sessions.
Our 0-3 Wellbeing 4me sessions successfully completed a 12-week program in Resolven, with three families participating each week. As these families transitioned to other services or prepared their children for school, we shifted our sessions to Tir Morfa and Sandfields to better support referrals from those areas. Looking ahead, we are excited to welcome more children into the service and to run holiday club sessions during the summer. Additionally, our staff will enhance their skills by attending a 'safer handling' training course to better support children in the Wellbeing 4me service.
**She’s like a different child; I can’t believe the progress she’s made. It gives me hope that she will be able to**
## **Well being 4 Me**
Sarah’s Journey Sarah is an 11-yearold girl who struggles with severe social anxiety. She finds it extremely difficult to leave her parents and does not currently attend school. New environments trigger her anxiety, leading to distress and panic attacks. To support Sarah as she transitioned into the Wellbeing 4me sessions, we created an information leaflet
featuring images of the staff, rooms, and building. We collaborated with her parents to learn about her interests and designed activities around those preferences for her first session. When Sarah arrived, she was noticeably anxious and hesitant to leave her mother. With gentle encouragement and reassurance, she agreed to stay for the session, where she was paired with a 1-1 staff member. Initially, she participated in activities away from the other children and struggled to sit near them. As the weeks progressed, Sarah's confidence blossomed. She began to sit with the other children during activities and started engaging in conversations. Eventually, she no longer required one-on-one support and was able to remain with the group, marking a significant step in her personal development.
**57 children supported**
## **Forward Steps**
This year has been another busy and impactful year for the Forward Steps project. We continue to receive a high volume of referrals, with many families seeking support through our training, workshops, and guidance on other services that can meet their specific needs. Each referral is carefully assessed, allowing us to create tailored action plans that address the unique requirements of each family. We have maintained our focus on delivering training and workshops around on challenging behaviour, communication, setting boundaries, regulating emotions, ASD, and ADHD. Notably, this year we launched a new training program aimed at supporting neurodiverse teenagers, a response to the increasing number of parents with young adults seeking assistance. In response to a significant numParentand qd Carer ex... ber of referrals from the Port Coffee morning Talbot area and recognising @Building Blocks Family Centre transport barriers for many families, we have started offering workshops and coffee For parents and carers of children and young people with ALN living in the Neath Port Talbot mornings in Tir Morfa and area Sandfields. This initiative aims to make our support more fi 29th January 2024 accessible to local families.
## **Forward Steps**
**Services Delivered**
Throughout the year, we conducted weekly workshops and training sessions in various formats, including group sessions, Zoom meetings, and one-onone support for families unable to attend larger gatherings. We held monthly coffee mornings and afternoons, providing a relaxed setting for parents of children with disabilities to connect and share experiences. Additionally, we introduced monthly movie afternoons based on feedback from parents seeking alternative activities. Community Engagement To involve parents, we actively sought their feedback during evaluations, adjusting our offerings to accommodate their work and life commitments. For coffee mornings and afternoons, we encouraged attendees to lead discussions on topics that matter to them, ensuring that the sessions address their needs.
**“I was feeling really low and lost before I started this service, but the support I received improved my wellbeing and helped me understand my son.”**
**167 families supported 83 workshops delivered**
## **Forward Steps**
Stacey, a 9-year-old diagnosed with learning difficulties and an Individual Development Plan, was referred to Forward Steps due to frequent emotional meltdowns. His mother sought support to manage his challenging behaviour. Initially, she attended group training sessions at Building Blocks but faced difficulties due to her deteriorating mental health. To accommodate her needs, Forward Steps staff provided training at home, covering topics such as challenging behaviour, communication, and emotional regulation. The family successfully concluded their sessions in February after receiving support from our play therapist. We also referred Staceys’ mother to the Team Around the Family for additional assistance with behaviour management, school transport, and help with completing necessary forms for disability benefits. Since closing with our service, the family has reported significant improvements in their living conditions and overall well -being, and they are grateful for the support received.
## **Talk it Through**
The Talk It Through has supported children and young people aged 11 to 25 with disabilities. The primary goal was to create a safe, open space where they could explore their true feelings and ex-
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press themselves without fear of judgment. By fostering an environment that promotes confidence and self-belief, we aimed to enhance their mental well-being and emotional resilience. Throughout the year, our dedicated team, which included two qualified counsellors and a student counsellor, provided essential support to these individuals.
## **Services Delivered**
We offered counselling services through various formats, including online, face-to-face, and telephone sessions. Each session lasted 50 minutes and was available weekly for a duration of ten weeks. This flexible approach aimed to meet the diverse needs of the young people we served.
**“My son is better at sorting through his emotions than before but still struggles sometimes. He is better at talking to his friends now. My son has benefited “immensely from therapy.”**
## **Talk it Through**
One of our clients, a young boy, came to counselling seeking support for his confidence and self-esteem. Initially hesitant, he gradually opened up about his feelings, particularly during our arts and crafts sessions. I observed that he often pressured himself to create the “perfect” piece of artwork, leading to frustration and
disappointment. By acknowledging his feelings, he began to share his struggle with not feeling good enough, a
sentiment reinforced by past bullying experiences. As the sessions progressed, we focused on recognizing both his weaknesses and strengths, which led to a significant boost in his self-belief. During one session, he articulated, “I see that nothing can be perfect, but as long as I’ve tried my best, that is enough.” This revelation marked a pivotal moment in his journey. After a missed session, I spoke with his parent, who noted his improved resilience and acceptance of imperfection. He began to express his emotions more openly at home and found enjoyment in our sessions, particularly when we bonded over his love of football. This connection helped him celebrate his successes and understand that losing a game didn't diminish his efforts.
## **Family Hub**
The Family Hub project has achieved remarkable success over the past year, providing invaluable support to our community. We have organised a diverse
**281 community members supported**
range of activities, events, and workshops
tailored to meet the needs of all age groups, ensuring there is something for everyone. In total,
## **The Family Hub provided the following:**
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Weekly Coffee Mornings these sessions provide a welcoming space for individuals to connect, socialise, and enjoy companionship.
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Pottery Sessions where participants engaged in creative expression through pottery, fostering both artistic skills and community bonds.
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Family Board Game Evenings these enjoyable evenings encouraged families to come together for fun and laughter.
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Mosaic Workshop offering a vibrant mosaic workshop allowed participants to explore their artistic talents while connecting with others.
• Pack Lunch Days (Summer Holidays 2023) during the summer holidays, we provided 154 packed lunches to ensure that families had access to nutritious meals.
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Community Day this event brought together families for a day of fun, activities, and community engagement.
## **Family Hub**
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Wellbeing Day in response to the rising mental health concerns in our community, we organised a Wellbeing Day.
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Youth Club (Weekly) Our Youth Club for children aged 10 and above conducted 13 sessions throughout the winter months. This initiative provided a safe and engaging environment for young people to socialise and participate in fun activities, especially during inclement weather.
**It was a very relaxing experience; the children really enjoyed it, and so did we as parents. It’s wonderful to find local, inclusive events accessible to families with disabilities.”**
## **Childcare Services**
Over the last year we have offered a range of childcare services for parents and carers in the Neath Port Talbot area. We have been opening up the sessions here at the setting due to a big increase in the number of children. Our baby room numbers increased from 9 children registered during April 2023 to 19 children registered by March 2024. These numbers continue to grow. We offer sessions Monday to Friday between 8-6pm. We aim to be flexible for parents who use our services, so we have a variety of sessions that parents can choose that will fit in with their daily needs.
Over the last year we have had 83 children registered and using our childcare services. These ages range from 0-12 years.
We offer wrap around services and pick ups from the local school. Many of our parents use the childcare offer. The childcare offer is funded childcare for children aged 3-4 years. Parents can claim up to 20 hours per week of free childcare hours. This has made a huge difference to our numbers in the wrap around room as we now have 17 children registered through the childcare offer using our services.
In December 2023 we opened up our setting to parents who were eligible for Flying Start, we immediately had 8 children registered during the month of December, by January 2024 we had to open up two different sessions to accommodate the influx in the flying start spaces. We were able to offer 16 spaces to children who were eligible for flying start. Flying Start is an amazing way for children to be able to come to the setting every day for 2.5 hours, this will allow the children to make friends and socialise with their peers before starting nursery.
## **Youth Forum**
Our youth forum has had another busy year with their focus being on fundraising events and initiatives to support the local community. They raised money for the food bank, supported their local community, and had a lot of fun along the way. Our youth forum is a great example of how young people can make a positive impact on their community.
They held three successful fundraising events during the year:
**1.** Car wash: They held a car wash at The Ranch in Resolven, raising over £200.
**2.** 24 hour technology free: They gave up their phones and other devices for a total of 24 hours, raising £245
**3.** 24 hour stay awake: They stayed awake for 24 hours, raising £335
## **Youth Forum**
## **Teen swap shop**
The youth forum launched a teen swap shop that allows young people to exchange clothes and other items that they no longer need. The swap shop launch was a great success, with over 28 teenagers from the local area attending.
## **Community Outreach**
The youth forum also visited a community group in Briton Ferry, where they danced for the members, provided pamper treatments, and helped with serving teas and coffees.
## **Parent Connect**
This year, our parenting project has been focussing on enhancing parent-child interactions through sensory sessions, We have successfully conducted regular sensory sessions for parents and children aged 0-3, along with additional sessions for various age groups during half-term breaks. These sessions aimed to provide parents with valuable advice and address any concerns they might have.
We distributed speech and **22 Training Sessions Delivered** language activity packs, equipping parents with resources to engage their children at home. We identified a notable demand for ALN (Additional Learning Needs) sensory sessions, which had limited attendance likely due to transportation challenges. However, the four parents who participated found the sessions beneficial for their children, primarily as play opportunities. As a result, we shifted these sessions to half-term to mitigate post-school stress and logistical barriers.
Additionally, we have provided training sessions on various topics—including challenging **18 Parent-Child Sessions** behaviour, communication, and emotional regulation—to assist parents in managing their children's behaviours effectively.
Our Time 2 Explore sessions, encouraged parents to participate and engage in sensory play with their children while connecting with other families.
## **Parent Connect**
**74 Parents attended Parent & Child Sessions**
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## Funders
We would like to thank the continuing support from our funders over the last year, without their support and commitment to us then we would not be able to reach those most in need.
- National Lottery Community Fund
- Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council
- Pen y Cymoedd
- Trusthouse Charitable Foundation
- Masonic Charitable Foundation
- Postcode Lottery Trust
- National Grid—Local Giving
- Moondance Foundation
- Oakdale Trust
- Neath Port Talbot Council for Voluntary Service
- Swansea Council for Voluntary Service
## Thank you Members and
## Supporters
We would also like to thank the continued financial support from our members and supporters. For helping us raise funds through supporting our fundraising events, monthly donations, and all our fundraising efforts, We really can’t do it without your continued support.
## Fundraising
We would like to thank the efforts of our fundraising volunteers who over the last year have continued to ensure that local fundraising events and raffles are held in order to raise funds for the charity.
- Step into Spring Walking Challenge
- Mutt Struts
- Youth Forum sponsored events
- Halloween Disco
- Karen Wilson Evening
- Curry Night fundraiser
- Staff Bake Offs
- Car Wash
- Family Discos
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- Raffles
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## **CONTENTS OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024**
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|**Report of the Trustees**|1|to|6|
|**Independent Examiner's Report**||7||
|**Statement of Financial Activities**||8||
|**Balance Sheet**|9|to|10|
|**Cash Flow Statement**||11||
|**Notes to the Cash Flow Statement**||12||
|**Notes to the Financial Statements**|13|to|24|
|**Detailed Statement of Financial Activities**||25||
**RESOLVEN BUILDING BLOCKS**
## **REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024**
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 2024. 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).
## **OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES**
Working Name: Building Blocks Family Centre
## **Vision**
Building the foundations of our family's futures
## **Mission Statement**
Building Blocks Family Centre provides a dedicated family service in the Neath Port Talbot area including family support, childcare, youth provision and training.
## **We aim to:**
- To improve the quality of life of all children and families living in poverty or at a disadvantage in Neath Port Talbot.
- To improve the quality of children and young people and their families affected by disability.
- To enable residents of Neath Port Talbot to access employment, volunteering and training by providing childcare
- To provide a quality service that reflects identified needs of children, young people and families living in Neath Port Talbot
- To promote and provide opportunities for families to improve their health and wellbeing
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## **REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024**
## **OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES Objectives and activities We achieve our aims by delivering:**
|**Service**|**Description**|
|---|---|
|||
|||
|Talk it Through|Counselling
sessions
tailored
specifically
for
children
and
young|
||people
with
disabilities.|
|||
|Wellbeing 4 Me|A term time service that offers weekly play sessions for children and|
||young
people
with
a
disability.
Parent
toddler
sessions
are
delivered|
||for
families
with
children
aged
0-3,
to
help
encourage
and
support|
||their
child's
development
and
work
towards
their
early
year's|
||milestones.
The
sessions
offer
the
opportunity
for
them
to
socialise|
||together, make new friends, build confidence and increase their|
||overall wellbeing.|
|||
|Talk together|We
support
children
0
-
5
years
with
their
speech,
language
and|
||communication
needs
by
offering
a
fun
and
nurturing
environment,|
||with a range of play activities that help promote children's|
||development.|
|||
|Forward Steps|Provides families who have a child/child
with a disability
with support|
||to
help
strengthen
families,
and
work
with
them
to
provide
tailored|
||support to suit their needs including therapeutic emotional support.|
|||
|Growth and Mindset & Thriving|Provides
children
aged
9-12
years
a Mindfulness
Club
delivered
face|
|Upwards|to face in schools, one to one support for children with disabilities
and|
||their
parents.|
|||
|Food bank|Offering
a delivery
service once a week to our families
across Neath|
||Port Talbot which is manned by our volunteers and staff.|
|||
|Childcare|We
offer
affordable
and
subsidised
childcare
for
children
aged
0-12|
||years for parents to return to education, work and volunteering.|
|||
|Specialised One-To-One|We provide one to one childcare support for disabled children.|
|Disabled Childcare||
|||
|Family Hub|We
have
provided
a
family
hub
where
families
are
able
to
access|
||parenting
and
family
support
at
our
centre
and
enabled
them
to|
||access
a
variety
of
different
services
such
warm
hub,
family
support,|
||play
therapy,
training
and
family
contact
space.|
|||
|Parent Connect|A
service
to
help
parents
connect
with
one
another
through
coffee|
||mornings and parent and child activities, and one to one support|
||provided by a parenting worker to help empower parents and give|
||them the skills to help navigate family life.|
|||
|Play
Sessions|Open access play sessions for children aged 4-12 during the school|
||holidays.|
## **Public benefit**
During the year the Charity had due regard to the commission’s public benefit guidance.
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## **REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024**
## **ACHIEVEMENT AND PERFORMANCE**
The charity has had a very good year delivering on all our objects and funded projects.
## **Key Achievements**
1. We have supported 365 children with disabilities or additional needs to help improve their quality of life through the development of social skills, speech, language and communication skills, confidence, self-esteem and independence skills.
2. We have supported 1113 parents to help improve their parenting skills and their quality of life to help give their children the best start in life.
3. We have supported 276 adults and 193 children to gain access to our food bank provision and providing 168 food parcels to families living in food poverty across Neath Port Talbot.
4. 154 packed lunches provided to children during school holidays and 135 individuals accessing warm meals during the cold months. 100 warm packs provided to families during the winter months.
5. 215 children and young people accessed dedicated support with their mental health and well-being.
6. We have provided 3190 childcare sessions for children with 80% of those sessions being filled in order to help build their early years development skills
## **FINANCIAL REVIEW**
## **Principal funding sources**
We would like to thank all our funders who have supported us over the past year. Without their continued support, we would not be able to provide our dedicated services.
National Lottery Community Fund Pen Y Cymoedd Community Fund The Trusthouse Charitable Foundation Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council Neath Port Talbot Council for Voluntary Services Masonic Charitable Foundation Postcode Lottery Trust Moondance Foundation Oakdale Trust
## **Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council**
## **Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council - Families First (Consortium with Interplay)**
We also have a consortium to deliver Lot 5 of the Families First Neath Port Talbot contract where we successfully secured the contract to deliver Wellbeing 4 Me To improve the well-being of Children and Young People with disabilities through the provision of a range of opportunities to develop their social, emotional, and learning skills.
## **Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council - Families First**
Families First is a Welsh Government programme designed to improve outcomes for Children, Young People and Families. It places an emphasis on early intervention, prevention and providing support for Families, rather than individuals. The aim of the programme is to provide early support for Families with the aim of preventing problems escalating.
- Support Parents and Families affected by disability contract to deliver the Forward Steps service that:
- To improve the wellbeing of Parents and Families during the assessment process for ASD and ADHD.
- To improve the wellbeing of Parents and Families following the diagnosis of a disability
- To improve the parenting skills of Parents with a learning disability.
## **Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council - Playworks Holiday Project**
The grant provided funding to deliver open access play sessions for children aged 4-12 during the school holidays in Resolven and Clyne.
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## **REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024**
## **Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council - Warm Hub**
Used to help towards the costs of running our warm hub.
Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council - Childcare and Early Years Capital Grant Scheme We received funding to purchase new equipment for children and replace two fire doors.
## **Neath Port Talbot CVS**
NPT Third Sector Cost of Living Grant
The funding enabled us to continue to deliver our family hub provision during a difficult period for families and through the Family Hub they have been able to access support, advice and support in relation to food poverty.
The National Lottery Community Fund
## **Community Fund**
The funding has been secured to deliver one-to-one support for children with disabilities to help improve their emotional resilience, child development skills including supporting the parents to implement strategies in the home to improve the quality of life of the whole family.
## **Awards for all Wales**
The funding enabled us to deliver a family hub to support families during the cost of living crisis,
The grant was used to deliver our 'Journey to Wellbeing Project' which offered a range of workshops which were delivered by a part time well-being worker and specialist trainers to cover a range of topics to help individuals manage their health and wellbeing.
## **The Trusthouse Charitable Foundation**
We secured funding to deliver our 'Parent Connect' Project where a parenting officer provides one to one support to help empower parents and give them the skills to help navigate family life, and also organises parent and child activities and coffee mornings to connect families.
## **Masonic Charitable Foundation**
The funding has been provided to deliver the Talk2Gether project. This service is providing a fun and nurturing environment, with a range of play activities that will help promote children's development in speech, language, and communication skills.
## **Moondance Foundation and Oakdale Trust**
The funding has enabled us to provide counselling to children and young people with disabilities.
## **Pen y Cymoedd Wind Farm Community Fund - Vision Fund**
Pen Y Cymoedd have fully funded our 'Growth & Mindset' project that works with children from the age of 0 - 12 years of age to help them re-build their emotional resilience, self-esteem and confidence which had been devastated by the pandemic. The service provides mindfulness clubs in schools for children aged 9-12 years, one to one support for children with disabilities, and also parent support.
## **Postcode Lottery Trust**
The funding enabled us to deliver a family hub to support families during the cost of living crisis,
## **National Grid - Local Giving Fund**
The funding enabled us to deliver our warm hub service during the colder months providing warm packs, support around energy saving and a place to keep warm.
## **Reserves policy**
Resolven Building Blocks aims to build up reserves in future years to enable it to continue and expand the services they currently provide and develop new projects in the future. This policy will be reviewed annually or when significant changes occur within the organisation
At the end of the period the charity had negative reserves. We are working to increase that by decreasing running costs where possible and seeking out new funding opportunities. We aim to build up unrestricted funds to cover (1) redundancy payments to employees. (2) to cover four months running costs.(3) to cover running costs of the food bank from donations.
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## **REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024**
## **FINANCIAL REVIEW**
## **Results for the year**
The charity's Statement of Financial Activities is shown on page 9 and comprises unrestricted and restricted funds, being those provided to assist in furthering the general objects of the company. An income and expenditure account is also included in Appendix 1.
## **GOING CONCERN AND FUTURE PLANS**
Since the Covid pandemic we have started to see a rise in childcare numbers meaning our charitable income is slowly climbing. However, alongside this we have been dealing with the cost of living crisis with increasing costs to the charity as well as seeing funding dramatically being reduced and with competition high in the sector in securing grants. This has also placed a strain on services where there has been more demand for our support however we have decreasing funds. We are continually striving to generate funds in other ways but the climate is tough. We have reserves that we can draw upon on and the trustees believe that we remain a going concern. We are aiming to deliver Flying Start sessions at the childcare session a Welsh Government childcare initiative which will also aid us in sustaining our future.
## **STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT**
## **Governing document**
The organisation is a charitable company limited by guarantee, incorporated on 13 November 2002 and registered as a charity on 22 December 2003. The company was established under a Memorandum of Association which established the objects and powers of the charitable company and is governed under its Articles of Association.
## **Recruitment and appointment of new trustees**
The directors of the company are also charity Trustees for the purpose of charity law. The rules regarding the number of directors and their appointment, reappointment and removal are contained in the Articles of Association to which reference should be made. New Trustees are appointed by the Board of Trustees.
## **Organisational structure**
Resolven Building Blocks is managed by a board of trustees with the day to day running carried out by Ceri Pritchard, Centre Manager (35 hours per week). There are two Childcare Manager's in post that job share in order to comply with CIW regulations and manage the childcare service.
## **Induction and training of new trustees**
All new members meet with the Centre Manager and are given an introduction to the Charity and to the work of the Committee. Appropriate training material and information is distributed. Training opportunities are highlighted to committee members. Committee members are eligible for suitable further training if required. The Committee also held a Trustees and Staff Development session during the year.
## **REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS**
## **Registered Company number**
04589051 (Not specified/Other)
## **Registered Charity number**
1101314
## **Registered office**
Resolven ICC Resolven Neath Neath Port Talbot SA11 4AB
## **Trustees**
Mrs N S Gnojek Mrs J M Harris Miss H Morgan Mrs R Parfitt (appointed 30.11.23) Mrs J Howes (resigned 24.11.23) Mr N Francis Mrs C Williams Miss C Mead (terminated 24.11.23) Miss C O'Reilly
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## **REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024**
## **REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS**
## **Company Secretary**
Mrs J M Harris
## **Independent Examiner**
Bevan Buckland LLP Ground Floor Cardigan House Castle Court Swansea Enterprise Park Swansea SA7 9LA
## **Bankers**
The Co-operative Bank P.O. Box 250 Delf house Southway Skelmersdale WN8 6WT.
## **FUNDS HELD AS CUSTODIAN FOR OTHERS**
None.
This report has been prepared in accordance with the special provisions of Part 15 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies.
Approved by order of the board of trustees on ............................................. and signed on its behalf by:
........................................................................... Mrs N S Gnojek - Trustee
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## **INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF RESOLVEN BUILDING BLOCKS**
## **Independent examiner's report to the trustees of Resolven Building Blocks ('the Company')**
I report to the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of the Company for the year ended 31 March 2024.
## **Responsibilities and basis of report**
As the charity's trustees of the Company (and also its directors for the purposes of company law) you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 ('the 2006 Act').
Having satisfied myself that the accounts of the Company are not required to be audited under Part 16 of the 2006 Act and are eligible for independent examination, I report in respect of my examination of your charity's accounts as carried out under Section 145 of the Charities Act 2011 ('the 2011 Act'). In carrying out my examination I have followed the Directions given by the Charity Commission under Section 145(5) (b) of the 2011 Act.
## **Independent examiner's statement**
Since your charity's gross income exceeded £250,000 your examiner must be a member of a listed body. I can confirm that I am qualified to undertake the examination because I am a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales, which is one of the listed bodies.
I have completed my examination. I confirm that no matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe:
1. accounting records were not kept in respect of the Company as required by Section 386 of the 2006 Act; or 2. the accounts do not accord with those records; or
3. the accounts do not comply with the accounting requirements of Section 396 of the 2006 Act other than any requirement that the accounts give a true and fair view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination; or
4. the accounts have not been prepared in accordance with the methods and principles of the Statement of Recommended Practice for accounting and reporting by charities (applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102)).
I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
Henry Lloyd Davies
Bevan Buckland LLP Ground Floor Cardigan House Castle Court Swansea Enterprise Park Swansea SA7 9LA
Date: .............................................
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## **RESOLVEN BUILDING BLOCKS**
## **STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES (INCORPORATING AN INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024**
|Unrestricted
funds
Notes
£
**INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM**
Donations and legacies
2
211,069
**Charitable activities**
3
Childcare Centre
-
**Total**
211,069
**EXPENDITURE ON**
**Charitable activities**
4
Childcare Centre
308,020
**NET INCOME/(EXPENDITURE)**
(96,951)
**RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS**
Total funds brought forward
84,580
**TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD**
(12,371)|Restricted
funds
£
-
357,300
357,300
398,545
(41,245)
58,934
17,689|2024
Total
funds
£
211,069
357,300
568,369
706,565
(138,196)
143,514
5,318|2023
Total
funds
£
145,163
409,752
554,915
607,055
(52,140)
195,654
143,514|
|---|---|---|---|
## **CONTINUING OPERATIONS**
All income and expenditure has arisen from continuing activities.
The results of the year derive from the continuing activities and there are no gains or losses other than those shown above.
The notes form part of these financial statements
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## **RESOLVEN BUILDING BLOCKS**
## **BALANCE SHEET 31 MARCH 2024**
|Unrestricted
funds
Notes
£
**FIXED ASSETS**
Intangible assets
10
1
Tangible assets
11
10,617
10,618
**CURRENT ASSETS**
Debtors
12
25,423
Cash at bank
(9,862)
15,561
**CREDITORS**
Amounts falling due within one year
13
(38,550)
**NET CURRENT ASSETS/(LIABILITIES)**
(22,989)
**TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT LIABILITIES**
(12,371)
**CREDITORS**
Amounts falling due after more than one year
14
-
**NET ASSETS**
(12,371)
**FUNDS**
16
Unrestricted funds
Restricted funds
**TOTAL FUNDS**|Restricted
funds
£
-
-
-
-
58,514
58,514
(40,825)
17,689
17,689
-
17,689|2024
Total
funds
£
1
10,617
10,618
25,423
48,652
74,075
(79,375)
(5,300)
5,318
-
5,318
(12,371)
17,689
5,318|2023
Total
funds
£
1
14,848
14,849
8,955
164,515
173,470
(22,305)
151,165
166,014
(22,500)
143,514
84,580
58,934
143,514|
|---|---|---|---|
The charitable company is entitled to exemption from audit under Section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 for the year ended 31 March 2024.
The members have not required the company to obtain an audit of its financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2024 in accordance with Section 476 of the Companies Act 2006.
The trustees acknowledge their responsibilities for
- (a) ensuring that the charitable company keeps accounting records that comply with Sections 386 and 387 of the Companies Act 2006 and
- (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.
The notes form part of these financial statements
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## **BALANCE SHEET - continued 31 MARCH 2024**
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 ............................................. and were signed on its behalf by:
.............................................
N S Gnojek - Trustee
The notes form part of these financial statements
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## **RESOLVEN BUILDING BLOCKS**
## **CASH FLOW STATEMENT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024**
|Notes
**Cash flows from operating activities**
Cash generated from operations
1
Interest paid
Net cash used in operating activities
**Cash flows from investing activities**
Purchase of tangible fixed assets
Net cash used in investing activities
**Change in cash and cash equivalents in the**
**reporting period**
**Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning**
**of the reporting period**
**Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the**
**reporting period**|2024
£
(114,347)
(788)
(115,135)
(728)
(728)
(115,863)
164,515
48,652|2023
£
(70,711)
-
(70,711)
(5,514)
(5,514)
(76,225)
240,740
164,515|
|---|---|---|
The notes form part of these financial statements
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## **NOTES TO THE CASH FLOW STATEMENT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024**
## **1. RECONCILIATION OF NET EXPENDITURE TO NET CASH FLOW FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES**
|**Net expenditure for the reporting period (as per the Statement of**
**Financial Activities)**
**Adjustments for:**
Depreciation charges
Interest paid
Increase in debtors
Increase/(decrease) in creditors
**Net cash used in operations**|2024
£
(138,196)
4,959
788
(16,468)
34,570
(114,347)|2023
£
(52,140)
5,697
-
(1,440)
(22,828)
(70,711)|
|---|---|---|
## **2.**
## **ANALYSIS OF CHANGES IN NET FUNDS**
||At 1.4.23|Cash flow|At 31.3.24|
|---|---|---|---|
||£|£|£|
|**Net cash**||||
|Cash at bank|164,515|(115,863)|48,652|
||164,515|(115,863)|48,652|
|**Debt**||||
|Debts falling due within 1 year|-|(7,788)|(7,788)|
|Debts falling due after 1 year|(22,500)|22,500|-|
||(22,500)|14,712|(7,788)|
|**Total**|142,015|(101,151)|40,864|
The notes form part of these financial statements
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## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024**
## **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.
## **Intangible fixed assets**
Amortisation is provided at an annual rate of 33% in order to write off each asset over its estimated useful life.
## **Tangible fixed assets**
Depreciation is provided at the following annual rates in order to write off each asset over its estimated useful life.
Equipment - 20% on cost
## **Taxation**
The charity is exempt from corporation tax on its charitable activities.
## **Fund accounting**
Unrestricted funds can be used in accordance with the charitable objectives at the discretion of the trustees.
Restricted funds can only be used for particular restricted purposes within the objects of the charity. Restrictions arise when specified by the donor or when funds are raised for particular restricted purposes.
Further explanation of the nature and purpose of each fund is included in the notes to the financial statements.
## **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.
## **Capital Grants**
Grants received which are used to purchase capital items are treated as restricted funds in the balance sheet and released to the income and expenditure account over the life of the asset to which they relate.
## **Cash at bank and in hand**
Cash at bank and cash in hand includes cash and short term highly liquid investments held within a deposit or similar account.
## **Debtors**
Trade and other debtors are recognised at the settlement amount due after any trade discount offered. Prepayments are valued at the amount prepaid net of any trade discounts due.
## **Creditors**
Creditors and provisions are recognised where the charity has a present obligation resulting from a past event that will probably result in the transfer of funds to a third party and the amount due to settle the obligation can be measured or estimated reliably. Creditors and provisions are normally recognised at their settlement amount after allowing for any trade discounts due.
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## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024**
## **1. ACCOUNTING POLICIES - continued**
## **Going Concern**
Since the Covid pandemic the charity has started to see a rise in childcare numbers meaning its charitable income is slowly climbing. However, alongside this the charity has been dealing with the cost of living crisis with increasing costs to the charity as well as seeing funding dramatically being reduced and with competition high in the sector in securing grants. This has also placed a strain on services where there has been more demand for the charity's support however it has decreasing funds. The charity is continually striving to generate funds in other ways but the climate is tough. The charity is aiming to deliver Flying Start sessions at the childcare centre. This is a Welsh Government childcare initiative which will also aid the charity in sustaining its future.
At the end of the period the charity has negative unrestricted reserves. The trustees are aware of the situation and the need to increase the reserves. They have implemented cost cutting measures including reduced staff hours and redundancies after the end of the period. They are also investigating and applying for new funding opportunities. The trustees therefore believe that the charity remains a going concern but will continue to closely monitor the situation.
## **2. DONATIONS AND LEGACIES**
## **3.**
|Fees
Other Income
**INCOME FROM CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES**
Activity
Grants
Childcare Centre
Grants received, included in the above, are as follows:
NPTCBC- Families First
BBC Children in Need
Families First - Interplay
NPT Other grants
NPTCBC - Forward steps
National Lottery Commuity Fund- Talk It Through
Moondance Foundation
NPTCBC - Food Poverty
Pen Y Cymoedd
Neath Port Talbot - Childcare Sustainability Grant
WCVA Thrive
Community Renewal Fund
Trusthouse
Postcode Lottery
NPTCBC Warm Spaces
Swansea Council
NPT Third Sector Cost of Living
Masonic Charitable Trust Talk2Gether
National Lottery Community Fund Thriving Upwards
Childcare and Early Years Capital Small Grant
Carried forward||2024
£
178,614
32,455
211,069
2024
£
357,300
2024
£
163,778
-
3,416
619
3,124
19,656
-
-
44,934
5,250
-
-
16,102
14,177
-
4,971
8,800
20,000
30,704
19,569
355,100||2023
£
119,541
25,622|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|||||145,163|
|||||2023
£
409,752|
|||||2023
£
95,192
58,638
35,963
8,058
-
49,472
18,203
2,010
63,490
-
11,698
26,060
16,166
18,602
1,200
5,000
-
-
-
-|
|||||409,752|
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**RESOLVEN BUILDING BLOCKS**
## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024**
## **3. INCOME FROM CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES - continued**
|Brought forward
National Grid Loval Giving Warm Hub
Clyne Council
**4.**
**CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES COSTS**
Childcare Centre
**5.**
**SUPPORT COSTS**
Childcare Centre
**6.**
**NET INCOME/(EXPENDITURE)**
Net income/(expenditure) is stated after charging/(crediting):
Depreciation - owned assets
Other operating leases|Direct
Costs
£
695,773
Other 3
£
788|2024
£
355,100
1,200
1,000
357,300
Support
costs (see
note 5)
£
10,792
Support
costs
£
10,004
2024
£
4,959
420|2023
£
409,752
-
-|2023
£
409,752
-
-|
|---|---|---|---|---|
||||409,752||
||||Totals
£
706,565||
|||||Totals
£
10,792|
|||||2023
£
5,697
627|
## **7. TRUSTEES' REMUNERATION AND BENEFITS**
There were no trustees' remuneration or other benefits for the year ended 31 March 2024 nor for the year ended 31 March 2023.
## **Trustees' expenses**
There were no trustees' expenses paid for the year ended 31 March 2024 nor for the year ended 31 March 2023.
## **8. STAFF COSTS**
|Wages and salaries|2024
£
511,960
511,960|2023
£
475,158|
|---|---|---|
|||475,158|
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## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024**
## **8. STAFF COSTS - continued**
The average monthly number of employees during the year was as follows:
|Management
Childcare
Administration
Maintenance
Community
Casual staff childcare/administration|2024
6
14
1
1
8
5
35|2023
6
12
1
1
8
5|
|---|---|---|
|||33|
No employees received emoluments in excess of £60,000.
The staff numbers above include part time and full time staff.
## **9.**
## **10.**
## **COMPARATIVES FOR THE STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES**
|Unrestricted
funds
£
**INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM**
Donations and legacies
145,163
**Charitable activities**
Childcare Centre
23,541
**Total**
168,704
**EXPENDITURE ON**
**Charitable activities**
Childcare Centre
221,162
**NET INCOME/(EXPENDITURE)**
(52,458)
**RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS**
Total funds brought forward
137,038
**TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD**
84,580
**INTANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS**
**COST**
At 1 April 2023 and 31 March 2024
**AMORTISATION**
At 1 April 2023 and 31 March 2024
**NET BOOK VALUE**
At 31 March 2024
At 31 March 2023|Restricted
Total
funds
funds
£
£
-
145,163
386,211
409,752
386,211
554,915
385,893
607,055
318
(52,140)
58,616
195,654
58,934
143,514
Computer
software
£
6,336
6,335
1
1|
|---|---|
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## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024**
## **11. TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS**
|**COST**
At 1 April 2023
Additions
At 31 March 2024
**DEPRECIATION**
At 1 April 2023
Charge for year
At 31 March 2024
**NET BOOK VALUE**
At 31 March 2024
At 31 March 2023
**12.**
**DEBTORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR**
Trade debtors
Other debtors
**13.**
**CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR**
Other loans (see note 15)
Accruals
Trade creditors
Social security and other taxes
Other creditors
Accruals and deferred income
**14.**
**CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE AFTER MORE THAN ONE YEAR**
Other loans (see note 15)|Equipment
£
48,297
728
49,025
33,449
4,959
38,408
10,617
14,848
2024
2023
£
£
18,885
6,235
6,538
2,720
25,423
8,955
2024
2023
£
£
7,788
-
9,109
11,365
10,176
700
10,351
10,240
1,126
-
40,825
-
79,375
22,305
2024
2023
£
£
-
22,500|
|---|---|
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## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024**
## **15. LOANS**
An analysis of the maturity of loans is given below:
|Amounts falling due within one year on demand:
Other loans
Amounts falling due in more than five years:
Repayable by instalments:
Other loans more 5yrs instal
**MOVEMENT IN FUNDS**
**Unrestricted funds**
General funds
Designated Funds - Redundancy
Designated Funds - Running Costs
**Restricted funds**
NPTCBC - Childcare Strategy
BBC Children in Need
National Lottery Community Fund - Talk It
Through
Trusthouse
Postcode Lottery
Masonic Charitable Trust Talk2Gether
**TOTAL FUNDS**|At 1.4.23
£
34,580
40,000
10,000
84,580
5,508
34,795
15,668
2,963
-
-
58,934
143,514|Net
movement
in funds
£
(96,951)
-
-
(96,951)
(5,508)
(34,795)
(15,668)
(189)
4,340
10,575
(41,245)
(138,196)|2024
£
7,788
-
Transfers
between
funds
£
50,000
(40,000)
(10,000)
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-|2023
£
-
22,500
At
31.3.24
£
(12,371)
-
-
(12,371)
-
-
-
2,774
4,340
10,575
17,689
5,318|
|---|---|---|---|---|
## **16. MOVEMENT IN FUNDS**
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## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024**
## **16. MOVEMENT IN FUNDS - continued**
Net movement in funds, included in the above are as follows:
|**Unrestricted funds**
General funds
**Restricted funds**
NPTCBC - Childcare Strategy
BBC Children in Need
NPTCBC Flying Start
Families First - Interplay
NPTCBC Families First
National Lottery Community Fund - Talk It
Through
Trusthouse
Pen Y Cymoedd
Postcode Lottery
Swansea Council - Regional health, social,
wellbeing
NPT Third Sector Cost of Living
Masonic Charitable Trust Talk2Gether
National Lottery Community Fund Thriving
Upwards
Childcare and Early Years Capital Small
Grant
National Grid Loval Giving Warm Hub
NPTCBC Sustainability Grant
NPTC Think Family Partnership
Clyne Council
**TOTAL FUNDS**|Incoming
Resources
Movement
resources
expended
in funds
£
£
£
211,069
(308,020)
(96,951)
163,778
(169,286)
(5,508)
-
(34,795)
(34,795)
3,250
(3,250)
-
3,416
(3,416)
-
3,124
(3,124)
-
19,656
(35,324)
(15,668)
16,102
(16,291)
(189)
44,934
(44,934)
-
14,177
(9,837)
4,340
4,971
(4,971)
-
8,800
(8,800)
-
20,000
(9,425)
10,575
30,704
(30,704)
-
19,569
(19,569)
-
1,200
(1,200)
-
2,000
(2,000)
-
619
(619)
-
1,000
(1,000)
-
357,300
(398,545)
(41,245)
568,369
(706,565)
(138,196)|
|---|---|
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## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024**
## **16. MOVEMENT IN FUNDS - continued**
## **Comparatives for movement in funds**
|**Unrestricted funds**
General funds
Designated Funds - Redundancy
Designated Funds - Running Costs
Designated Funds - Major Repairs
Designated Funds - Food Bank
**Restricted funds**
NPTCBC - Childcare Strategy
BBC Children in Need
Ffynon Oer
National Lottery Community Fund - Talk It
Through
NPTCBC Cabinet Funding
Tesco Community Grant
IFAN Grant
WCVA Thrive
Trusthouse
**TOTAL FUNDS**|At 1.4.22
£
11,550
40,000
60,000
25,000
488
137,038
-
13,140
2,000
8,892
2,000
1,000
12
31,572
-
58,616
195,654|Net
movement
in funds
£
(52,458)
-
-
-
-
(52,458)
5,508
21,655
(2,000)
6,776
(2,000)
(1,000)
(12)
(31,572)
2,963
318
(52,140)|Transfers
between
funds
£
75,488
-
(50,000)
(25,000)
(488)
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-|At
31.3.23
£
34,580
40,000
10,000
-
-|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|||||84,580
5,508
34,795
-
15,668
-
-
-
-
2,963|
|||||58,934|
|||||143,514|
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## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024**
## **16. MOVEMENT IN FUNDS - continued**
Comparative net movement in funds, included in the above are as follows:
|**Unrestricted funds**
General funds
**Restricted funds**
NPTCBC - Childcare Strategy
BBC Children in Need
Ffynon Oer
Families First - Interplay
National Lottery Community Fund - Talk It
Through
NPTCBC Food Poverty
NPTCBC Playworks
NPTCBC Cabinet Funding
Tesco Community Grant
IFAN Grant
WCVA Thrive
Community renewal Fund
Trusthouse
Pen Y Cymoedd
Postcode Lottery
NPTCBC Warm Spaces
Swansea Council - Regional health, social,
wellbeing
**TOTAL FUNDS**|Incoming
Resources
Movement
resources
expended
in funds
£
£
£
168,704
(221,162)
(52,458)
95,192
(89,684)
5,508
58,638
(36,983)
21,655
-
(2,000)
(2,000)
35,963
(35,963)
-
49,472
(42,696)
6,776
2,010
(2,010)
-
2,720
(2,720)
-
-
(2,000)
(2,000)
-
(1,000)
(1,000)
-
(12)
(12)
11,698
(43,270)
(31,572)
26,060
(26,060)
-
16,166
(13,203)
2,963
63,490
(63,490)
-
18,602
(18,602)
-
1,200
(1,200)
-
5,000
(5,000)
-
386,211
(385,893)
318
554,915
(607,055)
(52,140)|
|---|---|
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## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024**
## **16. MOVEMENT IN FUNDS - continued**
A current year 12 months and prior year 12 months combined position is as follows:
|||Net|Transfers|||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|||movement|between|At||
||At 1.4.22|in funds|funds|31.3.24||
||£|£|£|£||
|**Unrestricted funds**||||||
|General funds|11,550|(149,409)|125,488|(12,371)||
|Designated Funds - Redundancy|40,000|-|(40,000)||-|
|Designated Funds - Running Costs|60,000|-|(60,000)||-|
|Designated Funds - Major Repairs|25,000|-|(25,000)||-|
|Designated Funds - Food Bank|488|-|(488)||-|
||137,038|(149,409)|-|(12,371)||
|**Restricted funds**||||||
|BBC Children in Need|13,140|(13,140)|-||-|
|Ffynon Oer|2,000|(2,000)|-||-|
|National Lottery Community Fund - Talk It||||||
|Through|8,892|(8,892)|-||-|
|NPTCBC Cabinet Funding|2,000|(2,000)|-||-|
|Tesco Community Grant|1,000|(1,000)|-||-|
|IFAN Grant|12|(12)|-||-|
|WCVA Thrive|31,572|(31,572)|-||-|
|Trusthouse|-|2,774|-|2,774||
|Postcode Lottery|-|4,340|-|4,340||
|Masonic Charitable Trust Talk2Gether|-|10,575|-|10,575||
||58,616|(40,927)|-|17,689||
|**TOTAL FUNDS**|195,654|(190,336)|-|5,318||
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## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024**
## **16. MOVEMENT IN FUNDS - continued**
A current year 12 months and prior year 12 months combined net movement in funds, included in the above are as follows:
||Incoming|Resources|Movement|
|---|---|---|---|
||resources|expended|in funds|
||£|£|£|
|**Unrestricted funds**||||
|General funds|379,773|(529,182)|(149,409)|
|**Restricted funds**||||
|NPTCBC - Childcare Strategy|258,970|(258,970)|-|
|BBC Children in Need|58,638|(71,778)|(13,140)|
|Ffynon Oer|-|(2,000)|(2,000)|
|NPTCBC Flying Start|3,250|(3,250)|-|
|Families First - Interplay|39,379|(39,379)|-|
|NPTCBC Families First|3,124|(3,124)|-|
|National Lottery Community Fund - Talk It||||
|Through|69,128|(78,020)|(8,892)|
|NPTCBC Food Poverty|2,010|(2,010)|-|
|NPTCBC Playworks|2,720|(2,720)|-|
|NPTCBC Cabinet Funding|-|(2,000)|(2,000)|
|Tesco Community Grant|-|(1,000)|(1,000)|
|IFAN Grant|-|(12)|(12)|
|WCVA Thrive|11,698|(43,270)|(31,572)|
|Community renewal Fund|26,060|(26,060)|-|
|Trusthouse|32,268|(29,494)|2,774|
|Pen Y Cymoedd|108,424|(108,424)|-|
|Postcode Lottery|32,779|(28,439)|4,340|
|NPTCBC Warm Spaces|1,200|(1,200)|-|
|Swansea Council - Regional health, social,||||
|wellbeing|9,971|(9,971)|-|
|NPT Third Sector Cost of Living|8,800|(8,800)|-|
|Masonic Charitable Trust Talk2Gether|20,000|(9,425)|10,575|
|National Lottery Community Fund Thriving||||
|Upwards|30,704|(30,704)|-|
|Childcare and Early Years Capital Small||||
|Grant|19,569|(19,569)|-|
|National Grid Loval Giving Warm Hub|1,200|(1,200)|-|
|NPTCBC Sustainability Grant|2,000|(2,000)|-|
|NPTC Think Family Partnership|619|(619)|-|
|Clyne Council|1,000|(1,000)|-|
||743,511|(784,438)|(40,927)|
|**TOTAL FUNDS**|1,123,284|(1,313,620)|(190,336)|
Details of the above funds can be found in the financial review of the Trustees Report.
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## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024**
## **17. RELATED PARTY DISCLOSURES**
There were no related party transactions for the year ended 31 March 2024 (2023: £nil).
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## **RESOLVEN BUILDING BLOCKS**
## **DETAILED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024**
||2024|2023|
|---|---|---|
||£|£|
|**INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS**|||
|**Donations and legacies**|||
|Fees|178,614|119,541|
|Other Income|32,455|25,622|
||211,069|145,163|
|**Charitable activities**|||
|Grants|357,300|409,752|
|**Total incoming resources**|568,369|554,915|
|**EXPENDITURE**|||
|**Charitable activities**|||
|Staff costs|511,960|475,158|
|Room hire|420|627|
|Water Rates|2,385|2,756|
|Insurance|9,429|7,764|
|Light and heat|9,357|10,476|
|Telephone and internet|3,480|1,503|
|Postage and stationery|825|1,523|
|Travel & Transport|6,418|3,393|
|Training|5,078|8,935|
|Equipment & Toys|10,955|10,996|
|Advertising|1,933|2,225|
|Refreshments|4,716|6,658|
|Printing & Photocopying|9,140|7,122|
|Repairs, maintenance & cleaning|33,027|19,990|
|Subscriptions|569|1,554|
|Security & Alarms|5,602|5,265|
|Waste Collection|798|1,501|
|General consumables|6,315|2,608|
|Fundraising|1,453|1,351|
|Bank charges|19|-|
|Recruitment Costs|2,082|2,218|
|Subcontractors|61,019|14,916|
|Computer Software costs|3,834|4,123|
|Depreciation|4,959|5,697|
||695,773|598,359|
|**Support costs**|||
|**Other 3**|||
|Bank loan interest|788|-|
|**Support costs**|||
|Accountancy and legal fees|10,004|8,696|
|Total resources expended|706,565|607,055|
|**Net expenditure**|(138,196)|(52,140)|
This page does not form part of the statutory financial statements
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**REGISTERED COMPANY NUMBER: 04589051 REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER: 1101314**
**UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024**
## **FOR**
## **RESOLVEN BUILDING BLOCKS**
Bevan Buckland LLP Ground Floor Cardigan House Castle Court Swansea Enterprise Park Swansea SA7 9LA
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## **CONTENTS OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024**
|||**Page**||
|---|---|---|---|
|**Report of the Trustees**|1|to|6|
|**Independent Examiner's Report**||7||
|**Statement of Financial Activities**||8||
|**Balance Sheet**|9|to|10|
|**Cash Flow Statement**||11||
|**Notes to the Cash Flow Statement**||12||
|**Notes to the Financial Statements**|13|to|24|
|**Detailed Statement of Financial Activities**||25||
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## **REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024**
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 2024. 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).
## **OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES**
Working Name: Building Blocks Family Centre
## **Vision**
Building the foundations of our family's futures
## **Mission Statement**
Building Blocks Family Centre provides a dedicated family service in the Neath Port Talbot area including family support, childcare, youth provision and training.
## **We aim to:**
- To improve the quality of life of all children and families living in poverty or at a disadvantage in Neath Port Talbot.
- To improve the quality of children and young people and their families affected by disability.
- To enable residents of Neath Port Talbot to access employment, volunteering and training by providing childcare
- To provide a quality service that reflects identified needs of children, young people and families living in Neath Port Talbot
- To promote and provide opportunities for families to improve their health and wellbeing
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## **REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024**
## **OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES Objectives and activities We achieve our aims by delivering:**
|**Service**|**Description**|
|---|---|
|||
|||
|Talk it Through|Counselling
sessions
tailored
specifically
for
children
and
young|
||people
with
disabilities.|
|||
|Wellbeing 4 Me|A term time service that offers weekly play sessions for children and|
||young
people
with
a
disability.
Parent
toddler
sessions
are
delivered|
||for
families
with
children
aged
0-3,
to
help
encourage
and
support|
||their
child's
development
and
work
towards
their
early
year's|
||milestones.
The
sessions
offer
the
opportunity
for
them
to
socialise|
||together, make new friends, build confidence and increase their|
||overall wellbeing.|
|||
|Talk together|We
support
children
0
-
5
years
with
their
speech,
language
and|
||communication
needs
by
offering
a
fun
and
nurturing
environment,|
||with a range of play activities that help promote children's|
||development.|
|||
|Forward Steps|Provides families who have a child/child
with a disability
with support|
||to
help
strengthen
families,
and
work
with
them
to
provide
tailored|
||support to suit their needs including therapeutic emotional support.|
|||
|Growth and Mindset & Thriving|Provides
children
aged
9-12
years
a Mindfulness
Club
delivered
face|
|Upwards|to face in schools, one to one support for children with disabilities
and|
||their
parents.|
|||
|Food bank|Offering
a delivery
service once a week to our families
across Neath|
||Port Talbot which is manned by our volunteers and staff.|
|||
|Childcare|We
offer
affordable
and
subsidised
childcare
for
children
aged
0-12|
||years for parents to return to education, work and volunteering.|
|||
|Specialised One-To-One|We provide one to one childcare support for disabled children.|
|Disabled Childcare||
|||
|Family Hub|We
have
provided
a
family
hub
where
families
are
able
to
access|
||parenting
and
family
support
at
our
centre
and
enabled
them
to|
||access
a
variety
of
different
services
such
warm
hub,
family
support,|
||play
therapy,
training
and
family
contact
space.|
|||
|Parent Connect|A
service
to
help
parents
connect
with
one
another
through
coffee|
||mornings and parent and child activities, and one to one support|
||provided by a parenting worker to help empower parents and give|
||them the skills to help navigate family life.|
|||
|Play
Sessions|Open access play sessions for children aged 4-12 during the school|
||holidays.|
## **Public benefit**
During the year the Charity had due regard to the commission’s public benefit guidance.
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## **REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024**
## **ACHIEVEMENT AND PERFORMANCE**
The charity has had a very good year delivering on all our objects and funded projects.
## **Key Achievements**
1. We have supported 365 children with disabilities or additional needs to help improve their quality of life through the development of social skills, speech, language and communication skills, confidence, self-esteem and independence skills.
2. We have supported 1113 parents to help improve their parenting skills and their quality of life to help give their children the best start in life.
3. We have supported 276 adults and 193 children to gain access to our food bank provision and providing 168 food parcels to families living in food poverty across Neath Port Talbot.
4. 154 packed lunches provided to children during school holidays and 135 individuals accessing warm meals during the cold months. 100 warm packs provided to families during the winter months.
5. 215 children and young people accessed dedicated support with their mental health and well-being.
6. We have provided 3190 childcare sessions for children with 80% of those sessions being filled in order to help build their early years development skills
## **FINANCIAL REVIEW**
## **Principal funding sources**
We would like to thank all our funders who have supported us over the past year. Without their continued support, we would not be able to provide our dedicated services.
National Lottery Community Fund Pen Y Cymoedd Community Fund The Trusthouse Charitable Foundation Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council Neath Port Talbot Council for Voluntary Services Masonic Charitable Foundation Postcode Lottery Trust Moondance Foundation Oakdale Trust
## **Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council**
## **Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council - Families First (Consortium with Interplay)**
We also have a consortium to deliver Lot 5 of the Families First Neath Port Talbot contract where we successfully secured the contract to deliver Wellbeing 4 Me To improve the well-being of Children and Young People with disabilities through the provision of a range of opportunities to develop their social, emotional, and learning skills.
## **Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council - Families First**
Families First is a Welsh Government programme designed to improve outcomes for Children, Young People and Families. It places an emphasis on early intervention, prevention and providing support for Families, rather than individuals. The aim of the programme is to provide early support for Families with the aim of preventing problems escalating.
- Support Parents and Families affected by disability contract to deliver the Forward Steps service that:
- To improve the wellbeing of Parents and Families during the assessment process for ASD and ADHD.
- To improve the wellbeing of Parents and Families following the diagnosis of a disability
- To improve the parenting skills of Parents with a learning disability.
## **Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council - Playworks Holiday Project**
The grant provided funding to deliver open access play sessions for children aged 4-12 during the school holidays in Resolven and Clyne.
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## **REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024**
## **Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council - Warm Hub**
Used to help towards the costs of running our warm hub.
Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council - Childcare and Early Years Capital Grant Scheme We received funding to purchase new equipment for children and replace two fire doors.
## **Neath Port Talbot CVS**
NPT Third Sector Cost of Living Grant
The funding enabled us to continue to deliver our family hub provision during a difficult period for families and through the Family Hub they have been able to access support, advice and support in relation to food poverty.
The National Lottery Community Fund
## **Community Fund**
The funding has been secured to deliver one-to-one support for children with disabilities to help improve their emotional resilience, child development skills including supporting the parents to implement strategies in the home to improve the quality of life of the whole family.
## **Awards for all Wales**
The funding enabled us to deliver a family hub to support families during the cost of living crisis,
The grant was used to deliver our 'Journey to Wellbeing Project' which offered a range of workshops which were delivered by a part time well-being worker and specialist trainers to cover a range of topics to help individuals manage their health and wellbeing.
## **The Trusthouse Charitable Foundation**
We secured funding to deliver our 'Parent Connect' Project where a parenting officer provides one to one support to help empower parents and give them the skills to help navigate family life, and also organises parent and child activities and coffee mornings to connect families.
## **Masonic Charitable Foundation**
The funding has been provided to deliver the Talk2Gether project. This service is providing a fun and nurturing environment, with a range of play activities that will help promote children's development in speech, language, and communication skills.
## **Moondance Foundation and Oakdale Trust**
The funding has enabled us to provide counselling to children and young people with disabilities.
## **Pen y Cymoedd Wind Farm Community Fund - Vision Fund**
Pen Y Cymoedd have fully funded our 'Growth & Mindset' project that works with children from the age of 0 - 12 years of age to help them re-build their emotional resilience, self-esteem and confidence which had been devastated by the pandemic. The service provides mindfulness clubs in schools for children aged 9-12 years, one to one support for children with disabilities, and also parent support.
## **Postcode Lottery Trust**
The funding enabled us to deliver a family hub to support families during the cost of living crisis,
## **National Grid - Local Giving Fund**
The funding enabled us to deliver our warm hub service during the colder months providing warm packs, support around energy saving and a place to keep warm.
## **Reserves policy**
Resolven Building Blocks aims to build up reserves in future years to enable it to continue and expand the services they currently provide and develop new projects in the future. This policy will be reviewed annually or when significant changes occur within the organisation
At the end of the period the charity had negative reserves. We are working to increase that by decreasing running costs where possible and seeking out new funding opportunities. We aim to build up unrestricted funds to cover (1) redundancy payments to employees. (2) to cover four months running costs.(3) to cover running costs of the food bank from donations.
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## **REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024**
## **FINANCIAL REVIEW**
## **Results for the year**
The charity's Statement of Financial Activities is shown on page 9 and comprises unrestricted and restricted funds, being those provided to assist in furthering the general objects of the company. An income and expenditure account is also included in Appendix 1.
## **GOING CONCERN AND FUTURE PLANS**
Since the Covid pandemic we have started to see a rise in childcare numbers meaning our charitable income is slowly climbing. However, alongside this we have been dealing with the cost of living crisis with increasing costs to the charity as well as seeing funding dramatically being reduced and with competition high in the sector in securing grants. This has also placed a strain on services where there has been more demand for our support however we have decreasing funds. We are continually striving to generate funds in other ways but the climate is tough. We have reserves that we can draw upon on and the trustees believe that we remain a going concern. We are aiming to deliver Flying Start sessions at the childcare session a Welsh Government childcare initiative which will also aid us in sustaining our future.
## **STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT**
## **Governing document**
The organisation is a charitable company limited by guarantee, incorporated on 13 November 2002 and registered as a charity on 22 December 2003. The company was established under a Memorandum of Association which established the objects and powers of the charitable company and is governed under its Articles of Association.
## **Recruitment and appointment of new trustees**
The directors of the company are also charity Trustees for the purpose of charity law. The rules regarding the number of directors and their appointment, reappointment and removal are contained in the Articles of Association to which reference should be made. New Trustees are appointed by the Board of Trustees.
## **Organisational structure**
Resolven Building Blocks is managed by a board of trustees with the day to day running carried out by Ceri Pritchard, Centre Manager (35 hours per week). There are two Childcare Manager's in post that job share in order to comply with CIW regulations and manage the childcare service.
## **Induction and training of new trustees**
All new members meet with the Centre Manager and are given an introduction to the Charity and to the work of the Committee. Appropriate training material and information is distributed. Training opportunities are highlighted to committee members. Committee members are eligible for suitable further training if required. The Committee also held a Trustees and Staff Development session during the year.
## **REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS**
## **Registered Company number**
04589051 (Not specified/Other)
## **Registered Charity number**
1101314
## **Registered office**
Resolven ICC Resolven Neath Neath Port Talbot SA11 4AB
## **Trustees**
Mrs N S Gnojek Mrs J M Harris Miss H Morgan Mrs R Parfitt (appointed 30.11.23) Mrs J Howes (resigned 24.11.23) Mr N Francis Mrs C Williams Miss C Mead (terminated 24.11.23) Miss C O'Reilly
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## **REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024**
## **REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS**
## **Company Secretary**
Mrs J M Harris
## **Independent Examiner**
Bevan Buckland LLP Ground Floor Cardigan House Castle Court Swansea Enterprise Park Swansea SA7 9LA
## **Bankers**
The Co-operative Bank P.O. Box 250 Delf house Southway Skelmersdale WN8 6WT.
## **FUNDS HELD AS CUSTODIAN FOR OTHERS**
None.
This report has been prepared in accordance with the special provisions of Part 15 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies.
Approved by order of the board of trustees on ............................................. and signed on its behalf by:
........................................................................... Mrs N S Gnojek - Trustee
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## **INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF RESOLVEN BUILDING BLOCKS**
## **Independent examiner's report to the trustees of Resolven Building Blocks ('the Company')**
I report to the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of the Company for the year ended 31 March 2024.
## **Responsibilities and basis of report**
As the charity's trustees of the Company (and also its directors for the purposes of company law) you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 ('the 2006 Act').
Having satisfied myself that the accounts of the Company are not required to be audited under Part 16 of the 2006 Act and are eligible for independent examination, I report in respect of my examination of your charity's accounts as carried out under Section 145 of the Charities Act 2011 ('the 2011 Act'). In carrying out my examination I have followed the Directions given by the Charity Commission under Section 145(5) (b) of the 2011 Act.
## **Independent examiner's statement**
Since your charity's gross income exceeded £250,000 your examiner must be a member of a listed body. I can confirm that I am qualified to undertake the examination because I am a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales, which is one of the listed bodies.
I have completed my examination. I confirm that no matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe:
1. accounting records were not kept in respect of the Company as required by Section 386 of the 2006 Act; or 2. the accounts do not accord with those records; or
3. the accounts do not comply with the accounting requirements of Section 396 of the 2006 Act other than any requirement that the accounts give a true and fair view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination; or
4. the accounts have not been prepared in accordance with the methods and principles of the Statement of Recommended Practice for accounting and reporting by charities (applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102)).
I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
Henry Lloyd Davies
Bevan Buckland LLP Ground Floor Cardigan House Castle Court Swansea Enterprise Park Swansea SA7 9LA
Date: .............................................
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## **RESOLVEN BUILDING BLOCKS**
## **STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES (INCORPORATING AN INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024**
|Unrestricted
funds
Notes
£
**INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM**
Donations and legacies
2
211,069
**Charitable activities**
3
Childcare Centre
-
**Total**
211,069
**EXPENDITURE ON**
**Charitable activities**
4
Childcare Centre
308,020
**NET INCOME/(EXPENDITURE)**
(96,951)
**RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS**
Total funds brought forward
84,580
**TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD**
(12,371)|Restricted
funds
£
-
357,300
357,300
398,545
(41,245)
58,934
17,689|2024
Total
funds
£
211,069
357,300
568,369
706,565
(138,196)
143,514
5,318|2023
Total
funds
£
145,163
409,752
554,915
607,055
(52,140)
195,654
143,514|
|---|---|---|---|
## **CONTINUING OPERATIONS**
All income and expenditure has arisen from continuing activities.
The results of the year derive from the continuing activities and there are no gains or losses other than those shown above.
The notes form part of these financial statements
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## **RESOLVEN BUILDING BLOCKS**
## **BALANCE SHEET 31 MARCH 2024**
|Unrestricted
funds
Notes
£
**FIXED ASSETS**
Intangible assets
10
1
Tangible assets
11
10,617
10,618
**CURRENT ASSETS**
Debtors
12
25,423
Cash at bank
(9,862)
15,561
**CREDITORS**
Amounts falling due within one year
13
(38,550)
**NET CURRENT ASSETS/(LIABILITIES)**
(22,989)
**TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT LIABILITIES**
(12,371)
**CREDITORS**
Amounts falling due after more than one year
14
-
**NET ASSETS**
(12,371)
**FUNDS**
16
Unrestricted funds
Restricted funds
**TOTAL FUNDS**|Restricted
funds
£
-
-
-
-
58,514
58,514
(40,825)
17,689
17,689
-
17,689|2024
Total
funds
£
1
10,617
10,618
25,423
48,652
74,075
(79,375)
(5,300)
5,318
-
5,318
(12,371)
17,689
5,318|2023
Total
funds
£
1
14,848
14,849
8,955
164,515
173,470
(22,305)
151,165
166,014
(22,500)
143,514
84,580
58,934
143,514|
|---|---|---|---|
The charitable company is entitled to exemption from audit under Section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 for the year ended 31 March 2024.
The members have not required the company to obtain an audit of its financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2024 in accordance with Section 476 of the Companies Act 2006.
The trustees acknowledge their responsibilities for
- (a) ensuring that the charitable company keeps accounting records that comply with Sections 386 and 387 of the Companies Act 2006 and
- (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.
The notes form part of these financial statements
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## **BALANCE SHEET - continued 31 MARCH 2024**
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 ............................................. and were signed on its behalf by:
.............................................
N S Gnojek - Trustee
The notes form part of these financial statements
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## **RESOLVEN BUILDING BLOCKS**
## **CASH FLOW STATEMENT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024**
|Notes
**Cash flows from operating activities**
Cash generated from operations
1
Interest paid
Net cash used in operating activities
**Cash flows from investing activities**
Purchase of tangible fixed assets
Net cash used in investing activities
**Change in cash and cash equivalents in the**
**reporting period**
**Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning**
**of the reporting period**
**Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the**
**reporting period**|2024
£
(114,347)
(788)
(115,135)
(728)
(728)
(115,863)
164,515
48,652|2023
£
(70,711)
-
(70,711)
(5,514)
(5,514)
(76,225)
240,740
164,515|
|---|---|---|
The notes form part of these financial statements
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## **NOTES TO THE CASH FLOW STATEMENT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024**
## **1. RECONCILIATION OF NET EXPENDITURE TO NET CASH FLOW FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES**
|**Net expenditure for the reporting period (as per the Statement of**
**Financial Activities)**
**Adjustments for:**
Depreciation charges
Interest paid
Increase in debtors
Increase/(decrease) in creditors
**Net cash used in operations**|2024
£
(138,196)
4,959
788
(16,468)
34,570
(114,347)|2023
£
(52,140)
5,697
-
(1,440)
(22,828)
(70,711)|
|---|---|---|
## **2.**
## **ANALYSIS OF CHANGES IN NET FUNDS**
||At 1.4.23|Cash flow|At 31.3.24|
|---|---|---|---|
||£|£|£|
|**Net cash**||||
|Cash at bank|164,515|(115,863)|48,652|
||164,515|(115,863)|48,652|
|**Debt**||||
|Debts falling due within 1 year|-|(7,788)|(7,788)|
|Debts falling due after 1 year|(22,500)|22,500|-|
||(22,500)|14,712|(7,788)|
|**Total**|142,015|(101,151)|40,864|
The notes form part of these financial statements
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## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024**
## **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.
## **Intangible fixed assets**
Amortisation is provided at an annual rate of 33% in order to write off each asset over its estimated useful life.
## **Tangible fixed assets**
Depreciation is provided at the following annual rates in order to write off each asset over its estimated useful life.
Equipment - 20% on cost
## **Taxation**
The charity is exempt from corporation tax on its charitable activities.
## **Fund accounting**
Unrestricted funds can be used in accordance with the charitable objectives at the discretion of the trustees.
Restricted funds can only be used for particular restricted purposes within the objects of the charity. Restrictions arise when specified by the donor or when funds are raised for particular restricted purposes.
Further explanation of the nature and purpose of each fund is included in the notes to the financial statements.
## **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.
## **Capital Grants**
Grants received which are used to purchase capital items are treated as restricted funds in the balance sheet and released to the income and expenditure account over the life of the asset to which they relate.
## **Cash at bank and in hand**
Cash at bank and cash in hand includes cash and short term highly liquid investments held within a deposit or similar account.
## **Debtors**
Trade and other debtors are recognised at the settlement amount due after any trade discount offered. Prepayments are valued at the amount prepaid net of any trade discounts due.
## **Creditors**
Creditors and provisions are recognised where the charity has a present obligation resulting from a past event that will probably result in the transfer of funds to a third party and the amount due to settle the obligation can be measured or estimated reliably. Creditors and provisions are normally recognised at their settlement amount after allowing for any trade discounts due.
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## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024**
## **1. ACCOUNTING POLICIES - continued**
## **Going Concern**
Since the Covid pandemic the charity has started to see a rise in childcare numbers meaning its charitable income is slowly climbing. However, alongside this the charity has been dealing with the cost of living crisis with increasing costs to the charity as well as seeing funding dramatically being reduced and with competition high in the sector in securing grants. This has also placed a strain on services where there has been more demand for the charity's support however it has decreasing funds. The charity is continually striving to generate funds in other ways but the climate is tough. The charity is aiming to deliver Flying Start sessions at the childcare centre. This is a Welsh Government childcare initiative which will also aid the charity in sustaining its future.
At the end of the period the charity has negative unrestricted reserves. The trustees are aware of the situation and the need to increase the reserves. They have implemented cost cutting measures including reduced staff hours and redundancies after the end of the period. They are also investigating and applying for new funding opportunities. The trustees therefore believe that the charity remains a going concern but will continue to closely monitor the situation.
## **2. DONATIONS AND LEGACIES**
## **3.**
|Fees
Other Income
**INCOME FROM CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES**
Activity
Grants
Childcare Centre
Grants received, included in the above, are as follows:
NPTCBC- Families First
BBC Children in Need
Families First - Interplay
NPT Other grants
NPTCBC - Forward steps
National Lottery Commuity Fund- Talk It Through
Moondance Foundation
NPTCBC - Food Poverty
Pen Y Cymoedd
Neath Port Talbot - Childcare Sustainability Grant
WCVA Thrive
Community Renewal Fund
Trusthouse
Postcode Lottery
NPTCBC Warm Spaces
Swansea Council
NPT Third Sector Cost of Living
Masonic Charitable Trust Talk2Gether
National Lottery Community Fund Thriving Upwards
Childcare and Early Years Capital Small Grant
Carried forward||2024
£
178,614
32,455
211,069
2024
£
357,300
2024
£
163,778
-
3,416
619
3,124
19,656
-
-
44,934
5,250
-
-
16,102
14,177
-
4,971
8,800
20,000
30,704
19,569
355,100||2023
£
119,541
25,622|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|||||145,163|
|||||2023
£
409,752|
|||||2023
£
95,192
58,638
35,963
8,058
-
49,472
18,203
2,010
63,490
-
11,698
26,060
16,166
18,602
1,200
5,000
-
-
-
-|
|||||409,752|
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**RESOLVEN BUILDING BLOCKS**
## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024**
## **3. INCOME FROM CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES - continued**
|Brought forward
National Grid Loval Giving Warm Hub
Clyne Council
**4.**
**CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES COSTS**
Childcare Centre
**5.**
**SUPPORT COSTS**
Childcare Centre
**6.**
**NET INCOME/(EXPENDITURE)**
Net income/(expenditure) is stated after charging/(crediting):
Depreciation - owned assets
Other operating leases|Direct
Costs
£
695,773
Other 3
£
788|2024
£
355,100
1,200
1,000
357,300
Support
costs (see
note 5)
£
10,792
Support
costs
£
10,004
2024
£
4,959
420|2023
£
409,752
-
-|2023
£
409,752
-
-|
|---|---|---|---|---|
||||409,752||
||||Totals
£
706,565||
|||||Totals
£
10,792|
|||||2023
£
5,697
627|
## **7. TRUSTEES' REMUNERATION AND BENEFITS**
There were no trustees' remuneration or other benefits for the year ended 31 March 2024 nor for the year ended 31 March 2023.
## **Trustees' expenses**
There were no trustees' expenses paid for the year ended 31 March 2024 nor for the year ended 31 March 2023.
## **8. STAFF COSTS**
|Wages and salaries|2024
£
511,960
511,960|2023
£
475,158|
|---|---|---|
|||475,158|
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## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024**
## **8. STAFF COSTS - continued**
The average monthly number of employees during the year was as follows:
|Management
Childcare
Administration
Maintenance
Community
Casual staff childcare/administration|2024
6
14
1
1
8
5
35|2023
6
12
1
1
8
5|
|---|---|---|
|||33|
No employees received emoluments in excess of £60,000.
The staff numbers above include part time and full time staff.
## **9.**
## **10.**
## **COMPARATIVES FOR THE STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES**
|Unrestricted
funds
£
**INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM**
Donations and legacies
145,163
**Charitable activities**
Childcare Centre
23,541
**Total**
168,704
**EXPENDITURE ON**
**Charitable activities**
Childcare Centre
221,162
**NET INCOME/(EXPENDITURE)**
(52,458)
**RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS**
Total funds brought forward
137,038
**TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD**
84,580
**INTANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS**
**COST**
At 1 April 2023 and 31 March 2024
**AMORTISATION**
At 1 April 2023 and 31 March 2024
**NET BOOK VALUE**
At 31 March 2024
At 31 March 2023|Restricted
Total
funds
funds
£
£
-
145,163
386,211
409,752
386,211
554,915
385,893
607,055
318
(52,140)
58,616
195,654
58,934
143,514
Computer
software
£
6,336
6,335
1
1|
|---|---|
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## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024**
## **11. TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS**
|**COST**
At 1 April 2023
Additions
At 31 March 2024
**DEPRECIATION**
At 1 April 2023
Charge for year
At 31 March 2024
**NET BOOK VALUE**
At 31 March 2024
At 31 March 2023
**12.**
**DEBTORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR**
Trade debtors
Other debtors
**13.**
**CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR**
Other loans (see note 15)
Accruals
Trade creditors
Social security and other taxes
Other creditors
Accruals and deferred income
**14.**
**CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE AFTER MORE THAN ONE YEAR**
Other loans (see note 15)|Equipment
£
48,297
728
49,025
33,449
4,959
38,408
10,617
14,848
2024
2023
£
£
18,885
6,235
6,538
2,720
25,423
8,955
2024
2023
£
£
7,788
-
9,109
11,365
10,176
700
10,351
10,240
1,126
-
40,825
-
79,375
22,305
2024
2023
£
£
-
22,500|
|---|---|
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## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024**
## **15. LOANS**
An analysis of the maturity of loans is given below:
|Amounts falling due within one year on demand:
Other loans
Amounts falling due in more than five years:
Repayable by instalments:
Other loans more 5yrs instal
**MOVEMENT IN FUNDS**
**Unrestricted funds**
General funds
Designated Funds - Redundancy
Designated Funds - Running Costs
**Restricted funds**
NPTCBC - Childcare Strategy
BBC Children in Need
National Lottery Community Fund - Talk It
Through
Trusthouse
Postcode Lottery
Masonic Charitable Trust Talk2Gether
**TOTAL FUNDS**|At 1.4.23
£
34,580
40,000
10,000
84,580
5,508
34,795
15,668
2,963
-
-
58,934
143,514|Net
movement
in funds
£
(96,951)
-
-
(96,951)
(5,508)
(34,795)
(15,668)
(189)
4,340
10,575
(41,245)
(138,196)|2024
£
7,788
-
Transfers
between
funds
£
50,000
(40,000)
(10,000)
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-|2023
£
-
22,500
At
31.3.24
£
(12,371)
-
-
(12,371)
-
-
-
2,774
4,340
10,575
17,689
5,318|
|---|---|---|---|---|
## **16. MOVEMENT IN FUNDS**
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## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024**
## **16. MOVEMENT IN FUNDS - continued**
Net movement in funds, included in the above are as follows:
|**Unrestricted funds**
General funds
**Restricted funds**
NPTCBC - Childcare Strategy
BBC Children in Need
NPTCBC Flying Start
Families First - Interplay
NPTCBC Families First
National Lottery Community Fund - Talk It
Through
Trusthouse
Pen Y Cymoedd
Postcode Lottery
Swansea Council - Regional health, social,
wellbeing
NPT Third Sector Cost of Living
Masonic Charitable Trust Talk2Gether
National Lottery Community Fund Thriving
Upwards
Childcare and Early Years Capital Small
Grant
National Grid Loval Giving Warm Hub
NPTCBC Sustainability Grant
NPTC Think Family Partnership
Clyne Council
**TOTAL FUNDS**|Incoming
Resources
Movement
resources
expended
in funds
£
£
£
211,069
(308,020)
(96,951)
163,778
(169,286)
(5,508)
-
(34,795)
(34,795)
3,250
(3,250)
-
3,416
(3,416)
-
3,124
(3,124)
-
19,656
(35,324)
(15,668)
16,102
(16,291)
(189)
44,934
(44,934)
-
14,177
(9,837)
4,340
4,971
(4,971)
-
8,800
(8,800)
-
20,000
(9,425)
10,575
30,704
(30,704)
-
19,569
(19,569)
-
1,200
(1,200)
-
2,000
(2,000)
-
619
(619)
-
1,000
(1,000)
-
357,300
(398,545)
(41,245)
568,369
(706,565)
(138,196)|
|---|---|
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## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024**
## **16. MOVEMENT IN FUNDS - continued**
## **Comparatives for movement in funds**
|**Unrestricted funds**
General funds
Designated Funds - Redundancy
Designated Funds - Running Costs
Designated Funds - Major Repairs
Designated Funds - Food Bank
**Restricted funds**
NPTCBC - Childcare Strategy
BBC Children in Need
Ffynon Oer
National Lottery Community Fund - Talk It
Through
NPTCBC Cabinet Funding
Tesco Community Grant
IFAN Grant
WCVA Thrive
Trusthouse
**TOTAL FUNDS**|At 1.4.22
£
11,550
40,000
60,000
25,000
488
137,038
-
13,140
2,000
8,892
2,000
1,000
12
31,572
-
58,616
195,654|Net
movement
in funds
£
(52,458)
-
-
-
-
(52,458)
5,508
21,655
(2,000)
6,776
(2,000)
(1,000)
(12)
(31,572)
2,963
318
(52,140)|Transfers
between
funds
£
75,488
-
(50,000)
(25,000)
(488)
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-|At
31.3.23
£
34,580
40,000
10,000
-
-|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|||||84,580
5,508
34,795
-
15,668
-
-
-
-
2,963|
|||||58,934|
|||||143,514|
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## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024**
## **16. MOVEMENT IN FUNDS - continued**
Comparative net movement in funds, included in the above are as follows:
|**Unrestricted funds**
General funds
**Restricted funds**
NPTCBC - Childcare Strategy
BBC Children in Need
Ffynon Oer
Families First - Interplay
National Lottery Community Fund - Talk It
Through
NPTCBC Food Poverty
NPTCBC Playworks
NPTCBC Cabinet Funding
Tesco Community Grant
IFAN Grant
WCVA Thrive
Community renewal Fund
Trusthouse
Pen Y Cymoedd
Postcode Lottery
NPTCBC Warm Spaces
Swansea Council - Regional health, social,
wellbeing
**TOTAL FUNDS**|Incoming
Resources
Movement
resources
expended
in funds
£
£
£
168,704
(221,162)
(52,458)
95,192
(89,684)
5,508
58,638
(36,983)
21,655
-
(2,000)
(2,000)
35,963
(35,963)
-
49,472
(42,696)
6,776
2,010
(2,010)
-
2,720
(2,720)
-
-
(2,000)
(2,000)
-
(1,000)
(1,000)
-
(12)
(12)
11,698
(43,270)
(31,572)
26,060
(26,060)
-
16,166
(13,203)
2,963
63,490
(63,490)
-
18,602
(18,602)
-
1,200
(1,200)
-
5,000
(5,000)
-
386,211
(385,893)
318
554,915
(607,055)
(52,140)|
|---|---|
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## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024**
## **16. MOVEMENT IN FUNDS - continued**
A current year 12 months and prior year 12 months combined position is as follows:
|||Net|Transfers|||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|||movement|between|At||
||At 1.4.22|in funds|funds|31.3.24||
||£|£|£|£||
|**Unrestricted funds**||||||
|General funds|11,550|(149,409)|125,488|(12,371)||
|Designated Funds - Redundancy|40,000|-|(40,000)||-|
|Designated Funds - Running Costs|60,000|-|(60,000)||-|
|Designated Funds - Major Repairs|25,000|-|(25,000)||-|
|Designated Funds - Food Bank|488|-|(488)||-|
||137,038|(149,409)|-|(12,371)||
|**Restricted funds**||||||
|BBC Children in Need|13,140|(13,140)|-||-|
|Ffynon Oer|2,000|(2,000)|-||-|
|National Lottery Community Fund - Talk It||||||
|Through|8,892|(8,892)|-||-|
|NPTCBC Cabinet Funding|2,000|(2,000)|-||-|
|Tesco Community Grant|1,000|(1,000)|-||-|
|IFAN Grant|12|(12)|-||-|
|WCVA Thrive|31,572|(31,572)|-||-|
|Trusthouse|-|2,774|-|2,774||
|Postcode Lottery|-|4,340|-|4,340||
|Masonic Charitable Trust Talk2Gether|-|10,575|-|10,575||
||58,616|(40,927)|-|17,689||
|**TOTAL FUNDS**|195,654|(190,336)|-|5,318||
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## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024**
## **16. MOVEMENT IN FUNDS - continued**
A current year 12 months and prior year 12 months combined net movement in funds, included in the above are as follows:
||Incoming|Resources|Movement|
|---|---|---|---|
||resources|expended|in funds|
||£|£|£|
|**Unrestricted funds**||||
|General funds|379,773|(529,182)|(149,409)|
|**Restricted funds**||||
|NPTCBC - Childcare Strategy|258,970|(258,970)|-|
|BBC Children in Need|58,638|(71,778)|(13,140)|
|Ffynon Oer|-|(2,000)|(2,000)|
|NPTCBC Flying Start|3,250|(3,250)|-|
|Families First - Interplay|39,379|(39,379)|-|
|NPTCBC Families First|3,124|(3,124)|-|
|National Lottery Community Fund - Talk It||||
|Through|69,128|(78,020)|(8,892)|
|NPTCBC Food Poverty|2,010|(2,010)|-|
|NPTCBC Playworks|2,720|(2,720)|-|
|NPTCBC Cabinet Funding|-|(2,000)|(2,000)|
|Tesco Community Grant|-|(1,000)|(1,000)|
|IFAN Grant|-|(12)|(12)|
|WCVA Thrive|11,698|(43,270)|(31,572)|
|Community renewal Fund|26,060|(26,060)|-|
|Trusthouse|32,268|(29,494)|2,774|
|Pen Y Cymoedd|108,424|(108,424)|-|
|Postcode Lottery|32,779|(28,439)|4,340|
|NPTCBC Warm Spaces|1,200|(1,200)|-|
|Swansea Council - Regional health, social,||||
|wellbeing|9,971|(9,971)|-|
|NPT Third Sector Cost of Living|8,800|(8,800)|-|
|Masonic Charitable Trust Talk2Gether|20,000|(9,425)|10,575|
|National Lottery Community Fund Thriving||||
|Upwards|30,704|(30,704)|-|
|Childcare and Early Years Capital Small||||
|Grant|19,569|(19,569)|-|
|National Grid Loval Giving Warm Hub|1,200|(1,200)|-|
|NPTCBC Sustainability Grant|2,000|(2,000)|-|
|NPTC Think Family Partnership|619|(619)|-|
|Clyne Council|1,000|(1,000)|-|
||743,511|(784,438)|(40,927)|
|**TOTAL FUNDS**|1,123,284|(1,313,620)|(190,336)|
Details of the above funds can be found in the financial review of the Trustees Report.
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## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024**
## **17. RELATED PARTY DISCLOSURES**
There were no related party transactions for the year ended 31 March 2024 (2023: £nil).
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## **RESOLVEN BUILDING BLOCKS**
## **DETAILED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024**
||2024|2023|
|---|---|---|
||£|£|
|**INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS**|||
|**Donations and legacies**|||
|Fees|178,614|119,541|
|Other Income|32,455|25,622|
||211,069|145,163|
|**Charitable activities**|||
|Grants|357,300|409,752|
|**Total incoming resources**|568,369|554,915|
|**EXPENDITURE**|||
|**Charitable activities**|||
|Staff costs|511,960|475,158|
|Room hire|420|627|
|Water Rates|2,385|2,756|
|Insurance|9,429|7,764|
|Light and heat|9,357|10,476|
|Telephone and internet|3,480|1,503|
|Postage and stationery|825|1,523|
|Travel & Transport|6,418|3,393|
|Training|5,078|8,935|
|Equipment & Toys|10,955|10,996|
|Advertising|1,933|2,225|
|Refreshments|4,716|6,658|
|Printing & Photocopying|9,140|7,122|
|Repairs, maintenance & cleaning|33,027|19,990|
|Subscriptions|569|1,554|
|Security & Alarms|5,602|5,265|
|Waste Collection|798|1,501|
|General consumables|6,315|2,608|
|Fundraising|1,453|1,351|
|Bank charges|19|-|
|Recruitment Costs|2,082|2,218|
|Subcontractors|61,019|14,916|
|Computer Software costs|3,834|4,123|
|Depreciation|4,959|5,697|
||695,773|598,359|
|**Support costs**|||
|**Other 3**|||
|Bank loan interest|788|-|
|**Support costs**|||
|Accountancy and legal fees|10,004|8,696|
|Total resources expended|706,565|607,055|
|**Net expenditure**|(138,196)|(52,140)|
This page does not form part of the statutory financial statements
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