**Annual Report 1st September 2020 - 31 August 2021 www.parentingspecialchildren.co.uk Registered charity number: 1141172 Company limited by guarantee: 7351094** ## **The Team** ‘Parenting Special Children is such a fabulous organisation. More of these are needed throughout the UK.’ Our team - PSC (parentingspecialchildren.co.uk) 'PSC have been kind, friendly and supportive,and the most helpful organisation I have had contact with to date. Thank you all.' 2 Parenting Special Children (PSC) is a Berkshire based charity providing specialist support services to families of children and young people with special educational needs, disabilities and early life trauma. We aim to improve the wellbeing of parent/carers so they are able to support their children. 3 ## **CEO report** 15 years ago, in 2006 Parenting Special Children started with one person, now we have a team of 39 people all working together to ensure that families of children with special educational needs and disabilities receive the support they need. It is really all about teamwork and the different skills and experience we bring to ensure that families have holistic support. Over the past 15 years we have supported over 10,000 families. The team at Parenting Special Children have worked very hard over the past year to ensure that families feel less isolated, that they have a listening ear, strategies to support and provided places for parent/carers, children and young people to experience peer support. We continue to respond quickly to need, being a user led charity means that we are often the first to identify the needs of this very special community of families. We offer a wide range of holistic services, meaning that we see families at different transition stages throughout the life of their child. We are a user led charity and so lived experience is at the heart of all that we do, with this in mind we have been mindful of the neurodiverse community and how important it is that their voice is heard. Considering this we have released a position statement: 'At Parenting Special Children, we respect the views of autistic people. Whilst we work with the NHS and the DSM-5 and therefore the medical deficit model of Autism may be used by others, at PSC we do not acknowledge that Autism is a disorder and so we don't use the words Autism Spectrum Disorder or Autism Spectrum Condition, we use the word Autism. In line with many autistic people's views, we use the term autistic person (child/young person/adult) rather than person with Autism./ADHD - Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. Whilst we work with the NHS and the DSM-5 the very words used deficit and disorder are negative and not how we see ADHD as a charity. We don't see deficit and disorder we see difference and we celebrate the strengths that ADHD brings' 4 ## **continued CEO report** As a user led charity lived experience is central to how we provide families with the support they need. In 2021 we set up a new neurodiversity advisory board with Dr Blandine French, Dr Ruth Moyse and Jo Billington (Doctoral researcher), all have extensive experience of neurodiversity as well as lived experience. In March 2022 we are setting up a children/young people neurodiverse advisory board who will bring influence and change for children/young people and their families. We are also in the process of setting up an Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion advisory board with a focus on ensuring that services are inclusive and open to all. We are grateful to Reading Voluntary Action for their support in guiding us through the process of putting EDI very firmly at the top of our agenda, particularly with a focus on reaching ethnic minority communities. During Covid 19 and ongoing we are witnessing an increase in the multiple adversities facing our families. In response PSC has launched a new 1:1 family support project, helping families on the verge of crisis. 2020/21 has given the charity more opportunities for partnership working including starting a new Social Interaction course for children and young people as part of the Berkshire West Autism & ADHD Service. We are also delivering workshops on Transition to Adulthood, we are pleased to be offering support at a very important time for young adults and their families. 2022 will be a challenging year for Parenting Special Children as for many charities. As the demand for our services increases funding is becoming more difficult to access, we are mindful of this and are continuing to diversify our income streams and to ensure that dedicated time is allocated to funding and fundraising activities. We thank you very much for your continued support. Ruth Pearse, founder and CEO 5 Finances FY 30 November 2021 ## **Parenting Special Children Financial Results : FY15 – FY21** Source: Charity Accounts FY15-FY20 and management accounts to 30 November 2021 ## **Parenting Special Children – Financial Results FY2015 – FY21** FY21 has been a very busy and challenging year, with our activities and ability to generate unrestricted income significantly impacted by the pandemic. We have seen a 24% reduction (£80,000) in our total income compared to FY20, when we were awarded over £98,000 in covid specific grant funding to support families directly affected by the covid crisis. Our costs have increased slightly by 5% year on year, reflecting increased service delivery to meet our grant commitments. The loss we have incurred in FY21 is primarily due to timing differences between income which was received in FY20 for grants that were to be delivered in FY20 and FY21. Source: Charity Accounts FY15-FY20 and management accounts to 30 November 2021 We are continuing to face a challenging and uncertain period ahead in FY22, however we are constantly looking to expand and diversify our income streams, such as commissioning services, in order to build a sustainable level of reserves and continue to support our families as we have done for the last 15 years. 8 ## **Parenting Special Children – Income Analysis FY2015 – FY21** Source: Charity Accounts FY15-FY20 and management accounts to 30 November 2021 ## **Parenting Special Children – Income Analysis: FY15 - 21** Source: Charity Accounts FY15-FY20 and management accounts to 30 November 2021 ## **Annual Report September 2020 – August 2021** ## **During the academic year - PSC supported 2215 families We received 4243 referrals* which is an average of 2 per family** - Calls, emails, workshops, courses, 1-1 support **----- Start of picture text -----**
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11 ## **Our services include:** - **A Helpline – over phone, email & social media** - **Specialist parenting workshops and courses** - **Sleep courses and clinics** - **Annual conference and guest speaker events** - **Community & special interest support groups** - **Family Fun events** 119 individuals from outside of Berkshire accessed our workshops this year from places like London, Glasgow, Hertfordshire, Devon and Australia! - **Training opportunities for professionals working with SEN children** - **Monthly social and educational groups for young people** - **Specialist workshops, courses and peer support for families of children who have experienced trauma** 12 ## **Behind the scenes - Admin** - **6663** emails - **182** Events set up (across Eventbrite, Facebook, Website, Clog) - Events cancelled: **30** - Processed: **2155** bookings (average **55** per week), **206** general cancellations - **501 -** Total DNA’s (Did not attend) - **11** Mental Health Data Set Reports sent to the CCG’s - **15** ‘This week/Next week’ mailshots sent - **13** specific mailshots sent ie, for certain workshops “Thank you once again to our amazing volunteers Sue & Toshiko for helping us stay afloat in very challenging times!” - Polly (Admin Service Manager) - **6** half-term and termly newsletters sent - The average ‘open rate’ for mailshots is 36% (higher ‘ than industry average which is 20%) - **665** Registration forms processed since April - Allocated another member of paid staff after Easter to increase the team's technical knowledge 13 ## **Helpline** ## **During the year, the helpline:** **430 Received calls** (average call length 29 minutes) “I so appreciate you taking the time out to help me at this difficult time you really have gone above and beyond for my family” **594 Received Emails** **638 Supported Parents/Carers** **971 Registration forms processed** (until April) **----- Start of picture text -----**
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14 ## **Community Support Groups** **139** parents and children accessed **85** sessions Five geographical areas - areas of deprivation: 1. Whitley in Reading 2. Southcote in Reading 3. Greenham in West Berkshire 4. Great Hollands in Bracknell 5. Monksfield Way in Slough Our CSG funding was originally ending at the end of December 2020. An extension was given until the end of summer term 2021. - **100%** reported learning new things - **98%** said they feel less isolated - **98%** made new friends through the group **----- Start of picture text -----**
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15 ## **Looking Ahead to 2022** ## **CSG Service** ## **Helpline** - ●The Helpline will continue to support families and recognise if referrals to other support within the charity can be made. - ●The Helpline will support families via phone calls and emails. - ●The Helpline will continue to signpost to other organisations who can also offer support. - ●The Helpline will also continue to identify increased areas of need and demand and this will be taken into consideration for upcoming workshops and events. - ●Targeted workshops such as self care, school support/information, mental health, Autism/ADHD information, Sensory sessions, family-led training and parental support. - ●Reconnect our parents together to provide a safe place for all to share experiences and knowledge. - ●Providing a regular group to help combat the isolation that comes with being a special needs parent. - ●Seeking new funding to continue these groups ## **Specialist Parenting Courses** |Course|Number of Courses|Number of Parent/Carers| |---|---|---| |Time out for Special Needs
(7 Weeks)|2|14| |Time out for ADHD
(5 Weeks)|2|11| |Who’s in Charge?
(9 sessions)|3|30| |Total|7|55| 17 ## **Parenting Workshops** |Topic|Number of workshops|Number of Parent/Carers| |---|---|---| |Pre & Post Assessment Autism|9|61| |Pre & Post Assessment ADHD|43|218| |Autistic Girls (for parent/carers)|9|155| |Dual Diagnosis – Autism &
ADHD|1|13| |Sensory Processing|6|122| |Teen Brain Matters|1|59| |ADHD&Medication|1|19| |Transitioning children with
SEND into education|3|37| |TransitiontoAdulthood|2|53| |Total|75|737| 18 ## **New! Transition to Adulthood** **Aim:** to equip parent/carers with knowledge, skills and confidence to support young people transition to adulthood **Termly workshops:** - Education & transition - **31** attendees - Adult social care and transition - **22** attendees PSC presented at Reading Families’ Forum conference on transition - **99% of parent/carers attending gained new information about transitioning to adulthood** ## **Looking Ahead to 2022** ## **Parenting Service** - Work in partnership with organisations who can help Parenting Special Children reach BME communities to ensure that all families are able to access support - For the service to listen to the voices of the neurodiverse community including children and young people and enable those voices to shape delivery ## **Sleep Courses, Workshops & Clinics** - **16** general sleep or sleep & anxiety workshops reaching **123** parent/carers - ●Most workshops were commissioned by Solutions 4 Health, Berkshire West CCG, Healthwatch Wokingham & ACL West Berkshire ● **61** in-depth sleep clinics with parent/carers. ●Parental questionnaires show that parents and their children receive less sleep than the average hours recommended by the National Sleep Foundation - ●On demand sleep for cyp aged 8+ downloaded by **50** people ●On demand Sleep for Teens downloaded by **73** people _An increase in anxiety about the virus when in lockdown had a large impact on the ability for children to get to sleep and stay asleep. Parents having to homeschool or/and work from home meant that people struggled to stick to sleep routines and often gave in to letting children sleep with them or have their screens before bed. Transition back to school also had an adverse effect._ 21 ## **Looking Ahead to 2022** ## **Sleep Service** “M’s sleep did improve over lockdown and I think reduced school anxiety and a later bedtime as you advised did help” - We will continue to run any commissioned sleep workshops - Our practitioners are also part of the Family Support Service and give individual help to parents with more complex needs - The on - demand workshops will still be available - The staff working on the Helpline are sufficiently knowledgeable on sleep issues to be able to give basic advice and leaflets designed by the sleep team 22 ## **Trauma & Attachment Service: Parent/Carers** “The workshops have opened my eyes. Insightful, empowering for me to learn how to relate to my children.” - TAS delivered **11 workshops and 7 courses** during the year - Total number of Berkshire parent/carers supported during the year – **198** (counted once) - **19%** of these attended more than 1 event - Non-Berkshire parent/carers – **113** - **100%** of parent/carers said they would recommend our training to others. - **98%** of parents/carers who attended our training said they found them ‘useful’ or ‘very useful’. - **95%** said their understanding and knowledge had increased as a result of attending our training. 23 ## **Trauma & Attachment Service: Professionals** ||**Number of Events**|**Attendance**| |---|---|---| |**Topic based**
**workshops with**
**parent/carers**|18|53| |**Training for**
**schools**|10|137| |**Training for care**
**homes**|14|184| ||**Total professionals**
**trained**|374| **“An extremely informative session - should be in every school and health care setting.”'** - **97% of professionals said they would recommend our training to others** - **●95% of professionals said that they had gained new knowledge of how to meet the needs of children in their school/care** 24 ## **Trauma & Attachment Service: Support Groups** - ●Kinship Carers group - ●Dads and Male Carers group - ●Adopters & Foster Carers group in Maidenhead - ●Adoptive mums group 'I have gained so much from being in contact with your group. The carers who put aside everything to make such a valuable difference to their children’s & young people's lives is a privilege & awe inspiring. Being amongst you has benefitted us greatly. ’ - **40** group sessions Accessed by **74 parents/carers** in total 25 ## **1-1 Specialist Parenting** “This has been a lifeline at times. I feel like I’ve started to reframe things in a healthier way ' ' Covid-19 compounded the challenges faced by our service users. The situations faced were multi-faceted and many families needed one to one support instead of or in addition to workshops and courses. PSC supported **more than 100 parents/carers** one to one and received excellent feedback. **100%** said that PSC was able to help them with the challenges they were facing. **91%** said it helped improve their relationship with their child. **87%** said the practitioner helped de-escalate crisis situations at home and increase safety. **91%** said it helped improve their well-being. 26 ## **Looking Ahead to 2022** ## **Trauma and Attachment Service** Parent/Carer workshops and courses, professional training, support groups and one to one work to continue ## **New support groups** - Post-Separation Parenting – launched - Foster Carers – to be set up ## **Let’s Get Creative sessions return** - For adopted children - For children living with kinship carers **One to One specialist parenting** To continue, with bigger team ## **Commissioning and Funding** Standardising workshops & presentations Exploring opportunities inside & outside Berkshire Continue to look for funding for TAS and 1:1 SP **"A huge thank you to PSC for your support and kindness throughout this year. I really don't know how I would have got through the year without it.”** **T** 27 ## **Dads & Male Carers Support Group** ## **11** Monthly groups were held. **27** attended ‘...this is the only group that will allow me the freedom to speak openly and honestly about my current situation, safe in the knowledge of not being judged. I am a member of other groups and even volunteer for another charity, but none cater for this requirement. The group offers support and ways to air your feelings when going through potentially some of the most difficult of times. This group has helped me through such times and now hopefully those tough times are behind me, I can offer some support and suggestions to others.’ ‘This feels like a real support team backing you, as if you have a question or request for information someone will either know or find a response for you.’ ‘From bringing a question to the meeting or putting information on the WhatsApp group this is a resourceful bunch and there is a lot of kindness and willingness to support one another.’ ‘All in all, this group has made a dramatic difference to me and my own personal circumstances.' 28 ## **Children and Young People Events** - **10** sessions accessed by **50** girls 'The A team has always been a wonderful space for A and we were so pleased to find the online sessions were fab too. She feels at home and herself with you guys.' 'S really enjoyed the virtual A Team sessions for variety of activity, when there wasn't much variety, and for some connection with other autistic girls.' 29 ## **Children and Young People Events** ## **Auticulate** ## **18** sessions ## **12** extra sessions offered as support during Covid 19 ## **17** regular attendees ## **HIGHLIGHTS** - Visit to Camp Mohawk including campfire - Sherlock Holmes - Biscuit Baking _‘’Throughout L’s time at Auticulate, he has maintained a positive attitude towards autism and how it affects him. He has attended sessions willingly, without the resistance that often accompanies other activities. He clearly feels safe and welcome and it is wonderful for him to have a group where he feels he belongs.” Auticulate Parent_ 30 ## **Children and Young People Events: New! 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32 ## **Family Fun Events** **This year we ran the following family fun sessions -** - **Christmas Crafts** - **Valentine’s Bingo Night** - **Easter Crafts (including hand delivered easter egg hampers!)** 33 ## **Conference: SEND & Mental Health with Dr Pooky Knightsmith** Our first ‘online’ conference was attended by:- _80% had used ‘self advocacy’ in recent_ - **50** Parents _‘“I think I still need some practice but I have more skills than I did before doing the group”_ - **68** Professionals (statutory & voluntary sector) “Thank you. **----- Start of picture text -----**
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Ba51s of Independent My examlnation was carr5ed out in accordèno with Eeneral Dlrectlons glven bv the examlnerfsststement Charhy Commi55ion. An examination Includes a rewew of the accountlng records kept by the tharityand a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual Stem5 or disclosures In the accounts. ènd seeklng explanations from the trustee5 Concernlng any such rnatter& The procedures undertaken do not provide all the eviden￿ that *￿Uld be requlred In an audit and consequently opinron is given as to whether the accounts present 3'tn￿ and fairf ￿eW and the reportls limited to those matters set out In the statement bEIow. 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Scanned with Camscanner Parentlng Speclal Chlldren Stslemenl ol Flnanclal Actlvllles for the Year Ended 30 November 2W21 (Includlng Income and Expendlture Account and Slalement of Total Recognlsed Galns and Losses) Unr•knkl•d Re*trlctod Funds Fund¥ Nolej Incomlng Resou￿• Donallons and FundralsirYJ Gill Akf lax reclalmed Othèr Incomo Grants rocelva) 13 12.735 718 19,662 1.700 34,815 10,439 1.979 41211 158.571 212,200 11,174 2.697 GO￿73 160,271 247.015 29.768 1.127 43287 254.578 328.760 12 11 Resources Expended harilable aclNI Wages and salar Staff ￿nsiOnS Fundraislw Costs Trainlrwj Travel Expgnses Volunteer expcnses Coutse Resources Rcom Hir8 Insurance Computerc05ts Relreshments Grfts lor Families Payroll Bureau DBS Checks 11363 195.049 207.412 7.071 7.696 179.620 6252 3.784 6.808 1649 416 1.674 6.725 7.690 571 185 335 1.156 813 240 641 240 875 755 495 172 976 515 108 207.349 108 229.627 759 212.597 22,278 Govemanee costs Volunleer and Sklf Awec?a Rent TelepFh)ne and lax Postage Computer costs Pholocopyiro I PrintirwJ Stationery Trade subsu¥>tK>ns Sundry expenses Publicity AC￿￿nIanCY lees Bwk Keepir¥J arnj Admin Independent examinerfs lee HR Fee5 307 499 9,732 2216 439 4.831 260 405 2.433 13583 2.078 2216 439 5.318 955 679 7.123 21￿41 24596 360 576 51.055 12213 36.090 48.3￿3 Total Resources Expended Nel outgolng r8sources lor year BalarKe Ixoughl lonvard 34.491 324 52.828 53.152 243.439 277.930 ￿.652 -31.239 -30.915 65,108 108.057 160.885 95.777 76.818 129.970 160.885 )tes on pages 8 to 15 fomi an integral ol these finaThSal slatwnen Page 6 Scanned with Camscanner Palenllng Speclal Chlldren (Reglslratlon number: 07351094) Balance Sheet as at 30 November 2021 Curnnl •ssets Cash at t¥arl( Bnd in haNI Credttors: Amunts falllng duewlthln one y••r 130.570 161285 10 (6ry)) Funds of the dwrfty: Aeslrf¢ted Incomè ftmdl Restrided funds Unreslrlcted Incom? lund• Unrestrictgd furK15 76.818 108,057 Tolal funds 11 For the fina￿la1 year 30 N¢y+wniw 2ff21 thg dwity was enth￿1 to from audit sectK)n 477 01 ￿ Conwanies Acl ￿ relatiNJ to smal coiMpanie& Direclws. reSFx>nSly￿les. Thg rneMt￿s have nol require¢l thè thaiity to dltth an of its ￿)Unts for the yw question in accordarte with sec￿• 476: arxl The threctots a¢knothe(13e their reSp￿s￿lf1ties lor corytyirwJ with fv ryIreMen￿ of the Act with The IlnarKial statements on psgges S to 13 Were aww0¥￿1 ty the tntstees. au11KN￿ for wue on 8 2022 aJNI sy*d on thw behalf Trustee The Th)les on pages 810 15 an integral part of these ffinartial slalements. Page 7 Scanned with Camscanner Parentlng Sp8clal Chlldren Notss to the Flnanclal Ststements lor the Year Ended 30 November 2021 1 Charfty slalus The charity is limited by guaranlee. irwporated in ENJland artf Wths. a￿1 c(xtsequenty does not have slwe capital. Each of the Iwstees is fiable lo cc￿￿Ule an arrnunt not exc*e£fiTr3 £1 ttrwards Ihe assets ol the charity in the event of ￿idatIon. The address ol ils registered oifKe is: Arcade Glebe Road R8adrng Berkshire RG27AG 2 Aecountlng poUcl8s Summary ol slgnlflcart accounttng poll¢*s and key a¢¢• esllmatss The prInry￿ a¢counliNJ ￿1￿leS applied tn the [ryar￿ ol these fmwal statements are sel otrt staled. Statement of compllance The ffnanoal 5tatemenls have teen wepared In acQx>rda￿ wilh ACCou￿r￿￿ ReportirwJ Charilies: Stalemenl ol R￿mmeThI8d pract￿ appr￿9 to chariks weparing their act￿nts in acwdan¢e with the Financial ReFM)lling Standarf a[￿￿allIe in the UK aThl Rep￿lie of Irelarml (FRS 1021 leffedive l January 20151- {Chwilies SORP IFRS 10211. the FMa1￿ StaThdard appI￿ab]e in the UK aTrl Rewblt ol IrgEaThJ {FRS 1021. They abo VAth the CoMpa￿eS Act 20￿ and Clwiiws kt 2011. B￿15 ol prEparntODn Parenting Speoal Chiktren meets definitK)n ol a Lw*fft enlty ur*Jgr FRS 101 Assets aTrJ relevanl aC0￿nting rK)les. Golng concern Ihe charty. Exemption from prep•thg a cash flow sweme The charity opted to earty *t W￿lIn 1 on 2 Feknwy 2016 arml have therelc¥è mt tncllthd a cash flow ststement in these financial statements. Scanned with Camscanner Parenllng Speclal Chlldren Notes to the Flnanclal Ststements lor the Year Ended 30 November 2021 11 be recaved. aThJ Ihg amLwni ol re￿1¥al￿e C￿ be nwured Donations are rwThsed when the dwlty has bew In w￿lry ol the aiikwnt aThl selyement date. In thg evert ttAI a donat1￿ to cw¥Jrt*Jrs that rery*re a level of rtom1ar￿ by the chwity before the ¢hwity ts eniitled lo the lur*ts. the inoyno is delerrgj and not iecoJntsed untl either coN*l￿nS are luty met. or the IV￿Men1 ol lIK￿ Is Y#￿)ny within the control of the ¢h&ity a￿1 it that these t￿￿J1￿￿ wll b8 fulfi￿1 in the rewtii¥J period. Grnnts recelv8ble the grants have been meL Where performance corKfjtions are attached to ts grant aNI are yet io be Expendlture All eXpe￿Ilu￿ Is rocognised orte thern is a lepl or c￿9￿10n ￿ thal eXW￿rtUre. d 15 Fffobable settlefflenl Is required and (an be measured Ml costs are 3]k¢at￿ lo the appE￿able exFerNJilvre l*athng that aggreg*e sllnilar costs to that otegory. W￿re tt6ts be direcuy attnTrxrted lo partwwlar they have teen aktsted on a basts wilh the allocaled based on the wead ol stsff cosis. aryl Ih05e tx*ts ol an Indire￿ nature neceswy to SAry)wi th Taxallon The charlty is to pass the tests set OLrt in Parawh 1 sd￿ 6 ofthe 2010 4r¥J Iherelofe it meets the definition of a chwilaLrfe company for UK CryF*yation w wrroses. Ac£oTdingty. ￿ tharity is Foteniially exemFI from kxation In resp*Lt of ca￿la1 gains recthd categories covered Chapter 3 Part 11 of cwpm)r￿WYb Tax Acl 2010 or Sed 256 01 the Taxatiw ol Chargethe GairLS 19R k> thg exMt that swh tyxx)rn are Page 9 Scanned with Camscanner Parenllng Speclal Chlldren Noles to the Flnanclal Slatements for the Year Ended 30 November 2021 Ca#h •nd •qufv•lenl¥ Cash and eash equ￿arents compth cash on haThJ arKI call dewslts, olher short-lemi highty quld Invoslrnonls Ihal aro roadly cryNothe lo a known affKKmt of cash and are sull￿1 lo an [n5￿nIl￿nI risk ol change In valu¢. 3 Trnstg9'• •xp•n*es No eXF*nses werè pa#d lo any Truslees (knrlThJ the year. except lo r&lnthrse them lor ￿lICh￿ oul ol p￿ke1 expenses madè on behalt ol the charllth company. 4 Unrnstrl¢ied lurrtlj All unrestrKted funds hekl are Unrest￿ed available to be a￿￿*d In lurthorarts of Parenllng Ghiklren's charftabla oLiecbvtt al the dIStre￿n ol th& Trt￿tee$. S Reser¥e Pollcy The Iruslees havo revmved needs lty resw¥es. in with the guida￿0 wued by Ihe Charity CornmrssK￿ and have set aside or des*3nate¢J £68.(rfJO to safeguard the charity's service commilmenl in the event ol delays receipt ol grants w aLxrued legaues. This approximales to 3 months runnirKJ costs. Thè T￿￿te¢S t*lieve that reserves 5houlY be at laast at this level lo ensu￿ the charity can effbenyy a￿1 meet the ￿15 of Ihe ber*fKiw. The reserves fuurè at 301h No¥ern￿ 2020 was £62,0(M). Afi ¢ovwY designaled t￿5 spent Wdl Fina￿la1 Year. Page 10 Scanned with Camscanner Parenllng S￿la1 Chlldren Notes to the Flnanclal Ststements for the Year Ended 30 November %Y21 6 Full •nd Part TIM Enwloye 21 Full Time Part Time 16 19 16 19 7 Employee Salary Dlsclosurn The Charity Enwknyed ￿ slaff eanmry in ¢x¢ess of £60.{￿ anrwL 8 Employmenl Costs Salarles Emthers Nl Pertsion 230.897 12.869 196.448 11.$51 6.352 214.351 251.462 Page11 Scanned with Camscanner Parentlng Sp8clal Chlklren Notes to the Flnanclal Stslements for the Year Ended 30 November 2021 9 GTanls reeelved 9.610 108,943 3,680 54.1&7 11.040 ESFA Communtty TrainiTh2 F*kl Seymour Pthes FtyJTthIw Healthwatch WO￿nghaM Hedley Fouthn MCKS FouThJatN)n NHS Beth51MTe East CCG NHS Berkshwe Wesl CCG 10.000 15,995 14.993 14.606 14,692 The Good Ex(*ar Wesl Berkshwe C￿￿11 Baity Tknmas Charitable Fund Brighler FLrtU￿- Troubled FamiThes Program 4.173 29.149 Chil*en In Need Edward Gosfiro FOU￿tal￿n C￿C￿ Communty FurKI Elizaklh Jane FtsJr*JalK Garfiekl Wes ReadirKJ Borol￿h Sydef Fourwjation Tesco Bags of h 10.0 11.7ff 5.fKIO 1.417 158.571 The GNing Tree TK MAXX 1.700 Page 12 Scanned with Camscanner Parentlng Speclal Chlklren Noles lo the Flnanclal Statements for Ihe Year Ended 30 November 2021 10 Other InMme 8J42 17.661 6.274 Aut•)Jlale suLwplKirts & Donatths Rehmd Granl 5397 33.1)08 8270 7.612 5213 FuTlough Gfarrt Univei&ty Inlefftst 1.567 19.662 10280 Py13 Scanned with Camscanner Parenllng Speclal Chlldren Notes to Ihe Flnanclal Stateinents for the Year Ended 30 November 2021 No Arnazon Smi 2.494 154 123 Boyes Turr 120 Easler Egg Ap FkiweT SPW Donatton Irthlau￿ Donati K4ult*rry Lo( Raffle Sales Reafry ComThwiity Lottery Readirg Roadrunner5 The BVJ Give Tommy Honis chfft1￿ns FuThJ Waitrose Community Matters 11XJ 44S 6.762 162 1.147 GeTak1 Palrryer E￿ Tn 750 19.700 Blakemtye F￿ndalK Piw)ry Lodge 23.174 29.768 PaJe 14 Scanned with Camscanner Parenllng Speclal Chlldren Notes to the Flnanctsl Smements lor the Year Ended 30 November 2021 12 Taxatlon 13 Cr•dttorL' amounts falllng fAllhln on• ￿ar 2020 14 Funds Balance 811 tr•comlng ResouT¢es Balanee at 30 funds General 34.815 (34.491) 53.152 Reslrfcted funds 212 Totsl htnds 160.884 Balance at I 247.015 Incomlng 277.929 129.970 Resources Balance al 30 Unrestrlcled lunds 29522 42205 (18.899) 52.828 Restdctsd funds 108.057 Tolal fund¥ P4e 15 Scanned with Camscanner **Independent examiner's report on the accounts** ## **Section A Independent Examiner’s Report** **Report to the trustees/** PARENTING SPECIAL CHILDREN **members of On accounts for the year** 30 November 2021 **Charity no** 1141172 **ended (if any) Set out on pages** 1-3 **Respective** The charity's trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. **responsibilities of** The charity’s trustees consider that an audit is not required for this year **trustees and examiner** under section 144 of the Charities Act 2011 (the Charities Act) and that an independent examination is needed. It is my responsibility to: - examine the accounts under section 145 of the Charities Act, - to follow the procedures laid down in the general Directions given by the Charity Commission (under section 145(5)(b) of the Charities Act, and - • to state whether particular matters have come to my attention. - **Basis of independent** My examination was carried out in accordance with general Directions given **examiner’s statement** by the Charity Commission. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts, and seeking explanations from the trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit, and consequently no opinion is given as to whether the accounts present a ‘true and fair’ view and the report is limited to those matters set out in the statement below. ## **Independent examiner's statement** In connection with my examination, no material matters have come to my attention which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect,: - the accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act; or - the accounts did not accord with the accounting records; or - • the accounts did not comply with the applicable requirements concerning 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 ‘true and fair’ view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination. I have have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. **Date:** 19/07/2022 **Signed: Name:** Rachel Eden 1 **IER** **December 2017** ACMA (Chartered Institute of Management Accountants **Relevant professional qualification(s) or body (if any):** **Address:** Holy Brook Associates Ltd Curious Lounge, 1[st] Floor Pinnacle Building Tudor Road, Reading, RG1 1NH ## **Section B Disclosure** Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts: directions and guidance for examiners). 2 **IER** **December 2017** **Give here details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose** . 3 **IER** **December 2017**