2025-12-31-accounts

Timel Chlldr•n Trustees. Annual Report for the period From: l•t January 2025 to 3151 December 2025. A. Reference and administration details Charity Name: Time 4 Children Registered Charity Number: 1111837 Charity's Principle Address: Room 2, 141 South Road Haywards Heath West Sussex RH16 4LY Names of the Trustees who manage the charity cted if not Name of rbod entitle int Trus Anne Pithie ChaIrpe￿On I Trustee Re-elected at AGM 24th November 2025 Trustees Kim Bell Trustee Re-elected at AGM 24th November 2025 Re-elected at AGM 24th November 2025 Trustees Catherine Bridger Trustee/Secretary Trustees Jamie Huard Trustee Re-elected at AGM 24th November 2025 Re-elected at AGM 24th November 2025 Trustees Ann Truln Trustee Trustees David Tessier Trusteetrreasurer Re-elerted at AGM 24th November 2025 Trustees Michelle Curtis Trustee Elected 24th November 2025

B. Strurturev governance and management Type of governing document: Constitution How the Time 4 Children 15 constituted: Registered Charlty Trustee selection method: Elected by other Trustees a. Method of appointment or election of Trustees. Trustees are ￿cruIted and selected using a thorough recruitment process following the Charity Commission guidelines. The management of the charity Is the responsibillty of the Trustees who are elected and co-opted under the ternis of the Constitution. b. Pollcies adopted for the induction and training of Trustees. New Trustee5 are provided with an indutt￿n of their obligatlons under charity law and Time 4 Children's Constitution, decision making, accounts, perfOrnian￿ of the charity and pollcies. New Trustees undertake NOIO eLearning on the roles and duties of Trustees. c. OrganisatSonal Structure and Detlsion Maklng. The Board of Trustees delegates the running of the day to day operation5 of the charity to the manager. Lisa Westbury. The Trustees are responsible for and approve operational matters including employment and perfomiance related activity. The Trustees are responsible for and approve all financial matters. The Trustees accept ultimate responsibillty for directing the affairs of Time 4 Children, ensuring that it is solvent, well- run, and meeting the needs for which it has been set up. Time 4 Children employs 4 part time additional staff members, Kate Sapara, 15 hours per week, child Pl3￿ment/v01u￿teer coordinator. Jane Soares, 8 hours per week. child placemenvvolunteer coordinator. Claire Booth 10 hours per week, Home visitor. Beverley Thring 15 hours per week, Office Administratorlbookkeeper. d. Rlsk Management. The Board of Trustees acknowledge their ￿SponsIbl11ty for identifying, assessing and managing risks, along with providing good govemance and leadership of Time 4 Children by following the Prlnclples from The Charlty Governance Code for small charities. l. Oryanisation purpose: The Board of Trustees are clear about the charity's aims and objectives and ensures that these are being delivered effertively and sustainably. 2. Leadershlp: The Board of Trustees provide strategic leadership in line with the charity's aims and values. 3. Zntegrity: The Board of Trnstees acts with integrity. It adopts values, applies ethical principles to decisions and creates a welcoming and 5UPPOrtive culture which

helps achieve the organi5ation's charitable purposes. The board is aware of the Significan￿ of the public's confidence and trust in charities. It reflects the charity's ethics and values in everything it does. Trustees undertake their duties with this in mind. 4. Decislon-makingN risk and control: The Board of Twstees make SU￿ that its decision-making processes are informed, rigorous and timely and that effective delegation, control and rlsk assessment and management systems are set up and monitored. S. Board effectlveness: The Board of Trustees work as an effective team, using the appropriate balance of ski51s, experience, backgrounds and knowledge to make informed decisions. 6. Equality. diversity and Incluslon: The board has a clear, ag￿ed and effective approach to supporting equality, diversity and inclusion throughout the organisation and in its own practice. This approach 5UPPOrts good governance and the delivery of the organisation's charitable purposes. The principles of equallty, diversity and inclusion are embedded in the organisation and help to deliver the charity's public benefit. Obstscles to participation are reduced, wtth the organisation's work designed and open for everyone Included withln its charitable purposes. This supports the charlty to challenge inequality and achieve improved equality of outcome5. The board is more effective because it reflects different perspectives, experiences and skills, including, where applicable, from current and futu￿ beneficiaries. 7. Openness and accountabllity: The Board of Trustees lead the organisation in being transparent and accountable. The charity is open in its work, unless there is good reason not to be. The Board of Trustees annually review and assess operational risks associated with working with children and young people and put in place procedures and policies to minimise risks. If a risk arises mid-year this is assessed and mitigating procedures are put in place. All staff and volunteers are provided with annually reviewed and updated policies and procedures. The Board of Trustees annually review and assess financial, operational and governance risks and the procedures to manage risks. Time 4 Children has an Exit Strategy. Time 4 Children has a complaints policy and prt￿edure.

Time 4 Children Trustee Meetlngs onllne meetings: Time 4 Children'5 Constitution does not have a rule regarding Twstee meetings by phone or digitally on line. the Trustees made the decision that the best course of action during the Covid- 19 restrictions was to hold Trustee meetings on line. The pract1￿ of holding twstee meetings online will continue to apply when necessary. C. Obiectlves and Activities The Board of Trustees keep in mlnd at all times the guidan￿ for public benefit set out in the Charities Act 2011 and comply with the objectives set out in Time 4 Children's Constitution (Governing Document), which are: The promotion of good mental health and thereby the advancement of education of children between the ages of four and twelve, and in particular those children with emotional and/or behavioural difficulties and those with special needs, through the provision of sessions using 'Reflective Listening. and 'Non-Directive' Play Techniques to help them express and communicate their thoughts and feellngs positively, within a safe environment and within safe boundarles. To promote and undertake'Reflective kn"stening' and'Non-Dirertive Play. techniques within schools in Mid Sussex. To create an awareness of fime 4 Child￿n to parentslcarers, schools and other professionals who work closely with child￿n. To provide workshops to parentslcarer5 in the basic skills of 'Reflective Listening, and 'Non-Directive Play. techniques to develop communications between parents I carers and their children. To provide and continually develop quality trainlng courses for those wanting to undertake voluntary work for fime 4 child￿n. Time 4 Child￿n offer5 a free Servi￿ of providing Individual sessions using Reflectlve Listening and Non-Directive Play techniques to support and help emotionally vulnerable children who have experlenced emotional upset andlor have behavioural problems, and are unable to express and communicate their thoughts and feelings Positively. Time 4 Children provides a high standard of training for volunteers to support children through Time 4 Children. Tlme 4 Chlldren's Commitment Time 4 Children is committed to increasing the ernotional wellbeing of children by providing emotional listening sUPPOrt to children from all backgrounds who are trying to cope with

difficult and challenging circumstsnces. Individual emotional Ilstening support is provided to children who have experienced emotional distress, have behavioural problems or special educational needs. The support we provide helps enable children to express and communicate their thoughts, feelings and experiences calmly In a safe space. Our support increases children's self-confidence, self-esteem and self-worth which increases thelr emotional resilien￿ and emotional well-being. Our support has proven to be successful in helping children to access education by engaging more positively in their leaming envlronment. To ensure that children are in a safe environment our support takes place within a child's pla￿ of school. fime spent away from leaming is carefully planned with school staff in order to reduce disruption to children's education. Each child receives a one hour session of support once a week during term time. Most children have around 15 sessions. In order that we can support children from all backgrounds. regardless of family Income, our Servi￿ is free of charge. We receive child referrals from West Sussex Early Help Team, other Family Support oryanisations and Schools. Pa￿nts or main carers can contsct us for advice on the referral process. We provide a high standard of training to volunteers who would like to support children through Time 4 Children. The training amounts to fifty hours in person and 6-10 hours online, plus a further supervised probationary placement of support to one child. fime 4 Children's training does not allow volunteers to prattise on their own outside of Time 4 Children. In our commitment to safeguardin9 chIld￿n and young people, our volunteer recrLSitment policy and procedure is rigorous and we are guided by West Sussex Safeguarding Children Board. References are required before an interview can take place. In addition to the in person training all volunteer practitioners have NSPCC Child Protection Training which is regularly updated along wlth training in FGM and Prevent. Because Time 4 Chlldren works n one-to-one placements with children, we require an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check which is renewed every two years. Volunteers are encouraged to register with the Disclosure and Barring Update Seniice. Volunteers a￿ provided with individual weekly online supervision in response to submissiors of weekly session notes. Session notes and 6 weekly reviews with parents and referrers enable measuring and monitoring of children's progress and determlnes length of support. Individual super4ision and group supervisions also ensure the emotional

difficult and challenging circumstsnces. Individual emotional Ilstening support is provided to children who have experienced emotional distress, have behavioural problems or special educational needs. The support we provide helps enable children to express and communicate their thoughts, feelings and experiences calmly In a safe space. Our support increases children's self-confidence, self-esteem and self-worth which increases thelr emotional resilien￿ and emotional well-being. Our support has proven to be successful in helping children to access education by engaging more positively in their leaming envlronment. To ensure that children are in a safe environment our support takes place within a child's pla￿ of school. fime spent away from leaming is carefully planned with school staff in order to reduce disruption to children's education. Each child receives a one hour session of support once a week during term time. Most children have around 15 sessions. In order that we can support children from all backgrounds. regardless of family Income, our Servi￿ is free of charge. We receive child referrals from West Sussex Early Help Team, other Family Support oryanisations and Schools. Pa￿nts or main carers can contsct us for advice on the referral process. We provide a high standard of training to volunteers who would like to support children through Time 4 Children. The training amounts to fifty hours in person and 6-10 hours online, plus a further supervised probationary placement of support to one child. fime 4 Children's training does not allow volunteers to prattise on their own outside of Time 4 Children. In our commitment to safeguardin9 chIld￿n and young people, our volunteer recrLSitment policy and procedure is rigorous and we are guided by West Sussex Safeguarding Children Board. References are required before an interview can take place. In addition to the in person training all volunteer practitioners have NSPCC Child Protection Training which is regularly updated along wlth training in FGM and Prevent. Because Time 4 Chlldren works n one-to-one placements with children, we require an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check which is renewed every two years. Volunteers are encouraged to register with the Disclosure and Barring Update Seniice. Volunteers a￿ provided with individual weekly online supervision in response to submissiors of weekly session notes. Session notes and 6 weekly reviews with parents and referrers enable measuring and monitoring of children's progress and determlnes length of support. Individual super4ision and group supervisions also ensure the emotional

wellbeing of our volunteers. Volunteer group supervisions are provided every 6 weeks. We use experiences from children's sessions as a leaming tool for volunteers in group supervision. The contributlon that our volunteers make to the work we do is invaluable. Without them we could not achieve all that we do and there would be very little In the way of emotional wellbeing support for local children. In addition to supporting chlldren, our volunteers actively help to raise funds by participating in and helping at fund raising events. D. Summary of Time 4 Children's achievements for publlc benefit during 202S. In 2025 we supported 43 chIld￿n with a total of 512 one-to-one sessions. The ￿al time spent providing a one hour session to one child amounted to approximately 4 volunteer hours; approximately 2048 volunteer hours. In 2025 we provided emotional support to 25 boys (58%) and 18 girls (42%). In summary: 17 (40%) children had hlgh levels of anxiety and low self-esteem. 23 (53010) children struggled with the impact of family breakdown. 12 (28%) chlldren had behavioural / anger issues. 14 (330kn) children had a parent with mental health problems. 6 (14%) children had experiencedlwitnessed domestic abuse. 6 (14%) child had family intervention / supportlchild ProtectionlCIN status. 4(9%) child had Ilved wlth parent/family SubStan￿/alcohoI abuse. 6 (14%) children had own physical health needs. 3 (80h) chIld￿n suffered physical abuse. 12 (28%) were SEN children (Special Educational Needs) and found learning stressful. 4 (9 % ) children sUffe￿d a be￿8vement. 14 (330h) children had a parent with mental health problems. 11 (260kn) children had a sibling with high level needs. l (2%) child was in foster care. io li Glrls 33 li 22 22 io li Bo 16 16 20 16 20 Time 4 Children supported children in 22 primary schools throughout Mid Sussex durlng 2025. Tlme 4 Children has a five point measuring system in pla￿ to morsitor children's progress from beginning to end of support. Through this we can see the differences our support has

made to the children's lives. In addition regular 6 weekly reviews with parents, schools and other family support agencies took place to measure the children's progress. The year ended with a team of 18 actively working volunteer prattitioners. 6 volunteers stepped down this year, due to personal circumstances. Hilary McNulty left us in February 2025 as a child pla￿Men￿vO1Unteer coordinator and Jane Soares joined us to take over the role. E. Financial review Brlef statement of the charlty's policy on reserves: Time 4 Child￿n aims to hold deslgnated reseryes equal to approximately 6 month5 operating costs to cover shortfall in funding. We finished 2025 able to designate reserves for this purpose equal to 10 months from unrestricted cash funds at year end of £54266.91 Details of any funds materially In deficit: None. Further financial details Prlncipal sources of funds (Inc. any fundralslng) How expendlture has supported the key objertives of our charity As stated in our Fundraising Strategy, our mission is ￿flected in our work, values and ethos. We are guided by this as to how we raise funds and what we raise funds for. Fundralsing Statement Time 4 Children is committed to its charitable aims and objectives and fijndraises in order to deliver its aims, objectives and activities. Tlme 4 Children respects the rights of its supporters to provide clear, truthful infomation on the work that we do and to openly report how we spend donated and ￿tricted grant monies. We will do what we say we are going to do with donations we receive. We will comply with the Charlty Commission and will be open, honest and respectful with our supporters and members of the public. Tlme 4 Child￿n will not fundraise In a way which is an intrusion on a donor or member of the public's privacy or place undue pressure on a person to donate. We wlll never share a donor's personal infomiation with a third party. firne 4 Children will take all reasonable steps to treat a donor fairly and not exploit any vulnerable circumstances we are made aware of, so that an infomied decision can be made about any donation. Any complaint will be investigated thoroughly and fairly. Time 4 Children does not use professional fundralsers. No complaints were received in 2025.

All funds raised are used directly to meet the key objectives of the Charity, either through staffing costs, training and supporting volunteers and meeting operational costs as detailed below.. Unrestricted were dlrectly used to meet Time 4 Children's objectlves and activities - all aspects of supporting children by 5 part-time Members of staff - coordlnating volunteer child placements and liaising with primary schools, home visits to obtain parental consent, reviews with pa￿nts and referrers, measuring children's progress and recording accurate and confidential infomiation, re￿Iving Week￿ session notes and respondlng to each session observation, keeping child placement and volunteer registers, volunteer individual supervisions, volunteer group supervisions, Child Protection trainings, attending meetings and writing reports, insurance, office ￿ntaI. phone. intemet. Unrestritted donations and grants were received from: The Tillry Foundation- £18,000, Lynn Foundation £15.000 Great Walstead School - £1258.50. St John's Church Burgess Hill £280.05. Greater Haywards Heath Bike Ride - £6,51XI. Holy Trtnity Church Cuckfield - £50. Inner Wheel of Cuckfield and Lindfield £IiXI. Haywards Heath Swimarathon £213.75. Restless Development (Triathlon w/Great Walstead School) - £1651.25, Pembroke Financial Services - £360, MSDC - £2940, Sussex Community Foundation - £lO,O(M). In addition we held our own fvndraising events, raising £1467.41. including a Winter Fayre, and stalls at various local fetes and fayres. We also received £990 from Pembroke Financial service5 to pay for children's gifts, hall hire and other costs associated with running Santas grotto and winter fayre. Unrestricted income reached £62,486. With unrestricted expenses of £67,537. Unrestricted reserves finished at £54,267 Sectlon F. Addttlonal infomiatlon Time 4 Children is registered with the ICO (Information Commissionerfs Offi￿) Certificate Reference Number: ZA366888 - Start date: 15 May 2018 (renewed May 2025). Accurate and reliable financial records continued to be kept. The Trustees identify and planned for intended outcomes. measured outcomes and used the data to review progress, and learn from this. Time 4 Children can report that no serious inadents occurred during 2025. Plans for future perlods We will continue to explore new forms of income generation and to actively seek new income streams in order to apply the system of full cost recovery throughout 2026. The

charity has worked hard to build good relationships with funders and donors and will continue throughout 2026 and further. to build further relationships in orderto sustain our aims and objectives as set out in the charity's Constitution. We will pay partlcular attention to the c05t of living crisis and how this will affect charities and volunteers. Time 4 Children will develop a new strategic plan and funding strategy to end 2026. Time 4 Children wlll continue to clearly communicate what we do, and how we are different and will continue to work at communicating effectively to a wider audien￿. Trustees Responsiblllties Statement The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the accounting policies set out in notes to the accounts and comply with the charity's goveming document, the Charitles Act 2011 and Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities p￿paring their accounts in accordance with the Charity Commissions Financial Reporting Standard. The Tnjstees are responsible for preparing the Trustees. Annual Rep)rt and flnancial statements of payments and receipts. The Trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records that are Sufficient to show and explain the charity's transactions and disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charity and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Charities Art 2011. Cash accounts, also known as receipts and payments accounts, are a simpler form of accounting. Cash-based accounts are not prepared on an accruals basis and therefore the SORP does not apply to their preparation. Instead these slmpler accounts report the actual cash receipts and cash payments made in the reporting period. G. Declaration The Trustees declare that they have approved the Trustees report above. Signed on behalf of Time 4 Children's Board of Trustees Signature(s) Full name(s) JbJTRui Position{5) Date: lo

CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Recei ts and ments accounts CC16a Forthe period Irom ',212025 To Section A Receipts and payments Unrestricted Restricted lunds Endowment Total Lasi yfrar A1 Ree•l tlorbabtyhts 3nd FunthTrJ Interest 105 62,106 491 ss Income or 954 AR) $e an ent 93 Total ￿￿Apts A3Pa ments sala￿￿AyE￿4l Mi￿ge R￿l￿aleF￿n5uran (KwrvJ V¢A. Stsff, TTU5tre Cosis Costs of Volunteers sLkbsrJ1r￿(￿8 Alcrthty Bi115 50.093 51,6#2 774 $21 1.269 149 1329 1269 149 3.329 t.187 1.423 1.721 1,553 2.522 703 Evefit F￿. AtheTts*ng ¢￿}￿ravAd Expenses ¢126 6,126 2B2 67A37 Sub total 67A37 A4 Asset and In¥￿tMent Sub total 67.537 86,345 Net 01r￿Oi￿￿{pa￿Trents) A5 Transfern between funds A6 Ca8h funds last year end Cash funds thls end So 4050 5.0 ££££ &050 20,6Q9 CCXX Rl ar￿￿ts Issi 2W712026

Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period Unrestrlcted R8strlctod Endowmènt funds funds nMrest£ 81 Cash lunds Total cash funds 54.287 El￿OWMent Yunds to rare8t£ to nBlrntE Fi￿dI0 Curr•rtvalL Fund towhKh Details Cost 1•Pb(￿l Cyffent valk B4 Assets retained for th• charlty's own us FWMI tO7thkh Amwntd onal B5 Llabllltlo8 &gned by one or tru5t885 on behaw of all tnJ$tees SWU int Name al CCXX R2 a(tounts ISSI 2(hf17r2026

CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examinerfs report on the accounts Section A Independent Examiner's Report Report to the trustees Time 4 Children On accounts for the year ended 31 December 2025 Charlty no (if any) 1111837 Set out on pages I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (Yhe Trusy) for the year ended 31112 12025. Responsibilltie• and basis of report As the charitls trustees. you are resFwtsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance wrth the requirements of the Charrf(ies Act 2011 {Ihe ALY). I report in respect of my exarnination of the Trust's accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I have followed all the applicable Dire¢tions given by the Charity Commission under section 145{5){b) of the Act.. Independent The chartty's gross income did not exceed £250,000 and l am qualrfied to exarnin•rfs statement undertake the examination by being a qualrfied member of Ihe Chartered Institute of Management Accountants I have completed my examination. I confinn that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect.. the accounting re¢ords were not kept in accordan￿ wtth section 130 of the Charities Act,. or the accounts did not accord with the accounting records; or the accounts did not comply wtth the applicable requirements conceming the fonn and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a and fairf view vthich is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination. I have no concems and have come across no other matters in connection wtth the examination to which attention should be dravm in this report in order to enalk a woper understanding of the accounts to be reached. Signe 0810712026 Name: Richard Woiff TIA Tax and Accountancy Made simple Relevant professional qualification(s) or body (rfany)- Chartered Institute of Management Accountants IER Oct 2018

Addross: 21 Noel Green Burgess Hill West Sussex RH158BS Section B Disclosure Only complete rf the examiner needs to highlighl material matters of concem (see CC32, Independent examin*'on of charty accounts.. directions and guidance for examiners). Give here brief detsils of any items that the examiner wlshes to disclose. No material matters of concern IER Oct 2018