REGISTERED COMPANY NUMBER: 05046597 (England and Wale5)
REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER: 1111422
Re
Unaudited Finan
the Year Ended 31st March 2022
for
UNITED FOSTER CAREILS A
IA TI
MastersFuller
Charterryj C¢rtified Accountants
38 Salisbury Road
Worthing
West Suss¢x
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UNITED FOSTER CARERS ASSO
IATION
Contents of the FiAan¢i%l Statements
lor the Year End
31s1 March 2022
Page
Report of the Trusttts
IndepeThdent ExAminer's Report
St*tement of Fin*nei*l Attivities
Balanc¢ Sheet
Notes to the Flnancthl St•tements
Detailed St¥¢ement of Fin8nci#l Aetivities

UNITED FOSTER CARERS ASSOCIATION
rt f the Trustees
f r the Year Ended 31st March 2022
The trustees who are also directors of the Ch￿lty for the purposes of the Companies Ac12006. present their report with
th¢ financial 5tateTnents of the charity for the year ended 31 91 March 2022. The trustees have adopted the provisions of
Accounting and Rep(Trrting by Charities.. Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charEties preparing iheir
accounts in accordance with the Financial Re￿rtIng Stwjdard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland {FRS 102)
(effective l January 2019).
OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES
Objcctives and airns
Thc objectives of UFCA are to promote the benefit of children in th¢ care of foster families. particularly bul not
exclusively in the county of W￿1 Su55ex, by provision of. or assistance in the provisitsn of fa¢ilithes. advice and such
other services as the trustees shall decide..
Main activities for public benefit
The charity provides playscherne a¢tiviiies. days out for cbildren and family days. and residential activities for under
12's and 13 - 18 year old5 ￿ activity c¢ntr¢s. Th¢ eF￿rItY also hosts partie5 for E&5tcr, Halloween, Christmas and a large
summer 8¢1 rogeth¢r.The charity provides advocacy and information 10 SUPPOrt and help carcrs.
How our #ctiyities deliver publle benefit
The charity puis together social activities to provide days out ond fijn for carers. their children and foster children so
they have the opportunity to rn¢¢t and shar¢ exp¢riences. Advocacy is also proyidcd io help carers through the diffi¢uli
part5 of th¢ir job% and members of the committee sit on panc15 to work with Social Services and represent the carers.
Vhen planning activities the Trustees comply with the A550¢iation's publie benefii requirements in accordmc¢ with
S¢¢tion 17 of the Charities Aci 2011, the guidan¢¢ from the chariry commission and its own charitable aims and
objective5.
ACIIIEVEMF.NT AND P£RFORMAP4CE
Charitable activities
The charity providcd social a¢tiviti¢s throughout the year in¢ludiAg a chrim)￿ ev¢nt and cultural excursions. The
annual ¢elebNion dinner was attended by over 150 ¢ar¢rs, family. frienth and socia] services.
FINANCIAL REVIEW
Finthnelfil posltion
The charity has maintairted a strong financial position with an appropriate level of cash to meet immediate financial
commitments and to provide some flexibility in C￿ of unexpected events. While ¢xpendiwre exceeded income, this
was a result of the trustees decision to release some of the reserves and use it on in¢reas¢d days out Bnd activity
expcndilure.
PrlNeipal funding Sources
UFCA receives its core funding from West Sussex Cowity Council. Further income is produced from fijndraising
activities and donations.
Investment policy and objtttives
Under its Memorandum and Arfi¢les of AS￿latiOn UFCA ha5 the power to make any invesllnent it thinks fit. The
tNstees have consid¢red th¢ most appropriate policy for the investhient of funds and has decided that Bank Deposit
Account5 and Fixed Temi Bonds satisfy its requirements of se¢uring some reDJrn on financial reserve5 for & minimum of
risk.
Ro9erves policy
It is the policy of the UFCA w hold in reserve a sum which would allow th¢ charity to continue providing a¢tivities for
carors in thc event of the los4 reduction of grants from we￿ Su55¢x County Council.
STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMEIYT
Governing doeument
United Foster Carers AS￿latiOn (UFCA) is a charitable company limited by guarantee which w&% incorpordted on 17th
February 2004. UFCA was registered as a charity on 23rd September 2005. The incorporated UFCA was established
under a Memorandum and Articles of A$￿12tiOn wbich set its objects and Frfjwers. and is governed under its Articles of
Association. In the ¢vent of UFCA being wound up rneml*ts are requtred to contribute an amount not exceeding £1.

UNITED FOSTER CARF.RS ASSOCIATION
Re
ort of tIAe Trustees
for the Year End
tmar
22
STRUCTURE. GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT
Recruitment and appointment of new trusttts
The director5 of UFCA are also Charity Trustees for the purposes of charity law. Under the Articles of Association the
trustees must nurnber at least thr¢e and not more than twelve. New trustee5 are Volunteers who are voted by the
con]mittee members. If there are vacancies a Injslee can be co-opted at any lime during the year but must retire at the
next Annual G¢ncral Meeting.
Organi5ational 5truf ture
The irustees meet at least three times a year with senior managemeni to discuss policies. procedures and any other issues
that affect the way the children are cared for.
Risk management
The trustees have a duty to identify and review the risks io which the charity is ¢XPQ5¢d and to ensu￿ appropriate
controls are in place to provide reasonable assurdnce against fraud and error.
RF.FERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS
Reglstered Company number
05046597 (England and Wales)
Registered Cbarity rtumber
1111422
ReEtster￿ offlce
38 Salisbury Road
WoTthing
West Sussex
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Trustees
Mbknes
L F O'Keeffe
Nwstow
P Burt {resign¢d 27.10.21)
Company Secretary
NWSIOW
Indtpend¢nl Examiner
M&stersFuller
Chartered Certified Accountants
38 Salisbury Road
Worthing
Wes¢ Sussex
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Approved by order of the board of trustees on 17th June 2022 and Si￿ed on its behalf by:
N W Stow- TTUSt¢¢

endeni Examiner's Re
ntted Foster
rs Associatio
rt to the Trusiee5 of
15tered number: 05046597
Independent examiner's report to the trustees of United Foster Carers Association I'th¢ Company,)
I report (o the charity trustees on tny eXamin￿10n of the accounts of the Company for the year ended 3 1st March 2022.
Responsibilities and basis of report
As the charitys trustee5 of the Company (and also its directors for the PUTposes of cornpany law) you are responsible for
the preparation of the accotsnts in 4c¢ordance with ihe requirelnents of the Companies Act 2006 ('the 2006 Act,).
Having satisfied myself that the accowits of the Company are not required to be audited under Part 16 of the 2006 Act
and are eligible for independeni examin&ion. I rep)rt in respecl of my ¢xarninaiion of your charitys accounts as carried
out Under section 145 of th¢ Charities Act 2011 {Ih¢ 201 l ACV). In carrying out my examination I have followed th¢
Directions given by the Charity CoTnmission under section 145(5) Ib) of the 2011 Act.
Independent exarnin¢r's statement
I have compleied my examination. I confirni no ma¢*rs have come to my attentiou in connection with the
examination giving me cause to beli¢v¢'.
a¢¢ounting records were not kept in resp¢ct of the Company as required by section 386 of th¢ 2006 Act,. or
the accounts do not accord with those records,. or
the o¢¢ounts do not comply with the accounting requirements of section 396 of the 2006 Act other than any
requirement that th¢ accounts give a true and fair View which is not a matter considered &% part of an independent
examination.. or
the accounts hAve not been prepared in a¢¢ordance with the methods and principles of the Statement of
R¢¢oTnmended Practice for accounting and reporting by charities (applicable to charities preparing their accounts
in a¢cordance with th¢ Fitwicial Rewrting Standard applicable in th¢ UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102)).
I have no con¢erns and have come a¢ross no other matters in connection with th¢ examination to which attention should
b¢ drdwp in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of th¢ accounts to be reached.
l M Walk¢r FCCA
Ma5teisFuller
Ch8rtered Cerfified Accountsnts
38 Salisbwy Road
Worthing
West Sussex
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17th Jun¢ 2022
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ITF.D FOSTER CARERS ASSOCIATION
Statemellt of Financial Activities
rntin
an Income and Ex
nditure Accouttt
for the Year Ended 31 t March 2022
lTrco
2022
Unrestricted
fund
2021
Total
nds
Notts
Ir4COME Af4D ENDOWMENTS FROM
Donations and legacies
4,429
875
Charitable activities
Grant
Contract for activities
Contract for helpline
Support with insurance costs
Support with advocacy ¢o$ts
7.482
11,000
7,422
11,000
5,500
715
574
715
2,644
Oth¢r trdding activiiies
Investment income
2.915
13
5.017
278
Total
29.198
31.381
EXPENDITURE ON
Charitable 8etiwities
G¢rk¢ral ¢05ts
Expense5
Govemance cosi$
8.743
24,029
780
18,672
8,389
780
Totsl
33,552
27,841
NET INCOMEI(EXPENDITUREI
(4J54)
3,540
RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS
Total funds brought foTw4rd
45 J44
41,804
TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWAIiD
40,990
45,344
Th¢ notes fonn part of thes¢ fllwi¢ial statements
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ur411ED FOSTER CARERS ASSOCIATIOP*
REGISTE
ED NUMBER: 05046597
Balance Sheet
31st March 2022
2022
Unrestrhcted
fund
2021
Total
funds
Notes
CURRENT ASSETS
Debtors
Investments
Cash at bank
364
18,582
23.003
2.904
26.569
16,830
41.949
46.303
CREDITORS
Amounts falling due within one year
(959)
(959)
NF.T CURRENT ASSETS
40,990
45.344
TOTAL A&SETS LESS CURRENT
LIABILITIES
40,990
45,344
NET ASSETS
40.990
45.344
FUNDS
Unrestricted furtds
40,990
45,344
TOTAL FUNDS
40,990
45.344
The charitable company 15 entiiled io exempiion from audit und¢r Sethion 477 of the Companies Act 2006 for th¢ year
endcd 31 st March 2022.
The members have not required the company to obtsin an audit of its financial statements for the year ended
3151 Mar¢h 2022 in accordance with Section 476 of the Componies A￿ 2006.
The tnistees a¢knowledge their responsibili¢i¢S for
(a)
tnsurin8 that the choritable company keeps accouming records that comply with Se¢tions 386 and 387 of the
Companies Ad 2006 and
preparing financial statements which give a tye and fair view of the state of affairs of the charitable ¢ompany as
at the end of each financial year and of its surplus or deficit for cach financial year in accordance with the
requirements of Section5 394 and 395 and which otherwise comply with the requirements of th¢ Companies Act
2006 ￿lating to finan¢ial stalcments, $0 far &% applicable to the charitabl¢ cornpany.
These financial statements have been prepwed in XC0rd￿¢t with the provisions applicY4ble to charitabl¢ companies
subj¢¢t to the small companies regime.
The financial s¢atem¢nts were 4)proved by th¢ Board of Truste￿ and authorised for issue on 17th June 2022 and were
signed on its behalf by:
(b)
The Th0tr5 fonn part of these financial statements
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UNITED FOSTER CARERS ASSOCIATION
Note5 to th¢ FinaDcial Sthtements
lor the Yt8r Ended 31st March 2022
ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Basis of preparing th¢ financial statements
The financial statements of the charitable company. which is a public benefii entity under FRS 102, have been
pr¢pared in accordance with the Chariiies SORP (FRS 102) 'AccoLWting and R¢p)rting by Charities.. Siatemeni
of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts m aecordance with the Financial
Reporting Standard applicabl¢ in the UK and Rcpublic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective l January 2019),,
Financial Rewrting Standard 102 The Financial R¢porting Standard applicable in the UK and Republir of
Ireland, and the CoTnpanies Aci 2006. The fu￿]Cial 5talern¢nts hav¢ be¢n p￿Pared under the historical cost
convention.
The finarLcial $tsten￿nts hav¢ b¢¢n prepared in sterling and on the basis that there are no material un¢ertainti¢s
about th¢ ability of the charitable company io ¢oniinu¢.
Income
All incom¢ is re¢ognised in the Statement of Financial A¢tiviti¢s on¢¢ the charÈty has entitlement to the fijnds. it
i5 probable that ihe in¢om¢ will be received and the amount can be measured reliably.
Expenditure
Liabilities are recogrtised 19 expenditure as soon as there is a legal or constructive obligation committing the
charity to that expenditure. it is probable that a transfer of economic benefits will be required in settlement and
the amouni of the obligation can be measured reliably. Expenditure is accounied for on an accrual8 basis and has
been classified under he￿ing5 that a88rcgatc all cosi relaied to the category. Where ¢osts ¢thnot be dire¢ily
attributed to particular headings they have b¢¢n all￿al¢d io activities on a basis consistent with the use of
resources.
T*xatlon
I'he charity is ex¢mpt from corporation t&x on its charitabl¢ ¥tiviti¢s.
Fund accounting
Unrestricted fvnds can be u5¢d in a¢cordance with the cljarithble obj¢ctiv¢s At th¢ di8cr¢tion of the tNstees. The
¢harity ha5 no restricted funds.
OTHER TRADING ACTIVITIES
2022
2021
Raffles and rags
Dinner and dance
Fundraising
384
2JOO
31
5,000
17
2,915
5,017
INVESTMENT INCOME
2022
2021
Fixed terni deposit a¢￿ul1¢ interest
13
278
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UNITED FOSTER CARERS ASSOCIATION
Notes to th¢ Financial StAtements - contin￿ed
for the Year Ended 31st M*reh 2022
TRUSTEES, REMUNERATION AND BENEFITS
There were no t￿Stees, reMune￿10n or other benefits for the year ended 3 Isi March 2022 nor foi the year ended
31siMarch2021.
Trustee5' expenses
The following amounts wer¢ paid io th¢ trustees {4 trustees, 2021 .'4) for their time and expenses:
2022
2021
Activiti¢s
Helpltne
Sundries
General rut)ning costs
828
4.630
5.292
55
4,986
31
4.050
INDEPENDENT EXAMINERS REMUNERATION
The fmaneiol ststemenls include £780 (2021.. £780) paid ts) the independent examiner.
DEBTORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR
2022
2021
Trade debtors
Prepayments
185
179
2,904
364
2,904
CURRENT ASSET INVESTMENTS
2022
2021
Fixed terni bond
18,$82
26.569
CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR
2022
2021
In¢om¢ in advance
Accrued expEns¢$
179
780
179
780
959
959
RELATED PARTY DISCLOSURES
Th¢rt w¢rt no r¢lat¢d party tr8fLsa¢tions for the year ended 3 1st March 2022.
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UNITED FOSTER CARERS ASSOCIATION
Detailed Statemtllt of Financial Aetivities
for the Year EDd¢d 31st March 2022
2022
2021
INCOME AND ETrIDOWMENTS
Donations and Itg#cles
Car¢rs Contributions
4,429
875
Other trading aclii'ities
Raffles and rags
Dinner and dance
FuDdraisin8
384
2,500
31
5.000
17
2,915
5,017
Investment ineom¢
Fixcd tern deposit accounl interest
13
278
Charltxble Activities
Contract for providing activities
Contract for providing helpline
Support with insurance costs
Grant
Advoca¢y
I 1.000
I 1,000
5.500
715
7,482
514
715
7.482
2,644
21.841
25,211
Total ineomlng r¢soureeg
29,198
31,381
EXPENDITURE
Charltsble •clivities
Insurance
Activities
Ilelpline
Dinner and dance
Sundrie$
General rutu)ing costs
Advocacy
715
17,728
715
13,330
5,342
5.793
214
5,952
2J62
257
6,823
594
32,772
27.061
SuppoTt costs
Governance costs
AccountanGy and legal fees
7811
780
Totsl resources expended
33,552
27.841
Net (expenditureylntome
{4J54)
3,540
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