Annual Report 2024/2025 Jus Kidz Ltd Northwood Community Centre Gilescroft Avenue Kirkby L33 9TW Email: jus_kidz@hotmail.com Company Limited by Guarantee No. 6149068 Registered Charity No: 1121835 ## **Contents** About Us. Our Mission. Our Aims. Our Objectives. Our Background. How we are Governed. Our progress to date and review of the year 2024/2025 How we know we are making a difference. How we work with and involve people with a disability. Our Stakeholders Our Performance for 2024/2025 Key Successes Our Objectives for 2024/2025 Treasurer report ## **Chairperson’s Report:** I would like to say a big Thank You to all our generous funders for their continued support and our children and young people who continually inspire us with their achievements, resilience and happiness. I would also like to express the Boards deepest gratitude to our fantastic team; the Manager, Staff, Volunteers and all the families of Jus Kidz for their dedication, enthusiasm, and continued support. P. ENGLISH Chairman ## **About Us** Jus Kidz is an award winning not for profit voluntary organisation with Charity status. We provide a safe, stimulating indoor/outdoor play environment where all the children are free to express themselves without prejudice. The staff at Jus Kidz are trained, experienced and DBS checked. Each child has an individual care plan and one to one support where necessary. We are able to offer PECS (Picture Exchange Communication System) and Makaton communication methods where required. Specialist toys and equipment are also available. During the sessions there are various activities the children can take part in arts and crafts, sensory/messy play, music, cookery, planting etc and free play is encouraged. Activities are decided in consultation with children. ## **Our Mission Statement** _Jus Kidz provides a haven for kidz and parents alike, where play is the central theme enjoyed by those who care and respect others._ _It provides a forum for those who thought themselves unique and isolated. Through this dialogue comes greater understanding._ ## **Our Aims** Jus Kidz will provide a stimulating safe play environment for our children with disabilities and their siblings, where they can be themselves without discrimination. Jus Kidz will provide a place for families to gain respite, support each other, form friendships, learn, have fun and relax. ## **Our Objectives** 1. To provide a service to support children and young people with disabilities, and their siblings. 2. To work with parents and carers, giving advice and support and offer inclusive activities to promote tolerance and understanding. 3. To offer a safe environment for children with disabilities to express themselves without prejudice. 4. To treat them as other children, to offer opportunities to do the things other children do and to help them become non-dependent where possible. 5. To access education and employment and ultimately live an independent life as adults in the community. ## **Our Background** Jus Kidz was founded in October 2004 by a mum who wanted to end the isolation her son endured at weekends. Most of our children with disabilities do not have friends at home due to not being able to play out like other children, and some attend schools outside their local area. The majority of children would not be in contact with any children from finishing school on a Friday until they were back in school on Monday. There was nothing appropriate and suitable for the children to attend in Knowsley, so Jus Kidz was formed. Parents/carers are given a much needed /respite and the opportunity to exchange experiences, solutions to support each other and form friendships. Parents/carers are welcome to stay for a coffee, chat or to just simply sit and relax. Jus Kidz offers much needed support and respite to parents/carers and siblings who are involved in caring. During the reporting year 2024/2025 Jus Kidz offered weekly sessions including the Friday Nite Youth Club, Saturday Club, plus sessions during summer holidays and during all school half term breaks. ## **How we are governed** Jus Kidz is Registered Charity and is a non-profit distributing company. It is incorporated as a company limited by guarantee. Currently it has members made up of local community organisations, interested individuals and support organisations. At each Annual General Meeting the management committee, i.e., the Board of Directors, is elected. The Board of Directors is responsible for overall policy development and decision making on future strategy and meets bi-monthly. They are also responsible for ensuring that Jus Kidz fulfils its legal obligations. ## **Our Progress to Date and review of the year** - Funding from Lottery Know Your Neighbourhood to deliver the Saturday Clubs. - Friday Nite Youth Club for our over 11’s funded by Peoples Health Trust - We believe that without the continued support of all staff and volunteers, Jus Kidz would not have progressed so well during the year, and they are commended for their hard work, dedication and professionalism. ## **How we know we are making a difference** Jus Kidz collects and records information that is useful to the organisation in various ways: We survey our service users (both children and parents) to find out what it is they would like Jus Kidz to do for them, how we can better target our services for them and how we can meet their needs. Jus Kidz staff and volunteers are encouraged to suggest any new ideas and initiatives that they feel would be beneficial and this is discussed during staff meetings and supervisions. Feedback from these meetings is invaluable for us to progress and continue to provide our much need project delivery. Jus Kidz produce yearly reports for the funders to show the difference that we make. We collect information in the following ways: |The diferenceyou make:|Indicator|Informaton collecton tool/s| |---|---|---| |Improved Self-Esteem|Level of self esteem|Staf observatons
Parental questonnaire
Basic child self-evaluaton
Session evaluatons| ||Level of
partcipaton/interacton|Staf observaton
Session evaluatons| |More friends|Number of children and young|Registers| ||people atending sessions
regularly|| |---|---|---| ||Number of friends|Staf observatons
Parental questonnaires
Basic child self-evaluatons
Session evaluatons| |Have more fun|Number of children and young
people atending sessions
regularly|Registers| ||Number of children and young
people partcipatng in planned
actvites|Staf observatons Session
evaluatons| |Children and young people are
more aware of the
opportunites to undertake a
range of positve actvites|Children and young people will
be more aware of the
opportunites to undertake a
range ofpositve actvites.|Parental questonnaire.
Basic child evaluaton.
Session planning.
Session evaluatons.| ||Using a variety of
communicaton tools to explain
to all CYP what actvites they
can access and give the
opportunity to plan their own
actvites.|Session planning.
Session evaluatons.| |Children and young people
with disabilites will have
improved health and wellbeing.|CYP with disabilites will show
improved health and well-
being.|Parental questonnaires.
Basic child self-evaluaton.
Session planning.
Session evaluatons.| ||Reduce isolaton will be the
indicator for improved health
and well-being and a sign of
their mental and physical
wellness.|Parental questonnaires.
Basic child self-evaluaton.
Session planning.
Session evaluatons.| |Parents/carers will have|Parents will have increased|Parental questonnaires.| |increased knowledge around
parentng skills and the support
available to them.|knowledge around parentng
and access to support.|Training sessions held- pre/post
evals.| ||Regular networking meetngs
whereparents are able to|Minutes from meetngs.| ||support each other and we
support them to access a range
of opportunites and training.|| ## **How we work with and involve people with a disability** Children have been involved in all decisions relating to the club since its conception. The logo was designed by one of our sibling members and the name Jus Kidz was decided by all children and young people. Children and young people have chosen the colour and style of staff and volunteer uniforms. Children and young people decide which activities they would like to do, where they would like to go on any trips out, what entertainment, snacks and activities they would like during our various celebrations i.e., Christmas, Easter, Halloween end of summer party etc. ## **Our Stakeholders** Jus Kidz would like to thank the following stakeholders for their greatly appreciated support in 2024/2025 - Big Lottery Reaching Communities KYN - People’s Health Trust ## **Our objectives for 2024/2025** - Secure capital funding in order to continue to develop/refurbish Copthorne Adventure Playground. - Secure funding for CORE/Running costs. - Increase the training opportunities for staff. ## **Treasurers Report** The final accounts were presented for the preceding financial year. The accounts were agreed and signed off by the Chairperson : **Date: 08/11/202** Company number 6149068 Charity Number 1121835 Un-audited Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 St March 2025 For Jus Kidz Limited Edward5 Accoiintancy Seryices Ltd Jus Kidz Limited Contents ofthe Financial Statements For the Year Ended 31" March 2025 Page Accountants Report Profit and Loss Accoiint Balance Sheet Notes to th¢ Accoiints Jus Kidz Lirnited Accountant5 Report For the Year Ended 31" March 2025 In accordance with the engagemenl letter dated 4 January 2025 we have coinpiled the financial infom)ation of the Jus Kidz Limited which comprises the Profit and Loss account. Balance Sheet, Accounting Policies and the related noi¢s from the accounting record5 and infomiation and explanations yoii have given lis. Tlie financial inforniation h&s been Compiled on the accounting bases set out in note I to the accouiits. ThL' financial inforniation is not ini¢iided to achieve full compliance with the provisions of UK Generally Accepted Accoiiniing Principles (UK GAAP). This report is made to you. in accordance with the cenns of our engagyement. Our work ha5 been undercak.en so thai we mighl compile the financial infomiation that we have been engaged io compile, report to yoii that we have done so, and siaie those matters Thai we have agreed to state to you in this report and for no olher purpose. To the fullest extent pemirfed by law. we do not accepl or assume responsibility to anyone oiher ihan the proprietor of the business, for our worL or for Ihis report. We l)ave carried out this engagement in accordance with the technical guidance issued by the Association of Accounting Technicians and have complied with (he ethical guidance laid down by the Association. You have approved the financial inforniation for (he year endin&, 31° March 2025 and have acknowledged your responsibility for il. for the appropriateness of rhe accounting basis and for providing all inforniation and explanations necessary for its completion. We have not verified the accuracy or completeness of the accounting records or inforination and explan¢1tions you have given to us and we do not, tlieret"ore. express any opinion bon the financial Anformation. Edwards Accountancy Services Limited Rockfield House Gale Road Knowsley Liverpool L33 7YE 8 November 2025 Page I Jus Kidz LiJnited Balance Sheet as at i I st March 2025 2024 202S Notes CURRENT ASSETS Debtors Cash in Bank 11935 i29 329 CURRENT LIABILITIES Creditors 895 895 NET CURRENT ASSETS 1040 329 TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURREwr LIABILITIES 11040 Creditors Due in More Than One Year TOTAL NET ASSETS 11040 329 RESERVES ACCOUNT Capital Account b/f Profit & Loss Account 15246 4206 11040 11040 10711 329 11040 329 Thc financial stP¢lem¢nts were approved by the Tr￿slee on 8 November 2025 and wete signed by.. Trustee Jus Kidz Limited Notes to the Accounts for the year Ended 3 Est March 2025 Creditors.. Amounts falling due within one year PAYE Nest Pen510T)S Other Creditor 426 549 975 Reserves Account Balance brouglit forward Net Surplus IDeficit from P & L Accoiinl Balanc¢ Ca￿led forward 11040 10711 329 Jus Kidz Limited Tradin& Profil and loss Account for the Year ending 31 st March 2025 2024 2024 Receipts (Donations) Big Lottery KMBC Awards 4 All BBC Children in Need Peoples I lealth Trust ComTllunTty Foundati()n Suiidry donations 51800 22396 10920 6950 2500 65220 700 30046 Grants JRS Grai)ts Expenses Personnel Cost W