**Charity number: 1147172** ## **DANIEL'S DEN** Charitable Incorporated Organisation no. 1147172 ## **TRUSTEES’ ANNUAL REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS** ## **FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2023** NfP Accountants Ltd **DANIEL’S DEN** **REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2023** ## **CONTENTS** |**Reference and administrative information**|1| |---|---| |**Trustees' annual report**|2| |**Independent auditor's report**|20| |**Statement of financial activities**|22| |**Balance sheet**|23| |**Notes to the financial statements**|24| **DANIEL’S DEN** ## **REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2023** Trustees Keith Brown Caroline Winterburn Ketan Sheth Judith Abbott Yvonne Smith Trevor Goddard Charity reg. no. 1147172 Registered office 38 Berkhamsted Avenue Wembley Middlesex HA9 6DT Independent examiner Charles Ssempijja, FCA NFP Accountants Ltd 3rd Floor, 86-90 Paul Street London EC2A 4NE Bankers HSBC Plc 16 King Street Covent Garden London, WC2E 8JF 1 **DANIEL’S DEN** ## **REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2023** The Trustees present their annual report and financial statements of the charity for the year ended 31 August 2023. The Reference and administrative information set out on page 1 forms part of this report. The financial statements comply with current statutory requirements, the charity's governing document, and the Statement of Recommended Practice: Accounting and Reporting by Charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (SORP FRS 102) (edition October 2019, effective January 2019), and the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102). Income and expenditure have been analysed on a 'natural basis, taking advantage of sections 4.6 and 4.22-4.26 of this SORP. Structure, Governance and Management Structure and governing document Daniel's Den is a registered Charity number 114172 and was converted, on 28 March 2022, to a Charitable Incorporated Organisation when a new constitution was adopted. Organisational structure and decision making The governance of the Charity is the responsibility of the Trustees. Day to day management is by the Chief Executive Officer, who draws on the support and expertise of the highly experienced Board of Trustees as needed. Appointment of Trustees Trustees are elected and co-opted under the terms of the Articles of Association and the Charity’s own procedures. Regular reviews are held to identify any expertise gaps within the Board of Trustees and appointments are made where required to strengthen the Board of Trustees, subject to all trustees’ approval. When it is necessary to appoint new trustees, due to either a trustee stepping down or a gap of expertise in the board is identified, recruitment will initially begin through the networks of the board and management team. Applicants will be reviewed by trustees and the successful applicant will be invited to attend a trustee meeting. Following this, on the provision that the board are satisfied and the applicant still wishes to join the trustee board, they will be appointed. No other person or external body is entitled to appoint any trustees of the Charity. The Trustees who served during the period and after the year end are shown on page 1. 2 **DANIEL’S DEN** ## **REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2023** Trustee induction and training The Charity provides new trustees with an induction pack and mentoring from the Chair. The Charity has limited resources for formal training of the trustee body. However, on-going training opportunities are announced to trustees when these become available pro bono. Related party relationships The Charity has considered the disclosure requirements of the SORP for related party relationships. The Charity has no related party connections with other organisations. The trustees consider that the members of the board, and their close connections, to be the only related parties of the Charity. All trustees give their time voluntarily and receive no benefits from the Charity. Trustees are required to disclose all relevant interests and register them with the Chair of Trustees and to withdraw from decisions where a conflict of interest arises. Pay policy for senior staff The pay of the Charity’s Chief Executive Officer is reviewed annually. The trustees draw on their knowledge of the sector and common practice in other charities of similar size to ensure that the remuneration set is fair and not out of line with that generally paid for similar roles. Risk Management The Board of Trustees fully accepts its responsibilities for ensuring that the major risks to which the Charity is exposed are identified, and that there are systems and procedures in place to mitigate those risks. The Charity has a Finance and Risk Sub Committee (FRSC) which monitors the risks and reports to the Board. The Charity maintains a risk register. Objectives and activities Purposes and principal activities To enhance the development and education of children up to and including eleven years of age, but primarily those under statutory school age, by encouraging parents and carers to understand and provide for the needs of their children through community groups and by: - a) offering appropriate play facilities and training courses, together with the right of parents / carers to take responsibility for, and to become involved in, the activities of such groups, ensuring that such groups offer opportunities for all children, regardless of race, culture, religion, disability or means. - b) Encouraging the study of the needs of such children and their families and promoting public interest in and recognition of such needs in the local areas. - c) enhancing the development of family life in accordance with biblical principles. These objects shall be undertaken in accordance with Christian principles whilst recognising the diversity of a multi-faith society. 3 **DANIEL’S DEN** ## **REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2023** ## Beneficiaries of our services - Babies, toddlers, parents, carers, childminders - - - - - - Volunteers - Venue host partners - Community partners - Local businesses via an opportunity to fulfil their corporate social responsibility via our network - Other toddler groups & their leaders - National organisations in the family support space (e.g. Parent Infant Partnership, Brent Council, Little Village, Children’ Commissioner, Care for the Family, London Diocese, Families Households Commission, Salvation Army, Home-Start) ## Principal activities To have family life valued in all levels of society both locally and nationally. - Establishing and running parent and toddler groups, recognised as first rate by users. We operated in 11 different venues over 2022/2023, delivering 12 weekly parent and toddler groups. - Offering parenting support, through our monthly hotspot interactive chat on Facebook Live. Discussing parenting issues. Parenting Postcards that were given to new members. Visits from Brent Council, Home-Start and Healthwatch Brent providing information for parents. Signposting via Social Media posts, answering comments, highlighting useful services and activities. - Enabling people to recognise the value of parent and toddler groups through our response to running a Parent and Toddler group via a hybrid model. Sharing best practice with members of the council, national organisations in the parent support space and even international media platforms. - Fostering mutual cooperation and support for toddler groups, hosting city and nationwide monthly Zoom sessions for toddler group leaders. Coordinating content across the 32 London Boroughs shining a light on good new stories in their area. Hosting events to encourage toddler group leaders across the UK to share experiences and learn from one another. Produced resources that would contribute to a national parent and toddler group programme. - Supporting the choice of stay-at-home parents and raising awareness of the value they bring to society – in the year in which parents had to stay at home with their children provided the opportunity for insight and empathy. Public benefit 4 **DANIEL’S DEN** ## **REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2023** The Board of Trustees confirm that they have complied with their duty to have due regard to the guidance on public benefit published by the Charity Commission in exercising their powers or duties. ## Achievements and performance The trustees review the aims, objectives and activities of the Charity each year. This report looks at what the Charity has achieved and the outcomes of its work in the reporting period. The trustees report the success of each key activity and the benefits the Charity has brought to those groups of people that it is set up to help. The review also helps the trustees ensure the Charity's aims, objectives and activities remained focused on its stated purposes. The trustees have referred to the guidance contained in the Charity Commission's general guidance on public benefit when reviewing the Charity's aims and objectives and in planning its future activities. In particular, the trustees consider how planned activities will contribute to the aims and objectives that have been set. In this report, we reflect on our five objectives (these form the basis of our principal activities) and demonstrate the outputs and impact of our work. We are proud of the impact we’ve made and are keen to see a toddler group within walking distance of every family. We feel this level of support can make a world of difference to our children, their families and local communities. 5 **DANIEL’S DEN** ## **REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2023** **Objective one: Establishing and running parent and toddler groups, recognised as first rate by users.** Throughout the year we have run 393 weekly sessions with a total of 12779 attendances As of the end of August 2023, we had 1475 registered adult members on our database, this includes Parents, Carers and Volunteers. Out of those who declared their gender on registering 79% were female, and 21% were male. There were 674 registered children under the age of 5, 51% female, 49% male. Our structure for each of our sessions is simple and laid out on a timetable poster. This is both helpful to the team running the session and to the families attending. Whilst some attendees would like to spend more time singing, free play or eating, we believe our structure works well. This year we developed a simple ‘exemplar group assessment form’ and hope to use this for self-assessment as a way of ensuring our groups are the best they can be and in line with our overall structure. 6 **DANIEL’S DEN** ## **REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS** ## **FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2023** ## Venues Throughout the year we met in the following venues, and we are so glad this affords us the opportunity to offer a toddler group within walking distance for families in those areas. - Lewinson Centre, 165-167 High Road, Willesden NW10 2SG - Lindsay Park Baptist Church, The Mall, Kenton, Middlesex, HA3 9TG (opened in Oct 2022) - St Michael and All Angels Church, Hillside, Stonebridge NW10 8LB (closed Jan 2023) - St Cuthbert's Church, 214 Carlton Ave West, Wembley HA0 3QY - St Andrews Church, 956 Harrow Road, Sudbury, HA0 2QA - Chalkhill Community Centre,113 Chalkhill Road, Wembley Park HA9 9FX - Latymer Community Church, 116 Bramley Road, Ladbroke Grove W10 6SU (closed July 2023) - The Church of the Ascension, The Avenue, Wembley, HA9 9QL - The Yellow, 1 Humphrey Repton Lane, Wembley FRI Park HA9 0GL - John Keble Primary School, Crownhill Road, Harlesden. London, NW10 4DR (opened Nov 2022) - St Patricks Catholic Church, Hardie Close, Neasden (opened Jan 2023) Our relationship with each venue is different and we are keen to build community in whatever ways we can, working with the venue hosts and other local community groups. Other sessions we run include: - Online craft sessions - weekly - HotSpot – online discussion - monthly - Dad’s Zone – monthly in person at The Yellow - Sowing Seeds – weekly sessions during the summer months - The Net – monthly pop-up sessions in a local hotel for asylum seekers Looking at the stark facts about provision for 0-5 in Brent through parent and toddler groups, we realise what a vital role we play in the borough (we currently provide over 50% of the current 17 toddler groups). We are a lifeline for many. Potential new venues for 2023-2024 include: - Alperton – Grand Union - Stonebridge – Bridgestone Arena ## Staff and Volunteer Team We would not be able to do what we do without our staff and volunteer team. We now have 2 full time and 3 part time members of staff plus paid session leaders. We said goodbye to Annette who had been with us for 7 years as our first paid member of staff and hello to Georgina who came on board as our new Database and Volunteer Coordinator. It was good to be able to create 7 **DANIEL’S DEN** ## **REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS** ## **FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2023** a new role to help with our growth – Service Delivery Coordinator and Sustainability Lead and this was taken on by Linda. We have over 50 volunteers and were delighted that students from the College of Northwest London were able to join us in the summer term. We had a wonderful celebration evening for all our volunteers and Jackie Oliver was presented with the Emma Hay Sunshine Memorial award. Staff and Volunteers engaged in various training opportunities including: - First Aid Training carried out by the Red Cross - Induction of new volunteers – two sessions on Zoom - Training Session Leaders using our new Session Leader Handbook – ran 2 sessions and included potential leaders. Gained some great insights into what an ‘exemplar group’ looks like and something to build on. Big theme was ‘find your successor’ and how we identify and train new volunteers. - Leadership Conference at Royal Albert Hall 8 **DANIEL’S DEN** ## **REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2023** - Personality types and TEAM building day at The Ark, Wembley ## **These are some of our outputs but what about the outcomes?** ## **a. Users – children and parents/carers** ‘Over 50% of those registered at Daniels’ Den have attended more than twice. 44% of those registered have never attended or have attended using a different name. ONLY 6% of registered members have only attended once’ – this report extracted from our database is encouraging and demonstrates that people like what they experience and return! Georgina (our new Volunteer and Database Coordinator) in her first week commented ‘The DD team’s good nature is reflected in their practice and by joining the sessions this week it is evident that one of the main reasons Daniel’s Den is thriving is because of the compassionate attitude that is shown towards each and every family.’ Here are some of the comments we’ve received this year: ‘Going to miss our Daniel's Den sessions! Our kids absolutely loved Daniel's Den; they especially loved the weekly crafts. Such great people and full of so much support x’ (Marisa – parent emigrating to NZ) ‘Daniel’s Den is such an amazing platform for first time mums, mums in the local community especially great for after Covid when the world changed our maternity leave. I felt Daniel’s Den gave me back a time I longed for when on maternity leave, meeting other mums and having my daughter play in the community’. (Dee) 9 **DANIEL’S DEN** ## **REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS** ## **FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2023** ‘Daniel's Den has always been my little corner of peace during everyday life with little ones, as everybody is welcome despite their religious beliefs, education, nationality, social background and so on. We enjoyed every little bit of it and Joanna Gordon, together with her team, do an exceptional work for the community. There are no words to describe the love everybody put into this amazing reality’. (Ombretta) ‘I am absolutely grateful for all your hard work. Being alone in this country without my family Daniel's Den really helped me to get through difficulties, it’s such a great community to be part of and I will forever be grateful for the opportunity ❤️’ (a mum) Friendships - watching people exchange telephone numbers in a session and hear of them meeting up outside of the sessions is one of the ways in which we recognise we are impacting parents. In our annual Feedback Fortnight over 60% said they’d made a new friend at Daniel’s Den. A picture speaks a thousand words, and these pictures show what people have experienced. ## Video We filmed and produced a video showing what Daniel’s Den does – check it out. Two parents shared their thoughts in this – Qasim and Saba. ‘The film is beautiful – love it!’ Sarah McMullen, Royal Foundation ## **b. Events, crafts and sensory play** ## Nativity Week One of our lovely 85-year-old volunteers was delighted that she finally got to be Mary in the nativity play! Birthday Week and Disco 10 **DANIEL’S DEN** ## **REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2023** This annual event is a firm favourite and one family invited other extended family to come and share in the fun ‘we wanted them to see what a special place Daniel’s Den is – thank you for letting us bring them along’. ## Top Ten Books We launched an appeal before Christmas for people to donate books to our groups – using an Amazon wish list. This has been incredibly effective and had a positive response. A childminder asked Nat to film a little boy listening to the Brown Bear book being expertly shared by Hermina – he was so engaged. The next week Nat asked about the parent’s reaction to the film and the CM said she was thrilled and had gone out and bought the book for the child! ## Birthday card This year we produced our own Birthday card and the children have so enjoyed receiving it. ## Sports Week The children and parents are engaged in running, balancing, jumping, throwing and so much more during this week and the joy of seeing children and their parents/carer’s taking part is so rewarding. Every child receives a certificate for taking part and here were a couple of responses to this: - one mum was eagerly writing her child’s name on the certificate ‘so I can share it right now on my WhatsApp groups’; - another said how proud she was that her child had received their first certificate. ## Sowing Seeds Families have had the opportunity to experience digging, planting and playing in our allotment space. ‘‘So glad I was invited to @DanielsDenUK event at Chalkhill allotment this lunchtime. Mud kitchen, planting, water play, Bear Hunt and a picnic. Laughter, splashing, adult play as well as children's play and so much spontaneous learning going on. That's what EYFS should be like.” (Martin, retired head teacher). 11 **DANIEL’S DEN** ## **REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2023** Every child had the opportunity to plant and grow cress seeds for Mother’s Day in the sessions and the children proudly shared pictures of these as they grew! Even the parents were full of awe that they had been able to grow some seeds! ‘Ours are still alive 3 weeks later – what do we do with them?’ (a dad at Dad’s Zone). ## Singalong Week This took place in March, and we raised approximately £250 for one of our partner charities - Kids Club in Uganda – the money will be used to buy basic learning materials for the children. We have decided this is a great week for an open week and for people to dress up as a song. ## Great Get Together Picnic A wonderful gathering for toddler groups across Wembley in King Edwards Park. ## **c. TEAMWORK – our volunteers and staff** ## **Patricia and Pablo – a case study** Patricia writes - ‘I had already seen the Daniel’s Den website in Quintain App and volunteering opportunities, but until then I had other commitments and I put it aside. And that's when a friend (who volunteered at Daniel’s Den) invited me to meet her on a Friday. And I automatically started to go every Friday, then some Wednesday and Saturday events.' Having a place to invite people to come along and join in whether as a parent or child or as a volunteer is such a central feature of what we do. ‘In each participation I feel that I am filled with energy, even on the bad days, seeing those children happy and playing makes the outside world stop’. 12 **DANIEL’S DEN** ## **REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2023** Building community is so important and ‘knowing and being known’ is one of our vision statements. ‘I see that many mothers participate more than once a week, so it means that we are doing "a good job". The cool thing about "Yellow" is that many parents live in the area, and I end up meeting them on the street on any given day, in the supermarket, in the condominium, in the park, and they recognise and start to talk. Daniel’s Den also helped me to have some kids to look after part time – and these even live in the same block as me’. Developing relationships is key to building community and sometimes language can be a barrier. Patricia speaks both Portuguese and Spanish and once she heard about our project called The Net, a monthly ‘Pop Up’ session for asylum seekers in a local hotel, she willingly volunteered. ‘I really like participating in the day that we are going to "play" with the refugee’s kids, this is. The day that I feel that I help the most (inside of me), because they don't have many options. For their status in the country, and I am very happy to be able to participate in this project and bring some joy to those mothers and children.’ 13 **DANIEL’S DEN** ## **REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2023** People volunteer for all sorts of reasons – to develop confidence, learn new skills, be part of a team, give something back into society. Patricia and Pablo share quite openly about one of the main reasons they are volunteering. ‘I realised that participating in the DD would help me in the process of adopting a child, because experience with children is one of the mandatory points. After a few months participating, I managed to take my husband to participate in Father's Day, it's only once a month, and I see that he returns home happy.’ ## And here is what Pablo had to say … "My wife was already a volunteer in DD, and one day she mentioned that there was a 'Dads only' activity and they were looking for volunteers. Since I was also looking to have some more experience with kids, this felt like tailored opportunity for me. I've been going for a couple months now and it is truly a rewarding experience. The little ones are not as scary as I originally thought, and they seem to have a good time playing and singing along. It's a win for everyone involved." ## **Kimisha – a case study** The Kickstart Scheme -Hiring Kimisha Johnson for 6 months as Marketing and Fundraising Coordinator via the government Kickstart Scheme. Background - After hearing about the scheme from different connections we decided as a management team to try and hire someone from the Kickstart Scheme. We did not know what to expect as we did not have previous experience managing someone in this role and approached this as a learning experience for Daniel's Den too. The recruiter managing our grant told us to have 'low expectations' from the candidates as they will not have much experience, thus being part of the scheme. On meeting Kim, we were presented with a very sweet but very shy young lady. Though her lack of experience showed we were drawn to her warmth and potential and hired her for the role. Soon enough we were confirmed of our choice and Kim soon became a much loved and valued team member. She would support the Session Leaders in the groups, carry our surveys and other data collection and help with research and marketing. Outcome - at the end of her time at Daniel's Den Kim helped support our sessions and activities and received rave reviews from the families she interacted with, volunteers and staff members. Her confidence grew and her administrational skills too. Kim designed the Fundraising Month of June branding which we will be using for years to come. In Kim’s Words - _"My time working with Daniel’s Den has been one of the best experiences ever. The staff and the volunteers at Daniel’s Den are amazing individuals. I’ve learnt so much in a short space of time, being behind the scenes and seeing how hard the team works to make sure parents and toddlers are supported by us and the community makes me feel so happy._ 14 **DANIEL’S DEN** ## **REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2023** _I have gained so much confidence with interacting with people through Daniel’s Den which was one of the things I used to struggle with. Daniels Den made me realise that I have a voice and I will be forever grateful. Daniels Den is very welcoming and every time you walk into the venues you feel at ease."_ ## **Objective two:** _Offering parenting support._ The need to support parents is paramount and we do this implicitly and explicitly. We offer implicit parenting support through the way we run our sessions, modelling positive behaviours and experiences. Creating the opportunity for safe play, shared singing, playdough and being able to have a cup of tea made by someone else whilst your child plays with someone else is often the lifeline parents need. With the pandemic, parents had missed lots of this peer-to-peer support and it was great to see new friendships formed ‘I never like to think of a parent feeling alone’. Lots of our volunteers are parents and their lived experiences give them a real sense of empathy with attendees, and they are attuned to recognising the anxieties of parents. Our explicit parenting support comes in different ways: Welcome packs. 15 **DANIEL’S DEN** ## **REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS** ## **FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2023** We gave out welcome packs to our newly registered parents and this included a welcome letter with guidelines for expected behaviours, songbook and our 12 parenting postcards in a hessian branded bag. These cards offer bite sized advice on topics such as sleep, manners, eating, boundaries etc. Hotspots We run monthly Hot Spots – an online discussion group streamed on our Facebook page. Guests this year have included: - Trevor Goddard on his role as chaplain and the Quality Characteristics for all relationships. - Helen Haynes on impact of DD on her family and the need to develop fine and gross motor skills. - Chad, Jay and Yatish, 3 of our dads, had an excellent discussion about the joys and challenges of fatherhood. We also covered various topics e.g., sleep, the impact of a new-born baby, sowing seeds etc. We are reviewing this provision and hoping to develop it into podcasts - making this all about parent support – future speakers include Catherine Allard Head Teacher at John Keble School re school readiness and the impact of screen time on children. ## Visits We welcomed visitors from Children and Family Information Service, Homestart, Brent Health Matters who listened and gave information to the parents and carers. ‘Just to say thanks so much for all your support of Healthwatch – visiting Daniel’s Den groups has given us the chance to speak to people from a different demographic to our ‘typical’ respondents and I think 16 **DANIEL’S DEN** ## **REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2023** this is really important for building up an accurate picture of services in Brent!’ (Cleo Chalk – Healthwatch Brent) We also had visits from a researcher from Oxford University who listened to our parents and their hopes and fears about vaccinations. ‘Thanks so much for hosting me. I know as the mother of a lockdown baby and toddler (now aged 2 and 5!), I can really relate to how keenly I felt the loss of playgroups and community interactions in our area. It sounds like we all needed some Daniel's Den in our lives!’ (Kate Joynes-Burgess DPhil Candidate, Oxford University) ## Practical help We were able to donate clothes, books and food to asylum seekers and also help people donate clothes and baby equipment items to Little Village, a local baby bank. People are so glad they can declutter their stuff from their homes and know they are going to be re-purposed and not be put in land fill. ## Mum’s Zone This took place on March 10th, and we have agreed we will hold it annually in the week of International Women’s Day. It was hosted at St Cuthbert’s, and this is such a welcoming space that was appreciated by all attendees. Ladies from the church led painting workshops and displayed their work and another lady played piano recitals – so lovely to see people offering their help and skills – we also had hand massage, nails, crafts etc. 3 of our mums attended which was a disappointing number and feedback through our WhatsApp groups indicated that childcare was a major issue. Many said they didn’t feel confident to leave the children with their father and others also had to work on the day. This is an area for development!! ## Dad’s Zone This continues to meet monthly and is a great place for dads to connect. ## The Net This project continues to go well – it was featured in an online news article by the charity Care 4 Calais as someone kindly sponsored hand painted plates for each of the children. 17 **DANIEL’S DEN** ## **REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2023** We were thrilled that 29 folks from The Net were able to join us on our trip to the farm – one of the mums said, ‘it was the best thing by far that they had done since being in the hotel’. **Objective three:** _Enabling people to recognise the value of parent and toddler groups._ 18 **DANIEL’S DEN** ## **REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2023** This year we produced a video highlighting what we do – this was filmed by one of our dads (thanks Chris) and edited by one of our volunteers (thanks Tim). It has been a great tool in enabling people to see what happens in a toddler group session. Opportunities to be a voice for toddler groups regarding their value and the contribution they make were numerous throughout the year. We ran events and contributed to the following publications, research papers, speaking engagements etc.: - Movement for Recovery – School Readiness campaign. I lead a seminar on this at the Rhythms of Grace conference in October and continue to input – hopefully a national resource will be available in Sept 2023 - Hope UK and Evangelical Alliance – lead 2 sections in a national webinar for toddler group teams – the power of networks and communication within and beyond our toddler group. Positive feedback - APPG Faith and Society – attended this event and it was very affirming. Report ‘Keeping the Faith 2’ produced by Goldsmiths and 10 essential aspects to sustaining good partnerships. Stand out was ‘data backed solutions important for local authorities. Starting from a position of call rather than resources release new energies and thinking’ – feel this sums up DD. - Faith in the Nexus: The spiritual flourishing of the youngest child, conducted by the Nexus research team from the National Institute for Christian Education Research (NICER) at Canterbury Christ Church University – our CEO is part of the advisory group. - Methodist Church – interviewed by Patricia Perry as part of her training to be a local preacher – she had to do a presentation on a project that exemplifies Methodist values, and she chose Daniel’s Den. - Little Village – we continue to donate second hand clothes and equipment there and they refer families to us. They celebrated their 1st anniversary of their venue in Wembley – their CEO thanked us publicly for being a great support. - Homestart – met with Guljabeen, the CEO of Homestart Barnet. She is so overwhelmed by all that we do at grassroots level and keen to work together (this led to the exhibition in the Civic Centre) - Growing Faith Foundation Church of England – met with Hannah Persuad and looking at a support network within the Church of England toddler groups. Happy to give input. - 1277 – through Facebook group provided 1 to 1 sounding board to people in Manchester, Birmingham and Cambridge - C3 Church London – invited to share about DD and thank them for their on-going financial support. The leader visited DD at John Keble and the church donated toys for asylum seeker families in The Net 19 **DANIEL’S DEN** ## **REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS** ## **FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2023** - Under 5’s in church webinar – one of 3 speakers - PhD researcher from Oxford University came to do some work with us re attitudes to childhood vaccinations – train a peer research assistant/s - Attended National Parenting Initiative – useful to hear from other organisations and models they use to influence further afield - We organised and ran an Under Fives and Voluntary Sector Exhibition at the Civic Centre March 22nd and 23[rd] 2023 – included Little Viallge and Homestart Brent - PEDAL (Centre for Research on Play in Education, Development & Learning) team at Cambridge University - met with them online to discuss monitoring and evaluation. They are keen to work with us, visit our sessions but also address the issue of measuring impact. They have given constructive feedback re our Theory of Change, and this is an ongoing piece of work. - Attended the Children’s Ministry Network conference at High Leigh as this is a good forum for role of parent and toddler groups and under-fives to be discussed. Involves main denominations across UK and Ireland - Punch Drunk Enrichment is a charity that have moved into Wembley and have a 3-year arrangement with Quintain – they are keen to work with DD following connections made through Dad’s Zone - Online meeting with Brent Council Front Door team – organised by Phello Ekango. She has raised the profile of DD in the sector and regularly brings families to the session at John Keble – a great example of partnership working. - Featured in the Archbishops' Commission on Families and Households report ‘Love Matters’ – see the quote here … 20 **DANIEL’S DEN** ## **REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2023** - Featured in a UNICEF toolkit for supporting Mental Health in infancy and childhood - Brent Council Start for Life initiative (£4.3 million over 3 years) – Simon and Sasi came to see what we do in a session, asked lots of questions and went away with lots to think about. 21 **DANIEL’S DEN** ## **REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS** ## **FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2023** - Spoke at an online CVS Brent event - Wrote article re value of toddler groups for Roots magazine – a national publication for churches. - London Diocese want to engage with us re co-creating online materials re ‘How to Start a Toddler Group’ Across our Diocese Toddler Groups are the most underrated way of making a huge difference for the families in your community. @DanielsDenUK do so much vital work!’ (Sam Donaghue, Head of Children's and Youth Ministry Support, London Diocese) - Attended Gather Movement conference – great networking. - Started conversations with the Royal Foundation – we are on their radar! - Jo, our CEO, was featured in The Yellow podcast. ## Social media The reach of our social media increased Twitter – up from 1203 followers to 1242 followers Facebook – 1200 to 1300 followers Instagram – 342 followers up to 532 followers We use these channels to share news of what we do, and the comments and responses are great. LinkedIn and TikTok still to be used … 22 **DANIEL’S DEN** ## **REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2023** **Objective four:** _fostering mutual cooperation and support for toddler groups._ Brent Brent Parent and Toddler Network met every term – a time to hear joys and challenges and pray for one another’s groups. On Feb 22nd, 2023, we met with church leaders and toddler groups leaders to encourage churches across Brent to start/restart a group or work with others – such a desperate need. We also met with church leaders in Kilburn to explore opportunities there … a work in progress. London The London Network for Parent and Toddler Groups is an official project of Daniel’s Den and has a small steering group that coordinate events and activities. We have termly Zoom meetings and an annual conference called Rhythms of Grace. This took place on Zoom in October 2022, owing to the train strike, and 40+ people attended. New postcards were printed for publicity, and it is encouraging that we have nearly 100 toddler groups on our interactive map on the London Network website 23 **DANIEL’S DEN** ## **REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2023** www.londonparenttoddler.network. We are aiming to have key leaders for borough-based networks – we currently have 4. ## UK Jo Gordon (Daniel’s Den CEO) is now the official leader of the 1277 Movement and the focus is on signposting and connecting toddler group leaders. The vision is that there should be a toddler group within walking distance (or short car journey in rural situations) for every family in the nation. Support if offered primarily through the 1277 Facebook group. We held a reception in the Houses of Parliament for the National Month of Prayer in June and had toddler groups from across the UK in attendance – from Penrith to Cornwall, Wales to Norfolk. An inspirational event and sparked an increase in participation. Lots of network gatherings took place in Stockport, Normanton, Birmingham and a new online network started in Cornwall – lots to build on. Good to see networks being formed geographically – either online or through face-to-face meetings and this is something we will encourage through the “Joining the Dots” programme. 24 **DANIEL’S DEN** ## **REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS** ## **FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2023** **Objective five:** _supporting the choice of stay-at-home parents and raising awareness of the value they bring to society._ We continue to do this by affirming parents when they come to the sessions and also being a voice on social media/conferences etc. There is no one size fits all and every family is different in shape, size and makeup. ## **MONEY** ## Fundraising We ran several fundraising events: - Fancy Dress Disco - this took place in November and raised over £300 - Hand painted Plates - this raised over £600 in January 2023 - Sponsored Sing-along - This took place in March, and we raised approximately £250 for one of our partner charities - Kids Club in Uganda – the money will be used to buy basic learning materials for the children. - June – Fundraising Month - sponsored silence, selling plants, sponsored walk around all our venues, cake sales and more help us raise over £3000 - Regular giving and one-off donations - advocacy. We were thrilled that Linda made a connection with a new donor when she was on jury service – a key contact who made a very generous donation. A reminder to us all to build up links, make introductions and follow up. The news of our second Reaching Communities Award was so welcome and a testimony to the culmination of so much hard work by so many. 25 **DANIEL’S DEN** ## **REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2023** Thanks go to our funders: Reaching Communities (The National Lottery), Brent NCIL (Neighbourhood Community Infrastructure Levy) and Together Toward Zero Fund, Quintain, Sisk, Robert Southall, Garfield Weston, Origin Housing regular givers & one-off donors. Conclusion Yet again, it’s been a truly amazing year when so many activities have taken place and family life enriched on many levels in our communities. Our capacity to face challenges with venues and make hard decisions, when necessary, e.g., leave, versatility to run pop up sessions in many venues including exhibition spaces and a pavement outside a shop and our contagious passion and enthusiasm are just some of our hallmarks as a charity. We know that when people think of Daniel’s Den, it makes them smile and this is something we want to continue to do. Looking to 2023-2024 we are thankful for the infrastructure we have in place, and we hope to build on this going forward. The big question is – what change do we want to see by August 31st, 2024? We want to be both realistic and ambitious. Always open to learn but similarly confident in what we offer, we hope to encourage and influence family life in Brent and beyond. We are committed to seeing our dream of having a toddler group within walking distance of every family become a reality. 26 **DANIEL’S DEN** ## **REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2023** ‘What an amazing way to spend a Friday morning, revisiting my nursery rhymes repertoire and losing myself in deep conversations with toddlers and their parents @DanielsDenUK. Great to hear of dedication and faith from volunteers deeply committed to create a space of belonging.’ (The Rt Revd Lusa Nsenga Ngoy, Bishop of Willesden) Plans for future periods During 2023/2024 the charity will continue to run its existing groups in the current venues and be open to areas where a new group is needed. Our aim is to open new groups so that the vision to have one within walking distance of families across the borough becomes a reality. We will continue to develop the London Network of Parent and Toddler Groups and will be supporting groups in the borough of Brent in particular, as well as having borough coordinators in other areas. We hope to develop our Hotspots into a Podcast as we have messages to share through this medium. We will develop our YouTube craft videos. We intend to continue to consolidate the new finance and database systems to provide a firm foundation for the continued growth of the Charity. 27 **DANIEL’S DEN** ## **REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2023** We will develop our fundraising strategy to ensure, if possible, a variety of funding streams including the corporate world as well as increasing regular giving. ## **Financial review** The charity achieved net income for the year of £12,778 (2022 - £12,778), details of which are shown in the Statement of Financial Activities on page 31. This brings the charity’s total funds to £107,516 (2021 - £56,862). Of this, £48,394 was unrestricted funds (2022 - £10,512), which also constitute the free reserves of the charity. Total income for the year increased to £182,122 (2022 - total income was £141,555). Total expenditure amounted to £131,468 (2022 - total expenditure was £128,777). ## **Reserves Policy** The charity's reserves policy is to hold reserves that are sufficient to cover 3 months of working capital in case fundraising efforts do not deliver in line with expectations. At the balance sheet date, the Trustees estimate this would require reserves of £25,000. The Charity’s reserves at the end of the reporting period were £48,394, which is above this level. The trustees are satisfied that this is prudent buffer in the current uncertain funding environment. ## **Going Concern** After making appropriate enquiries, the trustees have a reasonable expectation that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. For this reason, they continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the financial statements. The Charity continues to work strategically with Sisk, CVS Brent (fundraising & reporting support) and our venue hosts of course. This financial and moral support provides a firm foundation for the Charity’s activities which are set to increase even further in the next financial year. ## **Approval** This report was approved by the Trustees on 17 April 2024 and signed on its behalf by: Keith Brown Trustee 28 **DANIEL'S DEN** ## **INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES** ## **For the year ended 31 August 2023** I report on the accounts of the charity for the year ended 31 August 2023 set out on pages 31 to 37. ## **Respective responsibilities of the Trustees and examiner** The Trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. The charity’s Trustees consider that an audit is not required for this year under section 144 of the Charities Act 2011 (the Charities Act) and that an independent examination is needed. It is my responsibility to: - examine the accounts under section 145 of the Charities Act, - follow the procedures laid down in the general Directions given by the Charity Commission (under section 145(5)(b) of the Charities Act, and - state whether particular matters have come to my attention. ## **Basis of independent examiner’s statement** My examination was carried out in accordance with general Directions given by the Charity Commission. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts, and seeking explanations from the Trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit, and consequently no opinion is given as to whether the accounts present a ‘true and fair’ view and the report is limited to those matters set out in the statement below. ## **Independent examiner’s statement** In connection with my examination, no material matters have come to my attention which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect: - **1.(1)** accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 386 of the Companies Act 2006; or - **2.(2)** the accounts do not accord with such records; or - **3.(2)** the accounts do not comply with the accounting requirements of section 396 of the 2006 Act other than any requirement that the accounts give a ‘true and fair view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination; or - **4.(2)** the accounts have not been prepared in accordance with the Charities SORP (FRS102). /Continued… 29 ## …/Continued I understand that the financial statements have been prepared to give a 'true and fair' view, and have departed from the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008, only to the extent required to provide a 'true and fair view'. This departure has involved following SORP FRS102 (effective January 2019), rather than the Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice effective from 1 April 2005 (SORP 2005), which is referred to in the exitant regulations, but has since been withdrawn. I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. ## **Charles Ssempijja, FCA** NfP Accountants Ltd Chartered Accountants 3rd Floor, 86-90 Paul Street London EC2A 4NE Date: …………………………. 23 April 2024 30 **DANIEL'S DEN (Registered charity no. 1147172)** ## **STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES for the year ended 31 August 2023** |**Unrestricted**
**Funds**
**Notes**
**£**
**INCOME FROM**
Session donations
**19,514**
Regular donations
**7,696**
One off donations
**8,873**
Grants
**21,889**
HMRC Gift Aid
**1,563**
Events and trips
**3,182**
Fundraising
**4,455**
Other income (including bank interest)
**480**
**TOTAL INCOME**
**67,652**
**EXPENDITURE ON**
Salary costs
3
**14,720**
Other staff costs
4
**1,433**
Running costs & overheads
Crafts & Activities Supplies
**2,340**
Rent & Utilities
**980**
Events and trips
**2,309**
Host venue rent
**970**
Equipment and Furniture
**29**
Refreshments
**46**
Office supplies, printing & postage
**90**
Phone & Internet
**721**
Website
**210**
Travel and subsistence
**192**
Database Fees
**659**
Annual Subscriptions for IT Platforms
**5**
Memberships & subscriptions
**10**
Professional fees
**2,060**
DBS fees
**438**
Insurance
**872**
Marketing and publicity
**399**
Donations made
**1,128**
Other expenses
**159**
Independent examination fees
**-**
**TOTAL EXPENDITURE**
**29,770**
**37,882**
**NET MOVEMENT IN FUNDS**
**37,882**
TOTAL FUNDS AT 01 SEPTEMBER
**10,512**
**TOTAL FUNDS AT 31 AUGUST**
**48,394**
Net income before transfers|**Restricted**
**Funds**
**£**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**114,470**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**114,470**
**84,677**
**6,674**
**2,932**
**700**
**2,170**
**2,395**
**179**
**4**
**74**
**3**
**8**
**55**
**648**
**222**
**77**
**880**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**101,698**
**12,772**
**12,772**
**46,350**
**59,122**|**Total Funds**
**2023**
**£**
**19,514**
**7,696**
**8,873**
**136,359**
**1,563**
**3,182**
**4,455**
**480**
**182,122**
**99,397**
**8,107**
**5,272**
**1,680**
**4,479**
**3,365**
**208**
**50**
**164**
**724**
**218**
**247**
**1,307**
**227**
**87**
**2,940**
**438**
**872**
**399**
**1,128**
**159**
**-**
**131,468**
**50,654**
**50,654**
**56,862**
**107,516**|_Unrestricted_
_Funds_
_£_
_10,062_
_5,553_
_10,263_
_3,840_
_2,021_
_788_
_4,150_
_1_
_36,678_
_31,154_
_1,634_
_2,009_
_-_
_1,171_
_-_
_120_
_100_
_80_
_306_
_366_
_92_
_-_
_148_
_107_
_2,155_
_-_
_-_
_-_
_650_
_180_
_744_
_41,016_
_(4,338)_
_(4,338)_
_14,850_
_10,512_|_Restricted_
_Funds_
_£_
_-_
_-_
_-_
_104,877_
_-_
_-_
_-_
_-_
_104,877_
_60,904_
_3,974_
_4,555_
_1,680_
_141_
_-_
_1,052_
_5_
_297_
_1,210_
_145_
_4_
_4,750_
_37_
_27_
_6,870_
_542_
_945_
_443_
_30_
_-_
_150_
_87,761_
_17,116_
_17,116_
_29,234_
_46,350_|_Total Funds_
_2022_
_£_
_10,062_
_5,553_
_10,263_
_108,717_
_2,021_
_788_
_4,150_
_1_| |---|---|---|---|---|---| ||||||_141,555_| ||||||_92,058_
_5,608_
_6,564_
_1,680_
_1,312_
_-_
_1,172_
_105_
_377_
_1,516_
_511_
_96_
_4,750_
_185_
_134_
_9,025_
_542_
_945_
_443_
_680_
_180_
_894_| ||||||_128,777_| ||||||_12,778_| ||||||_12,778_
44,084| ||||||_56,862_| All incoming resources and outgoing resources derive from continuing activities. The annexed notes form part of these financial statements 31 ## **DANIEL'S DEN (Registered charitable incorporated organisation no. 1147172)** ## **BALANCE SHEET As at 31 August 2023** |**Notes**
**CURRENT ASSETS**
Debtors
Cash at bank and in hand
**CREDITORS: amounts falling**
**due within one year**
2
**NET CURRENT ASSETS**
**TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT LIABILITIES**
**NET ASSETS**
**FUNDS**
Restricted funds
7
General fund (unrestricted)
7
**TOTAL FUNDS**|**2023**
**£**
**£**
**-**
**109,048**
**109,048**
**(1,532)**
**107,516**
**107,516**
**107,516**
**£ **
**59,122**
**48,394**
**107,516**
**£ **|**2023**
**£**
**£**
**-**
**109,048**
**109,048**
**(1,532)**
**107,516**
**107,516**
**107,516**
**£ **
**59,122**
**48,394**
**107,516**
**£ **|_£_
_-_
_58,875_|_2022_
_£_
_56,862_| |---|---|---|---|---| ||||_58,875_
_(2,013)_|| |||||| |||**107,516**||_56,862_| |||**107,516**
**£ **||_56,862_
_£ _| |||**59,122**
**48,394**||46,350
_10,512_| |||**107,516**
**£ **||_56,862_
_£ _| The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (Charities SORP FRS 102, edition October 2019, effective 01 January 2019), and the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102). They were approved, and authorised for issue, by the Trustees on 17 April 2024 and signed on their behalf by:- Keith Brown Trustee The annexed notes form part of these financial statements 32 **DANIEL'S DEN (Registered charity no. 1147172)** **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS for the year ended 31 August 2023** ## **1. ACCOUNTING POLICIES** ## _**Basis of preparation of financial statements**_ The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention with items recognised at cost or transaction value unless otherwise stated in the relevant note(s) to these accounts. The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the Statement of Recommended Practice: Accounting and Reporting by Charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (SORP FRS 102) (edition October 2019, effective January 2019), and the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) and the Charities Act 2011. Income and expenditure have been analysed on a 'natural basis, taking advantage of sections 4.6 and 4.22-4.26 of the SORP. The effect of events relating to the year ended 31 August 2023 which occurred before the date of approval of the financial statements by the Trustees has been included in the financial statements to the extent required to show a true and fair view of the state of affairs at 31 August 2023 and the results for the year ended on that date. The financial statements have been prepared to give a 'true and fair' view and have departed from the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 only to the extent required to provide a 'true and fair view'. This departure has involved following SORP 2015 rather than the Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice effective from 1 April 2005 (SORP 2005) which has since been withdrawn. ## _**Going concern**_ The Trustees consider that there are no material uncertainties about the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Key judgements that the charity has made which have a significant effect on the accounts include estimating income and expenditure for the next 12 months. ## _**Statement of Cash Flows**_ The Company has taken advantage of the exemption conferred by Section 1 of FRS102 in relation to the Statement of Cash Flows. ## _**Income**_ All incoming resources are included in the Statement of Financial Activities when the Charity is entitled to the income and the amount can be quantified with reasonable accuracy. Grants which have a restriction as to timing are recognised over the period for which they are given. The value of services provided by volunteers has not been included in the accounts. 33 **DANIEL'S DEN (Registered charity no. 1147172)** ## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS for the year ended 31 August 2023** ## _**Fund accounting**_ General funds are unrestricted funds which are available for use at the discretion of the Trustees in furtherance of the general objects of the Charity and which have not been designated for other purposes. Restricted funds are funds which are to be used in accordance with specific restrictions imposed by donors which have been raised by the Charity for particular purposes. The cost of raising and administering such funds are charged against the specific fund. The aim and use of each restricted fund is set out in the notes to the financial statements. Statutory grants which are given as contributions towards the Charity's core services are treated as unrestricted. ## _**Expenditure and irrecoverable VAT**_ Expenditure is recognised once there is a legal or constructive obligation to make a payment to a third party, it is probable that settlement will be required and the amount of the obligation can be measured reliably. All the expenditure of the charity is in the furtherance of its charitable activities and includes the costs of delivering services undertaken to further the purposes of the charity and their associated support costs. Irrecoverable VAT is included in expenditure as part of the gross cost of items. Where VAT is recoverable, expenditure is shown net of this VAT. ## _**Debtors**_ Trade and other debtors are recognised at the settlement amount due after any trade discount offered. Prepayments are valued at the amount prepaid net of any trade discounts due. ## _**Cash at bank and in hand**_ Cash at bank and cash in hand includes cash and short term highly liquid investments with a short maturity of three months or less from the date of acquisition or opening of the deposit or similar account. ## _**Creditors and provisions**_ Creditors and provisions are recognised where the charity has a present obligation resulting from a past event that will probably result in the transfer of funds to a third party and the amount due to settle the obligation can be measured or estimated reliably. Creditors and provisions are normally recognised at their settlement amount after allowing for any trade discounts due. The charity only has financial assets and financial liabilities of a kind that qualify as basic financial instruments. Basic financial instruments are initially recognised at transaction value and subsequently measured at their settlement value with the exception of bank loans which are subsequently measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method. 34 **DANIEL'S DEN (Registered charity no. 1147172)** ## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS** ## **for the year ended 31 August 2023** |**2.**
**CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR**
Corporation tax
Pensions payable
Accruals
Other creditors
Custodian funds held
**3.**
**STAFF COSTS AND NUMBERS**
**Unrestricted**
**Restricted**
**Funds**
**Funds**
**2023**
**2023**
**£**
**£**
Gross pay
**7,758**
**84,677**
Employer NI
**1,808**
**-**
Employer pension
**5,154**
**-**
**TOTAL STAFF COSTS**
**14,720**
**£ **
**84,677**
**£ **|**2023**
**£**
**(80)**
**611**
**780**
**176**
**45**
**1,532**
**£ **
**Total**
**Funds**
**2023**
**£**
**92,435**
**1,808**
**5,154**
**99,397**
**£ **|_2022_
_£_
_367_
_(64)_
_1,464_
_140_
_106_| |---|---|---| |||_2,013_
_£ _| |||_Total_
_Funds_
_2022_
_£_
_86,951_
_1,606_
_3,501_| |||_92,058_
_£ _| The average weekly number of staff in the year (headcount) was 7 (2022 - 8). Remuneration to key management personnel, including employer pensions, amounted to £29,700 (2022 - £25,920). No employees received remuneration in excess of £60,000 (2022 - the same). ## **4. OTHER STAFF COSTS** |Sessional worker payments
Volunteer expenses
Staff/volunteer training
Volunteer Training & Development
**TOTAL OTHER STAFF COSTS**|**Unrestricted**
**Funds**
**2023**
**£**
**856**
**230**
**160**
**187**
**1,433**
**£ **|**Restricted**
**Funds**
**2023**
**£**
**4,803**
**621**
**590**
**660**
**6,674**
**£ **|**Total**
**Funds**
**2023**
**£**
**5,659**
**851**
**750**
**847**
**8,107**
**£ **|_Total_
_Funds_
_2022_
_£_
_3,832_
_831_
_945_
_-_| |---|---|---|---|---| |||||_5,608_
_£ _| 35 **DANIEL'S DEN (Registered charity no. 1147172)** **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS for the year ended 31 August 2023** ## **5. TRUSTEES** No Trustees received remuneration in the year (2022 - the same). No Trustees were paid for reimbursed expenses (2022 - the same). ## **6. CORPORATION TAX** The charity is exempt from tax on income and gains falling within section 505 of the Taxes Act 1988 or section 252 of the Taxation of Chargeable Gains Act 1992 to the extent that these are applied to its charitable objects. ## **7. STATEMENT OF FUNDS** |**Adjusted**
**Brought**
**Forward**
**£**
**2023**
Restricted funds:
KickStart - Impactful
Go
**256**
Brent - NCIL
**5,950**
NCIL - You Decide
**-**
Origin Housing Lim
**-**
National Park City
**335**
Wembley Central Big
Local
**438**
Reaching Communities
**37,459**
Thomas Welsh (Brent
zero)
**-**
Wembley Park
Community Fund
**1,912**
Total restricted funds
**46,350**
Unrestricted fund
**10,512**
**-**
**Total funds**
**56,862**
**£ **|**Incoming**
**Resources**
**£**
**1,044**
**-**
**13,484**
**1,996**
**-**
**-**
**94,508**
**3,438**
**-**
**114,470**
**67,652**
**-**
**182,122**
**£ **|**Resources**
**Transfers &**
**Expended Gains / Losses**
**£**
**£**
**-**
**-**
**(5,253)**
**-**
**(8,534)**
**-**
**(1,290)**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**(85,342)**
**-**
**(1,279)**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**(101,698)**
**-**
**(29,770)**
**-**
**-**
**(131,468)**
**£**
**Nil**
**£**|**Carried**
**Forward**
**£**
**1,300**
**697**
**4,950**
**706**
**335**
**438**
**46,625**
**2,159**
**1,912**| |---|---|---|---| ||||**59,122**
**48,394**| ||||**107,516**
**£ **| 36 **DANIEL'S DEN (Registered charity no. 1147172)** ## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS for the year ended 31 August 2023** |_Statement of funds: Continued - 2022_
_Restricted funds:_
_KickStart - Impactful_
_Go_
_-_
_Comic Relief_
_-_
_Brent - NCIL_
_-_
_National Park City_
_-_
_Wembley Central Big_
_Local_
_-_
_Reaching_
_Communities_
_24,718_
_Robert Southall_
_614_
_Wembley Park_
_Community Fund_
_3,902_
_Total restricted funds_
_29,234_
_Unrestricted fund_
_14,850_
_Total funds_
_44,084_
_£ _|_6,342_
_392_
_9,997_
_700_
_726_
_86,720_
_-_
_-_
_104,877_
_36,678_
_141,555_
_£ _|_(6,086)_
_(392)_
_(4,047)_
_(365)_
_(288)_
_(73,979)_
_(614)_
_(1,990)_
_(87,761)_
_(41,016)_
_(128,777)_
_£_|_-_
_-_
_-_
_-_
_-_
_-_
_-_
_-_
_-_
_-_
_Nil_
_£_|_256_
_-_
_5,950_
_335_
_438_
_37,459_
_-_
_1,912_| |---|---|---|---|---| |||||_46,350_
_10,512_| |||||_56,862_
_£ _| ## **8. ANALYSIS OF NET ASSETS BETWEEN FUNDS** |**2023**
Current assets
Creditors due within one year
_2022_
_Current assets_
_Creditors due within one year_|**General**
**Funds**
**2023**
**£**
**49,926**
**(1,532)**
**48,394**
**£ **
_12,525_
_(2,013)_
_10,512_
_£ _|**Restricted**
**Funds**
**2023**
**£**
**59,122**
**-**
**59,122**
**£ **
_46,350_
_-_
_46,350_
_£ _|**Total**
**Funds**
**2023**
**£**
**109,048**
**(1,532)**
**107,516**
**£ **
_58,875_
_(2,013)_
_56,862_
_£ _|_Total_
_Funds_
_2022_
_£_
_58,875_
_(2,013)_| |---|---|---|---|---| |||||_56,862_
_£ _| |||||| ## **9. OTHER LEGAL INFORMATION** Daniel's Den is a charitable incorporated organisation registered in England with registration number 1147172. Its registered office address is 38 Berkhamsted Avenue, Wembley, Middlesex, HA9 6DT. The accounts are presented in GBP rounded to £1. 37