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Home-Start Kettering Area Company Details
Home-Start Kettering Area was established in 1994 to provide families with children under five support and friendship.
We work with local volunteers, trustees and funders to provide vital services for families in the area including Kettering, Desborough, Rothwell and surrounding villages.
Registered Charity Name Home-Start Kettering Area
Charity Registration Number 1114030
Registered Office and Operational Address
William Knibb Centre Montagu Street Kettering Northamptonshire
Company Registration Number
5709942
Patron
Lady Gayle Robinson
Board of Trustees
David Gwinn (Chair) Bea Martin (Vice Chair and Volunteer Rep) Sue Stokes (Treasurer) John Leach (Chair of Friends of Home-Start Kettering Area) Chris Arthurs (Safeguarding) Steve Bocking (Data Protection Lead) Robyn Allen (PR)
Accountants
Bewers Turner & Co Portland House 13 Station Rd Kettering NN15 7HH
Staff Members
Nikki Farrar-Hayton (Manager) Donna Rockett (Office Administrator)
Bankers
Barclays Bank PLC 8 Market Place Kettering Northamptonshire NN16 0AX
This report covers Home-Start Kettering Area activities and financial statements.
Home-Start Kettering Area is committed to the safeguarding of children and families. A full list of our policies are available to view at our office, including Safeguarding, Code of Conduct, Health and Safety , Information Governance, Confidentiality and Data Protection.
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Home-Start helps families with young children deal with whatever life throws at them. We support parents as they learn to cope, improve their confidence and build better lives for their children. The benefits of our support include improved health and well-being and better family relationships.Portrait
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Home-Start works because most of our volunteers are parents and everyone completes 6/7 week comprehensive preparation. They understand how hard it can be. They work alongside parents, in their Safe Area own homes, to help them cope with the stresses and strains of life and make sure they have the skills, time and strength they need to nurture their children.Keep all your information inside the
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Chair’s Report – David Gwinn
2020-2021 has been the most challenging year Home-Start Kettering has ever known. Having last year celebrated 25 years of Home-Start Kettering marking the great achievement of supporting many thousands of children and their families in and around the Kettering area, helping them achieve stability and happiness through the dedicated help of our Volunteers, Nikki our Manager and Donna our Office Administrator, we found ourselves in lockdown and unable to physically go into our family homes to give them the very personal contact they need.
What a blessing mobile phones and social media has proved to be, used in the correct way. Our Volunteers and Nikki and Donna have supported families through WhatsApp chats on a weekly basis, giving help and advice through that media.
Thanks to the support of KCU, DEFRA, KBC, Waitrose and John Lewis, we have during the year, supplied many hundreds of food parcels and essential items, to not only our families but others in need in the Kettering area.
The Covid19 vaccination has at last given us the opportunity to reunite with our families and we are at last able to accept referrals for more families that need our support.
Funding
Of course, all our fundraising has had to grind to a halt, but I am pleased to say that through successful applications for grants we have managed to come out of this pandemic financially sound. The good news is that our Trevor Lloyd Golf Day is scheduled to take place together with our big fundraiser, the Annual Quiz.
The future still looks pretty tough, but we have a strong and sound Board of Trustees and indeed would welcome more Trustees to come and join us.
Finally, thanks and appreciation to all of those who made this year successful despite Covid.
VOLUNTEERS - all of you extraordinary and caring people doing remarkable things, making a great difference to all the families you support.
STAFF - whose support, commitment, and enthusiasm for getting the job done has carried us through another year
FUNDERS - whose financial support allows us to carry on our vital work
TRUSTEES - for all their support, encouragement, and guidance to the scheme
And finally, to our families who we support, for being so welcoming and trusting, it is an honour to work with you.
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Manager’s Report – Nikki Farrar-Hayton
Last year, as we celebrated not just a new year but a new decade, we never could have predicted just how life changing 2020 would be, not just for ourselves, our family, our community, or our country but for the whole world.
2020 has taken a lot out of us and it will undoubtedly go down in history books as a year full of unprecedented unpredictability and uncertainty. It does truly take a pandemic to remind us of the things that we cannot live without, like having a roof over our head and our own and our family’s health.
Many have said it is easier to get through this time because “we are all in the same boat” but the truth is we are not, we are all in the same storm, with some people in yachts, others in canoes and sadly others who are drowning. I am hoping that our eyes have been opened to see the importance of helping others by offering a life jacket whenever and wherever we can.
Each and every one of our amazing volunteers that has supported families this year have been like life jackets just by picking up the phone or dropping off a care package, they have helped a struggling family to know that they are not alone. For better or worse, the last year has changed us. We have learned to value our health, resilience, and community. I am proud of the way that our community rallied, and solutions were found, we learnt how closely our lives are intertwined and bound together and to not take anything or anyone for granted.
Home-Start family support in 2020 may well have been very different to in previous years, volunteers were not able to offer the 2-3 hours support a week in the family home, but in many ways, it was the same as it has always been – helping parents to be the best they can be for their children – by really listening. We did not just give parents what we wanted to give them, we found ways to enable them to give their children the same opportunities to feel safe at home and to create lasting memories as their peers. During the year we:
Baked cookies and cakes Grew herbs and flowers Made models and masks Cooked enchiladas and casseroles Wiggled and sang along in the “Tots’cise” Zoom sessions and we enabled children to learn at home by donating technology.
I am so grateful to everyone that has helped us to respond to the needs of our community, most especially to our partners at KCU who provided us with food parcels each week that we then could add the extras that each family needed.
Funding from KBC, Northamptonshire Community Foundation and DEFRA helped us to add fresh food, fruit and vegetables. Morrisons donated huge amounts of essentials and continues to send nappies so that we can ensure no parent has to limit the number of times they change their baby each day and our partnership with Waitrose Oundle meant that we could give our supported families a wonderful Christmas Hamper and some lovely soft towels too.
There is a list of thank you’s on page 18 but that list is in no way complete. We have been blown over by individual donations through the year, whether it was just one item from our Amazon wishlist or a whole case of alcohol gel to help keep us all safe, absolutely every donation made a difference. To many, 2020 felt like a real loss of freedom, but instead of seeing it as the worst year ever, what if we choose to see it as a true reset, a time not wasted but rather gained. What if we come out of 2020 all the wiser with priceless insights about what is important?
After all… hindsight is 2020
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Family Story - Genevieve
Over the last 5 months since I moved into my flat, Home-Start have been so, so helpful to me and my daughter and have provided a lot of emotional and mental support in the process.
Nikki has made me feel like I have people I can always rely on without being embarrassed to ask for help. During weeks that I have been short of money they have provided food parcels for us to make sure that I was always able to provide a meal for my daughter. The group chat that we have has also been really helpful at times, it’s nice for me to know that there are other mums in the same position as me that I can talk to. I’m really grateful for everything they have done.
Lisa, my volunteer is really helpful, we speak once a week and most weeks she will come and either help me with housework or food shopping. It’s so much easier to get stuff done with two people so that one of us can watch my baby. I feel like we get along really well and her support is always really appreciated.
Volunteer Story - Lisa
I heard about Home Start from a friend who was already a volunteer. Since retiring three years ago I was keen to find a volunteering role working with families. I had been a nurse and midwife for 32 years as well as Mum to 2 twenty something year olds and Home Start appealed to me as a charity helping and supporting families.
It was very local, and you gave practical hands-on support as well as offering a shoulder to cry on, a listening ear and friendship. It was very flexible, only for two hours a week, Pre-Covid when we could go on holiday that was still fine if you’re unable to visit as long as the family and Nicki were aware! The training was great, and I loved it.
I have had three families, all with very different needs and challenges but equally rewarding in their own way. I’ve been taxi driver, been to doctors and dentist appointments, gone to the park and toddler groups and Home Start summer outings with mums who have lacked confidence or needed a friend to do stuff with. The most difficult thing has been saying goodbye to each family as you really get attached particularly to each child.
This last year has been a funny one for us all, but when we could, I have helped deliver food and essential items and ingredients and a recipe pack for families to cook together as well as donated Christmas gifts books and Easter eggs. Just great to have a little chat on the doorstep and all the families have been really grateful.
I have always felt very safe and incredibly well supported by Nikki, who is brilliant, and the efficient Donna, who are always available to discuss any concerns.
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Family Story - Amanda
I am so thankful for Home-Start Kettering for all their help. I was in an awful situation where I was trying desperately to leave my husband after years of controlling, abusive behaviour. I didn’t know which way to turn and the enormity of it was just too overwhelming because he controlled my finances and every decision, so I just didn’t know where to start.
I was referred to Home-Start Kettering and I honestly felt like I could see a way out, they helped me every step of the way to get on to the council housing list and even conversed with the staff to try to fast track my application and try to ensure I would be placed in a suitable area. A few times I was very upset because I wasn’t getting any feedback from the council offices and Home-Start intervened.
I am bringing up my two young granddaughters alone and have physical and mental health issues so I really can’t stress enough that if it weren’t for Home-Start and Nikki, I might not have made it through till now, I was considering doing something silly because I couldn’t cope.
I now have a wonderful house in a very safe area and have had a lot of furniture and even some carpet tiles donated to me through the wonderful supporters of Home-Start. I managed to move in just before Christmas with Nikki’s help, this wouldn’t have been possible if she hadn’t been there for me. After leaving my ex we were living temporarily in my son’s private rented house, it was cramped and even though we were welcomed it wasn’t suitable for the girls so getting accommodation was vital for all of our wellbeing.
Home-Start have been there for me with advice on everything I needed and also emotional support. The girls and I received some really lovely presents at Christmas from the amazing volunteers and supporters, including a lovely food hamper from Waitrose, we had literally nothing, so this was just beautiful.
If it weren’t for their support, I would have lost the custody of my granddaughters and they would have ended up in care, I have no doubt of this.
Thank you from the bottom of my heart.
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Volunteer Representative Report - Bea
Well, what a different year this has been. Who would have thought when reports were written in the spring of 2020 that we would still not be completely back to home visiting in a year’s time. The whole Covid Pandemic and subsequent lockdowns have been a challenge for us all but have proved really difficult for our families. Through it all we have remained open for business and supported families in new ways. Those volunteers who were already supporting families have taken to phoning them to give support or delivering a food parcel to their doorstep. Our band of volunteers has been fantastic including those who were trained during last year and have not yet really experienced home visiting a family.
Everyone has hung on in there and it has proved that there is both a need and a place for Home-Start Kettering. As lockdown restrictions started to ease then volunteers were able to visit families outside in their gardens or go for a walk with them. As I write this report we are just looking at starting gradually to return to home visiting with all necessary precautions put in place to protect both the families and the volunteers.
Going forward I think that we have more than justified our existence within the Borough and many residents are grateful for the support that they have had throughout this time in so many different ways. By asking families ‘how can we help you’ we have been able to respond to their individual needs delivering not just food but bedding, laptops and much more. As we move forward we can do so with confidence and do what we do best which is support the families of the Kettering Borough.
Claire Gurney - The Shack Food Project
It has been a pleasure working with Home-Start over the last year, thank you for the ongoing support you have given us at The Shack Food Project. It has been great supporting your families where we can with baby equipment, food and clothing. I hope that we can continue to support each other for years to come. You have a fantastic team, and you go above and beyond for all the families you have supported.
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Volunteer Story - David
I was prompted to volunteer for Home Start some time ago when I attended a fund-raising function in our village hall. I like to think that I have empathy with children and I’m fascinated to see how they grow and develop into little individuals. I have a granddaughter who is now six and she is a massive part of my life. I thoroughly enjoy all the time I spend with her and I wanted to use my experience as a parent and now grandparent to help other children and parents.
There were about ten of us who started the excellent preparation course in February 2020 (I was the only male in the group). All was fine as we gathered together with no real clue as to what was coming our way. Then when the first lockdown came all training ceased and it was only in September that we were able to continue but this time all socially-distanced etc. We lost a few of the original group but gained some newcomers but I was still the only male volunteer. (Don’t be shy Dads and Granddads!) We finished the Volunteer Course of Preparation in November.
I was soon given my first family and I visited them with Nikki to be introduced and make plans for when I would visit. It was with some apprehension that I made my first visit on my own the following week but we all seemed to click from the very start. Then we had the second lockdown and volunteers couldn’t go into families’ homes so we just went for walks every week to keep in touch. I enjoy my time with the family and have built up a good friendly and relaxed relationship with them all. I was then asked if I could help another family with a boisterous little boy who needs to let off steam so we go to the park every week to play on the swings and kick a football about. I take it as a real compliment when the mums tell me that these children actually look forward to my visits every week.
I have been enormously impressed by the work Home-Start does in addition to the weekly volunteers’ visits. For instance delivering Christmas presents to every child, providing laptops on loan to children to help with homeschooling and the weekly Monday Recipe Bags by which families are provided with a recipe and all the ingredients needed to cook a meal from scratch. I have enjoyed helping to deliver these every Monday and getting to know other families and helping in just a small way. Home Start is good for the families without a doubt but I have to say it has also been good for me.
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Safeguarding Trustee Report - Chris Arthurs
I joined Home-Start Kettering 9 years ago and became a Trustee a year later. Having worked in Children & Family Services for many years I am now the Safeguarding Trustee and also help make sure that we have up to date policies on every aspect of our work.
There are three main parts to my role:
I am on hand to advise and support Nikki, and any Volunteer, when questions arise about the care of a child, or the safety of a vulnerable adult. Volunteers sometimes see or hear things going on in a family that less regular, or more official, visitors may not. It is not our place to decide whether behaviour is abusive, but it is our responsibility to let the authorities know if we are concerned. Home-Start has a well-established process for responding to concerns while maintaining a good working relationship with the family.
I regularly look over the Scheme’s files to make sure that they meet Home-Start’s national standards, that they are up to date, and record any risks and our response to them.
I also help with Volunteer Safeguarding Training and make sure I’m up to date with developments in the way the authorities work.
When a volunteer tells Nikki of some concern, I’m pleased to say that we are always able to deal with the issue sensitively and in a way that continues to support the family, while at the same time working, where necessary, with the Council’s Child Protection Services to ensure children are kept safe.
Increasingly we also have to be aware of the risks to adults who may be vulnerable, in violent relationships, or being exploited. If a volunteer is very worried about a member of the family they’re visiting, they will need to contact Nikki, Bea or me urgently. Other concerns may go on the diary sheet and wait until the next supervision session. Bea has sound advice when she says if something’s still on your mind as you settle down for the evening, then it’s time to share –and whatever the time of day volunteers will always be able to get hold of one of us.
Although I don’t visit families on a regular basis I have a bit of an ‘odd job’ role. I can help with fixing stairgates and other DIY jobs, and be available to offer budgeting and benefits advice and support. As a result I have a pretty good idea of the difficulties that our families face –and also of the big differences that Home-Start volunteers help to bring about.
My message to all Volunteers is – always carry your Emergency Contact Card and if in doubt about anything you’ve seen or heard, don’t wait – talk to Nikki, to me, Bea, or another Trustee. We have a good scheme to make sure someone is always available to listen and take decisions : but if by chance you can’t get hold of one of us, then call Children’s Services or the Emergency Services. Risky or dangerous situations are not common – but better safe than sorry.
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Referrers
Ruth Brudenall - Early Years Practitioner
My experience with Home-Start has always been extremely positive, from the referral process through to matching volunteers to then supporting families.
I feel that the families that I have referred to Home-Start are supported sensitively yet effectively. The service is transparent - sharing, signposting and modelling support whilst remaining professional. During the lockdown period Home-Start adapted their offer/support, this was very beneficial to one particular family I support, helping vulnerable families at what could have been a very isolating period otherwise.
I have worked with Nikki to discuss referrals and support for individual families. Communication has always been prompt. Support is varied, inclusive and individual and adapted to meet family needs.
Anita Browne – Family Support Worker - Rothwell Schools
Home-Start have offered their free services to several families from the Rothwell Schools community over the last year. Referring families to their service is very simple and they are always quick to make contact with the families after receiving the referrals. All our families who have Home-Start support, whether it be for support around the children’s behaviour or the parents mental health, have nothing but praise to share about their personal Home-Start volunteers. Nikki will always find the time to attend Team Around The Family meetings and gives detailed reviews on how their service has supported the family. Nikki is very knowledgeable and will always be able to make further recommendations on how the families can be supported whether it be from their service at Home-Start or from other services in the community.
Home-Start are able to offer support to families that we at school are unable to, for example going out to the family homes before school starts to help with morning routines and children’s behaviours when getting ready for school. And attending home visits with the families at times to support them with other appointments such as telephone medical appointments or helping to support boundaries and routines in the home.
Home-Start continued to support families through the recent lockdowns by making weekly telephone calls to parents and also sent food parcels to families with recipes to make together at home while setting up a support group with parents on whatsapp too. We as a school will continue to refer to Home-Start services and would highly recommend them.
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Friends of HSKA Report - John Leach
Last year’s report was full of optimism, but our hopes were crushed by the onset of Covid19. Clearly this has had a major effect on our fundraising but hopefully we are getting back to something like normal.
Sadly, many of our planned events were cancelled but fortunately we were lucky enough to hold our annual Trevor Lloyd Golf Day in September and raised just over £3500. Our grateful thanks go to everyone who got involved with the successful day. We have booked it again this year on Friday 10th September at Kettering Golf Club and hope that we can go ahead with the evening dinner if restrictions allow.
Our weekly lottery carried on but unfortunately the numbers who have signed up has declined. We are anxious to increase those numbers so if you can spare £1 a week it would be very gratefully received. If you would like to sign up, please contact the office. It costs as little as £1 per week with 45p per £1 coming directly to us to go towards supporting local children and their families.
Our grateful thanks go to the Ise Lodge Garage Sale organisers who chose to support us this year and raised £208.85.
We plan to have our Big Quiz Night on Saturday 20th November and no doubt other events will emerge as our confidence increases.
We are always looking for supporters to join the Friends of Home-Start, especially going into this financial year, where fundraising is vital to keeping our service going.
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PR Report- Robyn Allen
What a year it has been! I can’t quite believe that a year ago I was sat here typing this report thinking we were, as a country, working our way out of the Covid-19 pandemic and talking about how essential our social media updates had been so far. Well, I wasn’t wrong!
This past year has proven how important it is to be online and accessible for everybody. It has also provided us with new opportunities, such as a fantastic partnership with Waitrose Oundle, thanks to Home-Start UK’s partnership with John Lewis & Waitrose. This gave us the chance to provide fresh Christmas food parcels for our families and ‘share a little love’. We were also fortunate enough to receive additional funds to continue to support people over the festive period, which was a bit different for everyone in 2020.
Just like I said last year Donna & Nikki have done a great job in utilising the Facebook following to ensure key messages get out into the community. They have shared ways to cope with the ever-changing world, updates in the local community, as well as good news stories to lift people spirits. It has really started to feel like a community, especially when they share ideas for activities for families to do.
In the last year they have managed to increase the page likes by nearly 250, so they currently have 1871 likes. There has been little change in the audience split as 83% of our ‘fans’ are female and 59% of our overall audience fall into the 25-44 years old age bracket. This means we are still reaching and attracting the same audience as last year, which shows the content being shared by Donna & Nikki is meaningful to the audience they have, great work ladies!
This is the part where I’d usually make a statement about what I hope for the next year…. so I’ll say this; may we continue to support those that need us, inspire those that want to help and continue to change and adapt when we need to. Roll on the next 12 months.
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Financial Statement
| Financial Statement Incoming Resources |
2021 | 2020 |
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| Grants | 48,543 | 40,3111 |
| Furlough | 3,758 | 0 |
| Donations and Fundraising | 39,435 | 27,855 |
| Gif Aid | 1,835 | 0 |
| Bank Interest | 37 | 152 |
| Total Income | 93,608 | 68,318 |
| Charitable Expenditure | ||
| Service Delivery | 65,883 | 59,454 |
| Fundraising Expenses | 0 | 607 |
| Administrative Overheads | 6,160 | 4,142 |
| Depreciation | 736 | 525 |
| 72,779 | 64,728 |
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Treasurer’s Report - Sue Stokes
Nobody could have predicted the arrival of Covid 19 and the impact it would have on the whole world. It has affected every aspect of our work impacting on all areas including finance. Volunteers and Nikki our Manager could not visit families so that reduced travel costs, administrative support was cut for several months as Donna was put on furlough, reducing our salary costs slightly whilst also increasing Nikki’s workload and we were not able to hold our special days and events for families, for example the Christmas party and large group outings. Sadly this did not mean that the need for our support reduced to match, the opposite was the case, as lockdown, home schooling, furlough and job insecurity or even job loss increased the pressure on families in every way affecting matters emotional, financial and practical.
Everybody in the team was determined to continue to give support in any way we could despite the restrictions. Nikki was constantly on call whilst also looking for funding opportunities and our supporters continued to give generously with some exceptional donations and grants enabling us to continue our work with new ventures funded as mentioned in the Manager’s Report.
In the financial year 1st April 2020 to 31st March 2021 our costs were £72,779 and we received £93,608 in funds. Children in Need extended our grant for six months and the local government awarded grants to support specific needs such as food, toiletries and household essentials so I am pleased to report that we were able to complete the year keeping our reserves protected. The reserves will ensure that we can run for six months if no further large grants are awarded in 2021/2022 although the future beyond that will be impossible without massive fundraising and extra grants.
KBC has recognized our work and their grants have been core to the work we have achieved this year but every single donation and grant has supported us and we cannot stress too much how grateful we are for our amazing volunteers, generous supporters and fundraisers without whom we wouldn’t exist. We are also supported through partnerships with other charitable groups for example Baby Basics, who provide Baby Starter Packs and KCU who provide food parcels for struggling families.
Our planning for 2021-2022 has included cutting our costs as close as we can whilst still being able to support families. The Friends of Home-Start are already planning fundraising events for when restrictions end and all trustees are focused on efforts to protect our future.
Please do read the Thank You page and if you know anybody mentioned please pass on our gratitude once again as they are the source of the funds and support that enable us to continue our work.
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Risk Management and Key Policies
The Trustees ensure that the major risks to which Home-Start is exposed are reviewed and assessed and that systems are in place to mitigate those risks. The Trustees have agreed a risk assessment policy for which they have overall responsibility. All key policies within the organisation are regularly reviewed and updated as appropriate to reflect any legislative changes and the latest developments and thinking in relation to best practice.
Home-Start’s work is primarily of a long term, fixed nature. The objects of the Charity are:
To safeguard, protect and preserve the good health, both mental and physical of children and their parents.
To prevent cruelty to or maltreatment of children.
To relieve sickness, poverty and need amongst children and parents of children.
To promote education of the public in better standards of childcare within the area of Kettering and its environs.
Reserves Policy
The Trustees have reviewed the Charity’s needs for reserves in line with the guidance issued by the Charity Commission and agreed to set aside 6 months running costs at any one time to safeguard the Charity’s service commitment in the event of delays in receipt of Grants or long term staff sickness. This figure has been agreed as £50,000 for the upcoming financial year.
As at 31st March 2021 the Charity’s unrestricted general reserves amounted to £49,206. which represents just over 6 months revenue expenditure. The policy is monitored and reviewed annually by the Trustees.
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The Year in Numbers
supported
supported 120 families with 266 children
27
parents of children living with disabilities
supported
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families living in unsuitable housing
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delivered 18 supported sessions of Tots’cise to 98 8 families with 19 families with debt/ children low income or
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parents with mental health issues
families with debt/ low income or financial concern 26
provided brand new bedding for 54 children and 48 sets of towels
provided weekly recipes with ingredients, bakeware and utensils to
children received 17 laptops/ tablets with families over 11 Windows 10 weeks and Teams
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Thank You’s
Adam Balmer All Saints Church All Things Management Ann Baxter Baby Basics BBC Children in Need Bellway Homes Bewers Turner & Co Bunzl Burton Baby Bank Chris Arthurs Chris George Estate Agents Chris Lambert Cllr Anne Lee Cllr Clark Michell Cllr Jim Hakewill Cllr Jonathon West Cllr Keli Watts Cllr Linda Adams Cllr Maggie Don Cllr Mick Scrimshaw Cooking Good Dawn Coles DEFRA Dick Bennell DR T Morgan Dunelm Kettering EA Timson Trust Emmanuel Church Encore Environment Friends 500 Club Geddington Church Gill Parton Painting GMB Union Haddonstone In Kind Direct Ise Lodge Garage Sale James Connelly Whole Butchers Janine Jury John Lewis & Partners
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ME STRT Kettering Area Because tomorrow starts today
REGISTERED COMPANY NUMBER: 05709942 (England and Wales) REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER: 1114030
REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES AND
UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH 2021
FOR HOME-START KETTERING AREA
Bewers Turner & Co LLP Chartered Accountants Portland House 11-13 Station Road Kettering Northamptonshire NN15 7HH
HOME-START KETTERING AREA
CONTENTS OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH 2021
| Page | |
|---|---|
| Report of the Trustees | 1 to 2 |
| Statement of Financial Activities | 3 |
| Balance Sheet | 4 to 5 |
| Notes to the Financial Statements | 6 to 12 |
| Detailed Statement of Financial Activities | 13 |
HOME-START KETTERING AREA
REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH 2021
The trustees who are also directors of the charity for the purposes of the Companies Act 2006, present their report with the financial statements of the charity for the year ended 31st March 2021. The trustees have adopted the provisions of 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 (FRS 102) (effective 1 January 2019).
Please visit the charity commissions website to see the full Trustees report.
OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES
Objectives and aims
Home-Start helps families with young children deal with whatever life throws at them. We support parents as they learn to cope, improve their confidence and build better lives for their children. The benefits of our support include improved health and well-being and better family relationships.
FINANCIAL REVIEW
Financial position
Income for this year was £93,608 which was an increase compared to 2019-20 and with total expenditure of £72,781 we are pleased to present a surplus balance of £20,827.
Reserves policy
The Trustees have reviewed the Charity’s needs for reserves in line with the guidance issued by the Charity Commission and agreed to set aside 6 months running costs at any one time to safeguard the Charity’s service commitment in the event of delays in receipt of Grants or long term staff sickness. This figure has been agreed as £50,000 for the upcoming financial year, the figure may need to increase for future years.
STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT
Governing document
The charity is controlled by its governing document, a deed of trust, and constitutes a limited company, limited by guarantee, as defined by the Companies Act 2006.
Risk management
The trustees have a duty to identify and review the risks to which the charity is exposed and to ensure appropriate controls are in place to provide reasonable assurance against fraud and error.
The Trustees ensure that the major risks to which Home-Start is exposed are reviewed and assessed and that systems are in place to mitigate those risks. The Trustees have agreed a risk assessment policy for which they have overall responsibility.
All key policies within the organisation are regularly reviewed and updated as appropriate to reflect any legislative changes and the latest developments and thinking in relation to best practice.
REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS Registered Company number
05709942 (England and Wales)
Registered Charity number
1114030
Registered office
The Zone, William Knibb Centre Montagu Street Kettering Northampshire NN16 8AE
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REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH 2021
Trustees
C W Arthurs D Gwinn J D Leach Mrs B M Martin Ms R L Allen S K Bocking Ms S L Stokes
Company Secretary Ms N L A Farrar-Hayton
Approved by order of the board of trustees on 9th July 2021 and signed on its behalf by:
D Gwinn - Trustee
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HOME-START KETTERING AREA
STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH 2021
| 2021 Unrestricted Restricted Total fund fund funds Notes £ £ £ INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM Donations and legacies 2 49,141 44,430 93,571 Investment income 3 37 - 37 Total 49,178 44,430 93,608 EXPENDITURE ON Raising funds - - - Charitable activities Services provided 21,500 38,668 60,168 Family Purchases 16 10,463 10,479 Volunteer costs 413 1,721 2,134 Total 21,929 50,852 72,781 NET INCOME/(EXPENDITURE) 27,249 (6,422) 20,827 RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS Total funds brought forward 74,145 15,039 89,184 TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD 101,394 8,617 110,011 |
2020 Total funds £ 68,166 152 |
|---|---|
| 68,318 607 57,897 1,445 4,779 |
|
| 64,728 | |
| 3,590 85,594 |
|
| 89,184 |
The notes form part of these financial statements
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BALANCE SHEET 31ST MARCH 2021
| Unrestricted Restricted fund fund Notes £ £ FIXED ASSETS Tangible assets 8 2,306 639 CURRENT ASSETS Cash at bank and in hand 100,383 7,978 CREDITORS Amounts falling due within one year 9 (1,295) - NET CURRENT ASSETS 99,088 7,978 TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT LIABILITIES 101,394 8,617 NET ASSETS 101,394 8,617 FUNDS 10 Unrestricted funds Restricted funds TOTAL FUNDS |
2021 Total funds £ 2,945 108,361 (1,295) 107,066 110,011 110,011 101,394 8,617 110,011 |
2020 Total funds £ 2,188 87,377 (381) 86,996 89,184 89,184 74,145 15,039 89,184 |
|---|---|---|
The charitable company is entitled to exemption from audit under Section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 for the year ended 31st March 2021.
The members have not required the company to obtain an audit of its financial statements for the year ended 31st March 2021 in accordance with Section 476 of the Companies Act 2006.
The trustees acknowledge their responsibilities for
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(a) ensuring that the charitable company keeps accounting records that comply with Sections 386 and 387 of the Companies Act 2006 and
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(b) preparing financial statements which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charitable company as at the end of each financial year and of its surplus or deficit for each financial year in accordance with the requirements of Sections 394 and 395 and which otherwise comply with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 relating to financial statements, so far as applicable to the charitable company.
The notes form part of these financial statements
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BALANCE SHEET - continued 31ST MARCH 2021
These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to charitable companies subject to the small companies regime.
The financial statements were approved by the Board of Trustees and authorised for issue on 9th July 2021 and were signed on its behalf by:
D Gwinn - Trustee
The notes form part of these financial statements
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HOME-START KETTERING AREA
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH 2021
1. ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Basis of preparing the financial statements
The financial statements of the charitable company, which is a public benefit entity under FRS 102, have been prepared in accordance with the Charities SORP (FRS 102) '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 (FRS 102) (effective 1 January 2019)', Financial Reporting Standard 102 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland' and the Companies Act 2006. The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention.
Income
All income is recognised in the Statement of Financial Activities once the charity has entitlement to the funds, it is probable that the income will be received and the amount can be measured reliably.
Expenditure
Liabilities are recognised as expenditure as soon as there is a legal or constructive obligation committing the charity to that expenditure, it is probable that a transfer of economic benefits will be required in settlement and the amount of the obligation can be measured reliably. Expenditure is accounted for on an accruals basis and has been classified under headings that aggregate all cost related to the category. Where costs cannot be directly attributed to particular headings they have been allocated to activities on a basis consistent with the use of resources.
Tangible fixed assets
Depreciation is provided at the following annual rates in order to write off each asset over its estimated useful life.
Fixtures and fittings - 20% on reducing balance Computer equipment - 20% on reducing balance
Taxation
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 particular restricted purposes within the objects of the charity. Restrictions arise when specified by the donor or when funds are raised for particular restricted purposes.
Pension costs and other post-retirement benefits
The charitable company operates a defined contribution pension scheme. Contributions payable to the charitable company's pension scheme are charged to the Statement of Financial Activities in the period to which they relate.
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH 2021
| 2. DONATIONS AND LEGACIES Fund raising activities Grants Grants received, included in the above, are as follows: Maud Elkington Children in Need Wilson Foundation Tesco The Quakers Defra Kettering Borough Council NCF Home Start UK UK Government Furlough Scheme 3. INVESTMENT INCOME Deposit account interest 4. NET INCOME/(EXPENDITURE) Net income/(expenditure) is stated after charging/(crediting): Depreciation - owned assets |
2021 £ 41,271 52,300 93,571 2021 £ 2,000 28,854 - 1,000 2,665 4,704 4,947 2,150 2,222 3,758 52,300 2021 £ 37 2021 £ 737 |
2020 £ 27,855 40,311 |
2020 £ 27,855 40,311 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 68,166 | |||
| 2020 £ 7,500 28,477 3,334 1,000 - - - - - - |
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| 40,311 | |||
| 2020 £ 152 |
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| 2020 £ 524 |
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH 2021
5. TRUSTEES' REMUNERATION AND BENEFITS
There were no trustees' remuneration or other benefits for the year ended 31st March 2021 nor for the year ended 31st March 2020.
Trustees' expenses
There were no trustees' expenses paid for the year ended 31st March 2021 nor for the year ended 31st March 2020.
6. STAFF COSTS
The average monthly number of employees during the year was as follows:
7.
| Support Management No employees received emoluments in excess of £60,000. COMPARATIVES FOR THE STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES Unrestricted fund £ INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM Donations and legacies 35,355 Investment income 152 Total 35,507 EXPENDITURE ON Raising funds 607 Charitable activities Services provided 34,562 Family Purchases - Volunteer costs 1,773 Total 36,942 NET INCOME/(EXPENDITURE) (1,435) RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS Total funds brought forward 75,580 |
2021 1 1 2 Restricted fund £ 32,811 - 32,811 - 23,335 1,445 3,006 27,786 5,025 10,014 |
2020 1 1 2 Total funds £ 68,166 152 |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| 68,318 607 57,897 1,445 4,779 |
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| 64,728 | |||
| 3,590 85,594 |
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH 2021
| 7. | COMPARATIVES FOR THE STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES - continued | COMPARATIVES FOR THE STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES - continued | COMPARATIVES FOR THE STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES - continued | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unrestricted | Restricted | Total | ||
| fund | fund | funds | ||
| £ | £ | £ | ||
| TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD | 74,145 | 15,039 | 89,184 | |
| 8. | TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS | |||
| Fixtures | ||||
| and | Computer | |||
| fittings | equipment | Totals | ||
| £ | £ | £ | ||
| COST | ||||
| At 1st April 2020 | 1,708 | 6,948 | 8,656 | |
| Additions | - | 1,494 | 1,494 | |
| At 31st March 2021 | 1,708 | 8,442 | 10,150 | |
| DEPRECIATION | ||||
| At 1st April 2020 | 1,478 | 4,990 | 6,468 | |
| Charge for year | 46 | 691 | 737 | |
| At 31st March 2021 | 1,524 | 5,681 | 7,205 | |
| NET BOOK VALUE | ||||
| At 31st March 2021 | 184 | 2,761 | 2,945 | |
| At 31st March 2020 | 230 | 1,958 | 2,188 | |
| 9. | CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN | ONE YEAR | ||
| 2021 | 2020 | |||
| £ | £ | |||
| Social security and other taxes | 903 | - | ||
| Other creditors | 392 | 381 | ||
| 1,295 | 381 |
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH 2021
| 10. | MOVEMENT IN FUNDS | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net | ||||
| movement | At | |||
| At 1/4/20 | in funds | 31/3/21 | ||
| £ | £ | £ | ||
| Unrestricted funds | ||||
| General fund | 74,145 | 27,249 | 101,394 | |
| Restricted funds | ||||
| Restricted Funds | 15,039 | (6,422) | 8,617 | |
| TOTAL FUNDS | 89,184 | 20,827 | 110,011 | |
| Net movement in funds, included in the above are as follows: | ||||
| Incoming | Resources | Movement | ||
| resources | expended | in funds | ||
| £ | £ | £ | ||
| Unrestricted funds | ||||
| General fund | 49,178 | (21,929) | 27,249 | |
| Restricted funds | ||||
| Restricted Funds | 44,430 | (50,852) | (6,422) | |
| TOTAL FUNDS | 93,608 | (72,781) | 20,827 | |
| Comparatives for movement in funds | ||||
| Net | ||||
| movement | At | |||
| At 1/4/19 | in funds | 31/3/20 | ||
| £ | £ | £ | ||
| Unrestricted funds | ||||
| General fund | 75,580 | (1,435) | 74,145 | |
| Restricted funds | ||||
| Restricted Funds | 10,014 | 5,025 | 15,039 | |
| TOTAL FUNDS | 85,594 | 3,590 | 89,184 |
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH 2021
10. MOVEMENT IN FUNDS - continued
Comparative net movement in funds, included in the above are as follows:
| Incoming | Resources | Movement | |
|---|---|---|---|
| resources | expended | in funds | |
| £ | £ | £ | |
| Unrestricted funds | |||
| General fund | 35,507 | (36,942) | (1,435) |
| Restricted funds | |||
| Restricted Funds | 32,811 | (27,786) | 5,025 |
| TOTAL FUNDS | 68,318 | (64,728) | 3,590 |
A current year 12 months and prior year 12 months combined position is as follows:
| Net | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| movement | At | ||
| At 1/4/19 | in funds | 31/3/21 | |
| £ | £ | £ | |
| Unrestricted funds | |||
| General fund | 75,580 | 25,814 | 101,394 |
| Restricted funds | |||
| Restricted Funds | 10,014 | (1,397) | 8,617 |
| TOTAL FUNDS | 85,594 | 24,417 | 110,011 |
A current year 12 months and prior year 12 months combined net movement in funds, included in the above are as follows:
| Incoming | Resources | Movement | |
|---|---|---|---|
| resources | expended | in funds | |
| £ | £ | £ | |
| Unrestricted funds | |||
| General fund | 84,685 | (58,871) | 25,814 |
| Restricted funds | |||
| Restricted Funds | 77,241 | (78,638) | (1,397) |
| TOTAL FUNDS | 161,926 | (137,509) | 24,417 |
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH 2021
11. RELATED PARTY DISCLOSURES
There were no related party transactions for the year ended 31st March 2021.
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DETAILED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH 2021
| INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS Donations and legacies Fund raising activities Grants Investment income Deposit account interest Total incoming resources EXPENDITURE Raising donations and legacies Sundries Support costs Management Wages Social security Pensions Rates and water Insurance Telephone Postage and stationery Advertising Sundries Events & outings Expenses - staff Subscriptions & fees Training Expenses - volunteers Depreciation of tangible and heritage assets Family purchases Exceptional family purchases Maud Elkington Total resources expended Net income |
2021 £ 41,271 52,300 93,571 37 93,608 - 48,387 1,254 2,823 177 854 1,270 522 231 1,548 413 375 1,559 431 1,721 737 62,302 10,479 - 10,479 72,781 20,827 |
2020 £ 27,855 40,311 |
|---|---|---|
| 68,166 152 |
||
| 68,318 607 45,485 1,128 2,742 - 820 955 1,239 301 209 1,639 1,966 1,438 1,089 3,140 525 |
||
| 62,676 - 1,445 |
||
| 1,445 | ||
| 64,728 | ||
| 3,590 |
This page does not form part of the statutory financial statements
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REGISTERED COMPANY NUMBER: 05709942 (England and Wales) REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER: 1114030
REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES AND
UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH 2021
FOR HOME-START KETTERING AREA
Bewers Turner & Co LLP Chartered Accountants Portland House 11-13 Station Road Kettering Northamptonshire NN15 7HH
HOME-START KETTERING AREA
CONTENTS OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH 2021
| Page | |
|---|---|
| Report of the Trustees | 1 to 2 |
| Statement of Financial Activities | 3 |
| Balance Sheet | 4 to 5 |
| Notes to the Financial Statements | 6 to 12 |
| Detailed Statement of Financial Activities | 13 |
HOME-START KETTERING AREA
REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH 2021
The trustees who are also directors of the charity for the purposes of the Companies Act 2006, present their report with the financial statements of the charity for the year ended 31st March 2021. The trustees have adopted the provisions of 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 (FRS 102) (effective 1 January 2019).
Please visit the charity commissions website to see the full Trustees report.
OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES
Objectives and aims
Home-Start helps families with young children deal with whatever life throws at them. We support parents as they learn to cope, improve their confidence and build better lives for their children. The benefits of our support include improved health and well-being and better family relationships.
FINANCIAL REVIEW
Financial position
Income for this year was £93,608 which was an increase compared to 2019-20 and with total expenditure of £72,781 we are pleased to present a surplus balance of £20,827.
Reserves policy
The Trustees have reviewed the Charity’s needs for reserves in line with the guidance issued by the Charity Commission and agreed to set aside 6 months running costs at any one time to safeguard the Charity’s service commitment in the event of delays in receipt of Grants or long term staff sickness. This figure has been agreed as £50,000 for the upcoming financial year, the figure may need to increase for future years.
STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT
Governing document
The charity is controlled by its governing document, a deed of trust, and constitutes a limited company, limited by guarantee, as defined by the Companies Act 2006.
Risk management
The trustees have a duty to identify and review the risks to which the charity is exposed and to ensure appropriate controls are in place to provide reasonable assurance against fraud and error.
The Trustees ensure that the major risks to which Home-Start is exposed are reviewed and assessed and that systems are in place to mitigate those risks. The Trustees have agreed a risk assessment policy for which they have overall responsibility.
All key policies within the organisation are regularly reviewed and updated as appropriate to reflect any legislative changes and the latest developments and thinking in relation to best practice.
REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS Registered Company number
05709942 (England and Wales)
Registered Charity number
1114030
Registered office
The Zone, William Knibb Centre Montagu Street Kettering Northampshire NN16 8AE
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HOME-START KETTERING AREA
REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH 2021
Trustees
C W Arthurs D Gwinn J D Leach Mrs B M Martin Ms R L Allen S K Bocking Ms S L Stokes
Company Secretary Ms N L A Farrar-Hayton
Approved by order of the board of trustees on 9th July 2021 and signed on its behalf by:
D Gwinn - Trustee
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HOME-START KETTERING AREA
STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH 2021
| 2021 Unrestricted Restricted Total fund fund funds Notes £ £ £ INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM Donations and legacies 2 49,141 44,430 93,571 Investment income 3 37 - 37 Total 49,178 44,430 93,608 EXPENDITURE ON Raising funds - - - Charitable activities Services provided 21,500 38,668 60,168 Family Purchases 16 10,463 10,479 Volunteer costs 413 1,721 2,134 Total 21,929 50,852 72,781 NET INCOME/(EXPENDITURE) 27,249 (6,422) 20,827 RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS Total funds brought forward 74,145 15,039 89,184 TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD 101,394 8,617 110,011 |
2020 Total funds £ 68,166 152 |
|---|---|
| 68,318 607 57,897 1,445 4,779 |
|
| 64,728 | |
| 3,590 85,594 |
|
| 89,184 |
The notes form part of these financial statements
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HOME-START KETTERING AREA
BALANCE SHEET 31ST MARCH 2021
| Unrestricted Restricted fund fund Notes £ £ FIXED ASSETS Tangible assets 8 2,306 639 CURRENT ASSETS Cash at bank and in hand 100,383 7,978 CREDITORS Amounts falling due within one year 9 (1,295) - NET CURRENT ASSETS 99,088 7,978 TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT LIABILITIES 101,394 8,617 NET ASSETS 101,394 8,617 FUNDS 10 Unrestricted funds Restricted funds TOTAL FUNDS |
2021 Total funds £ 2,945 108,361 (1,295) 107,066 110,011 110,011 101,394 8,617 110,011 |
2020 Total funds £ 2,188 87,377 (381) 86,996 89,184 89,184 74,145 15,039 89,184 |
|---|---|---|
The charitable company is entitled to exemption from audit under Section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 for the year ended 31st March 2021.
The members have not required the company to obtain an audit of its financial statements for the year ended 31st March 2021 in accordance with Section 476 of the Companies Act 2006.
The trustees acknowledge their responsibilities for
-
(a) ensuring that the charitable company keeps accounting records that comply with Sections 386 and 387 of the Companies Act 2006 and
-
(b) preparing financial statements which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charitable company as at the end of each financial year and of its surplus or deficit for each financial year in accordance with the requirements of Sections 394 and 395 and which otherwise comply with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 relating to financial statements, so far as applicable to the charitable company.
The notes form part of these financial statements
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HOME-START KETTERING AREA
BALANCE SHEET - continued 31ST MARCH 2021
These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to charitable companies subject to the small companies regime.
The financial statements were approved by the Board of Trustees and authorised for issue on 9th July 2021 and were signed on its behalf by:
D Gwinn - Trustee
The notes form part of these financial statements
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HOME-START KETTERING AREA
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH 2021
1. ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Basis of preparing the financial statements
The financial statements of the charitable company, which is a public benefit entity under FRS 102, have been prepared in accordance with the Charities SORP (FRS 102) '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 (FRS 102) (effective 1 January 2019)', Financial Reporting Standard 102 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland' and the Companies Act 2006. The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention.
Income
All income is recognised in the Statement of Financial Activities once the charity has entitlement to the funds, it is probable that the income will be received and the amount can be measured reliably.
Expenditure
Liabilities are recognised as expenditure as soon as there is a legal or constructive obligation committing the charity to that expenditure, it is probable that a transfer of economic benefits will be required in settlement and the amount of the obligation can be measured reliably. Expenditure is accounted for on an accruals basis and has been classified under headings that aggregate all cost related to the category. Where costs cannot be directly attributed to particular headings they have been allocated to activities on a basis consistent with the use of resources.
Tangible fixed assets
Depreciation is provided at the following annual rates in order to write off each asset over its estimated useful life.
Fixtures and fittings - 20% on reducing balance Computer equipment - 20% on reducing balance
Taxation
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 particular restricted purposes within the objects of the charity. Restrictions arise when specified by the donor or when funds are raised for particular restricted purposes.
Pension costs and other post-retirement benefits
The charitable company operates a defined contribution pension scheme. Contributions payable to the charitable company's pension scheme are charged to the Statement of Financial Activities in the period to which they relate.
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH 2021
| 2. DONATIONS AND LEGACIES Fund raising activities Grants Grants received, included in the above, are as follows: Maud Elkington Children in Need Wilson Foundation Tesco The Quakers Defra Kettering Borough Council NCF Home Start UK UK Government Furlough Scheme 3. INVESTMENT INCOME Deposit account interest 4. NET INCOME/(EXPENDITURE) Net income/(expenditure) is stated after charging/(crediting): Depreciation - owned assets |
2021 £ 41,271 52,300 93,571 2021 £ 2,000 28,854 - 1,000 2,665 4,704 4,947 2,150 2,222 3,758 52,300 2021 £ 37 2021 £ 737 |
2020 £ 27,855 40,311 |
2020 £ 27,855 40,311 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 68,166 | |||
| 2020 £ 7,500 28,477 3,334 1,000 - - - - - - |
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| 40,311 | |||
| 2020 £ 152 |
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| 2020 £ 524 |
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH 2021
5. TRUSTEES' REMUNERATION AND BENEFITS
There were no trustees' remuneration or other benefits for the year ended 31st March 2021 nor for the year ended 31st March 2020.
Trustees' expenses
There were no trustees' expenses paid for the year ended 31st March 2021 nor for the year ended 31st March 2020.
6. STAFF COSTS
The average monthly number of employees during the year was as follows:
7.
| Support Management No employees received emoluments in excess of £60,000. COMPARATIVES FOR THE STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES Unrestricted fund £ INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM Donations and legacies 35,355 Investment income 152 Total 35,507 EXPENDITURE ON Raising funds 607 Charitable activities Services provided 34,562 Family Purchases - Volunteer costs 1,773 Total 36,942 NET INCOME/(EXPENDITURE) (1,435) RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS Total funds brought forward 75,580 |
2021 1 1 2 Restricted fund £ 32,811 - 32,811 - 23,335 1,445 3,006 27,786 5,025 10,014 |
2020 1 1 2 Total funds £ 68,166 152 |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| 68,318 607 57,897 1,445 4,779 |
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| 64,728 | |||
| 3,590 85,594 |
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| 7. | COMPARATIVES FOR THE STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES - continued | COMPARATIVES FOR THE STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES - continued | COMPARATIVES FOR THE STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES - continued | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unrestricted | Restricted | Total | ||
| fund | fund | funds | ||
| £ | £ | £ | ||
| TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD | 74,145 | 15,039 | 89,184 | |
| 8. | TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS | |||
| Fixtures | ||||
| and | Computer | |||
| fittings | equipment | Totals | ||
| £ | £ | £ | ||
| COST | ||||
| At 1st April 2020 | 1,708 | 6,948 | 8,656 | |
| Additions | - | 1,494 | 1,494 | |
| At 31st March 2021 | 1,708 | 8,442 | 10,150 | |
| DEPRECIATION | ||||
| At 1st April 2020 | 1,478 | 4,990 | 6,468 | |
| Charge for year | 46 | 691 | 737 | |
| At 31st March 2021 | 1,524 | 5,681 | 7,205 | |
| NET BOOK VALUE | ||||
| At 31st March 2021 | 184 | 2,761 | 2,945 | |
| At 31st March 2020 | 230 | 1,958 | 2,188 | |
| 9. | CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN | ONE YEAR | ||
| 2021 | 2020 | |||
| £ | £ | |||
| Social security and other taxes | 903 | - | ||
| Other creditors | 392 | 381 | ||
| 1,295 | 381 |
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| 10. | MOVEMENT IN FUNDS | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net | ||||
| movement | At | |||
| At 1/4/20 | in funds | 31/3/21 | ||
| £ | £ | £ | ||
| Unrestricted funds | ||||
| General fund | 74,145 | 27,249 | 101,394 | |
| Restricted funds | ||||
| Restricted Funds | 15,039 | (6,422) | 8,617 | |
| TOTAL FUNDS | 89,184 | 20,827 | 110,011 | |
| Net movement in funds, included in the above are as follows: | ||||
| Incoming | Resources | Movement | ||
| resources | expended | in funds | ||
| £ | £ | £ | ||
| Unrestricted funds | ||||
| General fund | 49,178 | (21,929) | 27,249 | |
| Restricted funds | ||||
| Restricted Funds | 44,430 | (50,852) | (6,422) | |
| TOTAL FUNDS | 93,608 | (72,781) | 20,827 | |
| Comparatives for movement in funds | ||||
| Net | ||||
| movement | At | |||
| At 1/4/19 | in funds | 31/3/20 | ||
| £ | £ | £ | ||
| Unrestricted funds | ||||
| General fund | 75,580 | (1,435) | 74,145 | |
| Restricted funds | ||||
| Restricted Funds | 10,014 | 5,025 | 15,039 | |
| TOTAL FUNDS | 85,594 | 3,590 | 89,184 |
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10. MOVEMENT IN FUNDS - continued
Comparative net movement in funds, included in the above are as follows:
| Incoming | Resources | Movement | |
|---|---|---|---|
| resources | expended | in funds | |
| £ | £ | £ | |
| Unrestricted funds | |||
| General fund | 35,507 | (36,942) | (1,435) |
| Restricted funds | |||
| Restricted Funds | 32,811 | (27,786) | 5,025 |
| TOTAL FUNDS | 68,318 | (64,728) | 3,590 |
A current year 12 months and prior year 12 months combined position is as follows:
| Net | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| movement | At | ||
| At 1/4/19 | in funds | 31/3/21 | |
| £ | £ | £ | |
| Unrestricted funds | |||
| General fund | 75,580 | 25,814 | 101,394 |
| Restricted funds | |||
| Restricted Funds | 10,014 | (1,397) | 8,617 |
| TOTAL FUNDS | 85,594 | 24,417 | 110,011 |
A current year 12 months and prior year 12 months combined net movement in funds, included in the above are as follows:
| Incoming | Resources | Movement | |
|---|---|---|---|
| resources | expended | in funds | |
| £ | £ | £ | |
| Unrestricted funds | |||
| General fund | 84,685 | (58,871) | 25,814 |
| Restricted funds | |||
| Restricted Funds | 77,241 | (78,638) | (1,397) |
| TOTAL FUNDS | 161,926 | (137,509) | 24,417 |
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11. RELATED PARTY DISCLOSURES
There were no related party transactions for the year ended 31st March 2021.
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DETAILED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH 2021
| INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS Donations and legacies Fund raising activities Grants Investment income Deposit account interest Total incoming resources EXPENDITURE Raising donations and legacies Sundries Support costs Management Wages Social security Pensions Rates and water Insurance Telephone Postage and stationery Advertising Sundries Events & outings Expenses - staff Subscriptions & fees Training Expenses - volunteers Depreciation of tangible and heritage assets Family purchases Exceptional family purchases Maud Elkington Total resources expended Net income |
2021 £ 41,271 52,300 93,571 37 93,608 - 48,387 1,254 2,823 177 854 1,270 522 231 1,548 413 375 1,559 431 1,721 737 62,302 10,479 - 10,479 72,781 20,827 |
2020 £ 27,855 40,311 |
|---|---|---|
| 68,166 152 |
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| 68,318 607 45,485 1,128 2,742 - 820 955 1,239 301 209 1,639 1,966 1,438 1,089 3,140 525 |
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| 62,676 - 1,445 |
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| 1,445 | ||
| 64,728 | ||
| 3,590 |
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