## **Annual Report and Financial Statement** ## **For the Year** ## **1[st] April 2020 to 31[st] March 2021** **Our Mission:** To be there for parents when they need us most **Our Vision:** Supporting parents to create stronger families ## **Report of the Board of Trustees** The Board presents its report and financial statements for HomeStart South and West Devon for the year ending 31[st] March 2021. The Trustees have adopted the provisions of the 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 (FRS102) (effective January 2015). The company being incorporated on 12[th] January 2005 and having extended its extended its accounting reference date to 31[st] March. It has no share capital and is a registered charity with the guarantee of each member being limited to £1. The governing document is the Memorandum and Articles of Association of the company and the members of the Board of Trustees are the Directors of the Company. Name of Charity: Home-Start South and West Devon Charity Registration No: 1108077 Company Registered No: 05331020 Principal & Registered Office: The Rees Centre, Mudge Way, Plympton, Plymouth, PL7 2PS ## **Board of Trustees and Directors** : Nigel Ellis – Chair Diane Jones – Vice Chair Stuart Harris – Treasurer David Monk – Safeguarding Advisor Catherine Stoate (appointed 05/10/20) Lynda Chapman (resigned 14/04/20) Shelagh May (resigned 14/04/20) ## **The following also serve in a representative or individual advisory capacity on the Management Committee, are members but are not Trustees:** Lady Mary Newman - Patron Margaret Stenning Lucy Blackley ## **The following serves on the Management Committee in an advisory capacity but is neither a member nor a Trustee:** Andrea Chandler CEO – to whom strategic management of the Charity is delegated Zoe Bell Scheme Manager – to whom the day-to-day management is delegated ## **Its Bankers and Accountants are:** CAF Bank Limited and CCLA - Bankers Morgan Accountants Ltd - Accountants and prepare Audit Exemption Report ## **Structure, Governance and Management** The articles provide that the trustees shall number from four to twelve and that one third must retire at each AGM. All Trustees are members of the Charity along with the other representatives on the Management Committee as set out above. Trustees are normally appointed following a three stage recruitment process (application form, interview and shadowing). All are handed a copy of the Memorandum and Articles of Association and a Trustee Handbook. They undertake an induction including attending a volunteer Preparation Training Course. Further training is offered internally, through Home-Start UK and other local third sector support organisations. The Charity is affiliated to Home-Start UK who provides the broad spectrum within which the charity operates and who monitor performance against set criteria. The Trustees have delegated day to day management of the Charity to its CEO and Scheme Manager who report on the performance to the Trustees or as necessary to the Chair. The Trustees meet regularly and normally at not less than 8 weeks intervals, receiving reports from the Scheme Manager and CEO, and updated accounts showing performance to date against budget and forecast management accounts. ## **Risk Assessment** The Trustees review annually an assessment of the risks to which the Charity is exposed, operational and financial and have introduced procedures and reporting regimes to manage and reduce the identified risks. Trustees have agreed clear lines of delegation and authority to staff and have involved all staff and volunteers working within the organisation in recognition of risk in all their activities. ## **Management and Staffing** The Charity operates with a full-time CEO, full-time Scheme Manager, 2 fulltime Co-ordinators, 1 part-time Co-ordinators, 1 full time Administrator, 1 part-time Administrator and 1 full time Business Development Manager. The remaining work of the Charity is undertaken by a group of 92 volunteers supporting families for up to 2 hours each per week and by the Trustees and other the advisory members of the Committee. ## **Trustees Responsibilities** Company Law requires the Trustees to prepare financial statements for each financial year that give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the company and of the income and expenditure of the company for that year. In preparing these financial statements the Trustees have: - Selected suitable accounting policies and applied them consistently - Made judgments and estimates that are reasonable and prudent - Followed applicable accounting standards and statements of recommended practice without material departure or, otherwise stated the reason for such departure - Prepared the financial statements on the going concern basis The Trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records which disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the company and to enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Companies Act 2006. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the company and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities. ## **Objects and Activities** The principal object is to safeguard, protect and preserve the good health, both mental and physical of parents and their children. The core service is to offer befriending and mentoring support to parents who are experiencing difficulties. This is done primarily in the family home and local community but over the last year via digital means (text, audio and video) ## **Response to Covid Pandemic** Prior to March 2020 the service was paperless and had been piloting digital support for families. As a result, it was possible to move the befriending and parent support groups and programmes to digital support methods. **----- Start of picture text -----**
Type and volume of support provided
Parents undertaking reducing conflict
programme
Parents supported by an online group
Parents supported by a volunteer via
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0 20 40 60 80 100 120
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## **Valuing Volunteers** Part of the work is the ongoing recruitment and training of volunteers. Due to the Pandemic the traditional classroom-based volunteer Preparation Course was moved online. Over the year we held 3 courses for new volunteers. Volunteers are key to the delivery of the work and in supporting the organisation to achieve its objectives. ## **Hours given over the year** **15,000 Volunteer family support hours 500 Volunteer governance hours** ## **Review of Financial Position and Plans for 2021 and beyond** The Charity was successful in obtaining a grant from Big Lottery Community Fund. The grant provides partial funding from March 2021 for 5 years. Two thirds of the match funding required for the 5 years has already been secured. The contract work which was secured for 2 years from 2019 has been extended for a further year, providing the match funding for year 1 of the lottery grant. We have continued to look at diversifying our funding to create long-term sustainability. In May 2020 we set up a Community Interest Company and secured funding to develop initial products and build a customer base. The Pandemic impacted negatively on local fund-raising, however we were able to secure increased grant funding to provide additional support to families. ## **Reserves Policy** The Charity aims for a reserve fund equivalent to a minimum of 6 months running costs. ## **Funders** ## Thank you to our funders and supporters who this year included: On behalf of the Board of Trustees Home-slart South and Wesl Devon Limited A Charitable Company Limited by Guarantee No 05331020 Registered Charity No. 1108077 Annual Report and Financial Statements for the year ended 31 March 2021 Home-start South and Wèst Devon Limited Annual Report and FlnanGial Statements Conlents Page Report of the Board of Trustees Independent Examin￿$, Report Statement of Financial ktivib'es Balance sheet Notes to the Financial Statements 4t07 ## **Home�Start South and West Devon Limited Balance Sheet as at 31 March 2021** Company number 05331020 |**Notes**
**Current assets**
Sundry debtors and prepayments
5
Cash at bank and in hand
6
**Current liabilities**
**Creditors: amounts falling due**
**within one year**
7
**Net current assets**
**Net assets**
**Funds of the charity**
8
**Restricted funds**
Per note 8
**Unrestricted funds**
Accumulated fund
**Total Charity Funds**|**Unrestricted**
**Funds**
**£**
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___1_6,591
_____1_16,591
116,591
**Restricted**
**Funds**
**£**
12,893
177,112
__190,005
__ 10,214
)79,79�
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**2021**
**£**
**12,893**
**293,703**
**306,5�£**
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**179,791**
**116,591**
**296,382**|**_**|**Total**
**2020**
**£**
**15,856**
**131,749**
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**99,383 **
**134?83**| ||||||| The trustees are satisfied that the company is entitled to exemption from the requirement to obtain an audit under Section 477 of the Companies Act 2006. The members have not required the company to obtain an audit in accordance with section 476 of the Act The trustees acknowledge their responsibilities for complying with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 with respect to accounting records. The trustees acknowledge their responsibilities for preparing financial statements which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the company as at the end of each financial year and of its profit or loss 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 company. **----- Start of picture text -----**
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The notes on pages 4 to 7 form part of these financial statements 3 Homo-start South and W8st Dèvon Limited Statsment of financial activities for the year ended 31 March 2021 Unrnstrlctsd Funds Total 2021 Total 2020 Notes R•8trlct•d Income from: Incomlng resources from donors Gift aid and covenants Voluntary Income Gmnts Donations 50 50 75 17,￿0 15.217 246.730 264,690 15,217 217.331 18,254 Charitsble actniities Other income- apprentic8 inrEntiv6 Investment income 201 108.320 108,521 36,572 1,000 167 23 23 Total Income 33,451 355.050 388,501 273.399 Expendlture on: Charitak)le actlvltleg Fund raising o)sts 191 Charitable activtties 1,239 225.663 226,902 275,780 Total expendlturg 1,239 225.663 226,￿2 275,971 Net Income 32.212 129.387 161,599 (2.572) Transfers between funds 115,0041 15.004 Net movement In fund8 17.208 144,391 161,599 (2.572) Reconclliation of funds Total funds brought f￿ard 1 Apdl 2020 99.383 35,400 134,783 137.355 Total funds carrled forwarql 31 March 2021 116591 179,791 2%,382 134,783 All Income and expendityr¢ has ¥risen frorn contlnulng activlti8S. The notes on pages 410 7 fomi part of these financial statements Home-start South and West Devon Limited Independent examiners report on the unaudited accounts to the Homfrstart South and West Devon Limited I report on th8 accounts of the charity for the year ended 31 March 2021 ￿lch are set out on pages 2 to7. Respective responsibililies of trustees and examiner The trustees (who are also th8 directors of the company for lh& purposes of company law) are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. The trustees consider that an audit Is not required for this year under section 144121 of the charit￿ Act 2011 (the 2011 Acll and that an independent examination is needed. Having satisfied m￿e1[ that an audit is not required under company law and that the company is eligible for independent examination, il is my responsibility lo. examine the a¢¢ounls under seclion 145 of the 2011 Act.. follow the procedures laid dovm in the general Directions given by the Charity Commission under sects'on 14515Mbl of the 2011 Act. and stale Ythether parti￿tar matters have come to my attention. Bas18 of indepondont examlnerfs roport My examination was carried out in accordance wlh general directions given by the Charity Commission. An exarninalion Indudes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a ¢omparison of Ihe accounts presented wth those records. 11 also includes ￿nSideratIOn of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts, and seeking explanaliofts from you as Iruslees Goncerning any such mallers. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audrt, and consequently no opinion is gwen as lo whether the accounts present 8 "true and fair vieb¢ and the report is limited to thos8 matters $61 out in the $talemenl below. Independont examlnor'$ slatoment In connect￿n with my examinab.on no matter has o)me to my attention.. 1) whlch glves me reasonable cause to beI￿ve that in any material Tespect the requirements - - lo keep a¢¢ountlng re¢tyd$ in accorda￿ V￿th section 386 of the Companles Act 2008 and - to Fxepare accounts v4hich accord vAth the accounting records and lo comply wth section 396 of thè Companies Act 2006 and ￿th the methods and principle5 of the Accounting and Reportlng by Charities.. Statement of Recommended Pra¢li¢e applicable lo chanties preparing their accounts in accordance wth the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 1021 (effective January 20151 have not been met: or 2) to which, in my opinion, attention should be drabln in ￿der to enable a proper understanding of the accounifjo DJCotto for and on behalf of.. Morgan Ar￿untants Limited Duke Court Bridge Street Kingsbridge Devon TQ71HX Dated... Homo￿thrt south and West Dovon Llmltèd NotOS to the Flnancial Statem8nts for th• yoar Omlod 31 March 2021 1 A¢countlng p(Alclg8 A¢¢ountlng conventlon The charfty consthtutss a wblic benefft entity as defined by FRS 102. The finanaal 818tements have beon propared urKler Ihe historKal u)8t convention kn ats)Jrdance *ith th8 Charitie8 SORP IFRS 1021 Aetwntlng and Reporting by Charities, . Statoment of Rec¥)rM*rthd Pradir* appltttA8 to ¢*wi￿5 preparing Ihoir aLwunts in accordance ¥￿h the Finan¢ial Reporuno Sta￿18rd appI￿￿b￿ in the UK and RepuNic of IrdaThJ (FRS 102) loffectNe January 2015) Finanaal Reportlng Standard 102 Tr Fil￿4#1 Rewb"ng Standard applcthe In the UK and Republk of Irdand. th8 Charlbes Act 2011 and Ihe Comw¥88 Ac* 21x6 exc*pt 80 far as all t￿pItal >penditure is written off in acciwnts in the year ot purch￿8. In¢om• All incomSng rè5c4Jrces ar8 induded in tho SOFA vthen the chanty ¢8 legally entitied io the Ir￿rne. Donated Bervic*$ facilities are indLhJed at the value tr) Ihe tharity ¥**re Ills The value of servlceB prO￿ded by volunteer8 has not been induded in tfr*8e &xounts. Expondltur• I rèsrAJrcè8 8xp8nd8d ig a(rL)unted tr on ￿ acuual ba*9 and are I￿aUde* on th• SOFA Eyndliur Indudes any VAT Cant￿ be fully r8u)vered. and ￿ rep￿1 as part of the exp￿￿1￿ur& to whbs) It relate8. Volunteer holp The V￿ of any 7¥rlun* l* rncetr¥od 18 rx)I Irdudad in the a(¥X￿n￿ bu¢18 de8crf&ed in the tr)Jste6s' annual repc Taxatlon The charfty 13 exempt from cwporalk)n tsx ￿ ts th&fftablo •XMt688. Fund• UnreBtsicted . the Charitys ￿er01 ft¥)d is to be uwl for Ihe purpoaes of th? dwrity and rwjt wjbpct to arry restridion as to its u8e. Deshanalod . reFKesents Ir￿nI¢S •et asNJo from the unrestrwX8d fund8 for ¥peof¢ purF4)ses, athC￿h $uth funds can be uwj for any puvpcA8 ofth• Charty. Nofijnds have been alk¢ated to thi8 fund. Rastricled funds - these fijnds are onty to be used for ts tyerating o)sts of the chaiity a8 Bet oul In the v8ri0US grant applicabons. The furnjs * ¥h¢MI ￿ Tr)te 8 Ponslon costs The th￿ta￿e company operakn a defined cxJntribthMM CcmtrltrNJ￿nS payabf8 to Ihe tharitablg mpany's pension sthme are tharge•J to the Statemerrt of Financyal A￿l¥th in the to vthith relats. 2 InveBtmgnt 2021 2020 23 167 HOme￿tsrt South and West Devon Llmlted Note8 to the Flnanclal Ststements for the year ondod 31 March 2021 3 Charttablo Expgndlturo Unrn8tri¢l•d Restrfctgd F¥nd5 Funds 210 281 62 20 186,807 2021 2020 Direct costs Family vi8lllng Family supprxt group Salaries. 8mploy8rs NIC Employment allowanc8 Employer pension costs R6cruitsnentr. 8taff and volunteers TralnSng Travd costs Office expen9es Rent Insurance Telephone and broadband Printing, 8tationery and advert￿ng M5S¢ellan￿US Office and Computer w4ulwnont Computer and software support Website devdopment Consultaw fees Bank charges 491 82 20 190,807 {4.000) 3,575 4.931 64 220.224 13,0001 3,848 (4.CKKJ) 3.575 3.675 2.725 408 3.875 2.725 408 3,960 4,176 18,499 613 4,314 895 32 4.1 S7 675 3,360 2,371 954 4.528 626 2.118 3.026 2.247 4.528 626 2.118 3.026 3.207 5( 69 1239 215,012 216.251 265.739 Costs of charitatrA8 8thti88 for 2020 was £265.739 of vthich £13.620 WB8 a￿1buted to unr8strict8d funds and £252,119 was attributad to restrirt8d ￿nds. 4 Governanc& ￿$ts 2021 2020 Funds Funds 4.921 1.230 Affilialijn fees Independent examinerfs fees TtU8tees' trav Tru5tee3' training EvalLrabon of Big Lottery P￿ie 4.921 1,230 4,404 558 4.500 4.500 3.375 10,651 10.651 10.041 Govemancg coBts for 2020 wa8 £10,041 ofwhich £3.301 was attnbuted lo Unrestric4￿ funds and £6,740 was attributed to rBsln"cted funds. 5 Debtors 2021 2020 D8btor9 Prèp8yYnen18 Other dgbtors 10,617 276 2,000 12.893 10,876 4,980 15,856 6 C88h at bank ar￿ In hand 2020 COIF tharili8s deposl account CAF bank Cash ￿ hand 28,253 265,351 28,219 103,431 99 293.703 131,749 Home-start South and Wegt Devon Umlted Notes to the Flnan¢ial Statomgnts for the year ended 31 March 2021 7 Creditorn: amounts fallln9 duo withln one year 2021 2020 Trade creditors Red￿l￿anCY provision Olher creditDf8 and accruals 425 8,749 1,040 10,214 3.033 8,749 1,040 12,822 8 Movoment of funds Transf•r bgtweèn Balance nds 31 March 2021 Balan¢• Incomlng Ro¥ources 1 Aprfl 2D20 rO￿￿rc9S gxpand¢d Unr88trlctgd 99.383 33,451 1.239 15,004 116,591 Rfrstrr¢tsd New Torbay LDttery Main lottery Postcode Trust Lottery ExtensKJn A Lottèry Extensh)n 8 Hgnry Smith Garf￿ld Weston Loneliness projert EDP Twin DWP 17,468 117.468) 146,1091 114.310) 120.785) <45.004) 14.880) {15,000) {10,000) {13282) (38.825) 225.e83 46,109 15,C( 42,500 4S,000 690 21,715 55,120 15,000 10,000 4,839 87,427 179,791 18.121 17.932 108,320 35,400 355.050 15,004 Total fund6 134.783 388.501 226.902 296,382 I funds noted above, aside from the 'wro8tricterf funds. have limitations as to th8 futNI8 can be applied and are r&stri¢ted funds. These restriclgj fund8 arise because the doTh)r5 have limitèd thèir use to specfflc proiecls, wilhin the 8taled objects of the Charty. The unrestricted ￿ndS may bè 8￿e￿ by the Trust*¥ in any manner wthin the stalBd objects of the Charity. Movoment ol funds . comparntive year Balan¢0 Incoming Resources 0110412019 resources expandéd 75,299 39,190 (16,975} 29,238 93.468 {105,236) 96.217 (96,2171 (23.3431 (8,1461 14,1221 (21,6211 (3111 Trnnsfvr betwofyn Balance funds 3110312020 1.869 99,383 17.468 Unrestricted New Torbay Lottery Main Lottery Building capabilrtie$ Bamardo'8 Bally Thomas Twin DWP Awards all 23,343 8.146 4,122 3,175 2,180 38,378 17,932 (1,8691 137,355 273,399 75,971 134,783 Homfrstsrt South and We8t Devon Umlted Nots8 to the Flnancial Statsmants for tho year andfjd 31 March 2021 9 Controlllng ￿rtY and company Stats The Charity 1$ a o)rnpany h'mited by gLwrwrteo arwj is t))fft4gd by TnJ8tees nam￿1 on the Tru8le08 Rep)rt. In the event of tre Cl￿rity L*irvJ w>. labllty in resW of tho guArant* 1$ ImNod lo £1 pw m&mber of the charrty. 10 Rel•tfjd PartyTransacOon• Tl*rg ￿Te M retatepj paty tr8n8•CIk￿s for the ￿￿ed 318t Math 2021. 11 819 Lottory Fund Grant- rn•trlct•d fimd8 Included wthin Incoming Res0W￿ are Ihe amowts rnw4•d from Big Lo￿ry FWKI. Thh inco represents re8lricted funds. 2021 2020 8￿j Lottery Fund grant 133,609 189,185 133,609 189 185 12 TnMts8 remuneration and •XP•M No Tfustse recew8d any remunerat6on during thè year. (2020.. £5581 No reimbursmerrts to Tru8tee8 for trave￿Ing expenses made during the yw. 13 Staff ¢oBts 2021 2020 S8larSos Employe¢3 NIC P8nBion cOn1nL￿lior 176,0 10.711 3.575 190.382 2L￿.$27 10.897 221.072 12 No ￿np￿Y9eS eame(l ovw £60.0(M) pw ￿nL￿n. Gengr41 Restri¢tod 14 Analysls of ngt as80ts bal￿Th funds Total lunds Current assets Current Ilabflitie8 116,591 190.005 (10,2141 3CQ,5 {10214) 118591 179791 296,382