PeerppOrt Ltd Annual Report and unaudited Fwwi¢ial Statements For the 9 month perf(Ml ended 31 Marth 2024
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ght Peersuppwt Ltd Tru5tee< NUal report Forihe 9 morth perknd erthd 31 Mh 2024 The trustees are pleased to Fyesent their anNal thrector< rerM)rt ttI with the firhindal statements of the charity for the year 31 Marth 2024 vthich are a150 prepared to meet the The financial sLitements compty the (jknirl Act 201L the Companbes Att 2006, the Memorandum and Artides of Asy)riatKJn. a1 the dwitie5 Statement of Rec(¥nmenthd Prallice {appllcabie to tharltles prepari their accounts in xcordance with the Flnandal Reportlng Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of IrelaThl: FRS 1021 i5&d in (kn)b 2019. ChV$ Rep Th1$15 the fourteenth report for Peer Sup1 Ltd (iw). I continue to be Incredlbty woud to represent ht Peer Supwt. As one ofthe found1 members of the tharity r¢ rneans a huge amunt to me to be able to say that are in ourfourteenth year of support for the families of S(Mrth Yorkshlre duri pregnancy and after havlng had a baby. Wlth the ever changing ecoftomic environment this year ho CorrAd tt) bring immense thallenges for famllies. for volunteers. for staff for b8hL Folknwlng our Covld 19 responsevAth thee$tabWM of remoteworklreand emphasis M virtual support. l am pleased to nyort we have now fully established our nomial suNx>rt arrangements whlch respects serdce user choke of h( tfv wlsh to recehe siipixxt but chanplons in person contart aiding reco¥ery. TIu5 period has seen a rap¥J e4>anS ofour seThKe. due to our success in securlng a new corrtrart to provlde perfnatsl mentsl health peer support as part of Sheffleld aty Council's Famlly Hubslstart for life govemment fvnded by the GOverThnL We have also been successful in being awarded a rthvcontract with Barn5Co11 to PrOde perinatal mental heath peer supporL This means that we can reath more people in pern in a rn0 dlverse rnn8e of comrnunllles. operlf¥d over a muth l¥ger geo8raplal rn. Of course. we contlnue to wo¥ide support our contrdcts with SheffieW aty Coundl and Sheffleld Health & Soclal Care NHSTntsL We have ¥K•rked hard to meet and exceed dellverytsr8ets and contlnue to exp1 our offers Our main focus for the ojrrent c(wrtracts has been to expand in person supw>rt group5 In local communltles. Wlth an Increase In refurn1& we hm kueased fa to face sw¥K>rt and increased the number of 8roups, ensuring that there is more than one supm group happenin8 on every day of the week We are still offeri r•note 5POrt via video (all and teleOne. ernail, text and our online fofum. We have also CttInUed to increase ow targeted supwwt wlth more focus on blrth trauma, pnanCY, dads/(Trparents and Under-reweSa group& We are contlnualty review1 our contncts aNI support models and recently a new HR consuttancy to help us with our increasir4g Staff numbern We have been busy recruiting new staff for the family hubs prowsk)n and Th)w have a totsl workforo of 18 eMploe5 Iheadcount) from an increasing rne of d1¥eff back8roun(ts to support the geo8raFthical expansion. We have aL50 moved our managed ser¥Ke for wr CRM as well as rule1n8 a new G0VeYnan & BusinÈÉ% Mana8er Worki on requirement deVelrrtS to ensure can resnd to perfofmance Inforrnation need5. As a result of the workforce expansion we have expanded our offices at Knowle house. enabliryq all slaff to work from the ofke as well as llexible home working when appropriate.
What has I1 great this year * ts that habt our welHJeire walk4 deli1 a out in the green spa5 a1 parksaMI 0vefftneSS and mentsl health through exerclse. Thls has been very succe55fv1 and has now had a fprrnal evaluion trrf Sheffield UnNersity. We are planning a further series of Walks for thi5 and hope to make them even mrxe Induslve by Inltlatlng a series of walksfor Mu5thm mothers. as It is beiry found that thi5 type of support ts weferre I would like to express my heartfelt thanks to al our fdmilies. staff. funders and suppcwters. wlihout you all we could N)t contlnue to defw thts vltal suppor¢ the pandemlc has Impacted hugely on familles ha¥h¥ a baOr WIKI young children and the support we offer is a lrfeline for manv. Savl Rolnson Chalr of LWTru5tee5 Llght Peer Support Ltd ltight) is a retsered chwity Wtr4Klir% supportto women and their families who are affected by mentsl health wiblems in pregnancy and an>und childblrth in Sheffield. Rotherharn, Doncaster and rn0 recentty Barnsley. LW pr(wides perinatsl mentsl health peer support, whlch we ¥e pleased to report is bein8 increasith recolsed as an ald to mental health recovery for mlkl- nKthrate mentsl I1th difficthie5. We provide peer support In person on a 1.1 ba51s and In 8roup Settl We also provide remote support via vldeocall. telephone. text and email. Ught was founded In July 2010 by Lou15e Heard and Karen Beetham. two mother5 With a history of post natal depression and Savi RoblThscx¥ tho was an NHSVolunteer at the time. Ught alms to pro¥lde sUPVtto famlleswhoare affected lry perlrotsl mental health Illne55. We do th55 by reducing Isolatlon and and ireaSing new parEnts' confidence so that those strS11n8 with their ernotional and mentsl wellbein8 In the wlnatal perlod are able to partlclpate in nornial Ilfe. InteTa¢t wlth thelr bables and enjoy bein8 parent& Light also alrns to rdlse awareness of pÈrktsl mental I1th through0 South Yorkshlre and further afield thro buildin8 partnerslwps and referral pathways with related servi5 and by bel involved In the traini of other M)luntsry and statutory Oan154t}D$, so that they can reco8nise the 5>ThPtoms of perfnatal merrtal Illness and can be weventative rather than reattlve Li8hVs lon8.term ¥i5ion ts to eSbh a centralty located 'L¥hthou5e' IKJ that wll be acce551ble to families every day on a thopin basis. provKSTr8 a safe where tly can come, reoive 5UPPOrt and talk al their emotMThI ar mental wellbeir ¥Ath otherswho have had sirnilar experferfes in the perlnatal wkxl and are feur& Wing rec¢ydery thr self.help. The objerti5 of Li8ht are the tion of arry charltable purpose directed to alle¥latI those who suffer from perinatal mentsl illness and. in partlcular, the relief of sickness and the protectron and promotN)n of good heilth (both phwal and mentsl) by the Kovision of peer support and oun5ellin8 and the advanCrIt in educatKJn in matters relatw*to perinatsl mental health, by the provision of athryce and guidan.
Llglrt Peer Suppwt Ltd vtsk Effecti¥e peer SUPFK>rt for anyone Str811 ith their mentsl heath aml emotlonal wellbeiTra duri pregnaw, bwth arxl afterwd We support aTry0 str1n8 emolionally duri prefiC¥. birth and beyond. We prlIde peer supporL ratse awareness and wornote underStsndI of perwiaral mentsl hea Hope-we show there is litht at the of the tunnel Supportive- we prowde help to anyone Twho needs ¢ witlwtiUnent Empathetic- tnty nderStal h¢p41 1tfeeto strug emotionalty Cornpasslonate-V•E're cari klNI and consKler3te ffl all our actions E5tirnates dry but NHS E1/1 reports that perlnatsl mental Illness affects up to 27% of new and expectsnt murns and covets a wlde range of o)ndition& It a550 effects dad5 and oTrparents. If untreated. mental health issues can syificant kny4astlng effects on parents. the Chlld, and the wlderfamlly. It Is estlfflated thot up to one in fNr and expethrt mums xe affttted by pthnatsl mentsl health problem4 coverlog a rdrye of c(rfrtIrS Imludiry posknatsl dewession, an¥bety, P05t. traumatic stress th50rder (PTSD) •)d wstpartwi The right support at the light time can have an enoMuS impact the psy¢trKthlcal wellbeln8 and mentsl health of Twomen and famllles Shefflekl had 5705 li births in 2022. R¢thrfwn 2811 live blrths: (loncaster 3350 Ilve blrths; and Barn51ey 2525 Ilve births. Thls means an estlmate across South Yorkshire of up to 3598 women who will suffer mentsl health problems in the perinatal eath year (2022 figures: ONS ststs from NOMIS accessed 2f Aug 2024). In shaping our objecti5 for the ar and plaMln8 our actl¥its the tee$ hwe c£msidered the Charfty COMMS1on'S guklance wbllc W w11ra the guidan on '1¢ benefit reportin8 IP83)'. Staffl Thls reportlng wlod (1° th 2023- 31J¢ March 2024) Ll8ht was able to s*nificantty expand our peer support worthKo due to In¥eSb from the Family Huttslstart for Life Programme in Sheffield. We now employ 12 peer support workers and 4 peer SUP CoordirtOr5. including 3 individuals from BAME communitieswhich hasenhanced the culbjral sensitrrfy ofour SeThI offer. We are beneffting from impr4rrfern in our tMAsines5 infrastsre continuing to engage the servi5 of a ManagnentaccCrt human resources consultsnt and man4ed ser¥lce provldersfor our IT infrastnthre and CRM system. We also appointed a Governan & Business Manager to Increase capacfty to supw>rt our 80¥aTr and tmtsiness mwwgement need& Our MaetIng consultant has enabled us to Teach a vAder audieno rdlslng awarene55 of perlnatal illness and the support available. OurfiyraIsi consthnt contww to make funding and grant aFvIKations to ensure we have di¥ersified income Stream to enable terni sustsinalxThty of ght and continued success with our miswn and obie(ttves
LW Peersuppwt Ltd Truste& anNal report. axrtinwd Ltht continues to receive referrals from health vofes915 suth as mi(kn. health vlsltors and NHS Specialist perinatsl rnental health SeThI5. and an increa511 range of other professionals as well as enqulries from individuals WIK) self-M1 as Treed1 supix¥t with thelr enWM)nal and mental health in the peT¥natsl per¥. Thi5 >tar have seen an irKrea5e in wofessional referrals as result of workto inprove referral pattr•ays irrto owservice: professional referrals actounted for 4% of a totsl of 517 enquirieslreferrals between 1° July 2023 to 31" March 2024. to whith we responded offerfng supp)rt taikxed to indivldual need axl 5knp05tlng where appropriate. The best increases in professional referrab he been from midwis. health ¥isitors and fami hublearlyyears professionabwhith is indicatNeofthe increased (xrtr&ich and engagement artmty enabled by Family Hubs/Start for Life fundi particularty. light contlnues to maintain a reputation for delivering a tlmely respot0 enqulrwrefeffdls, within 2448 hours. Followlng an overdll increase in referrals. 340 Inthidual5 regirtered wlth Ught for sUPPOrt between 1° Juty 2023 to 31° March 2024. Indivkluals can access l-l support In-person or via phone. text or email. group support or both. 288 individuals accessed 1.1 sUPVt In thi5 perlod. l-l support is Inltlally offered for 6 sesslons but Is extended If required. In person l-l S10$ are offered from our hub at Knowle House in Sheffield. and th15 ar we hove also significantly expanded the l-l provlslon we are able to offer in other k•calits. from famlly hth or famlty hub tellIte 5iie4 to redu wtential barrlers to access suth as trartsport and familiarity. ilght has also expanded our provIsK this arKI now offers peer support youps across Sheffield. Rotherham and Ooncxter, we are set to establish 8roups in frorn Septernber 2024. Groups are offered In famlly hubs. and other commurty k)cations near seT¥lce usevg Iw)me5 as well as atow In Kn(Mle House. Sheffiekl. Sheffleld Light Hub- Knowle House Darnall Family Hub Early Day5 F3mlly H Flrst Stsrt Family Hub Primrose Famlly Hub Sharrow Famity Hub Shortbrook Famify Hub Valley Park Family Hub rndd thlldren's Centre At0Th Early Years Centre Bentlw Farnily Hub Rossiiwon Fafflily Hub Moorend5 F•nlly Hub In addition to our locality-based peer supwt groups, offer a number of tsrEeted peer support groups Inclu¢fing a weekly blrth traurna peer sUPPQXt group. pregnant Pants ¥rtl p05tpartwn group lup to the end of the'4 tiwnesterfL and youn8 Pan grixy.
The birth trauma peer supN)rt offer vas inltialty male posslble ty flg from SPtheld Clinical Commissioning Group and lattth ty NHS 5wth Yorkshire Integrated Care Board. We received continued funding to ddiver support acn>ss Slthld. t)(wn, Rotherham and 8arnsley. We provwje a we¥ birth trauma peer supwt group in Sheffield and provide birth trauma 8TOUP SUPP)rt In Doncattwo family We have been able to expand ow birth trauma peer support offer and now enwloy peer sUPPOrt workers who PrOde support swfically around birth experkno. In the period 1° Juty 2023 to 31° March 2024. 64 I11¥k01$ who re8lstered with Lyht induded btrth experience a5 a pre5entln8 ed/reaSon for accessing supporL We offered 453 l-l appolntmentswith our birth tTauma peersUPPOrtworker5 In the perirxl and had 92 attendances at our birth traurna peer support 8row) at Kn(rwle H(rte. We keep our group5 ufKler continuous review to ersure we meet the Treed5 of our servke users- for example, we have offered hvpnobirth1 and fitst ald sesslons - and offer Spa at our hub for partner seThSces such as Sheffleld Speaalist Perinatsl Mental Health ServKes and Sheffield Family Hub5 to host related grou suth o Increthble Babie5. Mwe, Start Well Famllles and Circle of Security. Followlng a successfvl walkln8 gmup kn 2023 we have [Aanrd and 5cessfUl dellvered a programme of Wdlkln8 groups in SprimMer 2024. 8ht has accelerated Its WO to addre55 knlth Inequallile5 •KI addrESS culturdl arKI comrnunicatlon barrlers whlth wlTratal merttsl health iwuality. Throu8h the Famity Hubslstart for Life funding in Sheffield Tme have been able to expand the number of peer sUPPOrt workers in our team from BAME backgrwth and able to dell¥er peer sUPPOrt in other lan8Ua8e5, prlmarily Urdu arKI Puni. We hm been urthrtaking tsrgeted outreath and engagemenl activities ln underqepresented c(xnrnunlties. trppl Into thrse fonnal and Infornul networks to ram awareness and prThMte LWS ser*e& Due to our expanded workforce. we have also been able to offer rnore tsilored Servi than evef before to meet the swific needs identified by individuals from under-reFYesented group Jul-se 2023 165 Jan-ma 2024 cti¥ity Type o. of enqulrle5 rKoi¥ryl o. of reglsirations upport group5 on abv¥ge Month) l-l sUprt (new matches) l-l support apwjwitments (f to f. fv fall, vKleo call) ounselling (a no. of users) al)00k reach 2023 97 55 131 39 73 71 82 479 li 3927 439 io 5954 520 io 10359
118ht Peer Supyt Ltd ght has offered a counsellw¥ ser¥Ke slno 2018. dell¥ernl train c4wnsellors who are undertskln8 their final l(K) IK)urs of syactice to tomplete thelr qualification& thls period, we have maintained IJUT ¢ellI capacity with ty3 trainee counSelk in addition to 2 qualified counsellors who have remained with Light on i volunteer basis Sin completing their ITh) hours counsel11 wactre. In this Peri offered cour6dli to an of 10 service users per quarter, eit1 remotety or in our dedicated therdKry spaces at our hub in Knowle House. We have rentty cOrMlurt a revlewof w(ounsellin8 pro¥iwn WKlertaen by a BACP acrredited provider with a view to improviw and expanding our 5er¥ice. We are now recruitsi¥ to a Lthid Integratr¥e Counsellor and a)rnThend knplementskn ofthe recommerKlatlon5 from tl Thlew. Volurte4rs Recovery from the Impact of CKWKI k)ckth restrIn5 on our volunteer worthirce was slow. changing Social and economic condition5 has imparted on our ability to recruit and retain volunteers. lrt the Situation Is Improving. Although this year we hrn had Irrtefest In lUnteerIng wSth Light from 30 Individuals. volwteer rerniltment remains a de)pment area for the charlty. rfocus Is on reuultlng and traInlteerS to prlwkle a55151anLY aNI supwrt at peer support group5, usin8 thdr own lh experien to help othets wbth their recovery. We had S active perinatal mental health peer Supr lunte5 In th6 wkxl. We are looklw to expand our volunteer cr5terla beyond exck• those vthh li¥ed exper to porents and students wishing to gain a greater knowled8e of perinatsl mental health as a to increase ow volunteer numbers. In January 2024 Lryht m(rded Into a larger ofkn Spa at Kncpk House to accommodate the expand1 team a1 Increase In ser¥lce Ktsvity. The Space ottupled at Knowle House including 2 large group rcKThns, 2 peer supwrtltherapy rooms arrfl kitchen facilities continues to 3P benefits in relation to our Servi offer and ability to offer complwnentsry 5er¥ice5 from partner5 In an environment that Is famlllar to Sem user> SITh the LyInni of 2024 we have been able to tske advantage of further space available in famity Ixth armss SrArth Yorkshire to deliver more l-l and group peer support in other kxalltles. We contlnue to work t¢y*Rrds our longer-term vism to open the ttThe. a hub for perinatsl mentsl health peer 5UPWMt sefvkes whlth W(Id be open thf0uEho the week for women and families to drop4n as well as ac(e55 planned 1.1 and 5e55iOn5 run by ourselves and our perinatal mentsl health partner
Further developing the CRM 5V5fem (kpbyed in January 2023
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In 202>24 Light erqaged the supwrt of a marketY o)nsultant wlK• has trdped usto imFYove our visibl1 ity at outreach vern$thr a strengthened brand Mlentity and efknive print materials as well as raisi awareness of the pathwaysto perinatal mwtsl lth Sup1 USI51a1 media and other marketing thannel& Our peer supMcod•n3tors takethe lead on social media adwityday-ttrday. with our rnarketing consultant advistng on strategic a)ntent develowTrt and ompaign5. Such as Maternal Mental Health Week. Our Fak rthwh increased in the period from 3927 (I"Juty 2023_ 3 September 2023) to 10359 (1° January2024to 31° Marth 2024). We alrn to create content that Is relatableto our seThKe u5er5 and theirfamilies. often aut topics which have come up through 8roup or 1-1 5UPPOrt We ty to show seTrice user5 that we nderstand the defflats of ptI a1 the implications thi5 can have on our mentsl health. We recently trdnsitloned ow onllne forum to the Fak platfrn to Impri accessiNMty and boost en8a8ement with this COnfidtiaL online for wr ser¥ke user> Onty registered membef5 of Light can access the 8rnup and Lryht staff curate content arKI rnodeTrte discusslons to ensure the 8roup remains and safe and sUPPOrti¥e platfomi for peer supporL F¢back We periodicalty ask se1 u5eTs fDr fEedback on the seTvkn have receNed. We ask them to refiect on lrnpart on mer•tal health, impaLt on ph(31 health, Impact on soclal1501ation, Impact on self-esteem, and re1ationship1attsctr to their thiwrenl. The feedback we re1Ve is overwhelmingly positi¥e with 94% of service from Il¢JaMWV 2024-31 March 2024 reportln8 that they We happy wlth the support they retelved from i A selertlon of commetrts re8an11 what soThkt usersfwMI most helpful ts belrm: Just ho¥kffj Someo Ilsten to me ondactuolfy urnlerstondhow I'mfeellftg., help5 find0 goodnextstep to my155. Tolklno t7bout wlmrt lam (wmlftellnq ond sorna be t7ble to sh&Ye insight 05 to whyondpolnt me In the direction of Whe to qethelpfrTrn. Absolutefy no fteling isolated.. less sense of ISOknR don'tfreithat fm croryfv thinking oThlfteAng the woy I do
Trustee< anThl repwt. amrtinued '8eing OL to ta& In o rn where I dMffflithW.' 7foundlt nice to tolk to srtxneo the5ame1th. Xtsso nkt somettmes Itconftel Iikeprofrs0nal5justSeeU aswrtof thelrjob, butx con reolty relate to me.. ? like the supportgrouB lfrellV5 osaftsptKe to talk about anytth.ng ondxleads tl 5e55ions brllllontfy. nice to be to exckny with othermom5 in a rela¥ing ond supportive environment, ? enjoy attending a group eoth week whlch is suitablefvrmy baby. but alsowovides me wlth on opportunity to tolkopenfyabout the&n4gk5 ulporenthood., We a150 ask ser¥lce users to evdluate our nrtal health Ayport 8roups atthe end of eath session. A selection of¢omments regardi[what people found m05t helpful alx>uf our 8roup5 Is below: Solidarity. notAeeling olorx., 'Just realfynke to connert ¥th othermums (mdfeel Iw Isoloted.. 7 knew I wos golnq to Imwe a difficultm(xnlnq due to aPPtrnents and It wos Just rea55urfnq to knw It wouklbehere after. l alwsftdbetterafter cvming to o light qmup.. 71ud u chat ondo louqh whlth I red1yneededMe thon everofter tth5 week I never fveliudqed here.. ? got effl0 supwrt ttfeets fthe l am towng to myfvmify., involuable., felng oble to tc* with an oddtondnotiUSta boty..
LW Peer Support Ltd Tru5tee< annual repwt. (Thrtinued i-l Su Finalty. we ask seN5 users to evaluate the l-l winatsl mentsl heahh peer support they have reIved after thelr Q 5e55ion. A selection of comments regardi what people found most helptul about the l.15UPP(wt ts beknv: similcrto YO¥ 50 all the chots ore reknnt to ondbwpeer5UPPOrt w0er1 kno how fte1s0 feel w71idated.' expe17ence.' 'Reqularllstening to my ondsympnthmg 7th me. Helping meftel thor I wos notalone In my thowhts ¢wlee1' 'Not tolklng to o heolth professK it o humn belThJ M7s able to ¥vlldate my feellngs andgetme to refvrton th1ft. nowlnq I wosntolone.. Sh0redexperlen. tolinq It( ond lThv lomfteh'ng ondlearrnitg It Is norn?ol os llas helping me understond what 15 Iwenlnq onddlrecting me to otherre50urca' Waving dedicoted time setoslde to oddre55 fmftellng and whot15 golng on In my lrfe. Being able to be totollyhone5L Ba"nq oble to clmrt with scyne who Ilstens Flnandal Revlew & Futwe Plw We are pleased to report that we Success in July 2023 wlth a tender respo to Sheffield Clry Council to provide an extended and enhaKed PNMH Peer Supwmt ser as part of the Governrnenvs Family Hubs Start for iffe PrrqTrmn mtll 31" March 2025. Over rent month5 we have been working w6th partner5 and gtheld aty Council to expkxe contin1 fundi for this extended and enhanced offer 1° Awil 2025 onwards. We will also expkxe grant appllcatlons to contlnue to Weal1 the beneffts of wothr¥ very Ioc311y In dlfferent communitie5. e5pecialty with under.reprEsented youp5. Llght was also 5uccessfvl In thts ymjd with its tevth re4X•Wto Sheffield fjty Couniil to (OTrtinue to provkle Perinatal Merrtal Health Peersupport ServKe from I" Aprll 2024-31" Marrh 2027. The contract we ld with Sheffield Health & Social CarE NHS Trust to provKle Perinatsl Mental Health Peer Support servi au055 SheffW. Rotherkm & Doncastsr ended on 31° March 2024. Light have been 5CeSSful in Securi oyrtract prnvis fora further2 year5 efferti¥efrom l¥ Aprfl 2024. hcpweverthe uplift in contrxtvalue has not t been agreed.
We have also recewed addltlonal fund5 frcffi NH5 SThrth Yorkshlre ICB to (OntIn to rmvide Brth Trauma Peer Support to Sheffield. DoraSter. Rctheth and Bar f•nilies until 31" March 2025. We are explorirq c(xrtinued f11¥ to ts seThKe 1° Awil 202S 0ftwd We sucossfully reSp0Th to an irNitatTh from Barth Coundl to expand our perlnatal mental health peer support offer to Bamsley families on a pilot basis until 3151 March 2025. We are exploring contInl furnliry to this Servi 1° April 2025 frnard Llght remain5 focused on ts plan and real1zl its aMbItk for the ti8hthouse, which will provide a drop ID a f¥ilty every . In the wntirne. we continue to work with our landlord to ensure our spaces meet our need& Our Torkforce are our greatest asset and we will eontlnue our efforts to ensure staff feel valued and resperted. and their develow1 supported. tight intends to be representative of Its seThlo users and wlll Conti to take acticm to Incse the divetslty of our workforce. Sustainablllty of charity Is paramount so VAII corrtlnue hard to secwe fundlrq for Ligh( enga8in8 wlth new and extstmw funders and exp1r4 to wjrk on more varied fitDdln8 streams 5urh as corporate collaboration arnl Innovatio In donatlons capttire. We have engaged a marketin8 consultant to expand our d¥itsl preseno to support our engagement activrties with both seT¥lce users and wldef Stakeholder& Our furraIsn8 consultant Is contlnul to make funding queSts and grant appllcations to ersure we can be Innovative and creative wlth our perlnatsl mentsl heakh peer %wport offer and demOThrt a d¥eified IrMe strearn. The sustalnabifrty of Lht ha5 been enabled by the con1Tr Wdrded by our primary funders in previous pars and In this wiod: Sheffield City Counal Sheffield Health and Social Care NH5 Tn NHS South Yorkshire Inteyated Care Board We also extend our thanks fty all yaits and donk to U8ht from varlous 8rant maklng and fundlng b(¥dies. se Currently Light refS on a numberof YrceS offunthto delfver services, we deliver core perinatsl mentsl health peer sUPPOrt se1 on the basis of contrart Income which prlmarlty comes from responding to tender pubfication5 and Invitan5 to w(r4kle servlces. Thls enables us to plan with confidence in the lifespan of contracts On w4rded. We thfrtionally make grant and fundin8 applICatkn to support our CO costs and be irwK>¥th and creatl¥e with our seThice offer. £134.091 was set aside in designated funds for the Family HUtrt for Life perinatsl mentsl health peer5UPW)rt serv1 contTaCt whith spans two financial Per A5 ourcurreTrtcontractwith Sheffield fjty Council for the Family Hubslstsrt for Life is a sh(t-te contract with an end date of 31 March 2025 it is accepted that the expanded service need to retrart rf continued funding 15 not secured. The Trustees have determined that require free re5ffbs (grnal fund5) to be at least six unforeseen costs whith isset * £130,(KxJ. As at31 March 2024the charity had free reseNe5 oF£rn020. The excess in free re5eNes over the target would allow u5 to continue SeThI In the event that there was a gap before securing new fundin li
UBht PQerSuppt Ltd This pollcy will be read at Tnts neti are currendy held bi-rnO¥rthly. ft will be monitored by CEO with suwortfrLwn the Treasurer. wlrLy and reserve5 will be re4iEwed atTnth meetiry. whlth are currwth hekl b1-mly. It will be monitored ty 0 wlth Sup[ fr(xn theTreasurer. Company Number 08194767 1149125 Savi Robinson Alice Curren Sallv Evans Jan Cublson Jo McGarri8le Jan Cublson Helen Mlles Knowle House 4 Norfolk Park Road Sheffield sTr Hllls Accourtants Limlted 57 Burton Street S62HH Light Peer Support Ltd nwnber 08194767) was InCorpted on 29 2012 arld Its MemoTrndum and Artides of Ass(Kiation govern IL its lega status is that of a company Ilmlted guarantee and a re&swed charity {Charity numkn1149125). li has n05harecaiMtal andthe liability ofeath memberin the et of W1ndiP1s11MIted to £1. Overall rnana8emert of the Charity isthe respor&bUty of the1 directOrsw are elected aTKI cwted under the terrThs of the Memorandum and ArtKles of Association. Day to day projert activity is carried out by volunteer5 and paid 5t3ff.
Light has 5trusteeswho meete¥ery8- I2trThetrustees are Jan Cubison, who was the Clinical Service Manager for the NHS sheffle Perinatal Mental Health Ser¥7 befwe She retired in May 2015, Savi Roblns(¥n. who works in the statutory sector, All Curren, a iiN murn who fomerfy worked In the financial sector and runs her Cl Ixtslness. Salty Ewdrs wlK> Is a SCeSs[l buslness woman runnin8 her own I5•ne$& and Jo McG¥r4. WI our CEO and leftto work for Derbythire County Council. Jo has a ealth of eri2 wlth famli ies and thildren. We are afviays act1Y seekin8 neWTnQe5 aTrJ marwganent commlttee members from a varfety of professional back8rounds who belifft thry support our Y)rk. In particular fundraising experien M)uld be invaluable. ff w)u are intuthd in us then please email us at cortactU5@li8htpeer5UPFM)rt.or&uk The charlty trustees (who are also the dlre(tsrs of the charity fortt purposes of company Liw) are responsible for preparlrq a Tntstee< annual rep)rt and finandal statements In aca)[dan with appllcable law United ngdOM Pm)uniSr Stsnd¥th (United Kingthxn Generally Accepted A¢countin8 Prartiol. The report x((xmts been wepared In acc¢Kdan with the provislons In the Companles Aci 2[ relatir to small companie Company law requlres the tharlty tru5rees to prepare financial statements for eath year wthlch glve a true and falr of the stste of affairs of the tharitsble company and 8roup and of the Incomln8 resowce5 and applicatlon of resou IlUdIng the incLwne and expen(Iture. of the charitable group forthat wknd. In prEpaflw finaKial state the trustee5 are fequired to: Select suitable &courrtire polth and then apply them CofbSiStenlty' Observe the rnett#)ds principles In the Charlties SORP: Make judpments arKI estimates that are r&isonable and pnHlent Stste whether ap1(able UK atcountlyq stWKlards have been foll(wed, subject to any materlal departures diAt k)sed and explair1 in the flnanclal statements; and Prepare the financial Statem on the goi concern bass unless rl 15 knapproprlate to presume that the charity continue In IN1 The trustees are responslblefor keeping acroVrtl rec¢yd5thatdisckn wlth reasonable accurn¢y at any time the financlal positlon of the dwity ar to enabk tPm to enswe that the financial statements COmY wlth the CaDieS Art 21IJ6. are also responsible for $8feguardlng the assets of the dritY and the grP and h•ice tak6 rea5(Xbable rteps for the The trustees are responsible the rnalntenance and Inwity of the tharlty and flnancial inforrnation indth on the charivs website in accordan th le81s1*i in the United Kingdorn 8ovemlw the preparknn and dissernination of fina1 staternart&
U81rt Peer pport Ltd The o)mpary has tsken advantage of the ynal c(¥npanie< exempWI in WePari the rep)rt The trustees declare that they habe appr(Ned the Keport liK1ling the direcio rew)rt) aboveon 16. fl . loltfr ed on behalf of the tharitystTUStees: Savl Roblmon Chalr of Trnstees
I report tr the Char1tytree5 on my eXam1r of the acfounts of the Comparryforthe 9 month period ended 31 March 2024. As the thariV5 trustee5 ofthe C(mpany laid abo its drectors for the purw5es of company lawl vou are reswnsible for the preparatlon ofthe armurrts in 0)rdance wlth the re(pMrements of the Companles PLt 2(Th lhe 21Th pttl. Hawng 5atISf myself thatthe acammtsof the Compary are rMX required to be audited under Part 16 of the 21 Art and are eligible for Mmlepwmkn exnination. I reixxt in respect of my examination of y(w charitrfs aUXnts a5 carrd (xrt under sectM>n 145 of the Charitie5 Art 2011 I'the 2011 ACVI. In carryln8 Out my examinatmin I have follod the Dwectw)ns given by the Charity Commission under section 145{51 (bl of the 2011 ALt Slnce the Comparfs gross income exceeded £25OJXX)ur exanner must be a member of a Ix)dv listed in section 145 of the 2011 Prt I coTrfirni that l am quarrf to undertake the examinatlon because l am a member of the Imlihts of Chartered Accountants In Eland and Wale5. whlth Is one of the Ilsted bothes. I have completed my examlnatlon. l ujnfinn that Th) matta5 have c(ffie to my altention In ¢onnectlon with the examination 8fvlr¥ me causeto belith: l. accounting record5 were not kept In respett of the Company as requlred by section 386 of the 2( ACL" or 3. the accounts thj not compfy with the accounti requirements of sectlon 396 of the 2CM Act other than any fequiremerrt that the ata)unts 8T¥e a 't and falr view whlth 15 not a matter consi(knd as part of an Independent examinatlon. or 4. the accounts have not been prepared in accordancewlth ti metlM)ds and prlnciples of the ststement of Recomrnenthd Prnctxe r accounti and reporting by charittes appllcable to charities Prepari their ac(ounts in accordan with the Financial RepDrtin8 Starmlard applicable in the UK and Rewthlk of Ireland (FRS 102). I have no conMS and have come acro no other matters In connectk>Tr wlth the examinatlon to whKh attentlon should be dra in this pOrt In order to enawe a woper undertandlng of the accounts to be reathed. Sarah Seven Hilts Accountsnts Llmited 57 Burton Street Sheffield S6 2HH Date:
12 morrths Total Dwtions and granrs 25244 14.752 39996 arttable aLtMtles 357SJ14 357A114 173.985 173385 k Interest 2.172 1172 Totsl bKome 14,752 399J82 I785 178S75 Fundralsin8 5.023 ritable actlvltle5 209.782 14214 2236 202.760 1 20¢11 Totsl expendltw 229m9 202,7fAI 051 20411 Net Incomellexpendlture) 169.625 170.163 (23,885) 11051) 125,936) Transfws {25(K)) 169.625 170,163 (21385) I451) 125,936) 217 175303 193,871 7368 201239 1817 The Stateme of finala1 aci1¥ieS SKlwles all 8alns aThJ l(xsses reCrysed in the year. All Income and expenditure deri¥e fwom (ontInui ac1
Balano Slwl As at31 2024 31 Marth 30 June 2023 Balan at bank and rash Debtors 394.140 35,450 42959) 185.591 26.082 211.6T Creditors: amounts fallkn8 due withln one (84,124) (36?70) 34SM66 175,303 175303 Credltors: amountsfallln8 due after one year Total net •sxty 175J03 General fun(ts Deslgnated funds Total unrestricted fvrKIs Re5trlrted funds Totsl fun(ts 208.020 134.091 342.111 3,355 151539 19.947 172,486 2.817 For the year endln8 31 Marth 2024 the c(¥r¥>ary errtltled to exempkn from audlt under sectlon 477 of the Companies k¢ 2(K16 rela11r to small companie& The members hwe not requwed the c¢xNwry to olxaln * •Klii in acc(xilance with sectkn 476 of the Companles These accounts have been prepared in with the apKAble to (l1e5 subject to small companies. rryme. Appr¢wed by the IxJaTd 16.9. £0 Signed on the board's t1 trr. Savi Robinson (halr of Trustees 17
li4bllty in respOf the• 15 lffwted kn £1 per oltsdwliy. Th? atress oftt Offi15 in the lea4 and (haritie5 wepath ts a¢wu5 in tht •ppkab ) the UX ¥nd RewtAlc of keland IFRS 1021 (bl Inr Id) TryW•fth•d ••ts {el Cash •ndosh
Ih) applled to ttsdrttabOtr4et& th) hxearfs¢n ffithe d•. I% corM. T¥x•I 2023 Fw Fd ThePJbertHurtTnsi IX¥on pltdbfvrka4rtiaileTnI Fw Hearn5hawCh7IIbIeTrt NdlTnJ51 TheJG Gra%s CtharftalAeTwwt 652 Sheffldd mu1 ShL411eldTmTru5t . L4acy fuNI 347S2 Totsl 17D 63.170 31M 74205 South Yorksh¥EKB 4765 23.765 ots 173 J73
Total 202J GffJupaThJadv•ity£o$1s OtherswDIl Costs 14&682 53rJ 141682 5373 I44.2 5,658 4345 i44.2 5,658 pa011and HRswJpw¢fEa 20,1 1302 331 Telek+mand Irrtemet 331 Webs IT 197 Equlwnt 7A47 7A47 Bankthary5 uo 9AK>nth$ 11 m(xth U U4098 &ni Effl0 •knY•Ke 118531 1417 146 144.1 th¥ity12023.. £nll.
2U57 Trade detrrto 3244 L170 Oth¢rtaxes¥Thl s(%kl mwlty ,5
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Fort puknl ende413111•th XQ4 41 1644 17J Totol Fw Funds 1817 175J03 ZBJ7 175J03 le•se5 a5 folfv&" Pa¥7bbÈ ¥Athkn I •T Payable**hln 1.2 15.396