RECISTERED COMPANY NUMBER: 05368531 (England *md Wale5)
REGisfERED CHARITY NUMBEK. 1108855
REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES AND
DITED FINANCL4L STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH 2023
FOR
HOME-START EAST SUSSEX
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Unit 43, Newhaven Enterwise Centre
Newhaven
BN9 9BA

HOME.
TART EAST SUSSEX
CONTEprfs OF THE FINANCIAL STATE
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH 21123
Rep)rt of the T]itstres
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Independtnt Exami￿￿5 Rq￿rt
Stat¢mentofFinan¢i81 Activities
Balance Shed
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Notes to the Financial Statements
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HOIIIE-START KAST SUSSEX
FOR THE YEAR ENDED
T MARCH 2
The trustee& who arc a150 directOT5 of the charity forthc purw5cs of the Cornpanies Act 2(X)6. present their rcFK)rtwith
the finan¢ia] statements of the charity for theyegr ended 31 March 2tr23. The financial staternents bave bttn prepared
in accordance with the ¢harity's Memorandum and Articl4 the C()mpanies A¢t 2(K)6 arnl th¢ ptwisions of Acc4)uttung
and RqM)rtin8 by Chariti¢s.. Staktnetst of Re¢ommended Pr￿￿¢¢ applicable to ¢knti¢s Prtpating their accounts in
acconlance with th¢ FinaDCi8] R¢tK)rting Stsndard a￿11¢9b]e in the UK R¢publi¢ of ITeland IFRS 102) le￿￿t[ve I
January 2019).
Ch8ir'5 Overvfew 2022ll3
l am pleased to introduce the HoM￿stsrt E&5t Sussex Annual Financial Statements for 2022-23 for th¢ fi
time. having tsken over as Chair from Cbri*irte M&)n in January.
Christine ￿ down after twdve ye￿5 in the tole havin8 seen the or8ani5ation safely through many ¢hang¢s and
¢ha]lenging tirncs and l am plo5ed that5hc h&$ Chosen to w on as a iwd mthnir. fAtring theyearw¢ welcomed Anna
Bachth) 8nd Sarah Johnston-Elli& tK)th trtngtng 8 wealth of exwieDc¢ to the Bognl. Sadly. due to unforeseen
circumstat￿ S&rah Step￿ do￿ in March I￿t we are immcnsely grateful for her wis￿rn and astu*ness for the short
time that she w&s with us. Il w&$ tirne to say g(XMJbye ￿ Derek Alldre￿ onc of I￿geSt-StrY]ttg volwitttrs and
tn]st￿. l thank him forhis stgnificant contrilyjtion andwish iK>th hTrn aDd 8aJth the v¢ry ￿ forthe firture. I am pleased
to k rnentoring Becky Rtid through the UK Board Apprenti¢¢ *heme ￿ up by th¢ Dep3Tm)ent for Level]]n8 Up.
Housifig and ComEnunities. This very w￿[thWhIle initiative to If￿rease diversity and accessibiltry to EK)ard FOSitions
F*nefits bDth the mentee and the Ixjardto which they are attxhed.
There have been SOTne significant staffing chaTJges with Al¢K our Sery1￿ maTr8ger, moving on to manage anoth¢r local
charity. Alex had been with us for 10 Yea￿ &8 a volLmteer and later an administrth and facilitator before tsking
re¥￿nsibIlIty for mana8in8 ail our service (klivery. We welcomed hcr ￿t￿Cernent Clart in January.
The pandemic h&8 seemingly indelTri Jly ¢hODged th¢ nabjre and rnethtrj of delivery of the gJP[￿ft we offer, and we have
had to re&8sess our plaee in the cornmunity as aresulL The families. need5 and wish¢s to how they receive SUPFQrthas
evolved and w4 atsd resilient volunteer& have strived to adapt to these changes. Th¢re has been some limited return
to face-￿faCe suppTrrt but on the whole our ￿[vIc¢S have mnained online- and successfully ￿.
Last year ChristiTK ]Y￿rt￿l the we b*1 in Securi￿ fimding for Beipw Murn. It was hO￿d its successor
Being Famify- a group pro8fdmme Sup￿rting Dew Fmwents wÈth a wraparoLmd voluntrtt home-vÉsiting servi¢t- would
more successful. Sadly. the Situation did not imprnv< and fw)dws made it clear that home-Vi5iting was no longer an
attractive prospect for thetn. ln addiii¢)n, we faced dwindlin8 referrals &s local farnili¢$ ¢hose lo receive supwrt in other
ways. Consequently, wehadto make the very difficultdecision to close thisprogrhmm<meatting we had to Say 8oodby¢
to Danielle, the facilitator of thai pTh)8ramme, as well our dedicthd t￿n of volurtteers. We remain open to providlng
this method of Sup[￿ in the future quite simply be¢8use it has ro￿lne[Y [￿odUCed excellent outcotnes. I wont to thank
our volunteeTS who. over the last 26 years h￿e given so much. and to the fatnilies we have Sup]￿ed from we
have learned so much.
L0tt4s continues to run exceptiOTMlly well and kxoviile a mwh-needed spacc for recA)vering from th)mestic abuse.
OurEquaJity. Diversity aThJ In¢lusion C(￿ordInaknr continued her work our serrice5 8re &$ inclusive a5 w)&$ible.
We have invested in d¢vclopiThg our Uttderst￿n8 of thc n¢ol8 of the l.GBT+ Comm￿lty and we are now pleased to
offer 1-2-1 Inder￿tht tk)mc5thc Violenit Adviser surTth to trans altd Tjoll-binary clients. We have contiTlu￿ to
deVelopourL0¢￿ Blo&somprogrnme, which trainsth05ewhohave attend￿OurLot￿ Pfo8rarnme to moveon to be¢ome
peer supwrter5 10 SUPPOrt Olf 8roup5 in the n&xt phase of d*ir rttovery. We hope that the liv￿ ¢x]Krience of our peer
$upporfets will ￿ the bedrock of th¥s programme troviding an OTV)rbJnity for pKrs)na] 8rowth. lo share valuable
knowledge and to obtsin transferable skills for their Our 9jec￿fu] Who s In Clwge. pro8fdmrne, offerirtg
SUPFQrt to pareajts with abusive chÈldw. is very much in detnand. We aye hopin8 to secure funding to ensure that
we Can 5ubstaThtia]ly reduce our three-yearwaiting Ikst for this service.
With the c105UTeof our longest nmning service. I will be leadingthe Board in re(￿￿5]ng and revi￿1￿& ¢)ur strategic platt
for th¢ ctsrfiing years. We ]tmain re￿lUtelY COTnmi¢*d w $UPlNXtin8 familtes facing complex chAllenges with early
intervention and recovuy. EKx>kending $￿ul￿ry services to achieve meaningful and sustsinable outcomes. Thi5 would
t)ol bt po&sible witlM)ut an outstanding tcam loj by our CEO. Ka￿ my fellow tsIL4tees and our funders lo whom I offer
my thanks and very best wishes forthe year al*ad.
38￿C Ri¢e-Oxl¢y
Chair of the Board of Twsitts

HOME-START EA
REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH 2023
FINANCIAL REVIEW
21Y22-23 anotheryear where there continucs to be an increa8in8 nets4 for out setvices, and l am pleased to rep)rt that
our financial perfOrn￿￿ clo%ly mirrors the bud8rt that had 08re¢d by th¢ Twstf43 at th¢ stsrt of this fin8nctal
year.
In a cha]lengiD8 ye4r includin8 two eban8es of aca)unlan( working Wtthin a ti8ht bJd8et h&% becn difficulL However,
maintasnin8 an appropriate level of financial control h&s eDabled Ilome-start to move forward durin8 this year in th¢
knowledge that itsfinancial pffformance is king controlld snd monitored clearly. Sadly.thÉs meantthatthe trustees had
agree to ¢los¢ w Being Fa]Dily group and voluoteer l¥)fftc-vissti]]g to pEts￿t th¢ widtr¢harity.
For the yearunder review. we are rtrx)rtin8 a net WI￿Of £16.152. which is a little k>Thrr than the bjdgetcd figure. It LS
Teassuringthatexpenditur¢ is on¢e agaxt) ti) line with the WeXp￿tIO￿WIth inc4)me gen¢ration 8UPPOrtin8 the yeaT'8
reasonable fJJJ8tt¢ial perfom)an¢e.
The net In￿Me ha5 5llcTEa5ed our tota] Teserves at year-end to £98,466. At the ttme of witing. despite closing Bcing
Family we still have * defi¢st budget of £70k. The CEO 8nd wll work pnwtivety to increase income and reducc
¢xp¢nditAre to knrak even by the endof the y¢ar.
Finance Sub Committee
ORIECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES
Home-start East Sussex i5 a small. local. indeFfndent thartty fowJd¢d in 1996 that is atyiliated to SafeLives and Home-
Start UK. Championing a Whole FaEnity Apprnacl4 the charity offers East Sussex fwnilies early help and reeovery
se]vic¢s whi¢h impft)v¢ saf¢ty, resili¢nce aDd ¢￿tL¥)Mes0rreth￿e the cbance of a rADblem getting worse orbeing
repeated.
HSES re¢ognises that our earlv help and r¢eovery cornmuntty yjpwrt scrvicc5 arc part of a rte￿Ork of sernYce&
prwesses and intera¢tions which airn to help ehil¢Ir￿ young peoplE and families at the eorliest Opl￿tlY or &8 Soon
&8 possible after Crisis h&5 rAssed. HSES 15 committed w working wth externat pthers to transfonn ]oca] services OJLd
systems to achi¢ve signifieant and sustaincd outcomes for East Sussex families facing complex chaJlen8es and
probl¢Tll5.
HSES h&8 been awarded SafeLiv&s L￿Ing Lights a¢¢redsiatioi)-the gold stsr stsndard for dornestÈc servic¢5.
This rn￿S a]1 servica h8v¢ Yesilience, and cltent safety at thetr c<>re.
In 2022.23 Home-start EA8t Sussex ran four w¥ices and one Wrapa￿d serviec..
LotU5 t￿n.criSIS domestic abus¢ trcovery pnVa￿e.' &wetk group female vietlln-survivors to
recover and move forwwylwith their lives and keep themselves And their ¢hildrn safe future.
Lotu3 BILK%Qrn.. FI￿ yttrof the projeetd¢v¢lopin8 Lobjs follow-on grvups fa¢tlitated by tixined ￿-LOtUS
¢li¢nts.
Who's in Charge. PTogryth)m¢: 9.week gmup that w[￿}rtS rArents exp￿ien(]ftg child to pgr¢nt abuse snd
violen(% ts) help reducc family risk and irnprove pa￿L-child relationships.
(iv)
Being FamiIy progra￿¢.. &week group for vu]nerable new parents whose babies (Ik12 months) are at risk of
experiencing advcz5c childh￿j experiences a wrdtATound one-t(rone volunteer SUPFth ￿VICe. Due to
an on80ing lack o furlding, s*Jty this servtcc w&5 clO￿d at the year end.
(vl
We were also able M) offer one-tsH>ne IDVA supwjrt trF clients attending ow service5 that had exwienced
domestie abjse including child to Porent violence. This included 58ftty plantJitt& advice relatin8 to cow¢
legal surfj)orL child conia¢L liaison with ￿)cial 5ervi¢es ond s¢hwl& acttssing health ser%'i<*s, psrenting
children who may be traumatised by &)mesti¢ abus< benefiw ￿￿sin& and emotK)tMt support. We also
exa]ated Clients to high-risk ser¥iLfS if ne¢esw.
Over the year Home-start Ea* Suss¢x mployed an average of 10 stsff, I sulTr¢ontr&t&lworker, 7 trus￿$ ond 16
volunteets. Som¢ staff wry out Inort than on¢ role.

HOME-START EAST SUSSEX
ORT OF THE TRUSTEES
R THE YEAR ENDED 31sr MARCH 2023
ACHIEVEMENTS AND PERFORMANCE
Th¢ Lotys programme suFryK)rtoJ 113 femalts with 201 thil¢ts 9 prOgr￿e5.
Who's in Charg¢9 supp)rted 44 parents and carers with 101 ¢hiidren. acro￿ 3 progr8JnmC&
B¢ing Family supp)rted 18 primary careTS and their 18 babie& acw&s 3 F￿08ramMes.
We We￿ able to F￿0vide one40-ont IDVA suprM)rt to 107 clients with 183 children.
One staff member gained the SafeLives DOrne￿I¢ Ab￿ Service Manager qualificatio￿ and two further staff
gan their SafcLtvcs IDVA trwning.
Continued pth]eT5hip working with LGBT+ srKLxalist charity Bri￿alon SwitchtM)grd to develop a LGBT+
quality standard specifically for dornesti¢ at￿se servi¢es.
Feedback from ow ¢li¢nts that 91Y• felt their m￿tsI h¢•]th and wellt¢in8 hod itnpyoved 92%
reported tha( their social sJp￿rt had improvvL 98•h felt their risk of had reducryl 88% felt the service
had had a px)sitive in1￿1 on their childmi. lifapplicable) 86% rep)T*d the seN¢e h&J had ap)sitive
impa¢ton theÉrrelationship their pattrer.
91 % ovesall Fwiuv¢ outwn¢s a¢ros5 all servie
THE FUTURE
'I'he long-term quality and s￿urity of 0￿curr￿￿ s￿ViC<S and thc dcve]QFThcntof qtthiity new s¢rvic¢s are our highest
priority. In 2023-24 we wtll IK:
R¢vi¢win8 the impart of the ¢10gre of Being Famtly- th¢ voluJTrt¢er kn¢ visitin8 elemujtwhich is the core
Home-start apprwlL
Supportin8 the delivery monitoring of our fi￿1 IA)￿ Blo&wm Peer SuprM)rt Groups.
Developing fi￿r our Unde￿￿dIng of the wtisid¢r*iorLS that are involved in deliveTin8 safe services to ci
female, transgender and non-binary ¢lia)ts. Our One-t(pOD¢ IDVA servi¢¢ rx)ntinues ts> be available to any
Eransgend¢ror wn-binory resideDt of Fast Sussex or Brigbton & Hove.
Ensuring oureontinued succe&s by regular rnonitoring of our financia] FWitioN ongoiog h8rnusit)g of ¢J]r
talented t¢ams' skills ￿d-C4￿-dts. 8Uitude and learning Or￿1￿10n.
A¢tively s¢eking more fimdin8 to run *klitional-Who's in (thar8e.
group5 irt i)rder to meetthe high demand.
Following on80in8 monitonng of local gaps in s￿Vicr FrfoVi5w)￿ hav¢ applied for fiJndin8 to sutv)rt
Children of DA survitron.
Revsewing local gaps in service trtr)vision and set up new piknt services that are wthtn the scope of our
Obje¢ts.

OME-START EAST SUSSEX
REPORT OF THE TRUSTE
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH 21J23
STRUCTURE. GOVERNANCE AFID MANAGEMEIYT
The Board of Tn￿treS goverD5 the charity in a¢wrd4n¢e with the comwy's Monor8ndum and Articles of A￿A)CIati(}n'
it sets th¢ obj¢¢tives ond pYovid¢s l¢•l¢rship and strategic direction. The PA>ard dele8ates the daY-to￿Y rnanagement of
the Ch￿lty to the Chief Executive Officer. She is ￿lS￿d by a small teatn of mainty time stsff.
Th¢ BoaNI of Tn]stees mrf on fJv¢ 0￿%510n$ duriD8 the year8nd re(rived regular teN)rts from the Chi¢f Executive
Officer, staff. and accouDtanL
Two suiw)mmittees dea]ing with matters of fman¢¢ and p¢4y)nnel advise the Board &8 and when requiJryL E&*
meets ac¢ordin8 w nttdand thisesthe ￿Tr2rd in acC￿danCe with its r¢s￿1ve of refereDc¢.
Risk MapKymenl
The t￿￿¢¢$ r¢gylarly review the major risk5 to which the charity is ex￿$t4￿ paying pani¢ular att¢ntton to financial
matters child and adult safegu8rdtng i5￿￿¢s. repu￿￿on#t risK and perg)JJa] safety. The fftLStees are satisfjed that th¢
FK*li¢i¢s in place tts maT￿¢ and mitig* idu)tified nsks a[vro￿.
APPRECIATION
We conelude our re￿rt by thankiD8 everyone iDvolvtyJ in Itelping Home-start East Sussex SJP￿rt those families liwng
in East Sussex and Brighton & Hove whffj for various reawns. struggle to eope with the ¢haileng¢s of everyday life.
Th¢se f3milt¢s. at no cost to themselvc& have bcDefitted greatly from, and value4 our wptxjrt. A Ecnefit ma(k PDssible
by the generou5 suprrt fiDan¢ial and in received from the followin8 dO￿>T 8ryJU
Our volunteer5 who give fre¢ly of th¢irtime to rmvide one-t￿¢ supwrt ser¥i¢e b) families attendin8 Bcing
Family.
Our Pcer Supwrtcr5 who give freely oftheir tim¢ to faci]itste IA)￿ folh)W-on gTOW>S.
Our various fjJndeTS fortheir financia] • and COnfide￿e in our ability ￿ deliver a valuable benefit to the
eo]nmunity.
All the individuals. I￿al other wisation4 and fiMdrais￿S fortheir d￿)￿tionS.
Our partners from various agajeies for their help wilh training and forslwiD8 hclpfvl infom)ation and advice on an
on-goirtg basis
Our sma]I team of paid staff. fi)r theirh8td wort d¢th"catio￿ and commitment in co-ordinating and rnanaging the
cffojts of ajl to ensure that charity rnnains fit forpuryx)se and all funds received aT¢ spwt wisety.

HOM￿START EAST S
&SEX
REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES
YEAR ENDED31ST MARCH 21)23
Regtst¢r¢d Compw Nwb¢r
05368531
Regtstered Ch#rlty ￿ll￿ber
1108855
R¢gist¢red offie¢
EnÉerpris¢ Centre
Denton 151and
Newhaven
East sussex
BN9 9BA
Tru5ttts
Mr D A Andrew5
MrMABr¢
Mrs H Edwards
Mrs M P Jackso
Mi&$ C E M(x)n
ts J M P Riet-oxley
Ms C T Titherly
Resi8ned 15 February 2023
Independent eIamiDer
Philip Woodgaie, FCCA
Wo(yJgaie Accounting Services Lirnitrd
Chartered Certified Accountants
Unit 43. Newhayen E￿tErprise Centre
Newha￿¢￿
Easi Sussex
BN9 9BA
ChletExeethe O(fi¢er
Ms K Lawrence

HOME-START EAST SUSSEX
REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH 2022
STATEMENT OF TRUSTEES. RESPONSIBILITIFS
The trust￿5 (WIKY are also the direLaor5 of HoEne-Start for the putrMJses of eompany law) are reswDsible for
preparing the Rel￿rt ofthe Tnts¢￿ and the f￿anCial 5tsternents in xwrdaajcc with applicable law and United Kingdom
Accounting Siandards (United Kingdom GeneTa]ly A¢¢eFKed A¢o)untiTtg Pradi¢eJ.
C(Hnpany law requires the trustees to prepare financial sta*ments for each fiTwJcial y￿whICh give atrL* and fair view
ofthe state of affairs of the charitsble comw)y and of the incomingrewurtts and application orres0￿rce4 includin8the
income and ext*ndituYe. of the (knritablecomFAny fwthatyear. In [￿e￿rIng these finaThciaJ statements, the truthes are
required to
sel¢¢¢ suitsble xcounitng p)li¢i¢s and then a￿lY them consistenljy.
observe the methods and principles in the ajarity SORP.
rnake judgements and e5timate5thatare rca50nable and tntdaJL
te whether applicable UK Accounting Stsndards have followe4 subjrft lo matertal dep8rts]res
disclosed and explained in the fitwiciai ￿teMents. and
prepare the financia] statementson the8oÈn8 concern b&8IsuThl￿ itis in8prxopriateto presume thatthe charilable
eornpany will eontinue ÉTh Ix]sinth8.
The trustees are rwnsible for keeping thiuate actsymtiti8 r￿ordS thaÉ disclose with rtawnable accuracy at any time
the fJnat)cial rx)sition of the chartty and enable them to en￿¢ that the financial stat￿ents ￿mplY with the Companies
Act 2(K)6. Thcy are also rest￿￿SIble for safcguarding the &SSds of thc charity and hence for tsking reasonable steps for
the prevention alld detection of fraud and other irregularities.
Approved by order of the ix)8rd of tr￿kn on 18 Juty 2023 and signed on its beha]f by..
Jayne Rice4)xtey
of Truste

tYDEPENDEYT EXAMINER'S REPOIiT TO THE TRusfEES OF
HOME-START EA
TSUSS
Independent examlmer's rtport to the trttsttts of HomtrSt¥rt E*st Sw$5
I to the Trustec8 on my examiDatiOD of the financi￿ stateTMts of Homerstart E4s¢ SUW￿ (the ¢hwityl for th¢
yearended 31st Mar¢h 2ff23.
Res￿￿$]bIlitIts ba$ls ofr¢port
As the Trustees of the charity (and al￿ its dtrectots for the of company law) you are reS￿)nsible for the
preparation of th¢ finan¢iai stst¢m•Jts in a¢¢ordanc¢ with the requtrtments ofthe Compani¢s Ad 20061th¢ 2006 Act).
Ha￿ng Satisfied myself that the financial statettThts of the clMTity are not required to bc audited under Part 16 of tht
2006 A¢t and are eligible for indetKndent ￿arnina1]ts￿, I rewkrt in rtspect of my examination of the charity's fin8n¢ial
st&tements ¢8tried out under s¢¢tion 145 of the Clwities Ac12011 {the2011 A¢t). In c2rrytn8 Out my examination I have
followed all the aN)licable D1￿ctIOnS given by the Charity Commission under stttÉon 145{5) {b) of the 2011 ACL
Ind¢p¢Ddent ex••l#eV$ st*tement
I haveeompleted my examinthon. I confinnthatno mattersbavcLxyme tomy attentionin￿nn¢¢tioll￿iththe examinatioo
giving me cause to FKlieve that any [naleri￿ r¢s￿L
ac¢ountitLg records Trvere not kept in respectof the CoMp￿Y &$ wuired by seclion 386 of the 20(NS Aci or
the finan¢ia] statements do no¢ a¢¢o]d with Il*)se rttoyds,. or
the fJn8Thci21 stklwnenrs do not clxnply with the accwth8 requiremertts of section 396 ofthe 21￿6 Act (rther
than any requirement thatthe accounts give alruc and fairviewwhi¢h is not a rnatier ¢oJJsidertl as p3rt of an
independellt examination. or
the financial 5tateTnents have not iyet) prep￿ed in accordance with the metho¢ts and principle5 of the Statemertt
of Recommended Practice for accounting and rep)rting by chaTitie5 applicable to ¢haTiti¢S preparing their
accounts in ac￿rdanCe with the Finan¢ial l<ep)rttng Stsndfftrd aEvli¢•ble in the UK and Republic of Ircland
(FRS 102).
I have no concerns and have Come xn)S5 TKJ IAhcr maitCf5 in connection with the examination to wthich attention should
be drawn in thi5 reFth in ordcr to enable a rmper understsndiT)g of the to be trache(L
Philip WOOdga￿ FCCA
Woodgate Accounting SeTrices Limiied
Chartered Certified Atcountants
Unit 43, Newhaven Enterprise Centre
Newhaven
East Sussex
BN9 9BA
Date- 18 July 2￿23

TART EAST SUSSEX
STATEMENf OF FINANCIAL ACllVITILS
INCORPORATINC Al¥1 INCOME AND EXPENDtTURE ACCOU
FOR THE YEAR ENDED3IST MARCH 2023
2023
2022
Unvutri¢lul ReAri¢ted Totsl funds Tot41 thnds
funiL5
INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM
Donations and legacies
103.856
Is7.￿1
291,657
176.138
Other tradin8 %tiviti¢s
Investment income
Tot•i
104240
187.801
292,041
176.166
EXPENDITURE ON
charl￿ble Acuvities
192.849
275.889
161,312
Totsi
83,040
192.849
275.889
161.312
F4ET INCOMEI(EXPENDITURE)
212(X>
{5.IH8)
16.152
14.854
Trartsf¢rs between funds
15
(S.5(￿)
8,5(
NET MOVEMENT IN FUNDS
12.694
3.458
16.152
14,854
RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS
Total fvnds broryght forvAnl
82J14
82J14
67,4(Al
TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD
The statement oifmanctal adivities in¢lud¢s all the 8ains and lo￿ reco8nised in the year.
All ino)me and ¢xpendiiure tsive from eontanuing activities.
The statement of financial aLaavilies also ¢0m￿leS wtth the requirements for an inty)m¢ and ¢X￿dIt￿re aC￿)U[rt und#r
the Companies Act 2006.

HOMVSTART EAST SUSSEX
GISTERED NUMBEIL. OS368531
BALANCE SHEET 31ST MARCH 21123
2023
2022
UnT￿trI￿a R¢stri¢t¢d Totsl fun(L8 Tots] funds
FIXED ASSETS
Tangible ￿Sets
12
534
534
712
CURRENT ASSETS
Debtor5
13
1057
ioi
2.057
17
103.626
3.458
107.084
171864
CREDITORS
Amounts faJlin8 due within one ye8r
14
(9.152)
(9,152)
{91262)
NET CURRENT A&8ETS
TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT
LIABILITIES
95.(N)8
3.458
98,466
82,314
NET ASSETS
95,(X)8
98.466
82,314
FVLYDS
Unrestricted fvnds
Restricted fi￿(L$
16
95.008
82,314
TOTAL FUNDS
98,466
82.314

HOME-START EAST SU&SEX
GISTERED NUMBEK. i)SJ68531
BALANCE SHEET- CONTINUED
AT 31ST MARCH 21123
The eomrAny is entitled to eJeiWion from audit under Se£tion 477 of the Comwkies Ad 2006 for the year ended
31st March 2023.
Th¢ membern havc not TeqUI￿d the cornpany to obtsin an audit of its financial statements for the year ended
31st March 2023 in accordance with Section 476 of the Compgnies A¢t2(K)6.
The trLLStees acknowledge their ￿SpOnSibl]ItieS for
(a)
ensuring thai the ¢haritsble Compwy keeps &X￿￿tIng rttoTds that o)mply with Sections 386 of the Companies
Act 2(K>6 aajd
preparing financial 5tatemeDts which give atruc aDd fair view of the state of affair5 ofthe clwitable compw as
at th¢ end of financiJ year and of its 5urplu5 or deficit for eath fin￿¢[al yw in a¢wrd8nce Thith the
requirements of Secti¢)ns 394 and 395 and which othetivise Comply with the requirements of the Companie5 Act
2006 relating kn financial statemenL% so far as aF0ItL￿Ie to the charitable compwjy.
(b)
These financial Stat¢M¢t￿ hav¢ t*¢n tryar•4 in ¥wdan¢¢ with th¢spxiaE ￿￿o¥1$10n$ atplicable to companies subject
to the smajl company"s regim¢.
The financia] statements were approved lry the knrd 0fTr￿*￿S on 18 July 2023 and were $i￿d on its bebalf by..
Jayne Rice•Oxley-Chair of T
Mark
- Actin
Compony registstion numb¢r05368531

HOME-START EAST SUSSEX
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEME
FORT
E YEAR ENDED JIST MARCH 2
AccouNfiNG POLICIES
The finan¢iai statemertts have betn trywed in accordance wth the charity"5 MemtsTandum and ATti¢l¢s of
Association. the Companies Act 2￿6 and"Acc(Mmting and RepTrrtin8 by aJ8Tities.' Statemcnt of Recommended
PtaGtice applÉcable to ¢hariti&s prewing their a¢counts in aecordance with the Finats¢ia] Reportit)g Standard
applicable in the UK ond Republic of irelwkd {FK8 102) (effeiaive l January 2019)". The charity is & Public
Bcnefit Entity &8 der￿ed by FRS 102.
The charity h&% tsken advantage of the Erovisioos in the SORP for chariti&8 applyirtg FRS 102 UpxJat£ Bulletin I
not to wep3re a Statement of C&th Flows.
The financial stalementsarepffp￿jti st¢rltn8which i3thefi￿xaIona] culrency ofth¢¢harity. Monetsry ￿OUnts
in th¢s¢ flnancial statements are rounded to the nearest £.
Thc fmanciai statements have been th¢ historical cost convcntion. The princi￿] accounting
policies adooed are set out FKIOW.
Goyng ¢ottt¢rn
Due to additional SUFWrt fll>rn fundcr4 and governmentwistance following theoutbjyak of COVID-
19 the trustees atthe ttme of 8ppmirt8the finaneiat statemtnts have a reasonable expeciation that the charity bas
ad¢quate r¢stsur¢es to ¢ontinue in Owdtional existeDce for the forese¢Able firture. Thu4 the trustees ¢ontittu¢ to
adopt the 80in8 concern FAsi5 of accoLUrting in pr¢partng the financial statements.
Ineome
All in(y)me is recognised in the Ststement ofFinan¢ia] Attivilies once the charity has enttuement to th¢ fLmd& it
1$ probable that the income wÉll be re¢eive(L and the amount e4n be mwured reliably.
Donations are accounted for as they are re£eived by the charity. DO1￿10n$ received ITr the year that relate to
spe¢ific purrA)ses have been included in restritod fund8.
Grants arc re4))gtLised OT) •) WIEal's aCco￿ted for in ￿]￿lon to th¢ perK>d to which they ￿lat¢. Where
grants ar¢ rerxiv¢d during the ycar under wiew Fwi relate lo a later perirf the WTK>Unt is deferred.
Investment income is ￿¢0￿111¢d foron a receivablc knis.
All othtt in¢om¢ is ar￿Unted foron a re¢eivabl¢ t4si&
EXpendi￿rt
Expendittur is a¢¢ounbJ for on an a(tn]als basis and h&$ been classified utsder headtngs that aggregate all Cost
related to the eate80ry. Where (x)*s t2nThot k dircdjy attributcd to ￿ti¢￿arheadIng4 they have been allocated
Éo activities on & basis CQIJSiStent with the use of resourtts.
Charitable ¢xpenditure those costs anw￿ed by the charity in the d¢livery of its activities and S¢Tvices
for its I￿eric1aries. It includes ¢osts that ¢￿Tr k aJloca*d diTe¢dy to ￿ch xtivttie5 8md those ¢05ts of an
indirect nature nec<55ary ￿ supwrt them.
Covemw)¢e ¢osts included as part ofthe clwitablc expcnd]tU￿ Tn¢lude eosts of the FryaEatioD at)d ex8mination
ofthe statutt)ry xcount% the (y)*s of trusttt"s mediw and the o)stof any Sega] advice to Dvstees On govern9￿ce
or constitution￿ rnatter&
Tangible r￿ed wets
Dwtciatton is p￿Ided atthe following annual Tat&s to writ off eath 8wt over its ¢stimate4 use￿1 life.
Computcr equipment
. 25% rethKitJg Wan¢¢

HOME-START EA
T SUSSEX
NOTES TO THE FINAN
IAL
TATEMEpfrs-
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH 21n3
INUED
ACCOUNTING POLICIES- ttsntlllwtd
Critiul *tcowitiTrg estim*tu jndgtments
In the application ofthc ch8rity""s accounting rM)licie4thetrustees are required to make judgement& estimates and
a&8umptions atr￿1t the carying amount of &5*ts and liabilities th* are t)ot raily spparent from other sourcw..
The tstitnts and awiated a85umptiODS are ba*d on bi&orical extxrience 8Dd other factors th￿ are considered
to be TrlevanL ALknal r￿Ults rnay diffcr from these cstimatc&
The eStiM￿C$ and w)d¢rfying aswions are revtewed on an ongoing b85is. RevisioDS to accounting e5timatr5
are r￿1￿ in the period in which the estitnats is revised ￿￿ere the revtsion affects only that petirt or Én the
period of the revision and fiJbJre Periods wh￿r the ￿lS1on aifects EA)th curtenl and futur¢ p¢riod5.
Fund *teountkng
Unrestriatsl fimds 8]tavailable foruse atthedisttdmofthe ttwtres in furtherantt of th¢ir¢haritableobjective5.
Restricted ￿1)dS are subject to spe£ific ¢¥)nditions by the donors as to how may Ix used. The pur]x)ses and
uses of the restric*d fimds se4 oui in the rM)trs to the finan¢iai Stat￿ents.
Endomrnent fim¢ls are subject to STKcific condition5 by ¢knM)r5 that the capits] rnust be maintsin¢d by the charity.
DONATIONS AND LEGACIES
2ff23
2022
nations
Grants
21.138
270.519
176.138
291657
176 138
(Iraftts receive￿ included in the aL¥>ve: are as follow5..
2023
2022
Small Grants and Award8
Allen Lane Found*Kon
DCMSIPears
Ernest K]einwort Ch8rithble Found*ion
Edward Goslin8
Garfield Weston
Flenry Smith Claarity
Carin8 for Families
Lewes District Council
Lloyds Bank FoundatÉon
Masoni¢ Charitsble Fund
National Lottery Awards for All
National Lotttry Community Fund
Nationwide Community
Natwest Cir¢le Fund
People's Postcode Trust
Sussex Community Foundatio
Sussex Police and Crime Commi&sion¢r
The Kelly Family
Wealden Distrsct Council
1.568
5.132
1.000
1,000
7,500
42.1(Kl
3,996
419(KJ
8228
27250
5,000
4,844
35.0(K)
25,0(Ml
5,000
25.￿0
2,500
20.(X)O
15.0(K)
89.573
45,066
9.000
270.519
176.138

HOME-
RT EAST SU&SEX
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEME
OR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH 2023
- CONTINUED
OTHER TIIADING AcllvTfiES
2023
2022
Fundrai5in8 events
Tradin8 Income
IP4VESTMENT INCOME
2023
2022
28
CHARrrABLE ACTIVITIFS COSTS
Direct Costs Supwbrt C05t8
{See note 6) {See note 7)
Tot8Js
Personnel cost5
Dirett 5wvice co#
O¢cupan¢y costs
Adminisff81ion costs
Cotporate eosts
D¢pT¢ciation
Governance costs
232.568
18.352
1,944
12.976
4.860
232.568
18,352
12.976
4,860
179
5.010
179
5.010
275 889

HOME-START EAST SUSSEX
NOTES TO
AN
FOR THE Y£AR ENDE
TEM
- CONTINUED
DIRECT COSTS OF CHARITABLE ACTIVJTIES
2023
2022
stsff costs
contr￿torS
232,569
128,410
2.564
2,289
1,019
1,944
1244
Insurance
Light and heat
Telephone
P05ta8e and stationery
Sundries
Volunteer's expenses
TTainin8, roojn hire and expenses
Repairs, maintenance, and clcanin8
Ff services
Staff travel and courses
Hvme-start UK fee
Publicity and marketing
Profc55ional fcc5
Chrisimas ¢v¢nt
DBS costs
Assets exp¢n5ed
Lietnce costs
2,452
1.295
842
179
2,570
1,548
728
735
45
1.033
4,857
6,470
4.860
240
6.427
1,604
4,479
2.612
3,609
413
398
1,761
2J92
5,631
2.628
270 700
159 753
SUPPORT COSTS
Finance
Depreciation
Governance
Totsls
Computer equipmcnt
Governance costs
179
179
154
4.856
154
179
Acerf)untsncy include £126012022- £12￿)} in rc5pect of the independent examination of these financial
statements and £3,59612022- £nil) in respect of other accountancy setvices.
Support wsts. in¢luded in the above, are as follows..
2023
2022
Goveman¢e Governance
Cosis
Costs
Bank Ch8￿
154
122

HOME-START EAST
SSEX
NOTES TO THE FINANCEAL STATEMEP4TS-
FOR THE YEAR ENDED
1ST IKAR
H202
TfiNUED
SUPPORT COSTS touthiued
Dtpreciatlon
2023
Computer
Equipment
2022
Computer
Equipment
Depreciation of tongible fjxed awts
179
237
Covern911ce tO8ts
2023
Governance
Costs
2022
Governan¢e
Costs
Accountancy fe¢s
Legal and professional fees
Board expells¢s
4.856
1,200
1.200
NET INCOMEIIEXPENDITURE)
Net incomellexpenditurel is stated after chargingl(crediiingl'.
2023
2022
Depr¢¢iation- owned Assets
Other operating lews
179
237
TRUSTEES, REMUNERATION AND BENEFITS
There wtre no trustees, remuneration or oth¢r benefits for the year ended 3 1st M￿h 2023 nor for the year ended
31st Mgrch 2022.
DuTingthe year. no (2(r22- non¢) trustees rec¢iv¢d reimbursemelltoftravel and other related expenses arnounting
to £nil (2023 - £nil). Atth¢ Balanc¢ Sheet date, amount of £nil {2(122- £nil) w&5 owed to trustees in respect of
these expenses.

HOME4TART EAST SUSSEX
NOTES TO
¥J
CIAL STATEMENTS- cof4TINUED
FOR THE YEAR ENDED
1ST MAR
STAFF COSTS
2023
2(122
Wages and ￿ari¢s
128410
128410
The avernge monthly numberof anph)yees during the ye4rwas as foll
2023
10
2022
Total
No employ¢¢s t￿t]ved ¢￿￿l￿nents ID exc￿ of £fAI.(KK).
ii.
COMPARATIVLS FOR THE STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL AcfIviTIES
Utyestrictel Restricted Total fjJnd5
funLts
funth
INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM
Do1￿10ftS and legacies
70,732
105.406
176,138
Other tradin8 actiVTties
InTre5tment income
28
28
Total
70.7
105.406
176,166
EXPEIYDITURE ON
Charitabk aet¥vtties
Personnel costs
Direet servÈce costs
OccupatKy Costs
Depreciatio
Adtnitlistration Costs
Corporate costs
Governance costs
30324
787
98,086
2.855
619
128.410
3,642
3,583
237
21,506
2,612
322
237
8.999
2.385
lJ13
11507
227
Totsl
47,¢MY)
114.303
161,312
NET INCOME
23,751
{8.897)
14.854
Tr*•sftr betweett f￿￿8
(2,(164)
Net movement in fvnd5
21.687
(6.833)
14,854
RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS
Tot*1 f•ttrts br¥Jugbt forw*rd
60.627
67.460
TOTAL FiJNDS CARRIED FORWARD
82
82J14

HOME4TART EAST Su￿Ex
NOTES TO THE FINANCIA
STATEMEN
ONTIIYU
12.
TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS
Computer
equipmcnt
cosr
At 1st April 2022
Additions
2232
At 31st March 2023
2232
DEPRECIA TJON
At Is¢ April 2W22
ChaTge for year
1,520
178
At 31st March 2023
NET BOOK VALUE
At 31st March 2023
534
At 31st bAarch 2022
712
13.
DEBTORS: AMOUNTS FAIJJNC DUE ￿THIN ONE YEAR
2023
2022
Trade debtors
Other debtors
Pre￿yrnents and Ac¢nryl income
2.057
14.
cRED￿ORS. AMOUNTS FALLING DUE IvrniiN ONE YEAR
2023
2022
Trade creditors
Social security and othertsxe5
A¢¢rua]s and deferred income
A¢¢rned expe
Other creditor5
685
5.150
2,406
2,656
8S,000
1,200
1260
1057
9.152
91

HO￿sTART EAST SU&SEX
TES TO THE Fif4ANCIAL STATEMENTS- co￿￿[￿uED
THE YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH 21123
15.
MOVEMEiYT IN FUNDS
Net MOV￿￿1
Trwfers
in fimds bets¥een fi]nds
At 114122
At 31n123
Uthre5tri¢ttyJ foDds
General fund
Designated fund- Contin8ency reserve
11014
212(Xl
(32:Q55}
459
82J14
212IM)
(8J06)
95.008
Restrlrt¢d fllnds
DCMSIP&3rs
Ern¢5t ￿e]nWOrt Charitable Fourthtion
Lewes District Council
Naiional Lottery Community Fw
Nationwid¢ Community Fund
Nat West Circle Fund
Su5scx Community FouTtdatioD
Sussex Police and Crime Commtwner
(1.363)
(4.IX)7)
87
114
(1.142)
3,458
17k3)
(1.482)
lJ63
4,007
187)
(114)
,142
3.458
713
1,482
(5.048)
8506
3.458
TOTAL FUNDS
82
98.466
N¢t moVeM￿t in futML% included in the 81xsve &Te as follows..
ltt¢onxll
ResouTtcs Movernerrt in
fijnds
Uttrestrkted
General fund
Designated fund- Contin8cncy reserve
104240
(83,040)
21.21X>
83.040
Rwtrl¢t¢d
DCMSTreatS
Ernest KleiTJWOrt Charitsblc Foundation
Lewes thstriet Council
National Lottery Communiry Fund
Nationwide Commwiily Fund
Nat West C1￿[e Fund
Sussex Community F(Nm
Sussex Polic¢ and Crime CoTtllni&sioner
(6.363)
{9.007)
18.141)
(34,886)
(26,142)
(1.542)
(15,713)
{1,3631
(4,0071
87
114
11.142)
3,458
(713)
8228
35,IMM)
15.IKM)
89.573
192 849
Tot*1 fuDds
275 889
Contin8ent liability for ¢losure- an aaThwnt of £94549 (2022: £71,(MKII has becn t*rt￿ foJTr¥ard to be
de$i8nated for the purFKkse of cov¢rin8 8115tatytory atrj lega] obligations should the rharsty have cea8ed
or*rations.

HOME-START EAsr
USSEX
NOTES TO THE FINAN
L STATEMEN
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH 2023
TIN
MOVEMENT IN FUNDS.
CoM￿￿ti¥￿ for )llovem¢Dt ID funds
Net movement
Tt8nsfe¥s
in fi￿dS betwttn fim¢ls
Ai 114121
At 31rJ122
Uttrestritled ￿n￿l
General fund
26,627
23,751
(39,064)
11.314
23.751
(2.064)
81314
Restricted
Sussex Community F￿1
Sussex Polic¢ and Crime Commi&siorKr
6.833
(&833}
(IIKA)
2.064
6.833
(8.897)
TOTAL FUNDS
67.46)
Comparative net movement ID fun￿ included in the above are &8 follows..
Ineoming
Resources Movenwnt in
resowtes expended
funds
Uthres*ridtd
Generaj fi]nd
Desi8nated fi]nd- ContiD8eDCy r&4erve
70.7&)
{47.￿9)
23,751
Restricted fund5
Caring for Familie5
National Lottery Award$ for All
Nationwd¢ com[nu￿lty F￿d
Natwest Circle Fund
People's Postc(Mle Lottery
Suwx ComrJ]uniLy Fottndation
Sussex Poli¢¢ and Crim¢ Cornmi&sioner
The Kelly Family
{3:996)
(4.844)
(25,IK)O)
12,500)
(20:IX)O)
{6,833)
(47,130)
14,000)
25.
2,5(X)
16.8331
12.064)
45,
105.406
(114J03)
18.897)
TOTALFUNDS
161
12

HOME￿TART EAST SUSSEX
THE FINANCIAL STATEMEIYTS-
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH 2023
i&
PEI¥SION COMMITMEI¥TS
Th¢ charitabk cornpalhy coDtrRIMrt&s to employe￿. defmcd contribution rmlsion schemes. The pension cost
¢harg¢ for the yearrepr&%ents ￿￿tributIOnS ￿#b]e by the LxrnfAny to the scheme5 and amounted to £1 1.900
(2022- £3.795).
17. OTHER FINANCIAL COMMrfMEpirs
stM)uld the ¢harity have ceased 0￿￿4¢)￿$ as at 31 March 2023. thr trustecs e5tiTnate that eX￿￿￿ture totalliEJg
£94.549 (2021- £71,0(X)) would have to be mth out of fi]niLs existing at that date to eD5UTe that a]1 statsjtory and
legal obligatiotts relating to staff and proFW unts the cbatity'5 control are 5*isfied in full.
RKLATED PARTY DISCLOSURES
During the year. donatio￿5 werE r&eived from attK)unting to £145 (2022- £282). TnJstee5' expenses are
detailed in note 9.
R¢mun¢ration paid to key M￿￿￿ent tws)nn¢l duri￿ the yw (indudin8 national insnnce and r*nsion c05ts1
amO￿t￿ to £44,843 (2022- £41.945).
19.
The charity is a wivat¢ limit￿￿ by guarantee a￿1 &)nswtJy Dot have Share CaPTtat. Each of the
members ts liable ￿ contribute arl amount not exettding El towar(Ls the a&*ts of the charity in the event of
liquidation.