2024-03-31-accounts - Ardleigh Green Family Centre

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Trustees’ Annual Report for the period

Period start date 31/3/2023 To 1/4/2024

Charity name: Ardleigh Green Family Centre Charity

Charity registration number: 1129624

Objectives and Activities

	SORP reference
Summary of the purposes of the charity as set out in its governing document	Para 1.17	The Centre Supports the Local Community with a variety of activities and services: Police Community Drop In, Pregnancy Advice, Pre and Post Natal Support, Parent and Toddler Groups, Parenting Classes and Support, Community Choi,rBereavement Support, Counselling Wellbeing Hub, EPEC Hub, NPQ Training Centre for teachers and School Leaders.
Summary of the main activities in relation to those purposes for the public benefit, in particular, the activities, projects or services identified in the accounts.	Para 1.17 and 1.19	 Education/training  The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives  Economic/community Development/employment  Recreation Who the charity helps:  Children/young People  The General Public/mankind How the charity helps:  Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space  Provides Services  Provides Advocacy/advice/information  Other Charitable Activities Where the charity operates:  Havering
Statement confirming whether the trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit	Para 1.18	Trustees are fully informed and are aware of their responsibilities in relation to controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries

Achievements and Performance

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	Summary of the main achievements of the charity, identifying the difference the charity’s work has made to the circumstances of its beneficiaries and any wider benefits to society as a whole.	Para 1.20	The monthly hub is an integral part of the wider work of the Ardleigh Green Family Centre. Ongoing support for families is provided through a weekly Baby Club with an average atendance of 18 families in atendance weekly, (55 families currently registered), close links with local schools NELFT, Debt Free London and an established network of professional practtoners. The current focus on child and parent mental health is being well received.

Financial Review

Financial Review
Review of the charity’s financial position at the end of the period	Para 1.21	The charity showed an end of year balance of £27264.
Statement explaining the policy for holding reserves stating why they are held	Para 1.22	Reserves are held for three months to meet the leasing contribution to the London Borough of Havering and anticipated utility costs to run the centre.
Amount of reserves held	Para 1.22	Budget £10K Lease £4151.92 Utilities £5000 Total £9151.92
Reasons for holding zero reserves	Para 1.22	N/A
Details of fund materially in deficit	Para 1.24	None
Explanation of any uncertainties about the charity continuing as a going concern	Para 1.23	No on-going concerns

Structure, Governance and Management

Description of charity’s trusts:
Type of governing document (trust deed, royal charter)	Para 1.25	Charitable Trust
How is the charity constituted? (e.g unincorporated association, CIO)	Para 1.25	By trustees
Trustee selection methods including details of any constitutional provisions e.g. election to post or name of any	Para 1.25	Trustees invited from the local community associated with local school (Governors) and with relevant expertise. (Management and Business)

person or body entitled to appoint one or more trustees

Reference and Administrative details

Charity name	Ardleigh Green Family Centre Charity
Other name the charity uses	N/A
Registered charity number	1129624
Charity’s principal address	Ardleigh Green Family Centre Ardleigh Green Road Hornchurch Essex RM112LF

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

Trustee name	Office (if any)	Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (ifany)
John Morris	Chairman	John Morris
Theresa Jordan	Trustee	Theresa Jordan
William Jennings	Trustee

New appointments from 1/1/2025
VickyHiggins	Trustee
Kevin Stephenson	Trustee

– Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved

Director name N/A

Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity

Trustee name Dates acted if not for whole year

Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others

Description of the assets None held in this capacity Name and objects of the N/A charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for N/A safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets

Exemptions from disclosure

Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details

N/A

Other optional information

Declarations

The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.

Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees

Signature(s)

Full name(s) Theresa Jordan ~~ee~~ Position (eg Secretary, Trustee Chair, etc) ~~ee~~ Date 30/1/2025 ~~fF~~

	Ardleigh Green Familky Centre	Ardleigh Green Familky Centre		No (if any)
	Receipts andpayments accounts				CC16a
	For the period from ~~ee~~	Period start date 31st March 2023 ~~ee ~~	To ~~ee ~~	Period end date 1st April 2024 ~~ee~~
Section A Receipts and payments
	Unrestricted funds	Restricted funds	Endowment funds	Total funds	Last year
	to the nearest £	to the nearest £	to the nearest £	to the nearest £	to the nearest £
A1 Receipts
Rent	23,742	-	-	23,742	24,471
Subs from users	285	-	-	285	-
Grants for services - BabyClub & Hub		36,695	-	36,695	-
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*Sub total*(Gross income for AR)	24,027 (Gross income for AR)	36,695	-	60,722	24,471
- - - - - - - - - Sub total - - - - - Total receipts 24,027 36,695 - 60,722 24,471 A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table). ~~————=~~
A3 Payments
FamilyCentre	24,269	-	-	24,269	15,092
BabyClub	-	19,400	-	19,400	-
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**Sub total **	24,269	19,400	-	43,669	15,092
- - - - - - - - Sub total - - - - - Total payments 24,269 19,400 - 43,669 15,092 A4 Asset and investment purchases, (see table) ~~SS55—~~
*Net of receipts/(payments)* A5 Transfers between funds A6 Cash funds last year end **Cash funds this year end **	- 242 17,295 - - - - - - - 242 17,295 - ~~=a~~			17,053 - - 17,053	9,379 - 9,379 ~~=~~

Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period	Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period	Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period	Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period
Categories B1 Cash funds B2 Other monetary assets B3 Investment assets B5 Liabilities B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use	Details Family Centre Bank Account Petty Cash Details Details Details Details *Total cash funds* (agree balances with receipts and payments account(s))	to nearest £ 9,817 152 - 9,969 Agreement Error to nearest £ - - - - - - Unrestricted funds Unrestricted funds Fund to which asset belongs Fund to which asset belongs Fund to which liability relates	to nearest £ 17,295 - - 17,295 OK to nearest £ - - - - - - Cost (optional) - - - - - Cost (optional) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Restricted funds Restricted funds Amount due (optional)	to nearest £ Endowment funds
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Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees

Signature

Print Name

Date of approval

CHARITY COMMIS510N FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examiner's report on the accounts Section A Independent Examinerfs Report Report to the trustees On accounts for the year ended Charity no (if any) (L 2oiLk 112q&2¥ Set out on pages I report to the trustees on my examination of the (Unts of the above Responsiblllties and basis of report As the charitys trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in ac(xJrdance the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 {"the Act"). I report in reSct of my examination of the Trusvs accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carying out my examination. I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under secion 145{5)(b) of the Act. Independent tThe chariws gross income exce examinerfs statement undert ing a qua applirable listed bodyll. Delete I l if not applicable. qualrfied to ber of linsert name of I have completed my examination. I confimi that no material matters have come to my attention in connection wth the examination {other than that disclosed below") which gwes me cause to believe that in. any material respect: the accounting records were not kepl in accordance wth sectron 130 of the chartb.es Acl.. or the accounts dtd nol accord the accounting rerds. or the accounts did not cx)mp with the applicable requirements cnnceming the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a Irue and fairf view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination. I have no conc£ms and have come across no other matters In connection th the examination to which attention shoukl be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the aCuntS to b& reached. Please delete the words in the btsckets rflhey do not apply. Signed: Date: Name: Relevant professional quaiification{s) or body hccA IER Oct 2018