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2023-03-31-accounts

ANNUAL REPORT AND

ACCOUNTS 2022/23

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CONTENTS

3. Because Childhood Can’t Wait

4. Chair’s Report

5. Key Information

6. Team News

8. Fundraising

9. How you can help us

11. Treasurer’s Report & Annual Accounts

13. Independent Examiner’s Report

14. Statement of Financial Activities

24. Structure, Governance & Management

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BECAUSE CHILDHOOD CAN’T WAIT….

We believe that children need a happy and secure childhood and that parents play the key role in giving their children a good start in life. The earliest years make the biggest impact so we want to see a society in which every parent has the support they need to give their children the best possible start.

We offer free support to young families within the Winchester area and surrounding districts

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CHAIR’S REPORT

After the challenges of the prior two-years, the core team and our fantastic volunteers returned to normal service, with a real sense of enthusiasm and focus. Our crucial home-visit support resumed without restrictions, and our groups once again were back up to speed; which could not have come at a more important time, as the number of referrals rose.

The core team, led by Liz Stannard, as ever responded to the needs of our families, and once again grew as we welcomed Bonnie Stagg to the Home-Start ‘family’. Along with Sue, Jane, Charlotte and Liz Brown, the team successfully planned and delivered a wide range of events and experiences for our families, as well as some new initiatives. One of note being a pilot group for young teenage mum’s in Eastleigh. The Summer Fun Club was held for the third year running, and despite the heat was a great success. As in previous years, it created many great memories for those who attended. Thanks to all those who made the event possible.

As ever, we could not achieve what we do throughout the year without our volunteers. How lucky we are to have such a group of committed members of our Home-Start family, who help in many different ways: through home-visits, at the groups, other family support occasions and at many of our fundraising events. During the year we welcomed our latest cohort of new volunteers who completed their five weeks of training, all of whom added to the depth of support we are able to provide. That said, we are always in need of more support, so we will continue to run training courses for more volunteers to meet the constant flow of referrals we receive from more and more families in our area.

Not only did our team and range of services expand during the year, but so did our Board of Trustees. We welcomed Joanna Chapman-Andrews and Tina Gericke during the first half of the year, both with Home-Start volunteering experience, and then later in the year Jane Skelton, a retired Home-Start Senior Coordinator, joined the Board. The three of them bring a wealth of front-line Home-Start related experience.

While we could not achieve what we do without the amazing commitment of our core team and army of fantastic volunteers, overseen by a great Board of Trustees, we could not function without our wide range of financial supporters. From individual donors, our ‘Friends of Home-Start’, corporate sponsors, trusts and foundations, the contribution from the city council, and the commitments of our volunteers on the Home-Start Events Team, all of their collective contributions are essential; never more than now at a time of increasing costs and demands on our services. Without Home-Start Winchester & District many families in Winchester and the surrounding area would have nowhere else to access the support they need. A very big thank you to you all, as each year we face the challenge of raising sufficient funds to meet our financial obligations.

Finally, as I sign off and hand over the Chair’s baton of responsibility to Stephanie Durrant, a number of very personal thank you’s. For all the support and camaraderie I have received from my fellow Trustees over the last few years, to the core team for their commitment and patience, to our fantastic volunteers for their dedication and selflessness, and to all those who have financially supported Home-Start Winchester & District. Last, but certainly not least, thank you to our two amazingly supportive Patrons, Alison Wakeham and Sally Stewart; always there whenever we need them.

Barry Page,

Chair & Trustee

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KEY INFORMATION for 2022/2023

NUMBER OF TOTAL FAMILFAM LIES I ES SUPPORTED SUPPORTED WITH A VOLUNTEER OR IN 125 GROUPS

NUMBER OF CHILDREN SUPPORTED WITH A VOLUNTEER OR IN GROUPS

180

125

FACTS AND FIGURES FOR FAMILIES SUPPORTED BY A VOLUNTEER

FAMILY NEEDS
MANAGING CHILDREN’S BEHAVIOUR 34
BEING INVOLVED IN CHILDREN’S DEVELOPMENT 41
PARENTS COPING WITH OWN PHYSICAL HEALTH 13
PARENTS COPING WITH OWN MENTAL HEALTH 51
PARENTS COPING WITH LONLINESS & ISOLATION 55
PARENTS’ SELF ESTEEM 45
COPING WITH CHILD’S PHYSICAL HEALTH 9
COPING WITH CHILD’S MENTAL HEALTH 15
MANAGING THE HOUSEHOLD BUDGET 13
DAY-TO-DAY RUNNING OF HOUSEHOLD 19
STRESS CAUSED BY CONFLICT IN FAMILY 16
COPING WITH MULTIPLE BIRTHS/CHILDREN UNDER 5 14
PARENT’S OWN LEARNING NEEDS 3
FAMILY CIRCUMSTANCES
UNSUITABLE HOUSING 16
FAMILY MEMBER IN PRISON 2
REFUGEE/ASYLUM SEEKER 4
1 OR MORE PARENT EMPLOYED 13
DEBT/FINANCIAL WORRIES 18
SPEECH AND LANGUAGE 12
LONE PARENT 33
DISABILITIES 20
TEENAGE PREGNANCY 4
MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES 52

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TEAM NEWS

Spring Term 2022

This quarter we had the opportunity to pilot a well-being course for parents as well as a group for children with developmental delay—Best Start. We also received funding from the Worthy Churches to set up a weekly drop-in at Tubbs Hall at Kings Worthy where the children share a healthy meal together and the parents have the opportunity to chat.

Summer Fun Club

We hosted another wonderfully successful Summer Fun Club in marquees on the meadow at Lanterns. This was enjoyed by 51 parents and 81 children and was supported by a small team of volunteers. There were lots of things to do and many friendships were made.

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TEAM NEWS CONTINUED

Autumn Term 2022

In October we welcomed Bonnie Stagg to the Home-Start team as Family Group Leader and as part of her role she set up a weekly group for very young mums in Eastleigh. We celebrated Christmas with a two course lunch for all our families at the Salvation Army Hall catered by Munch and Liz and Helen were privileged to be invited to the Royal Foundation carol service at Westminster Abbey.

Spring Term 2023

This term we enjoyed working alongside Babs Isaac, the CAP Coach, to offer a budgeting course to our families funded by Winchester City Council. As the world has opened up after COVID we have attended various networking events including a Volunteer Fayre run by Community First. Our very first Easter walk and Easter egg hunt with families was a great success and we welcomed Volunteer Group 20 to the Home-Start family.

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FUNDRAISING

The Events Team has run a number of fundraising events over the past year.

We kicked off with our annual Quiz Night on April Fools’ Day. Over 100 people attended the event which was held in Itchen Abbas Village Hall and was generously sponsored by IVC. We also held a raffle and one lucky couple won a week’s holiday in The Algarve. There were other fantastic prizes donated by Leckford Water Gardens; The Flowers Pots Inn and the Waitrose Fishing Lake.

The Swing Band evening in June was held in the magnificent 15th century Pinglestone Barn kindly made available to us by Lord and Lady Wakeham. The Kasbah Swing Band provided musical treats from the Big Band era and guests were served a Hog Roast from Soles Butchers in Alresford with home-made salads and desserts created by the Events Team. Bill Rawles Classic Cars were the generous sponsors of the evening and brought with them a 1961 Austin Healey racing car which proved a great hit with the boys!

We were incredibly grateful to Rick Stein’s Restaurant in Winchester who kindly held a Coffee and Cake morning in support of Home-Start for the second year running. Shoppers were persuaded in for a reviving cup of coffee and a slice of cake.

The annual Car Boot Sale was held in Bramdean on a boiling hot day in August. The location was generously made available to us by Sally and Alastair Stewart, Home-Start Winchester patron and Home-Start national patron respectively. Buyers who braved the heat were rewarded with some great bargains, but we’d like more sellers this year, so clear out your cupboards!

The Bake Sale in St. Maurice’s Covert in Winchester was held on a freezing cold day in December. Friends and family were pressed into making cakes, bread, cupcakes, mince pies and brownies and the biscuit treats for dogs sold out in minutes!

Our Christmas card was designed last year by Alresford artist, Emma Trickle and was generously sponsored by Dutton Gregory, Solicitors. It was tough year for charity Christmas card sales. At the beginning there was no obvious charity card shop on the High Street; many people are now sending e-cards due to the price of postage; and also the last posting date was brought forward due to the postal strike. However, we still managed to sell over 450 packs.

I am incredibly grateful to the wonderful team of fabulous women who serve on the Events Group. They are tireless, enthusiastic and innovative and none of these events would be possible without them.

Chrissie Barlow

Chair of Events Group

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How you can help us

Our services are provided free to families and are largely funded by individual donations, proceeds from fundraising activities, sponsorship and grants from charitable trusts and third parties including Winchester City Council and BBC Children in Need.

Local authority funding has been reduced in recent years and fundraising is more challenging whilst the need for our support has grown. The challenge now is to raise funds from new sources and we are asking people to commit to supporting us by making a regular monthly payment.

Become a Friend of

Home-Start Winchester

The Friends of Home-Start Winchester programme was launched in summer 2020 and we are keen to see it develop further. Whilst all fundraising is obviously beneficial, this is the ‘gold standard’ . It is tax and time efficient for the donor and gives us financial security, allowing us to plan ahead. A standing order for £10 per month will enable us to provide emergency food vouchers while giving £30 per month will support a place in one of our family groups. Please will you help our families by becoming a Friend of Home-Start Winchester?

Email: friends@home-startwinchester.org.uk for more details.

Other ways you can help

Organise an event for us —From wine tastings, to choir concerts to Grand Balls we would welcome the opportunity to be your charity partner.

Taking part in a sponsored event? - Please consider selecting us as your chosen charity.

Corporate partners— Could your company sponsor one of our events? Or make us your chari-

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Our Board is chaired by Barry Page who runs a friendly, efficient group who bring a range of different

Could YOU be a volunteer?

Anyone with parenting experience is qualified to be a volunteer. But at another level we’re looking for people with very special skills of empathy, friendliness, adaptability and common sense.

Volunteers are trained, supported and supervised to Home-Start UK national standards. If you could spare two hours a week to work with families who are going through their most challenging times, please contact info@home-startwinchester.org.uk

Your skills and experience could help families from all backgrounds through their most challenging times.

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Financial Report

Treasurer’s Year-End Report - Period 1st April 2022 to 31st March 2023

In the 12-month period April 2022 to March 2023 the Charity has achieved:

Income £110,836 (£98,463restated) Expenditure £110,648 (£95,158)

This performance has increased our Net Current Assets by £188 to £88,395 (£88,207, restated).

With Covid-19 still having an impact the Trustees nevertheless set a target at the start of this

The Balance Sheet shown later in the report shows that as at the 31[ST] March 2023 the charity had total net assets of

£88,395 (£88,207, restated) made up of:

Unrestricted Funding of £47,201 (£56,671, restated)

Designated Funding of £32,800 ( £22,800)

Our challenge continues to be to find alternative funding sources, particularly for Core Funding which is always more difficult to source than Project Funding. The identification of funding in addition to our normal Revenue Streams is key.

Grants & Trusts

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County Council, BBC Children in Need, Brooks Charitable Trust, The Oak Foundation, the Ex-Pat Foundation and

The Donations income stream has had another good year raising £21,011.

A large part of the charity’s reserves is held in a 90-day notice account with Scottish Widows. The balance in this account as at 31[st] March 2023 stood at £53,675.

organisation and in line with the guidance issued by the Charity Commission.

R i s k

major risks to which the charity is exposed through regular discussions at Board meetings. Identified external risks to

Internal control risks are minimised by the implementation of procedures for authorisation of all transactions and

I thank Vicki for undertaking an independent review of our accounts and Community First Winchester for preparing the monthly salary statements for our staff.

Davies

Treasurer, June 2023

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ENDING 31st MARCH 2023

I report on the accounts for the year ending 31st March 2023, which are set out on the following pages.

The charity’s Trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (“the Act”). The charity’s Trustees consider that an audit is not required for this year (under section 144 of the Act) and that an independent

I report in respect of my examination of the charity’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.

seeking explanations from you as trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide

In connection with my examination, no matter has come to my attention which gives me reasonable cause to believe that, in any material respect:

the accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act; or

the accounts did not accord with the accounting records; or

the accounts did not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of

accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 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.

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.

Victoria Tibbitts, FCA (ICAEW)

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HOME-START WINCHESTER AND DISTRICTS STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES (SOFA)

(INCLUDING AN INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT) FOR THE 12 MONTH PERIOD ENDING 31[ST] MARCH 2023

These accounts reflect the period 1st April 2022 to 31st March 2023.

This statement of financial activities includes all gains and losses in the year.

SOFA Notes Unrestricted
Fund 2022/23
Designated
Fund 2022/23
Restricted
Funds
2022/23
Total Funds
2022/23
Total Funds
2021/22
(restated)
Incoming resources
Voluntary income:
Donatons & grants 1(b), 2 64,911 31,746 96,657 83,566
Actvites for generatng
funds:
Fundraising events 6 13,619 0 13,619 14,859
Investment Income:
Interest—All Accounts 560 0 560 38
Total incoming resources 79,090 0 31,746 110,836 98,463
Resources expended
Costs of generatng
voluntary income
11 0 0 0 0 0
Charitable expenditure 11 61,963 0 32,088 94,051 82,281
Governance costs 11 16,597 0 0 15,597 12,877
Total resources expended 78,560 0 32,088 110,648 95,158
Gross transfers to & from
funds
10 -10,000 10,000 0 0 0
Net movement of funds -9,470 10,000 -342 188 3,305
Reconciliaton of funds
Total funds brought forward 56,671 22,800 8,736 88,207 84,902
Total funds carried forward 47,201 32,800 8,394 88,395 88,207

All incoming resources and resources expended derive from continuing activities

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Balance Sheet

Balance Sheet 31st March 2023
31/03/2023
31/03/2022
(restated)
£ £
£
£
Current Assets
Debtors: Prepayments 3,379
2,751
Cash at bank and in hand 102,945
117,246
106,324
119,997
Liabilites
Creditors falling due within 17,929
31,790
17,929
31,790
Net Assets 88,395
88,207
Represented by:
Restricted funds 8,394
8,736
Unrestricted funds 47,201
56,671
Designated funds 32,800
22,800
Total Funds 88,395
88,207

For the year ending 31 March 2023 the charity was entitled to exemption from audit under Section 477 of the Companies Act 2006.

The members have not required the company to obtain an audit of its financial statements for the year ended 31st

The directors acknowledge their responsibilities for complying with the requirements of the Act with respect to

These accounts have been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies subject to small companies’

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HOME-START WINCHESTER AND DISTRICTS

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDING 31st MARCH 2023

prepared in accordance with the Statement of Recommended Practice (SORP), “Accounting and Reporting by

Designated Funds are Unrestricted Funds used to manage revenue risks and to set aside funds for committed

Bank interest is recognised on an accruals basis.

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Management and administration (governance) costs are those incurred in connection with the

the resource. Costs relating to a particular activity are allocated directly; others are apportioned on an appropriate

Cash at bank and in hand includes short-term, highly liquid investments accessible within 3 months.

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)

2 & 3. Grants & Trusts

The Grants and Trusts Team raised a magnificent total of £93,375 which included £29,225 brought forward from the previous financial year. £17,720 was received later in the year a was carried forward to be spent in 2023/24.

It can be seen from the table below the extent of the generosity of many contributors.

Grants & Trusts—1 Apr 22-31 Mar 23 Purpose Restricted
2022-23
Unrestricted
2022-23
Total
2022-23
Deferred
To 2023-24
WCC Annual Grant Core Funding 9,900 9,900
WCC Drawings Families 1,729 1,729 1,729
Garfeld Weston Year 3 Families 1,000 1,000
Broks Charitable Trust Families 10,780 10,780 6,000
BBC Children in Need Families 9,466 9,466
BBC Children in Need Money Heroes Families 1,000 1,000
HSUK Warm Spaces Families 1,000 1,000
PCC Kings Worthy (Tubbs Group) Families 2,000 2,000
Richard Kirkman Trust Core Funding 1,000 1,000
Plastow Family Trust Core Funding 1,500 1,500
Imperium Core Funding 3,000 3,000
Oak Foundaton Core Funding 20,000 20,000
Ex-Pat Foundaton Core Funding 12,500 18,500 31,000 10,000
Totals 39,475 53,900 93,375 17,729

4. Trustee Remuneration & Related Party Transactions

No Trustee or related person received any remuneration during the period. No Trustee or other person related to the charity had any personal interest in any contract or transaction entered into by the charity during the year.

5. Taxation

The company is registered as a charity in accordance with the Charities Act 2003 and is not liable to taxation on its income. No tax charges have arisen in the charity during the year.

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6a. Fundraising Events

Our Fundraising Events Team raised £13,619, special mention going to the Swing Band evening, and the successful sales of our Christmas Cards.

Events 1 Apr22—31 Mar 23 Income Expenditure Net Income
Quizzes 3,194 737 2,457
Charity Golf Days 1,655 120 1,535
Dog Walk 755 76 679
Christmas Cards 2,670 1,210 1,461
Car Boot 1,253 1,253
Swing Band Party tcket and bar sales 2,702 1,220 1,482
Rick Stein’s Cofee Morning 390 390
Murder Mystery Evening 529 12 517
St Maurice’s Cake Sale—December 2022 470 35 435
Total 13,619 3,410 10,209

6b. Fundraising Donations

Donations raised £21,011 plus £19,600 received later in the year and carried forward to 2023/24. Special mention to the generosity of our loyal supporter Utilita.

Donatons 1 Apr 22—31 Mar 23 Income Deferred to
Brought Forward from21/22
Friends Donatons 6,817
Utlita 6,000
Other Donatons 8,194
Carried Forward to 23/24
Total 21,011

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7. Staff Costs and Numbers

Staf Costs (6) 2022-23 2021-22
£ £
Salaries and wages 66,303 53,600
Social Security costs (NI) including pensions 8,733 10,887
Total 75,037 64,487
2022-23 2021-22
Number Number
Senior Co-ordinator 0.70 0.70
Co-ordinator 0.65 0.65
Ofce Manager 0.65 0.65
Family Drop Co-ordinator 0.30 0.30
Family Group Leader 0.10 0.10
Family Group Leader 0.10 0.00
Total 2.50 2.40

8/9 Debtors & Creditors

Debtors 2022/23 2021/22
Quiz Deposit 0 250
Dog Walk 0 39
Summer Fun Club Marquee Deposit 0 250
Premier Insurance 187 173
Lanterns Rent 1,688 1,458
Charity Log—Dizions 391 397
Home-Start UK Annual Fee 885 0
HSUK Legal & Accident Insurance 0 70
Drop Box Annual Licence 229 115
Website Hostng Annual License 0 0
Total 3,379 2,751
Creditors falling due within one
year
2022/23 2021/22
Deferred income
Ex-Pat Foundaton 10,000 0

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Oak Foundaton 0 20,000
Brooks Trust 6,000 4,000
Garfeld Weston Trust 0 1,000
BBC CinN Money Heroes 0 1,000
Golf Day 200 0
Dog Walk 0 755
Quiz 0 1,810
J Porter 0 0
WCC Annual Grant 1,729 1,900
BBC Children in Need 0 1,325
Total 17,929 31,790

Income is deferred where conditions that limit recognition of that income have not been met.

10 Movement in Funds

At 1st April
2021 (restated)
Incoming
Resources
(restated)
Outgoing
Resources
At 31st
March 2022
(restated)
£ £ £ £
Restricted Funds
All Restricted Funds 3,286 33,589 28,139 8,736
Total restricted funds 3,286 33,589 28,139 8,736
Unrestricted funds
General funds 58,816 64,874 67,019 56,671
Designated funds 22,800 - - 22,800
Total unrestricted funds 81,616 64,874 67,019 79,471
Total funds 84,902 98,463 95,158 88,207

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At 1st April
2022 (restated)
Incoming
Resources
Outgoing
Resources
Transfer
between
reserves
At 31st
March
2023
£ £ £ £ £
Restricted Funds
All Restricted Funds 8,736 31,746 32,088 8,394
Total restricted
funds
8,736 31,746 32,088 8,394
Unrestricted funds
General funds 56,671 79,090 78,560 -10,000 47,201
Designated fund 22,800 - 0 10,000 32,800
Total unrestricted
funds
79,471 79,090 78,560 80,001
Total funds 88,207 110,836 110,648 - 88,395

11. Total Resources Expended

Core
charitable
Governance Parentng
Course
Volunteer
Prep
Family Drop
-in Groups
Family
services
2022/23
Totals
2021/22
Totals
Costs directly allocated
to actvites
£ £ £ £ £ £ £ £
Wages, NI, Pensions 15,007 0 7,504 7,504 33,766 63,781 54,814
Staf expenses 179 134 90 90 403 896 284
Trustee expenses 0 119 0 0 0 119 0
Volunteer expenses 542 406 271 271 1,219 2,708 2,301
Training 411 308 0 205 205 924 2,054 1,793
Projects 477 358 0 239 239 1,074 2,386 0
Covid other expenses 0 1,448
Covid staf expenses 0 67
Groups 839 629 0 420 420 1,888 4,196 3,304
Parentng 64 48 0 32 32 144 320
Family outngs 102 77 0 51 51 230 510 38
Summer Fun Club 1,057 793 0 529 529 2,379 5,287 5,972
Direct total 18,679 2,872 0 9,339 9,339 42,027 82,256 70,021
Support costs allocated
to actvites
Wages, Ni, Pensions 11,255 11,255 9,673

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Statonery & postage 40 30 20 20 90 199 291
Telephone 268 201 134 134 604 1,342 1,718
Photocopying 106 80 53 53 239 532 1,348
Insurance 205 154 0 103 103 462 1,026 874
Capital items 427 320 0 213 213 960 2,133 0
Other Fees & Subscrip-
tons
441 331 0 221 221 992 2,205 1,942
HSUK Fees 172 129 0 86 86 387 861 2,195
Fundraising 682 511 0 341 341 1,534 3,410 2,251
Bank charges 13 10 0 7 7 30 67 72
Accommodaton 751 563 0 375 375 1,689 3,754 3,571
Sundry expenses 322 241 0 161 161 724 1,609 1,203
Support Total 3,427 13,826 0 1,714 1,714 7,712 28,393 25,138
Overall Total 22,106 16,698 0 11,05
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11,053 49,739 110,649 95,159

12. Designated Funds

Designated Fund 31-Mar-23 01-Apr-22
Revenue Unpredictability Provision
a. WCC 0 0
b. BBC Children in Need 0 0
c. HCC Councillors 800 800
d. Other Charitable Trusts 10,000 10,000
e. Donatons 5,000 5,000
f. Events 5,000 5,000
Total of Revenue Unpredictability 20,800 20,800
Capital Equipment—Replacement Liability 2,000 2,000
Project Fund towards Scheme Expansion 10,000 0
Cost of Closing the charity 0 0
Designated Fund Total 32,800 22,800

The Trustees each year review the charity’s financial requirements, establishing Designated Funds to manage revenue risks and to set aside funds for committed projects, in line with the guidance issued by the Charity Commission. Designated Funds plus Restricted and Unrestricted Funds constitute the charity’s Reserves.

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Home-Start Winchester and Districts was incorporated as a company limited by guarantee in 2005 and is registered under the Charities Act 1993 and the Companies Acts 1985 and1989. It is governed by a Memorandum and Articles of Association and by its Board of Trustees. It has a legal agreement with Home-Start UK to follow their national Standards and Methods of Practice. Its year end is 31st March.

Registered charity name: Home-Start Winchester and Districts Charity registration number: 1108170 Company registration number: 5350249 Registered office and operational address: Lanterns Nursery School Bereweeke Road Winchester SO22 6AJ Telephone: 01962 851177 Bankers: CAF Bank Limited, 25 Kings Hill Avenue, West Malling, Kent, ME19 4JQ

Trustees: Barry Page- Chair Mike Davies—Treasurer Martin Tomsett - Company Secretary & Vice Chair Chrissie Barlow Joanna Chapman – Andrews (Co-opted) Stephanie Durrant Tina Gericke (Co-opted) Gill Longman Hilary North (Co-opted) Jane Skelton (Co-opted) Jackie Sumner Graham Winyard

Patrons Sally Stewart Alison Wakeham

Staff: Liz Stannard—Service Manager Jane Read—Service Co-ordinator Sue Barham—Office Manager Charlotte Howard—Family Group Co-Ordinator Liz Brown—Family Group Leader Bonnie Stagg—Family Group Leader

Independent Examiner: Vicki Tibbitts

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