## **REGISTERED COMPANY NUMBER: 06380082 (England and Wales) REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER: 1129513** ## **Report of the Trustees** **and Financial Statements for the Year Ended 30th April 2023** 1 ## Kids Inspire Contents of the Report of the Trustees and Financial Statements for the Year Ended 30 April 2023 **Page** Report of the Trustees ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 3 Independent Auditor’s Report ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 27 Consolidated Statement of Financial Activities----------------------------------------------------------------- 33 Consolidated Balance Sheet ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 34 Charity Balance Sheet ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 35 Consolidated Statement of Cash Flow ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 36 Notes to the Financial Statements -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 37 2 ## REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 APRIL 2023 The Trustees who are also directors of the charity for the purposes of the Companies Act 2006, present their report with the audited financial statements of the charity for the year ended 30 April 2023. The financial statements comply with the Charities Act 2011, the Companies Act 2006, the Memorandum and Articles of Association, 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 (FRS 102) (effective 1 January 2019). ## **REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS** Registered Company number 06380082 (England and Wales) Registered Charity number 1129513 ## **REGISTERED OFFICE** Hargrave House Hollycroft Molrams Lane Great Baddow Chelmsford Essex CM2 7FW ## **TRUSTEES** M Birchall (Treasurer) D Travis (Vice Chair) L Loon R Serrelli A Sleet Y Spence C Dollery S Carpenter (Chair) M Carpenter (Appointed November 2021) ## **TRUSTEE RESIGNATIONS BETWEEN 1ST MAY 2022 – 31ST AUGUST 2023** None ## **CEO AND CLINICAL DIRECTOR** Sue Bell OBE ## **INDEPENDENT AUDITOR** Edmund Carr LLP 146 New London Road Chelmsford CM2 0AW **BANKS** CAF Bank NatWest 25 Kings Hill Avenue 5 High St West Maling Chelmsford Kent ME19 4JQ Essex CM1 1FZ ## **SOLICITORS** Fisher, Jones, Greenwood LLP 16 Baddow Road Chelmsford Essex CM2 0DG 3 ## Contents of the Report of the Trustees for the Year Ended 30th April 2023 |1.|Introduction and Overview from the Chair of the Trustees ..................................................................... 5| |---|---| |2.|Objectives and Activities ........................................................................................................................... 6| |3.|Achievements and Performance ............................................................................................................... 7| |4.|The Projects ............................................................................................................................................. 11| |5.|Clinical Team ........................................................................................................................................... 16| |6.|Staff Wellbeing ........................................................................................................................................ 16| |7.|Therapy Case Study ................................................................................................................................. 17| |8.|Premises .................................................................................................................................................. 18| |9.|Staffing Structure .................................................................................................................................... 18| |10.|Improving Environmental Impact ........................................................................................................... 18| |11.|Marketing & Communications ................................................................................................................ 18| |12.|Fundraising .............................................................................................................................................. 19| |13.|Financial Review ...................................................................................................................................... 20| |14.|Risk Review .............................................................................................................................................. 21| |15.|Plans for the Future ................................................................................................................................. 22| |16.|Constitution and Governance ................................................................................................................. 23| |17.|Statement of the Trustees’ Responsibilities ........................................................................................... 25| |18.|Appendix A: Staffing Structure ................................................................................................................ 26| 4 ## 1. Introduction and Overview from the Chair of the Trustees ## Another successful year in a challenging environment 2022-23 was another successful year for Kids Inspire. Its services have never been needed more, as children and young people face a world that feels more uncertain and insecure. The charity has made a significant difference to the lives of more children and young people than ever before, and we are seeing growth in both the volume and complexity of needs. We saw a 35% increase in primary beneficiaries of our services compared to the previous year, with a total of 36,000 hours of support services being provided, as children, young people and their families continue to be affected by the challenges of the cost-of-living crisis and the on-going aftermath of the pandemic. Operating in a challenging economic and social context, we are also delighted to report a 7.2% increase in our charity's income for 2022-23: an incredible achievement, given the high inflation and pressures affecting our funders, donors, and supporters. The year also saw an increase in Kids Inspire’s expenditure of 21% compared to the previous year, resulting from inflationary pressures on our costs and the continuing development of the organisation. The net effect was a deficit of just £53,498, thanks to careful financial management and robust reporting systems, and the amazing support of our funders, donors, and corporate supporters. ## Looking to the future Looking ahead, we are actively working on building our capacity to grow and extend into new areas. This effort has led to key strategic changes in our organisation in the last year, from staffing and structure to fundraising and community engagement. As we grow and develop, our core values and mission remain constant: to work with and support children and young people's mental health and well-being. As cases became more complex, Kids Inspire is adapting and expanding its services to meet the evolving needs of the community. I am proud of this change and the commitment shown across the charity to address the growing needs of all those we support. ## Thank you Finally, all that has been achieved could not have been done without the support, hard work, and dedication of so many people. I want to say a very heartfelt thank you to everyone who has helped in so many ways. Without our amazing volunteers, supporters, donors, funders and staff, many children and young people would not have received Kids Inspire’s life-changing support. We know the future will remain challenging for all of us, but together we will continue to make a difference to the lives of more and more children, young people and families. 5 ## 2. Objectives and Activities Kids Inspire supports children, teens, and families to build their futures and reclaim their lives. Since 2007 our qualified, experienced specialist team has delivered bespoke mentoring, trauma informed therapy, training and activity packages which empower children and the adults in their lives to make positive choices and reach their potential. Our service is child-centred, and we offer evidence-based, cutting-edge therapies alongside innovative interventions and community-based support. ## Policies and objectives The charity has been established to: - Enhance the emotional health of its service users through counselling, support and trauma informed therapeutic use of the arts. - Support schools and individuals working 'on the front line' with children and teens, in addressing their emotional and psychological needs appropriately. - Undertake any other related charitable activity. These objectives are pursued through several activities, some of which are funded by local authority grants, but the bulk of which are made possible through the generosity of charitable trusts, companies and individuals, including many volunteers. ## Activities fulfilling the Charity's objectives General core services of Kids Inspire are: - Trauma informed creative therapies. - Therapeutic group work - Systemic family therapy - One-to-one counselling/psychotherapy - Parent/child therapy - Relational social work - Emotional wellbeing training for young people, carers, and school staff - Workshops - arts and physical activities to enhance well-being. - Coaching - strengths based. - Holiday activities - Trips - Bereavement support in schools - Anti-bullying initiatives and support - Mentoring - Peer mentoring in schools - Family support - Specialist trauma resolution interventions - Multi-disciplinary assessments 6 These services focus on healing and empowerment (with a desire to increase the focus on prevention) for children and families affected by the following: - Abuse (neglect, physical, sexual, and/or emotional) - Bullying - Personality disorder and other mental health issues - Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD), and other diagnosable disorders. - Eating issues (such as bulimia, anorexia, ARFID) - Bereavement and loss - Separation / divorce - Self-harm - Depression - Anxiety - Suicide - Emotional and behavioural difficulties leading to a risk of school exclusion. Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and other Neurodiversity conditions ## Public benefit The Trustees paid due regard to The Charity Commission's guidance on public benefit throughout the year. Providing educational, practical, and emotional support to vulnerable young people has a direct benefit both to the children and the wider public as it strengthens relationships, reduces crime, and creates responsible citizens capable of participating in their communities. There are no unreasonable restrictions that would prevent children in Essex and beyond from benefitting from Kids Inspire’s services, and the charity does not charge children or their parents/carers for services and support offered. The benefit provided to the public is consistent with the charitable aims of Kids Inspire. ## 3. Achievements and Performance We delivered over _**36,000**_ hours of support services, including through our bespoke process of: - Referral screening and assessment of children’s needs to formulate treatment plans or signpost them. _**56**_ qualified practitioners and _**78**_ trained mentors offering 1:1 and group sessions and meetings. Ongoing admin support, maintaining communication with families, schools, and professionals. Quality assurance, including monitoring, safeguarding, case management and supervision. ## Beneficiaries - Referrals – _**4.3%**_ increase Total beneficiaries - 7.1% increase - Primary beneficiaries – 35% increase - Secondary beneficiaries – 20% decrease 7 ## Referrals This year an almost equal number of referrals have come directly from families and schools: Self- referrals/families: _**36.6%**_ Education/schools: _**39.5%**_ Health/GPs/CAMHS/: _**6.5%**_ Family Solutions / Social care: _**7.7%**_ Other (police, justice, third sector): _**9.7%**_ **----- Start of picture text -----**
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Most of our referrals come from individuals themselves and schools, as a result of our outreach and community engagement activities and established trusted relationships with our service users. This year, referrals from schools increased from 33% in 2021-22, to 39.5%. This is likely to correlate with the full opening of schools following the pandemic lockdowns, and the rise in students’ emotional and behavioural difficulties that schools are consequently seeking support for. Kids Inspire has strong and long-established working partnerships with local schools, which means young people can access help that supports their learning through improvements in their emotional wellbeing and mental health. Similarly, a regular flow of Local Authority and Social Care referrals is linked to our established contracts and partnerships within the sector. We continue to build and maintain relationships in the community, resulting in families feeling confident to contact us and discuss their needs for support. Our website is kept up to date with information about projects and our referral process to increase the ease with which support can be accessed. When service user needs meet criteria for our funded projects, we process their shared information for a clinical decision on the best treatment plan we can offer. In some cases, the initial consultation will result in appropriate signposting to the relevant service (other organisations, social care, CAMHS etc). ## Complexities in referred service users 8 _**56.8%**_ of referred children have 4 or more presenting issues, a _**7%**_ rise on last year. The number of presenting issues offers an indication of case complexity, which is supported by more sophisticated data on our database. These presenting symptoms have an impact on children’s ability to access and fully engage with education and learning. Most young people with these challenges struggle to attend school, finding it difficult to wake up in the morning, leave their house to go to school, or manage classroom activities and peer interactions once there. When we support families therapeutically, we provide children, young people and their parents/caregivers with tools to regulate the nervous system so that the child feels calm and safe to engage with the school environment. ## Geography This past year we have maintained an established presence across Essex while expanding in other areas. Our Community Engagement Team have undertaken invaluable work in reaching out and establishing connections in new areas where a level of need has been identified. Service needs have also been identified in neighbouring Suffolk, where plans are in motion to roll out a suite of support. Table showing percentage breakdown of referred children by geographic area **----- Start of picture text -----**
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## Ongoing systems and processes – Service Delivery Our work on streamlining services continues, with all qualified clinicians now using the Lamplight database, ensuring that accurate records are maintained and recorded in a timely fashion. Frameworks have been developed to support delivery and potential growth, providing consistency and ensuring quality control. This incorporates some of the work we have undertaken as part of our collaborative work with Impetus. Historically, work has been undertaken through individual therapeutic support with intermittent group offerings. However, we are changing the way in which we deliver our clinical services as we are increasingly being commissioned to provide a greater proportion of group work. The emphasis on group work will enable us to positively impact a greater number of families, ensuring we are consistently meeting demand for our services. The number of parents we have been able to support by introducing dedicated parental groups alongside child support has increased, enabling us to improve psychoeducation and positive impact within the family system. Our courses have been well evaluated and, in one NVR group, two families stated that they did not feel they needed to continue with support for their children due to the positive impact of the parental learning on the group. We developed a new EPIC group, which is a monthly, one-day parenting course incorporating elements of Non-Violent Resistance, trauma training, and CREW (a project which focuses on group intervention, aiming to improve and build more positive relationships at home). We have run 7 group sessions, including EPIC, NVR and CREW, which took place between 1st May 2022 and 30th April 2023. These were delivered with both online and face-to-face options, to offer flexibility and increase attendance. In total, 73 participants attended the courses. 9 We continue to look to the future, and are: - Liaising with partner organisations and commissioning bodies. - Increasing opportunities to use our expertise to reach a wider audience to improve the outcomes for children and their families. - Strengthening our internal systems and protocols to enable growth and development. Therapy Outcomes Star Analysis The Outcomes Star continues to be an effective tool to monitor and evaluate clinical outcomes. The graphs below show the percentage progress made in each outcome area for all clients within the reporting period. This data is based on comparing self-evaluated figures that are captured at the beginning and end of interventions, which the therapist supports the service user to complete. The My Star shows data for children and young people, the Family Star for parents and carers. Both indicate that engagement with a therapeutic intervention, which in the main focuses on areas of emotional regulation, trauma processing and self-esteem, results in notable concomitant improvements across other areas of clients’ lives. My Star self-reported improvements The My Star outcomes show that the interventions our young service users engage with have mainly impacted areas such as emotional regulation, self-esteem, school and family. This reflects our understanding and common experience from working with children and young people, that a young person who is more self-aware and able to emotionally regulate is better able to engage meaningfully with their education, their family, and peers. 10 ## Family Star self-reported improvements As with the My Star, the Family Star reflects that the interventions parents and carers engage with tend to most significantly impact their capacity to self-regulate and manage the needs and behaviours of their child or children through effective boundaries. In conjunction with this, our experience with families tells us that parents and carers who feel able to self-regulate and hold meaningful and consistent boundaries create the relational conditions for their child/children to feel validated, safe, and able to communicate openly with trusted adults. As a result, there is a decreased chance that their child or children will engage in dangerous behaviours and experience a weaker sense of self and community. This echoes a core value of Kids Inspire that, by keeping the child at the centre whilst supporting the whole family, we can ensure that the impact of our support is as long-lasting as possible. ## 4. The Projects We supported _**1555**_ families and _**4023**_ individuals directly and indirectly in 2022-2023. We continue to support service users through our successful Talk Together project, which incorporates a number of funding streams, including the Family Innovation Fund, Violence and Vulnerability Unit, Reaching Communities, Help for Children, and the Tracy Mead bereavement support project, in addition to some other funding streams. Talk Together We saw _**56.7%**_ of service users under our Talk Together programme, comprising: early intervention and groups (Level 1) _**75%,**_ trauma (Level 2) _**18%,**_ and complex trauma (Level 3) _**7%** ._ ## Other projects Collectively the majority of our additional activity is made up from: **----- Start of picture text -----**
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our Children and Young People (CYP) funded project saw _**24.5%**_ of clients adoption Support Fund (ASF) and social care cases _**4.3%**_ - school funded cases _**9.4%**_ (this number accounts for all school projects, including Brentwood School Project (BSP) 11 ## An account from our Community Engagement Officer The Voice (link to further information on The Voice) is facilitated by the Community Engagement Team and has been running since 2018. Our forum continues to be an important step-down service for our service users who have previously attended therapy and/or our mentoring first. Our Voicers have often experienced negative peer friendships and/or social isolation and attending The Voice is an opportunity to build confidence, create positive experiences and engage in positive friendships with their peers. The young people know they are in a safe environment, where they can freely speak to their peers and discuss topics that are important to them. They are happy to voice different opinions to one another and healthily challenge each other if they disagree. ## _Key statistics for The Voice:_ - The Voice meets fortnightly in Chelmsford (in term time). - 24 sessions held in the last year. - Age range currently 14 – 21 years. - We currently have 7 females and 5 males in our Voice membership; - Of these, 6-8 members are consistently attending each session. - We have 2 Voice Ambassadors, both neurodivergent, who support us with events and social media content (telling their stories). - 2 have left us in the last year as they have built up their confidence and social networks. ## _Highlights of achievements from Voice members:_ - One of our Voicers, aged 13 at the time, completed a live interview with Chelmsford Community Radio in October 2022 to discuss his journey with Kids Inspire and his mental health. - One of our Ambassadors, supported Kids Inspire during Anxiety Awareness month with a social media post talking about his journey and how Kids Inspire mentoring has helped him to manage his anxiety. - 4 of our members have felt safe to openly disclose to their peers that they are neurodivergent, showing a big shift in feeling empowered to disclose this. - Our 2 Ambassadors have supported us at a few events (including lunch clubs), by speaking to members of the public about Kids Inspire and how Kids Inspire and The Voice has helped them. Image of one of our Voicers (left), feeling empowered to helm a sailing boat on a recently donated sailing experience day. Image of one of our Ambassadors (right, middle) supporting our drop in event with some of our other amazing volunteers! When we asked some of our members how attending The Voice has supported them, they responded as follows: - _“_ Sociable” - “Saved my Social Life” “Helped me gain confidence” - “Warm and energetic” “Connectivity” “Comfort” “Inspiring” This shows us how much the Voice is positively impacting on their lives and continues to be an important stepdown service for Kids Inspire. 12 _Parents’ feedback:_ - **“** I have really noticed how much confidence my son has grown since he joined The Voice a few years ago. He has achieved so much, and I am so proud of him.” - **“** My daughter is enjoying the Voice and is slowly coming more out of her shell.” - "My son enjoys attending the Voice and it has really helped him become more confident and make new friends.” ## Volunteering We continue to be supported by an ever-growing team of wonderful volunteers, without whom we would not be able to reach the number of people we do or have as much impact. Here are the many ways they have supported Kids Inspire this past year: ## _Volunteer numbers and hours_ - Mentoring: 78 individuals / 2809 hours - Lunch Club: 21 individuals/ 84 hours - Christmas Appeal: 107 individuals / 483 hours - Market stall / vintage selling / Pre Loved: 22 individuals/ 1635 hours - Fundraising events: 9 individuals / 70 hours - Head Office support (admin, finance, fundraising, gardening, driving): 6 individuals / 535 hours Board of Trustees: 9 individuals/288 hours - Community Engagement: 3 individuals / 39 Hours - Sailing day: 5 individuals / 47.5 hours - Chelmsford Singers Concert: 3 individuals / 10.5 hours - Jubilee event: 4 individuals / 20 hours - Total of _**302**_ volunteers and _**6305**_ volunteering hours ## Training 2022-2023 continued to see the delivery of external training to professionals, key workers and parents. Our bespoke training sessions and consultations are informed by child development theories, neuroscience, nervous system resilience and trauma resolution. Over 11 dates, we trained a total of _**569**_ **participants** (amounting to 2090 delegates over the past 5 years). _Understanding and Supporting Children and Young People Impacted by Trauma_ - 467 participants attended this training across 6 dates. - 99% of participants that attended this training would recommend the training to others. - How much did this training help you to understand the subject of trauma? Average score: **8.4/10** - How much did this training help you to understand the reasons for the behaviour of children impacted by trauma? Average score: **8.4/10** - How much did this training increase your confidence to support a child who may have experienced trauma? Average score: **8.1/10** _Case Studies & Consultation Through the Lens of Trauma_ - 23 participants attended this training across 3 dates. - 100% of participants that attended this training would recommend the training to others. - How much did this training help you to understand the subject of trauma? Average score: **8.3/10** - How much did this training help you to understand the reasons for the behaviour of children impacted by trauma? Average score: **8.3/10** - How much did this training increase your confidence to support a child who may have experienced trauma? Average score: 7.9 **/10** 13 ## _Help the Helper_ - 79 participants attended this training over two dates. - 100% of participants that attended this training would recommend the training to others. - How much did this training help you to understand the subject of trauma? Average score: **8.1/10** - How much did this training help you to understand the reasons for the behaviour of children impacted by trauma? Average score: 7. **9/10** - How much did this training increase your confidence to support a child who may have experienced trauma? Average score: **8/10** ## _Participants’ feedback_ - Trainer was excellent, very knowledgeable and provided answers to all the questions with ease. - I feel more confident in being able to self-regulate and therefore support others to do the same. - It was pitched at just the right level to provide understanding and also enthusiasm to discover more detail. I found the references very helpful plus the visuals were clear and simple. Delivered in an inclusive and supportive way. - The ability to look beyond a young person’s ‘behaviour’ and to look at the reasons why. - This course has given me an excellent understanding of how best to support children that have experienced trauma using knowledge of the brain, body, and sensorimotor systems. - I found the terminology and language used particularly helpful as it was straight forward and clear. I also found the analogy video on the land of ice and the land of fire very useful in understanding what support may be needed during hyper or hypo activity and how any disruption narrows the river. ## Mentoring We currently have 76 adult mentors and 8 peer mentors, who have been supporting over 70 young people. These are young people who may have finished therapy, or whose siblings are having therapy and they also need support, or when support from outside the home or school environment is needed. This year our robust mentor recruitment and training processes included: - Adult mentor training in February 2023 (2 full days): 24 new individuals trained. Peer mentor training in February 2023: 8 new peer mentors trained. - Mentor safeguarding training updated – July 2023 We have also designed and introduced a new mentoring consent form for all participants of the programme, with parental consent to sign before any mentoring begins. These three words are from a Kids Inspire mentor reflecting on a recent mentoring relationship: ## **A Mentor’s Account** The mentor was unsure of the impact their relationship had on a young person. The power of reflection unfolded when they took a step back and looked at it from a new perspective. It's incredibly important for our mentors to have supervision meetings where they are encouraged to do this. It's natural for our volunteer mentors to wonder if their efforts make a difference, yet the magic lies in the simple act of showing up for a young person every week. 14 The impact? By the end of the relationship with this mentor, the mentee had grown in confidence - not just at home but also within school. The mentor questioned how this was possible when they had not necessarily spoken a lot during their meetings. But actions speak louder than words. The mentor consistently showing up and being there says enough to a young person, and that can create a strong foundation for change. ## Improving Equality, Diversity and Inclusion ## Diversity: understanding our context While Essex is an ethnically diverse county, the population of Chelmsford, where Kids Inspire is based, is 88.5% white (white British and white other). This homogeneity reflects the county-wide 85.1% for the same group. Both are a higher proportion than England and Wales as a whole, at 81.7%. Collectively, all other ethnic groups account for 11.5% of the population of Chelmsford, lower than the county-wide 14.9%, and nationwide 18.3% (2021 Census data). This year, our Community Engagement Team have made inroads and links within the areas of Thurrock and Grays. These areas are identified as having high need and low access to support. We know that there is a large and growing gap between the most and least deprived districts in Essex and that, in Thurrock as a whole, 54.4% of households have up to 4 dimensions of deprivation; the national average is 51.7% (Changes in the Index of Multiple Deprivation for Essex: IMD 2019). The Community Engagement Team, which has expanded in the last year, is proactive in facilitating opportunities for conversation within the community. Their feedback is instrumental in helping us to know and understand the social context of the communities we aim to support, and we incorporate this new knowledge into our services. With the need for our services ever increasing, it is an ongoing challenge for Kids Inspire to respond to, and connect with, hard-to-reach communities and ensure our services are reaching and accessible to those most in need. The EDI forum, set up in 2022 by Kids Inspire for professionals within Essex-based non-profit and charitable organisations, continues to meet quarterly. This provides a space to talk about equality, diversity, and inclusion, and is an opportunity to learn, share and support one another. After a positive response from staff about in-house EDI training, further training was arranged with Neil Young from the Sunflower Network in March 2023 around issues relating to sexual and gender identity. This was open to and attended by staff from teams across the organisation, reflecting a whole organisation desire to develop understanding and knowledge in this area. Table showing percentage breakdown of referred children by ethnicity |**Ethnicity**|**% Based on all Referred Children**|**2021/22 Impact Year**| |---|---|---| |**White British/ White other**|42.2%|65%| |**All other ethnic background**|57.6%|36.6%| |**Prefer not to say**|0.2%|1.4%| Table showing percentage breakdown of referred children by gender |**Gender**|**% Based on all Referred Children**|**2021/22 Impact Year**| |---|---|---| |**Female**|54.3%|54%| |**Male**|45.4%|44.3%| |**Not stated**|0.3%|1.5%| 15 Disability _**35%**_ of referred CYP reported disability, additional needs and/or neurodiversity, including: Autistic Spectrum, ADHD/ADD/ODD/SPD/OCD, Tourette’s, tics, SEN, dyslexia/dyspraxia/dyscalculia, speech and language difficulties, visual impairment, hearing impairment, somatic syndromes, medical conditions. Of these CYP reporting additional needs _,_ _**93%**_ have identified neurodiversity. This increase may be understood in the context of more robust and nuanced data collection of our CRM system. Referrals siting a disability, additional needs and/or neurodiversity have increased by _**34.6%**_ in the last year. In recognition of this, and of the need for valuable specialist knowledge, a role for a therapist with a neurodiversity specialism was created. A parenting support group with a neurodiversity focus is also being set up as part of our suite of parenting groups. ## Inspire Wellbeing Services (IWS) Inspire Wellbeing Services’ (IWS) commercial development has been re-established following the pandemic, and it has been a more positive year for the social enterprise. It now runs efficiently alongside Kids Inspire, with systems and processes embedded, ensuring smooth operation, without additional cost to the charity or impact on clinical administrative time. During 2022-23, IWS made a small profit, which will be transferred to Kids Inspire in 2023-24. Trustees will continue to keep IWS under review to ensure that it is beneficial to the charity. ## 5. Clinical Team ## Collaborative working Over the last year the Clinical Allocations team have collaborated with the Clinical Admin team on streamlining the allocation process. This has had the dual purpose of creating more efficiency and providing an opportunity for further multi-disciplinary joined-up working. ## Working with clients The majority of the clinical team have been involved with both designing and delivering bespoke support to clients in the form of informative and interactive group work. The groups have been designed specifically to help parents become more confident in managing their children’s behaviours and enhancing emotional connection. Group interventions have also been delivered to our adolescent clients. Alongside our regular long-running groups, such as ‘The Voice’, a ‘Balance Me’ group has also been delivered. With the support and guidance of a small team of practitioners consisting of an experienced therapist, student counsellor and yoga instructor, the young people were guided through a course of interactive exercises and tasks, aimed at enhancing their emotional awareness. ## 6. Staff Wellbeing ## Staff wellbeing Staff wellbeing has been high on the Kids Inspire agenda over the last year. The whole staff team have had the opportunity to take part in a Gong Bath, facilitated by one of the Kids Inspire Play and Music Therapists. The event consisted of four, one-hour classes and was aimed at enhancing emotional wellbeing through the Altered State of Consciousness. These events reflect Kids Inspire’s commitment to supporting the staff team with their own mental and emotional health. 16 Regular shared lunches are held throughout the year to support the staff team in building connections across departments and encouraging them in taking a break from their working day. In September 2022 there was a Kids Inspire 15[th] birthday celebration where a mix of supporters, Trustees, friends of the charity, volunteers and staff came together. ## Continual Professional Development Continual Professional Development continues to be a priority for the clinical team. The weekly clinical team meeting is a regular opportunity for staff to share the successes and challenges they have encountered in their work and to seek learning and support from colleagues. The breadth of qualification represented within the clinical staff team provides a unique richness of experience and insight that is openly shared and drawn upon. Topics covered this year have included self-harm, suicide, gender identity, dance and movement therapy, bereavement, and the power of language. Additionally, staff are encouraged to seek professional development opportunities outside the organisation, and they may be supported with paid study leave to do so. The new learning is shared within the wider team, enhancing colleagues’ professional development and a collaborative way of working. As a result, individuals’ professional resources are broadened, which contributes positively to what the organisation can offer its beneficiaries. ## 7. Therapy Case Study ## M’s story ‘M’ (aged 11) experienced living in a chaotic, volatile, and unpredictable home environment, where there was a threat of physical violence, and the presence and use of alcohol and drugs. ‘M’s relationship with her father had broken down, and her mother’s partner was an unsafe presence in her life. Concerns were raised relating to self-harm and suicidal thoughts, with ‘M’ speaking about killing herself and using alcohol. She was described as having low self-confidence, low self-worth and being socially isolated in school. There was also concern that ‘M’s experiences may increase her vulnerability to influences from external peer groups, to grooming and accessing content online via social media forums that would exploit her vulnerabilities. Furthermore, ‘M’s‘ forthcoming transition to secondary school signalled a period of potential increased vulnerability and social isolation. 20 sessions of 1:1 weekly creative therapy were provided, with sessions taking place in school. ‘M’ was initially anxious and reluctant about beginning therapy again, as she had previously experienced therapy as distressing. It took some time for ‘M’ to build and trust the relationship with the therapist. Through the work, she was increasingly able to express her identity, find her voice and be seen and validated. ‘M’ became taller in posture, her levels of self-care improved as did her confidence and sense of identity. ‘M’ also developed her own voice. She was able to build a more robust social network in school and transition confidently into secondary school. This may also serve to mitigate the potential of her seeking validation in spaces that are harder for her mother or school to monitor. Significantly, ‘M’ was able to engage meaningfully with therapeutic support and could say that, if she needed therapy in later life, she was comfortable and confident to attend again. As well as signalling a degree of healing in her experience of therapy, this positive experience may enable her to find support in healthy ways when future emotional challenges arise. 17 Feedback from ‘M’ and her mother: - ‘M’ said: I will always be grateful for what you have done to help me. Thank you. - ‘M’s mother said: Thank you for all you have done for ‘M’. I really appreciate your hard work. ‘M’ has come a long way working with you and I can’t thank you enough for your support and time. ## 8. Premises The charity continues to occupy the spacious site of Hargrave House in Chelmsford, which is ideally located to provide valuable therapeutic sessions to service users from all over Essex. Other satellite bases across the county as well as in Southend, Thurrock and Suffolk are utilised on a needs basis as the reach of our service continues to grow. ## 9. Staffing Structure Staffing structure is a key element of our strategic planning. As part of Kids Inspire’s growth strategy, it has been necessary to redefine the roles and responsibilities of the senior team, which in turn identified a gap for a Head of Marketing and Communications, a role we have now successfully appointed to. The middle management structure takes into account the strategic priorities for the organisation and reflects a comprehensive analysis undertaken on pressure points across the organisation. The whole team structure is shown in Appendix A. ## 10. Improving Environmental Impact We are aware that eco-anxiety is increasing and impacting the lives of our service users, as well as being an area of concern for our staff. Eco-anxiety (short for ecological anxiety and also known as eco-distress or climate-anxiety) has been defined as "a chronic fear of environmental doom". We have formed an Environmental Committee to examine the charity’s impact on the environment and consider how this can be improved. The committee consists of members of staff and volunteers, one of whom is an Environmental Consultant. Bi-monthly meetings have drawn up an agenda for change and are helping to drive actions. We updated our Environmental Policy. We have begun to measure the organisation’s carbon footprint and will formulate an action plan to reduce this. We have introduced a number of sustainability initiatives, and these have been shared with staff. We aim to offer all staff education in this area. ## 11. Marketing & Communications 2022/23 was a time of growth for the marketing and communications team. Two new members joined the team, firstly our new Digital Marketing Assistant in February, and then in May, coming into a newly created role, our Head of Marketing and Communications. This recruitment demonstrates our commitment to build on the existing excellent skills and expertise in the team, and to make sure we have strong, creative, and experienced marketing and communications support available as the organisation grows. 18 ## Focus for marketing and communications As we look to the future, the focus for the marketing and communications team is to support the charity’s growth plans. This is alongside their core work supporting the clinical, fundraising and operations team. Work has already begun this year on growing our audiences online: as an example, our LinkedIn presence has grown 41% in the past year. We have had over 7500 reactions to 251 posts on Facebook, and on Instagram recently a reel featuring one of our clinicians had over 13,000 views in just six hours. Yet the focus is not just on reaching more people across our platforms, it is also on engaging meaningfully with them. By talking to them either in comments, direct messages and as part of training, or in person at charity or third-party events and conferences, we are building relationships with our audiences. This is creating a larger, loyal community that supports our cause. To achieve these objectives, the team has begun a multi-faceted approach, combining targeted content creation, interactive campaigns, and strategic partnerships. ## Achievements An example of a strategic partnership to position Kids Inspire among key decision makers and increase our participation in policy making, the team successfully applied for us to become members of the Children and Young People’s Mental Health Coalition. Belonging to this coalition means our voice can be heard, as part of the wider conversation across the country, on the vital importance of children’s mental health and how trauma therapies can help. Core work this year has included: - Launch of the new trauma recovery service to help Ukrainian guests in Essex - Promotion of the renewed three-year funding for the Family Innovation Fund (FIF) grant, to reach even more young people and their families - Support for key activities throughout the year, including the Christmas Appeal, community engagement events, volunteering and mentoring work, campaigns on major awareness days and weeks, and features on our clinicians’ work. ## Future plans To support our growth plans the team will lead on the rollout and implementation of a new CRM system. This will allow us to manage our donor journeys from their very first interaction with us and help us with relationship building. It will also join up some key financial and operational actions in a more streamlined way, helping us to be fit and ready for the future as we grow. With a new team in place, there will also be a new marketing and communications strategy, supported by a digital strategy. These strategies, with associated plans for implementation, will mean our marketing and communications channels and content are even closer linked to core aims and ambitions. ## 12. Fundraising The Fundraising Team continues to raise targeted levels of funding, achieving above 2022/23 budget. They have built a strong pipeline that has raised increased amounts of unrestricted funding through Community and Corporate funding streams. A new Funding Programme Manager has joined the team and maximised all potential opportunities to raise funds through new and existing funders. 19 Main funding streams for 2022/23 included: National Lottery, Children in Need, Essex Community Foundation, Help for Children, VVU Essex, Tuixen and Henry Smith. The team was also successful with an application to Impetus and started working collaboratively in 2022. The continuation of strong results achieved by the Fundraising Team are also due to the ongoing generosity of our many donors in our community - individuals, businesses, Rotary clubs, schools and other organisations who raise money every year to help us fund our non-contracted activities. The Events Team organised a varied calendar of social and challenge events over the year that raised a significant amount of unrestricted funds, including – the London to Paris Cycle Challenge, Golf Day, Christmas Shopping Event and Jubilee Lunch Celebration. They also successfully hosted our first social event in Southend. We are so grateful to our ambassadors, volunteers and supporters who participate in our events, helping to elevate our profile with our charity partners and within our community and in their support with fundraising initiatives. ## 13. Financial Review ## Review of financial position In 2022-23, the charity’s income continued to grow despite the extremely difficult operating conditions caused by the sluggish economic climate and the continuous hike in costs of living. Income increased by £128,578 from £1,793,336 to £1,921,914 – 7.2% growth. Expenditure increased by 21.1% to £1,975,412 with the average staff numbers increasing by 12.2% by the end of the year to meet increasing demand and as a result of the ongoing cost of living crisis. Staff and other costs continue to be closely monitored and managed. The charity’s net income shifted from a surplus of £161,647 in the previous year to a deficit of £53,498 in the current year. In 2022-23 68.7% of all income (£1,321,079) was restricted (80.3% in 2021-22) to support specific contracts or activities. The charity continues its success in bidding for large, long-term contracts with various funding bodies and local authorities. The charity’s unrestricted funding increased in 2022-23 by 70.4% to £600,835, which supports the charity’s increasing operating expenditures as a result of inflation. The economy continues its recovery from the pandemic and, since 2021, our fundraising events have been gradually returning to the pre-pandemic level. However, the continuous hike in costs of living had a significant adverse impact to the charity’s operation, which will remain as a major challenge in the coming financial year. The charity will strive to overcome such challenges by using internal financial resources and the implementation of its effective fundraising strategy to continue providing support to our beneficiaries and their families. Cash balances remain strong - £1,274,464 at 30[th] April 2023, decreasing slightly from £1,306,267 at 30[th] April 2022. £400,000 of the cash reserves are ringfenced for the deposit on the possible acquisition of new premises. Permanent staffing levels within Kids Inspire will continue to be monitored and may grow at a modest rate in line with growth in the provision of services and the organisation’s strategy. Any resulting impact on costs should be offset by higher income. 20 ## Gifts & services in kind Kids Inspire benefits from the services of many volunteers, who donate their time as individuals or participate via corporate partners in organised activities such as Lunch Club. This remained strong, despite the sluggish economic climate and the continuous increases in costs of living. Our dedicated group of individual volunteers donate their time as mentors, and many also support our own events and fundraising activities. During the financial year, especially during the Christmas and Easter periods, Kids Inspire received hundreds of donations of presents from corporate supporters, individuals, team members and other organisations. These are distributed to children whose family situation means they are unlikely to receive any presents at Christmas and Easter. ## Reserves policy The charity aims to maintain free reserves (being unrestricted funds excluding fixed assets and designated funds) equivalent to 6 months of annual expenditure. Free reserves at 30th April 2023 totalled £640,151 compared to £516,511 at 30th April 2022. In addition, designated funds of £400,000 at 30th April 2023 are ringfenced as a deposit on the acquisition of new premises as previously noted. The upswing in annual expenditure, due to inflation and the growth in the charity’s activities, has increased the reserves policy requirement from £815,845 at 30 April 2022 to £987,706 at 30th April 2023. The need to ringfence money for the acquisition of and move to new premises means free reserves are likely to remain below target in the short term. ## Investment policy The Trustees have considered that the most appropriate policy at present is to maintain all surplus funds in the form of bank deposits. Although the return is nominal, the risk is low and liquidity is maintained. This policy is kept under review, having regard to the level of funds available. Funds are deposited across a range of banks to take maximum advantage of the FCA deposit guarantee scheme. ## 14. Risk Review The major risks have been reviewed and systems and procedures have been established to manage those risks. A summary is provided below: ## Regulatory and compliance The work undertaken by Kids Inspire is subject to regulation by a number of mandatory professional bodies. Compliance spans each of our working teams and, as such, robust policies are in place to mitigate any risks associated with this. Risk Assessments are undertaken for all activities outside of our normal working practice. ## Operational IT infrastructure is in place but requires investment in order to upgrade and match the growth of our service delivery. Loss of key staff has been identified as a key risk to the charity, never more so than at this current time. Seeking the views of all stakeholders has been prioritised to ensure we are able to respond and address factors that may impact this. 21 ## Financial Budgeting is always key to mitigating financial risk. A robust fundraising strategy with clear goals has been put in place and progress is monitored quarterly by senior leaders and Trustees. Financial forecasting informs strategic planning. ## External The current turbulence in the economic and political landscape is noted as the biggest external risk to the charity. Whilst there is little that can be done from the charity’s perspective to mitigate against this, it is essential that this is a consideration in all elements of decision making – particularly around budget setting. ## Governance The Board of Trustees continue to assess the governance of the charity against the Charity Governance Code. Following each Board meeting, the clerk updates the self-assessment to ensure this remains a working document to drive improvement. ## 15. Plans for the Future Kids Inspire has identified the following priorities: ||**2023-2024**|**2024-2025**|**2025-2026**| |---|---|---|---| |**Income**
**generation**|Diversify income streams to 55%
fundraising, 45% services
Establish programme to attract
major donors
Develop a clearer cause campaign
and voice outside of Essex|Diversify income
streams to 60%
fundraising, 40%
services|Diversify income
streams to 70%
fundraising, 30%
services.| |**Reach**|Align beneficiaries to revised target
population. At least 40% to come
from low-income families.|Align beneficiaries to
revised target
population to at least
50%.|Align
beneficiaries to
revised target
population to at
least 75%.| |**Model**
**change**|Implement matrix for new referrals
across all projects and apply to
unrestricted funding streams.
Pilot the scalable model for
replication in Suffolk.|Scale the pilot model
in Suffolk.|Pilot in a new
region (not
geographically
close).| |**Impact**|Pilot data collection that will enable
evaluation of long-term outcomes.
Agree the Environmental
sustainability plan.
Increase the number of beneficiaries
from marginalised groups.|Implement evaluation
processes for long-
term outcomes across
all projects.
Review impact of
environmental
sustainability pledge|Review learning
from long-term
evaluation data.| 22 ## 16. Constitution and Governance The company is registered as a charitable company limited by guarantee. Kids Inspire began operating in September 2007 and was constituted as a charitable company limited by guarantee on 24th September 2007 under a Memorandum of Association and is governed by its Articles of Association. The liability of the members in the event of the company being wound up is limited to £10. The company was registered as a charity on 24th May 2009 and acts entirely as a non-profit-making organisation. ## Method of appointment or election of Trustees The management of the company is the responsibility of the Trustees, who are elected and co-opted under the terms of the Articles of Association. Trustee recruitment and appointment is subject to the same stringent process followed to recruit new employees. Applicants for the position of Trustee are asked to formally apply, they are invited to attend a full meeting of the board, at which they are asked to present. They must demonstrate a good understanding of the charitable purpose and objectives of Kids Inspire, the rationale behind their decision to apply and the skills and attributes they would bring to the board and the organisation. Their appointment must be proposed and seconded and all voting members consulted. Once elected a minimum of 2 references must be obtained and a full enhanced DBS check is completed. ## Organisational structure and decision making The Trustees of the charity are also Directors for the purposes of company law. The Board of Trustees consists of not less than four members. As at 30th April 2023, the Board of Trustees has nine members from a variety of professional backgrounds relevant to the work of the charity and meets approximately ten times a year. The current Trustees represent the following areas of knowledge and experience (although all of them work with Kids Inspire on a non-executive basis): **----- Start of picture text -----**
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Simon Carpenter (Chair) Education and Governance
Andrew Sleet Business Coaching
Mark Birchall (Treasurer) Finance
Roseanne Serrelli Law and Contracts
Yvonne Spence Education
Louise Loon HR
David Travis (Vice-Chair) Communications
Dr Caroline Dollery Physical and Mental Health
Matthew Carpenter Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion
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An annual skills audit is carried out to ensure that the Board of Trustees maintains a broad mix of experience and skills relevant to the work of Kids Inspire. Day-to-day management is delegated to the Chief Executive Officer, Sue Bell OBE, who founded the charity. The charity’s Performance Related Pay policy provides the benchmarks and parameters that set pay and remuneration for all key management personnel. In relation to the Chief Executive Officer, all decisions are made by the Board of Trustees and processed by the Treasurer. 23 ## Trustee induction and training During the recruitment process for Trustees, explicit mention is made of the necessity to comply with the values of the Charity and the Nolan Principles, and Trustees are required to sign a confidentiality agreement regarding all relevant information received during the recruitment process. Once appointed, new Trustees are invited to familiarise themselves with the charity and the context within which it operates. As part of their induction, Trustees receive a framework and a set of information which includes: the legal responsibilities of charity Trustees (The Essential Trustee) - the Articles of Association - the charity’s objects and values - Access to Board papers and previous minutes - Access to management accounts - the previous year’s Annual Report - the Business Plan - access to relevant policies and procedures - the Governance Framework - Trustees’ Disclosure of Interests - the Policy on Gifts & Hospitality - Code of Conduct - Kids Inspire’s Risk Register - the Diversity and Equality Policy At the start of the first Board meeting they attend, all new Trustees are asked to confirm that they have received, can access, have read and understood these documents. All new Trustees, attend briefing sessions, jointly led by the Chair of the Board of Trustees and the Chief Executive. All Trustees are provided with a role profile and the code of conduct which sets out their duties and responsibilities, they are asked to sign and return confirming that they have received, read and understood these. When appointed, Trustees also receive formal information emphasising key aspects of the role and what it means to become a Trustee. This includes a commitment to upholding the values and objectives of the organisation, not acting on their own on behalf of Kids Inspire, nor acting without having proper authority from the Board. Each Director/Trustee of Kids Inspire confirms their agreement to abide by the individual commitments set out in the Code of Conduct. Any Trustees whose tenure pre- dates this arrangement have made a similar formal commitment. All Trustees are required to have a full enhanced DBS and must take part in mandatory training. Updates regarding safeguarding are shared with all Trustees. 24 ## 17. Statement of the Trustees’ Responsibilities The Trustees (who are also Directors of Kids Inspire for the purposes of company law) are responsible for preparing the Trustees’ Annual Report and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice). Company law requires the Trustees to prepare financial statements for each financial year. Under company law the Trustees must not approve the financial statements unless they are satisfied that they give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charitable company and of the incoming resources and application of resources, including the income and expenditure, of the charitable company for that period. In preparing these financial statements, the Trustees are required to: - Select suitable accounting policies and apply them consistently. - Observe the methods and principles in the Charities SORP 2019 (FRS102). - Make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent. - State whether applicable UK accounting standards have been followed, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements; and - Prepare the financial statements on a going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the Charity will continue in operation. The Trustees are responsible for keeping adequate accounting records that disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charitable company and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Companies Act 2006. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charitable company and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities. In so far as the Trustees are aware: - There is no relevant audit information of which the charitable company’s auditor is unaware; and The Trustees have taken all steps that they ought to have taken to make themselves aware of any relevant audit information and to establish that the auditor is aware of that information. The Trustees are responsible for the maintenance and integrity of the corporate and financial information included on the charitable company's website. Legislation in the United Kingdom governing the preparation and dissemination of financial statements may differ from legislation in other jurisdictions. This report has been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies entitled to the small companies’ exemption. 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Kids Inspire Independent Auditor's Report to the Members and Trustees of Kids Inspire Oplnlon We have audited the financial statements of Kids Inspire (the 'parent charitable company'l and its subsidiary Ithe '8roup'l for the year ended 30 April 2023, which comprise the Consolidated Statement of Financial Artivilie5, Consolidated Balance Sheet, Balance Sheet, Con501idated Statement of Cash Flow5 and Notes to the Financial Statements, including a summary of significant accounting policies. The financial reporting framework that ha5 been applied in their preparation is Uniied Kingdom Accounting Standards, Comprising Charities SORP - FRS 102 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in ihe UK and Republic of Ireland. and applicable law (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice). In our opinion the financial statements- give a true and fair view of the State of the gTOUP'S and parent charitable company's affair5 as at 30 April 2023 and of the group's incoming resources and application of resources, including Its Income and expenditure, for the year then ended,. have been properly prepared in atcordante with United Kingdom Generally Atcepted Accounting Practice. and have been prepared in accordance with the requirements of the Companies Att 2006 and Charities Act 2011. Bas15 for oplnlon We conducted our audit in accordance with International Standards on Auditing IUKI IISAS IUKII and applicable law. Our responsibilities under those standards are further described in the Auditor's responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements section of our report. We are independent of the group and parent charitable company in accordance with the ethical requirements that are relevant to our audit of the financial statements in the UK. including the FRC'S Ethical Standard, and we have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with these requirements. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion. Concluslons relatlng to 8oln8 concern In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the tru5tee5' use of the going concern ba515 of accounting in ihe preparation of the financial statement5 15 appropriate. Based on the work we have performed. we have not identified any malerial uncertaintie5 relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast signrficant doubt on the group's ability to continue ès a going contern for a period of at least twelve months from when the original financial statement5 were authorised for issue. Our responsibilities and the respon5ibilitie5 of the trustees with respeLI to going concern are described in the relevant sertions of thi5 report. Page 27 Kids Inspire Independent Auditor's Report to the Members and Trustees of Kids Inspire Other Inlormatlon The other information compri5e5 the information included in the Report of the Trustees, other than the financial statements and our avditorf5 report thereon. The Tru5tee5 are responsible for the other information contained within the Report of the Trustees. Our opinion on the financial statemen15 doe5 not cover the other information and, except to the extent otherwise explicitly stated in our report, we do not expre55 any form of assurance conclusion thereon. Our responsibility is to read the other information and, in doing $0, consider whether the other information is materially inconsistent with the financial statemenis or our knowledge obtained In the audit or otherwise appears to be materially misstated. If we identify such maierial inconsisten¢ies or apparent material misstatemenis, we are required to determine whether this gives rise to a material misstatement in the financial staiements themselves. If, based on the work we have performed, we conclude ihai there is a material misstatement of this othef information, we are required to report that fact. We have nothlng to report In this regard. Oplnlon on other matter prescrlbed by the Companles Act 2006 In our opinion. based on the work undertaken in the course of the audit.. the information given in the Report of the Trustees (incorporating the directors, report) for the financial year for which the financial statements are prepared is consistent with the financial statements,. and the directors, report has been prepared in accordance with applicable legal requirement5. Matters on whlch we are requlred to report by exceptlon In the light of our knowledge and understanding of the group and the parent charitable company and its environment obtained in the course of the audit, we have not identified material misstaiement5 in the directors. report. Page 28 Kids Inspire Independent Auditor's Report to the Members and Trustees of Kids Inspire We have nothing to report in respect of the following matters in relation to which the Companies Act 2006 and the Charities Act 2011 require us to report to you if. in our opinion.. adequ3te and suffitient accounting records have not been kept by the parent charitable company, or returns adequate for our audit have not been received from branches not visited by us,. or the parent charitable company's financial statements are not in agreement with the accounting records and retuins,. or certain disc105ure5 of directors. remuneration specified by law are not made,. or we have not received all the information and explanations we require for our Judit,. or the trustees were not entitled to prepare the financial statements in accordance with the small companie5. regime and take advantage of the small companies, exemptions in preparing the directors, report and from the requirement to prepare a strategic report. Responslbllltles of trustees As explained more fully in the Statement of the Trustees. Responsibilriie5 (set out on page 211 the trustees (who are also the dirertor5 of the charitable tompany for the purpose5 of company lawl are responsible for the preparation of the financial statements and for being satisfied that they give a true and fair view, and for svch internal control as the irusiees determine is necessary to enable the preparation of financial staiements that are free from material misstatement, whether (iue to fraud or error. In preparing the finantial statements, the trustees are responsible for assessing the group's and parent charitable company'5 ability to continue as a going concern, disc105ing, as applicable, matters related to going concern and vsing the goin8 concern basis of accovntin8 unless the trustees either intend to liquidate the group or the parent chariiable company or to cease operations, or have no realistic alternative but io do so. Auditor responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements We have been appointed auditor under the Companies Act 2CK16 and section ISI of the Charities Act 2011 and report in accordance with those Acts. Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements as a whole are free from malerial misslatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an auditor's report that includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance 15 a high level of assurance, but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with ISAS IUKI will always delect a material misstatement when it exists. Mi5Statements can arise from fraud or error and are considered material if, individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic decisions of user5 taken on the basi5 of these financial statements. Irregularities, including fraud, are instances of non-compliance with laws and regulations. We design procedures in line with our respon5ibililie5, Oiltlined above, to detect material misstatement5 in respect of irregularities, including fraud. The extent to which our procedures are capable of detecting irregularrties, including fraud 15 detailed below= Page 29 Kids Inspire Independent Auditor's Report to the Members and Trustees of Kids Inspire Our approach to identifying and assessing the risks of material misstatement in respect of irregularities. including fraud and non-compliance with laws and regulations. was as follows.. The engagement partner ensured that the engagement team collectively had the appropriate competence. capabilities and skills to identify or reCogn￿e non-compliance with applicable laws and regulations. We focused on specific laws and regulations which we considered may have a direct material effect on the financial statements or the operations for the company, including the Companies Act 2006. Charities Act 2011. tax and employment legislation. We assessed the extent of compliance with the laws and regulations identified above through making enquiries of rnanaBement. We a55e5sed the susceptibility of the compan￿5 financial statements to material mi55tatement, including obtaining an under5tandin8 of how fraud might ¢xcur by. • Making enquiries of management a5 to their knowledge of aclual, suspected and alleged fraud. Con5iderin8 the internal controls in place to mitigate the risk5 of fraud and non-compliance with laws and regulations. To address the risk of fraud through management bias and override of controls, we; Performed analytical procedures 10 identify any Unusual or unexpected ielationships. Tested journal entries to identify unusual transactions. Investigated the rationale behind significant or unusual transactions. In response to the risk of irregu13rf(ies and non-compliance with la￿ and regulations. we deslgned procedures which included. but were not limited to.. Agreeing financial statement disclosures to underlying supporting documentation. Reading the minutes of meetings of those charged with governance. Enquiring of management as to actual and potential litigation and claims. Because of the inherent limitations of an audit, there 15 a risk that we will not detect all irregularities, including those leading lo a material misstatement in the financial statement5 or non-compliance with regulation. This risk increases the more that compliance with a law or regulation is removed from the events and transactions reflected in the financial statement5, a5 we will be less likely to become aware of instances of non-compliance. The risk is a150 Ereater regarding irregularilies occurring due to fraud rather than error, as fraud involves intentional concealment, forgerv, collusion, omission or misrepresentalion. As part of an audit in accordance with ISA5 IUKI, we exercise professional judgement and maintain professional scepticism throughout the audit. We a150'. Identify and assess the risks of material mi5Statement of the group's or the parent charitable company's financial statement5, whether due to fraud or error, de5iEn and perform audit procedure5 responsive to those risks, and obtain audtl evidence thal is Sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion. The risk of not detecting a material misstatement resulting from fraud is higher than for one resulting from error, as fraud may involve collusion, forgery, intentional omissions. misrepresentations, orthe override of internal control. Page 30 Kids Inspire Independent Auditor's Report to the Members and Trustees of Kids Inspire Obtain an understanding of internal control relevant to the audit in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances. but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the group's internal control. Evaluate the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of accounting estimates and related disclosures made by the trustees. Conclude on the appropriateness of the trustees, use of the going concern basis of accounting and, based on the audit evidence obtained. whether a material uncertainty exists related to events or conditions that may cast significant doubt on the group's or the parent charitable company's ability to continue as a going concern. If we conclude that a material uncertainty exists, we are required to draw attention in our auditorfs report to the related disclosures in the financial statements or. if such disclosures are inadequate. to modify our opinion. Our conclusions are based on the audit evidence obtained up to the date of our auditorfs report. However, future events or conditions may cause the group or the parent charitable company to cease to continue as a going concern. Evaluate the overall presentation, structure and content of the financial statements, including the disclosures. and whether the financial statements represent the underlying transactions and events in a manner that achieves fair presentation li.e. gives a true and fair viewl. Obtain sufficient appropriate audit evidence regarding the financial information of the entities or business activities within the group to express an opinion on the financial statements. We are responsible for the direction, supervision and performance of the group audit. We remain solely responsible for our audit opinion. We communicate with those charged with governance regarding. among other matters, the planned scope and timing of the audit and significant audit findings. including any significant deficiencies in internal control that we identify during our audit. Page 31 Kids Inspire Independent Auditor's Report to the Members and Trustees of Kids Inspire Use ol our report This report 15 made solety to the charitable companVs members, as a body, in accordance with Chapter 3 of Part 16 of the Companies Act 2006 and to the charrtable companws trustees, as a body, in accordance with Part 4 of the Charitie5 (Accounts and Report51 Regulations 2008. Our audit work ha5 been undertaken 50 Ihal we might 51ate to the charrtable companvs member5 and it5 trustees those matter5 we are required to state to them in an auditorfs report and for no other pvrp05e. To the fullest extent permitted by law, we do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than the chariiable company and the charitable companls members as a body and the Charitable companrfs trustees as 3 body, for our audit work. for this report. or for the opinions we have formed. Roymond CroGe Raymond Crace FCA Isenior Statutory Auditor) For and on behalf of Edmund Carr LLP. Statutory Auditor 146 New London Road Chelmsford Essex CM2 OAW Date.. 4 Dec8rnb8r 2023 Page 32 Kids Inspire Consolidated Statement of Financial Artivities for the Year Ended 30 April 2023 {Including Consolidated Income and Expendi￿re Account and Statement of Totsl Recognised Gains and Losses) Unrestrlcted funds Restrlcted funds Total 2023 Total 2022 Note Income and Endowments from: Donations and legacies Charitable activities 385,316 2,333 190,890 22,296 487,666 830.513 2,91)) 872,982 832,846 193.790 22,296 726,097 916,385 137,149 3,913 9,792 Other trading activities Investment income Other income Total income 600,835 1.321,079 1.921,914 1,793,336 Expendlture on: Raising funds Charitable activities 1220,8331 139,8661 1240,5401 11,474,173) 1260,6991 1214,8121 11,714,713) 11,416,877) Total expenditure 1461,3731 11,514.0391 11,975,412) 11,631,689) Net incomellexpenditurel 139,462 1192,9601 153,4981 161,647 Net movement in funds 139,462 1192,9601 153,4981 161,647 Reconclllatlon of fund5 Total funds brought forward 928,265 205,4 1,133,665 972,018 Total funds carried forward 20 1,067,727 12,440 1,080,167 1,133,665 All of the group's activities derive from continuing operations durin8 the above two periods. The funds bieakdown for 2022 is shown in noie 20. Page 33 Kids Inspire (Registration number: 063800821 Consolidated Balance Sheet as at 30 April 2023 2023 2022 Note Flxed assets Tangible assets 14 27,576 11,754 Current assets Debtors Cash at bank and in hand 16 193,316 1,274,464 205,576 1,306,267 17 1,467,780 1,511,843 Credltor$: Amounts fallln8 due wlthln one year 18 1415,1891 1389,9321 Net current assets 1,052,591 1,121,911 Net assets 1,080,167 1,133,665 Funds of the 8roup: Restrlcted Income funds Restricted funds 20 12,440 205,400 Unrestrlcted Income funds General funds Designated funds 667,727 400,0 528,265 400,000 Total unrestricted funds 1,067,727 928,265 Total fund5 20 1.080,167 1,133,665 These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the special provisions relating to companies subject to the small companies regime within Part 15 of the Companies Act 2006. The financial statements on pages 33 to 57 were approved by the trustees. and authorised for issue on 28 Nov 2023 and signed on their behalf by.. S J Carpenter Trustee Page 34 Kids Inspire (Registration number: 063800821 Balance Sheet as at 30 April 2023 2023 2022 Note Flxed assets Tangible assets Inve5tmentS 14 27,576 11,754 15 27,577 11,755 Current a￿et5 Debtors 16 213.590 1,249.037 225,407 1,284,331 Cash at bank and in hand 17 1.462.627 1,509,738 Credltors,. Amounts fallln8 due wlthln one year 18 1413.1911 1388.132 Net current assets 1.049.436 1,121,606 Net assets 1,077,013 1,133,361 Funds of the charltable company: Restrlcted Income funds Restricted funds 20 12,440 205,4C(I Unrestrlrted Income funds General funds Designated funds 664,573 400.000 527,961 400,000 Total unrestricted funds 1,064.573 927,961 Total fvnds 20 1,077,013 1,133,361 These financial siètements have been prepared in accordance with the special provisions relatinB to companies subject to the small companies regime within Part 15 of the Companies Aci 2006. The financial statements on pages 33 to 57 were approved by the trustees, and authorised for issue on ..10.NkvXIIA?. and signed on their behalf by.. S J Carpenter Trustee Page 35 Kids Inspire Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows for the Year Ended 30 April 2023 2023 2022 Note Cash flows from operatin8 attlvlties Net movement in funds for the reporting year 153,4981 161,647 Adjustments for: Depreciation Investment income 14 9.909 122,2961 12.260 121,1131 46,370 6,685 13,9131 92.060 11,302 165,9901 Decrease in debtors IDecreasel/intrease in treditors Increaselldecreasel in deferred income 16 18 Net cash flows from operating activities 128,3681 201,791 Cash flow5 from Investlng actlvltles Interest receivable and similar income 22,296 125,7311 3,913 Purchase of tangible fixed assets 14 Net cash flows from investing activities 13,4351 3,913 Net Idecreasellincrease in cash and cash equNalents 131,8031 205,704 Cash and cash equivalents at l Mav 1,306,267 1,100,563 Cash and cash equivalents at 30 Aprll 1,274,464 1,306,267 All of the cash flows are derived from continuing operations during the above two periods. Page 36 Kids Inspire Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 30 April 2023 I Charitable company status The charltable company is limited by guarantee, incorporated in England & Wales, and consequently doe5 not have share capital. Each of the trustees is liable to contribute an amount not exceeding £10 towards the asset5 of the charitable company in the event of liquidation. 2 Acwuntlng pollcles Summary of slBnlficant a 205,400 Total fund5 972.018 1.793.336 11.631.689> 1,133.665 Page 53 Kids Inspire Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 30 April 2023 Charlty Balan¢e at i May 2022 Inwmlng resources Resources expended Balance at 30 Aprll 2023 Current Year Unrestrirtedfvn¢ts General funds 527,961 575.906 1439,2941 664,573 Deslgnotedfunds Premises Fund 4¢JO,000 Total unrestricted funds 927,961 575,906 1439,2941 1,064,573 Restrlrted fund5 Clinical Commissioning Group Essex County Council Big Lottery Fund Other grants and donations 147,000 262.038 123,720 788,321 1147,0001 1262.0381 1123,7201 1981,2811 205,400 12,440 Total restrlcted funds 205,400 1,321.079 11,514,039) 12,440 Total fvnds 1,133,361 1,896,985 11,953,333) 1,077,013 Balance at 30 Aprll 2022 Balance at l May 2021 Incomln8 resources Resources expended Transfers Prior Year Unrestrirtedfvnds General funds 599,558 330,461 1302,0581 IIIX),OWI 527,961 Deslgnatedfvnds Premi5e5 Fund 300.￿) ioo,cM)o 4(M),000 Total unrestrlrted lunds 899.558 330.461 1302,0581 927,961 Restrlcted funds Clinical Commissioning Group Essex County Councll Big Lottery Fund Other grants and donation5 193.460 375,345 123.720 1193.4601 1375,3451 1123,7201 71.718 748.150 1614.4681 205.4C Total restrlrted fvnds 71.718 1.440.675 11.306.993) 205,400 Page 54 Kids Inspire Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 30 April 2023 Balance at 30 April 2022 Balance at l May 2021 Incoming resources Resources expended Transfers Prlor Year Total funds 971.276 1,771,136 11.609.051) 1,133,361 The spe¢lfic purposes for which the funds are to be applied are as follows.. Current Year Premlses Funil.. the Trustees have designated £4(KI,iXX) for the deposit on the acquisition of a new premises. Essex County Councll commission Kids Insplre to deliverthe Family Innovation Fund, providing early intervention across Essex. The CCG are commissioning Kids Inspire to deliver specialist therapeutic support for 5-18 years olds in Southend, Castle Point & Rochford and Mid-Essex. The Big Lottery Fund are providing a contribution towards our Talk Together project which delivers county-wide therapeutic support, mentoring and Trauma Training. Prior Year Premi5e5 Fund.. the Trustees have designated £4￿,¢￿ for the deposit on the acquisition of a new premises. Essex County Council commission Kids Inspire to deliverthe Family Innovation Fund, providing early intervention across Essex. The CCG are commissioning Kids Inspire io deliver specialist therapeutic support for 5-18 years olds in Southend, Castle Point & Rochford and Mid-Essex. The Big Lottery Fund are providing a coniribution towards our Talk Together project whlch dellvers county-wide therapeutic support, mentoring and Trauma Training. Page 55 Kids Inspire Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 30 April 2023 21 Analysis of net assets between funds Group Unrestricted funds Designated lunds Restricted funds Total 2023 Tangible fixed assets Current assets 27,576 1,055.340 1415.1891 27,576 1,467,780 1415.1891 12,440 Current liabilities Total net assets 667,727 400.000 12.440 1,080,167 UnrestrSrted funds Desl8nated funds Restrlrted funds Total 2022 Tangible fixed assets Current assets 11,754 906,443 1389.9321 11,754 1,511,843 1389.932 205.400 Current liabilities Total net assets 528,265 400,000 205,400 1,133,665 Charlty Unrestrlrted funds Oeslgnated funds Restrlrted funds Total 2023 Tangible fixed assets Fixed 355ei investments 27.576 27.576 Current assets 1,050.187 1413.1911 12,440 1,462,627 1413.1911 Current liabilities Total net a55ets 664,573 400,000 12,440 1,077,013 Unrestrirted funds Designated funds Restrlrted funds Total 2022 Tangible fixed assets Fixed asset investments 11,754 11,754 Current assets 904.338 1388.1321 205.4C(I 1,509.738 1388,1321 Current liabiltties Total net assets 527.961 400.000 205.400 1,133,361 Page 56 Kids Inspire Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 30 April 2023 22 Analysis of cash and cash equivalents Group Atlmay 2022 At 30 Aprll 2023 Cash flows Cash at bank anil in hand 1.306.267 131,8031 1,274.464 Net debt 1.306.267 131.8031 1,274,464 Atlmay 2021 At 30 April 2022 Cash flow5 Cash at bank and in hand I,l(N),563 205,704 1,306,267 Total cash I,l(Kl,563 205.704 1,306,267 23 Related party transact5ons Charitsble company Durlng the year the charitable company made the following related party transactions.. laln Bell (Spouse of CEO) Contracior fees of £1,62012022 - £2,511) for graphlc design work. At the balance sheet date the amount due laln Bell was £13512022 £Nill. Page 57