**COMPANY REGISTRATION NUMBER: 05468592 CHARITY REGISTRATION NUMBER: 1110632** ## **Home-Start Cotswolds Ltd. Company Limited by Guarantee Financial Statements 31 March 2023** ## **McGILLS** Chartered Accountants Oakley House Tetbury Road Cirencester Gloucestershire GL7 1US ## **Home-Start Cotswolds Ltd.** ## **Company Limited by Guarantee** ## **Financial Statements** ## **Year ended 31 March 2023** ||**Page**| |---|---| |Trustees' annual report (incorporating the director's report)|**1**| |Independent examiner's report to the trustees|**3**| |Statement of financial activities (including income and|| |expenditure account)|**4**| |Statement of financial position|**5**| |Notes to the financial statements|**6**| ## **Home-Start Cotswolds Ltd.** ## **Company Limited by Guarantee** ## **Trustees' Annual Report (Incorporating the Director's Report)** ## **Year ended 31 March 2023** The trustees, who are also the directors for the purposes of company law, present their report and the unaudited financial statements of the charity for the year ended 31 March 2023. ## **Reference and administrative details** |**Registered charity name**|Home-Start Cotswolds Ltd.|| |---|---|---| |**Charity registration number**|1110632|| |**Company registration number**|05468592|| |**Principal office and registered**|203 Alexander Drive|| |**office**|Cirencester|| ||Gloucestershire|| ||GL7 1UH|| |**The trustees**||| ||Mr A R Jones|| ||Ms E C Baker|| ||Ms C N Ford|| ||Mr S D Kaufmann|| ||Mrs H C Morris|(Resigned 16 May 2022)| ||Mrs C M Partridge|| ||Mr D A J Pointet|| ||Mr R G L Waller|| ||Mrs C Hall|| ||Mr M F Hellens|| |**Independent examiner**|McGills|| ||Oakley House|| ||Tetbury Road|| ||Cirencester|| ||Gloucestershire|| ||GL7 1US|| ## **Structure, governance and management** The details of the structure and organisation are included in the accompanying Annual Report. ## **Objectives and activities** Please see the Annual Report for the full objectives and activities of the charity. ## **Achievements and performance** Please see the Annual Report for the achievements and performance for the year ended 31st March 2023. **- 1 -** Home-start Cotswolds Ltd. Company Limited by Guardntee Trustees. Annual Report (Incorporating the Directorfs Report) (rt*1th￿lYj Yearended 31 Mar¢h 2023 Financial review The awounts show a deficrt of £4,694 compared to a surFlus c( £27.948 In 2￿￿2. More detsiL% of tht financial rrt)sits"oTr ofthÈ Charity ffj gven in the Annua Rew)rL Small company provisions This report has r*e￿red in accx)rdance ¥Mth the apFlicat4e to ￿mpanIeS enb.ved to the small com￿nieS exempb'on. The trustees, annu& re￿rt wa5 approved on ..... ......... . .. .. ...... and signed on tehalf of the trK)ard of trustees Ly MrARJon Trustaè Mr S D Kaufmann TThstee **Home-Start Cotswolds Ltd.** ## **Company Limited by Guarantee** ## **Independent Examiner's Report to the Trustees of Home-Start Cotswolds Ltd.** ## **Year ended 31 March 2023** I report to the trustees on my examination of the financial statements of Home-Start Cotswolds Ltd. ('the charity') for the year ended 31 March 2023. ## **Responsibilities and basis of report** As the trustees of the company (and also its directors for the purposes of company law) you are responsible for the preparation of the financial statements in accordance with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 ('the 2006 Act’). Having satisfied myself that the accounts of the company are not required to be audited under Part 16 of the 2006 Act and are eligible for independent examination, I report in respect of my examination of the charity’s accounts as carried out under section 145 of the Charities Act 2011 (‘the 2011 Act’). In carrying out my examination I have followed the Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the 2011 Act. ## **Independent examiner's statement** I have completed my examination. I confirm that no matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe: 1. accounting records were not kept in respect of the charity as required by section 386 of the 2006 Act; or 2. the financial statements do not accord with those records; or 3. the financial statements do not comply with the accounting requirements of section 396 of the 2006 Act other than any requirement that the accounts give a ‘true and fair' view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination; or 4. the financial statements have not been prepared in accordance with the methods and principles of the Statement of Recommended Practice for accounting and reporting by charities applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102). I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. McGills Independent Examiner Oakley House Tetbury Road Cirencester Gloucestershire GL7 1US **- 3 -** ## **Home-Start Cotswolds Ltd.** ## **Company Limited by Guarantee** ## **Statement of Financial Activities (including income and expenditure account)** ## **Year ended 31 March 2023** |||**2023**|**2023**|2022| |---|---|---|---|---| |||Unrestricted||| |||funds|**Total funds**|Total funds| ||**Note**|**£**|**£**|£| |**Income and endowments**||||| |Donations and legacies|**5**|121,142|121,142|138,552| |Investment income|**6**|375|375|6| |||--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |**Total income**||121,517|121,517|138,558| |||================================|================================|================================| |**Expenditure**||||| |Expenditure on charitable activities|**7,8**|116,415|116,415|100,669| |Other expenditure|**9**|9,796|9,796|9,941| |||--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |**Total expenditure**||126,211|126,211|110,610| |||================================|================================|================================| |||--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |**Net (expenditure)/income and net movement in funds**||(4,694)|(4,694)|27,948| |||================================|================================|================================| |**Reconciliation of funds**||||| |Total funds brought forward||101,610|101,610|73,662| |||--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |**Total funds carried forward**||96,916|96,916|101,610| |||================================|================================|================================| The statement of financial activities includes all gains and losses recognised in the year. All income and expenditure derive from continuing activities. **The notes on pages 6 to 12 form part of these financial statements.** **- 4 -** Homestart Cotswolds Ltd. Company Limited by Guarantee Statement of Financial Position 31 March 2023 2023 Flxed assets Tangt4e fixed assets 14 703 754 Current assets Debto Cash at bank and In hand 15 97.681 104.421 105.147 Cr￿l￿ors. am¢yJnts falling duewithin swr Net current a55¢ts 16 4.291 100,856 9S,213 Total assets less current liabilitits .916 1D1,610 101.610 Net assets .916 Funds of the charty Unrestricted .916 ,916 101,610 101.610 Total ¢harity fund5 18 For the year ending 31 Mafdt 2023 the dtarty was enbOe¢J to exemF￿On from auitht un¢*r $ec*on 477 of the Companies 2(M)6 rdatsng to small companies. 're¢*ors' re5wnsTtilitJ'es'. The mernter3 havè reqLir&J the company lo ot*ain ￿ au¢Jt of its fjnancial statements for the year in wesb.on in acWr¢*￿è sathon 476,. The dire¢tors ar*￿￿￿e&Je th&r resN)n$tM"lsb"es for ¢omOwng the requirements of the Ad th resFe¢t to arxounbng wecorth and the weparalon of financkal ststements These finanual 8tstements have been we￿red in accordance th the FYovi&iorB aFFli¢aLl¢ to companies sut4ert to the small companies. regme. Thése financial staternènts wre aFwwed ty the ixArd rrt tr￿le8S and aulhN*ed for issue on . and are on of the Lwmid try.. ia MfAR Trustee on Mr S D Kaulmann Trustee **Home-Start Cotswolds Ltd.** ## **Company Limited by Guarantee** ## **Notes to the Financial Statements** ## **Year ended 31 March 2023** ## **1. General information** The charity is a public benefit entity and a private company limited by guarantee, registered in England and Wales and a registered charity in England and Wales. The address of the registered office is 203 Alexander Drive, Cirencester, Gloucestershire, GL7 1UH. ## **2. Statement of compliance** These financial statements have been prepared in compliance with FRS 102, 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and the Republic of Ireland', the Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (Charities SORP (FRS 102)) and the Companies Act 2006. ## **3. Accounting policies** ## **Basis of preparation** The financial statements have been prepared on the historical cost basis, as modified by the revaluation of certain financial assets and liabilities and investment properties measured at fair value through income or expenditure. The financial statements are prepared in sterling, which is the functional currency of the entity. ## **Going concern** There are no material uncertainties about the charity's ability to continue. ## **Judgements and key sources of estimation uncertainty** The preparation of the financial statements requires management to make judgements, estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported. These estimates and judgements are continually reviewed and are based on experience and other factors, including expectations of future events that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances. ## **Fund accounting** Unrestricted funds are available for use at the discretion of the trustees to further any of the charity's purposes. Designated funds are unrestricted funds earmarked by the trustees for particular future project or commitment. Restricted funds are subjected to restrictions on their expenditure declared by the donor or through the terms of an appeal, and fall into one of two sub-classes: restricted income funds or endowment funds. **- 6 -** **Home-Start Cotswolds Ltd.** ## **Company Limited by Guarantee** ## **Notes to the Financial Statements** _**(continued)**_ ## **Year ended 31 March 2023** ## **3. Accounting policies** _**(continued)**_ ## **Incoming resources** All incoming resources are included in the statement of financial activities when entitlement has passed to the charity; it is probable that the economic benefits associated with the transaction will flow to the charity and the amount can be reliably measured. The following specific policies are applied to particular categories of income: - income from donations or grants is recognised when there is evidence of entitlement to the gift, receipt is probable and its amount can be measured reliably. - legacy income is recognised when receipt is probable and entitlement is established. - income from donated goods is measured at the fair value of the goods unless this is impractical to measure reliably, in which case the value is derived from the cost to the donor or the estimated resale value. Donated facilities and services are recognised in the accounts when received if the value can be reliably measured. No amounts are included for the contribution of general volunteers. - income from contracts for the supply of services is recognised with the delivery of the contracted service. This is classified as unrestricted funds unless there is a contractual requirement for it to be spent on a particular purpose and returned if unspent, in which case it may be regarded as restricted. ## **Resources expended** Expenditure is recognised on an accruals basis as a liability is incurred. Expenditure includes any VAT which cannot be fully recovered, and is classified under headings of the statement of financial activities to which it relates: - expenditure on raising funds includes the costs of all fundraising activities, events, non-charitable trading activities, and the sale of donated goods. - expenditure on charitable activities includes all costs incurred by a charity in undertaking activities that further its charitable aims for the benefit of its beneficiaries, including those support costs and costs relating to the governance of the charity apportioned to charitable activities. - other expenditure includes all expenditure that is neither related to raising funds for the charity nor part of its expenditure on charitable activities. All costs are allocated to expenditure categories reflecting the use of the resource. Direct costs attributable to a single activity are allocated directly to that activity. Shared costs are apportioned between the activities they contribute to on a reasonable, justifiable and consistent basis. ## **Tangible assets** Tangible assets are initially recorded at cost, and subsequently stated at cost less any accumulated depreciation and impairment losses. Any tangible assets carried at revalued amounts are recorded at the fair value at the date of revaluation less any subsequent accumulated depreciation and subsequent accumulated impairment losses. **- 7 -** **Home-Start Cotswolds Ltd.** ## **Company Limited by Guarantee** ## **Notes to the Financial Statements** _**(continued)**_ ## **Year ended 31 March 2023** ## **3. Accounting policies** _**(continued)**_ ## **Tangible assets** _**(continued)**_ An increase in the carrying amount of an asset as a result of a revaluation, is recognised in other recognised gains and losses, unless it reverses a charge for impairment that has previously been recognised as expenditure within the statement of financial activities. A decrease in the carrying amount of an asset as a result of revaluation, is recognised in other recognised gains and losses, except to which it offsets any previous revaluation gain, in which case the loss is shown within other recognised gains and losses on the statement of financial activities. ## **Depreciation** Depreciation is calculated so as to write off the cost or valuation of an asset, less its residual value, over the useful economic life of that asset as follows: |Plant and machinery|-|33% reducing balance| |---|---|---| |Equipment|-|25% straight line| ## **Impairment of fixed assets** A review for indicators of impairment is carried out at each reporting date, with the recoverable amount being estimated where such indicators exist. Where the carrying value exceeds the recoverable amount, the asset is impaired accordingly. Prior impairments are also reviewed for possible reversal at each reporting date. For the purposes of impairment testing, when it is not possible to estimate the recoverable amount of an individual asset, an estimate is made of the recoverable amount of the cash-generating unit to which the asset belongs. The cash-generating unit is the smallest identifiable group of assets that includes the asset and generates cash inflows that largely independent of the cash inflows from other assets or groups of assets. For impairment testing of goodwill, the goodwill acquired in a business combination is, from the acquisition date, allocated to each of the cash-generating units that are expected to benefit from the synergies of the combination, irrespective of whether other assets or liabilities of the charity are assigned to those units. ## **Financial instruments** Financial instruments are classified and accounted for, according to the substance of the contractual arrangement, as either financial assets, financial liabilities or equity instruments. An equity instrument is any contract that evidences a residual interest in the assets of the company after deducting all of its liabilities. ## **Defined contribution plans** Contributions to defined contribution plans are recognised as an expense in the period in which the related service is provided. Prepaid contributions are recognised as an asset to the extent that the prepayment will lead to a reduction in future payments or a cash refund. **- 8 -** ## **Home-Start Cotswolds Ltd.** ## **Company Limited by Guarantee** ## **Notes to the Financial Statements** _**(continued)**_ ## **Year ended 31 March 2023** ## **3. Accounting policies** _**(continued)**_ ## **Defined contribution plans** _**(continued)**_ When contributions are not expected to be settled wholly within 12 months of the end of the reporting date in which the employees render the related service, the liability is measured on a discounted present value basis. The unwinding of the discount is recognised as an expense in the period in which it arises. ## **4. Limited by guarantee** The liability of the members is limited by guarantee. ## **5. Donations and legacies** ||Unrestricted|**Total Funds**|Unrestricted|Total Funds| |---|---|---|---|---| ||Funds|**2023**|Funds|2022| ||£|**£**|£|£| |**Donations**||||| |Trusts and funders|102,801|102,801|118,903|118,903| |Donations|15,223|15,223|15,570|15,570| |Fundraising events|–|–|1,254|1,254| |Gift aid|118|118|75|75| |**Grants**||||| |Other revenue|3,000|3,000|2,750|2,750| ||--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| ||121,142
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================================|138,552
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================================| ## **6. Investment income** ||Unrestricted|**Total Funds**|Unrestricted|Total Funds| |---|---|---|---|---| ||Funds|**2023**|Funds|2022| ||£|**£**|£|£| |Interest income|375|375|6|6| ||==============|==============|==============|==============| |**Expenditure on charitable activities by fund type**||||| ||Unrestricted|**Total Funds**|Unrestricted|Total Funds| ||Funds|**2023**|Funds|2022| ||£|**£**|£|£| |Support costs|116,415
================================|116,415
================================|100,669
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================================| ## **7. Expenditure on charitable activities by fund type** ## **8. Expenditure on charitable activities by activity type** Governance costs |Support|**Total funds**|Total fund| |---|---|---| |costs|**2023**|2022| |£|**£**|£| |108,195|108,195|92,754| |================================|================================|============================| **- 9 -** ## **Home-Start Cotswolds Ltd.** ## **Company Limited by Guarantee** ## **Notes to the Financial Statements** _**(continued)**_ ## **Year ended 31 March 2023** ## **9. Other expenditure** |||Unrestricted|**Total Funds**|Unrestricted|Total Funds| |---|---|---|---|---|---| |||Funds|**2023**|Funds|2022| |||£|**£**|£|£| ||Staff expenses|3,886|3,886|2,761|2,761| ||Volunteer expenses|3,050|3,050|1,601|1,601| ||Home start and other fees|12|12|5,275|5,275| ||Fundraising|48|48|17|17| ||Bank Fees|35|35|–|–| ||Family support|391|391|–|–| ||General expenses|2,374|2,374|287|287| |||-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------| |||9,796|9,796|9,941|9,941| |||=======================|=======================|=======================|=======================| |**10.**|**Net (expenditure)/income**||||| ||Net (expenditure)/income is stated after charging/(crediting):||||| |||||**2023**|2022| |||||**£**|£| ||Depreciation of tangible fixed assets|||589|496| |||||==============|==============| |**11.**|**Independent examination fees**||||| |||||**2023**|2022| |||||**£**|£| ||Fees payable to the independent examiner for:||||| ||Independent examination of the financial statements|||585
==============|500
==============| ## **12. Staff costs** The average head count of employees during the year was 8 (2022: 7). The average number of full-time equivalent employees during the year is analysed as follows: ||**2023**|2022| |---|---|---| ||**No.**|No.| |Number of staff|4|4| ||==============|==============| No employee received employee benefits of more than £60,000 during the year (2022: Nil). ## **13. Trustee remuneration and expenses** No remuneration was received in the year by the trustees. **- 10 -** ## **Home-Start Cotswolds Ltd.** ## **Company Limited by Guarantee** ## **Notes to the Financial Statements** _**(continued)**_ ## **Year ended 31 March 2023** ## **14. Tangible fixed assets** |||Plant and||| |---|---|---|---|---| |||machinery|Equipment|**Total**| |||£|£|**£**| ||**Cost**|||| ||At 1 April 2022|891|1,475|2,366| ||Additions|–|538|538| |||--------------|-----------------------|-----------------------| ||**At 31 March 2023**|891|2,013|2,904| |||==============|=======================|=======================| ||**Depreciation**|||| ||At 1 April 2022|631|981|1,612| ||Charge for the year|86|503|589| |||--------------|-----------------------|-----------------------| ||**At 31 March 2023**|717|1,484|2,201| |||==============|=======================|=======================| ||**Carrying amount**|||| ||**At 31 March 2023**|174|529|703| |||==============|=======================|=======================| ||At 31 March 2022|260|494|754| |||==============|=======================|=======================| |**15.**|**Debtors**|||| ||||**2023**|2022| ||||**£**|£| ||Prepayments and accrued income||–|726| ||Other debtors||1,827|–| ||||-----------------------|--------------| ||||1,827|726| ||||=======================|==============| |**16.**|**Creditors:** **amounts falling due within one year**|||| ||||**2023**|2022| ||||**£**|£| ||Trade creditors||–|367| ||Accruals and deferred income||2,667|2,994| ||Social security and other taxes||–|358| ||Other creditors||628|572| ||||-----------------------|-----------------------| ||||3,295
=======================|4,291
=======================| ## **17. Pensions and other post retirement benefits** ## **Defined contribution plans** The amount recognised in income or expenditure as an expense in relation to defined contribution plans was £3,095 (2022: £2,724). **- 11 -** ## **Home-Start Cotswolds Ltd.** ## **Company Limited by Guarantee** ## **Notes to the Financial Statements** _**(continued)**_ ## **Year ended 31 March 2023** ## **18. Analysis of charitable funds** ## **Unrestricted funds** |**Unrestricted funds**||||| |---|---|---|---|---| |||||**At**| ||At|||**31 March 20**| ||1 April 2022|Income|Expenditure|**23**| ||£|£|£|£| |General funds|101,610|121,517|(126,211)|
96,916| ||================================|================================|================================|============================| |||||At| ||At|||31 March 20| ||1 April 2021|Income|Expenditure|22| ||£|£|£|£| |General funds|73,662|138,558|(110,610)|
101,610| ||============================|================================|================================|================================| |**Analysis of net assets between funds**||||| ||||Unrestricted|**Total Funds**| ||||Funds|**2023**| ||||£|**£**| |Tangible fixed assets|||704|704| |Current assets|||99,507|99,507| |Creditors less than 1 year|||(3,295)|
(3,295)| ||||----------------------------|----------------------------| |**Net assets**|||96,916|96,916| ||||============================|============================| ||||Unrestricted|Total Funds| ||||Funds|2022| ||||£|£| |Tangible fixed assets|||754|754| |Current assets|||105,147|105,147| |Creditors less than 1 year|||(4,291)|
(4,291)| ||||--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |**Net assets**|||101,610|101,610| ||||================================|================================| ## **19. Analysis of net assets between funds** **- 12 -** Annual Report fkME STIRT April 2022-March 2023 Cotswolds Home-start Cotswolds clo Cirencester Baptist Church Chesterton Lane Cirencester Gloucestershire GL7 IYE Company Number: 5468592 Charity Number: 1110632 01285 885391 office@home-start-cotswolds.org.uk www.home-start-cotswolds.org.uk The Queen's Award for Voluntary Service TheMBEforvolunteergroups MESSAGE FROM THE CHAIR 2023 is a big birthday for Home-start, as we celebrate 50 years since the very first scheme was formed in Leicester. It is also 16 years since Home-stsrt began to support families in the Cotswolds, funded by £20,000 from the National Lottery. We've come a long way since then and today ourannual funding requirements are over £145,000. Thi5 year we have continued to see the huge toll that the pandemic and cost of living crisis have taken on families- creating more stress within family life and particularly affecting parents, emotional wellbeing. As a result there has been a steady increase in the need for our work and we feel so thankful for the commitment of all ourvolunteers who are generous with theirtime, energy and compassion supporting families in so many different ways. We've also faced our own challenges in the past year- mai nly in the area of staff recruitment. As an organisation, we recognise the incredible work that our staff do and, duringthe course of the year, we have reviewed our salary structure to reflectthis and to help with future recruitment. Interagency working is so important for an improved service to families. As well as working with local voluntary and community sector organisations, and health providers, we are fortunate to be part of the Home-start network, giving us access to online trai ning, webinars and additional funding opportunities. In September, staff and trustees attended a regional workshop event with 10 other Home-start schemes from the Southwest of England, which was a great opportunity to exchange best practice and ideas. Ofcourse, none of our work would be possible without ourgenerous funders and donors. We are very grateful for the support we continue to receive from The John Armitage Trust, Peter Lang Children's Trust and The National Lottery, as well as the many donations referred to later in this report. Finally we would like to thank Cirencester Baptist Church, who provide us with an office in a great location and superb meeting room facilities for all our training. Steve Kaufmènn with Peter Gri88, Chief Executive ol Home-start UK 66 As o health visitor I hove found Home- Stort Cotswolds to be on involuoble service. This year they have helped my family referrals with mental health, isolation, lack of local family support, lone parenting and a child with complex health and developmental needs." Michelle Clancy? Health Visitor Steve Kaufmann Chair of Trustees OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES Margaret Harrison, the founder of Home-start, was an experienced community work volunteer. She realised that what many families lacked "was another parent who would understand their experience, would listen, care and have fun with them-someone to share and help in a practical, down-to-earth way". With a grant of£l,936pa, the first Home-start was formed and 50 years later, in 2023, Home-start has grown into a network of 182 local charities supporting 38.000 families with 65,000 children in the UK. Home-start also works in 20 countries across the world. At Home-start Cotswolds, we aim to provide e3rlysupportto families across the region, to help give children the best possible start in life. Our qualified staff team and trained volunteers provide weekly home support, postnatal groups and maternal mental health groups, for families with at least one child under five. Working alongside families, we build strong relationships with parents and children, supporting them with issues such as isolation, mental health, disability, play, parenting skills, cooking and healthy eating. Over the past 17 years, we have developed a vibrant and effective Home-start community across the Cotswolds, made up of staff, trustees, volunteers, families and funders. We are members of a consortium ofthree Home-start schemes working across the whole of Gloucestershire. We also belong to a UK network of Home-start charities who all share the same objectives to safeguard, protect and preserve the good health - both mental and physical - of children and their parents. Bec0￿e a Hi a realéi .ri¢4+ Wellbeing Week in Cirencester. June 2022 STRUCTURE AND ORGANISATION MANAGEMENTCOMMIThEE MEMBERS Steve Kaufmann (Chairl, Clare Baker ISafeguardingAdviserl, Tony Jones (Company Secretary), Carla Partridge ITreasurer), Chris Hall, Carolyn Ford, Richard Waller, David Pointet and Mike Hellens (left March 20231. Trustees are unpaid volunteers from a variety of backgrounds, responsible for governance, f inancial and strategic planning. The staff are responsible forthe day-to-dayoperation of the scheme and report to the trustees on a regular basis. The trustees meet bi-monthlywith advisors and they form the Managementcommittee. There are three Sub-committees (Personnel; Finance. Profile and Fundraising) that meet regularly and report back to the full committee. It is Home-start policy that a trustee only serves for a maximum ofthree years before being subject to an election. Carla Partritlge (Trusteel speaking at theAGM 2022 In March, we were sad to say goodbye to Mike Hellens, who has been with us for six years and was a member of our Profile and Fundraising sub-committee. We are currently recruiting for new Trustees with experience of H R, fundraising and IT. STAFF Janice Gibson Senior Coordinator Katharine Campbell, Seniorcoordinator Liz Wilkinson, Coordinator North Cotswolds (replaced Lynn Hurley in Nov 2022) Sophie Holland, Group Coordinator (maternity leave) Emily Boston, Group Coordinator (maternity cover) Danella (Dee) Weir, Office Coordinator Sally Mason, Administrator Karen Roberts, Administrator (replaced Gillian Eames in Oct 20221 All our staff work part-time and their combined hours amount to 3.6 FTE. Staff. trustees and baby Dot saying goodbye to Lynn, our North Cotswold5 Coordinator5ince 2014 ACHIEVEMENTS AND PERFORMANCE 2022-2023 FAMILIES This year Home-start Cotswolds has supported a total of 139 families. We offer a range ofsupport, which includes: Home Visiting: Weekly volunteer visits to families in their homes Baby & Me Postnatal Groups: Eight-week support groups for new Mums and Dads Reconnect Perinatal Mental Health Groups: Ten-week mental health support group for Mums Home Visiting: We supported 66 families, including 139 chi Idren, with home visiting volunteers duringthe year. As many of us know, being a parent has never been easy. it can be lonely, frustrating and overwhelming. Often, our supported families have suffered from life changing events, such as illness, anxiety, relationship breakdown, financial worries or domestic abuse. When a family is referred to Home-start, a volunteer is matched with them and will visit for up to three hou rs each week, building a trusting, supportive relationship. Our volunteers work alongside the families, helping them to overcome the challenges they are facing by offering a listening ear, friendship, encouragementto go out, ideas for play and signpostingto otherorganisations. Referral circumstances for families supported by home visiting 21 Lone parents 13 Families with safeguarding issues 53 Families with support fortheir mental health 19 Families with physical health difficulties or disabilities 12 Families who had experienced domestic abuse 19 Families with significant financial issues 11 Young parents aged under 25 yrs Parent care leavers Throughout the year we are continually referring or signposting families to other 5UPPOrt 5ervice5, such a5.. Food Bank, P3 Isupportwith budgeting & debts), Household Support Fund (financial help with the energy crisis), GDASS Idomestic abuse service) and local playgroups. Our volunteers also help families to access these services and to attend medical appointments. ACHIEVEMENTS AND PERFORMANCE 2022-2023 Group Work This started in June 2021 and ourGroup Coordinatorworked hard to develop new groups in Tetbury, Bourton-in-the-waterand Fairford. In 2022 we reviewed and adjusted our groups, making changes in response to feedback from parents, 50urcing outside 5UPPOrt to deliversome ofthe sessions and building good community relationships in each town where a group is held. We have, however, experienced a few set backs. Firstly we had difficulty recruiting maternity cover for our Group Worker and, as a consequence, we had to put our Tetbury Baby & Me group on hold until September 2023. Secondly, it has taken longerthan expected to build up attendance numbers, although we now havea circulation list of over 40 referrers and numbers are slowly growing. In 2022, a total of 73 families in the Cot5wolds were supported by ourgroups as follows: Reconnect Maternal Mental Health Group 3 Reconnect groups110 weeks each) were held in Bourton-in-the-water with 23 families attending. Baby & Me Postnatal Groups Baby & Me groups18 weeks each) were held in 2022 with 50 families attending over theyear. These were held in Bourton-in-the-waterand Fairford. Dad Matters Gloucestershire Funded by the Tudor Trust, Home-start offers Dad Matters support to Dads across the county, to help them have the best possible relationship with their families. This is provided through groups both online and in person, run by a growingteam ofvolunteer Dad Champions. For more information, please go to: www.dad matters.org.u klgloLJcestershirel MATTERS Gloucestershlre Measuring Family Outcomes It is important that we measure the effectiveness ofthe support we are providingforfamilies. We use CharityLog, a database that asks parents questionsto help them assess how they and their family are coping with different areas of family life. For home visiting, this assessment is completed at the beginning of support and then at each review visit. For group work, the assessment is completed at the end ofthe group (please see page 7 for ouroutcome data.) We also collect anecdotal evidence from parents throughout the year. ACHIEVEMENTS AND PERFORMANCE 2022-2023 Family Outcomes Group Feedback The chart on the left shows outcomes from the groups we held in 2022-23. The scores have been averaged over all the groups for both Baby & Me and Reconnect. Parents were asked to rate how they felt before and after attending groups, usingthe scale: not copingvery well to 5- copingvery well. YOVR WELL8EING PARENTING SKILLS CHILDIRENI'5 WELL8EING FAMILY MANAGEMENT •O•lty¢ 66 It has given me more Informotion ond olso confidence with dealing with my baby." (Mum attending Baby& Me) Home Visiting Feedback The Home visiting dats (left} shows a snapshot of the outcomes ofthree families who finished support in 2022-23. Parents were asked to rate how they felt at Initial, Review and End visits, using the scale: O= not coping very well to 5= copingvery well. YOUR WELLBEING PAJIENTING SKILLS CHILDIRENI's WELLBEING FAMILY MANAGEMENT ehre •AftEr 66 It has allowed us to have some time apart, so I couldrelax and recharye my botteries. I live in the middle of nowhere and hove no fomily or friends neorme. I felt so alone and like my boby wasn't getting ony interoction with the outside world and otherbobies. I felt huge mum guilt. The group made me excited obout the week ahead, looking forward to seeing people and talking to othermums. My baby loved it and I felt thatguilt lift. IV Imum attending Reconnert) Since2021, we have been working with the University of Gloucestershire to produce an evaluation report showingthe impact of our work on families in the county. The analysis took data f rom pre and post intervention assessments with families who were supported by home visiting and groups. The first phase ofthis report was finalised in 2022 and the findings show that Home-start is having a significantly positive impact on family outcomes in all the areas of support we provide. The nextstage of the research will involve a qualitative study- interviewing parents who have accessed our homevisiting services to help us understand parents, experience ofour support. ACHIEVEMENTS AND PERFORMANCE 2022-2023 VOLUNTEERS Simply put, our volunteers are the heart of our service. It is impossible to mention everything they do in a year to help families feel appreciated, heard, valued and supported. Giving a morning or afternoon oftheirtime each week, they provide immense understanding and patience as they listen, reassure, encourage and accompany families through their difficult times. By helping with practical issues such as transport, form filling, cooking, play and outings, they relieve the stress of family life and improve home life for children. At thetime ofwriting, we have 46 trained volunteers. Throughout the yearwe have continued to support them with regular supervision, training and peer support groups. I n 2022-2023 this included three peer support sessions, a Gong Bath session, Christmas lunch and training on Safeguarding, Domestic Abuse in Pregnancy, and Coercive Control. In early 2023, 8 new volunteers were recruited and trained in the North Cotswolds. The 40-hour training course was held overeight weeks. ew volunteers i rainin8 66 I thought the Course was interesting, informative ond very well delivered with knowledgeable course leaders and detailed handouts., (Trainee volunteer) 66 The Mum was new to the area so had no support network and spent most of her day in the house. Heryoungest was in nursery and the olderdaughter was ot school. There was no parent role model for the Mum, who had a turbulent history. I learnt the importance of notjudging the family you are supporting. The Mum felt thotso many agencies were telling her whot to do orcriticising whatshe wos doing, ondshe justneededsomeone who would listen. see irst hond whot she wos octuolly doing ond be there to support her., (Home-start Volunteer) i¥vl in Cots*olu> VViUliLeYI LIII Isiiiid) LUIIIII HOW IS HOME-START COTSWOLDS FUNDED? GRANTS John Armitage Charitable Trust Peter Lang Children's Trust INCOME: £121,517 The National Lottery NHS Gloucestershire CCG (ICB) EXPENDITURE: £126,211 Barnwood Trust Gloucestershire Community Foundation DONATIONS Bridget Plant Cirencester Quakers Groundwork UK (Tesco Tokens) Cotswold Auction Company Savills (Northleach) White Stuff Sir Edward Horsfall Little Farringdon Bonfire Bibury PCC HWM Building Services Hatherop School Lechlade and District Lions Club Thank You! To everyone who has supported us during the year The Trustees acknowledge their responsibility to identify, assess and manage risks and ensure we take action as necessary. We retain reserves at 60% ofannual expenditure. in line with our policy. A copy ofthe audited Annual Accounts for2022-2023 is available on ourwebsite. LOOKING AHEAD TO 2023-2024 Without our volunteers and staff, Home-start Cotswolds would not be the success that it is. But equally, trustees have a vital role to play, which iswhy we continue to search for new trustees tojoin and strengthen ourteam. l am now stepping down as Chair afterfouryears and, as part of our plan to continue developing our Board, l am delighted to announce that Carla Partridge, our current Treasurer, will take over from me and continue to bring her enthusiasm and professionalism to the role. 66 I reachedout to Home-start when I was struggling to get back into things after having my third little one, and having a history of anxiety/low mood. I wos placed with a lovely lody- she wos my friend when I felt like I was alone.. supportive and kind. We did days out together ond she showed me I hod nothing to fear, and that I could cope. She always checked up on me when I didnt see her. She was amazing with all three of my children. I am nowgoing outon myown andnot fearing it. I'm not pushing myself to be 'the best mummy, there is no such thing. l am doing my best and that is 900d enough." (Mum supported by home vlslts) As we look forward into 2023-24, we will continue to work in close partnership with other statutory and voluntary agencies across the Cotswolds- and ourconsortium partners- to ensure consistent provision ofsupport to families who are facing difficulties. As well as providing our core setvice of supporting families with volunteer visits, we intend to expand ourgroup offering and look forward to our continued partnership with Dad Matters. steve Kaufmann Chairof Trustees For and on behalf of the Trustees May 2023 Office address: Home-start Cotswolds, clo Cirence5ter Baptist Church, Chesterton Lane, Cirencester, Gloucestershire GL7 IYE Reiistered Office.. 203 Alexander Drive, Cirencester, GL7 IUH Bank.. Lloyds, PO Box 1000. Andover. BXI ILT Accounts.. Independently examined by McGills, Oakley House, Tetbury Road. Cirencester. Gloucestershire, GL7 IUS Home-start Cotswolds is a Registered Charity (since July 20051 and a Company limTted by guar3ntee. Company Registration number. 5468592 Charity Registration number.. 1110632 s an independent charity we work under the umbrella of Hom&Start UK. 10