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REGISTERED COMPANY NUMBER: I)S368531 (England 4nd Wales) REGISTERED CHARtTY P4UMBEIL l Ilb8855 REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES AND ITED FINANCIAL STA TEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH 2022 FOR HOMLSTART F.AST SUSSEX A COhtPANY LIMITED BY CUARANTEE W￿d88t¢ Accounting Scrviccs Limited Charterrd certifi￿ Accountsnts Unit 43, Newhaven Enwrise Centre Newhavcn BN9 9BA

HOMV3TART EAST NTENTS OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ED 3tST MARCH 2022 Report of the Tru Ito6 Independent Examinevs Rep)rt Sta*ment of Financial Actxvities Batanee Sheet 910 10 Notes to the FinaNia] Statements iito20

HOME-START EAST SUSSEX REPORT FOR THE THE TRUSTEES R EfiDED31ST M The WIM) ar¢ a]so di￿10[5 of the d)￿Ity forthe purpM)ses of the Companies Act 21M)6, present their report with the finanGiaJ Statements of the ¢har5ty for the ytarended 31 Mar¢b 2022. The f￿ancial staternenLS hawe been prepared in accordan¢e with the charity's Memorandllrn and A￿tle4 thc Companies Act 21X)6 and the provÈsiorLS of Accounting and ReFK)rtin8 by Charities.. SthtemeD( of Rtcommend¢d PNti¢e applithle to charities prewttg their &counts i ac¢tsrdance with the FinanGia] Rewrting Stsndard appli¢abl¢ in the UK and RqxLblÈc of Ireland {FRS 102) {effective I janu￿ 20E9). Ch8lr's Overvlew 2O21n2 l am ple￿ed to introduce the Home-stsrt Fast Annual Re￿rt and Financial Sltstowts for2021122 aftertwo very Challenging years. A year ago. my oveThi¢w T)Oted the yedrhad arted with the fiN Covid kKkdown and ended with the third This is being presented whcn a]1 Covid restrtdion5 have Ixen e&sed and when we sIM￿]d be IIK>king forw￿ to better times. Ironly things were that c&sy. The negative impa¢¢ of the k)ckdowtL8 livc on for many ofour familie5 and their existing challenges are now [￿M￿lUnded by escalating inflauon and Ereatrr than ever finaTrciaJ worries. Hom¢-Stsrt will be doin8 its best to offer 5uppK)rt in these dilTieult times but let no one thulk it will be easy forourvolunte¢rs our staff, or our fatnilie5. The year und¢r review w&s characknsa by the ev¢r-dw)gti)g lan¢tscape of rAndemic restrictions. HSES stsff hAd worked tirelessly the previousyear ￿ adaw our practices to tnable suppTrrt aL a thstsrt¢e and 3]though there were times toward the end of the year Wh￿ we could hav¢ retyrned to hom¢Vj5ititE8 or holdin8 groups F¢rg)n instead of using Zoom, we took cautio￿5 apFmaches w eThswe th¢ safety of everyone involved. We fxe the comin8year ¢xpe¢titJg to able to offer more and more of our 5uprx>rt in perwn yet Mill ensurtng safdy. Though it was not an e&sy year. there are many p)sitrve things to reF￿. Kate LawTeDce, the CEO of HSES, w&s extremely su¢ce&sful in applyin8 for fim¢ls from a large nwntr of trusts and organisations- so much so that she h&8 ensured th¢ ¢ontinuatioll aTLd growth of our incre&singly dtvetse ran8e of supw)rt thwughout the 2022123 fLnanciaJ ye&r and, in Pa￿ for subsequ￿t ycar& New staff have W arp)inted to exknd the s¢a]e and range of our Work aTLd to tsckle the sigttificant ￿ rn a(bnini5tration that has accomrAnied it. The data contatned lal£r in this report ijjdicates we reccivcd 455 referrals and wotked with 288 individua]s who n¢¢¢kd ow help.. their 5en5itive rrsonal data will be managed se¢urely with metieulous accuracy aDd ¢e by our n¢w ¥knin soff. The yetr saw the introd￿lI0n of ow fjrst fimded one-￿￿1DVA (Irtdeyendo￿D0￿￿￿1c WwlenceAdvi5erJ service to enhat)c¢ the group eAablished through the Loths gnd IPkn's th Cknrge? programmes. Alongside this d¢velopmettL we began to plan forLotsLS BIo&fOm for individuals WIM) have moved thmugh and who now wish to b¢tom¢ pEq supp)rters for the future. Thi5 i5 now to FK funded for fiveye4rs from April 2022 thanks to Natio]￿￿ Lottery. The Being M4m grou{￿ established in 2020121 provide SJP￿rt to frst time mothers and their new-FM)rn babie continued to be 4)pr￿lat￿l. Towards the end of the year, we had to (J)nfront the enduring difficulty in Securing funds ftsrthe volunteer home-visiting serviee which is the b￿tr￿k of our early intr1v￿lIOt) setvices. We concluded th81 th¢ best way foTward was to amajgamate being Mwn ￿7th tllls service and to r¢-fLW kntb to illelud¢ gTOUPS and one-to ot)¢ family $upport foi primary ¢areTS with a baby under 12 month5. The new apExoacl Bang F￿￿{lY. is to be launchcd in April 2022 aTKI we Im)￿ to have 8IMMfi news re8￿18 ful￿]n8 by thislime ne￿ year. An Equality, DiveT5ity and I￿]UsIon cl￿OrdInator was aFy)inted during the year to Cn5wc that our s¢rvice5 were reaching as wide a ratsge of clients &% p)ssible and lo advise on aciion that might be need&1 to achieve this. W¢ identified the need to be more Tractive with certain gmups and have paTthertd Brighton Switchboard to develop and achieve reCo8rÈj￿d quality thxlarth in re5￿tof the LGBT+ eommunity. txtring the yw. we welcoTn¢d Cheryl Titherly WJ the Bo2rd of Tn]ses S&￿y, lost Sarah tast and Ken Stsrnes who ne¢d¢d to focus their lives on new aff&s of acAivity. Both had made significant ￿￿tribUtiOnS to Board business for sY)me Yea￿ and Ken had ien the Hoftor￿ Trea8urcr stncc 2016. 1 offer my th8nks to them and to Derck Andrew& on¢ of our lon8cst-servingvolunle￿S and trusteE who h&5 spr£d in on &tern￿rary basts until wc can appoint a new TTrasur¢r.

-START EA SUSSEX REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES E YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH 2022 Jt h&$ len abusy ¢hailenging year. I￿t HSES has math gimyj rmgrw on 4 rnng¢ of fronts. None of this would be Fossible without the dedicatiot) of the staff team with their-can do" approach. the loyal band of volunteers, 4)ur fi]nders. and the trustees to all of whom I offer my ¢bank5 and very wish¢s for the conkitigyear. Cbrastine Moon Chair, HSES FINANCIAL REVIEW The charity's r]naDccsthmu8lM)Utth¢year hwe remained stron8 thie to severa] key factors.. l.Th¢ extretne effort the CEO h&$ giv¢n ￿ Biigting the needs of the wtth the aims and crileriaof sn AtTry of funders and thus delivering prop>sais whÉch ￿[fil these requirements. 2. The CEO'$ obility lo ]nanage staff. finance, 8nd systems ￿ t￿%￿re sofvency and q￿tty seTri¢es ore maintsincd even at the most ehailen8itl8 of ¢ime& 3. A strong Board of TnLes who ¥e Wwtive of the CEO. xtiD8 as"criticat friends- and f(KLtscd on the long-term success of the scheme. For the year under revi¢w. we e therefore rerA)rting 8netwlus of£14.854 and rtserves at year-ensitiYe life. Homtrstart East Sus5￿ {HSES) is a small kKaJ tndewkdent registered charity afflliated to Home-start UK and SafeLives who provide us with rxTrlicy 8uidance and qua]ity stsndards. Since 1996 th¢ ¢tharity h&s 5UPPOrted and empowered over 25Tr) vulneT8blc and diSad￿ltag￿ familie5findividuals. The wrp)se of the chArity is to f￿11118t¢ the increased s&fety, Well-ki￿ eoDfidenc< and independence of local families that have experienced adve￿ty. The charity supry>ns fatnily m¢mErs to build safer. stmn8er. atsd more ￿illeD1 r¢lion5htp& encouraging clients to make decision& art for th¢mselv¢5 and tske baGk control of their lives. HSES h&s betn awarded SafeLiv¢5 L¢ading Lights aecreditsti¢)n- the gold star Stsndard for &)me5tic ab￿￿ 5crvices. This means that all our services have ¢mwwemi¢nL re$ilience, and di¢nt safety at their coff. In 2021- 22 H¢)rn￿Start E&%t SussvA ran and one W[atA￿ service.. Lotus non-(xisas i)me￿i¢ atwse ￿Very wograme.. &we¢k group female victim-$urvivor5 to re¢tsvet and move foThwgrd with their liveg *MI keep knsefves gnd their children safe in bjture Who's in Charge? pe0￿me. 9-week that swp(¥ts exwaetteiug Child to parentth]Be and violence to help improve parent-child relationships {llil B¢in8 Mum progrdmm¢: gTOUP forvu1ner￿l¢ new fwst lime Mums whose babies ar¢ at risk of (iv) Vtsluntttrhom￿ViSiIin¥ service s4)EKKting vulnerable families pre￿h(m)I children

HOMLSTART EAST SUSSEX PORT OF TH USTE&S R THE YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH 2 We were ajso able to offu one-twie tDVA to clienLs attending our service5 that had expttieneed dornestic abuse including child to went violente. Thrs inclth safety plamiing, lvicc relan8 to cour4 Iegal supporL child eontscL li￿sOn with social servicts and sch(x>ls, a¢tessiTJg health services, pareniing children wlK> may be ￿UmatiSed by dom¢stie abwe, benefits, housing. a[￿ emotional S￿)￿[￿ We ajso e￿ated ¢li¢nts to high-risk services such as The Portal and MARAC if neceswy. In 2021- 22 Home-stsrt Suwx hJ 8n of 7 employ¢¢& on¢ Sub￿%￿ts￿d worker. 9 trths artd approx. 20 volunteers: Chief EX￿ul1ve. IServRcts MaDa8er and SafeguardiDg Lead) Cltent Safety and Quality Assurance Nltyger Client Diversity and Inclusion C(K>rdtnator Voluntrer Family Supwrt Service c£￿In&tor Whole Fa￿tIlY IDVA'S PYo8rèmmcs Facilitator Programmes Assislant S¢rvic¢s Administralor SJb¢ontr&ted Financial Controller ACHIEVEMENTS AND PERFORMANCE The LotU5 pro8fdmme supw>rted 55 fern￿¢5 withl 10 Childre￿ across 5 progra￿¢$. Who's it% Charge? supwrted 30 pareE)ts and weT5 with 77 chilrf acn)s$ 3 wogrntmnes. Being Mum suwM>rted 44 mothers and their 44 babie% xros8 5 pnw2mmes. Volunteer family sutwrt service SUPFKJrtol 81 thildrert livin8 in 40 lamilic8. We were able to provide One-t¢￿(me IDVA to 119 cliaAs with 234 children. Thrtt staff rncmkrs 8aincd the SafeLivts IDVA qualification. We WOTk¢d in pthership Thith two Brighton lJntVff5ity MastCT5 who carrid out an independet)¢ evalu8ti¢)n of our services to help u5 irnrffove curreot services and dev¢Jop qU￿lty new ones. Set up a fomial paTtsLership wkth LGBT+ srrtiajist ch8rity Brights)n Switchboard to develop a LGBT+ quality standard S￿C]rICallY forthmesti¢ abuse service Feedback from our Clients confmed that 92% felt their mental health and wellbeing had improve¢ 91% re￿rted th their social 5UPPJrt hJJ iTnprove4 94% feli their risk of harm had tEduce4 84Yo feli the service had a positive impa¢ton their ¢hildr¢n aThJ Th wM)rted that the service had had &p)sibve in]paGt on their lationship with their rArtner. 91V/ts overall TM)sitive outeom&% all servic¢s. THE FUTURE The long-ternj quality and security ofour ¢x]rr¢nt seryitts and the developrnentof quality new Services are our highest priority. In 2022- 23 we will ￿= Pilottns & group ￿¢￿ supw1 S¢tvi¢¢- Lo¢uts Bl£￿Tn Projcit LA>tu3 Blo&3om will bc a peer 31JPFK>rt 8TOUP for clients that have attended on¢ of our (trwe¢k lJ)ius grow. Ex clients will be trained to facilitste a follow-on 8roup forother ex-Lotus clients. Extendin8 EDVA %rvic¢ ￿ th any trans8¢Dduornon-binary resident of Eas¢ Sussex or Brighton & Hove can a¢ce&4 IL Reviewtn8 lo¢￿ gaps in service Frovision and setup ncw pik)t Servic￿ that ate within the scope of our Obj￿. Ensurin8 our eontinued yjccess by re8ular monitorin8ofour fJnan¢ial p)sitiotK ol￿Oing hamessing of ow t￿ented teams. skills and-can4k)" attibJd¢ and remainin8 a learning or8anisation.

HOME-START EAST SUSSEX RTOF THE TRUSTEE R THE YEAR ENDED 1122 srRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMEKr The Board of Tnjstees goven)s the ¢haTity in accordance with the comtony's Mfflnoranthm and Articles of Association" it sets the objectives 8nd provides l¢adetship and strategic diredion. The B08nl delegates the day-to-day rnana8ernent of the charity ￿ the Chief Executive OtTJcer. She is ￿lS￿l by a small team of matnty part time ￿aff. The BoaTd of Trusttts met via on ftve occasi¢)rL5 during the ye& received regularreFM)rts from th¢ Chief Executive Offt¢¢r. stsff. and the Tye8surer. Threc sLEt￿)MMItte¢s d¢aling with rnat*rs of finance, &)mmunity fimdraising and Fytsonnel advise the Board &$ and when requtred. Ea¢h meets x¢ordingto need and the Board ITh acts)Yd•)¢e with its re5￿tive fcnns of reference. Risk MoJva8ement The regularly revimv the m8ior risks to which the tharity is Twin8 pthicular att￿t￿on to fmatJ¢ial matter4 child attd adult safeguarding reputstional risL 8nd twg)naJ safery. The tt?￿ are satisfied that the Folicies in plac¢ to manage and mitigate identified risks are appnwjate. APPRECIATION Wc conclude our rep)rt by thanking everyone involved iti helping Home-start Fa%t s￿SSeX supwrt those families livin8 in E&8t Su55ex and Brighton & Hov¢ whffj forvarious Teason4 struggle to with the challenges of everyday life. Thes¢ familie& 8t no costkn themselve& havc IKnefituxl gr￿uY from. and oursuppwL A bemefit made p)&8sble by th¢ generous 5uprA)rL fm8neial and in kiniL recei&¢d from the following <lonor wups. Our volunteets who give ftreely oftheirtime ￿ wovide a hornc visiting Sup1￿ 5erviL% to th0￿ itk need Our various filnders forthetr fjtianciai $upp)rt atld ￿nfIde￿e in our ability tts deliver a Ya]uable benefit to the community All the indivithLal& local tra(kr& otheror8aThisation4 and fimdraiws fortheir donations OurpartneT5 from various a8encias fortheir help with training and forsharin8 hclpful infotThation and advicx ¢m an on-80ing basis Our small team of paid &aff. for thetrhard worL ¢jediCatio￿ and eommitmmt in cr￿0￿1]t￿1ng 8nd m8nB8in8 the efforts of a]1 * ensure thatour charity temains frt forpurw5e and all fun¢ls received are spcllt wisely.

HOME-START EAST SUSSEX REPORT OF THE TRUS'rbbs FOR THE YEAR F. D 31STMARCH 2022 Rtgl$t¢red Company f+iumber 05368531 Registered Charlty Number 108855 Registered office EnterpiiEe C.entre Denton Island Newhavcn Easi Sussex BN9 9BA Trustees MT D A Andrews Mr M A Brewer Mrs H Edwards Mr5 M P Jack50n MrssjL￿t Miss C E Moon Ms J M P Rice-oxley Mr K Starnes Ms C T Tithcrly Resigned 15 October 2021 Chair Resi￿ed 19 March 2022 Apwinted 18 March 2021 Independent examiner Philip W¢wdgalc, FCCA Wood8ate Accounling S¢rvi¢¢s Limited Chart¢Ted Ccrtified Accountants Unit 43, N¢whaven Ent¢rprise Centre Newhaven E&st Sussex BN9 9BA Chief Executive Offjcer M8 K Lawrente

HOM&START EAST SUSSEX REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES FOR THE NDED 51￿ MARCH 21Y22 STA TEMENT OF TRUSTELS, RESPONSIBILITIES The trustees {wlK) are a]so the directors of Home-start East Sussex forthe purtrf)stt of&)mpany law) are re5tM)n5ible for rparing the ReEK)rt of the and the fi1)a￿l#l statrments in accor￿¢¢ wth applicable law and UDited Kin8dom Accounting Stattdart% (Unit¢d Kingthm Generally Accepted Ar[¥￿￿ting Practice). Company law rw]ir¢s th¢ tru¢es to preTwe financial stakn￿ts fore￿ fj]ian¢iai which gÈve a frue and fair view ofth¢ St￿ of affair5 ofthe charitabl¢ Corn￿)y and of the incomin8 r￿U[eeS appli¢attoD of resources, includin8 the tncome and¢xpendibJre. ofthe charit8bl¢L))mpany lor thatyear. b [Kepar1￿ thes¢ fiwial swments, the trustees are required to sel¢¢i suitsble accounting rM>lici&s and then aN)ly them ¢onsiently" observe the methods and prittciples ill the Cbarity SORP, make judgements and estimates that are re&sonabk and swe ￿thether applicable UK Accountttl8 StaTkdards have iren folw subject to any rnat¥ia] d¢partures disclosed and expl￿ned in the financia] statrTneDt% and prepare thc f￿anCIal slatrments on the goin8 corKernFAsis unless it is Inap[w￿ w presume thatthe charitable ¢ompsny wÈll continue in bJstnex8. Th¢ trustees are rtSFoll5ible for keepin8 adw &u)w)ting rel￿ dis¢los¢ with re￿nable accuracy at any time the f￿anCial p)siiion of the charity and enable them to that the financial st*ments comply w5th the ComtWJi¢5 A¢t 2￿j6. Thcy are al￿ resrM>nsible for safe8uardirtg the assds of the charity aTvJ hence for taking reasonable steps for th¢ pr¢ventb)n and detection of fraud and other irreguknts. Approved by tsrder of the IM>8￿ of on 22 sept￿P￿r2022 and SI￿)] ￿ its kha]f by: Miss C E Moon - Chairof Trustees

EP DENT EXAMINER. HOME-START EAST SUSSE T TO THE TRusfEES OF Ittdeptndemt U8miDtr's report to th¢ trustees tsf Horntrstart Est s￿￿£Z I r¢w)rt to the Trusttts on my examination of the fJnan¢i8t ststements of Homtrstsrt E&st su￿￿ {th¢ Charity) for the ye4r end￿ 31#Mar¢h 2022. Responsibiliti¢s b45i5 of report As th¢ TnJses of the charity (and alw its directors for th¢ of o)mp8my law) you are re5pon5ible for the preparatÈon of the financi￿ sthtements in aCcorda￿t with the rquirements of th¢ Companies A¢t 2006 (the 2(K)6 Act). Having Satisfied myself that the financial 5taternents of the charity are not r¢wirtd to be audit￿ under Part 16 of the 2006 Act and are eligible for in{kw￿ent ex&Tnlnatio￿ I re￿rt in re¥ttt of my ex8min8tion of the charity's financial statements Lwrie(l out undtt seaion 145 of the CharÉties Act 2011 {the 2011 Act). In Lwing out my examination I have followed a]1 the applicable Directions 8iven by the Charity Commission uyjdtt ￿tIOn 145(5) (b) of the 2011 Act. Independent ex8mthtr'$ sltemeDt I have completed my examination. I c￿rIrnith3ETh) mattershave¢ometo my attetrti(M] Èn connection withthe examination ving me cause to FEl%eve that in any materia] res￿1.. a¢¢owiting ￿rdS were not kept in r£&peitof the Com[￿Y ¥ requirt41 by seaion 386 of the 2006 A¢L or the financi￿ statements th) noi a¢¢oTd with ttk)se re¢ord5" or the rtnancia15tatcments do not comply with the a¢￿￿lting Tvquyr¢m¢nts of scdion 396 of the 2006 Act other than any requirement the accounts give atrue and fairview whi¢h is noi 8 m8tt¢r ¢onsideT¢d &% part of all independent examin¢tioo' or the financia] ststemenLS have Dot b¢en pYep¥ed in accord￿ wth the mdhtyjs and prineiples of the Statement of Recommended Practice for accountin8 and rep>rting by chartties 3pplieAblc to ¢harities prepattog their 8¢¢ounts in a¢coTdanct with the FiEJan¢ial Rewrting Stsndard 4ylicablc in thc UK and Rcpublic of Irel8nd IFRS 102}. I have no ¢(￿¢emS and have corne acro&s no other rnatter5 in with th¢ exomination to whi¢h att¢ntion should be drawn in this reFQrt in order to enable a I￿0P￿ understsndin8 of the aC￿unts to ￿ reatheAL Philip Wi)odgate: FCCA Wtsodgate A¢¢ounting Servic¢5 Limited Charterd Certifled Ac¢ountst)ts lJnit 43, Newhav¢n F.nierprise c￿tre N¢whaven East Suss¢x BN9 9BA Datc.. 22 Septcmbcr 2022

HOM￿START E T SUSSE ATEMENT OF FINANCIAL AcfiviTIES NCOR RATING AN IrnCOME AND EXPENDfruRE A FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH 2022 2022 2021 UnTa5trict¢d R¢stri¢te41 Tots] fimds Totsl funds fi￿(ts Not INCOME AND EPIDOWMENfs FROM Dottations and lega¢2es 70.732 105.406 176.138 144,956 Other tr￿1]￿8 activities Inv¢sttnent i￿Ome 28 28 139 TotAi 70.760 105.406 176,166 145,09S EXPENDITURE ON Charitable Activities 114 161 03 ￿12 125 148 Totsl 47,1 114J03 161J12 125,148 PIET INCOMFJIEXPENDrruRE) 23.751 (8.897) 14.854 19.947 Transfers beNeen fimds 15 {11￿) NET MOVEMENT IN FUNDS 21.687 (6.833) 14.854 19.947 RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS Total tsnds brought forward fA),627 6,833 67,460 47,513 TOTAL FUNDS CARIUED FORWARD 82 67.460 The stst¢m¢nt of finan¢i81 activiti&% include5 all the and l¢)kes reewised in the yw. All inc4)me and eX￿dItuTe derive from continuing aaivities. The stsiement of finan¢iai a¢tiVIti￿ also complits with tlK Tequirements for att income and ¢xp¢tt¢JÉtLEre acCo￿nt UDder the Compaaies Act 2(K>6.

-START EAST STERED NUMBEIL 05368531 BALANCE SHEET 31ST MARCH 2022 2022 2021 UDt&%trict￿I R¢stricted Tots] fimds Tot￿ funds FIXED ASSETS Tangibl¢ assets 12 712 712 949 CURRENT ASSETS Debtors C&8h at bank 13 1.060 150 334 172 122.864 50,( 172,864 151.394 CREDITORS Amouni% falling due wtthin OTK ycar 14 {41262) (SO.￿>) {91262) (84,8831 FIET CURREP4T ASSETS TOTAL ASSETS LE&S CURREIYT LIABILITIES *2J14 82J 14 67,460 NET ASSETS 82 FUNDS Unrestrtcled funds R¢stri¢ted funds 16 82J14 60,627 TOTAL FUNDS 82

HOME-START EAST SUSSEX GISTERED BALATri AT31ST SHEET- CONTINUED 2022 The company is entit]ed to ￿eMPtIon from audit under Section 477 of the com[￿leS Act 2006 for the year ended 31st March 2W22. Th¢ Mcmi￿ have not required the company to obtsiD an a￿j]I of its fjnancial sfatements for the year ended 31st March 2021 in d¢￿Jrdancc wtth Se¢Aion 476 of the Companies Act2CN)6. The trustees acknowl¢dge thew resp)nsibilities lor lal Cn5UTing that the charitable comFAny keq)S ¥IxTr￿ting recorts that compty with Sections 386 of the Companies Act 2006 and preparing fin8ft¢ial 5tatemthts which give a true al￿ fair vtew of the stsleof aff8tts of the charitable company as the end of ea¢h fmart¢ia] year and of its Su￿1￿5 or deficit for each financial ye8r in accordance with the requir¢Tn¢nts of Section5 394 and 395 and wbich otherwise ¢omply with the requirements of the Compani&8 Act 2006 relating to financial statements, so far &$ applicable kn the dJari¢ablc compAny. Ib} These fjnancial statements have wepared in a¢¢ordonce with the speci81 wovtsions applicableto eompsnies subie¢t to the small wmpany's rc8itDe. Th¢ fin8n¢ial statrmertts were approved by the Boord of Tr￿ts on 22 Septern￿ 2022 aÉJd wert sigDe4J on tts b¢h8]f by= Miss C E M(x)n- alairof Trustres MrD And Company re8iStration nuttLbcr05368531

HOME-START EAST SUSSEX T&S T() THF. FINANCIAI. STATEMENTS OR THE YEAR Ef4DED 022 ACCOUNTING POLICIES Aeeounting conventlo The financial statements have be¢n prepared in a¢¢ordance with the charity's Mernorandum and Articles of Association, the Companies Act 2006 and"AGcounting and Rcporting by ChaTitie5-. sta￿ment of Recommended Pra¢ti¢e applicable to charitics prcpaTin8 their accounts in a¢¢ordan¢e with the Financia] Reportin8 Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ire1$￿d (FRS 102) l¢ffe¢tive l January 20191" The Charity is a Public Benefit Cntity as delined by FRS 102. The charity ha5 taken advants8e of the provisions in the ORP for ¢hariiies applying FRS 102 Upjate Bulletin I not to prepare a Statement otcash Flows. The financial 5tatementsare prepaT¢d in sterlin8 which is the fvnctionai currency of th¢ charity. Monetary arnounts in these financial statem¢nts ar¢ rounded ty the nearest £. The financial Siatements have been prepared Und￿ the historieai cost convention. Th¢ prin¢ip8J 8¢Gounting polici¢s adopted ￿t set out below. Coing eoncern Due i() additional 5UPPKkrt from funder5, SUPTK)rters and government assistance followin8 the outbreak of COVID- 19 the trustexs at the time of 8pproving the finanGial Statements have a r¢asonable expectation that thc charity h adequate resources to contlDue in operational exist¢n¢e lor the foreseeable fvture. Thu5. the trustees continue to adopt the going concern basi5 of aecout)ting in preparing the fjnancial statements. Income All inGom¢ is recogni5ed ill the Staiement of Financial Activities once the charity has entit]¢m¢nt to th¢ fynds, it is probable thar the income will be received, and the a￿Ount can be m¢a5ured ￿lIablY. Donations are accounted for a5 they are received by the charity. Don8tions r¢ceived in the year that r¢late io spe¢ifi¢ purposes have been included En restricted fund (irants are reco8nised on an accrual's basis. accounted for in relation to the period to which they relate. Where grants atr weived during the year under review but relate to a later ￿]0d, the amount is rt them. Gov¢rnan¢e ¢osts in¢lud¢d as part of the charitable exFenditt]re Include costs of the preparation ¢xarnination of the stalutory aLLounL%', Ihe costs ol'trustee s meetings and the cost of any legal advice to trustees on governance or eonstittttional matters. TaDglble fixed assets Depreciation is provided at th¢ following annual rates to write off each asset over its estimated useful life. Compui¢r equipment - 25Yo reducing balance

HOm￿sTART EAST SUSSEX TES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMEf4TS- CONTINUED FOR THE YEAR EPIDED In2 ACCOUNTING POLICIES- tontimwed Critici eCDWltint ¢$￿￿&t¢S od Judgements In the application ofthe chaTity'saccountit)g p)li¢ie& the tr￿ are requirtdto make judgements, estimates and a5$11mptions aFK>ut the caThying amount tsf assc(s and liabilitie5 that are not Teadily apparent frorn other sources. The esttmatrs and &wciated &wmptions art b&sed ort historical experience and other factot3 that are considered tt) ￿ relevanL Actual rtgjlts rnay differ frorn th¢s¢ ￿]ma￿& The estimates and underlyin8 &8￿ptiOns are reviewed on aD on80iD8 b&sis. Revisions to a¢¢ouniing esumate5 are reCO￿lS¢d in thc PCTi[￿ in which the estima ts revis•J where the revision affects oniv that ]xr]0￿ or in the period of the revision atKI fvtAJre where the revision affecLs tx)th ¢urm)i at)d fvtttre pert(Ml Unrestricted fi]nd58r¢av8ilable forw atthedisctrtlijnofthetr￿t￿s in furthe￿￿Ce of th¢ir¢haTitabk objectives. Restrict¢d funds are subject to strcific conditions by the th￿or$ as to how they may ￿ ￿Sed. The purp)ses and ses of the ￿$triCd funds are 5etout in the notes to the finan¢iai $tat¢m¢n En¢hwment fund8 are subject to sittific ¢onditions by ¢knrLors that the witsl M￿St be malntsin￿l by the chpjity. DONATIONS AND LEGACIES 2022 2021 Donations 8,153 136.803 176 138 176 138 144.956 Grants Ye¢¢ive¢ included irb the ab)v< are % follows.. 2022 2021 Small Gmts and Awards Allen Lane Foun¢tsLiOll Children in Need Ltsmic Relief EasttM)ume Boyough Cow)¢il Edward Goslin8 Garfield Wcstor Henry Smith Charity CarEng for Families MS lJ)n¢line5s Fund DCmSIPe￿5 M8soni¢ Charirable F￿d Nationkl Lottery Awards forAII National Lottery Emer8ency Reswjnse Fvnd Nationwid¢ Communtty Fund Narwesi Circle Fund People's Postcode Trust Sussex Community Foundation Suss¢x Police and Crime Commissi¢Jn¢r Sussex Police at)d Crime CommissiorterEmer8ency Covid 19 Th¢ Kelly Family Wealden District Council 5.132 1.704 2.(K>O 30,556 2.600 3.500 4,000 7,500 1,0 7.5(K) 42,1 5,828 24.011 25.0(KJ 25 20.(MK) 10,000 20,000 6,104 43,066 176.138 136.803

HOME-START EAST SUSSEX NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEME[￿TS- FOR HE YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH 2022 ED OTHER TRADING ArnvmES 2022 2021 Fundraising events Trath"n8 Income INVEsfMENf INCOME 2022 2021 Dep)sit dc¢tsU￿ interesi 28 139 CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES COSTS Direct Costs Surwt Costs (See nok 6) (See note 7) Totyls Personnel cosLs Direct S¢ryiC£ Costs O¢¢upall¢y ¢osts Admit)istraiion costs Cory)orate costs Depreciation Governance LX>5ts 128,410 3,642 3,583 2l.5( 2.612 128.410 3.642 3,583 21,506 2.612 237 1.322 237 lJ22 J59753 161

HOME-START EAST SU TES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS- coKfiNUED THE YEAR ENDED DIRECT COSTS OF CHARITABLE AcrivrrIES 2022 2021 Stsff ￿$ts ContraC￿S R¢ni In511fdnce Light and he T¢lephon¢ Postsge and ststionery Sundries Volunteer's cxrKns Training. r(xxn hire 9￿d expens Repairs maintrnan¢< and cleaning IT tnainten8nce seThice$ Staff travel and cours¢$ Home-start UK fec Publicity attd markeiing Christmas event DLIS ¢osts Assets exF¢nsed Licence costs 128.410 2,564 2289 1,019 83,065 12,187 7.416 16 1,474 813 203 42 11696 253 1,366 49 1.731 21 1548 728 735 45 .033 1.604 4,479 2,612 3,609 413 4(kS 5,631 2h28 65 1.215 159 753 123 536 SUPPORT COSTS Totajs ComputCT quEpm￿t Governance tosts 237 237 1,322 122 12 122 237 A¢wuntan¢y fcts Include £12(H) (2021- £12CM)) in resF¢ia of the ttldyntknt examination of th¢s¢ financial Sta￿)ents at)d £t)il (2021- £nil) in rest%rtof otherxcouttsncy service Support L¥)￿ included in the abov& 8re &% follows: FiD#nee 2022 2021 Govenw)¢e Govern8n¢e Costs Bank char8es 122 96

HOM&START EAST SU&SEX TE TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS- CONTIPIUED R THE YEAR ENDED SUPPORT COSTS e•tiued 2022 Cornputer F4uipmenl 2￿21 Computer Equipment Deweciation of ￿SIbl¢ fix￿ assets 237 316 Governance costs 2022 2021 G)vernance Governance Costs Accountancy fees Legal and prof￿10￿al fees Board exwses 12¢M> 1200 1.21)0 NET INCOMEI{EXPENDATUREI Net incomel(exr*Dditure) is ￿ated after chat8in81(rytiJiting)'. 2022 2021 Depreciation- own¢d a5%ts Other oixr8ting leases 237 316 TRUSTELSI REMUNERATION AND BENEFITS There were rx) tr￿stee$. remuneration orotherbenefits forthe yearended 31sL March 2022 nor for the year ended 31stMaFch2021. Durin8 the year, no {2021- ￿Tre) truSteesrece]v￿ reimbursemenl oftrdvel andother Telated expenses amounting £ntl {2021- £nil). At the Balanc£ Sheet dat4 an amtsunt of £nil {2021- £nil) was owed lo trust¢¢s tn rtspeci of thes¢ ex￿￿Se5.

HOME-START EAST SU NOTES TO THE FOR THE YEAR ATr4CIAL STATEMENTS- coNfINUED DED 31ST MARCH 2022 io. STAFF COSTS 2022 2021 w￿eS and salarÉes 128410 128.410 83.Q65 The avera8e monthly nwnt¢rof emp]oyffs dwing the yearw&% &8 follows: 2022 2021 Total No employees received ertu)luments in excess of £60.0(KI. COMPARATIVLS FOR THE STATEMEKf OF FINANCIAL AcnvrrIES Uttrestri¢d Restricted Tot0] fvnds fiLTE(L8 JNCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM Donalions and legaci&8 31357 112J99 144,956 Oth¢rtradin8 acttviti£% lrtvestmellt inc(Mne 139 139 Total 32.496 112599 145.095 EXPENDITURE ON Charitable Athltl PeT50nnel cost5 Direct servi¢e costs Occupatt¢y costs Depreciation AdministraLio ¢OSLS Corporate costs Gov¢rnanc¢ ¢osts 11216 71,898 22.921 83,114 24.925 8.356 316 5.410 1,731 1,296 890 316 225 5.185 1,731 21K) 1.096 15.747 109,401 125,148 NET INCOME 16.749 3.198 19,947 Transfer between funds (3.635) 3,635 Net movement ID fvtsds 13,114 6333 19.947 RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS Totsl tsxds brnught forw*rd 47513 47,513 TOTAL Fuf4DS CARRIED FORWARD

Ho￿TART EAST SUSSEX NOTES TO THE FINANCIALSTATEMENTS- CONTINUED FOR THE YE R ENDED31ST MA TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS Computer equipment COST Ai 1st April 2021 AdditiOTr% 2,232 At 3 1st Mar¢h 2022 2232 DEPRECIATION At 1st April 2021 Char8e foryear 1,283 237 At 31st March 2022 NET B(K)K VALUE At 3 1st March 2022 712 At 31st March 2￿20 949 13. DEBTORS: AMOUNTS FALLIPIG DUE wfniiN ONE YEAR 2022 2021 Trade debtors Other debtors Prepayments and acirued income 14. CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR 2022 2021 Tradc cr¢dÉtor5 8ocial Kcurity and other t&¥es A¢¢ruals and deferred 5ncoTllt A¢¢rued expenses Other creditors 2.406 2,656 85.000 12IK) 1.023 3,708 78,496 1,663 {7) 91.262 84.883

ME-START EAST SUSSEX NOTES TO THE FINAN L STATE￿IENTs- FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH 2022 15. MOVEMEP4T IN FUNDS Net movernent Transfers in fuT¥h Ixtween fimds At 3113122 At 114rdi UDrgstTitted General fund Desigtjated fund. Contingency res Net movement in included in the aErf>ve are a8 follows: Incomin8 Resources Mov¢m¢nt in funds Unrtstrirttd General fimd De$igttated fund- contingeD￿ reserve 70.760 (47.(M￿l 23,751

HOM&START EAST SUSSEX TES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS- cor￿1￿￿ED THE YEAR END Incoming R¢wurr¢s Movement in eX￿Ided fiJttd8 Restri¢t¢d fM*ds Caring for Families Nationaj Lottery- Awards For All Nationwde Communtty Fund Natwesi Circle Fund Pwple"5 P05tcode Tnjst Sussex Community Foundation Sussex Police and Crime CotnmissÉoner The Kelly Family 3996 (3.9961 14,8441 (25.IMKI) 1151KJl (20.IMK)) (6.833) (47.130) (4.(KX)} 25,000 2,500 20.(KXI (6,8331 (2.064) 45,066 114 TOTAL FUIYDS 161 Coartingent liabiltty for closute- 8n amrAml of £71,[￿ (2021.. £34.(MJ)) has e•rrÈed forwaTd to be designated for the of coveriD8 all 5t8tsLtory and le8al obli82tK￿ shwld the ch2rily hav¢ c¢As¢d op¢rations. 15. ComparAtlves for tyov¢Jntyt f•nd$ Nd movement Transfers in fiulds E¢¢we¢n fund5 Ai 114r20 At 31rJ121 Unrestrlrted fvnds Genern] fund Desi8naied fund. Contingency rtserve 13,513 16,749 (3,635) 26,627 47.513 16.749 (3.635) 60.627 Restrkttd f￿￿$ ildrcn in Nced Comic Relief EastEK)urne Borough Council DCMS iA)ncline&s fund DCMS/Pears National Lottery Awards for All National Lottery Emer8ency Rcsponse FuDd Sussex Community Foundation Susscx Police and Crime Comrni&%ioner 123 {530) {103) (59) (59) 18 (417) 6.833 2 608) ￿608 {123) 530 103 59 59 (18) 417 6,833 3.198 3.635 6,833 TOTAL Fuf4DS 47.513

HOME-START EAST SUSSEX NOTES FOR THE YEA FINANCIAL STATEMENTS- CONTINUED NDED31ST MARCH2 Comp8ratiYe net movement ÈD fllTr￿ Included in thc a￿ve ￿ as follows". ItWrnin8 Rth)ur¢es Movement in UnrEstiitted Gene￿ futKI Designated fwid- Conti￿¢ncY re5ervc 31496 (15.747) 16,749 Children in Need Comic Relief E&8tbourne Borough CouDciI DCMS Loneltness Fuftd DCMSTrears Nationaj Lottery Awards for All National Lottery Erner8ency RwJns¢ Fw]d Sussex Commuoity Foundation sU￿K Police and Critne c{￿MISSIon¢r 30.556 (30.433) {3:130) (3,603) (5.059) (5.059) 15,810) (24,428) 13.167) 28712) 123 1530} (lo3} {591 {591 18 (417) 6,833 3,$00 S.IK)O 5.828 24.011 io,( 112.599 (109.401} 3,198 TOTAL Fuf4DS 125 148) 16. PENSION COMMITMENTS Th¢ charitsble ÉxJmF4ny cotrtribLrt¢S to tmploye&8' defineA contnljution Fension schemes. The p¢n510n (x>st charge for the year rwres¢nts 0)ntrib￿l0￿$ pwable by thc company to the schemes athd zmounted to £3,795 (2021- £3J6J). 17. OTHER FINANCIAL COMMIThfENTS Should the charity h￿t ¢¢a8ol oErntim 8$ at 31 Marrh 2022. thr estimate that ex￿di￿¢re totdling £7I.(M)0 {2021- £34.(KKI) wou]d have to be rnJe out otfimds eXt￿Ing at that date to ensure statutorv and legal obliggtsons relating tts staff and rKopty under the clwity's contToI are ￿18r￿1 in thll. i& RELATED PARTY DISCLOSURES Duri￿8 the year: donations were received from truAets atnountin8 to £282 {2￿11- £1.624). TrusLees' expense5 are dthled in note 9. Remun¢rntion paid to key management perg)nMI tluring the y¢ar(In¢luding natioTwi insurnnce and pension costs) amountrd to £41,945 (2021- £41:858). 19. MEMBERS LIABILrrY The charity is a FThtc comFony limtted by gu￿•T¥￿e a￿1 o)nsequ¢Trtty ¢kns not have share ¢apitsl. Eath of the m¢mbers is li•ble to c¢￿tn￿llte an 8mountThTrt exceethn8 £1 tow8tds the of the eljarity in the event of liquidation.