norton hall dolphin women'8 centre cc/cH ehildren & family eontr• •mpowgrlng Norton Hall Children and Family Centre IA Charitable company, founded in 20061 Trustees Report and Financial Statements For the year ended 31 March 2024 Charlty number 1112752 Company number 05052641 The pictures above show- left- the Dolphin Centre predevelopment. and- right- our newly developed Dolphin Women's Centre. We launched the new Centre with its Lakeside Cafe in September 2023. Norton Hall Chlldren and Family Centre Trustees Report and Financlal Statements- Year ending 31¥t March 2024 CONTENTS Pages Trustees Report for YE24 1-13 Independent Examiner's Report 14 Statement of Financial Activities 15 Balance Sheet 16 Notes forming part of the financial statements 17-23 Norton Hall Chlldren and Family Centre Trustees Roport and Financial Statements- Year ending 31st March 2024 TRUSTEES REPORT The Trustees are pleased to present their report and independently examined financial statements for the year ending 31" March 2024, which are also prepared to meet the requirements for a directors, report and accounts for Companies Act purposes. The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the accounting policies set out in note I to the accounts and comply with the Charity's governing document, applicable law, the Charities Act 2011, the Companies Act 2006, and the requirements of the Statement of Recommended Practice, Accounting and Reporting by Charities" ISORPI issued in March 2005. REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION Charity name.. Charity registration number,. Company registration number.. Registered Office., Norton Hall Children and Family Centre 1112752 05052641 Ralph Road, Saltley, BIRMINGHAM B8 INA. Trustees Ms Wendy Kerr Chair Mr lftikar Karim Secretary Ms Ghazala Parveen Appointed April 2015 Appointed December 2004 Appointed September 2015 Appointed February 2004 Appointed April 2015 Mr John Freeman Ms Maryam Khan Secretary Mr lftikar Karim Chief Executive Officer Suzanne Knipe Bankers Unity Bank, 9 Brindley Place, Birmingham Bl 2HB Independent Examiner P & W Social Accountants The Barn, 173 Church Road, Northfield, Birmingham B312LX. Norton Hall Children and Family Centre Trustees Report and Financlal Statements- Year ending 313t March 2024 CHAIR'S REVIEW l am very proud to present my summary of thisyear's report for the Norton Hall Children and Family Centre. Our operations include the Dolphin Women's Centre in Ward End Park. Once again this has been a very busy and eventful year, as our charity has continued to support some of the most vulnerable and disadvantaged women, children, and families in East Birmingham. In total across both Centres, we helped over 1,600 local women, children, and young people to improve their wellbeing and life chances. Four in five of the families we supported last year are on low incomes, and we have seen a continuing increase in demand in people seeking advice and support, particularly with debt and financial distress. Our Winter food project was a lifeline to many of our families, and this year we were able to more than double food provision-food parcels and hot meals for children and women attending our Centres- compared to last year. At Norton Hall we provided preschool education, positive activities and mentoring support for almost 540 local children aged 2-16. Our after school and holiday activities provided free childcare to many parents struggling with the cost-of-living crisis, enabling them to remain in employment. In July we launched a new three-year phase of our Starfish project, using mentoring support and positive activities to improve children's coping strategies, wellbeing and relationships. In parallel the project is working with parents to equip them to support their child's mental health, and to improve their wellbeing, At the Dolphin Centre we completed a major redevelopment of the building and its grounds in Ward End Park and opened for business in September 2023, supporting almost 840 local women across the year. This included opening our new Lakeside community Café for business. We are developing the Café as a social enterprise.. providing training, employment and volunteering opportunities for local women, whilst providing Café facilities for centre visitors and local families to enjoy within the local park. Any surplus ncome generated will be used to fund services offered at the Centre, Developments at the Dolphin Centre have increased our establishment costs significantly. However, excluding fundraising and governance costs, 95p in every £1 was spent directly supporting our community. This includes the premises costs of the buildings in which our activities are delivered. Whilst we grew our income to almost £950k, we spent almost £900k, leaving us with just over two months free reserves in relation to our year ending 2025 budget, We would like to thank all our partners and funders for their much-valued support throughout this year. YoLJr support is needed now more than ever as we set out to realise the ambitious plans we have for both centres. Finally, a big thank you to my fellow Trustees, and our dedicated staff and volunteer teams, whose hard work provides a invaluable service to the community. Ms Wendy Kerr Chair of Trustees Norton Hall Children and Family Centre Trustees Report and Financial Statements- Year ending 31rt March 2024 OBJECTIVES Background Whilst established in its current form in 2006, the charity has a So-year track record of community-based service delivery. Since 2013, our operations include running the Dolphin Women's Centre in Ward End Park. Our mission is to support local children, young people, and women to overcome disadvantage. Charitable objectives The objects of the charity, as set out in its Memorandum of Association are., To relieve poverty and advance health and education in the City of Birmingham, and to address the needs of disadvantaged women, children and young people in the Hodge Hill, Ladywood and Small Heath constituencies, by providing.. a community nursery, provision for out of school childcare, and promoting the development of childcare provision aimed at meeting the needs of low-income families. b. holiday play schemes and other children's play provision, support and provision for young people, including youth work with girls and young women. opportunities for education, development. support for the economic advancement of women, including supporting women into employment and enterprise. such further facilities as may be beneficial for the wider community in the area of benefit. training and personal 2. To promote and organise co-operation in the achievement of the above purposes. These are two of our nursery children. ACHIEVEMENTS AND PERFORMANCE We support our local community in the Ward End and Alum Rock areas of East Birmingham in Hodge Hill constituency whose wards are all in England's IO%'most deprived,. Our community has a high proportion of BAME residents, mainly of Pakistani heritage. 96% of the children we supported at Norton Hall were of BAME heritage and four in five were from families facing economic hardship. Of the women we supported at the Dolphin Centre, two in five were lone parents, 59% were long term unemployed and almost 700k had limited or no English Language skills. Our community has really struggled with the cost-of-living crisis over the last year, and we have grown our capacity in response. Overall, across both Centres we supported over 1,600 local women, children, and young people to improve their wellbeing and life chances. We thank our staff, volunteers, and Trustees who-through their hard work and dedication- have enabled us again this year to respond to the increase in demand for our services. We also thank our partners- whose expertise enhanced and broadened the support we could offer to our community. Page 14 Norton Hall Children and Family Centre Trustees Report and Financial Statements - Year ending 319t March 2024 Winter food project Post pandemic we initiated a food project, giving food parcels to families we knew were really struggling with their finances. This project- spanning both Centres- has grown, and in response to demand we were able to more than double food provision compared to last year. We provided.. Almost 2,200 food parcels to families attending our centres. Nearly a 1,000 community lunches in our Lakeside Café to c.300 women attending the Dolphin Centre. Almost 1,900 lunches at Norton Hall for over 450 children attending our holiday / after school activities, We also provided 30 of our most vulnerable families with a Winter Food parcel to the value of £75.00 each to help them cope over the Christmas period. Families supported were very appreciative, many were on the verge of poverty and desperately needed support. Having a full stomach helped them undertake daily tasks, and the food support meant they could pay other bills., it helped their children to concentrate, learn and improve their behaviour, Having the conversation about not having enough food lor being reliant on food parcels) gave our staff an opportunity to be able to talk openly about other forms of support. We signposted many families who needed additional support to local food banks, housing support organisations, Job Centre plus advisors, family support teams and other local organisations. Feedback from families "I cannot tellyou how much this has helped me. I was so stressed about Christmas and how I was going to be oble to afford foocl for us all, I have been trying to cut down on what I wos planning to get which has reolly made me feel like a bad mom. You do not know how much this is going to help me and my children." Norton Hall- our work with childreni young people and families Qur work at Norton Hall provides parents with all year round after school and holiday childcare which is either free or provided at a low cost. 62 children of working parents on low incomes benefited from after school childcare this year. We also supported parents to repair family relationships through our Starfish project, During the year we provided early years education for 63 children aged 2-5. We also engaged 474 children aged 5- 16 in a range of positive activities and mentoring support. Finally- with the help of partners we supported 135 parents struggling with parental challenges. Sunflower Gommunlty nursery At our Nursery we provide pre-school education for local children whose educational starting point in life is significantly lower than the national average. Our OFSTED rating remains'GOOD'. This year we enhanced our learning framework by introducing a'numeracy programme, (counting collecting) to complement our 'accelerated communication and language programme,. 80 % of the children we supported had English as an additional language, Our new learning framework has ensured that they have the numeracy alongside the literacy skills they need for starting School. We have also continued to be a proactive partner in the local 'stronger practice hub, part of the DFE Covid recovery programme for Early Years Providers. Norton Hall Children and Family Centre Trustees Report and Flnancial Statements- Year endlng 31rt March 2024 Children & Young People We support some of the most vulnerable and disadvantaged children and young people in our community to improve their emotional wellbeing and gain confidence to navigate and manage their often difficult and challenging life circumstances, We supported over 470 children this year, of whom 57% had special educational needs and / or disabilities. Posltlv• actlvlties Most of the children we look after engage in what we call 'positive activities, Sports, Arts, Drama, Forest School and social activities, enabling them to gain interests and skills and develop confidence. 412 children and young people participated after school and during evenings, weekends and school holidays in our busy programme, and the numbers accessing our evening activities expanded. Working with partners we delivered a range of educational workshops, on subjects and issues that affect our young people the most. These included workshops on gangs and knife crime, positive and healthy relationships, and practical first aid skills led by expert speakers, The re opening of the Dolphin Centre with its Forest School area- an oasis of nature providing outdoor facilities for therapeutic play and learning enabled us to expand our Forest School and Bushcraft activities. 181 children and young people deepened their connection to nature at the Forest School, gaining new skills in Bushcraft, developing confidence and gaining new environmental knowledge. Children engagecl in a dance with the Dragon they made ot an arts session, Starflsh project Thanks to increased funding, Starfish began a new three- year phase in July. Across three years we aim to provide bespoke early intervention support for 210 young people, This year we exceeded the first-year target, supporting 74 young people aged 10-14, mainlythrough one to one and group mentoring. The aim is to help them improve their behaviour, wellbeing, engagement in school and family relations. Children are selected to join whose behavioural issues are putting them at risk of being a danger to themselves and others, resulting in poor life chances due to- e.g., being excluded from education. They are sUPPOrted by our youth team, as well as young leader volunteers. These are local young people who we engage as Children toasting marshmallows on the fire volunteers to lead activity sessions. Close in age, they they helped create at forest school. provide peer support and act as role models for our young people. Norton Hall Children and Famlly Centre Trustees Report and Financial Statements- Year ending 31st March 2024 Via a partnership with FamilyAction, Starfish also supported 135 of the children's parents and /or caregivers. Their parents are engaged if their stress levels and worsening relationship with their child could result in family breakdown. They are supported with advice and signposting on a I'.I basis and l or in groups with wellbeing activities. Those that need the most support engage in our 10-week'Understanding your Child's Behaviour, course, where they develop skills like effective behaviour management. This year we delivered one cycle of this course and will use learnings to improve delivery next year, Outcomes and feedback on our work with children and young people. The chart shows early results from our Starfish project, which had been running for 9 months in March 2024. We survey children at the start and end of their involvement with Starfish. We use a Strengths & Difficulties ISDQI assessment tool with 25 question areas, It covers emotions, concentration, behaviour and being able to get on with other people, Each child's teacher and parent / caregiver completes the SDQ so that the combined scores reflect an 'in the round, assessment of what the child is like in each environment, before and after the programme. We collected 'pre' and'post, scores from 30 of the 36 children participating. The results show the average change from the start to the end of the mentoring programme in the children's behaviours and difficulties. The 25 questions are mapped to four categories and analysed. The average results across two cohorts are shown in the above graph. We achieved a.. 26% reduction in difficulties, such as their ability to concentrate in school. 28% reduction in emotional problems, such as losing their temper or being very anxious. 9% improvement in pro social behaviour, such as being kind to others and having friends, A reduction of 54% in terms of the overall impact of the child's difficulties and behaviours on the people around them at home, at school- as well as on the young person themselves. Starfish outcomes-Primarychildren 20* .209b dIffle￿ti•I r•ducgd by •motlonal problwns rfjduced by pr080do1 b￿a￿QuI Improvgd by Ov8iAII bmpaci ol chKO'8 1•8U08 r•duc•d by .54 Prlm4ry .26% -2841 Schools feedback "D, had very lowself-esteem and found it difficult to talk about his emotions. Since being supported by Starfish D is a lot happier than before. He is more able to manage and express his emotions and less likely to be argumentative and aggressive to other5. "School staff and parents have seen a drastic change in D's overall mental health and wellbeing as well as his behaviour." Headt•acher R, is much calmer and less anxious. We have seen an improvement in hi5 academic attainment since he joined Starfish." Pastoral Lead Norton Hall Children and Famlly Centre Trustees Report and Financlal Statements . Year ending 31st March 2024 Parent feedback "The Starfish project is wanted and needed for children like mine who suffer from low self-esteem onty confidence. My son has completely changed his cttitude towards school and is now more engaged in his learning. "H seems more joyful and happier than she used to be. She can explain her point of view more logically and follows it up with strong reasons (why she wants to do it etc). She started making right choices and doesn't take risks Wlthout assessing them or thinking about what she is doing. She has less tcintrums or meltdowns now. Thankyou everybody in your team who has helped my child." Dolphin Women's Centre In a major milestone we completed the redevelopment of the building and its grounds in Ward End Park and opened for business in September 2023. We supported over 1,000 women with information, advice and guidance and signposting to local services and activities and almost 840 of these went on to access our services at the Dolphin Centre, Tralning and employabllity support We offer local women opportunities to gain work experience and receive training in a range of areas including hospitality, horticulture, administration, IT and English language skills. We are proud to report that, despite the upheaval caused by the project, we provided education, training, employment, health and wellbeing support for 1,004 women during the year. Of the women we supported 94% were from BAME communities, 830 were in receipt of benefits and on low incomes. 38 % were lone parents, 59% were long term unemployed and 69% had no or very poor English Language skills. The picture on the right shows tLVO women at their end of training course, receiving their certificates. We opened the doors to our new lakeside Café with its outdoor kiosk in September and have since been gradually developing what we offer and how we run it. Park visitors are so pleased that they can now enjoy a coffee and cake when they visit the park and the feedback from local people has been really positive. The Café also caters to Centre visitors, including buffet lunches for training providers who rent rooms at the Centre. The team also prepare meals for children at nearby Norton Hall and in the Winter they provide regular community lunches as part of our Winter food project. Four local women are employed on a part time basis at the Café, alongside local women gaining work experience as volunteers and participating in a range of training opportunities linked to employment in the hospitality sector. éf PRO Volunteer feedback Norton Hall Children and Family Centre Trustees Report and Financial Statements - Year ending 37St March 2024 Environmental programme This year we continued to collaborate with the Friends of Ward End Park on activities within our forest school area, our community allotments and the wider Park. We engaged and supported an additional 10 regular local volunteers in a wide range of environmenta activities including growing vegetables, planting flowers, gardening, and group litter picks within the park. We trained eight local people as level 3 Forest School Leaders, so that they can engage more people across Birmingham in outdoor learning, developing their connection to nature. Thisyear we also developed an Outdoor Environmental Learning Programme in partnership with the Heart of Birmingham Vocational College. So far six learning disabled young women participated in the programme, gaining environmental skills and confidence, We hope to extend this programme next year. Outcomes The picture below shows a group of women attending their end of training celebrations. Of the women we supported this year... 185 improved their English language skills 64 gained basic education and vocational qualifications 148 improved their employability skills through our employment support programme 14 got jobs after accessing our employability support, 16 gained work experience through our volunteering and work experience activities Case study 'M' came to the Dolphin Centre in 2021. An unemployed mother oftwo school age children, M needed help and support to find employment, but she had very low self-confidence and self-esteem. We supported her to gain work experience as a volunteer, supporting the busy reception team, as well as attending further education and training opportunities in our Training suite at the Centre. As her self-confidence and skills increased, she began to provide mentoring support to other women who had little or poor English skills. After two years M had gained the self-confidence and skills she needed to be able to progress to a further education college, where she was able to gain her teaching certificate. She has now gained employment as an ESOL teacher and is teaching and inspiring other women in our community. Norton Hall Children and Family Centre Trustees Report and Financial Statements- Year endlng 31- March 2024 FUTURE PLANS Trustees have reviewed the financial position of the charity over the next 12 months which has included a review of the budget for the coming year IYE251 and anticipated funding into YE26. We aim to build reserves again over the nextyear and have set an income target that is higher than our planned spend to help us realise this goa1. Our plans for the coming year at Norton Hall in our work with children and families include getting all of our Mentors trained in Trauma Informed Schools UK training to enhance their skills. In response to high demand, we will expand our parenting support programme which is proving to be effective in improving family relationships. The fabric of the building at Norton Hall needs strengthening to and made more energy efficient. Funding dependent, we aim to implement the recommendations of an independent energy assessment over the next few years to make it more fit for the future. Our plans for the Dolphin centre include opening our Café and its outside kiosk at weekends in addition to Monday- Friday. We want to create a new Terrace allotment in an unused space and expand our community allotments to grow produce for our Café, We run the Lakeside Cafe as a social enterprise and hope for it to be self-sustaining longer term. In the meantime, we will continue to develop our programme of English, IT, employability, horticultural and environmental training and work experience opportunities at the Centre. We have grown quickly over the last fewyears, so in the coming year we will need to review our infrastructure, which may result in increasin9 capacity within our management team which will help with consolidation of new projects and services. **Norton Hall Children and Family Centre Trustees Report and Financial Statements - Year ending 31[st ] March 2024** er a pe Pe a ee ## **FINANCIAL REVIEW** The Trustees agreed a budget for the year with three main cost centres: l. The Sunflower Nursery; 2. F. Children and Young Peoples Services; and 3. The Dolphin Women's Centre. Gaal x i The Income and Expenditure Account shows total incoming resources for the year ending 31[st ] March 2024 Faas (YE24) of £948,046 (an increase of 30% on YE23- £729,792). oeee eeee ce Se Bee . 1 ap age = =eens Resources expended increased by 23% to £894,721 (YE23: £729,748). which left a net surplus of £53,325 (YE23: £44 surplus). Total net assets at the year-end amounted to £434,009 (YE23: £380,684) of which £148,736 was restricted funds (YE23 £142,249). 95% of our expenditure was spent on directly supporting beneficiaries: 65% on the salaries of our expert team, 18% on activity costs, and 12% on premises and management costs across our two Centres. 2% was spent on fund raising for voluntary income and 3% on governance. ## | vee **Reserves policy and position** eel ae ee > Due to uncertainties and the short-term nature of much of the charity's funding, the Trustees policy is to im = bab mS Es - 1 ie i ee hold sufficient reserves in the Unrestricted Fund (free reserves) to allow it to operate for a period of 3-6 months in the coming budget year. ni Fel ica KA ; The free reserves position as at 31 BOL yc pal emAceBO[st ] March 2024 was £195,273, which equated to just over two months of the CR eee a Cy chet i YE25 budget of £lm. Designated funds of £90,000 are held to cover possible redundancies and ongoing wihiediecrie tare S **a** t elk t eeeA erp he ioe eee, pee tak ne) es‘RW > building maintenance. This policy is reviewed annually by Trustees. 4 Als hoe - i ore <5 ie a= - > a ## **Income generation** The charity has limited assets and its primary source of funding (73% in YE24) was charitable activities ee ee Lele tall Se are ate el c ef a income sourced through partnerships with other charities, local authorities and schools, with the remainder Trusts and Lottery and donations from individuals. Where grants are given for specific purposes, t ” ee Pe Pent csessa er ee a oF fie mun © Gpet@e. & a ra Se 1 they are treated as Restricted Funds. In YE24, there was c.£406k of restricted grants (detailed at Note 2) and tracking and managing these funds is part of the charity's financial management. far 1 Cr 7 :" : ‘LL a er ee ok el my ## **Acknowledgements** We would like to thank all our partners for their much-valued support throughout this year, including Pe oSdl BS Eee EEE Denels al Pee eee eae ee de Rs Ea Birmingham City Council Landscape Practice Group, The Friends of Ward End Park, Family Action, The ee ke ee kee PEN iam foes batch kar 5 er re os[Tey] Childrens Society, Birmingham Education Partnership, 26 local schools, Birmingham Adult Education Service, The Pioneer Group, local Family Support Teams and Safeguarding Hubs, Workers Education iL Ta ATs OF ee er clea f a fia 5 en a = oe =e a Association, Jobcentre Plus, Midland MENCAP, Birmingham MIND, Birmingham Healthy Minds, Disability ip) Resource Centre, Sampad, Salt Road, Spurgeons, Children's Quarter & Ways for Wellbeing CIC. Rar Ee ; Sart tee eae 4oe, ee Se, ce Fe: aor) Also, a special thank you to our funders: the National Lottery Community Fund, Birmingham City Council, i 5 pe tea I dere Tk Bg) Seeee EY RS Reta a A and the CB & HH Taylor 1984 Trust, Dumbreck Charity, Edward & Dorothy Cadbury Trust, Eveson Charitable Trust, G.E. GEE Trust, Garfield Weston Foundation, GJW Turner Trust, Gosling Foundation, Grim mitt Trust, G Seek elcamecnttly Fem treaties ‘ar. ae el er Ee Millie's Watch, Roger and Douglas Turner Charitable Trust, Rowlands Trust, Society of the Holy Child Jesus, School for Social Entrepreneurs, Sport Birmingham, Souter Charitable Trust, St Thomas's Dole Charity, W E Lil. 7, SE , ** 7 eg “Ht 4 =. ome) on tL il coer =) fi=2 ee a maT Dunn Trust. blace A big thank you to our dedicated staff team _staff_ whose hard work provides a valuable service to the community. Thank you to our Trustees, who give their time and expertise on a voluntary basis. Finally, a vet ¥ wee: bd ee Nh Cane ae a huge thank you to our team of dedicated local volunteers, who give their time to support the day-to-day 7 SesSr Trtcata = a cae° . = 7 be; eerwriteal Obesi[ote] Li y work of the charity. i Ai%, Page Se **I 11** || **Norton Hall Children and Family Centre Trustees Report and Financial Statements - Year ending 31[st ] March 2024** ## **STRUCTURE, COVERNANCE AND MANACEMENT** Bie (SUA eee ee Ss a eh **Governing document** ener ee | | hee The charitable company is constituted as a not for profit Company Limited by Guarantee having no me a 1 Et - * i 7 Elon s share capital. It is also a charity registered with the Charity Commission. om EEE] DaReaehgiee ae ane ThA RE NO The charity is governed by its Memorandum and Articles of Association, and the policies made from time RATES to time by its Directors, who are also the Trustees of the charity. ; Trustees are elected at the AGM, with one third standing down each year. They have the power to co-opt up to three further Trustees, and at least 60% must be women. We are currently recruiting for a new Treasurer. areae CE | Sarma eda ee ## **Responsibilities of the Trustees** > Company law requires the Trustees to prepare financial statements for each financial year which give a true TS ree = ae Ah eee sit * y : 24 and fair view of the state of affairs of the charitable company as at the balance sheet date and of its wai nell ine > incoming resources and application of resources, including income and expenditure, for the financial bis I Sti easter a0 ee hae atlas > period. In preparing those financial statements, the Trustees should follow best practice and: AraAreaoT ea) LL arsonae ee RARE meri) rete“5 She eee ) select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently. b TAD ) make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent; and, > ) SSI prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to assume that EPtalesFadoeSASS Na ehaah . the charity will continue on that basis. The Trustees are responsible for maintaining proper accounting records which disclose with reasonable rere ” ee ani te oS ee eee ee es sae, “Ee nes A cas += Cy accuracy at any time the financial position of the charitable company and to enable them to comply with the Companies Act 2006. The Trustees are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charity and rir alae fake Bed al mane ae e a hence for taking steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other regularities. The Trustees who served during the period under review and up to the date of this report are set out on page 2. ## **Risk management** k The Trustees have assessed risks to which the charity is exposed and are satisfied that systems are in place ia or ae a -° "1 H . c, a d= hee s, a [Ps to mitigate our exposure to the major risks. Trustees are confident that sufficient funding will be available to continue to run the charity for the next 12 months and have contingency plans in place to deal with a shortfall in funding within one or more of its current activities. ## **Management structure and staffing** The day-to-day financial management is devolved to the Chief Executive - Suzanne Knipe. The Board receives quarterly management accounts, showing the actual performance compared to budget. We have a culturally diverse staff team, balanced in age and gender. Many of our staff live locally and some are 'home grown', starting with us as volunteer young leaders. Our qualified and experienced team have a wide range of complementary skills and qualifications. ay Fee atin hue a ~ a re ofa ; , an ee 1. I These include Youth Work and academic qualifications in for example, Play Work and Mentoring a ~ fia ; = ; oe a 1* cy t — Qualifications (to Level 2 or 3). Therapeutic Counselling, Psychology, 'Trauma Informed Practice' and Drawing and Talking Therapy. mid na rym ; Mr lftikar Karim, Secretary Nas Date: l 16th June 2024
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2 The notes on the following pages form part of the financial statements Page I 16 Norton Hall Chlldren and Famlly Centre Trustees Report and Flnanclal Statements - Year endlng 314t March 2024 Notes to the Flnanclal statements Note ACCOUNTING POLICIES Basls of preparatlon The financial statements have been prepared In accordance with Accounting and Reporting by Charities.. 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 IFRS102I{effective l January 20191 (Charities SORP IFRS1021, the Financial Reporting Standard applicable In the UK and Republic of Ireland IFRS1021 and the Companies Act 2006. Norton Hall Children and Family Centre meets the definition of a public benefit entity under FRS102. Assets and liabilities are initially recognised at historical cost or transaction value unless otherwise stated in the relevant accounting policy notelsl. The Charity Commission's guidance on public benefit organisations supports the conclusion that Norton Hall Children and Family Centre is a public benefit entity. The reporting currency is £ Sterllng. Preparatlon of the a¢counts on a goln8 concern basls The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis which assumes that the Company will continue to operate. The validity of this assumption is dependent upon the contlnuance of support from the Company's key funders and in response to the pro8ress made by the Company in pursuing a viable bud8et Including the obtaining of further grants and other funds, The Company's current business plan shows that the Company will be able to operate in the foreseeable future. Based on this understanding, the director5 believe that it remains appropriate to prepare the fina ncial statements on a 80in8 concern basis, The financial statements do not include any adjustments which would result from the basis of preparation being inappropriate. Tanglble flxed assets Depreciation is provided at the followlng annual rates in order to write off each asset over its estimated useful life (assets with a cost below £1,000 are not capitalisedl Fixtures, fittings & equipment Improvements to property Income Items of income are recognised and included in the accounts when all of the following criteria are met: The charity has entitlement to the funds; any performance conditions attached to the item{sl of income have been met or are fully within the control of the charity; there is sufficient certainty that receipt of the income is considered probable; and the amount can be measured reliably. Expenditure Expenditure is recognised once there is a legal or constructive obligation to make a payment to a third party, it is probable that settlement will be required and the amount of the obligation can be measured reliably. ExDenditure is classified under the following ac.tivitv hpxdino£'. Norton Hall Children and Family Centre Trustees Report and Financlal Statements- Year ending 31st March 2024 Taxatlon The charity is exempt from corporation tax on its charitable activities. Fund Accounting Unrestricted Funds can be used in accordance with the charitable objectives at the discretion of the trustees. Restricted funds can only be used for the particular restricted purposes within the objects of the charity. Restrictions arise when specified by the donor or when funds are raised for a particular restricted purpose. Further explanation of the nature and purpose of each fund is included in the notes to the financial statements. Debtors Trade and other debtors are recognised at the settlement amount due after any trade discount offered. Prepayments are valued at the amount prepaid after taking account of any trade discounts due. Cash at bank and In hand Cash at bank and cash in hand includes cash and short term highly Ilquld investments wlth a short maturity of three months or less from the date of acquisition or opening of the deposit or similar account. Credltors and provlslons Credltors and provisions are recognised where the charity has a present obligation resulting from a past event that will probably result in the transfer of funds to a third party and the amount due to settle the obligation can be measured or estimated reliably. Creditors and provisions are normally recognised at their settlement amount after allowing for any trade discounts due. Penslon costs The Company operates a money purchase pension scheme for employees. Employer contributions are charged as an expense in the period to which they relate and are allocated to activitles in line with the related salary cost. Page 118 Norton Hall Children and Family Centre Trustees Report and Flnancial Statements- Year ending 315t Mar¢h 2024 Notes2&3 2. VOLUNTARY INCOME 2024 2023 Donations 20,092 59,744 Grants recelved - Restricted Eveson Charitable Trust Gosling Foundation Millie's Watch National Lottery CF- Cost of Llving National Lottery CF - SAYMPH Society of the Holy Child Jesus Sport Birmingham - Together Fund Other grants received 5,000 5,000 15,000 44,875 118,554 10,000 9,579 8,600 207,029 9,579 Grants recelved - Unrestrlcted Garfield Weston Foundation Roger & Douglas Turner Charitable Trust Other grants received 20,000 5,000 7,000 32,000 259,121 5,000 5,000 74,323 Total voluntary Income 3. INCOME FROM CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES Publlc sector contracts and grants Birmingham CC - Building Development Blrmingham CC- Early Years SENCO Birmingham CC - Holiday Activity & Food Blrmingham CC - Neighbourhood Network Scheme Birmingham CC- Nelghbourhood Development Support Unit Birmingham CC- Pupil Premium Birmingham CC- Valuing Worth Norton Hall Birmingham CC- Valulng Worth Dolphin Centre Total public sector contracts & grants Income from fees and trading Norton Hall - Nursery Norton Hall- Children and Young People Dolphin Women's Centre Environmental 2024 2023 12,500 12,930 126,565 4,960 2,500 1,935 26,211 25,000 212,601 9,624 133,450 4,950 26,211 25,000 199,235 140, 141 260,080 74,943 4,825 9,701 489,690 688,925 128,381 281,325 33,163 Lakeside Café Total fees and trading Total Charitable Activities Income 442,869 655,470 Page 119 Norton Hall Chlldren and Family Centre Trustees Report and Financial Statements- Year ending 316t March 2024 Notes4&5 EXPENDITURE Charltable Activltles: Establishment Costs Staff costs Direct cost of activities Depreciation FutureBuilders loan interest Independent Examiner's Fee Finance costs 2024 2023 110,698 582,236 158,573 26,598 99,494 500,809 100,184 14,179 88 880 920 879,025 715,634 Ralslng funds: Fundraiser Other direct costs External support 15,696 10,220 8CNJ 3,094 14,114 729,748 15,696 894,721 Total expenditure STAFF COSTS, TRUSTEES REMUNERATION AND EXPENSES There were no trustees remuneration or other benefits for the year ended 31st March 2024 nor for the year ended 31st March 2023. £38 of expense5 was pald to one Trustee reimbursing travellng expenses {2023., £Nill. STAFF COSTS 2024 2023 Wages and salarles Employer costs - Natlona I Insurance Pension costs Agency staff fees 533,739 38,966 9,531 468,345 34,388 8,296 582,236 511,029 The average number of full-time equivalent employees during the year was: No employees had emoluments In excess of £60,00012023: nill. Key management personnel comprise the CEO and Operations and Finance Manager whose combined employee benefits totalled £91,32512023'. £81,582) Includin8 pension contributions. 21 18 Norton Hall Children and Family Centre Trustees Report and Financial Statements- Year ending 316t March 2024 Notes 6-9 Fixtures, flttlngs, equip Leasehold etc TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS Total Costs As at 31st March 2023 Additions At 31 March 2024 354,463 53,350 49,678 103,028 407,813 354,463 457,491 Depreclatlon As at 31st March 2023 Char8e for the year At 31 March 2024 178,147 14,179 192,326 53,350 12,419 65,769 231,497 26,598 258,095 Net Book Value 31st March 2024 31st March 2023 162,137 176,316 37,259 199,396 176,316 DEBTORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR 2024 2023 Trade Debtors Prepayments 13,881 3,887 17,768 38,869 4,380 43,249 CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR 2024 2023 Trade Creditors Tax and social securitv Pensions Accrued expenses 22,473 18,492 7,764 1,933 920 8,107 1,816 880 29,295 33,090 ANALYSIS OF NET ASSETS BETWEEN FUNDS 2024 Total Funds 2023 Total Funds Unrestrlcted Funds Restrlcted Deslgnated Funds Funds Fixed Assets 87,541 111,855 199,396 176,316 Net Current Assets 107,732 36,881 90,000 234,613 204,368 195,273 148,736 90,000 434,009 380,684 Page 121 Norton Hall Chlldren and Family Centre Trustees Report and Financlal Statements - Year ending 31st March 2024 Notes 10-12 Openlng balance 10. FUNDS Income Expenditure Transfers Balance General Fund 148,436 541,782 494.945 0 195,273 90,000 Designated Fund - Maintenance & Redundancy Reserve Restrlcted Funds 90,000 Birmingham CC- Early Years SENCO Birmin8ham CC - Hollday Activity & Food Birmingham CC- Neighbourhood Network Scheme Blrmlngham CC- Neighbourhood Dev Support Unit Birmlngham CC - Valuing Worth Norton Hall Birmingham CC - Valuin8 Worth Dolphln Centre Capltal 3S5ets funds Natlonal Lottery CF - Cost of LSvlng Sport Blrmlngham - Together Fund National Lottery CF - SAYMPH Eveson Charitable Trust 9,624 133,450 9,624 126,736 2,500 9,086 26,211 25,000 14,179 6,714 2,500 4,136 4,950 26,211 25,000 126,034 0 111,855 44,875 44,875 9,578 88,387 5,000 5,000 15,000 10,000 8,600 399,776 894,721 9,578 118,554 5,000 5,000 15,000 30,167 Gosling Foundatlon Mlllle's Watch Soclety of the Holy Chlld Jesus Other grants recelved Total Restrlcted Funds 10,000 8,600 406,264 142,248 380,684 0 148,736 0 434,009 Total Funds 948,046 Fund Descrlptlons Blrmln8ham CC - Early Years SENCO.. fundlng to Support nursery provlslon for those with additlonal needs. Birmingham CC - Holiday Actlvity & Food.. funding towards free school hollday food and fun actlvltles. Blrmlngham CC - Neighbourhood Network Scheme- fundin8 to deliver baslc English classes to women. Birmingham CC - Neighbourhood Development Support Unlt.. funding toward5 increased utilitles costs. Birmingham CC - Valuln8 Worth Norton Hall.. fundlng to offset the rent of propertles used by the charity. Blrmingham CC - Valuing Worth Dolphin Centre.. funding to offset the rent of propertles used by the charity. Capital 3sS@ts funds.. funding towards the capitalised costs of improvements made to the leasehold propertles. Natlonal Lottery CF - Cost of Livln8.' funding towards our Winter Food project Sport Birmingham - Together Fund: fundlng for children's sport and activity. National Lottery CF - SAYMPH.. fundlng for positlve actlvltles, mentorlng and parentin8 support Eveson Charitable Trust - Toward5 our Posltive Activities work with chlldren at Norton Hall Goslin8 Foundation - Towards our P051tive Activltles work wlth chil(Jren at Norton Hall Millie's Watch - Towards our work wlth chlldren at Norton H311 includlng Forest School Society of the Holy Child Jesus - Towards our work at the Dolphin Centre Other grants received - restricted funds all under £5,000 11. COMMITMENTS The total of future minimum lease payments under non- cancellable operating leases are.. Within one year- £1,7381£1,210 comparativel Between one and five years - £O1£907 comparativel 12. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS There were no transactions with related parties during the year or previous year that require disclosure In these accounts. Page 122 Norton Hall Children and Family Centre Trustees Report and Financial Statements - Year ending 31" March 2024 Note 13 13. Comparatlve statement of Financial Activities (Incorporatlng an Income and Expenditure Account) for the year ended 31st March 2023 Unrestricted Deslgnated Restricted Funds Funds Funds Total Funds INCOME FROM: Voluntary Income Charltable a¢tlvltles 59,744 442,869 502,613 14,579 212,601 227,180 74,323 655,470 729,793 TOTAL INCOME EXPENDITURE ON: Ralslng voluntary Income Charltable Actlvltles TOTAL EXPENDITURE 14,114 461,467 14,114 715,634 254,167 475,581 254,167 729,748 NET INCOME and net movement In funds for year Transfers between funds NET MOVEMENT IN FUNDS 27,032 126,9871 45 27,032 126,987} 45 RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS; Total funds bought fonvard 121,403 90,000 169,236 380,639 TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD 148,435 90,000 142,249 380,684 Page 123