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Wythenshawe Community Initiative Ltd REPORT AND UNAUDITED Accouwfs FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023

Wyth8nshawe Community Initiative Lld.. Report and Accounts 2022-23 Contents Contents Trustees. Report and Flnancial Statements for the period to 31 March 2023 Trustees, Report Donatlons In kind and volunteers 25 Financial Review 28 Independent Examinerfs Report A¢¢ounts for the year endlng 31 March 2023 31 32 11Page

Wythenshawe Community Initiative Ltd: Report and Accounts 2022-23 Trustees, Report and Financial Statements for the period to 31 March 2023 Registered Charity Number 1112990 Company number 05564192 Principal Off ice: Woodhouse Park Family Centre 7 Stoneacre Road Wythenshawe Manthestgr M22 1BP Trustees at the date this report was approved Christine Greenhalgh (Chair) Flona Hatch (Treasurer) Eula Mesquita Sarah Lynch Bankers Natlonal Westminster Bank plc B8rclays Bank plc Independent Examiner S Weighell FCA 3 Wellgreen Close Hale Altrincham WA15 8PT 21Page

Wythenshawe Community Initiative Ltd: Report and Accounts 2022-23 Trustees, Report The Truste8s. Iwo of whom are also directors for the purposes of company law, present their annual report together with the unaudited financial statemenls of the Charity for the year ended 31 Marth 2022 which are also prepared to meet the requirements of a Directors, Report and Accounts for Companles Aci purposes. The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the acuunling policies set out in note 1 to the accounts and comply with the Memorandum and Articles of Association, the Charities Act 2011, the Companies Act 2006 and Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance wth the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS102} leffeclive 1 January 2015)- Trustees The Trustees who Served throughout the year and at the date of this report are listed on page 2. Structure Governance and Management The Charity is a company limited by guarantee. The members of the Company are the directors named on page 1. In the event of the Company boing wound up, the liability in respect of the guarantee is limlted to £1 per member of the Company. The Charitys govemance arrangements and structure are sel out in the Memorandum and Articles of Asso¢iation. The Trustees are the Management Committee, which comprisgs the Chairperson, the Treasurer and the other trustees ag listed on page 1. New Trustees are recruited from a range of groups including user groups and other inlerested members of the local community induding professional people who come into contact with us. employees. ex-employees and representatives of the United R8k*rmed Church, from which organisation we lease our pr&mises. The major risks to which Ihe Charily is exp088d. as identified by the Trustees, have been reviewed and systems, procedures and initiatives to manage those risks have be8n established, or are presentty being considered, by the Trustees. Objertives and Activities The principal objectives of the Charity are: 11 Allevlating the hardship and distress of children residenl in the a￿8 of benefit, caused by the break-up of marriage and family and lo preserve and protect their gocKI mental and physical heath by providing and maintaining a centre and facilitses. 2) Advancing the education of the public and provlding facilibes in the interests of social welfare for recreation and leisure time occupation with the object of improving the c#Jnditions of Ilfe (rf those persons. 31Page

Wylhenshawe Community Initiativ8 Ltd: Report and Accounts 2022-23 3) Relieving poverty, in partiGular by the provision of advice, information and support. Th& Charty operates in WcM)dhouse Park in particular and the dIStr￿t of Wythenshawe In gen&ral. We have had due regard to the public benefrt 9uidance published by the Charity Commission in compliance with tts duties under seclion 4 of the Charities Act 2006. The guidan￿ sets out two key principles: The organisation must have an Identifiable benefil. The benefil must be to the public or section of the public. We confirrn that we meet these requirements. 41Page

Wythenshawe Community Initiative Ltd: Report and Accounts 2022-23 Principal Activities Some highlights of the year.... v r "i•V j,. Ir We were honoured to be part of the inaugural GRUB Carnival at Here's our after s¢hool Club re¢elvlng a giant donalion from John Lewls Cheadle. Chatting all thlngs Family Centre with our frlends at WFM Radlo We Iovod laking part in the Manchestsr Day Parado this y•ar SIPage

Wylhenshawe Community Initiative Ltd.. Report and Accounts 2022-23 Family Support- Bright Futures The Headlines 80% 28 children showed imr)roved 20 agencies worked with families The story April - This month we were delighted to celebrate the first cohort of Bright Futures families and children and had a lovely garden party to recognise the hard work th8y hav8 done Over the past year. We also co- hosted a music session at Safespots in Wythenshawe, we all created a song and hatj musicians play thè m8lody for us. We have also been running a weekly fitness group at the Raddison gym which has been going well. May - We celebrated Greater Manchester walking fèstival and hosted a joint walk with the women's group Fresh Start Smart. Bright Futures then hosted another meet in the afternoon at Woodhouse Park Lifestyle C6ntr8. Asda donated healthy organic herbal tea and healthy fruit and snacks. We chatted. drank tea. we then did a guided rèlaxation and light stretch with the yoga matts. The families attended a course with the parent and carer forum to understsnd sensory processing. We were also invited to go to some sound healing sessions at the Dandelbon Church. June - We took a trip to Manchester Art Gallery where they put on an adult workshop with afternoon tea. We also had a bvely treat for the parents, 8njoying a spa day and lunch. 61Page

Wythenshawe Community Iniliative Ltd: Report and Accounts 2022-23 In August we offered som8 amazing family trips. We went to Southport. Bewilderwood, Gulliver's Worfd, outdoor family fitness fun. CAFT Adventur& Farm, as well as a family foresl session with City of Trees. We also did some family swimming sessions at the Raddison gym. We have done walks, and some lovely garden yoga sessions with the children. Octobor- Parents continued to enjoy the walks, coffee meet ups, and swims at the Raddison. The children attended a nature mindfulness session which they loved, with most children commenting that they felt calmer after the session. November- The parents attended some of the work going on with the SENsitive group. We all attended a workshop about sensory needs and how to get disabilty benefit related support. We also put our own SEND workshop on which was a huge success. Lots of local services, groups and our Bright Future parents attended. We also did a familylsibling fitness session with the fitness team from the Raddison which the children loved. December was a busy month as we began to say goodbye to the children and families. finishing off work, and completing feedback as well as organising the end year parent meal and Christmas celebration paty. We also opened the door to all the new families starting in the new year for an open day to let them know aboLrt what will be on offer for them as part of the project. January saw us welcome a new cohort of families and we spent tim8 doing introductions, tours of Ihe céntre and getting to know children and families. We held our first Bright Futures children's session which was really successful. February - The children had by now all settled in and we sp8nt some time in(x)rporating National Chlldren's Mental Healih Day. We got to know the children and their needs as well identifying learning, which will be incorporated into th8 session planning to ensure the children get the individual support they need. The Bright Futures parent group upstairs was really well attended. 71Page

Wythenshawe Community Initiative Ltd: Report and Accounts 2022-23 The Dlfference we made We collated information using an impact data tool. We asked all parents to complete the questionnaire at the start of working with Bright Futures, and again at the end. This impact suNey asks quèstions relating to coping strategies and resilien￿. The below data shows an overall improvement after working with Bright Futures for 12 months. Pa￿nts appear to be actively coping with their situation and using support more efficiently. Mumor ii*¢tinstrumErt&wrt venfj aipage

Wythenshawe Community Initiative Ltd: Report and Accounts 2022-23 15 children out of the 18 families attended the Bright Futur8 play support over the 12-month period. 12 children showed significant improvement in th8ir ov8rall wellbeing, emotionally and physically. they were more sociable, confident, and resilient and transition into high school well. Many of these children now are part of the Bright Futures Friends group and connect with each other still. Two children showed signs of no improvement or worsening of their situation, These children have SEND, and parents felt that high school worsened their engagement and wellbeing in general, so this was not necessarily a reflection on Bright Futures as other factors were at play. All but one parent when asked stated that they would work with Bright Futures again or recommend to a friend. Case Study The HF family were referred by a local primary school. G, their daughter, was struggling with confidence, self*steem, low mood, and general COn￿rn$ around her emotional and physical wellbeing at school and mum reported that all the family had gained weight during lockdown. G has a diagnosis of autism. G also struggles with coeliac disease. which was causing lots of stress and anxiety around eating. Mum reported she felt unsupported as she had her own mentsl and physical health needs. We created a care plan around the family, and the key areas lo look at were for G to build confidence, for the family to have quality time together, for mum to improve her physical well-being and to socialise and connect with othar parents who are struggling wilh similar issues. A common theme which came up often from G during Bright Futures sassions. but also from mum, was worry over the transition to high school. G attended all sesslons during the 12-month period, and within 3 months we noticed a significant chang8 in her engagement, going from being quiet. reserved, no 8ye contact, not eating at mealtimes and not using the toilet to a young pérson who was funny, witty, and sociable. By eating dinner each Friday at Bright Futures and accommodating G's dietary needs, and through discussions about healthy foods and educating the other children about food intolerances G began eating at each session wlth the group. Her anxiety seemed lo hav8 significantly dropped. Mum described 'the change is astonishing. it's been a lifeline.. 91Page

Wythen5hawe Community Initiative Ltd: Report and Accounts 2022-23 Mum took part in all the family trips. courses and workshops on offer, and attended most of the family meet ups and walks. Even when she was having a bad day with her back and couldn'l walk. we adapted as there was no pressure to walk and would sometimes just sit and have a cuppa and chat. Mum joined the fitness group. she couldn't attend any classes due to her limited mobility but would 0ft8n go for a swim. Mum has since become a member and even now she is no longer with Bright Futures, regularly takes the childrenlhers8if for a swim. G also asked for a walking machine and seemed to be actively wanb'ng to improve her overall wellbeing. Bright Futures supporied Ihe school to manage things better and acted as the wmmunication bridge be￿een mum and school. Mum described how some simple Changes for her and Georgia made a huge difference to their quality of life daily. We then also did some good transitional work with the high school. Mum stated she was blown away with how w811 she has transitioned into high school. At the end of the work Mum ststed that she's really loved Bright Futures and has met some great parents and G has met some fab friends. Mum feels her daughter is worlds apart from the child who started with Bright Futur8s. G is now confident. sociable. and attends school with no issues. When asked if she would recommend the service she stated °absolutely, it's been godsend Jade and the centre, I can't thank you all enough. They need more of this support everywhere". 10IPage

Wylhenshawe Community Initiative Ltd.. Report and Accounts 2022-23 Early Years - Stepping Stones Pre-school Playgroup The Headlines 28 /0 children have English as an additional 42% Children with SEND The Story April - Our child that was recently diagnosed with type 1 diabetes was finally able to retum to us and it was lovely to welcome him back. We have worked hard to support him and each other to adjust to the necessary changes in our daily routine. One of our EAL children has made huge progress with her use of words recently, especially staff names. Mum is really pleased and grateful about this. May Creatèd books with all thè children to tak8 home. (Going on a bear hunt) This has been the children's favourite book. and we hope it will become a treasured memory for their future. We took the children to visit the 3 local schools and talked about their transitions in preparation for their move to big school. They were all excited and able to talk al)oul it the following day. The children have been trying lots of new salad items and vegetsbles each week. They have also been creating their own snacks every Thursday to boost their independence. During a specialist case meeting, one of our Mums said "I honestly don't know how I'd have 9Ot through the last few months without you all" JunelJuly - The children have been on lots of walks to the 3 local primary schools to help prepare them for transitions. We have incotporaled using zebra crossings and safety awareness into these outings. And the group have really enjoyed getting to know the local environmenL September-The children retuming from last temi have been $0 kind and caring towards the new starters. Thay have started to show the younger Ghildren °how we do things. without being prompted and some have even expressed empathy when one of the others is upset. Parents of the new children have commented on how happy they are at the speed they have settled in with us. This is definitely one of Ihe advantages of being a small group and a strength that makes us stand out from other providers. 111Page

Wylhenshawe Community Initiative Ltd.. Report and Accounts 2022-23 Novembor- We have been y￿rkIng more closely with othèr professionals and we feel this has had a positive impa¢t for our hildren both past and present. We visited a local primary school that one of our children has re¢entiy started to attend to meet with his leacher and the school SENCO. We shared th8 Strategies ihal had helped us to support his emotional development and the school SENCO said "If only all early years providers were so thoughtful around children's transitions" January - The children retumed after the Christmas break as if they hadn't been away!! This is a clear indicalor of the positive relationships they have already started to fom) here. We have been focussing on primary colours and developing indepandence this tenn and the children have been trying lots of n6w sensory and taste axperiences {some more successful than others) 3 of our current children and 2 who are in the induction process are all younger siblings of past attenders. As a team this rnakes us feel really proud that we have left a lasting impression on these parentslcarers. February - We used the focussed colour in our art work, hunted for it in the environment and even ate foods that colour at snack time. At the start of every half term we share the planned learning goals with parenvcarers. This includes supporting aciivityldiscussion ideas ihat can be used at home. This is to strengthen our partnership with parents. so that we are better equipped to enrich the children's experiences and improve their school readiness. March - We welcomed a new child to our group at the beginning of the month. She initially really struggled to control her responses towards the other children. She has now settled in extremely well and is starting to build happy and strong relationships. It is lovely to see how far she has come in such a short tirne and how happy her Mum is with her progress. We have been exploring flowers and insects as part of our spring time theme 121Page

Wythenshawa Community Initiative Ltd: Report and Accounts 2022-23 The Difference wo make We have received the end of year evaluations from parentslcarers and the comments have all been extremely positive. When asked to rate the overall quality of the experien￿ every one of them those either excellent or good. Hare ara some of the ￿rnments we received...... 'The professional staff who are cl8arty committed to the caring and teaching of my child" "How happy my daughter is to attend and how she tslks about nursery in such a positive wal, The staff are amazing and I can tell they take very good care of their pupils" "It's a very friendly environment with very good communication" °It has helped him build his Confiden￿ and independence. "All staff havè been fantastic with A and his needs. l couldn't have asked for any more from you all, thank you." "A calm and friendly environment, that is very safe.... 131Page

Wythenshawe Community Initiative Lld.. Report and Accounts 2022-23 Early Years - Willowbank Homeless Refuge Creche The Headlines 26 500 Children attended Hours of creche Refugees supported The story April- We did lots of Easter crafts including, making some litt18 8ast8r baskets, easter egg hunts in the garden and we made little comflake cakes, the children loved doing different things ralated to easter. We have been prepping Ihe garden for summer. we have put up our new greenhouse and stsrted planting seeds to grow with the children. We have also been ab16 to spend lots more time outside with the children as the weather is getting ni￿r. May - This month we see families from other refuges begin to use the creche. Apex house and Oak Lodge, and we have had 2 new families start with us. One of our families has moved from Willowbank to a different refuge but still travels to use us which is lovely. We have also got some new strawberry plants for our green house and some new bedding plants for our large pots, June - With the weather getting nicer we have enjoyed water play outside, the children have enjoyed splashing about and getting wet in the sunshine. We were also able to pick the strawberries that had grown. We had a walk down to the local library to see rf they have anything available in during the six weeks holidays. It's also been nice to see our babies getting about on their feet up and walking. With the children getting older we have been able to offer more days for families as our ratios are ev8ning out now. 141Page

Wythenshawe Community Initiative Ltd: Report and Accounts 2022-23 July - This month we have been tsking advantage of the sunny days and spending time in th8 garden doing water play, we have even managed to g8t a Irtue paddling pool which the children have loved splashing about and dipping their feet in. Th8 children hav8 also enjoyed playing and making sandcastles in the sandpit. We have also been trying the children with dtfferent foods for snad( which has gone down well. We will b8 saying goodbye to one of our families this month as they are moving to their new home, they will be missed by all of us. August- We started our stay and play sessions as some of the parents were telling US they have been feeling lonely so we thought it would be the ideal time to start them. The first session went really well, it was a hot day so we did rainbow ice cubgs on the messy play table, the litue ones loved this and were splashing around after they had melied. It was also one of Ihe children's first birthday so mum brought everyone some cake and we all sang happy birthday, it was lovely lo b8 able to be a part of this as we have watched her grow all year. We have also been able to have 8 walk around Ihe shops with the children on some of our quieter days, the children love to go for walks and have a look at all the different things in the shops. We have also made some dens inside crèche wilh the older children, they loved getting all dlffer8nt blankets and covers on the mats and hiding and gettin9 comfy. September- This month we have sethed all our new children into creche. They have all settled in really well and are enjoying sessions. We held our second stay and play session, w8 had five families attend and we did a messy play activity with limes, lemons and oranges for the ¢hildren to taste. It was lovely to see the parents and children int8racting with each other. Octobor This month we decorated the crèche wilh the children for Halloween, all the little ones enjoyed playing with all the bits from the box, walking round saying "HALLOWEENNNN- W8 have been doing lots of Halloween crafls such as ghost and pumpkin foot and handprints and making our own pumpkins, we also made decorations lo put in the reception area of Willowbank to make the building look more child friendly. We had another stay and play with a Halloween them8, thè children came down dressed up, we did pumpkin messy play and decorated cakes, and the support staff and Be¢ki the manager joined us too. The children loved it just as much as the parents did. November - This month we have had all the crèche room decorated, it looks so much nicer and fresh. We were unable to use the room so instead we took the children out to th8 local park for shorter session time but still enabled the session to run. The pa￿nts really appreciated this, and the children had lots of fun. 151Page

Wythenshawe Community Initiative Ltd.. Report and Accounts 2022-23 We also planted some bulbs with the children to come up ft)r spring, Ihe children really enjoyed this. We did have a visit from Ihe local squirrels who came and dug up all our bulbs, but we did manage lo save some and re plant them. One of our children has really settled in well and we've noticed a massive difference in h8r confidence and progression, it's so lovely to see. Dec - We started off De￿mber with doing lots of Christmas crafts including paper wreaths, handprint Christmas trees and foolprint reindeers for the pa￿nIS which they absolutely loved. We were lucky enough to hava presents donated to us from a local childminder which meant we were able to give every child a present for Christmas. For our Christmas stay and play we made gl¢Jop consisting of comflour, water and red and green food colouring in k88ping with th8 Christmas Ih8me. February We have tried lots of new messy play ideas including cNshed biscuits, spaghetti and dried cereals, the children had fun feeling and lasting the different t8Xtur85. We celobraled Pancake Day by making pancakes and using different toppings to decorate, this went down really well. We have now started baby day twice a week which is going well with all babies settling in great and enjoying the fréedom to play. One parent has said how much the baby enjoys coming down to creche and has asked for extra days. March - This month baby day has been really consist8nt with all babias attending and really enjoying the Session, the parents are even asking for more days to have their children in créche. This is always ni￿ to hear as this means the parents are comfortable leavin9 their baby in our care. Our monthly stsy and plays have really picked up with us having a really busy creche with all par8nts attending and having fun with their children and also getting to socialise and interact with the other parents which they are really enjoying. 161Page

Wythenshawe Community Initiative Ltd.. Report and Accounts 2022-23 Play- After4chool Club & Playscheme The headlines 4100 149 Attendances children and their families helped children with at our SEND sessions The story Aprll - Our Easter playschem8 Wont really w811 and the children had the best time at Chester Zoo. We had the Flying Seagull circus come to visit us again and they gave us an amazing performance and the children got lo take part in some circus skills. W8 have had a child getting really emotional re￿ntlY and has b88n saying some not very nice things about herself, she is also really struggling to make friends and has been getting really angry at stsff members. I have addressed this by speaking to dad and suggesting she be referred to our Bright Future sessions as we have seen a real difference in her lat81y. Afterschool Club Council What you have enjoyed about Afterschool club this n￿nth.. Playing with my friends, Everything, hammer beads. Playschemell Th8 trip I've never been to the zoo before it was $0 exciting. What you would like to happ8n next month in Afterschool Club.. Pyjama day, ice cr8am day, morg sand, different food. Good n8WS Story." Ava surprised the Flying seagulls byjumping through Ihe hoop which was h81d up r8ally high. May- Two of our Polish children brought in some 'fruit soup" that had been made at home for us all to ty. they had also written out the recipe for us - w8 plan for them to make this when we relum from the holidays. 171Page

Wythenshawe Community Initiative Ltd.. Report and Accounts 2022-23 We have had a child join from Ukraine who speaks very little English, we struggled to communicate and the children wanted to be able to talk to her so I have printed off some common phrases in Russian so the children have able to talk to her. We have enjoyed our weekly Monday cooking sessions. A quote from a parent on Facebook "When she comes home from club with this @ They are absolutsly amazing there Playing Out in Wythenshawe. This week she has been tsught to cook pasla wlth meatballs & now to tie her shoe laces! Thank you $0 much guys, your all amazing {sic)- June - Afterschool Club Council.. What you have enjoyed about Afterschool club this month.. Water fights, football, painting, playing with friends. meeting new people, eating, cars, bridge, d￿Wing. What you would like to happ&n next month in Afterschool Club.. Football nats, grass to play, house area, more toys. Good n8WS Story.. The IC8 cr8am after the Manch8St8r day parad8 . Scor8d a top comer goal in football. A quote from one of the new children attending ?his is the best day eve July & August - Our playscheme ran in¢redibly well. We did lots of activities which induded, create your own salad bar, face painting, making our own bug hotsls, lots of messy play and lots of food activities. We had one little boy who made sure to water our tomato plants every day to keep them alive and he was finally able to pick the tomatoe5 over playscheme. reat place. great girts, fantastic atmosph8rel We app￿ciate you guys $0 much, thank you. September- W8 have recently received some funding to provide dinners every night. this is going down really well and the children love coming every session and asking ￿hat'S for dinner today., W8 hav8 added two new Junior volunteers and they have both been fab, th6y Stay at the and of the session to help clean up and also stay for our end of session evaluation where they are able to give their input. We have had one child who has been leaving school early each week to attend but has re￿ntlY been told she now needs to attend her scien￿ lesson so is not allowed to leave any more which she was very upset about. When I found this out, I spoke to dad and said she would be given a guaranteed place each Wednèsday. $0 she didn't have to leave school early to make it here on time. 181Page

Wythenshawe Community Initiative Ltd: Report and Accounts 2022-23 October - Our spooktacular Halloween parties went down a treat, some chiklren had even been dressed and ready to go since 9am when the party didn't start till 4pm1 We enjoyed apple bobbing, Halloween bingo. scavenger hunt and lots of party foodl Our favourite part of each day was watching the children find Ihe treats inside our gruesome boxes which made for some strange facial expressions. We are loving our big family dinners as usual. we have the best chats during dinner tim81 We celebrated Black History Month. We created our own medicines in honour of the amazing and wonderful nurse Mary Seacole, designed our own steering wheels in honour of Lewis Hamilton and learned all about influential black people over the course of history. November - We have had lots of rainy weather which mean5 Playstation out for games of Frfa - lots of opportunty for turn taking and team workl Last week we really enjoyed playing some group games. We played a big game offootballs girls v boys which the girls wonl Taking some inspiration from the Lionesses, recent Euro winl We also enjoyed making our Christmas decorations for our Winter Wonderland theme! Afterschool Club Council.. What you have enjoyed about Afterschool club this month." Painting the windows in the quiet mom, different foods, playing outside, Christmas crafts. drawing. football. What you would like to happen next month in Afterschool Club.. Mor6 toys, morg outside equipment, more snowfiakes. a day to wearpjs, xmas puppet show, new football net. better surface to play ft)otball on. Good news story." Chloe got her certificates in swimming. St Anthonys performed their Christmas caml concert and all the staff came. December- January- Happy Lunar New Year - We c818brated by making our own red money envelopes and using chopsticks to eat noodles for dinner. Everyone was very exciled to be using chopsticks and many surprised themselves by being able to use them easily. We had lots of fun in the snow and ice, using our giant cones and seesaws as sledgesl We had a movie night with hot chocolate, picnic food and the b8St Christmas film ELF. Our Christmas parties went down real￿ well and the children loved showing off their party Clothes. 19IPage

Wythenshawe Community Initiative Ltd: Repori and Accounts 2022-23 Afterschool Club Council.. What you have enjoyed about Afterschool club this month.. Christmas paty, playing with friends, the food, making the rainbow for the wall What you would like to happen next month in Afte￿ChoOl Club.. Valentines paty, no arguing in football, more cars and Lego, Clay activib8s, fruit tea, making bracelets Good news story." Summer did a Christmas fnission where she donated food to local food banks and people who needed it, she managed to gel enough donat￿nS that il filled her entire living room. She also picked the family centre as on8 of her places to donate to whiGh was lovely. She ended up being in the Manchgster evening news for her cause. bett. February -. We celebrated children's mental health week. One of our priorities in Afterschool club is children's mental health, so each week we encourage activities that improve children's well-being and overall happiness. During children's mental health week, we really focused on highlighting the importance of recognising children's mental health. We created our own people and compared them against each olher. focussing on the similariti8s and differences we have. This yearfs theme was 'LET'S CONNECT,. During a session we looked al what connects us with the p80ple on the session. We came up with many good connections such as "school, friendly, eye colour, communication. and sports". We made sure to have lots of mindfuln8ss activrties available for the children to do. such as sensory playdough, threading pasta, and pairbting. March - We were proud to celebrate Neurodiversity Celebration Week. Many of our children who attend our Afterschool have a ck)se connection wtth Neurodiversity week and it was important to us to celebrate it and recognise the miscon￿pt1Ons about neurological differences. We took the children through a quick overview of th6 very complex brain and we made this a hands on approach where the hildren made brains from play dough and leamt all about flight or fight. We had posters dotted around the room with ej 20IPage

Wythenshawe Community Initiative Ltd: Report and Accounts 2022-23 information on Neurodiversity and some children even made posters themselves. The children especially liked s88ing the different celebrities who had dyslexia and were surprised by some. especially the authors. We also celebrated Intemational Women's Day. We did a scavenger hunt to find inspirational women that were hidden around the centre. We talkéd al)out groundbreaking women in different careers and the children were really interested in leaming about each woman. The difference we made We think this quote says it all in terms of what we want to achieve through our play provision. "My daughter Matilda has been coming for many years now, this year has been especially tough for her, we honestly believe your kindness, welcoming. friendship & most of all your love for all children's smiling faces have got her through this year. Every day is the same conversation 'can I go to club please".. she really loves you all. Thank you Charfotte & team for making my daughter smile again.. 211Page

Wyihenshawe Community Initiative Ltd.. Report and Accounts 2022-23 Our Response to the Cost of Living Crisis Over the last 6 months we have provlded a free hot meal for every child attending our After School Club thanks to funding from Wythenshawe Community Housing Group and donations from SVP and Wythenshawe 409th Scouts Group and Summer's Mission. Parents have reported this helps reduce pressure on them finan¢ially and pracb'cally. 2142 hot meals provided Wè also introduced the Family Centre Social, which runs every Friday morning and is open lo all the local community to drop in for a free wami drink, hot breakfast and a warm welcome. as well as advice and support. We invite other agencies to come in and share infomiation with our families. Some of the services we have welcomed include" The fabulous Gr88n Doctors from Groundwork who •Y joined us with loads of advice and tips for saving money on those ever increasing energy bills. Helen Beeslèy from National Literacy Trust with kjts of info & resources to help improv8 literacy skills and support our children with reading and writing. We also hosted visils from Wood Street Mission, the Healthy Weight team, Legal First Aid family law advice servic8 and Careers in Teaching. Over the winter months we ran a Wintsr Wamier campalgn to put together packs of equipment to give to families over the winter to help with healing bills and the cost of living. In total w8 gave oul 30 packs which included things like energy saving lightbulbs, thick duvets, hot water bottles etc. 221Page

Wythenshawe Community Iniliative Ltd: Report and A¢counts 2022-23 We also. again through funding from WCHG, offered an Emergency Famlly Fund to offer vital support to individuals and families struggling to purchase practical things like essential household items, wint8r clothing or school unifo￿. And we continued to use our Facebook pago lo share relevant information from our partners in the area. WHP FaTh*Ctnir• Building Strong Foundations for Stronger Families This year we will be launching our ambitious campaign, Building Strong Foundations for Stronger Families. to buy. refurt)ish and eventually remodel our home, Woodhouse Park Family Centre, so that we can meet ever increasing demand and achieve our ultimate aim of being the first port of call for families in Wythenshawe. We have been supporting our community for almost 30 year8. during whith tlme. we have provided help to over 6,000 families. Founded for local people by local people. our ambition has always been to make a positive difference in our community. In these difficult times there is huge demand for all our services and our community tells us that we have never been more needed. It is vital for us. therefo￿. to be able to have a space that allows us lo expand our existing services and develop new ones ensuring we can meet the very real and increasing needs ofour local families. Woodhouse Park Farnily Centre offers an environment where we can provide access to services and care to any of the families and children of Wythenshaw8 who neèd us. We operate within one of the most deprived wards in the country with over 40 0/0 of children living in poverty and an incréasing number of families relying on foodbanks to suNive. Our vision is to improve the economic and emotional wellbeing of the Wythenshawe community and to increase people's confidence and aspirations to h8lp them make better lives for them and their families. In order to remain in th8 area w& need to buy our building - until recently we have been able to lease it for a nominal rent. We also want to refurbish it, both to help us deliver more and better servI￿s, and to cover some of our costs through room hire. 231Page

Wythenshawe Community Initiative Ltd.. Repori and Accounts 2022-23 With austerity impacting more and more families. 41.8 QA of children in Manchester are living in poverty, and government funding being Gut year on year. coupled with the lingering irnpact of COVID, the need for our services is greater than ever. So we have one Big ambition - to raise the money to secure our building and make th8 changes that will mean we can help thousand5 more families. Our building is one of our strengths in terms of its location -right in the heart of the ¢ommunity- and its feel - we receive frequent comments from users and visitors of how welcoming and hornely the Centre feels. However, its layout massively restricts our capacity to expand servi￿S or deliver new ones. We'd love to transfom the building to make it fit for purpose and environmentally sustainable whilst retaining our famed Family Centre welcome. This campaign will be our main focus over the next year as we plan for the fLrture. 241Page

Wythenshawe Community Initiative Ltd.. R8POrt and Accounts 2022-23 2022123 supporters Of course none of the work outlined above would be posslble wilhoul the fundlng and support provided by a wlde varleiy of funders. buslnesses and Individuals and we offer our heartfelt thanks and appreciation lo the following organlsations and Indlvlduals who have helped us make such a differen¢e to ehildren and familios this year. Corporate supporters John Lewis Waitrose standard ScaffoldinglBalvaclNational Highways Equilibrium Delta Solutions Lynch Consulting Radisson Blu Manchester Airport t_,14,￿, SSP UK - Th8 Food Trav81 Grant Funders The National Lott8ry Community Fund - Reaching Communities Wythenshawe Community Housing Group AutoTrader Smallwood Trust Manch8St8r City Council Individual FundraiserslDonatlons The Shatarsky family 'In Kind, Donations of time, products or servlces 25IPage

Wyth8nshawe Community Initiative Ltd: Report and Accounts 2022-23 The Clayton Hotel Manchester Airport Man¢h8st8r Libraries Wythenshawe Communlty Housing Group InspirelGunner Cooke City in the Community Manchester Airport Community Engagement team Costain Nationwide Management Servic8s Helen's Childcare 409￿ Scouts Wythenshawe SVP Wythenshawe Partnershlps Manchester International Festival - Our expertise in our local community has been recognised by Manchester International Festival who are working wrth us as a community partner to ensure the Wythenshawe community is represented in the dev8lopm8nt of Ih8ir n8w arts facility. Faclory International. Manchester Play Network- We conlinue to b8 an active m8mber of the Manthester Play Partnership, which brings together play providers across the city to share best practice and advocat6 for play. This y8ar we all worked together to put a great multi- agency PlayDay celebration event in whi￿Orth Park to help raise awareness if Manchester City Council's Our Year campaign to put children at the heart of decision making across the city! It was so good to see so many families playing & having fun together and all thanks to amazing partnership work led by Manchester Play Network which w8'r8 proud to be part ofj & supported by Man¢hestsr City Council 261Page

Wyihenshawe Community Initiative Ltd: Report and Accounts 2022-23 Women of Wythenshawe - We're proud to be a part of the new Women In Wythenshawe ne￿Ork aimed 8t supporting women across Wylhenshawe who are experiencing gender poverty and r8lated issues to help create a Vol￿ and bring about struclural and decision- making change. We look forward to supporting a group of women from here at the Centre to take part In this network and become an independent group going forwards. FILlAI￿y¥ElL Fllming Well- We hosted 8 Filming Well course run by Together One who aim to support emotional well being and good mental health through the use of the arts. Manchester Day parade! We're very proud of all the children who took part int eh Manchesler Day Parade and were an absolute credit to the Centre, demonstrating just how amazingly creative. hiendly and welcoming the Wythenshawe community is! Massive thanks to Liz Gilleard and her colleagues at the Clayion Hotel who arranged for packed lunches and transport to be provided which made massive differonce on the day. And also big thanks lo Hannah from Walk the Plank for all her help and guidance reating our wonderful props. We would also like to thank Sue Wei9hell of Delta Solutlons for provldlng her accounlancy servicès. In addltlon. we are Indebted to the Unlted Refornied Church (North West) Trust for granting us the continued use of our premises without charge. 271Page

Wythenshawe Community Initiative Ltd: Repori and Accounts 2022-23 Financial Review The Truslaes revigw th& financial position of th& ¢harity as part of the regular Truslee meetings and are satisfied that the income of the fund is SLrfficient to meet annual operatlng expenditure. Results for the year Incoming resources were £204.017 and tot81 expenditure was £218,414 There was a reduction in funds of £14.397. Where do ourfunds come from? Income of £204,017.... Donationsand legacies . OthertradinB activiyes Inco]Defrorn charitsble acDwties Incomefrom lllvesttrtents How do we spend our moneyP Expenditure of £218,414... Suff costs ll Premises cosrs . offl￿ costs w Finante tosts 281Page

Wythenshawe Community Initiative Ltd: Report and Accounts 2022-23 Reserves Policv A5 required by the Charty Commission the Tru5tee5 have adopted the following reserves policy.. 1. We will maintaln the sum of £12,000, or such amount as is detemined from lime to lime by the Management Committee, as a contingency fund {designat8d reserve) for the sole purpose of bridging a gap in thg receipt of funding inwme. 2. In addition to the aÈThie sum we will recognise as a reStr￿ted reserve at the end of our financial year any income, received by us for the purpose of hjnding a specific post, activity or expense. to the extent that the income has not been used for ihat purpose durin9 the y8ar. 3. SU￿.eCt to meeting the ongoing expenditure needs of the organisation we will aim to maintain our unrestricled funds at a level equivalent to six months, worth of current running costs. Finally, for the avoidanG8 of doubt the Trustees confirm that at the year end.. no restricted funds are in defKit 2. no funds were held by the Trustees as Custodian Trustees. 291Pag8

Wyth6nshaw8 Community Initiative Ltd: Report and Accounts 2022-23 Statement of Trustee5' responsibilities In the attached ac¢ounts 881 out on pages 32 to 39, the Truste8s have prepared financial statements for Iho period up to 31 March 2023. In preparing $u¢h statements the Trustees are required to: Seled SU￿ble accounting policies and apply them con5iStently', make judgements 8nd estimates that are reasonable and prudenl,. state whether applicable accounting standards and statements of rewnmended practice have been folk)wed, subject to any departures disclosed and explained in the financial stslements: and prepare the financial ststements on the going concern basis unless tt is inappropriate to presume the Foundation will continu8 in its operational existence. Th8 Trusteas are responsible for keeping proper accounting records which disdose wth reasonable accuracy at thg time the financial position of the Foundation and to enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Charities Act 2011. They a￿ also responsible for safeguardirwJ the assets of the Foundation and hence for taking reasonable stops for the prevention and detection of fraud and other Irregularities. The report was approved by the trustees on behalf by: 12 2023 and signed on its 30IPage

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