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Footsteps Wor¢estershlre iimlted forthe Yèar Ended 3tst December2023 The InLSteeswlw arealg)dlrettorsofthe charftyforthe purposèsofthe G)mpanles Act26, presEntthelrreportvAth thefinattdal sratements of the tharty for the year ended 31stDe(tmber2023. The trustees have adopted the provSO% of A(o)untin£ and Finandat ReporllngStandard appmcable Inthe UKand Republkof Ireland tFRS 102) {eff¢cdYe I lanOry2019> P¢ath Is oneolth$hardert¢lkn&5 tD proc¢ssand In Ilfe Jt(•m be even moffe dJffl(•ltwhen y(w'reyouD& Tallong 8bout gElef1sso Important Every¢hlld and young person b unlque #nd wilj cope wlth the death of sorne Important thelr 01 way. There is m¥1¢ formula (lrtre dYOUUg pwileylevelustas rnurhas adth buts1ts7wltID thfferetttways. Tlyrelyoft AdulL% to provtde the wlth thesupportthey need In thelr grlef. Manygrtthesupporttheyne¢dfrornthose alreadyaround themfkntheylojowand tyvs However. there are many chltdfen who don't and tan benefit from addlthnal aod ptths5i0tt4] support FooWPS ts a preventstÈve 5erv1ce.andheldUrfftDcildrt'5f0rnYeYe3r$Xndir&the2.rthnEOfreal nee4prnvtdittg#pJarfOmtoopeklydtsc$Sand4ddresS fear5and l¢eluLS% and to develop personallsed CDpln88f4te8ie& We launched Footsteps back O£tobw 2011 th mEet a Bap In p¥tlVisioD kn South Worr£ster5hlrewhere therew& a¥d continues ts be Tro comparable Bece for oyrbereaved thildrni ad people. Oursenryee is dellvered on ourread) Iiasi$, enabllng us to be arce5slble ts) a ad Parti th very vulnetsble aNI disadYdDlaged famil% Witho a¢rw to thtiir ow trdll5pt OurservltrberaVed thildreNyouoBpeopleand theJrfa' mUtE4Js provldeil (Drnplete]yffft of chary& Th1$ Includes all of oJJractlvity day& We are so proud of our Footstew lourn¢yand ourFootsieps fanlty. owsmall and dedkated teamof skff. truthesand volut)t¢er6 and our wottderfully $upportFve Communlty. Together we have achleved so much. not least in developlng and delttretlng bespoke and tallored bereavEmenr suppjrt pa¢kage5 tD a]m05t i1Ved dlre young Ople 8Dd theirfarnllle5 the Ilves of morethan 9.00 Sorne$upportfrom the tlatEonal I CoTnmunlty Fund.toFtheTwith SuPpfrOM CbarItsbleTnS.j0caI bustne5se5 and our C¢Nymunity eMb]¢d us ro comtirtue to provlde our service to those who needed w rnost In 2023. We EKYer take this sUPPOrt anted: It Is oor drtving foYt¢ ond e8¢h year we work hard iEhind the scelle5 to secure the (unds we so de5peratYly need. Our It ts very Importantto thaLwe remHin Agm411 and personal tharity,we strive to dowhat%ve do well.4lways r¢tsimiÈ ourability to be ftkxibje. These lartfewyearshavettotbeenwithout challerbges forusalL ourbereaved children and youn¥people have bart to rope wffittLAs a we have leaFntand contiDue to learn so rnuclL We ]kve adapred and evolved t05UPPOrt¢)w be0Ved chlldreoand people Inthelrlournrythrough 8Ylel. W¢ hav0hold them to devolopthelrowh uttwue copthg mechanLve&to enablethernto manage thetrySef.We havep)sitivelylmpattrd theirthrrentand fvtwe ]wital h¢alth onlerto helpthem]Jve Iheir lives ty thdrfvll¢%L OD helorDrFo0Tlrn &tylly. gUrbere41 dkIYnKpeOp1e.therXrnI1AeSq w¢Wold1trj
Report of the Trnstees forlhe Ythr Ended 31st lknber2O23 FiVrOv[aspe¢Ial1StPr0grarnMe0f5prtt0bereaeddm.Y0W people(5.ZlyesJ )dthelr famllles In South Worce#w5hlr& WÈprovldeowservfjternpletetyfr•e ofd*r8E. We th to $llprt bereaved rhtldren and young people in theirlournry through grtef. ts help them ts) devc]op their own unique coplng rnethan15n to thelr 8rleF. We 21tn to P051dvely impart on their Current and (ubjre trMtal heaJth,to help th•n Ilve the1rliT ttsthetrfu]ItstprteMlal WedeMverourserviceonanoutreathbasl%Thl$ isessentiaTts enswethatourservl£ets ittesslbEeto811 InDEed. W¢ workwlth i numberoflocal h05pItss Tthin ourgeilgrapblc boaneS wlth sodal med1ralaudUcatiOna1 pro1onal agencies wlth Chlldhwd Bere8v¢mertNetworK Child al Adoles¢eDt MentsLHÈa)th Servl(e4and othersupportservlr W¢ meeta rEal serv1tepTawldonlttSouthWor¢•5te[re. OurseNce Iswholly depEndeutwJon the wonderflll generosity of our Its¢41 upmmunlty. lo¢al bus]Troxse4 OJarir8ble TnSand theNadonal Lott¢ryCoTJununlry Fund. 2023 oveThlew- some achlevements in numbers th WorMtershlr& We'have workin latltsn5h- IV• dlr•clly Imp•clJd on th• mor• p•opl• bw••¥•d ali lty••l on• We SLy)POrted fanWe5 on outreach basis wheft It was safe to do 50. We swported children and yowd fwm rnany ktstion& Worcesterand DrO[tl62% of our¢aseW Malvem (17%) Evesh•m afid Perslmye {18%1 and other lOtIo {3%). thwr lamllkn etherf¥pto fxe191%01 cases) or 24% ofth• ¢hlldrnn we Support had addlllonal l••rnlng l •p•clal •dueatloMI •v•r th1• Ilm
Footsteps Wor¢estwshir¢ Lirnitsd fol the Yw Énded 31st December 2tQ3 ABOUTOUR CHILDREN. YOUNG PEOPLE AND THEIR FAMILIES + Almost I In 4 of ourdiildren were tryingto cope vAth thedeath oFoDe ofthetrparent& • lust over a quarterweTetJyln8to cope with thedeath ofthelr Dad. * IO% were trylng to cope with the death of a siblins + 35% were tyln8to ctspevAth muhlple deathswithin thelrfasllllyand frtendship sroup& • 35% ofthe children we supported were aged 5-IOyeaTS, + 60% ofthe chf]dren we 5UPPOrtedweTe aged 11-16 + 5% wereaged 17and over. • 40% ofchildren / youn8 people we supported were males. + 60% female5. • 20%ofrhildren were afferted by death followinga suiclde. * 33%were affected by death from cancer. • were affe¢Xrd byanaccidentsl death or a drualcOhol related deatFL rhe Iiwonty of our r¢ternis were trom 5tliools [70% . teathT5. sch•Joi counsvllos%. 5ai¢8uardin8 ILads). 2(N wEre from parents al other famlty member5. 10% of referrnls were trom 5DCtal svrvlL'tt or othiir a8ett(in We ¢unt5¥me ro Trcefve many complex rvforrals from Worrtsttrshire Chlldrnn Flrni and other SQCiiil / ndICal prolesslvnal&includln8 GP$, WorcMtfsbir¢ SuStklt Ualson, Youih Iusn¢¢, Commuithy Publ Health and , franty Ltgison. Thls ts a tesi¥roont io owseThkt athd reputstioo wltbln ourloral area and communiti¢% Ouryoungpeopleandtheirfamiliesarevulnerdble,.they areTefeTred to us durtng extremety sensltlve and emotionally thaed andlleedy times. Oureveryen8agemen¢ whether face-to-ra orremote Ss bespoke, tailored to speciflc family situatlon5 spedal ahd Individ need We provide:. TAILORED SUPPORT CarefiY planned and evaluated I: i face to fKe sesslons and remote / vlrwal sesslons for bereaved children andyoungpeopk. These are needsvled and flexlble and thereis no set number. L GROUP SESSIONS rdretullyfacilitated. 2. DIRECT SUPPORT FOR PAREKTS AND GIRERS. with an initial and in-depth faTnily assessment and on.goin telephone SUPPQFL 3. WORKSHOPOPPORTUNITIFSattd FAMILY AcnvrrYDAYSduringweekends and school holldays. 4. ADVICE. TNllNG AND PRoF10NAL INPUT in both the sratutoryand voluntary sector 5. AWAREN RAIS1NGSESSIONSforyou people In schoo
forthe Yw Ended 31st Dec4rnber 2023 GovernlD8 doLwment 'Footsteps' a charstsble compaDy IiTnited by guarantee. IncOrlated on 17th laDuary 2012 and registed as 8 ¢]wlry on 15th Febrnary 2012. The company is estab]tshed under a MeJDorandum of Assoc¥thn whl¢h sers out the oblerts aDd powers of the ¢harttable company and is governed under Its Artides ofAssoclatioTh In the event ofthe company being wound up dtrectOT5 are requtred to contrlbute an amouDt nOtexed1ngÉl. We always welcome volunteers ofau ages aT•d back8round$. Our volunteers Incjude young people we have supported. as well as sojne parents / carers: they rattge fmm tee to late 6Year.o1dS and they continue to brlng toour or8anlsation awarietyof skllls. We benefittedfromthesupportofm?ny profrsslonals and manymembers of ourcoDynunltyln 2023. We weTe fortunate to have our Volunteer Practitloner continu1& with us for part of 20Z3. She came to us wlth good knovAedge and experience in 2022 to support the completion of her level 4 CPC41B [Coun5elllnE and Psychotherapy Central Awarding Body) in therapeutic counsellin& Fonner]y a teacher with experience in further educadon and a volunteerwith MentorSuppor< supportlllgdEsa(Ivantagedanddtstressed¢hlldTenandyoung pèoplè, she proved to be ahuge assetto Footste Focw contlnues to benefit from a wlde ratt8e and good support group ofvo]ullteers who help with the eventswe ru make wt)nOerful Iwid.EHd¢ ¢Tatts for oyr L.1 sUPWrt3nd therdpy work and with whom consult and Work wlth Ill manyotherway& Footsteps Is widerthe Euanllanshtp atsd leadehIp of fourTrllstees. Ourtrustees thdude theretlred Head ofthe Instite0rHth &SocietyatWor¢e5¢erUDlYerstry, wlth abaclwundln nursing attd tsacmng and a fornier Trnrteo with St Richard's Hospic•. In addition, our legal representatiye Trusree. from a Icrtxl and long*stsbltshed law flrm (an orgabtsadon whlch Is very supportlve to Footsreps) has a drama ba¢kwuDd is Yery knovAed8eable on GDPR and has attess to employmentlaw infonnatlolk Our Board of Trnstees also indudes a retiTed teacher/PaTish Counculor and a fornier School Health Nl¥e. both wlth very significant experience to offer. AJI our Trustees have 1fved experien. ofbereavemenL Our Ch#ir olld ourTrustee Group we very arttve fn ZOZ3, cojrttnufng to provide excellent governance and steertng throll8hout the year. One of our Trnstees. previously a school Nurse and forthe last fewyears a Reacb4 Wellbelng Prackntioner wlthln the Health and Care NHS has been a 855¢t tn SUPP)rtlng ¢r pllot projert sumundlDg new remote ways ofworktng In 2023. All Fotrtstr team cohthiue to beDefit from excellent TTre support In a very cIllen8 work enY&ronmenL
Fc• Worcthrnhlre Umlted for the Year Enthd 3tst December2023 The Dirertors ofthe Companyare alsoChadryTrusrees forthepurpDSe5 Ofehatylaw. Dueto thenathreofthtth3rit5 work wlth bÈreaved childrerL theTrusrÈesand ManageTnent Team areahvays mindful of the need to recrnitadditional TThstee5who canbringspecialistexperttse.skills and knowledge ofthe wmmunitywe serve. TheTrustee5 seek advice al reComDndallOllsof 5tsff befor¢appolndn8newtru5tees.NewTnwteesare providedwitha Tntr inductionpa¢k whlch tncludesthe followlng Charfty Commission publication$:. CC3: The Essentl*l Trystee. WItY0U need to know. CCIO,. The Hallmarks ofan effectÈve Charity. STRUCTURE, GOVBRNAKE AND MAf&4GEMENf (conthiued) Ourpeople deftneFootsteps andcreatethèidentitywearesoyeryproudof. Ourteam Issmall. dedicated and p¥55iottate. Our 2023 team CODJprised • a full-time Be8veMent Servlce Manager •2 part-time Bereavement Service PTactitioneTS • a part-tÉme Operation5 Manager • a part.time ConsultanL Our Consultsnt {fornw Service Manager} has 23 years. legal experten. 10 years, It" k, experience as Fundraising Manager w?th Noah's Ark Thist (1999.20091 was a ci rounder of Guy'5 Gift (2009-2012) supporting bereaved yo¥ng people in Warwickfhtre and has beets the Setretary to a large national Charitable Trustforthe 18st25 yeatx She was also on the de¢i51om-makln8 panel ofthe Lo¢al Neiwork Fud for ChildTen & Yourtg People In Worcestershire throughout its lifetime. Our recently retlred consultant (our fDrrner BereaveSerVlcemana8erj had3sYeaT<e4r1en(einsenIormaageMertr0leS Ineducaiiti 20years'experiencè of workng spedllcallywith bereavedyoung people and was a150 one of the co-founders of GllS Giftijh 2009. whl¢h Is sttll operarlngln WaThYlckshtr& Brth eowultants co.foWed Foots¢ep& Our Bereavemetttsthvlce Mana8erhas a Postgraduate Degree In Chlldren and Young People Counsellin& She has been a prJcEtsiMg c£wnsellor for over 15 yearn. Herpa55toll is to enable chlldren and young people to have a voice to speak outaboutthvir thoyghtsand feellngsthrou 1-2-1 se55iOnS,talkln& drawln& play and the use ofmanytypes ofcrafts. Our Practitioners have wlde-ranging experience working with ch13dTen and youll8 peopl& They have a range of processional qualfficadtsms ÉnduthnB.' BSc[HoDs) Psycholow. post graduate diploma in tounsellfng children and young people: advaoced cerbfkate and dlploma counselllng / counselllng skills; mernbershlp ofthe British AssociaUoD for cOnsel1g and Psychotherapy. abiding by their Ethlcal Frdmework for Good PrartSce. Our volunteer Pr3Ctktioner durlng 2023 has been a teacheT with experietto In fvrttser educatiorj. and has now complered her level 4 CPCAB in therapeutic counselling. Hèr InvolvemeTht with Footsteps vras InutU8lly beneficial. providlng her with the further experience and 511PPOrtshe sought todevelop her ftrtUTeworkand ambitions helplngourlocal COTnmullitiè5.Weare Sn contact with two further similarly experlenced individuals who have expressed Interest In supporting our 1:2'.1 sesslon& OuTprdcttti4)ners all have nth]ypeerSuperYiS1Qn andpn)fession21 clinlcal supervisiow Ourfilll tsam Tneets once a weekto reviewtheweek and ourfuture plan& Our Operdrlons Manager 30 years. experlence wlthiD the Police SeThEce. workin8 in business. progrdmme aDd projert maTugemenL She herself is a wldowed mother of 2 children attd lollled our team to help make a dlfference to otherbernaved familie&
Rewt ofth• Tnteel forthe Year Ended 3ts1 December 2023 IN 2023_ We qgain stsrted the year In a strong position. 20Z3 saw a strong inYe5tmellt In tralnlng and contlnulng professlonHJ developmentof ourtean Thlsfurthersupporred usln ouraisntDrontinuets adapL evolve and retsin ourflexibilityto eet the very real and changlng needs of our bereaved childreffj young people. aDd their famllles In So WOrstershIre InVerydlIeol1eS Exc¢llertTrwteegoveTllatKe.leadersblp• LiirrelittechTlOsY#lld acohesive. sktlled and experlenced team of professionals continued to F4cflltate moblle and new ways 01worki both face-t face and remotelyin 2023. Safe8uardlngwas as always, a prloritythroughout the year for uur dthdre yow)g people and our whole teaDL Trustees weTe also iwmlveAI ID bDth tht Bllidallce and steelin8 of safe and efftctlve face-tr face sesslons aDdremot¢ worldn& Thanks to some seojdty of fvnding from the NatIOtt Comrnunlty FuDd fvrther fvndlng secured Charitsb]e Trusts. loo] buslness and oUrwonderI commullity. we were able to cottdnue provide Oknrsèlce free of charyeto th(bse In need and provide addftfonal I".1 bereavementSUpkrt sess 2023 again eThled as a verybusyyear for Footsteps. seo)nd iKyear sfftnce the cbarirylawiched 12 yearnag DespltehlghnumbeTsofreferral&weaEain Sugeded In maa0rWait1nE1lStto meetourdemandand toprovAde our seThicesas bestwe cou]datthe timestheywere mostneeded anddeemedto be attheirm05teffectlve. alVents tll 2023 relkrt the FoLtsteps team's continued commitrnt and dedieatlon to support bereaved children and young people duth8verythaUenw times ftrmanyofourfamlltes. vi¢how¢theswportofF¢i IdonttsllBlwxthllthivecoplwlth losi#8 osylloflhfftYodl1gwhereJ0JTh today. Th¢supportfmmFootstepsh#shelp¢dm4grtthrwh attmelcou1dntlrwinegvthrOetyh ¢ndconthiuttto hm# through Wh ttyg&hord' Yknow Ittsokto b•happyaNloknyts b•sod" llkelfvd1lfte1orundI¢#fvI10fèWQAd5ré$- HysupwrthoselloYdmeth•opev tot•lkEthu¢ttrtthliwlywldtttb8a¥e tot4lkrfbo0tkNrt It&lltx¥Ime&iiop up fv1ln9sondPrnCetySon¢hlOfvrnUM Iw•uldre¢omm8prfkionyoM..@rrfulfvrtheseth IhavelMoTr Qfftheyh0 Uyhtlpatma- lomsogiv¢tfvlthotFooL8whrwehelpedD7ethnwh thts dmeperlodth Tr Cthr¢lhty¢sp¢J¢ wrfthFWtyt¢pslfooMcetr¢olrne0Pp0rthlty. Itdo¢mtcoMe¢vwQ IO¢tzndwhffnyouyrtthÉdNeÉO fvrltlGetiR•tyWorethiTrg$grtwotselltr¢lerndts1oVemThYeyX0WWh¢T¢oefvTVIhot•rfWQxw& Ifadolothappkn l)x abkto ¢alkoboytnylov¢don¢&nolwwlthu& I%El8arntlrtofdiffErent¢opln9stroteg185 thatlknLwlcott llsetryaln fqmltr. IweNtto thelonttrnwolkln December. ffvkiwusabl$¢v soYwha¢17wdalto mykTrwlon¢... thankyou Footstosfvr rtwontedtr>y(lkn)wA•mtsthfvr4¥Wyththgwitretkne thÈseltylew rllontk%V1thP2d ondlcovldnl hokodfvrot*¢w8UpP0rtm$ IdontthiRk1dbPwhereIffl withuutqllth¢supportondh¢tyyoritreBNen me....-
forthe Year Ended 31st Dttember2023 ACHPIEMENTS AND PERFORldANCE fGwrtinu•dl 2023 CONTINUEDA5A DIFFICLJLT YEAR FOR SO fvIANY. NONE MORE SO THAN MANYOF OUA BEREAVED CIIILDREN. YOUNG PEOPLE AND THEIR FAMILIES. THEY FACED (AND A NUMBER WE ARE SnLL WORKING WITH CONTINUE TO FACEI CHALLENGES DEIUNG WITh AND IOURNEYING THROUGH THEIR GRIEF. MANY OF OUR REFERRALSWERE COMPLEX CASES: MANYOF THE CHILDREN REFERRED TO US DID frIOT HAVE THEIR OWN FAMILYI FRIENDSHIP SUPPORTGROUP& THERE IS AN EVER GROWING DESIRE FOR BEREAVEMENTSUPPORT ANDA GROWING RECOGNMON FOR rrs NEED WtTrllN OUA COMMUNnY. NEVER HASOUR BEEN MORE F&gMII4L. NOR THE QEMMO. FOR OUR PROFESSIONAL SUPPOAT BEEN HIGHER. Footsteps meets a real gap In service pTovlslon In South kVorceste¥shlie w'iere there Contlnueg to be no comparablé bereavwneftt 5er¥ice for our children. young people and thelr ?mllles. REAI EXAMPLES AND CASE sfuDIES Thi5 young person's Dad died In a harrowing accident, has learnlng dlffi¢ulties. and found Itdlfficult to aWTess thelr feel(ng& Diirfjng sessltsns theyoung person Wold tslk athavIng sory slghtlngs offigures. The youngpersfjn as helped by using drdwings to show what they looked like and nar(Jed them. Early 5esslons talked about new ones belng seen and dad would be linked w eath one- the young perwll washelped to explore these and meaDlngs behilld thenL The younB person ndealTp1aoeS Olke Dads) and then parathutes to demonstrate howthese can stophlm from falllng hard wlthln hls emotions a5 Dad was n)isseil so mu¢h. The young person realty xarred to conrtrect to how they were fee11ttgarhega to talkmoreon1YaIX)lltthethjnthcYrniss£dWIth l)ad andthechanges 3th0nSOme beinggorKI and Othe 8ood. The young perso was happy with weekly meetings as an emotional OtI¢L After months of sessions, It beCan apparent that Dad was not talked aLutaYM0re in a worrylng manner aDd both the ptsctltloner and the young person felt that the dme was rlght ro end the sessloDS. Durlng the managed ¢nding proress the youttg person mentioried tha¢ the fi8ures had gone and expressed great deli8hL Led by the youts8 person. they and the practldoner destroyed the drawlngs, rApped them and pdepaperba1ls to throwinto the ly Th1 sItUaOn hlghlights the Importance and btttefits of belng alongside the young person. of not belng fritened of the figures they were seelng as these were demonstrntlng the imwt of the1055 ofdad and bow scary life was now goin8 to be. 0ce the emottons and thoughts were hr¢ accepted and worked throuth the tlgures left and theyoung person was freertO'8etoh)' wlth life. Ayoun8per50nWaSteelthgangertowards 0th¢rpeewhtsSoI1 had *Mumall Theyfeltunabletoexpressthi5anger and frustratlontoothers.holdiDgonto Itand had suiodal thouBhtswantin8to escape from t]ieirpatn. TheyounEperson was self-harn)in& Thepracdtionerworked wfth tbeyoun8 person to develop a rapportand createa safe environtnent In s¢ssion& The youn8 person began to feel they could open up about thelr feellDgs at¥1 began LO oxpress their an8er through the use Df creathity. Creative technlques in se5SLOfE5 allowed the young person to share thfngs thatthey had originally found dlffladtto explaln throughwords alon& The prnctitlonereocourdged and hdped faclliratea Tetlecdve process insessionsfortheyoungperson so they wereable tocommunicateopenty.This helped serve as anotheroudeL A% se5?05 contlnued. the young person's suicidal thoughts reduced signlficantty and they stopped self-harndn& ¥$ they had developed otherways tsj bE able ro express and to process Some of their feelir]g5. Weare Oft aSkt0Prode?dVlret0teX¢her5and school staffr, wedothls whenever posslble. In SepteTnbtr2023we deltvered fonnal tralDlng to a number of teaching leaders and professionals. We continu¢ to MaIn hopeful and keep a watthful eye on the GovermJenYs promlse to ixke actlon to Introduce death and grlef more re3dÈly In schools,. educatlng teachers and further rnlslng theIr awareness of what professional w)erti5e exists Outdde of s¢hool& Our research la5tyearand our aims forourcharity are topIayanearly role in sUPPOrtin8 thi%
forthe Year Ended 31st December2023 In 2023 we undertooksi8nificantre5trarrh toexplore newway50fw0rkl in parti¢wlarto rtldeVek)P0urrem0te seIceS and to shaTe the knowl¢d8e and experlence of our professional prdCtitioBer$. We are paEsionate In our belief that speci{stbertavetsUpp0rt to chi]dren andyoung people should be provided a"joIned-up" way. We prtde our5elve50n ourabilityand otsr desire to adapt to ensureweah¥ays meètvery reg1 Deed& This ts made rtM>repowlJie due to our small 51ze, our leadership and the nathre and persoDalitiÈ5 wlthln our team. Our serviLe i5 always flexible and personal. to eet the very dlfferent and indivldual needs of those children their faThlIeS IrantiDg our bereavementsupporL Dellvery ol our seThlce this year wa5 assisted by the National Lottery CQMlalNrrY Community Fund reco8nislng the continued itnportance and value of our work Tbfis supporL together with 5UPPOrt from Cbarit3ble Trusts. local businesse5 al our local community, meantthat Ft)otsreps was again ableto provide its much evidenced needed supp)rtln 2023. 1> WE EMPOWERED BEREAVED CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE withgreat¢rabi]ityto explore al express dIffilt feelings and acquiTegreateT confidence and improved selfteem, Ittcreasingtheiremotion resf]lence. 2> WE REASSURED PARENTSand CARERS. imprnved relatltsnship3ttd incrtased communiuttonmth thetrchlldre dimlnlshTn8the levels of Stress Ilkely tu callse distress. 3> WE INCRBASED PROIIWIONAiS' knowledge and 3wareness of betravement Issue5 and enabled them better SupprtthOse wlth whom they are Inrerncun& [] Children and Young People dgvelopedtheirovm uniqup coplng mechanisms. Parentsatml carers feltbetterable tosupport thetrchlldre E Familyjtfebenefilre U There w45a poslrive imwrtou the Chlld's/young pernon'sschool and college11 L I:1 work provIded Oprnin1tis foryoun8 ppople tybeheard, to askquestlons. to unburd•n themselve O School teathers and others prof¢sslona15 worklng with young people bellelltted froln our advice, knowledge and expeTienceas to howbe5ttD SUPP(>rtyoung people on a dayto day basls. Oureducall of the wldero)mmunfity provlded prnrtical advlcetD enable individuals to supportthosetheyknow who have beeD bereaved of a loved o
Fpotsteps WcKcesknhlre Umlted Report of $TnteeS lor theyear Ended 3tst Oecember 2023 ACHIEVEMEIIT8 AND PERFORMANCE leontlnw Coping wlth the lossofa loved one maybe otte ofthe hardestchauenges thta chtld /youtJgperson faces. Grief catt be pardcularly InteDse and tsolatingaDd a young person can be overcome by$hk and confuslon. leadln8to Prolonged periods of emodot)al turn)oil. anger. sadtte55 ordepressKon. Many people ftnd Trtdlffl¢ukto talk about death. A good SElal. supw>rt ryeLwo can help, but many of youllg people do not have thi& The situatioD and palnful emotions wlll rbot improve by avoidance and It is very irnportant for a 8rieving young peOll to talk tu SQTneone to express and share their emotions and thougbt& DI¥cussitt8 8fLef can stop negabve and destrurtlve emotion5 fr0 buildiTrB UP ata time wlLen yOUDg people are at their most vulnerdble and can help prevent them from seeklng 501a in harn1r life5tylehablt& Negative ways to wpe with thou8hts and feelings about loss and death,If unsupported. ca predlswse chlldren to a mentsl health coTraitiom ALlJte or even suppsSed Brief can lead to dtstorted srievln& ¢hararterlsed by extreme aullt or anger. leading to agEressIve and deStntIVe outbursts. Self-har school refusal, aimeandaDti-sodal behavlour, dwlalcohol abuse.testlngof authorLtySyStems,lossof self-respeI$S ofconhdeDCe. depTession, phy5iL213ilments and symptoins loss of a general sense of purpose kn Ilfe and p)or meDtsI hea]th. 2013 wa5 a difficukyear For soDiaJTry. Our speciallsed bereavementsupportP05itiYely ¢ottrrlbutes to notonlythc mentslaud physlc4] health of children and yotwg people. but also to their welfare aDd futore weE]knln& We are a preventstive service and help durfng children'5 fonnatlye years and In thelr tlme of rea] need, provÉding the plarforni to opettly dfjscuss and address feaTS alld feeling% Our lJ]put help to prevent the breakdovm of tamily relatiotishlps and improve physi I meDtal healthand emotional wellbeln8. There are nwiy factors thar play a rok in how we reart tD a 51gnfficarf los& too many to list here.. they Indude our ellltural norn. our support system$ the circum5tsnces of a death. extsrlng coplng mechanism& Measuring and ValuatinglefsUpp0rtran be challengin&8s everyone's experlences are ulllque. Ratherthan us1nganeWdhttOD tool with a -oDe 5iz¢ ffts all" approath. we use our caretiilly tailored family assessment tonn vthen we first visit parent/carers and yijung people. Ourprocess allows us tohighlight and Identifyany5peLificneedsofyoung peopleond thelr familfes and offerthem sVPPOrtwlth these wds in mlnd. The Footsteps teaTn Cortinued to attend and partldpate in Bereavement Sertor Ilonthly Meetln8s or8anised by the Chudhood Bereavement Network and Nadonal Bereavemellt Alliance. Weblnars continue to prOe an essentia] networtdng opporbjnity wlthtn the sertor. as well as the opportnity to keep up.to.date and share infonnadon andareasofintETesL Relevantinfonnatiott contlnuestobesharedacr05stheteamaDd thllow updlscussions rake place at our wctkly team meetings wtheh relevan¢ parttcutsrly Wbth regHrd to current topits of conslderation within the Sector and further tralnlng opporthntt&ek All Footsteps practitioners aT¢ f(Kused on their CPD. they identlfy thetr trainlng needs together and wlth the 511PPQrt of thetr professional b(dy and external supervAsors. Iley also attend regularweblDaTtralniDgoffered bythechlldh0( BereavemetrtNetworkand Nattonal BeMvementAlllaDce.and there continues to be a foCS OD neurodivergence and learnirtg digbllldes: areas which Footsteps is MMItted to Incorporatlng Into our service effeLflvely. In 2023, 23% of the ddreA and young peDple we supported had spE(lal educattonal / addltional learning needs and thi5 Infornied our trainin& Monthly webinars enable us conununlcate.share andlearnfromaTWlth otherbeTeav¢meutserYiCes*tioDal1Y&Dd more Ioc211y, wehaveworkl8 relallonshlp5 and good connedions btsth hationally and Iwithln our regloD: the are further strengthened through a local prartitloners netwo It cotttinues to be mvardlog ttb see our servi¢e and durln¥ prÈsentattons by other national bereavementseNlces / otherorganisatton& OurBereavemeDtSerte Managerand PrdditioneTS ronthitsetobewell Equlpped and experienced in dealiugwith the many'compllcated Erief reftrrats that we recelv¢ Grfefcatt very often be complicated by the ctrcumstances ofde8d particv]arlyifitiS 5uddenorullexpectedorasa resuJtofsuiodeoTvloleAce (more than 20% ofth¢)5e referred tous) or multlpledeaths overa slkortperiod of time (35% of ourchildren l young people). Many ofthoseTèferred to us are from di5advaJJtaged background5 attd some are exposed to substance abuse and domestic violence. In 2023 we saw a wfjngnumr of referrals torchildren andyoungpeople wlth Sla1 edu(atlonal / additional learning needs (23% compared IO% In the prevtous year). io
ReportoftheTnthes for the Year Ended 3tst December 2023 ACHIEVEMENTS ANO PERFQRMA•ICE (conllnuadl LfnlLS and a good worling relationship contInue ro be developed with other ¢are agencies as we work hard trj rther develop a Jolned-up approach in supportttt8 bereaved children In WorcL%tershtre. We have further strengthened our excellent worldng relationship wrth a newly fvnded suicide Maison role wEthln WorcestershlTe (the role has rewnsibi5ity for providiDg a pra¢tical SeThi and supp)rt in the e¥Tly days of a suicide) aJd continue to recelve fen from thts service as well as eonslderin8 the relewance of this service for some of ourfamilies and signposting if approprfat Ourre]ationships with sch(yolscgntlnues to develop year on year.. we have worldng relationship5 nowwlth over 9Wd of schpolswthin ourgeographlc are& iastyearwe supported clklldrtn andyouDg people in 47 schools and colleges Ill the area. We are often asked to provide advlce to teache aDd s¢ht)01 stsTr. we do this whenever possible, recogni5in the iThpOr1an of helpitw In September Z023 dellvered forn1 trafinin8 to a number of teaching leadeT5 and professlonals. We condnue to remalD hOr1 and keeplng a watchfi]5 eye on tbe GovernmEnVs promise to take actio to Introdu death and lef more readily in schools; educating teachet¥ and furrher sIngtheIr awareDe55 of what professfonal expertise txtsL% outslde of schoDl& Our research last yearand our fvrnre aims forour dwrlty are to p]ay an earty role In supportill8 thi& last yeaT we were agaiD able to provide summer aLtlvtty and Polt Christtnas Llntern valk events for our bere2veddren artd thelr fattlIe Our Chrlsnnas lantern Walkln the wonderful, privats parkaDdwoDdlands of Spetchley Gardens brought nnY of our bereaved children, youngpeople and theirfdmilies togetherto remenjbertheirloved ones. FundlDg towards ourevettt was alD secured from a long-e5tablished low firni and the grounds and facllities wfthin the Spetchley Estate we generously provided, free of char8e, by the Berkeley family. chstmaS gifts We doT]atEd by Severn Valley P2ilway. FamlliesspeDtPTedoustlmetygether.decoraUngwoodeDtreecookles madetythehusbandofone ofDur Pr¥titloners. These were hung on an illuminated memory tree along our lanteTn rout¢ to moving musiG Refreshments were Provided afterw4 and opportynldes for frdmllles and the teawx to share tlme together. of the wonderful feedback we reived..- "The wulk wos a very calming and wa19 walk ond it mode mefrelas though I wosn'tolone.... Y loved 1¢ l um $peKhlwllt WaSgOOd... ¢Tff olldoioq afobulousiots thankyou..-. "Lovety hot chocolate. Me tsnd mylumlty reolfy appredated today. With 9etting to keep the lontsrfjs as well as9ettinggiven treots we could not hove askedfor onythlng more We loyed gettlng to put the cookies onto the te in MemL7ryofourlovedon... Yhankyoufora lovdyofternoon ondforletttng meshore the expei7eRce OfeMbertg my loved ones Iylneyerforget 1£ It mode rReftelhoppy partlcipotelnhangEhgocookleoll theremefflbn7n tree Q..." Yhe do tsanw£lM9. t*4nkyou A) mwhfor thesuppOrt7ll have91 oursort. Thls has been ourfint Iqntern wulkartdltlb o lovelyerien" li
ACHIEVEMEP4TSAND PERFORMANCE (continue 7 4 Ld Our Lakeside suuynerfamilyartivity daywas anotherhugesuccess. BereavedchildrenaDdtheiT familyTDembtrswere Invited to join us to take part 17) paddle boaTrlin& canoeitw and kayaking. All activities were led and 5upervÈsed by profeS5iOD#I UnSversity ofWorcEsteroutdooractiviry insnwctoThe1o¢atson wasabeautlfuland tranqull on& though le56 troDquiI when 3tthe end of the daythere wa$ a lrt offvn onloyed by many- children and adults alike - lompiDg into the Jake! Lunches wereprovided freeof chat bya local caterlngeompanyand ourteam thett)selves madelots of hopie bakes. A fartastic day was had by all. completely free of charge to famllie& Chlldrert thrfillenged themselves and had tsgether wlth thelr familles and other familie5: theLt such tO8etherness artd wonde1 camaraderie OD the daywith new frIendshlps developlnB and Cont details belngshared Ourahn was ro prevent feelings of isolation sn our childre). forthem ttsfeel thattheywereD'talone and to them gn oPrtUnity tohave bulld llden and 3treTrgtheu bond5 withtD aDd across rheir familygroup& "l thought toduy was t7n ornazing day I ¢Iht [tW on t7y tt•sociolise withfafflityand m(Jke newfvends Thonkyou. ittouldn't dnkyousomuchfortodoy.XIYsconfldencegrew throughoutthedoy. Weore oll truty9rutefvlforthe workondeffortyouguyspvtin.., "J jiitt woiited to soy u mok*lve thankyoufvrsotsrday. we os afaml had afobulousdayondwecqn't thankyou enough. whatyou ull du is omozin8..- Absolutely brfllit7nt doy. The children ond ad¢ts had a greot tlme. Thankyou wymuch_. Ivonderfvl doy outfvr thefamify and lovely to meet otherfomilies anddo &i)metkn'ng new,fyn ondct)nfidencebtsildingfvrthethildrei" "We reolfy enJoy8d ouwlves todqv. Jtwas lovely to meetnewfnsnds. Thonkyou uJJso muth" "Itwos the besttn'pj havebeen on inyeors Q. I realtyenioyediÈ Itwasfire (goodlj bved the cupcoka" 12
Footsw Worcesternhire Umitsd Rewl ol the Tee5 forthe Year Errtled 315t Ilecember 2023 ACHIEVEf4Epifs AND PERFORMANCE (C41Ddnu¢dl Footsteps. uDlque serAce has always been an outreach servEce. to ensure th we are accessible to am, includingthose most vulnernble. Some ofour famllies are wlthout a5$ to trd115PQrt I famlly support Thls means that there be $IEnifitanr ¢r4vel tlme between schools due to thegeographyof South Wor¢estÈrshfr& WÈa]waysconsdouslym•nage ourpraaitioneroseloads and ourschool alloL3tions to ensure thatwe are as efflcfientas posslble, managfrng oknr costs and maximisirfrg our(alty. Weareoffered both face-tofrdcesupportandremotesupporL OurpTaCtltionershavebeen able to be more ilexible vtheD offeringappointmeDts for remote I:1 sessions and this has beeuwelcomed o We can only mea$Te aDd tr•¢k our and our Suc5 by involving those we are almlng to hel It 1$ important to us to glve chlldreffj young people and their familiu a voice: and for tlm to feel that they are belD8 Ilstened ro. Thry are v31uable contslbutors from whom we arekeell to learn. o Our whole team meets regularly on a wetltly bas1& We pride ourselve5 on our abllSty to be flexible and adaptquickty.WheDwe feel lttsapproprts.WeaCtOn feedback/ infonDatlon quithy8lldputcbatyinplac where relevaDt, always endeavouring to letthe person that has led to this, know We marntsin exryl sprtdd5heets to wtUTe inforn)ation thatwe requiTe to deliver our servlce effidendyand effertively. and as additional information to revtew who, where wheo aDd how we deliver our servica We record and track Trnfonnation Includ£ng Sources of referrals and enquirles. the age and sex of each child referrel the sthool /coJlege they attettd.where they Ilve. the reladonshipto them ofthose who have died the natsre of the death{5). multiple death& number of 5e5sions they 1V*. time over wblth they are 5UPPQrtedrtLW¢contrnuetoanalysethtslnfonnatlory togetherwlth thegeogrdphid area weare supporrID& to enable usto eTLsure thatweprovlde our seNice in all areas of South Worcestershlre when itig Deeded. The Infornydflon from our spreadsheets ts to track our worK to better undeTStand and learn from tht wlder piciure. tQ SUPPOrt ourfHdra15jngadfjYT serviredevelopmenL 13
Footsteps WorrrshiTe Umlted Report of theTYuste forth¢ Yeav Ended 31st Decernr 2023 Publlc Ben¢flt The Trustees can confirni that they have had due regard to the Charity CommissiOII'5 gLE5dance on public benefit In decidiDgwhatartivities the charltyshould undertake. Inall workwith bereavedyoungpeopleandthetrfamilte5.beDefit to the public is of pardmountimpoFtance. Ive mea5vrethe sUCC¢5s of ourdire£tsupportagain5t the required outcomes for indivlduals EQLI£ We have a commltment and a responslblllty to safeguard all the children we work with fro 311 foms of physical or entrdl violence. itLjUry or abuse. ne8lec( maltreatment or exploxtation. including sexual abuse. The alm of the Footsteps Chlld Protertion and Safeguardin8 Policy is to promots gc¥)d practice. provide children with the approprlate protection and to help employees, tNstees and volunteers make infonned and confEdent responses to thild prottttion Lgsue$. Footsreps has rlgorous policies and procedures in place w eTk5ure 5afegttarding and Child proteclitsn, staff protertion. data protection and confidentidllty and protection of our employees and our clients, wh51st wvrking face-to-face and remotely. All rectsrds are protecredappropriatelyln line witli these policiesandproLedure5 (both electronic and paper reLordsJ. Our Polldes are Tenewedand updatedannuauy. The Trustees have examined the majorstrateglc business operational risks that the chaiityface5 and conflrni that systems have been established to minimise the major risks. The njanagement of risk Is reviewed at every D)eeting of the Trustees and here new ri5k5 a Identlfleil and appropriare responses implemented and recorde(L FINANCIAL REVIEW Some ofour Income In 2023 came from the Nattonal Lottery Commvnity Fund. the rem&indereomlng from Charitable TnTsts. local business and our communlty. ir reputstion goes from strength to 5¥rÈngth together w£th the recognltlon of the value of our service. We are very proud of our success ID developlng ovrseryice and supporting bereaved chlldren. youn% people 2nd their famllie5 In South Worcestershlre forover 12 years. Funding WayS remains challenging to enable the wntinuadon of our support programme. No bereaved chlld. young person. togvther wlth thelr Tramlly, should be left isolated and vulnerable. Our aim is ro work hard to continue to develop and deliver our seThice over the longer terrn to those in need, in order to ensure a better fiJre for childrcn and thcir families in South Worce5ter5hire by addressing grief atan early stage and preventiugfuture mental health problems. The ongoiTEB SElPPOrt of some of OUT curretttarRd some new Ch8rltable Trnsts 15 Vttal to ensure the Contlyjua0n of our seryi¢e and we are working Iwd to deliverour5UStainabtlityplans. It is vital,ethical anda Tequirement of ourseÉvice that we have the ability ro contittue to SUPPOrt onte we have glven our commitment to a younx person. Long tsrni financ2[SecUritylS crltlcal toachieve thls. Signiflcantworkalld effortis invested to en5urethatthe clLatity cancontinue to thrlve. Appllcation5 ¢Qlltinue tg be made to Charitable Trusis nadonwide and l¢xally. relationships made and mandgod aDd we are hope] thatwith a lotof hard work, weivill torttinlieto achieve theneCesSarynd1ttg to continue tv develop and make a real difference to the sigAificantneeds within Worcestershire for futhre years. Our TÈiJstees have always felt It ¢r be important that we dv Tkot grow too large. nur 0Vetretrh our5elve& The maln consideration for bootsteps has always been ia0WlLe1LvrQknb8JIs¥l¢odj0OkdtteLOllr 14
for the Year Ended 3tst DtrAmber 2023 The Tntsteeshaveestsbllshedtbe charfty's reseeS pollrywlth reference tocharlty CoEt]mtsslr>n Gulilan¢e {CC19) alld accounUng5tsDdard5 (SOR22005). TheTntstets' intentionisto bulldsutTiopntreseNes toensurecontinuityofseTrice andthey¢onsideritprndentts>worktowardsfree (ie uttrwtrlLted)reserves ofamlDlmumof Dinernonths,endlt The chajity wtll also mainlaln a rtserye to close the dwity. 5hoMld It e$Sary. wlthout adversety affecting the SeCe to fmllles already receiviugsupporL meet Ilabilittgs to credltOES and meetstsff notice and redundancy cost& This illtention is establlshed annually when the ThS agree the budget for the forthcoming year. The Trustees ensuTethatthe reservesare moDltoredperiodicaUyalld theykeepthereserw lleY Under regularrevlew. The cJw1$nTe5trfjClEd reseThe5. eXUd fiXedaSsets.we £176.993 asat31 DeceDtheT2023 (2022: £147257), presentingapproximately19 months of unrestrlrted e4)eDd1tsThe srated strategy has therefore beell athleved thisyearhoweveTofthls £147.Z57, £44,067 representsa desIated winding up Totsl unrestrlctedreserves asat 31 December 2023 were £177.7WJ (2022.. £148031). Toral restrtcted fvnds Ls at31 December2023 we £7370 C2022.. £16&3301 Full iDfonMtion regardlllgfund rnovements and rcstrictiODS are detalled in note 17to the account& .Please help us to contlnue our work In 2024. On behalf of our chlldren. youn8 people and thelr famllles, we would Ilke to thank everyone who has . supported our SeIce. This report has been prnpared ill accordan with the speciaI PfDViSi(ms of Part 15 ofCoJnpHDles Act 2006 relatinBtosmall companle& IqEIz ............ AppD)YedbyorderoftheBoardofTrnsteeson....-.... - . . ~. . . -.. and sed on itsbehalfbT. 15
A$ the ofth• CcwnF4ry <and trlho puwm ofts)mpary t8wl you are rOSForlll•tr sabsfrd wif th fv ¥cthnts ofow nol reqtsrr b undor Pgrt 16 of the A d elwitrAe f(KIFhlependwrt ex8nrth. l in re8 of my eKaffdnalion of y[ OY Lrrknt rt wbJ8r p)n 145 of ts Ch8Tths Ad 2011 Cthe 2011 Acfl. In carryirwJ examhialknn I have f0vol tr Dlrecll)rf& gnrtn bythe Cholity CorMirssD SaclTh 145(¥ (bl ot 2011 A¢t a)unIng Tld•re rnt kem in rew fAthe Crty rtyuire41 ty So¢1th 386olthe 2C. or In lth th• FrwKi•l R8port"Ir4J Stafftlard applcgNo kn tho UK and Rybl(Goflrdand {FRS 10211. Go(Iwln ACA ACCA R11RU P•Jo 10
lorlh• Y•Jr End 31*t O•c•mber 2023 INCOME AND EN0CAVITS FROM 27M47 15.0 417 49.438 Charitsblg xtlvlti Totsl 31218 50 (91•• (831 (48.eo81 17 {815 (48.8 RECONCILIATION OF FUMOS 14W1 IW330 314161 TOTAL FU14D5CARRIED FORWARD 315 761 Th•nO1 forn port01ts89 •tAtthMnts Pag017
31•t Dpcombor 2023 2022 fundj 13 1,574 CIIRREIIT AS8Ers 14 1V47 16.547 Cash at baTh 317,n6 15 P.6711 6711 (4.149) ET CVRREMY ASSET8 17T,713 73.m 251N53 315.161 315 161 FUND8 17 177,783 148,831 166.330 Rethdod TOTAL FUNDS 315 161 31$1 Drntber with tion 478 oftt Comp8rth Ad 2(I1. (a) uring thal the dritable compwry keeps xcounling Ihat (¥Jmply with S•clb)rn 386 387 of the CryafM85 A(a20A ar t the end of finwthl yw •K5 ot hs Eurplu8 or d6ftJt for e8th 11nl1 year In accoTdarr with the P W StyJth81. Tnjstee e8ftym pwtofllme fmndal 8lateTrATkn Page 18
fwth• YwEMkd 31t I)11b 2023 8A819 OF PREPARING THE PINANCJAL STATEAIE14T3 prepwed in acC(¥C4 fhe ¢twS SORP {FRS 1021 'kn4xJnYn9 and R•poilhig ty Chanliès: Stthn8 of ReLxmmendeO Pra¢1 opph'cable to choriiies prop#riTrJ theif acc4unts kn a¢¢ordance wilh thè Fingncial eswxlirva st•Kla appfKxble in the UK aThJ R•pthlic of Irdand IFRS 102118ffwaiv8 1 January 20191,. Finawl Reportlng Slwthr(I IQ2 Th• FinwK4al R•ptytrwJ Stsndd apFrth in Iho UK and RebI of Ird8n& and Companw 2Cth. Tt hw• w8p8r•J und¥Ttho ht¥r1 stat1)ts are munlledto the n•ar•st £. INCOME All income is recoonSBed In the Slatomènt of Firmndal Actlthie8 once the Ch81ity has gntlttomtnt to thè fundB, it IB InoJne frcm yr8nf8 [6 rocogwed in Iho peiithl n wlhrh charity 18 •nbUed to recdpt and amount c¥n b8 Ted wilh TeaSOnab certAw)ty. I1 Irryn fft 18 ]Y d8f¢rred when th8 thowity h8$ to fuifd corm Llalilibes am reLts3nizgd as expendro a5 SQKffj as there Ss a legal or constnKlvrn cornmlJng the amount of the 0gation ba Measur rdw. Expenditure rs for C an basis ha8 been daBsrflod sJnder haadhigs IhA aggragatÈ all ctst rel8W to the CA18gory. ere L¥15ts CAnnol b• . 33% on cogt A6s•ts abw £1CQ are witaftsed. TAXATiori rf8• wh&n wified by tha iknncortMh8n imd8 arè rai8•d for partlcut rnBtrid#d PENSH CC dritable company8 P8n8bn SCI are to the Ststemgnt of FInd$1 kvlttg8 In th& wic#J lo leh FIMAMGIAL INSTRUMEp¥rs The Chority ha¥ olled to appty th8 of SKUon 11 ' Pas FlnBndal Instnwn•rrt¢ and 12 Flrwcaal wJJN68d the rt*ilty paty kn th? ¢ontra(IUg1 wovlskm of Ihe P899 19
Not•• t¢ fv Fln•n¢lal 8l•l•rn•nt•. conti fortho Y•Jr Endod 318t Do¢wnbor 2023 AccouimNG POUCIE8. ¢ontlnu•d FINAMCIAL INSTrVMEllfS Fironaal a8Bets we offset. with emounts pr•sth)ted iyt the aewunts there is a Ilty ofifor¢• and the ¥lmuWaneousty. surgd ot tranjathon Iran88c¥on o)sts and gubaequenty carried at arnorti¥ed csl FI¢111 Uablli¥ Bas ffiThync4al nd1j trade oltw P8y4bl88. afa initiaw rer£4nid 8t prv unl&sB tha arrnno•menl cSt$ a fing tramaclv)n. there th8 (lebl in8tsumenl 18 In•arnd at the yeseN ¥alu8 Trade payatyes to pay for gxMIs 8ervke8 Ihat have been acqulred In olnary cowse of r $. If tsy w• as labibtl08. Tr&J8 rnc¥wi8od INita15y al ciimcAL ACCOUMnNG JuD¢ENTS AMD KEYSOURCES OF E8npAAnoN UNCERTAIIITY E8thnth are o)nlinualty evaluuby and we basod tsn h[stm and ottr fwAOrn. Indwlry •xpal¢y18 of lulurn a¥ts bo]knwJ to be raasonabJ• urtrjor (YffArn610rTh8. ataff IAr• for eath knar4idual of the dwity. Tha of general supwl costs beA The therity tw w4nt in(x)mg frorn th• N8110n Loitwy that Is 10 bg TNed Al future years £13.01512022 £61,495). Htrwevw the Natbnal Lottery may kn futyre years sub8equently amend th8 totsl vJluB of thi$ granl ard Irf there 18 either &gniftsAt d{j OT overspwKI on related reslrk*ed fuThJ {1¥111 aTrJ the linal aUnt 1ved b) restri11 fikn3 grnnl irKawl•d vhthin tt finantAal 8tatem8nts. DOIIATIOMS AJID LEGACIE8 1847 41.gxl 42
Mot•• to th• Flnn¢ll Sl¥tynMts.¢ontlnu¥d forth? Year ENlwd 3181 Dx•mb•r2D23 IIIVE8TMBn INCOWE 711 2Q23 Trolthg Counsqllng ond rnlated Ber¥us Support Costs (see c¢8ts (889 ale 81 Totsl8 f 1.482 IXRECT COST8 OF CHAIIITABLE ACTMTIES 2023 2022 33,221 2A33 783 44,487 12 612 1.595 CommUniExlk5 951 012 &4>Ptyt costy irK4Lthd Inth• abovt. arè tts folm: Courthllng 8eNlceg 8thitie8 Renl Insurartr 710 202 1.274 797 Sundiie8 1,121 81 lnd•pBnl fee 1810 •.781 9.170 Pag• 21 cononued...
N•ts• t• Il* Fln•n¢l•l Ststsm•nts. ¢onllnu•d Coun8al Bwht fonxrd •.781 •,175 2022 1.701 5.561 11. . IA¥8 S M &nilh. fe¢StrIalrj £9.795 (2022 (£9.370). . MrJ Smlh. f••B (XW£1,1801.
Nots• to Iho FiMnclt statem8nt•.¢onllnwl forth¢ Ythr End•d 31¥ttkn¢•mlwJ23 17. MOVEIIEKf Ix FUNDS. conllnu ComNIMll¥a• fwmovn•nt In fund• At1 1.22 In fund5 fund8 31.1222 Unr••trlC1 fvnd• General fvThJ Wr#*ng UpFwrtl 33251 7.031) 104,764 11544 33251 148,831 AwgTds for AM. l>raditionèr htyJ 10,¢Y)J 234.577 4.511 4.051 2.086 110.OOJ) 185.031 Thg Clgllbrth. Foundollo The Ebwon ChaiiEailè Tnmt {4,0511 TOTAL FUIIDS 315 161 JK(¥niry RQUr Gener fund {11.951) 33.251 110.(AJI 15.LKQI o,( John Al8rknrfs Charity Lthry Cc¥nmtmlty Fund 169,548) 1227) (22n The TNSI 91 81 TOTAL FUNDS PURPOSE OF FU14DS Tnth& It * the poAty ofthb lo build g Ofn1 cpwatwig costs in thi8 fvrKI. Up Fund eto LkKlng the yw. £96,437 of lott•ry lundw Wds on these ¢Y)sls, leBvry £68,594 on the fund Pa 25
Not•¥ to FIMn¢l•l Ststsm•ni•-corrtlnLwd fortho Year Ended 31t tlec4mb8r2023 17. Award• All -R•m•t• Tralnlnq A grant of£10.LXIO was receNgd In 2fr23. lo ccp4er costs of Remolè Berewemenl Groups & TTrthlro for Yr¥j P• & Plf¥tha18. A t(tsl d £4.724 ha8 b6en spent duriThJ the year. knng £5,278 on tre fund IlatlonAI Lottery. Equlmwrt A gr8rtt of £10.Cth was re(pMJ In 2020 ¢y)¥t of 1•11n0 Infom)atM aNI the A grnnt of £10,rm w46 2021 froTh for All lo (UNI addknl Bareavemgnt Pra(thKW eonl worf( dIWij 20f2. Thi% covered 28 8e38icffl£l hour5 Fer a tOd of e monih? thrhKJ 8 wlod whw th ¥J walbrvJ 148t Inryea iignlficanty to thè ImkwLtt ol Cthii&19. 8Wt by fv end of20. John M*rtln'8 ChArfty A grnrrt of £&Ca) was re<•W In the yrmIdS thè E8M ¥00. fY spert in th6 yaar. TIIAM3FERS BETWEEN FiIND8 Durfftg the year fdlU1n9 amounts transferred to th• grmr81 unTrstrlded r1d rek¥e3Un9 th8 nol 917 917 31 Decanber 2ro2 IMDEPEIIDENT EWINER FEES and £1.78712Q2 £1.885) tKIrtg and paymll aeTrs.
Dgtsll•d Statsment ol Hnanclal AciMtIo• forth• Yur Endpd 31st 0oc•nlw2025 23 IPI¢OME AND EtIDOWMEHT8 Cefflmunity donador &847 49,438 Bank Mit•rt$t 1721 Grants 380 Totsl IncrynlrvJ rBwxrr 41218 EXPENLXTURE Charflab]• •cU¥lll 47.869 1.0IT 32551 PensKMs Travel Staff tralnkng 12 612 1.595 991 812 1,572 Supar¥ision Resour 84,134 Ro 1.280 Comfvexp8ns 118 1.274 482 1.121 Sundrfas Bank tharges 81 1.767 Page 27