## Annual Report
For period 1[st] April 2022 – 31[st] March 2023
**Home-Start Birmingham South is a company Limited by guarantee. Registered in England and Wales no. 5746423**
**Registered Office: Hampstead House Condover Rd West Heath Birmingham B31 3QY**
**T: 0121 476 3759 E: contactus@homestartbirminghamsouth.co.uk W: www.homestartbirmingham.co.uk Registered charity no 1114872**
## Report from Chair of Trustees
I am pleased to confirm that during this year we supported 119 families in our area, this means that 289 children in these families have benefited. Our core work is to improve outcomes for children by training and supporting volunteers to visit families with young children in their homes at least once a week. Some of the issues faced are isolation, mental health difficulties, children’s behavioural issues and problems with budgeting. Volunteers can refer families to other agencies that are available for help and advice. This work is mostly funded by Birmingham City Council. We also run a weekly family group for parents referred to Home-Start. We provide a wide range of activities to encourage parents to engage with their children in games, crafts, singing and stories. Getting used to routines and boundaries help to prepare the children for school. During school holidays there have been three trips for our families which included older siblings. We receive a grant from the National Lottery for this group. We need to apply for extra funding as BCC does not cover our core costs, we are always encouraged by the support of all our donors. (Listed below) Our volunteers are vital to all we do; as well as home visiting they support the Family Group. This year we have not been able to recruit as many volunteers as we need so have increased our coordinators’ hours to ensure that families receive the support they need. Again we are very grateful for the financial support which has made this possible. I would like to thank our staff team and trustees who have enabled Home-Start Birmingham South to provide these services.
**Kate Routley Chair of Trustees**
## **Aims & Objectives**
**What we do** Home-Start is a voluntary organisation which offers a unique service to children and their families who live in the Northfield and Selly Oak districts of Birmingham. By providing practical and emotional support in the home environment we help families overcome challenges they are facing. Families referred to our service can also access our weekly run Family Nurture Group where children under 5 and their parent / carer attend to play, socialise, learn, and explore new activities together. We also offer trips and outings where the whole family can attend and spend quality time together. **How we do it** We receive referrals from many organisations in the community and families can also self-refer. Our experienced staff team and trained volunteers offer help and guidance to the families through the challenging times they are facing. We work closely with local schools, nurseries, health visiting teams, midwives, children’s centres, social workers, and many others to provide the support that is needed. **Our future plans** To continue building on our core service of volunteers. To continue providing access to Family Nurture Group enabling families to relieve isolation and increase child development. To increase and raise our service profile. To broaden our sources of income. To employ a Targeted Support Worker to work alongside families with more complex needs. To continue to make improvements to our service delivery. To meet the needs of **every** child referred to our organisation.
## **Grants & Donations**
The Garrod Family Trust The National Lottery Joseph Hopkins & Henry Sayer William Cadbury GJW Turner George Henry Collins Grantham Yorke Trust CB & HH Taylor Sonia Barrett-Hawkins Roger and Douglas Turner The Cole Charitable Trust Sir John Middlemore Roger Osborn Eveson Trust Infosys We are all making a Difference Heart of England Awards for All Edward & Dorothy Cadbury Trust
## **Christmas gifts donated by**
Infosys Deliver Joy Tiddlywinks Nursery Birmingham City Mission
**Christmas hampers donated by**
Birmingham Basket Brigade
**John Lewis** provided a ‘Magical Christmas’ to one of our families by gifting them with presents, decorations, and a food hamper. This helped the family to have a very special Christmas and to enjoy the festivities at a time when they were struggling.
All donations and grants help us to meet the increasing demand on our services and to provide intervention support at the time it is needed, preventing the family from reaching crisis point.
## **Governance & Management**
## **Management Committee**
Kate Routley – Chair of Trustees
Vivienne Miller – Vice Chair & Company Secretary
Tony Guest – Treasurer
Sandra Walton – Trustee
Chris Pascal – Trustee
Randal Brew – Trustee
Graham Routley – Trustee Debbie Clancy – Advisor
## **Staff Team**
Joanne Taylor - Manager Sonia Barrett-Hawkins – Senior Family and Volunteer Co-ordinator Sarah McDowall – Family and Volunteer Co-ordinator Michelle Gauntlett – Family Group Co-ordinator Justine Cull – Family Group Assistant Dawn Pulford – Administrative Assistant
## **Volunteers**
We are extremely fortunate to have a team of dedicated volunteers who give their valuable time to support families, helping them through difficult times and to achieve their goals.
## **Home-Start Birmingham South**
**( A Charitable Company limited by guarantee)**
**Year ended 31st March 2023**
**Company Number 5746423 Charity Number 1114872**
## **Home-Start Birmingham South Financial statements Year ended 31st March 2023**
|Page 1|Charity Information|
|---|---|
|Page 2-3|Report of the Trustees|
|Page 4|Independent Examiner's Report|
|Page 5|Statement of Financial Activities|
|Page 6|Balance Sheet|
|Pages 7-11|Notes to Accounts|
## **Home-Start Birmingham South**
## **CHARITY INFORMATION**
Directors Randal Brew Anthony Guest Vivienne Miller Christine Pascal Graham Routley Kate Routley Sandra Walton Charity Number 1114872 Company Number 5746423 Registered Office Hampstead House Condover Rd West Heath Birmingham West Midlands B31 3QY
Treasurer Vice Chair & Company Secretary Chair
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## **Home-Start Birmingham South Trustee's Annual report for Year ended 31 March 2023**
The directors who are also trustees of the charity present their accounts for the year ended 31 March 2023
## **Directors**
The directors as named on page 1 have served either throughout or during the year.
Directors are selected from known relevant networks considering the balance of skills and representation required.
## **Constitution, object and policies**
The organisation is a charitable company limited by guarantee, incorporated in March 2006, The company was established under a Memorandum of Association which established the objects and powers of the charitable company and is governed under its Articles of Association.
In planning the charity's activities for the year the trustees kept in mind the Charity Commission guidance on public benefit at their meetings
The objects of the charity are:
To safeguard, protect and preserve the good health, both physical and mental of children and parents of children
To prevent cruelty or maltreatment of children
To relieve sickness, poverty and need amongst children and parents of children
To promote the education of the public in better standards of childcare
Although an independent scheme, Home Start Birmingham South is affiliated to Home Start U.K.
The manager is responsible for the day to day operational management of the charity
The Charity is grateful, to the number of volunteers who assist and without whom the charity would not exist.
## **Development, activities and achievements this year.**
The charity continues to maintain its core services
For completion, the statistics reported are for the whole year.
## **Families & Children:**
Number of families receiving support: 119 Number of children supported: 289 Number of children under 5: 172 Number of children 5+: 117 Number of families receiving family group only support: 31 (Families receiving both Family Group and Volunteer Support: 15) Number of children with a child protection plan: 3 Number of children with a child in need plan: 12 Number of children with an Early Help Plan: 57 Number of children with a disability: 7 Parents with a disability: 1 Number of lone parents: 65
## **Referral sources:**
Family Support Workers: 45 Health Visitors: 8 Mental Health Service: 4 Other Home-Starts: 3 Social Workers: 9 Doctor/Midwife: 3 Perinatal: 11 Other: 7 Self: 7
## **Volunteers**
Total of newly trained volunteers: 5 Number of volunteers who have left the scheme: 11
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## **Home-Start Birmingham South Trustee's Annual report for Year ended 31 March 2023**
## **Financial Review**
The Statement of Financial Activities shows an income of £163,018 (2022 £128,452 ) and expenditure of £126,345 (2022 £105,892) resulting in a surplus of £36,673 (2022 surplus £22,560)
## **Reserves Policy**
The trustee board consider it prudent to retain unrestricted funds equivalent to a minimum of 3 months core operating expenditure to cover potential short term changes in funding and winding up costs as necessary At 31 March 2023 the reserves are in excess of this target but the board have targeted specific areas that require additional expenditure.
## **Statement of directors responsibilities**
The directors are required under Company Law to prepare financial statements for each financial year which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the company and of its results for that period. In preparing those financial statements the trustees are required to:
- (a) select suitable accounting policies and apply them consistently
- (b) make judgments and estimates that are reasonable and prudent
- (c) prepare the financial statements on an on going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to assume that the company will continue in business.
The directors are responsible for the keeping of proper accounting records which disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charity. They are also responsible for the safeguarding of the assets of the company and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.
## **Approval**
Home-Start Birmingham South
## **By order of the Board of Trustees**
**Kate Routley Director & Trustee** 13 November 2023
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**Home-Start Birmingham South Year ended 31st March 2023**
## **INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES**
I report on the accounts for the year ended 31 March 2023 set out on the following pages
## **Respective responsibilities of trustees and examiner**
The trustees (who are also directors of the company for the purposes of company law) are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. The trustees consider that an audit is not required for this year under section 144 of the Charities Act 2011 (the Charities Act) and that an independent examination is needed.
Having satisfied myself that the charity is not subject to audit under company law and is eligible for independent examination, it is my responsibility to:
- (1) Examine the accounts under section 145 of the Charities Act
(2) To follow the procedures laid down in the general directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145 (5) (b) of the Charities Act, and
- (3) To state whether particular matters have come to my attention.
## **Basis of independent examiners report**
My examination was carried out in accordance with the General Directions given by the Charity Commission. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts and seeking explanations from you as trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit and consequently no opinion is given as to whether the accounts present a 'true and fair view' and the report is limited to those matters set out in the statement below.
## **Independent Examiner's Statement**
In connection with my examination, no matter has come to my attention:
(a) which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in any material respect the requirements :
(i) to keep accounting records in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act; and
(ii) to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and to comply with the accounting requirements of the Charities Act
have not been met: or
(b) to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
Angela Weise-Bent, FCCA Chartered Certified Accountant AB Accounting and Taxation Services Limited 17 Gleneagles Drive Great Barr Birmingham, B43 7RX
Date : 13 November 2023
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## **Home-Start Birmingham South STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023**
|**Notes**
**Incoming Resources**
**Incoming resources from generating funds**
Voluntary Income
**2**
Activities for generating funds
Bank Interest receivable
**Incoming resources from charitable activities**
**2**
**Total Incoming resources**
**Resources Expended**
**Costs of generating funds:**
**Charitable Activities**
**3**
**Governance Costs**
**4**
**Total expenditure**
**Net movement in funds for the year**
**Total funds brought forward**
Transfer between funds
**Total funds carried forward**|**Restricted**
**Funds**
**2023**
**£**
-
-
-
38,230
38,230
27,593
-
27,593
10,637
2,307
74
13,018|**Unrestricted**
**Funds**
**2023**
**£**
560
121
431
123,676
124,788
98,514
238
98,752
26,036
49,400
74
-
75,362|**Total**
**Funds**
**2023**
**£**
560
121
431
161,906
163,018
126,107
238
126,345
36,673
51,707
-
88,380|**Total**
**Funds**
**2022**
**£**
886
122
3
127,441
128,452
105,722
170
105,892
22,560
29,147
-
51,707|
|---|---|---|---|---|
There were no recognised gains or losses for 2023 or 2022 other than those included in the Financial Activities The turnover and deficit are derived from continuing operations
This Statement of Financial Activities incorporates the same information required for an Income and Expenditure account under the Companies Acts
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## **Home-Start Birmingham South BALANCE SHEET AS AT 31 MARCH 2023**
|**Note**
**Fixed Assets**
Tangible Assets for use by the Company
**6**
**Current Assets**
Debtors
**7**
Cash at bank and in hand
**8**
Total
**Creditors :**amounts falling due within one year
**9**
**Net Current Assets**
**Net Assets**
**Represented by**
**Funds**
Restricted Funds
**10**
Unrestricted Funds
Total|**2023**
**£**
**£**
-
187
91,702
91,889
3,509
88,380
88,380
13,018
75,362
88,380|**£**
**£**
-
173
55,712
55,885
4,178
51,707
51,707
2,307
49,400
51,707
**2022**|
|---|---|---|
For the year ended 31 March 2023 the company was entitled to exemption from audit under section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to the small companies regime.
Director's responsibilities;
- The members have not required the company to obtain an audit of its accounts for the year in question in accordance with section 476,
- The directors acknowledge their responsibilities for complying with the requirements of the Act with respect to accounting records and the preparation of accounts
These accounts have been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies regime.
Signed and approved on the behalf of the Board on 13 November 2023
## **A Guest Hon Treasurer and Trustee**
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## **Home-Start Birmingham South Notes to the accounts Year ended 31st March 2023**
## **1. Accounting Policies**
## **(a) Basis of Accounts Preparation**
The financial statements are prepared under the Historic Cost Convention and in accordance with Accounting and Reporting by Charities - Statement of Recommended Practice (SORP 2005) and Accounting Standards and the Charities Act 1993
## **(b) Incoming Resources**
## **Recognition of incoming resources**
These are included in the Statement of Financial Activities (SoFA) when:
- the charity becomes entitled to the resources;
- the trustees are virtually certain they will receive the resources; and
- the monetary value can be measured with sufficient reliability.
## **Incoming resources with related expenditure**
Where incoming resources have related expenditure (as with fundraising or contract income) the incoming resources and related expenditure are reported gross in the SoFA.
## **Grants and donations**
Grants and donations are only included in the SoFA when the charity has unconditional entitlement to the resources.
## **Contractual income and performance related grants**
This is only included in the SoFA once the related goods or services have been delivered.
## **Investment income**
This is included in the accounts when receivable.
## **(c) Expenditure and Liabilities**
## **Liability recognition**
Liabilities are recognised as soon as there is a legal or constructive obligation committing the charity to pay out resources.
## **Governance costs**
Include costs of the preparation and examination of statutory accounts, the costs of trustee meetings and cost of any legal advice to trustees on governance or constitutional matters.
## **Support Costs**
Support costs include central functions and have been allocated to activity cost categories on a basis consistent with the use of resources.
## **(d) Assets**
## **Tangible fixed assets for use by charity**
These are capitalised if they can be used for more than one year, and cost at least £1,000. They are valu Office Equipment is depreciated on a 20% written down basis
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## **Home-Start Birmingham South**
## **Notes to the accounts**
## **Year ended 31st March 2023**
## **2. Analysis of Incoming Resources**
|**Voluntary Income**
Donations
Gift Aid Tax rebate
**Incoming resources from charitable activities**
**Restricted**
National Lottery
Awards Four All
Joseph Hopkins & Henry James Sayer Trust
GJW Turner Trust
CB & HH Taylor Trust
Garrod Family Trust
Homestart UK
Garfield Weston
Birmingham City Council - NDSU
**Unrestricted**
Birmingham Community Healthcare
The Eveson Charitable Trust
Garfield Weston
Credit Centre UK
Baron Davenport's Charity
William A Cadbury Charitable Trust
The George Henry Collins Trust
The Grantham Yorke Trust
Heart of England Community Trust
Roger & Douglas Turner Trust
The Sir John Middlemore Charitable Trust
Edward & Dorothy Cadbury Trust
The Cole Trust
We Are All Making A Difference
Other donations for less than £1000|**£**
-
-
-
25,751
9,979
500
1,000
1,000
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
38,230
**Restricted**|**Unrestricted**
**£**
560
-
560
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
70,089
20,000
-
-
-
10,000
1,000
2,500
10,813
2,000
2,000
2,000
2,000
1,000
274
123,676
**2023**|**Total**
**£**
560
-
560
25,751
9,979
500
1,000
1,000
-
-
-
-
70,089
20,000
-
-
-
10,000
1,000
2,500
10,813
2,000
2,000
2,000
2,000
1,000
274
161,906|**2022**
**Total**
**£**
560
326
886
-
-
-
-
-
5,000
8,902
3,916
1,908
70,089
15,000
11,084
6,000
1,000
-
-
-
-
-
2,000
-
1,500
1,000
42
127,441|
|---|---|---|---|---|
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**Home-Start Birmingham South Notes to the accounts Year ended 31st March 2023**
## **3 Analysis of Resources Expended**
|**Charitable activities**
**Direct Costs**
Salaries, National Insurance and Pensions
Premises Rent
Family Group Travel & Outings/ Provisions etc
Staff and Volunteers Expenses
Homestart UK Levy
Insurance
Allocated Support costs( as detailed below)
Total
**Support Costs**
Telephone & Internet
Stationery & Office Supplies
Postage
Advertising & Publicity
Office Equipment & Computer Expenses
Depreciation
Legal & Professional Fees
Sundry Expenses
Training
Bank Charges
Total
**4. Governance costs**
Statutory accounts preparation and Independent
Examination
AGM Expenses
Total|**2023**
**2022**
**Un-**
**£**
**£**
**restricted**
**Restricted**
**Total**
**Total**
86,273
23,237
109,510
86,009
5,738
1,377
7,115
6,756
0
1,347
1,347
124
1,294
415
1,709
1,572
1,849
464
2,313
2,502
928
0
928
869
2,432
753
3,185
7,890
98,514
27,593
126,107
105,722
1,195
0
1,195
1,132
685
126
811
666
68
7
75
142
0
0
0
0
167
354
521
1,624
0
0
0
0
-50
0
-50
4,085
295
169
464
145
0
97
97
0
72
0
72
96
2,432
753
3,185
7,890
**2023**
**2022**
**£**
**£**
200
150
38
20
238
170|
|---|---|
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## **Home-Start Birmingham South Notes to the accounts Year ended 31st March 2023**
|**5. Staff Costs**
Wages & Salaries
Social Security Costs
Pension Costs
Total
The average monthly number of employees during the year was as follows:
Management
Field Workers
Administrative Staff
Sessional Workers
**6. Tangible fixed assets for use by the Company**
Cost as at 1 April 2022
Additions
Disposals
**Cost as at 31 March 2023**
Depreciation as at 1 April 2022
Charge for the year
On disposals
**Depreciation as at 31 March 2023**
**Net Book Value as at 31 March 2023 & 2022**
**7. Debtors**
Prepayments
HMRC|**2023**
**£**
103,658
3,220
2,632
109,510
1
3
1
1
6
**2023**
**Total**
**£**
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
**2023**
**£**
187
-
187|**2022**
**£**
88,039
1,875
-3,905
86,009
1
3
1
1
6
**2022**
Total
**£**
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
**2022**
**£**
173
-
173|
|---|---|---|
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## **Home-Start Birmingham South Notes to the accounts Year ended 31st March 2023**
## **8. Bank and Cash**
|**8. Bank and Cash**
Petty Cash
Bank Accounts
**9. Liabilities**
**Amounts due within one year**
Accruals
HMRC
Pension
Trade Creditors
**10. Restricted Fund Movements**
National Lottery
Award For All
Joseph Hopkins & Henry James
Sayer Trust
GJW Turner Trust
CB & HH Taylor Trust
Garfield Weston
Birmingham City Council - NDSU|**Fund**
**Balances**
**Brought**
**Forward**
**1 April 2022**
**£**
-
-
-
-
-
1,602
705
2,307|**Incoming**
**Resources**
**£**
25,751
9,979
500
1,000
1,000
-
-
38,230|**Transfer**
**£**
-
-
28
49
38
-
41
-
74|**2023**
**£**
117
91,585
91,702
**2023**
**£**
296
1,759
505
949
3,509
**Outgoing**
**Resources**
**£**
22,234
478
528
1,049
1,038
1,602
664
27,593|**2022**
**£**
109
55,603
55,712
**2022**
**£**
321
1,605
464
1,788
4,178
**Fund**
**Balances**
**Carried**
**Forward**
**31 March**
**2023**
**£**
3,517
9,501
-
-
-
-
-
13,018|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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