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IIEfjIThEDCQMPANY NUMBER: 07912948 IEnKlond ind Walqg) REGISTERED CHARrrY NUMBEA: 1145927 The Rards S•rk Pithrsh¥ Thomèkjè H￿Se 25 Bartrfwrne Rowj Wryc•5t8r VR1 1RU

Footsteps Worcestershire Limited

Contents of the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31st December 2021

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Reference and Administrative Details	1
Report of the Trustees	2 to 16
Independent Examiner's Report	17
Statement of Financial Activities	18
Balance Sheet	19
Notes to the Financial Statements	20 to 27

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fvrthe YearEnded31q Dec•mknr2021 The Tnjstees, wbo are also dlrertors of the charty for the purposes ofthe CompaniesAct 2006, present thelr report w5th the financial ststements of the thaTity for the year ended 31st Decemkn2020. The ￿￿tee5 have adopted the provisions of AcwuDtln% alld Reportin8bylYLarltte& Ststement of Kecommended Pracuceapplicable to charftlÈspTeparlllRthelraccounts In accordance with the F￿nCIaL ReFK¢rtingStsndard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland IFRS 102) (effective I january 20191. A re¢eht report (Farewlll ReporL Death aDd U5. Z0211 on the attrtude5 0fdeatlLcoDd￿1ed that the P4Ddernic has imparted o the waywe talkand feel aboutdwn& with rnore than halfof participants ststin8 that they nowtaiked moreO￿￿Y aboutdwdt However,a quarter ofth05etakin8 Part5tlll feltdeathwasn'tan approprlatetopic ro dtsrU￿ with a fifth of respondentssratlng tha¢ th¢yweren'tsure ofthebestopproKhwhen tsitrjngto dy.]d￿naboUtdeQth Everyd)Ild is unlque al￿ wlll deal wlth the dcath of someone lrnportanttn thelr own way.There15 no Jnagic formuL4. Chlldren and yotrng people s￿e¥t lust as much as adults but $￿W 11 In dltfereTht They ￿lY on dulLS ￿ provide them wllh the support they need in their grief. Many get the support thry need from those already around them whn they know and trusL However.therearemaThychlidrenwho don'tandneedadditlonaj-at￿pr0fe5%l0naj-5￿￿rt Footstepsprovlde5apreventstJve servlcE.and helps dut1ng chlldrett's format1vey￿Is¥tsd ltt ¢heirtim¢ ofrtal need provhllng the pl8tfDrni toopenlydlscussand address ftar5 and feelln8& We launched FooLvep$ back In Ocrober 2011 to meeta real gap In 5eTvlce provlslon In South wor￿SEersh1re where there was and contlnues to be M comparable ser¥lce for our bertaved chlldren and young people. We are 50 proud of our F¢Jotstep5' lourt)ey aud our Footsteps, family, our smau and dedlcatrd team of suff. Trustees and volunteers. and our wonderfvuy SUPPOrtive comrnunlty. Together we have ￿Ieved 50 muth not least In developln4 ar￿ deilvering be5wbke and tai]orÈd bereavement $upport packages to almon 1.300 berea%￿ chl]dreN youn8 people ond thelr famllles and Impacdng on the live5 ofmore than 7,$0 October 2021 marked the be￿nnIng of FootsttP5' 1(P year of servSce to our comrnunlty. The ongolThg 5UPPOrt of Chadtsble Trusts. loral bu$lnÈ$se$, our communlry and More recentjy ihe Nadonal knttery enables us to eontjnue to deliver to those who need us most We Devertake thts Jupporttor8r8nted: It Is our drlvthKforce. It Is very important to us that we remaln a small and personal charjty. We strlve to do what we do we]L always retalRlTh8 our ablllty to be ftexible. The Lqst two year5 have not been without thalltngts for u$ ￿1,. ourbereaved thudren h•ve $0 much to cope ￿th. wSth the added challen8es of sodal Isolatton and for many, sl8nlflcant aThxledes arisJn8 from Covld.19 varlants and thepandemlclnwhlch wesudden]yfound ourselve&Asatramwehavelearntso mudLWehaveadaptedandevolYedto support our bereaved ¢hlldrÈn young people In thtlr lournty through gnef, enabllng th¢m ¢0 dev¢lop th¢Sr own LLnlqu¢ coplng mechanisms to be able ￿ mat)a8e thelr8rttfand to Imp8rtp)sklvtlyoft thelrcuntnt aftd mental health In order to help them Ilve thelr Ilvesto thtlr fvllesL Oil behalf ol'nur FOOTSTEPS fainlly. bere#v¢d thildrnu, young people, thetr faniilles Dd t¢An) v¢ would Ilke lo (oiivcy oui. hear￿ell Ihaiiks in everyone wbo has 5UPPnrted and roullnue5 lo siipport our scrvi¢t, OBlE￿ESAFID ACT￿E5 FOotstr￿prOVldesa s￿1411$¢prO&r4M￿of supportto bertaVedd￿Ldre￿y0Un8p¢0pj¢ (5.21 years) and thelr famllies in South Worcesrershlr We alm to support bereaved cbl]dren and youn8 people In thelr lourney through ylef, to help them to develop their own urtlque riwlng medunl5ll￿ to njanage thetr grlef. We alw to pDsldvely impact on thelr currentand fvwre meDts] heat￿ to helpthem live thetrljves ro rbelrfvlle5fF￿ndaL We dellverourserviceon anoulreath bagl&This is e55enliaJtoensure thatOurservi￿ is accessible to all ih nee Page 2

for d￿Year Ended 31stDe¢mbEr2ffZI OBIECflVESAIID ACTivfTIFS (continued) We work wlth a number of Ird h¢j5p1￿ within our geDgraphlc boundaria ￿ Soaal Care, medical. and educational professlonal a8encies with Chlldhood Bereavement Netwotk Cblld and Adolescent Mentsl Health.SeTvlce&and other SUPPDrt serylces, - We NKet • real ￿rvICe prov1￿0￿ In SDuth Our sevAce is whol]y dependent up)n the wonderful getL¢mslty of Dur local cornmunlty, local ￿￿knesses. Charitable Trusts and the Natfjonal I￿￿ry Communlty 2021 oveNiew - some achlevements In numbers 140 chll(tr•n and young peoplo and thdr famlll•8 We spent time talklng with 116 families to undertake prolessional famSly a55e55ments, to better understand needs and to provide the best tailored support Possible for their ¢hildrEn. We now have i retognised presence in almost 9J% ol schools in South Worcestershire. We have workin8 relationships / work togetheT Wlth over 100 schools I colleges. • dlr•dty Impxt•d on th• of morn lh￿ p•opl• b•ro•v•d of i lov•d on• ServK• Man¥ff •n4 3 We 5UPPDrted families on an outreach basis when It was ￿fe to do so. We i dre¢tty wlth b¢wb•l supported children and young people from many locatlons.. Worcester arKI DrO￿WiCh{77% of our Mafvern19%1 Eve5ham and Pershore {12%1 and other location5 {2%1. 115% rA c•*rfl 1.250 young p•opl• tog•th•r wlth their famlll•s have b•en $upport•d by d•dl¢•ted Footst•PS Pra¢tlon•rs since October 20111 And w• I￿Ve impacted on th• Ilves ol more than 7,500 In tgtsl ovw thls tl•n•. 20221S. FOOTSTEPS, 10Tli BIRTHDAY YEARI 2021 has been Footsty. BUSEST YEAR EVER Pa8e 3

Worrutrmblrn Uwlted OBIEcnvisAND AciivmES (conthiued) ABOUT OUR CHILDREN YOUNG PEOPLE AND THEIR FAMILIES * 30% of our children were tying to cope wlth the death of their Dad. •• 20010 were trying to cope with the death of their Mum. 4 1 OYO were trying lo cope with the death of a sibling. * Over a quarter were l are trying to cope with multiple deaths within their family and friendship groups. + 35QA of the children we supported were 5 -10 years. + 56% of th8 children supported y￿re 11-16 years + 90/0 were aged l T and over. 4 47Yo of children l young people supported were male5. +> 530/0 were females. + 7% of children were tryfjng to cope wilh death following 8ulclde. 15°/0 with d8ath fmm Covid-19 variants. + 13% were trying to cope with bereavement folk)wlng a drug I alcohol related death. malority o our re erra s were teachers. school counsellor4 safeguardlng lead$). 22% wwe from par¢uts and other fan￿lY membe 15% of refemb were from social services or other 48encies and 2% were self.refemls. We receiv Ouryoung people and thelr famllles are vulnerable- referred to us at extremely sensltlve and emotlonally charyed and needy tlmes, 2021 added further to vulnerabllttles wtth enforced soclal anxiety and sI￿LI￿ant anxletles arising from the Covld.19 vlrus. Our every engagemenL whether fa¢￿t0￿fac¢ or mnotE ts bes￿e, tall0￿d to speclflc farnlly sItua￿onS and special and individua] need& We provide:" I. TAILORED SUPPORT Care￿IlYp1a￿ned and vlaluated I: I faceto f4¢e se5slollsand remotr / virtual sesdons for bereaved childreD and young people. These are needs-led and flexible and there is no Set tsumber. 2. GROUP SESSIONS care￿I)Y facilitated when safe ￿ do 5(L 3. DIRECT SUPPORT FOR PAREPnS & C4RERS, wlth an initia] and in-depth family assessments and on-golng telephonesupporL 4. WORKSHOP OPPORTUNITI￿ and FAMILY AcnviTY DAYS, on weekends and ID school holldays (when safe to do 50). S. ADVIC& TrAININC AND PROFESSIONAL INpirr in both the smwtory and voluntary sertor. 6. AWARENESS BAISING SESSIONS foryoung people In school& Page 4

forthtYearEnded 31st Docrnb¢r ZOZI srRucfuRE. GOVERNANCEAND MANAGEMEKr Governing document 'Footsteps" Is a charttable company Ilrnlted by guarantre. Incorporated OD 17th January 2012 and registered as 4 charfty on Isth February ZOI2. The company 15 estsbllshed under a Mernorandum of Assoclatlon which sers out the objects and powers of the charttable cornpany and 15 governed under Its Artlcle5 of A550datlon. In the event of the cornpany bein8 wound up director5 are required to contribute an amount not exceeding £1. OBJEcrs The CharlWs tsblects (the 'Oblerts? are to Ttlleve the mentsl. splrltua] and physlcal dlstress of chlldreD afferted by bereavement or lo￿, pardculariy thrOll￿ group worl4 suppofL counselllng and educatlon, Includlng (but not by way of limitatlon): Increaslng a chlld's knowledge and understanding of death. Increaslng awareness and Understa￿11￿% ofthe grievlng process. Promotlng open communlcadon within the chlld's famlly. respondln8 to the Indlvldllal needs Of each chud and its famlly. enablln8 them to condnue thelr Ilves In a meanlngful way, and establtsh any other Serylces as ml8ht be required by an a8¢ncy dealing with chlld bereavemen¢ We always welcomè Yoluntsers ofall ages and back8round& Our volunteers I￿l￿de yotsng people we have supported, as well as some parenLS I carers: they ran8e from teen5 ￿ late 60-yearryolds and they ¢ontinue to bring to our organisatson a varlety of Ilfe skllls. We benefitied from the sUPPOrt of uwiy professionals artd many Members ofour tommunity in 2021. We welcomed a new and exlwlenced volunteer into our Pra¢titlot)•r team towards the end of 202L The Footsteps team feel she will be 8reat asset to Footstep& Our Volunte￿ rtrnwkablL Thry 8lve thelr sklus and tlme to nmke i dlfferenee to the Ilves of bereaved chlldrerL young people and thelr fymllies. We could Dot offrrour full 8•rvic¢ wlthoutthelramazlngsupportaDd we feel prlvlleged to Iiave them workth8 aiots8slde FotsLSteps Is under the 8uardlanshlp and leadershlp of 4 Truste Our most TecentTrustres Include a Legal Secretary from a Ion8stablished law firni (a Company which has been very 5UPPOrtlve ofFootsteps overa lon8 period ofiime). She bas a drama back8round ts very knowledgeable on GDPR and hasaccess to employmentlaw InfonnatlotL Inaddltlon,theretlred Head ofthe InsdDJteof Health &SocletyatWorcester Utjlversity Is a member ofour Tn￿ree team, with a background In nursing al￿ teaching and a former TnJ5tee with SL Richard's Hospice. Our Board of Trustees also includes a retlred texchÈrlParlsh Counsellor and a Sch￿] Health Nurse, both wlth very significant experience to offer 3nd who are very aLtive in their role515UPPOrt for Footsteps. Our Chalr and our Trustee Group were very active in 2021 providing significant governance and steering throughout the Covid- 19 pandemic and throughoutour restructuring and reorganisatlons over the year. Footsteps, team have ail benefitted from eXcellentTn￿tee supportduringvery diaU¢n8in8 time Page 5

fortheYtwEDdtd 31tDecembErZlf21 srRucfuRE. GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMEF4T (colltinued) R¢crnitinent and appolntmentofDew trustees The Dlrertorsofthe Company areaiso CharityTrustees forthe purposes of charity law. Dueto the natureof the chariry's work wSth bereaved chlldren. the Tn￿ee$ and Management Team are alway5 rnlndful ofthe need to recruitadditional Trustees who can brin8 specla115t experthse. skllls and knowledgc of the community we sthve. TheTNstees seek advice and re¢ommendations of staff beforeappointin8 new trustee& NewTrusteesareprovldedwltha Trnrtee induction pack which includes the follow5ng CharSty Commtsslon publl¢ab'ons:. CC3'. The Essentjal Trustee.. whatyou need to know. CCIO.. The Hallmarks of an effective Charity. Our people deflne Footsteps and create the Identlty we are so very proud of. Our team ts ￿nall. dedlcated and passionats. Our team cornpr15es • a Bereavement Servlce Manager •3 addltlonal Bereavement Servlce Practttloners • an Operations Manager • 2 Consultant% One Consultont ffornwr Se￿ce Monoger) hos ￿nI}lea￿t legol experlenc¢ loye0￿. experlence as Fundralsin9 P4anager with Noah s Ark Trurt (1999-2009). wos q Co-fvunder of Guys Glft ￿009. 2012) supporting berEfjved young people In Warwl¢kshlre ond Ih7S been Secretary to a lorge national Charitable Tr￿tfOr the lost 23yeorn She wos olso on the decuion.maklrw ponel of the Locol Network Fundfvr Chlldren & Young People In Worceststshlrr throughout its Ilfetime. Our other Consultant fformer BereovementSer¥lce Manager) hos35yettr5'experlence In 5enlor m¢7na9ement mles In educatfor4 Zoyears'expertence of working speclficolly with bereovedyotsng people dnd wos tslso one of the co-founders ofGuy's Gift in 2009, which is stlll opernting In Worwlckshlra He hos bEen instrumentol In bulldln9 the Practitioner teom for Footsteps - a $moll teom of highly skilled ond uyrifnred Bere4￿Ment Proctitioner5 wlk? ore both dynomlc ond wsslonot• about the serylce chey dellver. Our BereavementServlceMan¢werhoson MA InDrnmoth¢rnpy. Sheha5 13years,￿perIeR¢e wklng wrfth chiidreffj whlch Includes worklng In molnstream educotlon supportIng￿)Und people with leornlng dffjcultles t75 ¢7 trolnee theroplst and worklng In a residentlal 1￿me￿orY￿￿1￿ people wlth severe leornlng dlfficultles. olso ¢75 o trolnee thernpirt She has had perpubltshed"Children ondyouty adults o[Gkoholicf and ottochment theory."Our Beret7vementServlce Pracutlone have 46+yeors of wlde-mnglng experience workiR9 With children ondyoung people. They hove o range of prnfesslonal quullficotionsincluding.. &Sc[Hons)PsycholoAy.'postgrndyotediplomain counsellin9 children ondyoun9people,' tldvonced certificots ond dlplomo In coun5ellin9 / counselllng skllls.. meMbe￿hIP of the British Awocit7oon for Counselllng ond PsYcl￿the￿Py, obldlng by thelr Ethlcul Frnmeworfor G￿￿ PrncUc& We ￿lCoMed o volunteer Bereovemenc Servlce uctltloner Into the team towords the end of2Q21,' oformer teorher experience infvrther education ¢7J7d currently undertaklng herleve14 CPCABln theropeuticrounselling. 5hewillhoveasmallworkloodondwehopethotheriAvolvement wlth Footstsp5 ￿11 be mutuolty beneficial. u150 prrwiding her bwth thefvrther experience ond support she Is seekln9 to develop herfvture work ondambitionshelping ourloo71communitie& OurPrqctltioner5ollht7ve monthlypeersupervislon andpro[￿s1onal clin1co15uperv￿O￿ OurfullteGm meetsonce o weekto revlew the weekond ourfytureplo Our Operotlons Manager has30years'experlence wlthln th¢ PoliceSeFVi¢< W7ring in busin￿ progmmme andproject muRogemenL She herself is a widowed mother of 2 cblldren andiolll￿ our tsom to help make o dIffrn￿ to oth@r bereovedfomilie& Page 6

foTthe Ye4rEnded 31atDertmber20ZI srRucfuRE. GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMEKf {conthiued)

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tst We consider ourselves very [ortuMte to buve .fuch a slrong. mhÉslvt team whn ljftve nll woied togetherlol. SLve1￿1y￿Qrs, enjoy thelr woj'k havefvn th9ethL'r, andsupport one another e%treMivly ￿11 on tt day to day basis throiigh 501llE very rflfflculteiiioiional wol sufferlnK the lung.la5ttng negatlve Impacts of ber¢4veTDent rl8ht throu8h Inkn adulthood ACHIEVEMENTS AND PERFORMANCE IN 20ZI The winter of 2021 saw further lenohy school closures and thanglnB government restrlctlons and 8uldelin4 asthe Covid-19 pandemic continued to takeits toll ourtomrnunttle&The Footsteps tearn stsrted theyear with processes, pollcles and procedures in place to ensure that we were In the best possible positlon to provlde our bereavement setvjces at the dmes they were most needed and however we best couliL W¢ stsrted the year In a strong pos1t1o￿ Thls supported us In our alm to conunue to adap¢ evolve and retaln our flexlblllty to meet the very real and changlng needs of our bereaved chlldren, youn8 people, and thelrfamllles in South Wor¢esttrshlre. In very challen8lng tSme& New tKhnOlo￿, funded by a National t•ttery IT 8ranL facilitated our new ￿rtUal way5 of workirt& as dld our Inltlativ&ta￿'ng researc￿ online learnlngand development In 2020. 2021 ended ￿ Footsteps, buslest year. The demand for our servlce5 throughout the year was at its hlghest slnce the Charltys launch ten years agij. Our small team worked very hard to provode 5wlali5t and professlonal supportto 146 bereaved chIldre￿ youn8 people and theSr famllie& Thanks to the securlty of futtdlng from the National Lottery Communlty Fund; further fundln8 5¢cured from othercharirable Trusts, local buslne55 and our wonderful communlty, we were able to contlnue to provlde our sejytce to those In need and provlde addftional l..1 bereavetrtent support session& This enabled us to mana8e ourwaltlng ltst to meet ourdemand and to provlde our servl¢es at the times they were most needed and deemed to be at thelr most effective. Safe8uardin& as aways was a prioritythroughout the year, for ourchlldren.youn8 peopleand our team. OurTntstees werealso Involved In both the 8uldance and steerln8 ofsafe and effertlve face-to- lace 5e5sions and remote wOr￿tt Your orynls•tkn rn••ts wl ￿1p$ #￿1￿> drffir¥k aThl Th• wK•ss for wr 14vt wtyknd wlth your CQUMelors o¥w a perlod ol Ilm•. hm sklns to bÈa)kn to mwiaie thelr •nd copt In 4 wty th•t h 4PVOPrte lor t￿1 our •nO •¥pwV. (w￿r￿j• to Ible to Some ofourPmffts/Carers I￿$￿1&.. hL% servlce has bten lrNalUab￿. My chddrEn h•R tthxh had coun5rkn and I h•YE 5Een change5. They irt bLh underDyfor mentsl heakh IsyJes and h•4 had sut¥>M worters. Ser￿e has been ofmDrtbEnEfft to them than xxx. Tl cath rKJW talk about ihose thry ha¥e lost IdiEdl and More awart of they are fedirrf that rf5 ok ID feellrys. I .cannot br8in to thll much couffj4lkxs have hdped INI I Iw •nd th•t tNs seThlce WMI (Mtlnut to yow •NI 'offer rr￿re chikk¢n thisWPPOrt. Thankythl so M￿." Briuiant. -FootWs keo myfafftyt low￿r.$1￿r￿t￿rh￿th0 arL%¥￿St09UÈ$knthat I ctyjd not ShowlF¥thedglthn, it¥Ms ¢Jk tO8d*e

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rth Yw Ended 31sQ DrcEmbEr2021 ACFIEVEMEprfs AMD PERFORIIANCE Iconlhw•dl '4ttout the supptr< trf Foot#￿ I t)n't thknk I waufd Imwe cDped wlth rny I hwe w￿￿(￿1￿.1 br l Im today. suP￿rt frryn Fa0￿ep5 has hÉlptd me irt th¥4yJth a tlm¢ I Irrw4fre rtetti￿ thro￿ and C￿tInueS to help m• throu4h thw when theyvt hord.- "l li tsok lobe har4ry and ottayto bes*" In 2020 we adapted ￿￿r Se￿Ce to meet ¢h•n8ln8 needs so that when h was not safe to dell¥er fac•.to-face support and servke5 Indoor5 wthln our Safe educatlonal en￿ronMents. we prO￿e￿. 2021 FOLLOWED 2020 AS A DIFFICULT YEAR FOR SO MANY, NONE MORE SO THAN MANY OF OUR BEREAVED CHILDREN, YOUNG PEOPLE AND THEIR FAMIUES. THEIA CHALLENGES, OEALING WtTH AND JOURNEYING THROUGH THEIR GRIEF, HA BEEN COMPOUNDEO 8Y SOCIAL ISOLATION - FROM THEIR FRIENDS, FAMILIES AND TEACHERS AND WITH THE ADDED ANXIEnES THAT cov1￿19 HAS CREATED IN MANY. NEVER HA5 OUR FREE SERVICE AND THE OEMAND FOR OUR PIIOFESSIONAL SUPPORT BEEN MORE ESSENTIAL THAN IN THISCURRENT PANDEMIC LEARNING ANDADAFfiNG OUR SERVICE. Case Study Examples As achartyourteam has spenta slgnlficantamountoftime learnln8 and adapttn8oursetvkethrou8houtthepandemlc We have Temained flexlble and acce551ble wherever possible to those In need and have provlded safe professional supportln the bestwaythatwe were able, to meet Indmdual chlldren's and famllles. needL In 2021 wepartautomated our prucesses to capture feedback from our children and youn8 people and this inftrrniats'on continues to be used alongsSde paper feedback surveys to develop and adapt and ensure thatwe are mtetln8 real and chanwng need Real Fwmples •nd ￿eS￿dIe1 . One of our Practitioners sUPPOrted a young person whose close famlly member dled In March 2020 from COVID-19. In January 2021, the pandemSc was sttll restrlciinB acce551bility of face-to-face supporL a5 Khools were instrurted to c105e. With the first anniversary of Nan's death approachln& the young person was open to the Idea of remots support vla"vldeo Ilnk As the young person was preparin8 for exams. she Felt thal 5UPPOrt was necessary to help minimi4e the impact her yief was having on her sNdies.Our Practiti'onerworf(ed flexiblytooffera convenlenttimeto meetremotely. outsidethe home-schoolinghouT& The young person's family were supportive of her need for a safe, private space wtthin the horne to tonduct sesslo Support sessions took place weekly during the Sprln& allowlng for iD.depth dtscus51on around different aspects of the death, Indudlng the ongolng pandem1¢ Our Practitioner offered reassurance and self-care tschniques which the young person found very helpfid. They explored the impart of the sudden nature ofthe death. how the young person felt about thi5. and the pandemTC itself. TheyouT]g pEr50n Identified as beingsorneonewhostruggles to'letgo'emotionally. Sheidentlfied that5he had concerns around how she would ftel once sesslons dosedas she had come tovalue the refiertion time whlch 5ession$ offered to her. Our Pracdttoner pald parttcular attentton to closlng sesslons approprlately and comfortably. so she felt reassured In- between sessions. Once sUPPOrt was endin& the young person noted that she felt better having spoken to Someone abDUt her feeling5 and about her exams aDd that she felt she nowhad in plare the TElaxation technique5 to usa Page 8

lor they¢￿EDded 3lstDe¢enkn2021 ACHIEVEMENTS AND PERFORIAANCE l¢¢)ntlnu•d One of our Practltloners has been 5UPPOrting a young person whose father dled suddenly at the end of 2020. School dosures at the tlme resulted ID careful conslderdtlon of the suitabrlity Df remote support for this young persotL Teaching staff and famlly members felt face-to-face support would be tnore appropriata However, as his sister was already receiving remote support from another Prdctltloner, gnd engaging well. it was offered to the young person with the offer tn change sessions to faC￿t0•faCe 5UPPOrtas soon a5 It was po55lbl¢. The youn8 person developed a rapport w6th our Prdrtitloner very quickly. Throughout the 5e55ion5 he tslked openly and panicipated in several drawing activiiies focused on emotions and memorle& Indlviduai emot5ons were explored vlsually. allowlng a platfonn to Identlfy h15 spedflc feeltngs. and dtscus5 these In relatlonto hls bereavetnent. Theyoung persona]so madeuseof the supportsessions to explorehisrelationships, ar￿ his rnlewlthin his family. OurPractitioner used a variety of resources to engage the youn8 person and tailor the se&s1o￿ to his individual interests. He reported having found his support sessions'fun. and transltioned well to factrtsFface suppo QlljIn£&￿ Prdcddoner supported a young person during lockdown vla Zoom, followlng the dvdth of a great grandparent wlth whom they had an extremely close re1atlonsh1￿ This worked well and the yourtB person was confident and comfortable wlth this way of workin& They were able to acce55 5entimentsi Items wlthln the house to share vla the camera wlth tht Pra¢tltioner. Thts 8avea very persotsal feel to sesslons atsd broughtan element not ea$lly avallable when meeting In an educational 5ettin& However. there were perlodlc interruptions by other household members. The Practlts'oner and the young person agreed that the Prartitioner would contsct the parent and •sk for more privacy during sessions and this was achievLid. Support was brought to a dose in a controlled way, when the young person established the abllity to dlscuss their bereavement with other family member5 and felt that they had developed theSr own coplng strategle& Ayoung person was referred for suppoffj following the death of her Mum from COVID-19. Mum was In hospttsl for a number of rnonths before she dled and sadly restrlctIons at the tlme meant the youn8 person could only have coniart wlth Mum via vldeo call. Thelr relatlonshlp had always been a close one and durlng the sesslons the Practirioner notlced that transferencelatrachment had shifted onto them as a parenL To8ether, the Practitloner and young person explored thls wlth the young person acknowled￿n8 that talklng to the Prartbtloner was Ilke talklng to her Mum. Over tjme the Pracdt5oner made sure there was no dependent relatlonshlp developlng and that the young person could separate Mum from the Practitioner. The youn8 person ts very aware of COVtD-19, in a fearful manner she conunues to adhere to all advised safety precauuon even as r*strictirt8 arn Ilftin& To8ether wffith the Practitioner they are che¢klng that they are followln8 covld 8uldellnes bur not turnlng them thto an obsessloTh Our supwjrt continues as coping strategies are being developed. Our prlorlty and efforts throughout the year In 2021 were on ensurlng wherever we could, that our seThlce reached those who most needed our supporL We now have a reco8nlsed presence In almost 90% of schools South Worcestershlre and In 20ZI we strived to increase further awdrEness ofour work through tommunlcatlons. We have alsogrown our sodal media presences1gnlfi￿n￿Y thts year and feedback on this is very posltkye. Page 9

rth¢YwF4hd￿ 31stDKewber2021 ACHJbYEMIYL TS AND PERFOKWCE (contiDued) Delivery of Dur service this year was helped by the National Lottery Community Fund recognising the continued importance and value of our work This grant carne ata time of great need when charities stsiJggled- and continue to strwle- to secure lundin& COMMUNITY uppo an ons m ijur communi owever s or ue OUTS 1> WE EMPOWERED BEREAVED CIIILDREN & YOUNG PEOPLE. with greater ability to explore and express dlfflcult feellngs, and acqulre 8reater confidence and Improved self-e5teem. IncreaslnB thelr emotional reslllence. 2> WE REASSURED PARENTS and CARERS. Improved relatlonshlpsand In¢reased communtcatson with thelrchlldre dimlnlshlng the levels of stress Ilkely to cause dlstress. 3> WE INCREASED PROFESSIONALV knowledge and awareness of bereavement issues and enabled them to better support those wlth whom they are InteTrctln& Q Chlldren and Young People developed thelr own untque coplng mechanfjsms Parents and carers felt better able to support their cblldretL F#mlly Ilfe benefltte There was a posltlve Impart on the Chlld's / young persons school and college Ilf& I:1 work provlded opportunltles foryoun8 people to be heard to ask questlons to unburden themselve& O School ieachen and others profe55lonals worklng wlth young people benefltted from our advlce, knowledge and expérlen¢e as to how to best supportyounE people on a day to day ba51& U Our educatlon of the wider communlty provlded prdctlL71 advlce to enable members to help those they know that have been bereaved of a loved OTh& Page 10

for th¢ywEDd￿ 31stDefember2021 Ac￿EvEmENTs AMD PERFORIAANCE {W￿n￿d) Coping with the loss of a loved one may be one of the hardest challenges thata child / youn8 Person faces. Grlef can be particularly Intense and tsolattng and a yOUDg person Can be twereome by shock & eonfusloJL leadlng to prolonged perlods of etnotiona] tunnoll. anger. 5adne55 ordepre5510Th Many people find It dlfflcultto talkabout death. A good social. support network can help, but many of our young people do not have this. The SItt￿tIOn and palnful emotlon5 will not improve by avoidance and it is very important for a grieving young person to tslk to someone to express and share thelr emodons and thou8ht& Di5CU551n8 grtef can Stop negatlve and destrUc￿ve ernotlon5 from build5ng up at a tlme when young people are at their mosi vulnernble and can help prevent them from seekinB solace In harnifijl Ilfestyle hablts. Negadve ways to cope wlth thoughts and feelings alx)ut lo55 and death. if un5UPPOrted. can predlspose chlldren to z mental health condltlon. Acute or even suppressed grief can lead to dlstorted grtev(n& characterised by extreme 8uiIt or an8er, leading to aggressive and destructive outhursts. self-harm, school refusal. crlme and anti-social behaviour, dru8lalcohol abuse, testing ofauthority systems.lo&%of self-respert Ios50f confidence. depresslot4 physlcal allments and 3ymptom5. lo55 of a general sense of purpose In life and wr mental health. 2020 was a difficult year for so Many. not least those bereaved of a loved irn in unprecedented tirne5 of soclal isolation and added anxietie5 caused by the Covld-19 VIn￿ and pandemic. Our speciaiised bereavement support positively contrlbutes to notonly the mentaland ph￿'¢al health of childrenand young people, butalsoto thelrwelfareand future well-beln& We are a preventatlve seThice and help during chddren's fornlatlve years and in thelr ttme of real need, provldlng the platfonn to openly dlscuss and address fears and feellngs. Our Input can help to prevent the breakdown of famlly reladonshlps & Improve physlcal/ menta] health & emotlonal weilbeln& There are many factors that play a role In how we react to a slKniflcant loss, too many to Ilst here. thry Include our culturdl nOrnL5, our support Sy5terns the circum5tance5 of a death. e￿StIng coplng mechan15m5. Mea5urlng and evaiuadnggrlef support can be chailengln& as everyone's experience5 are unique. Ratherthan using an evaluation knol with a one slze fits all approach; we use ourcarefullytsilored family assessment form when we firstvisit parentI￿rerS and young people. Our proce55 allow5 US to highlight and identlfy any5pedfic needs of young people and thelr famllle5 and offer thern support wlth these needs In mind. Page 11

fforth¢Yw knded 31stlhceDkn21121 ACHIEVEMENTS AND PERFORMANCE IwWnu•d> We work ID partnership wlth both natioDai and lool Organisatio￿ to ensure that we continually lear￿ our servlce meets very real needs, ts liexlble and unlquc We recelve and pass Teferrdls eXchan￿ng ideas, sharing best prartice, training and erLsufin8 thar there is DO duplltats.on in service provision. We Ilalse aDd work collaborativety wlth other prolesslonals 4nd agende& Schools and educatlon professlonals are increasingly seelEinE our support for young people. both individually and In School group work and assemblies. These are often very partiapatlve. wlth young people sharing and discu55ing thelr conterns and emodons regarding re￿nt nat(onal events that hAve resultrd In the death of young people. as well as frlend& We attend review meetings. providlng specialist advlce. input and training as requlred. We prlorltise the safeDardlng and wellbekn8 of￿￿]dren and youDg people by communlcatlng and worklng wlth a range of other professlonals including sthoois. counsellors and health service profes5ional$ to collaboratively support chlldren and young people to achleve positive outcome5. W• have excellent Ilnks wlth stakebold¢rs & other oryan15atlons within our local cornmunitie5, We play an act5ve role In a network of bereavement experts & services ixjth natjonaliy (Chlld Bereavement NetWOTk) & reglonally, to ensure that our approach & serylce Is the best way to meetthe needs / tssues that we have Sdentlfled wlth our benefl¢laries & thelr famille& Footstep$ eontlnued to develop and evolve through networklrtg as the COVID-l9 pandemlc contjnued Into 2021 and wlthln chan8in8 government restrlrtions. A PrartStloner panjdpated In Bereavemeni Sertor monthly weblnars, a networkfor BertavementAlllanceand Ch51dhood Bereavement Neiwork member5 (set up In response to the challenges cov1￿19 posed to UK Bereavement servlces). Ixarnlng and findln85 from pre5entsdons and tralnln8 OPPOrtunits'es contlnue to be shared across the team al our weekly team meetings. as are campaign Ideas and awareness weeks e.g,. Lonellnèss WeeK Mental Health Awareness WeeK Childrett'5 Grief Awareness Week Baby Loss Awareness Wee Natlonal Grlef A￿arenesS Week Our learnlttgs are incOr￿rated Into our seThlces and Into our soclal medla communlcatlons and engagemenL Includln8 our closed Parents. Facebook Group. A tearn member partldpates In weblnar dlscusslon rooms when opportunities arSse. Resource Ilbrarles are taken advantage of. It ha5 a150 been rewardlng to See our seTvlce promoted and sJgnFtsted durln8 presentadons by other bereavement sev￿CeS / other organlsatlon& The tearn have contlnued to further develop thelr sklll sets and professlonai developmen¢ some mosr recendy undertaking and taklng advantage of new Suicide and Bereavement Trainlng Opportunlde& Llnks and a good working relatloDshlp have been de¥eloped wlth a new Sulclde Liaison role wlthln Worcestershlre. The role has responslblllty for providln8 a pract1￿ seryice and support In the early days ofa sulcldL Following dlscussions. the new pu5tholder will refer parentslcarers wlth bereaved chddrenlyoung people In South worr¢s￿bare to Footsteps whenever approprlate. Equally. when taklng referrals from others OrUnder￿klD8 Famlly AssessmenLS, we wlll be ronslderlngthe relevance of thts serylce and signposting Ilapproprlate. ING We provlded trainingto teachlng stsff In sthools. We dellvered tr3lnln8to 30 professlonals.. Asslstant Heads,. Asso¢late Heads; class teachers: teachlng assistsnts: pastoral leads and learning support professlonals. The alm was ro provide 51hool professionals wlth the knowledge and confidence to help their bereaved chlldren, to in¢rea5e an awareness of our 5peclallst support and to sl8nposi other seTvlce& We had excellent feedback: our evaluation highllghted 100% of attendees would recommend our tralnln& Th15 is somethi08 we aim to do more of In 2022. subject to capactty. resourcing and fundin& &)me feedback we received ..-Troénlng wosbrilliant.._I hove karnta lot todoy. thonkyou! htive 3 chlldren in my clou who have all lost u poren£ very ttsefvl to hove aforum to disctsss deoth openly condldty and very helpful to know abour the counsellin9 service ¢miilable ID children..._Lots ￿¢0$ gfven to help. questlons on ploying cards, Jenga blockn nwmory box4 qUesd0￿ In PiCtures...Good ts ht7ve a better unde￿tandIn9 of 900d lon9ua9e ts use ond not to use....Ama¥ln9 to knowfve support 15 ovailoble....rhts ltroiningj will support me to shore strot*gies the re5tofschoolstL7ff... Thonkyouso much..A vulu&bleseThice...Th¢7nkyoufvreverythlngyoutre dtMe ond condnue to do.-. Page 12

for thYwEttd¢d 3ts1DeC￿1￿2￿11 ACHIEVEMENTS AND PERFORMANCE (conthiuedj Following the COV1D-19 outbreak and with the easing of government restrjctlons later In 2021. Footsteps was able to organlselts flrstlargerscale, factrto-face familyeventoftheyear. OuTChTiStmas tanternwalkfnthe wonderhJl. private park and woodlands of Spetchley Gardens brought many of our bereaved ChIldre￿ young people aDd thelr famllles together to remember thelr loved one& Funding for the event was secured from a long-establi5hed law firm and the grourtds and faclllties wlthln thespetchley Estate were generously provided, fvee of charge, bythe Berkeley famlly. The event was carefully managed to ensure a safe environment lorall and was a great succes& Families spent preclous trrne together, decorating wooden tree Cookies [made by the husband of one of our Practitionety). These were hung on an Illumlnated tDemory tree along our laNtern route. Refreshments were provlded afterwards and opportunities for famllles and the tsam to share time together. helpln8 to prevent feellngs of Isola￿on. Some ol the wonderful feedback we recefved.. + Tlje lanterns mqde the whole experienc¢ liicredibtymoglcol" + rhaiikyoufor allyourwondeffjil work notjust toni911¢ but always_ + Thankyuufor n lovely rellem.ve n"nie. So nlce to be wl¢li otherpeople In thesome pv51doii.. + Lovety lantern wolk to reM￿nberg￿rI0Ved oneqt ChrlsIn￿$.' + Luvelylor my Lhlldren iYmenibcrlNg their Dftd,. + Tliankynu.VD much Joi. a very tlioughtlul ondspeclal ntyh(' A ljme to reniember.. + FootS<epsyou have beeij $0 va￿￿ble to my daughter,. * Thankyou so niiich Footsteps.fOrev￿YlhI1wYo￿ d4 We developed our sodal medla presen￿ slgnlficantly In Z021. Thts not only added to an Incre￿ed awareness of our servlces but has also provided greater support remote]y for the ￿der bereaved comrnunlty. We are continuing to develop our Facebook PareDtIC2rer Support Group. set up In 2020. This was Implernented at a tlme of most need and provides a medlum for peersupport between parents and Lzrer5, helpln8 to reduce feelin8s oflsolation In ¥ ttme of real need Itts managed and monltored by one of our Prartitionèr 2021 was Footsteps. buslestyear. Footsteps, unlqueserviceh35alvrdys beenan outreach servlce, thereby ensurlng that we are accesslble to a]1, Includlng those most vulnerable. Some of our families are without access to transport I famlly supporL Thls means that there can be significant travel time between schools due to the geography of South WDrcestershlr& Wealwaysconsciously manage our Prartltlonerweloadsand ourschool allocations to ensure thatwe are as efficient as posslble, managing our costs and maxlm151ng our capacity. Most of our d￿ld￿n, young people and thelrfamllle5 are now requesdng factTrfacesupporL followingsi8nificantperiods ofisolation in thelryoungllve5 and this 15 a150 recommended on most occaslons followirsg our initial Prartitioner assessments. Remote support continues to be offered as and when It Is leli to be a suitable and effertlve option for a young persorn In 2021, 15% of our young people were supported remotely- our Prnctitioners have been able to bc more flthble when offer&n8appointments for remote l..15e55ions and thls has been welcorne¢L o We tsniy m•8sure and trnckourperfornwice and our suueso by Involvlng those we are almln8 to help. It Is Important to us to give children*young people and thelr familles a volce; forthem to feel that theyare belng listerted to. They are valuable contributtTrrs from whom we are keen to leam Our team meets re8uiaty on a weekly ba515 and th1$ condnued remotely during lotkdowns. We prlde ourselves on OUT ablllty to be flw(Ible and adapt quickly. When we leel It Is approprlate, we act on feedback/ Infonnatlon q￿IcklY and change in place. where relevanL always endeavouring to lerthe person that has led to this. knowthat we have acted on the(r valuable inpuL Page 13

forthe Yearwtd 3IADeteml￿2Q21 ACHIEVEMEKfs AND PERFORMANCE Icorhtlnu•d) We maintain Excel spreadsheets to capture infonnation that we requ5re ts) DELIVER our seThlce effldently and effectively. and as additional infOrn￿tiOntO REVIEWwho. wherewhen and how we deliverour service. We record and track Inforn?atlon IncludIn8sources of referrajsand engulrles, thea8e and Sex of each chlld referred, theschool / college they attend. where they liv& the r¢IatloDs￿"P to them ofthose who have dled the nature ofthe death(sl, multlple deaths, number of sesslons they recelve. tlme frame over whlch they are supported etG We contlnue to analyse this Inforn)atiO￿ together with the geographlca] area we are 5UPPOrtlng In rnore detall, to 5UPPOrt us In ensuring that we provide our service in all areas of South Worcestershlre, when It Is needed. The information from our spreadsheets Is vltal ro track our work ￿ better uDdersknd and learn from the wffider plcture, to support our fundralslng and ourservice developrnenL PubllcBeneflt The Trustees can confirm that they have had due regard io the Chariry Commission's guidance on public benefit in decldlngwhatactivltles the charityshould undertake. Inallworkwith bereavedyoung ￿tsp1eand thelrfamllies, benelft to the publlc i5 of paramount Importanc& We measurn the succcss of ourdlrectsupport agalnrtthe requlred outcome5 for individual5, We have H commlttnent and a responslblllty to safeguard all the chUdreD we work wlth from all forn)s of physlraj or mental vlolence, Injury or abuse. negle¢ maltreatment or expl0l1auo￿ Indudln8 $¢xuai abus& The alm of the Footsteps Chlld Prortlon and SafeguardSng Pollcy Is to promote Bood practlce, provide chlldren wlth the appropriate protsctlon and help employees trustees and volunteer5 make informed and confident responses ¢0 Chlld Protectlon is5ue5. Footstèps has rlgorous po15des and procedures In place to ensure Safeguarding and Chlld ProtecdoTh 5tsff protectlo Dats Protection and Confidentiality, and protection of ouremployees and our cllents, whllst workln8 face- to- face atmi remotely. All records are protected and approprfately In Ilne with these polldes and procedures (￿ elertronlc and paper records). Our Polleles are renewed and updated annually. FINANCIAL REVIEW The majortry ofour Income In 2021 carne from the Natlonal L4)tteryCommunlty Fund.wlth the Temalnder ¢omlng from Charftable Trusts, corporaie5 and our wmmunity. 2021 was a dlfficult year to secure fvnding from Charitable Trus corporates and our communlty. due to the ongoing Covld-19 pandemlc. Fundln8 sources were les5, when demand for fundlng from many worthy causes contlnued to Increase and when many wereand areexperlencing finarscial h3Td5hl Desplte thls and largely due to our proven track-record. we secured some annual commltsnents from loyal Charftable Trusts,. and someonevoff donatlon& although there were 5maUernurnbers maklngthese donadons. We had some good support from our communlty.albelt for smallerarnounts ofrnoney and also from some corporats& Our reputation goes from stren8th to strength together with the recognition of the value of our serviw We are very proud of our success In developing our service and supwjrtlog bereaved chlldreTh young people and their familles in South Worcestershire for the 1&8t ten years. Fundlng always rernains thallengtn8 to enable the continuation of our supportpro￿aMMe. No bereaved child.youn8person.togetherwith their(amily, should beleftisolatedand vulnerable. Our aim is to work hard to continue to develop and deliver our scrvice over the longer term to those in need, in order 10 ensure a better futhre for children and their farnilies in South Worce5ter5hire by addressin8 grief at an early stage and preventing future mental health problems. The ongoing supportof some of our current and some new Charitable Trltsts is vitsl t¢) e￿llre the cOn￿nUatIon of our servlce and we are working bard to deliyer our sustainabiliry plans. It is vitaL ethical and a requirement of our servlce that we have the ability to continue to support once we have glven our commitment to a youn8 Perso￿ Long term financial security is crftical to achleve thlk Slgnificant work and effort have been and are conb'nuing to be invested tts ensure that the chartty Can condnue to thrlvs Applicatlons will continue to be made to Cbaritable Trusts nationwlde and locally. relati01￿h]pS will be ￿ade and cultlvaied and we are hopeful that with a lot of hard worK we w511 achfieve the necessary fi￿d]n¥t0 continueto develop and makea Teal difference to the significantneEd5 Wtthln Worcestersblre for futureyear& Page 14

forthe YearEnded 31xDe(tBthr20ZI ACHIEVEMENTS AND PERFORMANCE Icorthu•d RBSERV&S POUCY The Trustees have establislted the charrty's reserves policywith reference to Charity Commission Guldanee (CC19) and accounting standards [Charities SORP (FRS 102) 2019). The TTUStees' Intentltsn Is to bulld sufficSEnt reserves to ensure continuity ofseThiceand theyconslderltprudent toworktowards free l.&. unrestricted) reservesofa mlnlmum ofnlne months expendlture The charlty will also maintsin a reserve to dose th¢ ¢h#rlty. should It be necessary, wlthout adversely affecting the setvice to families already recelvlng supporl meet liabilities to creditors and meet stsff notare and redundaney costs. ThSs Intentton Is establlshed annually when the Tn￿ee$ agree the bud8et for the forthcomSng year. TheTrustees ensurethatthe reserves are monitored periodicallyand theykeep the reseryes. policyundtrregular revlew. GENEIL4L FUND The Trnstees Sntendon Ss to build up reserve5 to ensure contlnulry ofsephce and they con51der It Is prudent to work towards free reserves of 4 mlnimum of nlne months, expendituro The Charlty wlll also malntain a reserve to dose the Chartty, should It be necessary, thls wlll cover staff notlct and redundancy cost& The Charlty 1$ ¢urrenrly hold1￿ 16 months oftotal expendlivre INcludin8 restricted ￿nd expendlture. Thecharlty was unable to ￿llY udllse funding this year due to Covid-19 and I member of 5t4ff 8olng tNternlty leave. The trustees airn to make a planned deficlt next year as a r￿VIL The general fund balanceat 31 December 2021 was £108.5H (2020 £69.997 REsfRICTED FUNDS The Charlty currently benefits from the followln8 restrlrted fund&"_ Nadonai IA)tteryCommuulty Fund- £234.577 (2020 £8Q786) This grant covers the salaries of our Bereavement Service Manager. Operations Mana8er, and 2 part tSme Bereavemen¢ SeTViC¢ Practitioners, travel, or8anisats.onal overhead5. workshop matsrials and evaluats'o The Eveson Charllablt Tn￿t- £2.086 (2020 £3.419) Th15 was a grant of £6.000 that was received in 2020 towards ￿lary costs and assoclated expenses. To datè £3.914 ha5 been gpent and the balance of £2,086 will be Spent In 2022. C]othworktrf Found•tloD. £4.051 (2020 £7.0711) Thi5 was a grnnt of £9.900 towards the cost oflaptops. ipad5 and mobile phone& The ba]anre at 31 December 2021 ts £4.051, whlch represents the net bookvalue ofthe assets purchased. Natlonal Lottery Equlpment- £4.Sll (ZOZO £7,349) A grant was received towards the cost of updating t￿l￿olOgY. The balance at 31 December ZOZI 15 £4,511 whtch represents the net book value ofthe assets purchased in 2020 and 2021 £2.577 plus a balance of £1,934 whlch will be spent In 2022. Awards forAll- £lQ.000 {2020 (£NII) This was a grant of £IO.000 received in 2021 to ￿nd addltlonal Bereayement Prncdtloner sessional work durlng 2022. The balance at 31 December 2021 is £lO.01)O. Medlcal Acddent Grow> A 8rant of£174 was received frorn the Medic31 Accident Group to ￿nd a running kit forthe knndon Marathon the full amount has been spent in theyear. Page IS

tur theYer Fa￿￿ 31stDeteMthr 2021 ACHIEVEMENTS AND PERFORIAANCE l¢onllnwd) Please help us to continue our work in 2022123. On behaFf of our thildren. young people and thelr families. we would like to thank everyone who has supported our servke. Thls report has been prepared In accordan¢e wlth tht sptdal provlsions of Part 15 of Companles Act 2006 relatln8 to small companie Approved byorderofthe BoardofTrnstses on...-.... ..and signed on its behalfby: P.W. soirrHALL Page 16

I repDrtio the charbty Irustees on e#￿Inal￿)n of the a¢￿￿nIs01tfre Qnw•tyfof year ended 31st Detember2021. ResP￿1>HO11￿ and tra515 LrfTrprt As the chadtys trustees ol the Company laThJ Blso Irs dlrettors for the wrpose5 of compjny Liwl Ivu a￿ re5pordlble for tht PreParat￿)rt of the accounts irtactotdarte with requirements Oft￿ rX)mpan￿ 2(￿l'the 2W6Act'l. Ma￿nIs1￿$fvedrny$¢If thatthexcountsofthe cornparry4￿ r#]trewkndto￿￿jtqd urKltiP4rt16ofthE 2(￿￿tand are elWt4e for Independent examifiat4)n. I feport Ir resbwt of my ey2mirtation af )￿r charty's ocrwrts as cdrriod out under sectkn 145 of thethartie5Art2QII I'the 2011kt'l. In carry1r40utrnyexarninat￿n Ihmfolbwedits ￿.￿11￿n$4￿en b¥t￿Charity(OmMbSs￿)n undpr5ectlon 1451$) Ibl of 20111 Slnce your chanvs 8r055 IrKome exceeded £250.CW your ey3mlw must be a mernbÈr of • k5ted Ixjth. i ctsnhrrn that l im qualffied to undertake tre eNamlnatk)n because l am 4 reostered nmber of (hartered Certrfd kt¢#Mtsnts which Is one ol the Ilsted botNs. I have Corn￿eted rry eyamlnatk>n. I conflrm ttr￿t M m•tters to ftw •ttentlon In ¢onnecth)n wlth the eumln•ii)n ¢Mn8 me causeto belle￿.. accountin8 record5 re Tr)t kept in resktt ofthe Conyrryas r•wed 386 olthe 2W6Prt' or the a¢cotsnts <1> noi ac¢ord wrth those recwds.. or the •¢¢OUAts do ￿ compty wlth the regu1rt￿nts of Sect￿ 396 01 the 2CQ6 Act other thin any requlremert that tht •tt¢)unts the a trut and fair¥lÈW whkh ￿ ntsta rnatttrcon￿dered a5 of an Independentexamlnatbn.. or the accounts ha¥e not been wepaied In accordan￿ wlth ihe rnethods and prfn¢1￿es of tP 5¢ateftnt of Recommend Pr•d¢ 14Y •¢¢¢Ufitlth8 •nd reportiTr¥ by th•fftles Iikykot4e to th111t￿5 prewrinB thelr ￿ount5 In KcorthrKe wtth the Flnandol Reportlry Standard appllcable In the UK and Republtc of Ire￿￿￿ IFAS 10211. I have rK) corK•rns and conw Kros% Do ¢t￿r mtt•rs kn ￿nn¢￿ wlth tht ex•rnln•tkJn to whlth •tttrtkJn should be drnwn Inthls rep)rt In order to enable a proper understandln8of the accountsto be reached. Rob Rthrds FCAcfA fCCA ChnÈred ce￿l￿d Accotsntsn The ftIEhard5 San* PartMr5hlp Thomoloo HoLrfe 25 Barbourne Road Worcester Worte5tershire WRI IRU Ptyo 17

IIK¢vporth4n Inrom• and Ewndur•AEtwrtJ fortheYearEnded atst De￿￿tserIo 2020 Total lund5 UTh￿tr￿ted Ae5trlcted nds nds 14oEes INCOME AIKI ÉIrfKWIMÉNISFRthI ODThAtk)ns and leeades 16,978 Charllabk• xtl¥kl•s Couroelllng and re&ted 7WI 245J96 141,938 Inwtment Income Totsl 40h Inw5 158.917 EXPENOITURE CY4 tharlt•bk artl¥ltl•s Qwnmlllw r•￿t¥d servlces 47 92.%7 NEfiiicoMI 65,950 16 65.950 IIECONCIUATION OF FUNDS Totsi fundstrfoMI iowi 102.671 TOTAL FUNDSCIAAIEDFORWAAD 255225 P•Je 18

2020 Total lund5 7ot41 TrJ5 funds Noies FIXEDASSETS Tan8lbk assets 4n? 8,735 Oebtors C•sh at bank 14 I￿16 161,530 179 162.546 nountsfallln8 due wfchln one year ILn41 14n41 NETCURRENT ASSErs TOTALASSETS LW ¢UARE￿ U￿￿ 1fj8,621 255,225 168,621 FUNDS Unrestrlcted fuTras est￿thd funds 16 69,997 98.624 255225 TOTALFLV 168,621 The chorknbte compony bs entttled to exenytkn from Seckn 477 01 the Conyrlos Il￿ for the ye•r eAded 31st December 2Qll. The rnlnthrs h•Y• not requlr•d the cornpany to obtsln In tt5fknwKW foi the year er¥Jed 3tst December 2021 Ill wkh Sectlon 476ofthe Com￿n$Act 2LN)& The trusteesa¢kno4E ihtlr responsitslrtbes for •nsurln8 th•t the ¢h•ritst4e ¢tynp•ty keps •¢countlre rtcords thot * wlth 386 and 387 of thi CompaThk5 kt 21J)6 and prepartn¥ Nnanckl statemer￿thh ¥he a trne andhirvinvofthe stateofaffèlrs0ftrthartta￿e cornp•nyas •t iheend of wh flnan¢lalyearand of sufplus Of deftff¢frJre¥h h￿r￿￿1Ve0 In •¢¢(￿lIr￿e wlth thE requlTernEnts of Sectlons 394 and 395 Ind whkh othenvise cornptywth thp rewwementsol the C4ynrAnsAct to Ilnandal statements, so far as appllcabletothe chafftable cornpary. Tlrtse fiThJrKTral ststerrents been wep•red ITh Kcord•rKe Wtr•ishlns applt•bletoth•fftable comwns sui4ect to the small ttmp•ns r•iim•. flnarK)815tstements wereapwo¥ed Board ofTNstees •r*l for on... .. .... ort its beh¥Wby= and were PW S(wJthall-TruMee Pagg 19

fortr Ye•r Ended Jlst De¢emb#2021 AccouiillNG pOL￿lEs fjASISOF PAePAAINGThE RP4ANCIALSTATEMENTS The financlal statements of the chartsble compary. i% a wblt berfft ertity yntr FKS 102, hove been prepared In ccordanCe￿the Charltles SORP IFRS 1021'kcountyn8 arnl Rewrung by Charths: Ststementof Recomnnded Piattkt applicable tocharr1￿ weparlryt￿lI￿CuYuntslna￿ord￿r￿e¥￿ththe Flnarthl Rewtln8Standard applkable In the UKand Republ1¢ of Ireland IFRS 1021 leflectNe l January 20191.. Fina￿411 Repjrtiw Standard 102 Yhe Fb￿n￿al Rep￿￿fig Standard apF4kabk In tl UK and Republlc of Iretsnd. and the Comparles Act State￿nts been prepared nder the hlstDrfcal costconventlofi. Theaccounts are pre￿red In erfl￿Whh bthe fvrKtbMlaKwKy. M)Mtsryanb>Jnts Inthe5e stètsTh￿ntsare rounded ¢0 nearert £. INCOME l in£omt h reco￿￿E￿ In the s1•ter￿nt of FI￿n￿lI J£tkntles once the iJwy haserrtttlernentto the lyrJs. tt ￿ probabse that￿ Income wlll be reCeI￿d andthe amwnt can be meawred rela￿. IncGffe from Is rttwls•d kn th• pwknd In thkh the chorty ts •rtMbed to rer¢lpt and tre arTh)unt be me•sured wlth reasonab￿ certainty. IIKO￿ from wants ￿ onty Ikferred ￿en the thawrty has to fuffil conditlDns nDt yet m•t b•fov• be¢omln8entitled to ￿or where the th￿rha$ spedw thattt lfitt+me lsro be expended In a fvture pertid. fvom lTrJhlrkn15 wthlnthe communityare rocqnlsed Imme¢latety urtyjn recdpi. Interest IrKome 65 re¢wnbed for •ll Intert-b&•rh¥ Ir4tyThrt%oD •n cru•l tr•5 EXPEKimiRE Uèbllkl¢S ale reCO￿lSed 15 exrwmllture as soorastherE a leyl orcwsinicih otylg•tb)n tr ¢h•rlty to£￿1 eXFeTrJlture. It Is probable that a uansfer ol e£on¢)mk t¢neAts wlll be requlrid In settle￿￿t and the amunt of the obllytjen un be nwsured rtll•bty. Expendlture ls•t¢tyJfited loronan accrua15bèslsand hasbeenclasslfSed under headln8s th¥t 48treyte all cost related to the catepry. Where corts be dlre¢iiy nrltrlrted to p•rtkul•r head1￿$ they Mve be4n alIc￿ted to ￿[￿RIe50n a ba5bconOstani the of fesourus. TAIIGI8LE FIMED ASSETS Opreckitlon15 provhled at ￿ folknwlryannual rntes In ¢ydErtQTMrte off exh 4sstttr4er Its estlm•teO useful Ilfe. Computerequlpnnt 33%on cost TAXAITOP4 The charty Is exemofrorn c(ry+raVon ta¥on %tMtItL FLIND ACCOUtfflN6 Unfe5tdctedfunds can be usod kna¢cor¢•rtt wRhthe ¢lwrt•t4e obJetth5 atthedtsuetknn ofthe trustees. Restrf¢¢ed lund5r4n onty bt usedfDrpartk￿rfe$trttted purkw5th1nthe obJxts(ltre¢h•rlty. ReMrtlhxs•dse ¥then $pe¢lned byth• donorty whEn fund5are ralsqd lor partkulèr wrkted purpo￿. Ftsrtherexpknltbn ofthe rture and lur￿15 IfKkthd In the notes tothefthlal Statern￿t COSTS ThecharlEab￿ comparryoreratssaden￿dmn1rftrX￿￿lftPen$fj0Thsthern￿. Con1r￿UtIOrnp•y•tr1etotherhad1èbleC0Mpanv.S pensknn stheme are £har8edio the of fiA•n¢i•l In the perfod towhh reLqte. NANaAL IW5TRUMeNIs The Charty h•$ ekrted to apply prnvi5￿ty5 of Se¢bon Il. 8osi£ FinarKlal Irwumenis, •nd Se¢tlM 12'0th•r FlnirKkl 1Th5tnJrnerrts Issues. of FRS 102 to all of rt$fina￿lal Instrnments. FI￿1￿￿1 Instrurrntsare reuyisedwln thechartty te(or￿S Partytothe contrxtual Prows￿￿$ of the ir*Ewment. Trancwl a55ets are offset, with the netamtyjnts presentod In ￿re there 15 a legal￿ enforceat4e ri8httO set off the recognL%d amounts ènd ￿re Is an itentsn to setve on a ba4s or to realise and tht liability $thulrawuslf. P4e 20

8a￿C hnaThcial assety inchKle and other reCePAb￿ and tash aNI bènk E4l•nces. ¥re knitlally mÈa5ured • transartlon prte Includln8 transaction costs and a￿ subsequentty tatrlÈd at amortisÈd (tyt the effert￿t Intwest ntbod the4rran8ernerf constrt•Jte5a tINnon¥transaction, where the tran$￿t￿Tr Is meawred att￿ preseffl Value of the future rece1￿5 d15COUnted at a rnarketvalue rate ollritere5t. • Hnwd•l U•bll ￿￿k flMnElal 1+a￿lItI•5. IrludlnB arKI cther paY1￿e5, are Tr￿al￿ rec06n￿ed at tran5artlon prfce ￿n￿sS the arra￿eMert C0Th5titute5 a tra￿￿tI)n. W￿re the debt InstnJrnent ts measured at the present ol fvturt re£elpts, d15counted at a rnaret rate of IntereA. Debt InANments are subsequenty carrd at amortlsed cost. U51n8 the effeCt￿e Interest rate meLhod. Trnde are obllWbJrs to paylor￿￿J5 or 5erykesthathabY beenaCq￿Ted In the ordlnary c￿r5e01 the Operat￿n$ from yJppllErs. kcounts paY?￿e are ciassffied as current payrnent L% du¢ OM year or less. rf they are presented a$ th)TrcO￿UIrnrt ILbI￿￿k Trade pty•bks •re ￿lIllI￿at transth)n (05ts. Estlrnat85 ènd judplr￿ts are cortlnualty ￿4￿al￿d and are based w Pthorlcal ¢wrKe ¥r￿ otPw lactors, kncludlni CrfUc•l ar••5 olludyrn•rt The allocatknn of staff costs tets¥een Inththal •NI restyirtodfvrthls tre•siim•tsd spltt of staff ￿me IN each Indivhlual employ¢e of tht th•rfty. The •lkxa¢bJn of yneral sUPPJrt C05t5 Is bEtsen IndMdu31 Unre$trk￿d and re5trkted funé5 Is dlr•aty Mnked to the assumpt￿$ mad• In all￿tIn8 ¢osts btheen irMlhJu•l unre5trkted ond restthd lunds. The charlty has recognlsed lrnnt Incw fwm the NatbMI Lottery th•t isto bè retehtd In future ar £126.70912020 £nlll. Hcrwe¥erihe Nath)nal Lottery w In future years subseguerttly ￿Thd the total value ol thb ¢rant award lff there Is elther ￿￿IfiCaNt urndtrsper￿ or ¢)ven0￿1 on the related restritted hjnd attmiksl and the Inal a￿u￿ rece￿ed reLqVni tothls rest￿¢ed fvnl Sram may¥aryfrom the Iwre IrKludqd ltNn the fi￿n£la1 statements. 2020 awr1tab￿ trusts ènd foundatlons CoMmu￿ty donitknns 24ts IOJ51 6.427 16.978 INVESNEMT INCOME 2020 Bank lrter*51 Paw 21

fovtheyew ETrJed3tstOetytr 2021 INCOME FROM CHAAlTABiEAcn￿nEs Grants recehed a￿a$101￿S.. 2020 Natlonal Lot¢ery camffwn￿F￿d Coronaryiwsjob Retenyon ScPrne Nstknnal L¢AIEry Award5 ForAII The Clothwrkers. Fwnd•tkn The E¥eson Charhab TrLL4t John Martln's Char The Edward and DofothyCadlyJryTrwt Medlcal Accldent Group 2t7J51 471 98,534 17, 141,938 sUp￿rt costs15ee rb)t• 81 Q>st3 (see Tot•l$ Cour￿lI1n¢0￿d related seryke5 To&n laA75 IYM7 ECTCOSTS OF ACTMnES 2020 staff costs Tr•4el Comrrvjnkatbns Consuhanty fees 5taftiraSnlni Workshops 19.m 45.804 1,338 1.212 28,S67 334 270 1,325 18 16 Re￿UrCeS on Page 22 c•rlnuod...

frytheyw Ended jtst DeMer2OU p￿rt Costs, Included In the abo￿ 10kn￿. 20Zi 2010 Ront Insurance Computer expenses Postay and st•t￿nEry Subscrfmknn5 Sundrles 1256 51 231 Independent examlmtth fee 8ookkeeplry and payroll 5eNces Oewecl4Won 1197 11,175 14ET IMCOMVIEXPENiimJAtI Net irKcmelltxpeThJltwel bs ststed •fterchairyJlcredbtlngl: 2020 Depreu•tlon. owned •ssets Rent payable under operntlt)iluses S￿? 4.346 1.330 TiiIA¥fEES' REMUPKPAIKXI APID •EIIEF115 There tre no thmtees, rtrNnerniion or otrw bertffts lor ih y ended 3tst December 2021 nor for the y￿r ended 31st Dtternber 2020. There were no trustees, exFrfjes paldf0rtho￿fended 315t Decembu 2021 norford y4areTrJed 3tst Deternber 2020. li. srAFF¢OSTS The a￿ra8• rnonthfry numb•rOf•rtw￿rn ttryearw•s asfoll)ws: 2021 2020 Aver•8t number ofemF401tt 2020 43,780 1,084 Soclal securltyCOSts pens￿ c5 Tot•1 No empb¥ees re￿￿ed emolunnts In exesso1£f￿1.Ly￿. l emF4o¥ee was on rrb7ternlty and thetr waue5 crY￿rEd stsbJW m•t•rnKy p•yft*nts from HMRC. Pag9 23 c(ffitinu&l...

forthe Yt4r Eft￿￿ JIX De¢emlw Z021 IL sf&•Thcosfs. rlngthe yearthe follow6￿ •hx)unts teen plld n keymar•ment remunerntKffl: Helon Dolton. OpwatlonsMana8er£19,41112020£2L6291 lrtluthn¢ernplo)v N.1. andemployer pensh)n COSt& C¢XIPARATNESFORM SrATEP￿1n0F AlIAMO￿ ACI Total lunds funds funds INCc￿E AND END¢Y•IMENTS FROM Donatbn5and l¥acle5 16,978 16,978 awrftabl• C(wfisellln8 •r¥l rel•ted rNt•s 17.504 124,434 141,938 InbtMmert IrKorne Totsl 124.434 158.917 EXPEKIITURE OII ()wrh•l>le •rt￿￿1•S jnsellln8i￿ retsted ser¥k•s 20,057 72,910 91967 l4J26 51.524 65.950 RECOIKILIAMON OF FIJI￿$ Tatil br¢4ht l¢rw•ftl 5S571 47,ILYI 102,671 TOTAL FLWWSCIRAIED FOAWAAO 98,624 168.621 TA14GlbLf AXEDASSETS Computer equlpment At 15tJanuary 2021 Addlthns lJ,1ffj7 At 31st DeceM￿r2021 DEPRECIA710P4 Al 1st January 2021 thHr8E furyear 4hJl 5M47 Al 31st pl￿mber 2021 I*T 8OIX VALUE At 315t ￿e￿rnber 2021 n7 At31st DecemÈer 2020 735 P•J8 24 cO￿n￿...

f0rtheye•rE￿ 31rt De￿rnbEl ZOZI DEBTORAMOU14TS FAUNG DUE WITHIN ONEI 2020 Ctherdebtys Prnptymertsand %¢nd IrKome 3J74 U770 463 553 CREDITORS: AMOUNTS F•￿NG DuevrnN ONE YE 21 2020 Trade cyeditti A¢crued expenses iio 16. MOVEMEiif wi WIIDS N¢t Traftsfets between fund5 Al 1.1.21 Infunds 31.12.21 UnMkt•dfv Gtntr•l fund R•wkn•d fvrA Eveson Ch¥rttibleTrust Natk)nBI Lottery Comrnunlty Fund The Clothrrkefs' Foundatknn Matkn￿l Lottery-equff Pl￿ttl0￿r hours ,791 294S7Y 4.051 4511 156A71 255225 TOTALFUNDS Net mverneni inlund%, Irluded in tr •trtht•￿•Sf￿￿)¥j. IrKomlr resoui¢e5 Resources pended Mo¥•ment In fvnd5 Ur¥•rtrkt•dlw Generalfund 3V70 The Ebson char￿ab￿Tru$t N•iiono1 Lottery ComrThMfty Fund The Qothy￿rkers. Foundatt Natlonal Lottery. equipThnt Medkal PxchlentGroup PractiliDnÈr IL3ag1 .791 13.1421 217350 1741591 174 11741 156A78 TOTAL FiVID5 5.148 conlinu8d...

At i.i.J) in 31.12.20 General fund 55,571 14.426 69.997 The E￿50n chartsb￿ Trust Natlonal LtxteryComnyJnhy Fund The aothworker5' Foundatlon N•¥0￿1 Lottery- e4ulpnnt 3.419 33,686 7,070 7.34g 3,419 80,786 7,070 7.349 47.100 98.624 TOTALRII 65,950 1SB.621 CompJr•tbK ret rr#Mmert Infvnd hKI￿led In the •bM •reai foknbs.. Incomlni Res0￿rCel Movement In hJnd5 LInr•St￿￿edfvr￿1 Ge￿1¥1 fund 34.483 14A26 The E¥eson CharhabTrust Maibnal Lottery Comrnur4ty Fund The Clothworker5' Foundathjn Na1knnal Lottery- equlpmerrt 115811 164,8481 12.8301 3,419 33,686 7,070 7,349 9B.534 io,( 124.434 TOT￿ RW40S 158.917 92.9671 65,950 Th• Ch•rltableThiyl A irant of £6,(KK) wa5 receW In 2020thbC￿red Berea¥emeTht PraciiiJDrtrc05ts4nd a5%0cL4ted eM￿r￿¢s. H1￿•1 L•tt•ry Fwd A ba￿nCe of £80.786 wis brrAJ8ht forward. yants of £101,242 recelw durfn8 the ye•r and ￿r￿ed IrKome of £126.709 h•s teen In¢￿de￿ to IrKludEallof ￿ I￿OrnefOr thts prole¢t. Try•nts•retoc(wsolorles,tra¥elllni exFenses offlee rent, Insurance pJsTaue, siatb)neryetc. The tharty has Ihe N¥tk)v41 Lthry of ￿th￿spend In the ¥oar•rnl h•¥e c0nhrrn￿0n that the remalThlnifunds can becarrd IDrward tofutsre ￿ar$ ttsrklhw. ABrJntof￿.￿ was recehdln 20Xlthiswasto t￿￿rt￿r￿StstOW4rdSts pur(haseoflaptop¥lpAdsJndnwblh P￿￿•5. A irant of ÉIOMA) was recebml In 2020 towards tr tost of Informatlon lechMky •nd purc￿51 of coTrwer softwar. A¥MrthforAI A 8rant of £IO,C¥)J was reCe￿d In 2021 frorn Aw•rds for to additlonal 8ereavement Pfa¢tttk>ner se55h)￿l work duiinB 2022. Thi5 wll cL¥ver 28 5esspJnal hjurs per ek for a per￿ of 6 rr￿)nt￿ durir a perlLJ when our wor￿0¥d and wahlni115t ha5 IrKrea5ed S￿rf￿an1￿ due tothe Im￿¢t01C0¥1￿19. corthu•J...

i& MOVEMUff FUNDS.￿mINed Medknl Acddert Gr•Jp A8rant of E174 was recewfrom the Medtal Ac(fident fjroup In 2021 ILifvr#J a runnrt kir for￿ Londm Marathon. the full armtsrrt hs been the year. Atyansfer of £123 has Ixen madefroMi￿eGerter•I Fund totr¢aothwrlets' F￿nd•t￿)fithlstO ¢overthe additional ¢osts ofthe computr ewlpmert th•t w$ wrthased In 2022. 17. DurlnKtheyeorthefolrykn¢amwntsre paldto manawwntpersMrol: Mrs S M SrnSth-con5ultanryfees totalllr¢ £14.645120201£14.MI. Mrj Smrth- consu1r￿ fees totall1￿ £1S2512020£2,4901. lNDEPENDEt4TEx￿II1lER FfE5 Durfni year ￿ Irrflependerf ey•m1￿1 h•$ th¥yd £1.44012020 £L3501 forthe Indep￿rt e¥•mln•tlon ar￿ £2,197 12020 £2,504) lor bothF4ni •nd p•yro11 s•Tr•S.