REGISTERED COMPANY NUMBER: 07419561 (England and Wales) REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER: 1142328
Report of the Trustees and
Unaudited Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2024
for
KEEPING CHILDREN SAFE
Knox Cropper LLP Chartered Accountants 153 -155 London Road Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire HP3 9SQ
KEEPING CHILDREN SAFE
Contents of the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2024
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| A report from our Chief Executive | 1 | ||
| Report of the Trustees | 2 | to | 7 |
| Independent Examiner's Report | 8 | ||
| Statement of Financial Activities | 9 | ||
| Balance Sheet | 10 | ||
| Cash Flow Statement | 11 | ||
| Notes to the Cash Flow Statement | 12 | ||
| Notes to the Financial Statements | 13 | to | 19 |
| Detailed Statement of Financial Activities | 20 | to | 21 |
KEEPING CHILDREN SAFE
A report from our Chief Executive for the Year Ended 31 March 2024
In 2023-24, Keeping Children Safe programmes helped safeguard children from abuse in one-hundred and ninety-one countries, providing technical support and training to one-thousand and fifty-three organisations. Our international network of members reached one-hundred and sixty-one and we provided direct training to two-thousand and thirty-six practitioners across the world.
Other highlights include: our global online conference, Child safeguarding in education and childcare 2023, saw the participation of one-thousand five-hundred and eighty-nine practitioners internationally. It included over 40 talks by speakers from the sector, including representatives from UNESCO, UNICEF, the World Health Organisation, the Romanian Government and our member and partners.
The Ministry of Community Development and Social Services in Zambia launched its child safeguarding policy on 2September 2023. This new policy was drafted by KCS, and was made possible thanks to the generous support of PACT/ACHIEVE and USAID.
KCS launched a child friendly version of the International Child Safeguarding Standards in English and Spanish, developed in consultation with children across the world and illustrated by children in Uruguay and Spain.
I look forward to reporting on our activities and progress towards our objectives 2023 - 24.
Sarah Blakemore Chief Executive
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KEEPING CHILDREN SAFE
Report of the Trustees for the Year Ended 31 March 2024
The trustees who are also directors of the charity for the purposes of the Companies Act 2006, present their report with the financial statements of the charity for the year ended 31 March 2024. The trustees have adopted the provisions of 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).
OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES Objectives and aims Who we are and what we do
Keeping Children Safe supports a membership network of organisations working together to increase safeguards offered to children. There are currently 161 members from across the world.
Our activities are designed to build the capacity of organisations and people to protect and safeguard the children they work with or with whom they come into contact. Organisations that adopt our standards and implement them fully, are safer places for children. Their operations, activities and people work to the Do No Harm principle, preventing the abuse and exploitation of children and ensuring that they report on children who are at risk and children who have been subjected to violence.
Vision and mission
Our mission is to end child abuse in all organisations and our vision is for all children to grow up safe from abuse, exploitation and neglect.
This means that everything we do is driven by the best interests of the child or children.
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We stand up for children's right to be safe and we believe that all organisations, no matter how big or
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powerful, should be accountable for safeguarding children.
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We are completely independent which means we are never influenced by any other organisation, donor
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or government.
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We are committed to consulting with children and their caregivers and taking their views into account.
Objectives
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To empower children, families and communities to realise their right to be safe in all organisations
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To accompany individuals and practitioners around the world to build safer organisations for children.
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To advocate to change the systems and challenge the organisations that expose children to abuse.
Public benefit
Our strategic plan is developed to ensure we provide public benefit and achieve our objectives as set out in our governing document. The KCS Board of Trustees regularly monitors and reviews the success of the organisation in delivering its objectives which are:
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To empower children, families and communities to realise their right to be safe in all organisations.
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To accompany individuals and practitioners around the world to build safer organisations for children.
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To advocate to change the systems and challenge the organisations that expose children to abuse.
The Trustees confirm, in the light of the guidance contained in the Charity Commission's general guidance on public benefit, that these aims fully meet the public benefit test and that all the activities of the charity, described in this report of the Trustees, are undertaken in pursuit of these aims.
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KEEPING CHILDREN SAFE
Report of the Trustees for the Year Ended 31 March 2024
ACHIEVEMENT AND PERFORMANCE
Key achievements for the year
In 2023 - 24, Keeping Children Safe trained two-thousand and thirty-six people and supported one-thousand and fifty-three organisations to strengthen their child safeguarding frameworks in line with the International Child Safeguarding Standards. There are four standards:
1. Standard 1: Policy - The development of a policy that describes how an organisation is committed to preventing harm to children, out lining the steps that must be taken should an incident occur.
2. Standard 2: People - The identification of clear responsibilities and expectations for all staff and associates, supporting them to und erstand and act accordingly.
3. Standard 3: Procedures - The creation of a child-safe environment by implementing high-quality safeguarding procedures that are applie d in all programmes and activities.
4. Standard 4: Accountability - The regular monitoring and review of an organisation's safeguarding measures.
This included technical support, training, mentoring and quality assurance on all aspects of child safeguarding including: developing organisational policies and procedures, leadership and organisational culture, investigations and responding to safeguarding allegations, integrating safeguarding into national child protection systems and child participation in safeguarding.
Our members
KCS supports a global network of member organisations of all types and sizes. In 2023 - 24, KCS continued to prioritise small organisations serving victims and survivors of abuse in low-income countries. All KCS members receive the following support:
- An independent confidential assessment to understand the needs of the organisation and how we can
support them.
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An introductory webinar on child safeguarding, tailored to the needs of the organisation and open to all staff.
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A review of the child safeguarding policy or guidance on creating a child safeguarding policy and an implementation plan to meet the International Child Safeguarding Standards.
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Ongoing coaching, mentoring and technical advice in English or Spanish.
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Urgent advice to help manage child safeguarding concerns.
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Support on dealing with donor safeguarding requirements.
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Free safeguarding tools and templates .
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Free, priority invitations to all our conferences and other online events and access to live talks and Q&A sessions presented by experienced practitioners, researchers and decision-makers from around the world.
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Discounted access to our online courses for international child safeguarding practitioners. Free for members whose fees are waived.
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Discounts on support and training services .
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Access to our network forums , including the members WhatsApp group, our dedicated membership webinars and annual members meetings.
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A dedicated members-only newsletter .
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The opportunity to share work and resources , across our social media, website, conferences and networking forums.
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Use of the KCS Network Lo go , to highlight the organisations commitment to protecting children from abusers.
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An annual review of membership benefits with a tailored plan to follow up.
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Report of the Trustees for the Year Ended 31 March 2024
In addition, a number of additional activities were conducted to engage members. These included: webinars, supporting the development of resources, engaging with wider networks, online advice surgeries and other types of outreach.
In 2023 - 24, thirty-two new members joined the network. These included:
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Rural Soccer Ghana
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David Bassey Ikpeme (DBI) Foundation and Homes
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The Duke of Ed inburgh International Award Zambia
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Oselobua Fa mily Foundation (OSEFAFO)
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Hadmaid Children Home
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Femmes en Action pour le Progrès Social (FAPROS)
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World Educare Network
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Divine Benevolent Care Organisations (DBCO)
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The Duke of EdinburghInternational Award Zambia Oselobua Family Foundation (OSEFAFO) Hadmaid Children Home Femmes en Action pour le Progrès Social (FAPROS) World Educare Network Divine Benevolent Care Organisations (DBCO) |
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| 9. | The Child Friendly Governance Project |
| 10. | Tushinde Children's Trust |
| 11. | A Chance in Life |
| 12. | The Dihya Foundation |
| 13. | Too Young To Wed (TYTW) |
| 14. | Integrated Life Support for Women and Children Initiative(ILSWACI) |
| 15. | Legal Literacy Nepal |
| 16. | Rosa Care Organisation |
| 17. | Team Work Afrika |
| 18. | Peace Matunda |
| 19. | Transformalife |
| 20. | The Sedoo Initiative for Children with Special Needs (SECHILD) |
| 21. | Federatión Internancional de Fe y Alegría |
| 22. | Console Mission |
| 23. | Future Focus Foundation |
| 24. | Koloob Min Noor |
| 25. | The Safe Space Foundation |
| 26. | Christ's Hope International |
| 27. | Vulnerable Empowerment Foundation International Liberia (VEFIL) |
| 28. | Children International |
| 29. | Childline Zimbabwe |
| 30. | The Stop Child Cruelty Trust |
| 31. | Društvo za komunikacijsku i medisjku kulturu (DKMK) |
| 32. | Project Play |
Keeping Children Safe offers a child safeguarding certification scheme for organisations. This rigorous 10-stage process offers external verification by practitioners that child safeguarding measures are 'fit for purpose' and the right to use the KCS Certified Member logo, a visible symbol of quality performance in child safeguarding.
In 2023 - 24, the following organisations were certified:
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FACT Zimbabwe
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Young Heroes, Eswatini
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SOS Perú National Office
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The Society of St Vincent de Paul
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Concordia Bulgaria
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Concordia Romania
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Concordia - Projekte Sociale, Kosovo
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Concordia Moldova
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Concordia AT Lenz
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Concordia AT HQ
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KEEPING CHILDREN SAFE
Report of the Trustees for the Year Ended 31 March 2024
FINANCIAL REVIEW
Financial position
Incoming resources for the year were £469,483 (2023: £529,614) and resources expended were £463,024 (2023: £470,418) resulting in net incoming resources of £6,459 (2023: £59,196).
Total reserves amounted to £241,017 (2023: £234,558) of which restricted reserves amounted to £12,916 (2023: £10,448l). The restricted funds carried forward to 2024-2025 represent funding received for the completion of the project.
Investment policy and objectives
The Charity's policy is to invest all cash balances in excess of day-to-day requirements in interest bearing bank accounts.
Reserves policy
The Trustees have established a reserves policy. It is the intention to maintain the reserves to fund at least six-months operational expenditure. Details of the restricted funds are set out in Note 12 to the financial statements.
FUTURE PLANS Our top priorities for 2024 - 25 are:
Keeping Children Safe will continue to build our capacity as:
• A powerful global advocate for ending institutional child abuse and protecting the rights and dignity of victims and survivors.
• A trusted provider of context specific, culturally sensitive, independent, quality-assured and open-source child safeguarding resources, information and training.
• The leading international convener and supporter of organisations committed to upholding and championing International Child Safeguarding Standards.
• A credible source of rigorous agenda setting research to drive effectiveness and innovation and build the evidence base on child safeguarding.
STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT
Governing document
The charity is controlled by its governing document, a deed of trust and constitutes a limited company, limited by guarantee, as defined by the Companies Act 2006.
Recruitment and appointment of new trustees
Trustees are sought in terms of the expertise required by the Trust as well as their commitment to children's participation. The Trustee Board has recently been strengthened with the recruitment of several new Trustees who bring a variety of relevant skills and expertise.
Induction and training of new trustees
Trustees are oriented by staff and the Chair on the work and direction of the Trust and are familiarised with the Child Protection Policy. Staff inform Trustees of training which they can avail themselves of from time-to-time. Trustees may also accompany staff to meet partners either in the UK or abroad, on an expenses-only basis.
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Report of the Trustees for the Year Ended 31 March 2024
STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT
Risk management and internal controls
The Trustees have overall responsibility for ensuring that the organisation operates an appropriate system of controls, financial and otherwise, to provide reasonable assurance that::
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The charity is operating efficiently and effectively.
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Proper records are maintained and financial information, used within the charity or for publication, is reliable.
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The charity complies with relevant laws and regulations.
The Finance and Risk Committee is responsible for monitoring the effectiveness of the internal controls and reports to the board the results of such monitoring. This is achieved through:
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Regular reviews of the Risk Register to identify and manage risks.
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Reviews of operational policies and procedures ensuring appropriate financial controls are in place.
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Business plans, annual budget and cash flow forecasts.
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Regular consideration by the Trustees of actual results compared to budgets and forecasts.
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Regular reviews of financial procedures.
REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS Registered Company number
07419561 (England and Wales)
Registered Charity number 1142328
Registered office
49 High Street SKIPTON North Yorkshire BD23 1DT
Trustees
| Trustees | |
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| NAME | Current position/length of time on Board |
| Steven Paul Smith | Chairman /Appointed 10 December 2015 |
| Benyam Dawit Mezmur | Appointed 10 December 2015 |
| Kgomotso Tshaka | Appointed 26 October 2016 |
| Jonathan Mark Brown | Appointed 6 March 2018 |
| Robert Shilling | Appointed 6 March 2018 |
| Pauline Janet Douglas | Appointed 10 May 2021 |
| Robin David Smith | Appointed 10 May 2021 |
Organisational Structure
Keeping Children Safe has nine members of staff:
| Sarah Blakemore | Chief Executive / Appointed 23 March 2015 |
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| Alex Dressler | Head of Capacity Building /Appointed 18 April 2011 |
| Helen Carter | Head of Finance and Operations / Appointed 4 April 2016 |
| Stefan Yordanov | Senior Child Safeguarding Programme Manager / Appointed 24 July 2017 |
| Luisa Fontanazza | Design and Impact Specialist / Appointed 20 September 2017 |
| Juan Diego Oquendo Morales | Senior Child Safeguarding Adviser / Appointed 15 April 2019 |
| Samuel Gordon | Membership Manager / Appointed 12 December 2022 |
| Valentina Mirabolano | Advocacy and Research Project Manager Appointed 19 February 2020 |
| Josefina Mösle | Global Communications Assistant / Appointed 16 January 2023 |
Events since the end of the year
Information relating to events since the end of the year is given in the notes to the financial statements.
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KEEPING CHILDREN SAFE
Report of the Trustees for the Year Ended 31 March 2024
REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS
Independent Examiner
Stephen Anderson FCCA Knox Cropper LLP Chartered Accountants 153 -155 London Road Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire HP3 9SQ
Solicitors
Russell-Cooke Solicitors 2 Putney Hill, London. SW15 6AB
Bankers
Co-operative Bank PO Box 250 , Skelmersdale WN8 6WT
Approved by order of the board of trustees on 09/12/2024 and signed on its behalf by:
...................................................................... S P Smith - Trustee
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Independent Examiner's Report to the Trustees of Keeping Children Safe
Independent examiner's report to the trustees of Keeping Children Safe ('the Company')
I report to the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of the Company for the year ended 31 March 2024.
Responsibilities and basis of report
As the charity's trustees of the Company (and also its directors for the purposes of company law) you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 ('the 2006 Act').
Having satisfied myself that the accounts of the Company are not required to be audited under Part 16 of the 2006 Act and are eligible for independent examination, I report in respect of my examination of your charity's accounts as carried out under Section 145 of the Charities Act 2011 ('the 2011 Act'). In carrying out my examination I have followed the Directions given by the Charity Commission under Section 145(5) (b) of the 2011 Act.
Independent examiner's statement
Since your charity's gross income exceeded £250,000 your examiner must be a member of a listed body. I can confirm that I am qualified to undertake the examination because I am a member of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants, which is one of the listed bodies.
I have completed my examination. I confirm that no matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe:
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accounting records were not kept in respect of the Company as required by Section 386 of the 2006 Act; or 2. the accounts do not accord with those records; or
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the accounts do not comply with the accounting requirements of Section 396 of the 2006 Act other than any requirement that the accounts give a true and fair view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination; or
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the accounts have not been prepared in accordance with the methods and principles of the Statement of Recommended Practice for accounting and reporting by charities (applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102)).
I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
Stephen Anderson FCCA
Knox Cropper LLP Chartered Accountants 153 -155 London Road Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire HP3 9SQ
9 December 2024
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KEEPING CHILDREN SAFE
Statement of Financial Activities for the Year Ended 31 March 2024
| 2024 Unrestricted Restricted Total funds funds funds Notes £ £ £ INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM Donations and legacies 2 1,614 - 1,614 Charitable activities 3 Children's protection and welfare 447,683 20,186 467,869 Other income - - - Total 449,297 20,186 469,483 EXPENDITURE ON Charitable activities 4 Children's protection and welfare 284,467 17,718 302,185 Child safeguarding technical support 160,839 - 160,839 Total 445,306 17,718 463,024 NET INCOME 3,991 2,468 6,459 RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS Total funds brought forward 224,110 10,448 234,558 TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD 228,101 12,916 241,017 |
2023 Total funds £ 3,600 523,514 2,500 |
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| 529,614 | |
| 294,425 175,993 |
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| 470,418 | |
| 59,196 175,362 |
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| 234,558 |
The notes form part of these financial statements
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Balance Sheet 31 March 2024
| Unrestricted Restricted funds funds Notes £ £ CURRENT ASSETS Debtors 10 97,818 - Cash at bank and in hand 157,930 12,916 255,748 12,916 CREDITORS Amounts falling due within one year 11 (27,647) - NET CURRENT ASSETS 228,101 12,916 TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT LIABILITIES 228,101 12,916 NET ASSETS 228,101 12,916 FUNDS 12 Unrestricted funds Restricted funds TOTAL FUNDS |
2024 Total funds £ 97,818 170,846 268,664 (27,647) 241,017 241,017 241,017 228,101 12,916 241,017 |
2023 Total funds £ 109,644 139,588 249,232 (14,674) 234,558 234,558 234,558 224,110 10,448 234,558 |
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The charitable company is entitled to exemption from audit under Section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 for the year ended 31 March 2024.
The members have not required the company to obtain an audit of its financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2024 in accordance with Section 476 of the Companies Act 2006.
The trustees acknowledge their responsibilities for
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(a) ensuring that the charitable company keeps accounting records that comply with Sections 386 and 387 of the Companies Act 2006 and
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(b) preparing financial statements which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charitable company as at the end of each financial year and of its surplus or deficit for each financial year in accordance with the requirements of Sections 394 and 395 and which otherwise comply with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 relating to financial statements, so far as applicable to the charitable company.
These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to charitable companies subject to the small companies regime.
The financial statements were approved by the Board of Trustees and authorised for issue on 09/12/2024 and were signed on its behalf by:
............................................. S P Smith - Trustee
The notes form part of these financial statements
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Cash Flow Statement for the Year Ended 31 March 2024
| Notes Cash flows from operating activities Cash generated from operations 1 Interest paid Net cash provided by/(used in) operating activities Change in cash and cash equivalents in the reporting period Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the reporting period Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the reporting period |
2024 £ 33,063 (1,805) 31,258 31,258 139,588 170,846 |
2023 £ (20,720) (1,204) (21,924) (21,924) 161,512 139,588 |
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The notes form part of these financial statements
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Notes to the Cash Flow Statement for the Year Ended 31 March 2024
| 1. | RECONCILIATION OF NET INCOME TO NET CASH FLOW FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES | RECONCILIATION OF NET INCOME TO NET CASH FLOW FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES | RECONCILIATION OF NET INCOME TO NET CASH FLOW FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES | |
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| 2024 | 2023 | |||
| £ | £ | |||
| Net income for the reporting period (as per the Statement of | ||||
| Financial Activities) | 6,459 | 59,196 | ||
| Adjustments for: | ||||
| Interest paid | 1,805 | 1,204 | ||
| Decrease/(increase) in debtors | 11,826 | (24,704) | ||
| Increase/(decrease) in creditors | 12,973 | (56,416) | ||
| Net cash provided by/(used in) operations | 33,063 | (20,720) | ||
| 2. | ANALYSIS OF CHANGES IN NET FUNDS | |||
| At 1.4.23 | Cash flow | At 31.3.24 | ||
| £ | £ | £ | ||
| Net cash | ||||
| Cash at bank and in hand | 139,588 | 31,258 | 170,846 | |
| 139,588 | 31,258 | 170,846 | ||
| Total | 139,588 | 31,258 | 170,846 |
The notes form part of these financial statements
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Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2024
1. ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Basis of preparing the financial statements
The financial statements of the charitable company, which is a public benefit entity under FRS 102, have been prepared in accordance with the Charities SORP (FRS 102) '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)', Financial Reporting Standard 102 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland' and the Companies Act 2006. The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention.
Going Concern
After reviewing the charity's forecasts and projections, the trustees' have a reasonable expectation that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. The charity therefore continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing its financial statements.
Income
All income is recognised in the Statement of Financial Activities once the charity has entitlement to the funds, it is probable that the income will be received and the amount can be measured reliably.
Expenditure
Liabilities are recognised as expenditure as soon as there is a legal or constructive obligation committing the charity to that expenditure, it is probable that a transfer of economic benefits will be required in settlement and the amount of the obligation can be measured reliably. Expenditure is accounted for on an accruals basis and has been classified under headings that aggregate all cost related to the category. Where costs cannot be directly attributed to particular headings they have been allocated to activities on a basis consistent with the use of resources.
Grants offered subject to conditions which have not been met at the year end date are noted as a commitment but not accrued as expenditure.
Allocation and apportionment of costs
Expenditure is allocated between Cost of Generating Funds, Charitable Activities and Governance Costs on an actual basis where possible. Where actual allocation are not possible, apportionments are made based principally on employee time. The policy of apportionment is consistently applied year on year although the specific bases adopted will vary year on year with changing circumstances.
Taxation
The charity is exempt from corporation tax on its charitable activities.
Fund accounting
Unrestricted funds can be used in accordance with the charitable objectives at the discretion of the trustees.
Restricted funds can only be used for particular restricted purposes within the objects of the charity. Restrictions arise when specified by the donor or when funds are raised for particular restricted purposes.
Further explanation of the nature and purpose of each fund is included in the notes to the financial statements.
Pension costs and other post-retirement benefits
The charitable company operates a defined contribution pension scheme. Contributions payable to the charitable company's pension scheme are charged to the Statement of Financial Activities in the period to which they relate.
Going concern
After reviewing the charity's forecasts and projections, the trustees have a reasonable expectation that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. The charity therefore continues to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the financial statements.
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Notes to the Financial Statements - continued for the Year Ended 31 March 2024
2. DONATIONS AND LEGACIES
| Donations 3. INCOME FROM CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES Activity Capacity building income Children's protection and welfare Online course income Children's protection and welfare Consultancy fees Children's protection and welfare Membership fees Children's protection and welfare Grants Children's protection and welfare Conference income Children's protection and welfare Grants received, included in the above, are as follows: Oak Foundation Core KNH-Kindernotlife Porticus Foundation Ukrainian Refugee Children Global Online Conferences 4. CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES COSTS Children's protection and welfare Child safeguarding technical support |
Direct Costs £ 302,185 - 302,185 |
2024 £ 1,614 2024 £ 361,188 4,275 27,096 55,124 20,186 - 467,869 2024 £ - - 20,186 - - 20,186 Support costs (see note 6) £ - 160,839 160,839 |
2023 £ 3,600 2023 £ 268,547 25,938 32,282 68,225 126,522 2,000 |
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| 523,514 | |||
| 2023 £ 10,000 20,118 - 41,292 55,112 |
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| 126,522 | |||
| Totals £ 302,185 160,839 |
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| 463,024 |
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Notes to the Financial Statements - continued for the Year Ended 31 March 2024
5. GRANTS PAYABLE
| 5. | GRANTS PAYABLE | |||
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| 2024 | 2023 | |||
| £ | £ | |||
| Child safeguarding technical support | - | 543 | ||
| The total grants paid to institutions during the year was as follows: | ||||
| 2024 | 2023 | |||
| £ | £ | |||
| KCS USA | - | 543 | ||
| 6. | SUPPORT COSTS | |||
| Governance | ||||
| Management | costs | Totals | ||
| £ | £ | £ | ||
| Child safeguarding technical support | 156,625 | 4,214 | 160,839 |
7. TRUSTEES' REMUNERATION AND BENEFITS
There were no trustees' remuneration or other benefits for the year ended 31 March 2024 nor for the year ended 31 March 2023.
Trustees' expenses
There were no trustees' expenses for the year ended 31 March 2024 nor for the year ended 31 March 2023.
8. STAFF COSTS
| STAFF COSTS | ||
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| Wages and salaries Other pension costs The average monthly number of employees during the year was as follows: Administration and Management |
2024 £ 371,396 17,800 389,196 2024 10 |
2023 £ 381,513 18,666 |
| 400,179 | ||
| 2023 10 |
The number of employees whose employee benefits (excluding employer pension costs) exceeded £60,000 was:
| £60,001 - £70,000 £70,001 - £80,000 |
2024 1 1 2 |
2023 1 - |
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| 1 |
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Notes to the Financial Statements - continued for the Year Ended 31 March 2024
| 9. COMPARATIVES FOR THE STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES Unrestricted funds £ INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM Donations and legacies 3,600 Charitable activities Children's protection and welfare 396,992 Other income 2,500 Total 403,092 EXPENDITURE ON Charitable activities Children's protection and welfare 178,351 Child safeguarding technical support 175,993 Total 354,344 NET INCOME 48,748 RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS Total funds brought forward 175,362 TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD 224,110 10. DEBTORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR Trade debtors KCS USA Loan |
Restricted funds £ - 126,522 - 126,522 116,074 - 116,074 10,448 - 10,448 2024 £ 92,818 5,000 97,818 |
Total funds £ 3,600 523,514 2,500 529,614 294,425 175,993 470,418 59,196 175,362 234,558 2023 £ 104,644 5,000 109,644 |
Total funds £ 3,600 523,514 2,500 |
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| 529,614 | ||||
| 294,425 175,993 |
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| 470,418 | ||||
| 59,196 175,362 |
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| 234,558 | ||||
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Notes to the Financial Statements - continued for the Year Ended 31 March 2024
11. CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR
| CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR | ||
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| Trade creditors VAT Other creditors Deferred income Accrued expenses |
2024 £ 13,758 2,056 - 7,958 3,875 27,647 |
2023 £ 5,535 4,191 1,873 - 3,075 |
| 14,674 |
12. MOVEMENT IN FUNDS
| Unrestricted funds General fund Restricted funds Porticus Foundation Ukrainian Refugee Children TOTAL FUNDS Net movement in funds, included in the above are as follows: Unrestricted funds General fund Restricted funds Porticus Foundation Ukrainian Refugee Children TOTAL FUNDS |
At 1.4.23 £ 224,110 - 10,448 10,448 234,558 Incoming resources £ 449,297 20,186 - 20,186 469,483 |
Net movement At in funds 31.3.24 £ £ 3,991 228,101 6,916 6,916 (4,448) 6,000 2,468 12,916 6,459 241,017 Resources Movement expended in funds £ £ (445,306) 3,991 (13,270) 6,916 (4,448) (4,448) (17,718) 2,468 (463,024) 6,459 |
At 31.3.24 £ 228,101 6,916 6,000 |
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| 12,916 | |||
| 241,017 | |||
| 2,468 | |||
| 6,459 |
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Comparatives for movement in funds
| At 1.4.22 £ Unrestricted funds General fund 175,362 Restricted funds Ukrainian Refugee Children - TOTAL FUNDS 175,362 Comparative net movement in funds, included in the above are as follows: Incoming resources £ Unrestricted funds General fund 403,092 Restricted funds Oak Foundation Core 10,000 KNH-Kindernotlife 20,118 Ukrainian Refugee Children 41,292 Global Conference 55,112 126,522 TOTAL FUNDS 529,614 A current year 12 months and prior year 12 months combined position is as follows: At 1.4.22 £ Unrestricted funds General fund 175,362 Restricted funds Porticus Foundation - Ukrainian Refugee Children - - TOTAL FUNDS 175,362 |
Net movement At in funds 31.3.23 £ £ 48,748 224,110 10,448 10,448 59,196 234,558 Resources Movement expended in funds £ £ (354,344) 48,748 (10,000) - (20,118) - (30,844) 10,448 (55,112) - (116,074) 10,448 (470,418) 59,196 Net movement At in funds 31.3.24 £ £ 52,739 228,101 6,916 6,916 6,000 6,000 12,916 12,916 65,655 241,017 |
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12. MOVEMENT IN FUNDS - continued
A current year 12 months and prior year 12 months combined net movement in funds, included in the above are as follows:
| Unrestricted funds General fund Restricted funds Oak Foundation Core Porticus Foundation KNH-Kindernotlife Ukrainian Refugee Children Global Conference TOTAL FUNDS |
Incoming resources £ 852,389 10,000 20,186 20,118 41,292 55,112 146,708 999,097 |
Resources Movement expended in funds £ £ (799,650) 52,739 (10,000) - (13,270) 6,916 (20,118) - (35,292) 6,000 (55,112) - (133,792) 12,916 (933,442) 65,655 |
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Restricted funds represent unspent balances on grants received from the following sources for the specific purposes stated:
OAK Foundation
The grant funding is for developing and implementing child protection policies and procedures, raising the profile of Keeping Children Safe and influencing key policy and decision-makers on child protection. The funding received in the year provided a package of child safeguarding support to organisations in Moldova.
KNH - Kindernotlife
Funding was aimed at Protecting Ukrainian Refugee Children from Abuse in response to the conflict with Russia. We prepared videos, checklists and toolkits, translating them in to six different languages. These were aimed at organisations who were working locally or ones that were working on the ground in Ukraine.
Ukrainian Refugee Children Fund
This project was to support the project, Safeguarding Ukrainian Refugee Children.
Global Online Conferences
The grant was to support the project Global online conferences on child safeguarding.
13. RELATED PARTY DISCLOSURES
KCS USA is an independent charity registered in United States of America. It has common two officers and four of the trustees with Keeping Children Safe. The charity will support KCS USA until it is financially independent.
It also intendeds to share Intellectual Property and to collaborate on research and to hold conferences that will benefit children worldwide. However the funds will be kept separate.
KCS USA will appoint its own trustees in the Unites States of America once it is financially independent.
During the year grants totalling £0 (2023: £543) was paid to KCS USA.
In 2022, a loan of £5,000 was given to the charity.
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