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A **NNUAL REPORT 2023-24** **Pontypridd Children’s Contact Centre Supporting family contact throughout RCT** **1** PONTYPRIDD CHILDR eONTAcf CENTRE PONTYPRIDD Pontypridd Children’s Contact Centre has seen a busy year throughout 2023-24. The Centre continues to offer the following services: - **Supervised contact** - **Supported contact** - **Handover** - **Zoom indirect contact** - **Community based visits** The Centre aims to ensure that where possible and safe to do so, that every child receives the love and support of key family members after divorce or irretrievable family separation. The Centre has predominately helped to support individual families residing in Pontypridd, Aberdare, Merthyr Tydfil, Cardiff, Caerphilly, Bridgend, and sometimes other areas of the country. The Centre has supported over 85 individual families throughout the year. **3** ## **“Thank you so much for enabling me to be able to** ## **Funding** The Centre receives CAFCASS Cymru, Welsh Government funding to deliver both supervised and supported contact. Other forms of funding are obtained through grant applications, referral fees and donations. ## **Referrals** Referrals are accepted via the following: - The family law court - Family law solicitors - Mediation services - Children’s services - Self-referring basis ## **Management Committee Members** Wayne Griffiths (Chairperson) **4** Victoria Jones Jodie Davies **Centre Manager** Dawn McAwane ## **Sessional supervisors** Elizabeth Booth Judith Jones Donna Price Jenna Henley Andrea Keay Christine Bowen Thanks go to every involved in ensuring a quality service at the Centre. Training Various forms of training are offered to staff and volunteers at Pontypridd Children’s **5** ## Contact Centre. The Centre is affiliated and accredited by the National Association of Child Contact Centre (NACCC). The NACCC provides mandatory training modules for volunteers to complete throughout the year. ## Volunteers have completed NACCC accredited modules including: - Induction - Health and Safety - Family breakdown - Managing conflict - Understanding family Law - Working with reluctant families ## _Service user comments_ _“Thank you to everyone at Pontypridd Children’s Contact Centre for their kindness. Without the Centre I would not have been able to see my children on a weekly basis”._ _“I miss my daddy and am really pleased that I get to see him every Saturday at the Contact Centre!”_ ## _“The volunteers do an amazing job, giving up their time on the_ **6** _weekend to support me and my son”._ _“I honestly don’t know what I would do without the support of the Centre. Thank you so much..”_ **7** Company registration number 06933198 (England and Wales) PONTYPRIDD CHILDREN'S CONTACT CENTRE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024 Young and Phillips Limited Inspiration House Williams Place Cardiff Road Upper Boat Pontypridd CF37 5BH INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF PONTYPRIDD CHILDREN'S CONTACT CENTRE. I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity Cthe Trusfi") for Éh8 year ended 31st March 2024 set out below. Responsibilities and basis of report As the charity's trustées, you 8re responsible for th8 preparation of the accounts in accordance with the r8quirements of the CharitiesAct 2011 ("theAct"}. I report in respect of my examination of the Trust's accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 14515>lb) of the Act. Ind8p8ndent examlner's statsment I have completed my examlnation. I conflrm that no material matters have come to my attention in connectlon wlth the examinalion which gives me ￿uSe to b8lièv& that in, any material respect,, the accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act; or the accounts did not accord with the accounting records. or the attounts did nol cornply with the applicable r8quirements Goncerning the fomi and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requiremenl that the accounts give a 'true and fair, view whlch Is not a m8lt&r consid8rad as part of an Independent examlnation. I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in eonnectlon ￿th the examinalion to which attention should be drawn In thls report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached, Signed.. 14th December 2024 Young and Phillips Chartered Certified Accountants Inspiration House Williams Place Cardiff Road Upper Boal Pontypridd CF37 5BH PONTYPRIDD CHILDREN'S CONTACT CENTRE INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024 2024 2024 2023 2023 Turnover Grant Income oth8rActivities 46,639 29,696 45,117 16,405 76,335 61,522 Admlnlstratfve expensès Works wages and salari88 SeBsional work Training costs Pension cosls Rent Comput8r running costs Subscriptions and donations Legal and professional fee8 AC￿untancY Bank charges Insurance Telephone and inlernet charges Sundry expenses 34,778 22,546 34,948 10,774 807 16,660 355 276 138 492 853 18,708 315 580 474 12 419 860 103 419 1,157 38 (77,664) (86,170) Operatlng1088 11,329) 14,6481 PONTYPRIDD CHILDREN'S CONTACT CENTRE BALANCE SHEET AS AT 31 MARCH 2024 2024 2023 Current assets Cash at bank and in hand 25,229 27,770 25,229 27.770 Credltors: amounts falllng due within one year Taxation and social security other creditors Accruals and deferred income 597 650 492 1,979 972 1,739 2,951 Net currant assets 23,490 24,819 Reprasantod by: Unrestricted funds 23,490 24,819 We appprove these aGGounts and confirm that we have mad8 available 811 relevant records and information for their preparation. Date: 14th December 2024 Company registration number 06933198 (England and Wales) PONTYPRIDD CHILDREN'S CONTACT CENTRE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024 Young and Phillips Limited Inspiration House Williams Place Cardiff Road Upper Boat Pontypridd CF37 5BH INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF PONTYPRIDD CHILDREN'S CONTACT CENTRE. I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity Cthe Trusfi") for Éh8 year ended 31st March 2024 set out below. Responsibilities and basis of report As the charity's trustées, you 8re responsible for th8 preparation of the accounts in accordance with the r8quirements of the CharitiesAct 2011 ("theAct"}. I report in respect of my examination of the Trust's accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 14515>lb) of the Act. Ind8p8ndent examlner's statsment I have completed my examlnation. I conflrm that no material matters have come to my attention in connectlon wlth the examinalion which gives me ￿uSe to b8lièv& that in, any material respect,, the accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act; or the accounts did not accord with the accounting records. or the attounts did nol cornply with the applicable r8quirements Goncerning the fomi and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requiremenl that the accounts give a 'true and fair, view whlch Is not a m8lt&r consid8rad as part of an Independent examlnation. I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in eonnectlon ￿th the examinalion to which attention should be drawn In thls report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached, Signed.. 14th December 2024 Young and Phillips Chartered Certified Accountants Inspiration House Williams Place Cardiff Road Upper Boal Pontypridd CF37 5BH PONTYPRIDD CHILDREN'S CONTACT CENTRE INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024 2024 2024 2023 2023 Turnover Grant Income oth8rActivities 46,639 29,696 45,117 16,405 76,335 61,522 Admlnlstratfve expensès Works wages and salari88 SeBsional work Training costs Pension cosls Rent Comput8r running costs Subscriptions and donations Legal and professional fee8 AC￿untancY Bank charges Insurance Telephone and inlernet charges Sundry expenses 34,778 22,546 34,948 10,774 807 16,660 355 276 138 492 853 18,708 315 580 474 12 419 860 103 419 1,157 38 (77,664) (86,170) Operatlng1088 11,329) 14,6481 PONTYPRIDD CHILDREN'S CONTACT CENTRE BALANCE SHEET AS AT 31 MARCH 2024 2024 2023 Current assets Cash at bank and in hand 25,229 27,770 25,229 27.770 Credltors: amounts falllng due within one year Taxation and social security other creditors Accruals and deferred income 597 650 492 1,979 972 1,739 2,951 Net currant assets 23,490 24,819 Reprasantod by: Unrestricted funds 23,490 24,819 We appprove these aGGounts and confirm that we have mad8 available 811 relevant records and information for their preparation. Date: 14th December 2024