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# **COMPANY REGISTRATION NUMBER: 06674059 CHARITY REGISTRATION NUMBER: 1127760**
## **Families Together Suffolk Company Limited by Guarantee Unaudited financial statements**
**31 March 2026**
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## **Families Together Suffolk**
## **Company Limited by Guarantee**
## **Financial statements**
## **Year ended 31 March 2026**
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|Trustees' annual report (incorporating the directors' report)|**1**|
|Independent examiner's report to the trustees|**12**|
|Statement of financial activities (including income and expenditure account)|**13**|
|Balance sheet|**14**|
|Statement of cash flows|**15**|
|Notes to the financial statements|**16**|
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## **Families Together Suffolk**
## **Company Limited by Guarantee**
## **Trustees' annual report (incorporating the directors' report)**
## **Year ended 31 March 2026**
The trustees, who are also the directors for the purposes of company law, present their report and the unaudited financial statements of the charity for the year ended 31 March 2026.
The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the accounting policies set out in notes to the accounts and comply with the charity's governing document, the Charities Act 2011 and Companies Act 2006 and 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 published in October 2019.
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## **Families Together Suffolk**
## **Company Limited by Guarantee**
## **Trustees' annual report (incorporating the directors' report)** _**(continued)**_
## **Year ended 31 March 2026**
## **Chair's report**
This year has been one of resilience, reflection and continued commitment to families across Suffolk.
Families Together Suffolk exists because every family deserves the opportunity to thrive. Yet we know that for many families, accessing the right support at the right time can be difficult. Increasing complexity of need, pressures on public services and financial hardship continue to affect many of the families we work alongside. Throughout 2025-26, our staff, volunteers and trustees remained committed to ensuring that children and parents received compassionate, flexible support built on trusted relationships when they needed it most.
During the year we supported hundreds of families through home visiting, group activities, volunteer support and specialist programmes. Behind every statistic is a family working to overcome challenges, strengthen relationships and create a brighter future for their children. Our purpose has remained constant: to walk alongside families, helping them build confidence, resilience and lasting change.
What continues to distinguish Families Together Suffolk is our commitment to providing flexible, trusted support that responds to the individual needs of each family. We understand that some families require longer-term support or are facing particularly complex circumstances, and our approach ensures that support is shaped around families rather than expecting families to fit within a standard model of delivery.
Alongside delivering services, the charity continued to strengthen its organisational foundations. During the year we secured significant long-term funding through The National Lottery Community Fund's Reaching Communities programme, expanded our retail operation, invested in staff development and continued to strengthen our systems and processes. These developments have helped position the organisation to respond to an increasingly challenging operating environment.
The year has also presented significant challenges. Like many charities, we have experienced increasing operating costs alongside growing competition for funding. During the financial year we responded to the loss of a significant commissioned service by carefully reviewing our structure and expenditure, taking difficult but necessary decisions to protect the long-term sustainability of the organisation.
Following the year end, the charity received the disappointing news that an application for significant grant funding had been unsuccessful. As a result, trustees have begun a comprehensive review of the charity's financial position and strategic priorities for the coming year. Whilst this work is ongoing, our commitment to supporting children and families across Suffolk remains unchanged, and we will continue to make thoughtful and responsible decisions that safeguard the charity's future.
Throughout this period I have been continually inspired by the dedication of our staff and volunteers. Their professionalism, compassion and commitment have ensured that families have continued to receive outstanding support despite the uncertainty experienced within the wider charity sector. Together, they are the heart of Families Together Suffolk, and I am deeply grateful for the difference they make every day.
I would also like to thank our trustees for the time they have devoted to supporting the charity during a challenging year. As we move into 2026-27, we look forward to welcoming a new Chair and an additional trustee to the Board. This provides an opportunity to refresh our governance, bring new perspectives and continue strengthening the leadership of the organisation for the future.
Our wholehearted thanks go to our funders, donors and partners. Every grant, donation, volunteer hour and act of support enables us to continue making a positive difference to the lives of children and families across Suffolk.
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## **Families Together Suffolk**
## **Company Limited by Guarantee**
## **Trustees' annual report (incorporating the directors' report)** _**(continued)**_
## **Year ended 31 March 2026**
As I come to the end of my time as Chair, I would like to thank everyone who has been part of Families Together Suffolk's journey. It has been a privilege to serve alongside such dedicated trustees, staff and volunteers, whose dedication to improving the lives of children and families continues to inspire me. I leave with enormous pride in what has been achieved and every confidence that the charity will continue to make a lasting difference to families across Suffolk. I wish the new Chair, trustees, staff and volunteers every success for the future.
Carol Read Chair of Trustees
## **Reference and administrative details**
**Registered charity name**
Families Together Suffolk
**Charity registration number** 1127760 **Company registration number** 06674059
**Principal office and registered** Waterworks Centre **office** 17 Station Road West Stowmarket Suffolk IP14 1EF
## **The trustees**
The trustees who served during the year and at the date of approval were as follows:
C Read (Chair) K Allen C Lay G Morgan (Appointed 19/05/2026) N Sherwood J Hawes (Resigned 07/01/2026) S Holden (Resigned 29/05/2025) H Jackson (Resigned 07/01/2026)
## **Independent examiner**
A Robinson BFP FCA DChA Lovewell Blake LLP Chartered accountants First Floor Suite 2 Hillside Business Park Bury St Edmunds IP32 7EA
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## **Families Together Suffolk**
## **Company Limited by Guarantee**
**Trustees' annual report (incorporating the directors' report)** _**(continued)**_
## **Year ended 31 March 2026**
## **Objectives and activities**
The objects of the Charity are:
1. to safeguard, protect and preserve the good health, both mental and physical of children and parents of children,
2. to prevent cruelty to or maltreatment of children,
3. to relieve sickness, poverty and need amongst children and parents of children,
4. to promote the education of the public in child development and care, within the area of Suffolk and its environs.
## **Public benefit**
The trustees have had due regard to the Charity Commission's guidance on public benefit (PB3) when setting the charity's objectives, determining priorities and making strategic decisions throughout the year.
The trustees recognise that improving outcomes for children begins with supporting parents and carers. By providing early intervention and preventative support, Families Together Suffolk helps families build resilience, improve mental health and wellbeing, strengthen parent-child relationships and reduce social isolation. This not only benefits the families we work alongside but also contributes to stronger communities and helps reduce the need for more intensive statutory intervention.
Throughout 2025-26 the charity continued to deliver significant public benefit by providing accessible support to families across Suffolk. During the year, 856 families received support through our home-visiting service, group programmes and specialist projects. Families consistently reported improvements in confidence, emotional wellbeing, parenting skills and their ability to access wider support networks. The charity's impact reporting demonstrates that our services help families achieve sustainable improvements which benefit both parents and children.
The trustees confirm that they have complied with the duty in section 4 of the Charities Act 2011.
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## **Families Together Suffolk**
## **Company Limited by Guarantee**
## **Trustees' annual report (incorporating the directors' report)** _**(continued)**_
## **Year ended 31 March 2026**
## **Achievements and performance**
Throughout 2025-26, Families Together Suffolk continued to provide flexible, trusted support to children and families across Suffolk during a period of increasing demand and growing complexity of need. While the wider operating environment remained challenging, the charity remained focused on providing early intervention that helped families build confidence, resilience and stronger relationships.
## **Standing Beside Families**
Families Together Suffolk recognises that every family's journey is different. Some parents need individual support within the home to build confidence and address complex challenges, while others benefit most from meeting other parents, developing friendships and learning alongside their children in a group environment. Our model offers flexible pathways into support, enabling families to engage in the way that best meets their needs.
Our home-visiting service remains a core part of our work, providing tailored support that recognises every family's circumstances are different. Coordinators work alongside families to build confidence, strengthen parenting skills and help parents navigate the challenges they face. For many families, home visiting also provides the confidence to take the next step by joining one of our community groups, developing peer relationships and becoming less isolated.
A defining feature of our work is our willingness to support families whose circumstances may be particularly complex or who have found it difficult to access appropriate support elsewhere. By providing flexible, trusted support that adapts to individual circumstances, we help ensure that families are not left behind simply because their needs fall outside the remit or capacity of other services. During the year, we estimate that between 10% and 20% of families accepted for home-visiting support had previously struggled to access suitable support elsewhere because of the complexity of their circumstances, existing involvement with other services or the need for longer-term intervention.
_"One person means they get to know you and your little one. I've felt seen and my child's needs have been heard. It's a total game changer."_ **Parent receiving SEND support**
## **Bringing Families Together**
Our Learn and Grow groups for families with children aged 0-5 and our Birth, Bump & Beyond groups for babies aged 0-1 provide welcoming, inclusive spaces where parents and children can learn, play and build trusted relationships with both staff and other families.
Every session is supported by trained volunteers whose warmth, encouragement and lived experience help create an environment where parents feel welcomed, valued and able to connect with others. Their presence enables families to receive more individual support whilst encouraging the peer-to-peer relationships that are so important in building confidence and reducing isolation.
We are particularly proud of the welcoming culture within our groups. Families frequently tell us that they feel accepted, included and able to participate without judgement. Many parents form friendships that continue long after the sessions have ended, creating lasting support networks within their local communities.
For some families, attending a group is their first contact with Families Together Suffolk. As trust develops, they may identify that additional support at home would be beneficial, enabling a smooth transition into our home-visiting service where appropriate. Equally, many families supported through home visiting go on to join our groups as their confidence grows, helping them build supportive friendships and stronger community connections.
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## **Families Together Suffolk**
## **Company Limited by Guarantee**
## **Trustees' annual report (incorporating the directors' report)** _**(continued)**_
## **Year ended 31 March 2026**
This connected approach ensures that families can move between different forms of support as their circumstances change. Rather than delivering isolated services, Families Together Suffolk provides support that adapts to each family's needs, helping parents build confidence, reduce isolation and develop lasting relationships within their local communities.
## **Measuring the Difference We Make**
Everything we do is focused on creating meaningful and lasting outcomes for families.
During the year, families consistently reported improvements in their confidence, emotional wellbeing and ability to cope with everyday challenges. Parents described feeling less isolated, more confident in supporting their children's development and better able to access wider support within their communities. These outcomes demonstrate the value of early intervention and the positive difference that trusted relationships can make.
Recognising the importance of evidencing our impact, we continued to strengthen our approach to monitoring and evaluation throughout the year. This has enabled us to better understand the difference our services make, support continuous improvement and demonstrate the value of our work to families, funders and partners.
Our impact reporting continues to evolve as we strengthen the way we measure and understand the outcomes achieved by children and families. This not only supports continuous improvement but also helps ensure that the voices and experiences of the families we support continue to shape the future development of our services. Further information, case studies and our latest impact report are available in the **Impact** section of our website.
## **Impact at a Glance**
Behind every statistic is a child, a parent or a family whose life has been strengthened through the support of Families Together Suffolk.
During 2025-26
- 856 families supported across Suffolk
- 82% reported improved mental health and wellbeing
- 84% felt less isolated and more confident accessing support
- 83% reported an improved understanding of their child's development and behaviour
- 10-20% of families accepted for home-visiting support had previously struggled to access suitable support elsewhere because of the complexity of their circumstances or because they required longer-term, flexible support
Our support is measured not only by the number of families we reach, but by the lasting difference we make to their confidence, wellbeing and ability to provide positive futures for their children.
_"Being able to have a chat and a coffee with our worker benefited me massively. I felt able to confide more and build a relationship with someone who understood my family's needs."_ Parent receiving SEND Support
For further information about our outcomes, impact measurement and case studies, please visit the Impact section of our website.
## **Investing in Our Future**
Alongside delivering support to families, the charity continued to strengthen the organisation for the future. During the year we expanded our retail operation, secured a significant five-year grant from The National Lottery Community Fund's Reaching Communities programme, invested in staff development and continued to improve our systems, governance and impact measurement.
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## **Families Together Suffolk**
## **Company Limited by Guarantee**
## **Trustees' annual report (incorporating the directors' report)** _**(continued)**_
## **Year ended 31 March 2026**
The year also required difficult organisational decisions following changes to funding. Trustees and the leadership team reviewed the charity's structure and expenditure to ensure that available resources remained focused on delivering support to children and families. Although these decisions were challenging, they were taken with the long-term sustainability of the charity in mind.
Throughout the year, our focus remained unchanged: ensuring that children and families across Suffolk receive the support they need to build brighter futures.
## **Financial review**
The financial statements show total incoming resources of £515,626 (2025: £659,433) and net expenditure of £133,689 (2025: £26,864). The reduction in income reflects the challenging funding environment experienced during the year, including the loss of commissioned income, alongside increasing operating costs and continued investment in supporting children and families across Suffolk.
Throughout the year, trustees received regular management accounts, cash flow forecasts and updates on the charity's funding pipeline, enabling them to monitor financial performance closely and respond to emerging risks. As financial pressures increased, trustees worked with the Chief Executive and leadership team to review expenditure, strengthen financial monitoring and identify opportunities to improve the charity's long-term sustainability.
During the year, the charity secured a significant five-year grant from The National Lottery Community Fund's Reaching Communities programme, providing an important foundation for future service delivery. The continued development of the charity's retail operation also strengthened unrestricted income generation and contributed to the charity's longer-term financial resilience.
Following the year end, the charity was notified that a significant strategic funding application had been unsuccessful. Whilst this did not affect the financial position at 31 March 2026, it has had a significant impact on financial planning for 2026-27. Trustees immediately commenced a strategic review of the charity's financial position, future operating model and funding strategy to ensure the organisation remains financially sustainable whilst continuing to deliver meaningful public benefit.
The trustees remain committed to maintaining strong financial oversight and will continue to review the charity's financial performance, funding opportunities and expenditure throughout 2026-27 to safeguard the charity's long-term future.
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## **Families Together Suffolk**
## **Company Limited by Guarantee**
## **Trustees' annual report (incorporating the directors' report)** _**(continued)**_
## **Year ended 31 March 2026**
## **Financial review** _**(continued)**_
## **Reserves policy**
At 31 March 2026, Families Together Suffolk held free reserves of £105,594.
The trustees' policy is to maintain free reserves at a level equivalent to between three and six months of the charity's core operating expenditure, excluding the direct costs associated with trading activities, together with provision for potential redundancy liabilities. This approach reflects the level of resources required to enable the charity to continue operating and manage financial risks should income reduce unexpectedly.
Based on this policy, the trustees' minimum reserves requirement at the year end was approximately £113,808. The level of free reserves at 31 March 2026 was therefore slightly below the trustees' minimum target.
The trustees recognise that this position reflects the financial pressures experienced during the year, including the loss of commissioned income and increasing operating costs. The reserves position has been considered carefully alongside detailed cash flow forecasts, secured income, the charity's funding pipeline and the strategic review currently underway following significant post-year-end funding developments.
Whilst maintaining an appropriate level of reserves remains an important element of the charity's financial resilience, trustees are equally mindful of their responsibility to ensure that charitable funds are applied to delivering public benefit. The reserves position will continue to be monitored closely throughout 2026-27 as trustees implement actions to strengthen the charity's long-term financial sustainability.
## **Plans for future periods**
The year ahead will be one of careful planning, considered decision-making and continued focus on ensuring that Families Together Suffolk remains able to deliver meaningful support to children and families across Suffolk.
Following the unsuccessful outcome of a significant funding application after the year end, trustees are reviewing the charity's future operating model to ensure it remains financially sustainable whilst continuing to deliver the greatest possible public benefit. This work will inform strategic decisions during 2026-27 and ensure that the charity's resources remain focused on supporting children and families most in need.The trustees' immediate priorities are to:
- strengthen the charity's long-term financial sustainability;
- complete the current strategic review and implement any agreed changes;
- strengthen and broaden income generation through grant fundraising, retail development and wider fundraising activity;
- further strengthen impact measurement and evidence of outcomes;
- continue investing in staff, volunteers and organisational development;
- refresh and strengthen governance through the appointment of a new Chair and additional trustee; and
- maintain high-quality, flexible support for children and families across Suffolk.
Whilst the financial environment remains challenging, the trustees believe that Families Together Suffolk has strong foundations on which to build. The charity continues to benefit from committed staff and volunteers, valued partnerships, an established reputation and a clear understanding of the difference its services make to families. As trustees implement the actions identified through the current strategic review, their focus will remain on ensuring that children and families across Suffolk-particularly those who may struggle to access support elsewhere-continue to receive flexible, compassionate support built on trusted relationships.
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## **Families Together Suffolk**
## **Company Limited by Guarantee**
## **Trustees' annual report (incorporating the directors' report)** _**(continued)**_
## **Year ended 31 March 2026**
## **Structure, governance and management**
Families Together Suffolk is a charitable company limited by guarantee and is governed by its Articles of Association. The charity is led by a Board of Trustees, who are responsible for setting the strategic direction of the organisation, ensuring that its resources are applied effectively in furtherance of its charitable objectives, and maintaining oversight of finance, governance, risk management and organisational performance.
The Board delegates responsibility for the day-to-day management of the charity to the Chief Executive Officer (CEO), who is responsible for implementing the strategic direction agreed by trustees and leading the organisation's operational delivery. During 2025-26, the charity's leadership structure evolved in response to organisational change, transitioning from a senior management structure to a Chief Executive model supported by a leadership team. This has provided clearer accountability and leadership during a period of significant organisational change.
Trustees meet regularly throughout the year to review financial performance, organisational performance, safeguarding, strategic priorities, risk management and compliance. Additional meetings are convened where necessary to consider significant strategic or financial matters.
During the year, Families Together Suffolk successfully achieved the Community Action Suffolk Quality Award, providing independent recognition of the charity's governance, safeguarding, organisational management, health and safety, and workforce practices. This external assessment reflects the charity's commitment to continuous improvement and high standards across all aspects of its work.
The Board is committed to maintaining effective governance arrangements that evolve alongside the organisation. During 2026-27, the appointment of a new Chair and an additional trustee will support the continued development of the Board, bringing new skills, experience and perspectives to strengthen governance and support the charity through its next phase of development.
Trustees remain committed to transparent decision-making, effective financial stewardship and continuous improvement, ensuring that Families Together Suffolk continues to deliver its charitable purposes and make a lasting difference to children and families across Suffolk.
## **Recruitment and appointment of trustees**
New trustees are appointed from a recruitment and selection process to enhance the skills and experience of the board as a whole. Once appointed, trustees are provided with an induction programme and information covering all aspects of the organisation to assist them in carrying out their responsibilities effectively.
## **Trustee induction and training**
Following an induction by the charity, Families Together Suffolk provides trustees with training regarding the responsibilities of being a charity trustee. Additional trustee training is budgeted for should any trustee require this. All trustees undertake regular safeguarding training.
## **Principal risks and uncertainties**
The trustees are responsible for identifying and managing the principal risks facing the charity. Risk management is embedded within the governance of Families Together Suffolk and is reviewed regularly by the Board through strategic planning, financial monitoring and operational oversight. The trustees recognise that effective risk management is essential to safeguarding the charity's ability to deliver public benefit.
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## **Families Together Suffolk**
## **Company Limited by Guarantee**
## **Trustees' annual report (incorporating the directors' report)** _**(continued)**_
## **Year ended 31 March 2026**
## Financial sustainability
The charity continues to operate within an increasingly challenging funding environment, with rising demand for services, increasing operating costs and continued uncertainty surrounding grant and commissioned income.
Trustees monitor financial performance through regular management accounts, cash flow forecasts and review of the funding pipeline. Financial plans are reviewed regularly, enabling trustees to respond proactively to changes in income and expenditure. The charity continues to strengthen unrestricted income through retail development, grant fundraising and careful financial management to support long-term sustainability.
## Safeguarding
Supporting vulnerable children and families remains central to the charity's work and safeguarding continues to be one of the Board's highest priorities.
The charity maintains comprehensive safeguarding policies and procedures, regular staff and volunteer training, management supervision and quality assurance processes. Trustees receive regular safeguarding updates and maintain oversight of safeguarding practice to ensure appropriate governance and accountability.
## Workforce Capacity and Wellbeing
The charity recognises that maintaining a skilled, supported workforce and volunteer team is essential to delivering high-quality services. Recruitment, retention and staff wellbeing remain important considerations, particularly within a challenging funding environment.
Trustees support investment in staff development, leadership, supervision and volunteer recruitment to maintain organisational resilience and ensure families continue to receive safe, effective and compassionate support.
## Increasing demand for services
Demand for early intervention and family support continues to grow, while resources available across the voluntary sector remain under increasing pressure. This creates a risk that demand may exceed the charity's capacity to respond.
Families Together Suffolk manages this risk through regular review of service capacity, effective partnership working and flexible service delivery. Trustees monitor demand alongside financial sustainability to ensure that available resources are directed where they can achieve the greatest public benefit, whilst maintaining the quality and safety of services.
## Governance and organisational resilience
Strong governance is fundamental to the charity's ability to deliver effective services, respond to change and ensure that resources are used effectively to maximise public benefit.
During the year, Families Together Suffolk successfully achieved the Community Action Suffolk Quality Award, providing independent assurance that the charity met recognised quality standards across safeguarding, health and safety, staff recruitment and development, and organisational management.
The trustees remain committed to maintaining a strong culture of continuous improvement, ensuring that governance arrangements evolve alongside the changing needs of the charity and the families it supports.
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## **Families Together Suffolk**
## **Company Limited by Guarantee**
## **Trustees' annual report (incorporating the directors' report)** _**(continued)**_
## **Year ended 31 March 2026**
## **Going concern**
The trustees have carefully considered the appropriateness of preparing the financial statements on a going concern basis.
In reaching this conclusion, the trustees reviewed the charity's financial position, cash flow forecasts, secured income, anticipated expenditure and funding pipeline. These forecasts demonstrate that, at the date of approving the financial statements, the charity has sufficient resources to continue operating whilst trustees implement their strategic plans for the year ahead.
Following the year end, the charity was notified that a significant strategic funding application had been unsuccessful. This has reduced anticipated income for 2026-27 and has reinforced the need for trustees to review the charity's financial position and future operating model. This work is ongoing at the date these financial statements were approved.
Having considered the information available, together with the actions already taken and those under active consideration, the trustees have concluded that it remains appropriate to prepare the financial statements on a going concern basis. The trustees will continue to monitor the charity's financial position closely throughout 2026-27 and take any further action necessary to ensure the charity remains able to deliver its charitable purposes for the public benefit.
## **Independent examiner reappointment**
A resolution to appoint A Robinson BFP FCA DChA of Lovewell Blake LLP as independent examiner will be proposed at the next relevant board meeting.
## **Small company provisions**
This report has been prepared taking advantage of the small companies' exemption of section 415A of the Companies Act 2006.
`12/7/2026` The trustees' annual report was approved on .............................. and signed on behalf of the board of trustees by:
C Read Chair
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## **Families Together Suffolk**
## **Company Limited by Guarantee**
## **Independent examiner's report to the trustees of Families Together Suffolk**
## **Year ended 31 March 2026**
I report to the charity trustees on my examination of the financial statements of the company for the year ended 31 March 2026 which comprise the statement of financial activities (including income and expenditure account), balance sheet, statement of cash flows and the related notes.
## **Responsibilities and basis of report**
As the charity trustees of the company (and also its directors for the purposes of company law) you are responsible for the preparation of the financial statements in accordance with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 ('the 2006 Act’).
Having satisfied myself that the financial statements of the company are not required to be audited under Part 16 of the 2006 Act and are eligible for independent examination, I report in respect of my examination of your company's financial statements as carried out under section 145 of the Charities Act 2011 (‘the 2011 Act’). In carrying out my examination I have followed the Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the 2011 Act.
## **Independent examiner's statement**
Since the charity’s gross income exceeded £250,000 your examiner must be a member of a body listed in section 145 of the 2011 Act. I confirm that I am qualified to undertake the examination because I am a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW), which is one of the listed bodies.
I have completed my examination. I confirm that no matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect:
1. accounting records were not kept in respect of the company as required by section 386 of the 2006 Act; or
2. the financial statements do not accord with those records; or
3. the financial statements do not comply with the accounting requirements of section 396 of the 2006 Act other than any requirement that the accounts give a ‘true and fair' view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination; or
4. the financial statements have not been prepared in accordance with the methods and principles of the Statement of Recommended Practice for accounting and reporting by charities applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102).
I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
A Robinson BFP FCA DChA Independent Examiner
Lovewell Blake LLP Chartered accountants First Floor Suite 2 Hillside Business Park Bury St Edmunds IP32 7EA `13/7/2026`
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## **Families Together Suffolk**
## **Company Limited by Guarantee**
## **Statement of financial activities (including income and expenditure account)**
## **Year ended 31 March 2026**
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|||funds|funds|**Total funds**|Total funds|
||**Note**|**£**|**£**|**£**|£|
|**Income and endowments**||||||
|Donations and legacies|**5**|25,197|279,397|304,594|474,964|
|Other trading activities||208,914|–|208,914|178,838|
|Investment income||2,118|–|2,118|5,631|
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|**Total income**||236,229|279,397|515,626|659,433|
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|**Expenditure**||||||
|Raising funds||||||
|Costs of other trading activities|**6**|64,823|–|64,823|50,863|
|Charitable activities|**7**|178,148|406,344|584,492|635,434|
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|**Total expenditure**||242,971|406,344|649,315|686,297|
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|**Net expenditure before transfer of**|**funds**|(6,742)|(126,947)|(133,689)|(26,864)|
|Transfers between funds||(122,279)|122,279|–|–|
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|**Net movement in funds**||(129,021)|(4,668)|(133,689)|(26,864)|
|**Reconciliation of funds**||||||
|Total funds brought forward||234,615|35,137|269,752|296,616|
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|**Total funds carried forward**||105,594|30,469|136,063|269,752|
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The statement of financial activities includes all gains and losses recognised in the year. All income and expenditure derive from continuing activities.
**The notes on pages 16 to 26 form part of these financial statements.**
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## **Families Together Suffolk**
## **Company Limited by Guarantee**
## **Balance sheet**
## **31 March 2026**
|||**2026**||2025||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||**Note**|**£**|**£**|£|£|
|**Fixed assets**||||||
|Tangible fixed assets|**11**||10,233||1,145|
|**Current assets**||||||
|Debtors|**12**|7,091||110,082||
|Cash at bank and in hand||131,557||177,753||
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|||138,648||287,835||
|**Creditors: Amounts falling due within**||||||
|**one year**|**13**|(12,818)||(19,228)||
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|**Net current assets**|||125,830||268,607|
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|**Total assets less current liabilities**|||136,063||269,752|
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|**Net assets**|||136,063||269,752|
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|**Funds of the charity**||||||
|Restricted funds|||30,469||35,137|
|Unrestricted funds|||105,594||234,615|
||||``||``|
|**Total charity funds**|**15**||136,063||269,752|
||||``||``|
For the year ending 31 March 2026 the charity was entitled to exemption from audit under section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies.
Directors' responsibilities:
- The members have not required the company to obtain an audit of its financial statements 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 financial statements.
These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies' regime.
These financial statements were approved by the board of trustees and authorised for issue on `12/7/2026` ........................, and are signed on behalf of the board by:
C Read Chair
Company registration number: 06674059
**The notes on pages 16 to 26 form part of these financial statements.**
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Docusign Envelope ID: 2A623438-EB94-8123-8108-548C485F730D
## **Families Together Suffolk**
## **Company Limited by Guarantee**
## **Statement of cash flows**
## **Year ended 31 March 2026**
||**2026**|2025|
|---|---|---|
||**£**|£|
|**Cash flows from operating activities**|||
|Net expenditure|(133,689)|(26,864)|
|_Adjustments for:_|||
|Depreciation of tangible fixed assets|2,836|2,022|
|Other interest receivable and similar income|(2,118)|(5,631)|
|_Changes in:_|||
|Trade and other debtors|102,991|52,352|
|Trade and other creditors|(6,410)|(115,482)|
||``|``|
|Cash generated from operations|(36,390)|(93,603)|
|Interest received|2,118|5,631|
||``|``|
|Net cash used in operating activities|(34,272)|(87,972)|
||``|``|
|**Cash flows from investing activities**|||
|Purchase of tangible assets|(11,924)|–|
||``|``|
|Net cash used in investing activities|(11,924)|–|
||``|``|
|**Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents**|(46,196)|(87,972)|
|**Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year**|177,753|265,725|
||``|``|
|**Cash and cash equivalents at end of year**|131,557
``|177,753
``|
**The notes on pages 16 to 26 form part of these financial statements.**
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Docusign Envelope ID: 2A623438-EB94-8123-8108-548C485F730D
## **Families Together Suffolk**
## **Company Limited by Guarantee**
## **Notes to the financial statements**
## **Year ended 31 March 2026**
## **1. General information**
The charity is a public benefit entity and a private company limited by guarantee, registered in England and Wales and a registered charity in England and Wales. The address of the registered office is Waterworks Centre, 17 Station Road West, Stowmarket, Suffolk, IP14 1EF.
## **2. Statement of compliance**
The charity constitutes a public benefit entity as defined by FRS 102. The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland issued in October 2019, the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102), the Charities Act 2011, the Companies Act 2006 and UK Generally Accepted Accounting Practice.
## **3. Accounting policies**
## **Basis of preparation**
The financial statements have been prepared on the historical cost basis. The financial statements are prepared in sterling, which is the functional currency of the entity.
## **Going concern**
The accounts have been prepared on a going concern basis as the trustees believe that no material uncertainties exist. The trustees have considered the level of funds held and the expected level of income and expenditure for 12 months from authorising these financial statements. The budgeted income and expenditure is sufficient for the charity to be able to continue as a going concern.
## **Income tax**
As a registered charity, the activities are exempt from United Kingdom Income and Corporation taxation, provided that the income is applied to charitable purposes.
## **Fund accounting**
Unrestricted funds are available for use at the discretion of the trustees to further any of the charity's purposes.
Restricted funds are subjected to restrictions on their expenditure declared by the donor or through the terms of an appeal, and fall into one of two sub-classes: restricted income funds or endowment funds.
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Docusign Envelope ID: 2A623438-EB94-8123-8108-548C485F730D
## **Families Together Suffolk**
## **Company Limited by Guarantee**
**Notes to the financial statements** _**(continued)**_
## **Year ended 31 March 2026**
## **3. Accounting policies** _**(continued)**_
## **Income**
All income is included in the statement of financial activities when entitlement has passed to the charity, it is probable that the economic benefits associated with the transaction will flow to the charity and the amount can be reliably measured. The following specific policies are applied to particular categories of income:
Income includes donations and legacies. For legacies, entitlement is recognised from the earlier of the date of receipt or when sufficient notification is received by the Charity to enable it to quantify its entitlement with probability. Donations are recognised when the Charity has received the income. If the donation is subject to a restriction the Charity will recognise when the restriction is met or wholly within the control of the Charity.
Grants are included in the statement of activities when the entitlement to the grant is probable. Grants made for specific purposes are classified as restricted income. Income is deferred only when the charity has to fulfil conditions before becoming entitled to it or where the donor or funder has specified that the income is to be expended in a future accounting period.
Shop income and income derived from fundraising events is recognised as earned.
All other income is accounted for on a receivable basis.
## **Expenditure**
Expenditure is recognised on an accruals basis as a liability is incurred. Expenditure includes any VAT which cannot be fully recovered, and is classified under headings of the statement of financial activities to which it relates:
Expenditure on raising funds includes the costs of all fundraising activities, events, non-charitable trading activities, and the sale of donated goods.
Expenditure on charitable activities includes all costs incurred by a charity in undertaking activities that further its charitable aims for the benefit of its beneficiaries, including those support costs and costs relating to the governance of the charity apportioned to charitable activities.
## **Operating leases**
Lease payments are recognised as an expense over the lease term on a straight-line basis. The aggregate benefit of lease incentives is recognised as a reduction to expense over the lease term, on a straight-line basis.
## **Tangible assets**
Tangible assets are initially recorded at cost, and subsequently stated at cost less any accumulated depreciation and impairment losses. Any tangible assets carried at revalued amounts are recorded at the fair value at the date of revaluation less any subsequent accumulated depreciation and subsequent accumulated impairment losses.
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Docusign Envelope ID: 2A623438-EB94-8123-8108-548C485F730D
## **Families Together Suffolk**
## **Company Limited by Guarantee**
**Notes to the financial statements** _**(continued)**_
## **Year ended 31 March 2026**
## **3. Accounting policies** _**(continued)**_
## **Depreciation**
Depreciation is calculated so as to write off the cost or valuation of an asset, less its residual value, over the useful economic life of that asset as follows:
Computer equipment, plant and - 33% straight line machinery Charity shop equipment - 33% straight line
## **Impairment of fixed assets**
A review for indicators of impairment is carried out at each reporting date, with the recoverable amount being estimated where such indicators exist. Where the carrying value exceeds the recoverable amount, the asset is impaired accordingly. Prior impairments are also reviewed for possible reversal at each reporting date.
For the purposes of impairment testing, when it is not possible to estimate the recoverable amount of an individual asset, an estimate is made of the recoverable amount of the cash-generating unit to which the asset belongs. The cash-generating unit is the smallest identifiable group of assets that includes the asset and generates cash inflows that largely independent of the cash inflows from other assets or groups of assets.
For impairment testing of goodwill, the goodwill acquired in a business combination is, from the acquisition date, allocated to each of the cash-generating units that are expected to benefit from the synergies of the combination, irrespective of whether other assets or liabilities of the charity are assigned to those units.
## **Financial instruments**
A financial asset or a financial liability is recognised only when the entity becomes a party to the contractual provisions of the instrument.
Basic financial instruments are initially recognised at the amount receivable or payable including any related transaction costs, unless the arrangement constitutes a financing transaction, where it is recognised at the present value of the future payments discounted at a market rate of interest for a similar debt instrument.
Current assets and current liabilities are subsequently measured at the cash or other consideration expected to be paid or received and not discounted.
## **4. Limited by guarantee**
The charity is a company limited by guarantee and does not have share capital. Every member of the charity undertakes to contribute such amounts (not exceeding £1) as required in the event of a winding up.
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Docusign Envelope ID: 2A623438-EB94-8123-8108-548C485F730D
## **Families Together Suffolk**
## **Company Limited by Guarantee**
## **Notes to the financial statements** _**(continued)**_
## **Year ended 31 March 2026**
**5. Donations and legacies**
||Unrestricted|Restricted|**Total Funds**|
|---|---|---|---|
||Funds|Funds|**2026**|
||£|£|**£**|
|**Donations**||||
|Donations including gift aid|25,197|–|25,197|
|**Grants**||||
|Grants|–|279,397|279,397|
||``|``|``|
||25,197|279,397|304,594|
||``|``|``|
||Unrestricted|Restricted|Total Funds|
||Funds|Funds|2025|
||£|£|£|
|**Donations**||||
|Donations including gift aid|29,454|750|30,204|
|**Grants**||||
|Grants|24,000|420,760|444,760|
||``|``|``|
||53,454|421,510|474,964|
||``|``|``|
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Docusign Envelope ID: 2A623438-EB94-8123-8108-548C485F730D
## **Families Together Suffolk**
## **Company Limited by Guarantee**
## **Notes to the financial statements** _**(continued)**_
## **Year ended 31 March 2026**
## **5. Donations and legacies** _**(continued)**_
## **Grants**
|**Grants**|||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
||Unrestricted|Restricted|||
||Funds|Funds|Total 2026|2025|
||**£**|**£**|**£**|**£**|
|500 Suffolk Reasons|–|–|–|1,000|
|Awards for All|–|20,000|20,000|–|
|B&Q|–|–|–|5,000|
|Garfield Weston|–|–|–|20,000|
|Haverhill Town Council|–|4,952|4,952|–|
|Ipswich Area Committee|–|–|–|3,958|
|Ipswich SEND|–|4,366|4,366|–|
|Lewin Trust|–|20,000|20,000|–|
|Locality Budget Beccles|–|–|–|1,500|
|Locality Budget Bury St Edmunds|–|1,523|1,523|–|
|Masonic Foundation|–|–|–|59,354|
|Mid Suffolk District Council|–|32,952|32,952|18,230|
|Mrs LD Rope|–|17,600|17,600|15,000|
|National Lottery|–|35,039|35,039|–|
|NHS Suffolk and North East Essex ICB|–|41,553|41,553|190,203|
|Postcode places trust|–|–|–|20,000|
|Schroder Charity Trust|–|5,000|5,000|–|
|Simon Gibson Charitable Trust|–|–|–|6,000|
|Stowmarket Town Council|–|202|202|–|
|Suffolk County Council|–|495|495|–|
|Tesco Stronger starts|–|–|–|375|
|The Armed Forces Covenant Fund|–|9,101|9,101|7,144|
|The Belstead Ganzoni Charitable Trust|–|–|–|2,000|
|The Big Give|–|10|10|–|
|The Henry Smith Foundation|–|32,120|32,120|30,000|
|The National Foundation for Youth Music|–|1,332|1,332|–|
|West Suffolk District Council|–|12,000|12,000|–|
|Youth Music|–|–|–|11,988|
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Docusign Envelope ID: 2A623438-EB94-8123-8108-548C485F730D
## **Families Together Suffolk**
## **Company Limited by Guarantee**
## **Notes to the financial statements** _**(continued)**_
## **Year ended 31 March 2026**
|**5.**|**Donations and legacies** **_(continued)_**|||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||Suffolk Community Foundation:|||||
||Beckett Health and Wellbeing Fund|–|–|–|2,000|
||CF Grantmaking|–|3,000|3,000|–|
||Denbury|–|2,000|2,000|–|
||E and J Legacy|–|3,000|3,000|3,000|
||Early Diagnosis and Cancer Screening|||||
||Fund|–|–|–|4,358|
||Food and drink Fund|–|–|–|1,500|
||Frank Jackson|–|4,825|4,825|4,702|
||Giving Fund|–|2,000|2,000|2,000|
||Harwich Haven Authority|–|2,069|2,069|–|
||Household Support Fund|–|–|–|17,500|
||J and A Grantmaking Programme|–|2,000|2,000|2,000|
||Kingsfleet|–|–|–|948|
||Maurken|–|2,000|2,000|–|
||Miller Trust|–|–|–|1,500|
||RJB Fund|–|1,000|1,000|–|
||Suffolk Giving|–|3,000|3,000|–|
||Violence against Woment and Girls|–|15,258|15,258|13,500|
||Women and Girls Fund|–|1,000|1,000|–|
|||``|``|``|``|
|||–|279,397|279,397|444,760|
|||``|``|``|``|
**6. Costs of other trading activities**
||Unrestricted|**Total Funds**|Unrestricted|Total Funds|
|---|---|---|---|---|
||Funds|**2026**|Funds|2025|
||£|**£**|£|£|
|Charity shop costs|63,419|63,419|49,089|49,089|
|Fundraising costs|1,404|1,404|1,774|1,774|
||``|``|``|``|
||64,823|64,823|50,863|50,863|
||``|``|``|``|
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Docusign Envelope ID: 2A623438-EB94-8123-8108-548C485F730D
## **Families Together Suffolk**
## **Company Limited by Guarantee**
## **Notes to the financial statements** _**(continued)**_
## **Year ended 31 March 2026**
## **7. Expenditure on charitable activities**
||||Unrestricted|Restricted|**Total Funds**|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||||Funds|Funds|**2026**|
||||£|£|**£**|
||Grants expended||–|–|–|
||Premises costs||12,991|12,344|25,335|
||Staff and salary related costs||138,165|389,964|528,129|
||Support costs||26,992|4,036|31,028|
||||``|``|``|
||||178,148|406,344|584,492|
||||``|``|``|
||||Unrestricted|Restricted|Total Funds|
||||Funds|Funds|2025|
||||£|£|£|
||Grants expended||–|18,500|18,500|
||Premises costs||13,840|12,846|26,686|
||Staff and salary related costs||130,668|420,817|551,485|
||Support costs||30,828|7,935|38,763|
||||``|``|``|
||||175,336|460,098|635,434|
||||``|``|``|
||**Support costs**|||||
|||Unrestricted|Restricted|Total Funds|Total Funds|
|||Funds|Funds|2026|2025|
|||**£**|**£**|**£**|**£**|
||Trustees' expenses|503|–|503|691|
||Independent examiner fees|4,404|–|4,404|3,000|
||Equipment costs|2,771|4,036|6,807|10,488|
||License and subscriptions|6,738|–|6,738|6,051|
||Legal and professional fees|34|–|34|1,873|
||Advertising|1,198|–|1,198|4,073|
||Printing, postage and stationery|2,761|–|2,761|3,901|
||Bank charges|349|–|349|112|
||Telephone costs|7,364|–|7,364|7,573|
||Website costs|870|–|870|1,001|
|||``|``|``|``|
|||26,992|4,036|31,028|38,763|
|||``|``|``|``|
|**8.**|**Net expenditure**|||||
Net expenditure is stated after charging/(crediting):
|Net expenditure is stated after charging/(crediting):|||
|---|---|---|
||**2026**|2025|
||**£**|£|
|Depreciation of tangible fixed assets|2,836|2,022|
||``|``|
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Docusign Envelope ID: 2A623438-EB94-8123-8108-548C485F730D
## **Families Together Suffolk**
## **Company Limited by Guarantee**
## **Notes to the financial statements** _**(continued)**_
## **Year ended 31 March 2026**
## **9. Staff costs**
The total staff costs and employee benefits for the reporting period are analysed as follows:
||**2026**|2025|
|---|---|---|
||**£**|£|
|Wages, salaries|446,698|469,327|
|Social security costs|39,729|33,895|
|Pension costs|20,882|24,468|
|Other employee costs|20,820|23,795|
||``|``|
||528,129|551,485|
||``|``|
The key management personnel of the charity comprise the Trustees, the Families and Development Manager (replacing the former Operations Manager) and the Business Manager. The total employee benefits (including employer pension contributions) of the key management personnel of the charity were £72,105 (2025: £70,108).
The average head count of employees during the year was 22 (2025: 24).
No employee received employee benefits of more than £60,000 during the year (2025: Nil).
## **10. Trustee remuneration and expenses**
The trustees were neither entitled to, nor received, any remuneration from the charity (2025: Nil). Trustee were reimbursed expenses amounting to £448 (2025: £311) during the year.
## **11. Tangible fixed assets**
||**Computer**|||
|---|---|---|---|
||**equipment,**|||
||**plant and**|**Charity shop**||
||**machinery**|**equipment**|**Total**|
||**£**|**£**|**£**|
|**Cost**||||
|At 1 April 2025|11,342|45,719|57,061|
|Additions|3,733|8,191|11,924|
||``|``|``|
|**At 31 March 2026**|15,075|53,910|68,985|
||``|``|``|
|**Depreciation**||||
|At 1 April 2025|10,554|45,362|55,916|
|Charge for the year|1,206|1,630|2,836|
||``|``|``|
|**At 31 March 2026**|11,760|46,992|58,752|
||``|``|``|
|**Carrying amount**||||
|**At 31 March 2026**|3,315|6,918|10,233|
||``|``|``|
|At 31 March 2025|788|357|1,145|
||``|``|``|
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Docusign Envelope ID: 2A623438-EB94-8123-8108-548C485F730D
## **Families Together Suffolk**
## **Company Limited by Guarantee**
## **Notes to the financial statements** _**(continued)**_
## **Year ended 31 March 2026**
## **12. Debtors**
|||**2026**|2025|
|---|---|---|---|
|||**£**|£|
||Trade debtors|–|51,644|
||Prepayments and accrued income|–|30,157|
||Gift aid tax debtor|7,091|28,281|
|||``|``|
|||7,091|110,082|
|||``|``|
|**13.**|**Creditors:** **Amounts falling due within one year**|||
|||**2026**|2025|
|||**£**|£|
||Trade creditors|33|33|
||Accruals and deferred income|3,954|3,000|
||Social security and other taxes|8,831|16,195|
|||``|``|
|||12,818|19,228|
|||``|``|
## **14. Defined contribution plans**
The amount recognised in income or expenditure as an expense in relation to defined contribution plans was £20,882 (2025: £24,468).
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Docusign Envelope ID: 2A623438-EB94-8123-8108-548C485F730D
## **Families Together Suffolk**
## **Company Limited by Guarantee**
## **Notes to the financial statements** _**(continued)**_
## **Year ended 31 March 2026**
## **15. Analysis of charitable funds**
|**2026**||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|**Restricted funds**||||||
||At 1 April||||At 31 March|
||2025|Income|Expenditure|Transfers|2026|
||**£**|**£**|**£**|**£**|**£**|
|Birth and Beyond|35,137|279,397|(406,344)|122,279|30,469|
||``|``|``|``|``|
|**Unrestricted funds**||||||
||At 1 April||||At 31 March|
||2025|Income|Expenditure|Transfers|2026|
||**£**|**£**|**£**|**£**|**£**|
|General fund|234,615|236,229|(242,971)|(122,279)|105,594|
||``|``|``|``|``|
|**2025**||||||
|**Restricted funds**||||||
||At 1 April||||At 31 March|
||2024|Income|Expenditure|Transfers|2025|
||**£**|**£**|**£**|**£**|**£**|
|Birth and Beyond|72,626|403,010|(440,499)|–|35,137|
|Hardship Fund|1,099|18,500|(19,599)|–|–|
||``|``|``|``|``|
||73,725|421,510|(460,098)|–|35,137|
||``|``|``|``|``|
|**Unrestricted funds**||||||
||At 1 April||||At 31 March|
||2024|Income|Expenditure|Transfers|2025|
||**£**|**£**|**£**|**£**|**£**|
|General fund|222,891
``|237,923
``|(226,199)
``|–
``|234,615
``|
## **Restricted fund purposes:**
Birth and Beyond - Represents amounts received and set aside as dictated by various funding providers towards the core costs and primary projects of the charity.
## **The following restricted projects have been completed:**
Hardship Fund - Represents amounts received from Suffolk Community Foundation, Glasspool Charity and 500 Suffolk Reasons to grant directly to families experiencing hardship due to the pandemic and cost of living crisis. Final amounts in respect of this fund where expensed in the year ended 31 March 2025.
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Docusign Envelope ID: 2A623438-EB94-8123-8108-548C485F730D
## **Families Together Suffolk**
## **Company Limited by Guarantee**
## **Notes to the financial statements** _**(continued)**_
## **Year ended 31 March 2026**
## **16. Analysis of net assets between funds**
|||Unrestricted|Restricted|**Total Funds**|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|||Funds|Funds|**2026**|
|||£|£|**£**|
||Tangible fixed assets|10,233|–|10,233|
||Current assets|108,179|30,469|138,648|
||Creditors less than 1 year|(12,818)|–|(12,818)|
|||``|``|``|
||**Net assets**|105,594|30,469|136,063|
|||``|``|``|
|||Unrestricted|Restricted|Total Funds|
|||Funds|Funds|2025|
|||£|£|£|
||Tangible fixed assets|1,145|–|1,145|
||Current assets|252,698|35,137|287,835|
||Creditors less than 1 year|(19,228)|–|(19,228)|
|||``|``|``|
||**Net assets**|234,615|35,137|269,752|
|||``|``|``|
|**17.**|**Analysis of changes in net debt**||||
|||||**At**|
|||At 1 Apr 2025|Cash flows|**31 Mar 2026**|
|||£|£|**£**|
||Cash at bank and in hand|177,753|(46,196)|131,557|
|||``|``|``|
|**18.**|**Operating lease commitments**||||
||The total future minimum lease payments under|non-cancellable operating leases are as follows:|||
||||**2026**|2025|
||||**£**|£|
||Not later than 1 year||15,500|7,150|
||Later than 1 year and not later than 5 years||5,375|8,125|
||||``|``|
||||20,875
``|15,275
``|
## **19. Related parties**
There were no related party transactions in this or the prior year.
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