Charity Registration No. 1150906
Company Registration No. 08261096 (England and Wales)
REACHING FAMILIES LIMITED (LIMITED BY GUARANTEE)
TRUSTEES' REPORT AND UNAUDITED ACCOUNTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022
REACHING FAMILIES LIMITED (LIMITED BY GUARANTEE) LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION
| Trustees | Helen Rodgers |
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| Chris Jay | |
| John Corr | |
| Charlotte Linington | |
| Justin Sainsbury | |
| Luke Davis (resigned 1 April 2021) | |
| Charity number | 1150906 |
| Company number | 08261096 |
| Registered office | Unit 16 Oaklands Business Centre |
| 64-68 Elm Grove | |
| Worthing | |
| West Sussex | |
| BN11 5LH | |
| Independent examiner | Mark Cummins FCCA FCIE |
| TC Group | |
| The Courtyard | |
| Shoreham Road | |
| Upper Beeding | |
| Steyning | |
| West Sussex | |
| BN44 3TN | |
| Bankers | Lloyds TSB Bank PLC |
| South Street | |
| Worthing | |
| West Sussex | |
| BN11 3AU |
REACHING FAMILIES LIMITED (LIMITED BY GUARANTEE) CONTENTS
| Page | |
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| Trustees' report | 1 – 5 |
| Independent examiner’s report | 6 |
| Statement of financial activities | 7 |
| Balance sheet | 8 |
| Notes to the accounts | 9 - 16 |
REACHING FAMILIES LIMITED (LIMITED BY GUARANTEE) TRUSTEES' REPORT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022
The trustees are delighted to present our annual report for the period April 2021 to March 2022.
The financial statements comply with the Charities Act 2011, the Companies Act 2006, the Memorandum and Articles of Association, and 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) (effective 1 January 2015).
Structure, Governance & Management
In 2013 Reaching Families changed from being an unincorporated charity (The Parent & Family Care Foundation) and became Reaching Families, a charitable company limited by guarantee governed by Memorandum and Articles of Association. The new organisation was registered with Companies House on the 15th February 2013 and registered with the Charity Commission on the 20th February 2013. The trustees who are also the directors of the company who served during 2021/22 were as follows: -
Helen Rodgers (Chair) Chris Jay (Vice Chair) John Corr Charlotte Linington Justin Sainsbury Luke Davis (resigned 1 April 2021)
Trustees are recruited based on their skill, knowledge and experience of working in our field and/or their experience of charity management and governance. It is the policy of the trustees to maximise representation of parent-carers on our board wherever possible.
The trustees meet as a minimum on a bi-monthly basis to discuss matters relating to strategy, operational management, policy, administration and fundraising. Day-to-day management of the charity is delegated to a part-time Director and a part-time Operations Manager who are responsible for delivery of our services, staff management, fundraising, financial management, business planning and external relations.
Public Benefit
The trustees have had due regard to the charity commission guidance on public benefit in deciding what activities it carries out.
Principal Risks & Uncertainties
Trustees and staff carry out regular risk assessments that affect both the operational delivery of our work and the longer term sustainability of our service delivery. The principal risk to the organisation’s ongoing viability is funding. From our inception the charity has pursued a policy of spreading financial risk by developing a diverse financial model that leverages funding from a wide variety of sources including the national lottery, charitable trusts and foundations, community fundraising, earned income and grant aid from West Sussex Clinical Commissioning Groups and West Sussex County Council.
Remuneration Policy
All of our staff work part time and are therefore paid on a pro-rata basis. Their salaries are based on market rates and reviewed annually.
Objectives & Activities
The charity’s objects are (i) to relieve the needs of disabled people, particularly, but not exclusively, children, young people, their parents, carers and families (ii) to further any other such purposes deemed charitable by the law of England and Wales as the trustees shall from time to time decide. These objects are captured more succinctly in our mission statement: “to empower, inform and support parents and families of children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities in West Sussex.”
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REACHING FAMILIES LIMITED (LIMITED BY GUARANTEE) TRUSTEES' REPORT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022
Review of the Year
As we leave behind what we hope is the worst of the covid pandemic and reflect on its impact, it is fair to say it has had a seismic effect on Reaching Families.
The huge increase in demand for our service we experienced during the first year of the covid pandemic continued in 2021/22. For the first time we had to work with waiting lists, training workshops booked within hours of publishing dates and a new demand for short term casework support from parent-carers struggling with multiple challenges.
Thanks to additional investment from West Sussex Clinical Commissioning Groups and West Sussex County Council we added to our staff team and increased our capacity to deliver outreach, training and befriending. However, such is the scale of demand, complicated by covid and the emerging cost of living crisis, we are still short of the necessary resources to do justice to the needs of parents and families.
2021/22 was also notable in our publishing a new and extended edition of our parent-carer guide, Making Sense of It All, recruiting and training a new team of volunteer befrienders, reaching a landmark of 5,000 Facebook members and starting work on a new benefits advice service, the timing of which could not be more pressing.
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2020/21 2021/22 Growth (+/- %)
Unique Web Visitors 27,015 30,130 11%
Making Sense Guides 2,666 2,625 -1%
Factsheets 10,672 10,342 -3%
Training 479 949 98%
Befriending 41 54 32%
Counselling 42 43 2%
Umbrellas Support Group 129 191 48%
Facebook Group 949 1,046 10%
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Outcomes
Monitoring & evaluation of our delivery, which is carried out through each individual project and via an online annual survey, showed parent-carers achieved the following outcomes from engagement and participation in our service: -
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90% of parent-carers reported improved knowledge of how to access support for their child
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80% reported feeling more confident and resilient in overcoming difficulties
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78% reported improved skills and self confidence
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70% reported improved wellbeing
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64% reported improved networks of peer support
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61% reported reduced social isolation
Parent Carer Guide
The Covid pandemic had such a disruptive effect on local services that our original plan to publish a new and extended edition of our parent-carer guide, Making Sense of It All, in 2020 was delayed in order to give a clearer picture of what support is available to SEND families in West Sussex.
The new edition, published in January 2022, combines content from our transition guide, Making Sense of Adult Life (now discontinued). The book now runs to 400 pages and covers issues from birth to adulthood, making it essential reading for parent-carers at whatever stage of their child or young person’s development. As with previous editions the guide remains hugely popular with parent-carers both in paperback and eBook format.
Training
Our hugely popular online training programme experienced an enormous surge in demand over the course of 2021/22. It led to further investment from West Sussex CCGs and West Sussex County Council which enabled us to recruit more staff to our outreach & training team and increase our workshop delivery - and the number of parents we supported - by almost 100%.
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REACHING FAMILIES LIMITED (LIMITED BY GUARANTEE) TRUSTEES' REPORT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022
We also began delivering in-person training again, concentrating on subjects where parents gain from face to face contact with other parents. This was particularly true of our Making Sense of It All foundation course, designed to support parentcarers at the beginning of their journey, not only in understanding the complex world of SEND, but in building connections and networks of peer support. Meanwhile, our online evening course, Making Sense of Wellbeing, first introduced in 2020, continued to be popular with parents wanting to learn strategies and mindfulness techniques to cope with the demands of being a carer.
Befriending & Counselling
Our Face-to-Face befriending service underwent a number of adaptations during the covid pandemic including offering telephone befriending and extending availability to parents struggling with the emotional effects of lockdown.
We have continued offering telephone engagement but from the Autumn of 2021 refocussed on the project’s original aims – supporting parents of children undergoing (or recently undergone) diagnosis. We also trained a new team of volunteer befrienders and by the year end had a record number of 21 volunteers supporting a record number of parent-carers.
Our counselling provision introduced at the beginning of the pandemic was designed as a short-term project for parents struggling with the emotional impact of lockdown. Over the course of two years we supported 85 parents via telephone counselling. Owing to a lack of dedicated ongoing funding the project closed at the end of the financial year.
Support Groups
Our online Umbrellas support group proved to be one of the most popular services available to parent-carers during the Covid pandemic, so much so, we were happy to continue the group after social restrictions had been lifted.
We also began rebuilding our in-person groups in Billingshurst, Littlehampton and Worthing. We expected this to be a stop start process owing to Covid but were fortunate that all but one of our intended sessions were able to go ahead.
As the pandemic has been such a challenging experience for parent-carers we introduced a number of activities at Umbrellas to boost wellbeing including small outdoor summer meet-ups, guest speakers, head & shoulder massages and a very welcome Christmas buffet.
Despite all the challenges with social restrictions and uncertainty over the course of the pandemic, attendance at our Umbrellas groups during the year was at a record high.
Benefits Advice Service
In October 2021 we were approached by the Bascule Charitable Trust to develop a new benefits advice service for families applying for Carers Allowance, Disability Living Allowance and Personal Independence Payment. It is a rare experience to be proactively approached by a funder in this way and whilst we had always wanted to do more on benefits, this wonderful opportunity took us all by surprise.
In January 2022 we recruited Rebecca Golby as our new benefits advisor. Rebecca is a parent-carer and has over 16 years experience as a SEND advisor with Connexions and Camden Council. She began giving advice and support with editing applications to parents in March 2022.
The timing of the new service could not be better particularly bearing in mind what we learned of the impact of covid on family finances and the effects of the cost of living crisis. Within weeks of Rebecca giving advice to parents it was clear demand for this service is going to be very high.
Our Facebook group reached a huge milestone in 2021/22 when we approved our 5,000th new member, making it one of the largest online parent-carer groups in the country. Interest in the group surged during the pandemic and this year alone we approved more than 1,000 new members.
Managing a group of this size has proved logistically challenging – we monitor over 350 posts and around 2,500 comments per month – but its value in connecting parents, helping them seek peer advice and share information cannot be overstated. It’s also an invaluable resource for us in sharing news on our services and other providers, both local and national.
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REACHING FAMILIES LIMITED (LIMITED BY GUARANTEE) TRUSTEES' REPORT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022
Fundraising
Increased demand for our service during 2021/22 helped drive our fundraising and resulted in another record making year with £224,816 raised from all sources. This included increased investment of £37,549 from West Sussex CCGs and West Sussex County Council and an unexpected proactive grant of £25,000 from the Bascule Charitable Trust to begin work on a new benefits advice service, the timing of which could not be more important. We were also grateful for new grants from the Foyle Foundation and the David & Julia Hunter Charitable Trust. Meanwhile, we were fortunate to enjoy increased support from Sussex Community Foundation who have done so much over so many years to help develop and sustain our service. Our thanks too to the National Lottery Community Fund and the Wellesley Charitable Trust for supporting the editing, design and printing of the new extended edition of our parent-carer handbook.
Financial Summary and Review
Total income: £234,816 Expenditure on Charitable Activities: £150,940
Our capacity to meet a significant increase in demand during 2021/22 was partly met by increased investment of £37,549 from West Sussex Clinical Commissioning Groups and West Sussex County Council. This, along with £25,000 in funding from Bascule Charitable Trust, enabled us to increase our staff capacity from 2.8 FTE staff to 4.6 and in turn, increase the scale of our outreach, training delivery and befriending service whilst developing a new benefits advice service. As a result our expenditure on charitable activities passed £150,000 for the first time.
Further restricted funding totalling £60,000 from West Sussex CCGs and West Sussex County Council for the period 20222024 was received at the very end of the financial year. These funds to increase the capacity of our outreach, training and peer support will be evenly spent over the course of the next two years.
Reserves Policy
In light of the Covid pandemic in 2020 the trustees reviewed our reserves policy and decided that in order to provide greater contingency against the economic fallout from the pandemic it would be prudent to increase our level of unrestricted reserves from the equivalent of three to four months running costs (based on forecasted expenditure for the next financial year). Whilst the worst of the pandemic appears over the cost of living crisis and widely predicted economic recession reinforces the need to maintain reserves at a higher level.
By the year end our unrestricted free reserves stood at £66,333. The reserves are designed to enable us to manage an orderly closing of the charity if necessary or to provide financial contingency in other circumstances, for example, between major grants. The reserves will be used for the following specific purposes: -
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Any redundancy payments due to employees
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Support to employees in finding alternative employment
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Terminating service contracts such as office rent and equipment
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Accountancy, audit and other professional costs
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Short term contingency costs between major grants
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Mitigating short term funding cuts created by Covid-19
Our restricted reserves of £77,566 include £60,000 from West Sussex CCGs and West Sussex County Council to be used towards the delivery of outreach, training and peer support over the period 2022-2024 and £17,061 from Bascule Charitable Trust for the development of our new benefits service which will be carried forward to 2022/23.
Next Steps
The continuing impact of the Covid pandemic on SEND families and the seismic impact anticipated by the cost of living crisis was borne out by our monitoring & evaluation during the year. All the data, feedback and information we gathered from parents has made clear our priorities for 2022/23 must be as follows: -
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Managing our growth to ensure we can meet increasing demand for our services
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Continuing to focus on the emotional wellbeing of parent-carers and their recovery from the Covid pandemic
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Raising further funds to invest in our benefits advice service and ensure we can optimise the number of families we support
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Extending accessibility and support to harder to reach members of the SEND community
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REACHING FAMILIES LIMITED (LIMITED BY GUARANTEE) TRUSTEES' REPORT
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The trustees and staff, in consultation with parents, funders and other partners, will also begin the process of working on our next three year business plan for the period 2023-2026, which in light of the above crises, will almost certainly require our organisation to prioritise the financial and emotional wellbeing of parent-carers and families of children with SEND whilst striving to achieve greater scale, reach and breadth of delivery across West Sussex.
Signed on behalf of the board on
Helen Rodgers Trustee
Date: 6 September 2022
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REACHING FAMILIES LIMITED
(LIMITED BY GUARANTEE)
INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT
TO THE TRUSTEES OF REACHING FAMILIES LIMITED
I report to the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of the charitable company for the period ended 31 March 2022.
Responsibilities and basis of report
As the charity’s trustees of the charitable company (and also its directors for the purposes of company law) you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 (‘the 2006 Act’).
Having satisfied myself that the accounts of the charitable company are not required to be audited under Part 16 of the 2006 Act and are eligible for independent examination, I report in respect of my examination of your charity’s accounts as carried out under section 145 of the Charities Act 2011 (‘the 2011 Act’). In carrying out my examination I have followed the Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5) (b) of the 2011 Act.
Independent examiner’s statement
I have completed my examination. I confirm that no matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe:
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accounting records were not kept in respect of the charitable company as required by section 386 of the 2006 Act; or
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the accounts do not accord with those records; or
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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
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the accounts have not been prepared in accordance with the methods and principles of the Statement of Recommended Practice for accounting and reporting by charities applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102).
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.
Mr Mark Cummins FCCA
TC Group The Courtyard Shoreham Road Upper Beeding Steyning West Sussex BN44 3TN
Dated: 9 September 2022
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REACHING FAMILIES LIMITED (LIMITED BY GUARANTEE) STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES (INCLUDING INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022
| Unrestricted | Restricted | Total | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| funds | funds | 2022 | 2021 | ||
| Note | £ | £ | £ | £ | |
| Income from: | |||||
| Donations and grants | 3 | 93,083 | 140,518 | 233,601 | 127,194 |
| Charitable activities | |||||
| 4 | 1,215 | - | 1,215 | 2,508 | |
| ─────── | ────── | ────── | ─────── | ||
| Total income | 94,298 | 140,518 | 234,816 | 129,702 | |
| ─────── | ────── | ────── | ─────── | ||
| Expenditure on: | |||||
| Charitable activities | |||||
| Furtherance of Charity's objectives | 5 | 82,988 | 67,952 | 150,940 | 121,997 |
| ─────── | ────── | ────── | ─────── | ||
| Total expenditure | 82,988 | 67,952 | 150,940 | 121,997 | |
| ─────── | ────── | ────── | ─────── | ||
| Net income/(expenditure) for the year/ | |||||
| Net movement in funds | 11,310 | 72,566 | 83,876 | 7,705 | |
| Fund balances at 1 April 2021 | 55,023 | 5,000 | 60,023 | 52,318 | |
| ────── | ────── | ────── | ─────── | ||
| Fund balances at 31 March 2022 | 66,333 | 77,566 | 143,899 | 60,023 | |
| ══════ | ══════ | ══════ | ═══════ |
The statement of financial activities also complies with the requirements for an income and expenditure account under the Companies Act 2006. All income and expenditure derives from continuing activities.
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REACHING FAMILIES LIMITED (LIMITED BY GUARANTEE) BALANCE SHEET
AS AT 31 MARCH 2022
| AS AT 31 MARCH 2022 | |||||
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| 31 March 2022 | 31 March | 2021 | |||
| Notes | £ | £ | £ | £ | |
| Fixed assets | |||||
| Tangible assets | 10 | 231 | 905 | ||
| Current assets | |||||
| Stock | 11 | 1,663 | 444 | ||
| Debtors | 12 | 131,296 | 84,890 | ||
| Cash at bank and in hand | 93,952 | 75,811 | |||
| ────── | ─────── | ||||
| 226,911 | 161,145 | ||||
| Creditors: amounts falling due | |||||
| within one year | 13 | (83,243) | (102,027) | ||
| ────── | ─────── | ||||
| Net current assets | 143,668 | 59,118 | |||
| ──────── | ─────── | ||||
| Total assets less current liabilities | 143,899 | 60,023 | |||
| ════════ | ═══════ | ||||
| Income funds | |||||
| Restricted funds | 15 | 77,566 | 5,000 | ||
| Unrestricted funds | 66,333 | 55,023 | |||
| ──────── | ─────── | ||||
| 143,899 | 60,023 | ||||
| ════════ | ═══════ |
The company is entitled to the exemption from the audit requirement contained in section 477 of the Companies Act 2006, for the period ended 31 March 2022. No member of the company has deposited a notice, pursuant to section 476, requiring an audit of these accounts.
The directors acknowledge their responsibilities for ensuring that the company keeps accounting records which comply with section 386 of the Act and for preparing accounts which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the company as at the end of the financial period and of its incoming resources and application of resources, including its income and expenditure, for the financial period in accordance with the requirements of sections 394 and 395 and which otherwise comply with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 relating to accounts, so far as applicable to the company.
These accounts have been prepared in accordance with the special provisions relating to small companies within Part 15 of the Companies Act 2006.
The accounts were approved by the Board on 6 September 2022.
Helen Rodgers – Trustee
Company Registration No. 08261096
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REACHING FAMILIES LIMITED (LIMITED BY GUARANTEE) NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022
1 Statutory information
The charity is a company limited by guarantee registered in England and Wales. In the event of the company being wound up, the liability in respect of the guarantee is limited to £1 per member. The registered office and other statutory information can be found on the legal and administrative information page of these accounts.
2 Accounting policies
2.1 Basis of preparation
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 (FRS102) (effective 1 January 2015) – (Charities SORP (FRS 102)), the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS102) and the Companies Act 2006.
Reaching Families Limited meets the definition of a public benefit entity under FRS102. Assets and liabilities are initially recognised at historical cost or transaction value unless otherwise stated in the relevant accounting policy note(s). There are no material uncertainties about Reaching Families Limited’s ability to continue as a going concern.
2.2 Income
Income is included in the Statement of Financial Activities when the charity is legally entitled to the income, the amount can be quantified with reasonable accuracy and there is certainty over the receipt of the income. The following specific policies are applied to particular categories of income:
Grants and donations are recognised on an accrual basis, accounted for in relation to the period that they relate.
2.3 Expenditure
Expenditure is recognised on an accruals basis. The charity is not registered for VAT and accordingly expenditure is shown gross of VAT.
Charitable expenditure comprises those costs incurred by the charity in the delivery of its activities and services for its beneficiaries. It includes both costs that can be allocated directly to such activities and those costs of an indirect nature necessary to support them.
Governance costs include those costs associated with meeting the constitutional and statutory requirements of the charity and include independent examination fees. These costs are included within support costs.
2.4 Tangible fixed assets and depreciation
Any tangible fixed assets under £1,000 cost are written off in the year of purchase.
Tangible fixed assets are stated at cost less depreciation. Depreciation is provided at rates calculated to write off the cost less estimated residual value of each asset over its expected useful life, as follows:
Fixtures, fittings & equipment
3 years straight line
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REACHING FAMILIES LIMITED (LIMITED BY GUARANTEE) NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022
3 Income from donations and grants
| Unrestricted | Restricted | Total | Total | |
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| funds | funds | 2022 | 2021 | |
| £ | £ | £ | £ | |
| Restricted funds | ||||
| West Sussex Clinical Commissioning Group | - | 35,000 | 35,000 | 3,438 |
| West Sussex County Council | - | 25,000 | 25,000 | 5,000 |
| National Lottery CF- Covid-19 response | - | - | - | 9,910 |
| National Lottery CF- Peer-to-peer Support | - | 39,527 | 39,527 | 37,352 |
| Ernest Kleinwort – COVID factsheet series | - | - | - | 2,500 |
| Sussex Community Foundation | - | 2,491 | 2,491 | 5,000 |
| Awards for All | - | 10,000 | 10,000 | - |
| Wellesley Foundation Book Grant | - | 3,000 | 3,000 | - |
| Magic Little Grant (Counselling) | - | 500 | 500 | - |
| Bascule Charitable Trust | - | 25,000 | 25,000 | - |
| ──────── | ──────── | ─────── | ──────── | |
| - | 140,518 | 140,518 | 63,200 | |
| Unrestricted funds | ||||
| West Sussex County Council | 15,000 | - | 15,000 | 10,000 |
| West Sussex Clinical Commissioning Group | 62,549 | - | 62,549 | 30,000 |
| Sussex Community Foundation | - | - | - | 5,000 |
| Sussex Crisis Fund Grant | 10,000 | - | 10,000 | - |
| Foyle Foundation | 3,000 | - | 3,000 | - |
| Henry Smith Charity | - | - | - | 9,980 |
| David and Julia Hunter Trust | 2,000 | - | 2,000 | 5,000 |
| Others | 534 | - | 534 | 4,014 |
| ──────── | ──────── | ─────── | ──────── | |
| 93,083 | - | 93,083 | 63,994 | |
| ──────── | ──────── | ─────── | ──────── | |
| Total | 93,083 | 140,518 | 233,601 | 127,194 |
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4 Income from charitable activities
| Unrestricted | Restricted | Total | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| funds | funds | 2022 | 2021 | |
| £ | £ | £ | £ | |
| Book sales | 395 | - | 395 | 63 |
| Training income | 820 | - | 820 | 2,445 |
| ─────── | ──────── | ──────── | ──────── | |
| 1,215 | - | 1,215 | 2,508 | |
| ═══════ | ════════ | ════════ | ═══════ |
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REACHING FAMILIES LIMITED (LIMITED BY GUARANTEE) NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022
5 Expenditure
| Staff | Depreciation | Other | Total | Total | |
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| costs | Costs | 2022 | 2021 | ||
| £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | |
| Charitable activities | |||||
| Furtherance of Charity's objectives: | |||||
| Activities undertaken directly | 90,940 | - | 51,150 | 142,090 | 113,158 |
| Support costs | 3,258 | 674 | 4,918 | 8,850 | 8,839 |
| ────── | ──────── | ─────── | ─────── | ─────── | |
| 94,198 | 674 | 56,068 | 150,940 | 121,997 | |
| ══════ | ══════ | ═════ | ═════ | ═════ |
6 Support costs
| Furtherance of Charity’s | Furtherance of Charity’s | |
|---|---|---|
| objectives | ||
| 2022 | 2021 | |
| £ | £ | |
| Premises costs | 2,592 | 2,592 |
| Insurance | 587 | 567 |
| Finance costs | - | 536 |
| Administrative salaries | 3,258 | 2,936 |
| Depreciation | 674 | 706 |
| Governance costs | 1,739 | 1,502 |
| ──────── | ─────── | |
| 8,850 | 8,839 | |
| ════════ | ═══════ |
Governance costs relates to independent examiners’ fees.
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REACHING FAMILIES LIMITED (LIMITED BY GUARANTEE) NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022
7 Trustees
None of the trustees (or any persons connected with them) received any remuneration during the year. No trustee invoiced for services provided (2021: none).
8 Employees
Number of employees
The average monthly number of employees during the year was:
| 2022 | 2021 | |
|---|---|---|
| Number | Number | |
| Charitable activities | 8 | 6 |
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| Employment costs | 2022 | 2021 |
| £ | £ | |
| Wages and salaries | 92,556 | 74,961 |
| Employers National Insurance | 496 | 3,749 |
| Pensions Costs | 1,146 | 771 |
| ─────── | ─────── | |
| 94,198 | 79,481 | |
| ═══════ | ═══════ |
The average number of staff disclosed above all work part time. The average full time equivalent number of staff for the year totalled 4.6 (2021: 2.8).
There were no employees whose annual remuneration was £60,000 or more (2021: none). The Key Personnel of the charity comprised the director and the operations manager whose emoluments totalled £44,114 (2021: £40,566). The increase in emoluments represents an increase in hours worked by key personnel.
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REACHING FAMILIES LIMITED (LIMITED BY GUARANTEE) NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022
9 Comparative funds – Statement of Financial Activities for the period ended 31 March 2021
| Unrestricted Restricted Total funds funds 2021 Notes £ £ £ Income Donations & grants 3 63,994 63,200 127,194 Charitable activities 4 2,508 - 2,508 ──────── ──────── ──────── Total income 66,502 63,200 129,702 ──────── ──────── ──────── Expenditure Charitable activities Furtherance of Charity's objectives5 60,880 61,117 121,997 ──────── ──────── ──────── Total expenditure 60,880 61,117 121,997 ──────── ──────── ──────── Net income/(expenditure) for the year/ Net movement in funds 5,622 2,083 7,705 Fund balances at 1 April 2020 49,401 2,917 52,318 ──────── ──────── ──────── Fund balances at 31 March 2021 55,023 5,000 60,023 ════════ ════════ ════════ |
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REACHING FAMILIES LIMITED (LIMITED BY GUARANTEE) NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022
10 Tangible fixed assets
| 10 | Tangible fixed assets | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Fixtures, | |||
| fittings & | |||
| equipment | |||
| £ | |||
| Cost | |||
| At 1 April 2021 | 4,043 | ||
| Additions | - | ||
| ─────── | |||
| At 31 March 2022 | 4,043 | ||
| ─────── | |||
| Depreciation | |||
| At 1 January 2021 | 3,138 | ||
| Charge for the period | 674 | ||
| ─────── | |||
| At 31 March 2022 | 3,812 | ||
| ─────── | |||
| Net book value | |||
| At 31 March 2022 | 231 | ||
| ═══════ | |||
| At 31 March 2021 | 905 | ||
| ═══════ | |||
| 11 | Stock | 31 March | 31 March |
| 2022 | 2021 | ||
| £ | £ | ||
| Stock of books | 1,663 | 444 | |
| ═══════ | ═══════ | ||
| 12 | Debtors | 31 March | 31 March |
| 2022 | 2021 | ||
| £ | £ | ||
| Other debtors | 324 | 324 | |
| Trade debtors | 129,727 | 84,054 | |
| Prepayments and accrued income | 1,245 | 512 | |
| ─────── | ─────── | ||
| 131,296 | 84,890 | ||
| ═══════ | ═══════ | ||
| 13 | Creditors: amounts falling due within one year | 31 March | 31 March |
| 2022 | 2021 | ||
| £ | £ | ||
| Trade creditors | 4,510 | 8,799 | |
| Accruals and Other creditors | 1,734 | 1,174 | |
| Deferred income | 76,999 | 92,054 | |
| ─────── | ─────── | ||
| 83,243 | 102,027 | ||
| ═══════ | ═══════ |
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REACHING FAMILIES LIMITED (LIMITED BY GUARANTEE) NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR 31 MARCH 2022
14 Control
The charity is under the control of the board of Trustees.
15 Restricted funds
The income funds of the charity include restricted funds comprising the following unexpended balances of donations and grants held on trust for specific purposes:
| Movement | in funds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balance at | Incoming | Resources | Balance at | |
| 1 April | resources | expended | 31 March | |
| 2021 | 2022 | |||
| £ | £ | £ | £ | |
| West Sussex County Council | 5,000 | 500 | (4,995) | 505 |
| Sussex Community Foundation | - | 2,491 | (2,491) | - |
| Awards for All | - | 10,000 | (10,000) | - |
| Lottery Community Fund - Peer-to-peer Support | - | 39,527 | (39,527) | - |
| Service | ||||
| Wellesley Foundation Book Grant | - | 3,000 | (3,000) | - |
| Bascule Charitable Trust | - | 25,000 | (7,939) | 17,061 |
| West Sussex Clinical Commissioning Group | - | 35,000 | - | 35,000 |
| 2021 WSCC - Outreach, training and delivery | - | 25,000 | - | 25,000 |
| ─────── | ────── | ─────── | ─────── | |
| 5,000 | 140,518 | (67,952) | 77,566 | |
| ═══════ | ══════ | ═══════ | ═══════ |
West Sussex County Council: emergency telephone counselling for parent-carers.
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant funding of £2,491 was awarded for business planning.
National Lottery Community Fund (Awards for all): towards editing and publishing of parent-carer handbook.
The remaining £39,527 is part of a grant of £116,406 which was awarded in the current by the National Lottery Community Fund towards our information and training delivery over the period 2020 - 2023.
Wellesley Charitable Foundation: towards the printing of parent-carer handbook.
Bascule Charitable Trust: towards the development of a benefits advice service for parent-carers.
West Sussex Clinical Commissioning Groups: outreach, training and peer support for parent carers.
National Lottery Community Fund (Reaching Communities): delivery of a peer-to-peer support service for parent-carers.
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REACHING FAMILIES LIMITED (LIMITED BY GUARANTEE) NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022
| 16 | Analysis of net assets between funds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unrestricted | Restricted | Total | ||
| funds | funds | 2022 | ||
| £ | £ | £ | ||
| Fund balances at 31 March 2022 are represented by: | ||||
| Tangible fixed assets | 231 | - | 231 | |
| Current assets | 149,345 | 77,566 | 226,911 | |
| Creditors: amounts falling due within one year | (83,243) | - | (83,243) | |
| ─────── | ────── | ─────── | ||
| 66,333 | 77,566 | 143,899 | ||
| ═══════ | ═══════ | ═══════ | ||
| 17 | Analysis of net assets between funds - comparative | |||
| Unrestricted | Restricted | Total | ||
| funds | funds | 2021 | ||
| £ | £ | £ | ||
| Fund balances at 31 March 2021 are represented by: | ||||
| Tangible fixed assets | 905 | - | 905 | |
| Current assets | 156,145 | 5,000 | 161,145 | |
| Creditors: amounts falling due within one year | (102,027) | - | (102,027) | |
| ─────── | ────── | ─────── | ||
| 55,023 | 5,000 | 60,023 | ||
| ═══════ | ══════ | ═══════ |
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