Trustses, Annual Report for the period
Period start date
Au9usI
Perfod end date
07
2020
Frtyn
To
Section A
Reference and administration details
Chartty name
Bexley Voice for Special Needs Children
Other n•nes charlty 18 known by
Bexley Voice or BV
Reglstsr•d chorlty number Ilf any)
Charws prlnclpal address
1142306
4 VKtoria Road
Sidcup
Kent
Postcode
DA15 7HD
Names oftho charity trustees Ytho manage the charity
Offlcè Ilf¥ry)
Datss a¢tod If notforwhol•
Namg of wBon lorbody) •nllll•d
If*
Lisa Randall
Danita Hooker
Janine Wooster
Sukina Banks
Ramona Martin
Debbie Pettiit
Chair
Treasurer
Section B
Structure,
overnance and management
Descrfpiion of the charlty'$ tru•ts
Constitutlon
Type of 9ovemirKJ document
leg irusi oeei?. conslilulionl
How the charTty is constituted
'. eg trust. a8socialion compap,il
SlarKlard organisation
Trustse seledion methcmjs
leg appoir.led by el&c.led byl
Eleded at Annual General Meeting
Section C
Ob"ectives and activities
In 8eth.ng out our objectives and planning our activities the Trustees and
Management Committee have given careful consKJeration to the Charity
Comml8sion'8 public benefrt guidanck.
Our obj￿￿1ve is to represent families in the London Borough of Bexky by
providin9 a *oice" to express their views and opinions, to help improve
the live8 of children with special needs.
Summary of th• obJ•cts of th•
charlty s•t out In h•
govornlng do¢um•nt
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We do th1$ by..
1. Attending maetings Iwth Bexley Council for the development and
provj$ion of servKes for our children and young people.
2. Providing a L￿ra1 parent consultatlon point for 8exley Council
1 serlnce prowdern.
3. Proad5vety providing orvJoing feedbad( to service providers (In
rfom)ance.
4. Raising awarene88 of the Impad of a wide range of special needs
on family lrfe.
S. ProvidirvJ views, based ffl personal experiences arKI canvassed
opinion. ensuring that all Parents and Carers, whatever their
background, have the opportunty lo have their opinions
In setting out our objedives and planning our activities the
Twstees and Management Committee have given careful
consideration to the Charity Commission's public benefft guidance.
This is reflected in the breadth of activities undertaken during a
very busy and productive year.
We update. support and infom our Members via;
Tea & Talk Parenucarer Support Group
School Visit Programme for Parent Carers
Informative Website with an on-line booking system for our
events
Telephone and Email support
E-Bulletins
Parent Carer Workshops (ASD Post Diagnosts etc)
Fa￿book Group-
600 members at 31st July 2021
increase 78 members
Summary ofth• maln
acti¥ltl•• undortakon for tho
publlc b•n•fft In felation to
thu• oblects {Includo wlthln
declaradon that trust￿• havo
had rOga￿ to tho guidanc•
Imugd by the Charity
Commlsslon on public
b•nefrt)
Since the end of March 2020 the impact of Covid 19 has resulted in
Virtual Voi
Summer Video Prograrnme
Parent Workshops via Zoom (Preparing for Adulthood, ASD
etc)
Worked with partners to identify a way fomard to improve
the engagement of BAME families.
We have attended many local and regional meetings, over the past
year, including:
Being active members of steering groups, advisory boards
and working groups for Bexley
Regular meetings with Health services and the new DCO
Biqnonthly meeting with the Senior Leadership Team
SEND Strategic Impknientation Board
NNPCF Regional Cluster Group
The Autism Parthershi
Board
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The Preparing For AdulthocKI Board
The Children's HearirvJ ImpairThnt Servlce Wothing Gr
Heatthwatch Pthisory Board
. Carers Pathershi) Board
Most meellryg have o)ntinued vlrtualty, and have utilised Microsoft
Teams arKI Zoom.
Prnwing forAdulthood
have ￿elop@d delivered a 8UPPOrt offer around PfA
for pareni8lc¥ern cl yowwj teoplg wth h￿h r￿0d8.
(hwthe last year, ￿ have t•en wilh partrw to a
seri88 of wrtual for parentslerng of young people ￿ are
This began wi with an 0VeN￿ ofthe PfA woce88. (knr ptanned
t*wty8thp ￿Inar- 29 September 2020
SEN Supwt for Transition Workshop- 20 Odober 2020
Irrflividual Bltyts arKI Annual Healih Checks workshop TBC
beth the end of 2020.
*e keen to d8veknp a pfA fooA4 grw tt)at can disoJ85 key topics
and provth feedback to the LA arKI heallh. BV focu8 on what Is
imp￿￿TrI for pwenV¢arers at thk8 time.
grn also reV￿*1rKj updth'ro our Trartsitsm Planner, ￿1¢h will be
an on line resowce in fuiure- er*urirg * is w) to d*.
ASO Po8t tli*Jnosis knrk•hop8
ha%r offwed for pwerrtlcarer8 after ttKir chikfs diagnosi5
ilh ASD for 3 years.
Tlw afe rw rth m•. wilh day arwj evemg events to cater for
irg parerts.
Slnce ￿ 19. we have l￿ffked ts ￿$hOP. arKI deliver it via
Muth its tht by Virtual delivery. tlwe have unexperted beneffts:
Reduced need for thild care
' ￿￿￿tod0*W•do*
' Offer virtu* *Drkshop8 for (K¥ pwert8 and carers on various
bJ'ert8 (thl ￿ are in a pwtion to rel￿1 to face to face
aty•. fither develop our Tea & Talk Parent ar￿ Carer
fooM'rvJ on age grixjps (post 16Earty years).
' Proaw th• Bwh's 8AME c¢Jnmunty of
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Incre85irq SEN Supp(xt Membernhlp
DevelopiThJ a public Facebook Page to Ixoaden our reach.
Bethy V(Mce- Parent Carer Fornm Inf￿M￿lOn
ContiNiTrJ our health link8 lo infiuen(x posttive
l¢*ntify opportunities lo work in partnership ¥Mth ottr￿r local
organisation8
Addlllonal d•tall8 ol obJecUvM Ind acllvltl•s (Opoonal Infommtlon
We would like to thank all of our dedicated c¢)mmrttee member8 and
worKl8rful volunteer8 for another great year together. detemiination
arnl commltrnent of the Bexley Voice committee 18 the driving force
You may choo4• to InckKIo
further statements.
relevant. abouL'
' poh'cy on grnrthnakkng;
policy Fryranxno relat•d
investment:
. corrtritxjtion made by
volunteern.
c¢)ntinually looking to rewit new members to the management
commrttee and for 8peafK support tasks. 80 thal we Can meet the
inma8ed dem8rfKI for partscipab'on and continue lo reach out to more
parents arKI c4rer¥ vtho need our 8UPPOrt and to help influence chang8.
Section D
Achievements and performance
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Section D
Summ•ry ofth• m•ln
achlovoments of th• ¢h•rfty
durln9 tho y•ar
Achievements and performance
Website and social media contact and information Points.
updating arnl informing our mambers.
Increaslng our membership, both Parenvcarers and
Professionals.
Embracing new te(l)nology to keep ourwork8hop3 and supwt
groups running.
Preparlng forAdultho￿l Programme
C￿pr￿luc1i0n of the Health Focus Day in March.
Management Commrttee Meetings
Bexley Local Offer- continuing consultation and feedbad( lo LA
Transition Support Programme, U￿latIng and continuing to
provide a ￿TrtIen resourc2 and support meetings
Attending and contributing to k)cal Health rneetiNJs.
Transport- contributiNJ lo policy and FYoVidi￿j parent feedback
Parenvcarer Resource Pack. Continuing updates to important
infonnation for our members
Section E
Financial review
We have set aside approximately six month8 of running costs as a
contingency reserve.
¢hathy'• pollcy on reserv
Dotalls of any funds ¢natsrlally
In d•ficlt
Nor
Section F
Other optional information
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Section G
Declaration
The trustees declare that tlwy have approved th• triistees, report al)o¥e.
Signed on b•half of th• charws lJustMs
sIgna￿le{s
Full n￿*>
Position (eg Socrolary, Chair,
PArs Debra Pettitt
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CHARITY COMM15510N .
FOR ENGLANO AND WALES
Receipts and payments accounts
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Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period
Unrostrfthd
fund8
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fund•
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Total c*sh ffunds
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