## Incredible Kids
## **2022-2023**
Registered charity 1151185 incrediblekids.org.uk
_I_ nclusive play Family support Improving wellbeing
For families in Bristol that have young people with additional needs and disabilites
## A note from our Incredible Trustees
This year's cost-of-living crisis impacted the families we support and affected the costs of the service we provide. Alongside increasing costs, the fundraising environment has become more challenging. Costs for everything we use at our sessions have increased and we felt it was important to raise the rate of pay for our playworkers to ensure they were well supported. All of this resulted in a challenging environment for Incredible Kids but our volunteers and staff have responded with resilience and creativity. We have all focused on ensuring that we provide as much support as possible to our members.
We created wellbeing packs filled with hot water bottles and sensory friendly blankets and these went down a storm. We introduced free tickets for those who were struggling to afford to visit, making sure that Incredible Kids is as accessible as we can make it.
The number of Incredible Kids members continued to rise with 910 new members this year, a testimony to the service our playworkers provide as well as the ever-growing need for inclusive play sessions in the face of cuts to other support services and school support. As trustees, we will continue to do all we can to support everyone at Incredible Kids.
Incredible Kids provides a lifeline for young people and their families in Bristol.
"Incredible Kids has given my daughter a safe space to release energy and tension. She can be her true self without being judged."
## Our achievements 2022-2023
2022/23 was extra special for Incredible Kids. It was our 10th birthday and we were delighted to be given the Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service.
With thanks to our funders we’ve been able to pay passionate playworkers who dedicate their weekends to supporting families to relax and have fun in a safe and inclusive environment. To pay for the use of The Vench Adventure Playground, provide hot meals and create welcome packs jam-packed with SEND-related tips and advice and book brilliant professional entertainers.
Our membership reached 3110 this year. We’re over the moon to have welcomed 910 new parents and carers and young people into our community in 2022 alone. These are families who have signed up to attend one of our inclusive play sessions – that’s a 37% increase in the number of families who Incredible Kids support in some way.
## What did we offer in 2022/23?
As we did throughout the global pandemic, in 2022 we tried to offer as much support and fun as we could. In fact, we ran more than 300 sessions, totalling 468 hours! Throughout the year we offered families their choice of indoor or outdoor play with plenty of space or social interaction to suit individual needs.
## Incredible Saturdays
Every single Saturday in 2022 we offered 4 play sessions, including Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve. We regularly made Saturdays extra special by booking professionals in play such as lego parties, face painters, enigmatic actors and bubbleologists.
## Summer holiday support
In summer, we provided extra midweek support in Patchway Children’s Centre on top of our usual Friday and Saturday play sessions at The Vench in Lockleaze.
## Incredible Girls
We want to help girls with additional needs forge friendships. On the first Saturday of the month, our play sessions were dedicated to girls with additional needs aged 0-25 and their families. Our passionate playworkers supported girls in whatever they fancied doing – crafts, climbing, trampoline, sandpit or simply a natter over tea and biscuits.
## PDA Support Sessions
On the last Saturday of the month, we dedicated a play session to young people with Pathological Demand Avoidance (PDA) symptoms. PDA is a form of anxiety-driven autism. This session offers families a chance to meet families with similar experiences.
## Incredible Fridays
Towards the end of 2022 we chose to combine our Incredible Teens session and our after-school play session on a Friday into one big session for a hot meal. We rotate our Friday menu between pizza, pasta, hot dogs and toasties – all accompanied by our milkshake bar.
## SEND advocacy
Alice from SEND Advocacy Limited joined us regularly to answer our members SENDrelated questions. Alice practiced as a Barrister specialising in civil litigation for almost a decade before focusing on SEND law and practice. Incredible Kids families were able to book Alice for a free 15-minute one-to-one chat.
## Incredible Christmas
We couldn’t round off such a year without a fuss for our families. Our playworkers held a Dr. Seuss-themed Christmas party included handmade decorations from playworkers. Santa and his helper visited and we transformed our sensory room into a grotto complete with sensory toys and selection boxes for Santa to give our young people with additional needs.
## Our impact
We surveyed our members to find out what impact we made in 2022/23.
- 100% of families told us their children had tried new things at Incredible Kids.
- 96% of families felt less isolated as a result of Incredible Kids.
- 98% of families said their child had fun at Incredible Kids.
- 98% of families said our playworkers helped their child to have fun.
- 91% of families said their child felt more confident because of Incredible Kids.
- 96% of families said their children were happier because of Incredible Kids.
- 73% of families said Incredible Kids helped them access other support. 100% of families said Incredible Kids helped them to get out of the house. 91% of families said Incredible Kids had helped them to cope.
- 98% of families look forward to coming back to Incredible Kids.
- 98% of families would recommend Incredible Kids.
## **Our Incredible team**
Incredible Kids has a dedicated team of specially trained playworkers, a service manager and over 40 parentvolunteers.
Incredible Kids has a board of six trustees with skills in public sector accounting, financial planning, charity marketing, IT and Local Government leadership. Three of our trustees are users of the charity’s services and understand the impact disability has on a family. The board meets quarterly and are in touch with senior staff on a regular basis about the day-to-day running of the service.
Each session is designed by our Service Manager and Senior Playworkers. Each session aims to meet the needs of our families, based on their feedback. We have a minimum of 4 playworkers on site for 30 children, supported by the Service Manager.
Our Service Manager has built trust and rapport with families, offering a unique and heartfelt approach to engagement and inclusion, ensuring that no child or family is excluded. The role provides hands-on leadership and has enabled us to improve our service.
Our team of playworkers were chosen for their experience, sensitivity, kindness and generosity of spirit. They are all DBS checked and are offered regular training to ensure their knowledge and practice provides the best quality service to children and families.
We have a network of dedicated and supportive parent-volunteers who feel invested in the service and are a valued part of its running and peer mentoring. They are supportive and welcoming and make the setting a warm and supportive place to be. These networks of valued volunteers with real lived experience and highly trained and experienced staff ensure that sessions are successful and achieve what they set out to do.
We are the only organisation in Bristol to offer in-person parent support and play sessions specifically for disabled children and young people, every week, all year round.
## What we do
## We provide a service where...
- children and young people with disabilities **engage in play** with their parents and carers **siblings** of children with additional needs have a space to play and be valued in their own right
- children have access to **specialist equipment** and toys
- **parents and carers access support** and signposting
- parents and children have the opportunity for ownership through **volunteering** and participation
- families become part of a **mutually supportive community**
## How we work
- We are a **grassroots charity** where our families are at our core
- We respond quickly to **change**
- We **understand our families'** needs
- Work in **highly creative** ways to support families
- We test new projects and ideas our members or staff suggest
- Work with a **multi-agency approach** to provide bespoke support to families We make a difference to members' lives by creating a **mutually supportive environment** We **value member voices** and provide continual opportunities for feedback
## Queen's Award for Voluntary Service
Back in January, we were honoured to welcome HM Lord Lieutenant Peaches Golding and Lee Williams DL to present us with our award for voluntary services. We celebrated with a silent disco and shared a magnificent donated cake from Free Cakes For Kids Bristol. We were delighted to be reunited with past Incredible Kids volunteers who joined us to receive the award.
Incredible Kids was created by parents in Bristol when they lost access to a local disability centre. Incredible Kids Founder and mum of 6, Jennie Prewett, decided to encourage families to gather in a local church instead. Soon enough, families brought toys, baked cakes and created a safe, supportive space for their families and disabled young people to connect and have fun. 10 years and a global pandemic later, we’re at Buckingham Palace!
Incredible Kids was created by volunteers and is still led by volunteers. From welcoming families, capturing wonderful moments with a camera, to baking cakes – our volunteers are doing it with a smile. If you have given your time to Incredible Kids over the last decade – THANK YOU! The Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service is your award.
Incredible Kids past volunteer, Eve, shared her experience:
“I loved being able to volunteer my time to help families and their children. I love the atmosphere at Incredible Kids. We all cared for each other. It was amazing being able to give each child the attention they needed and give them a safe and fun environment to play in."
## **Incredibly Inclusive**
'Providing support to the whole family of a disabled child can lead to better educational outcomes' – Department for Education
Everyone is welcome, accepted and understood at Incredible Kids. Diversity, equity and inclusion can take many forms and we continually seek out ways to ensure as many people as possible join, visit and enjoy our service. We already have a very broad membership, and work with a variety of other organisations to reach parent/carers from other communities.
We have a diverse playworker team who reflect the backgrounds and additional needs or life experiences of many of our members. We have a strong reputation for listening to members and offering multiple opportunities to provide feedback. We know our community is constantly changing and seek to make sure we are always updating our processes to successfully meet their needs.
We offer themed sessions, to help support those in the community who want to connect over common ground, and we also make our regular sessions welcoming and available to everyone. We try out new projects as new needs are made known to us and operate a highly flexible service. Our themed sessions include the following:
## **Quiet Session**
A morning play session with reduced numbers for those who need a calmer space
## **Pathological Demand Avoidance Autism Support Sessions**
A monthly session for young people with an anxiety-driven form of autism
## **Incredible Under 8s**
A session aimed at providing early help and a safe space for younger children
## **Incredible Teens**
A session aimed at teenagers with additional needs
## **Incredible Girls**
Families told us that there's a lack of provision for girls with additional needs so we created a monthly session dedicated to supporting girls in forging friendships
## **Incredible New families**
An induction play session aimed at encouraging new families to visit our sessions and welcome them into our community
We have an accessible venue, and wheelchair-accessible tuff tray, and we also ensure our activities are adapted to meet all ages and abilities. We are very active on social media and ensure that our social media and publicity reflects the diverse backgrounds and needs of those who visit us. We have recently been contacting schools that represent underrepresented groups at our sessions to ensure we reach as many people as possible. We also offer free places for low-income families. Our members report our sessions are a place of freedom.
A recent project called **Include All Incredible Kids** involved a combination of online administrative work and in-person work at our sessions. After recognising that some people found it hard to complete our online form, admin staff created a paper copy of our form which could be downloaded and returned to us. Staff members worked directly with organisations and individuals to respond to families and professionals requesting more support with the process of becoming a member of Incredible Kids.
Our admin staff give extra support with our membership process if a family's first language is not English. Staff spend more time communicating with these families, gathering small details with each interaction until we help them through the process.
For those with young people with complex disabilities, our admin staff and service manager often spent time communicating with the families to help them feel confident that our sessions are right for them and that the activities are be suitable for their child. We often personalise activities for children based on these conversations and introduce new activities to help those new young people be able to access the service.
We also visited a number of organisations directly to talk to parent/carers in order to encourage them to join. We first identified our under represented groups, which included asylum seekers and children and young people from Profound and Multiple Learning Disabilities (PMLD) specialist schools. Our service manager visited organisations from these under represented groups at their parent/carer sessions to tell parents about our service and help them sign up in person.
"I was so inspired by all your team are doing for children and families who are only asking to be believed, understood and supported so they can be the best parent and carers possible. Thanks goodness for Incredible Kids. You know you're life-savers. Several families told me that, thanks to you, they have just a window of a haven where they can relax, their children can relax and where life is just a little bit easier."
– Alex Ardalan-Raikes MBE DL, High Sheriff of Bristol
## **Incredible Partnerships**
Incredible Kids welcomes the opportunity to work in partnership with other SEND support organisations and other compatible services in the area. We work with other organisations strategically and operationally and with agencies across the public, private and voluntary sectors.
As an independent charity we exist primarily to support our members for the public benefit to provide support to young people with additional needs and their families. We seek out opportunities to work collaboratively with other organisations who share those aims or further them. We have collaborated with many local SEND organisations over the past ten years.
We've worked closely with **Bristol Autism Support** and refer families to each other regularly host local Special Education Needs and Disability Information and Advice Service (SENDIAS) support and other organisations that offer SEND advice to families and young people.
We've worked with **Neon Daisy** , a charity that supports autistic girls. We've collaborated with them to deliver a new session at Incredible Kids to support girls with additional needs.
We've created a welcome pack for our families, signposting them to a range of other organisations in the local area to ensure they are well-supported by as many services as possible (not just us!).
We've organised a conference for 200 parents in conjunction with our local parent/carer forum.
We've hosted a talk on Pathological Demand Avoidance with a local education psychologist.
We've hosted sessions with **Tourettes Action** for young people with Tourettes Syndrome.
## Incredible hugs in a bag
We held a wellbeing day and gave out bags filled with sensory-friendly blankets, fluffy hot water bottles and treats. Lush donated a little gift to each family, too. These packs aimed to help keep families warm during the cost-of-living crisis, help them feel supported and most of all, make them smile. We hope to make more of these later in 2023. We are so grateful to everyone at Quartet Community Foundation who made our wellbeing day possible. Some of our bags had seed packs donated by Suttons Seeds (if you grow yours, do send us a picture of what emerges!). We hope that these bags will bring some much-needed comfort and joy to our incredible families.
Our fun wellbeing day was filled with all sorts of exciting activities, including face painting, and even some bubbleology! Our bubbleologists Rainbow Gecko returned to wow the crowds with their incredible bubble-making skills. They created giant bubbles that floated high up into the sky. Families enjoyed homemade cakes from Incredible Baker Alice as well as relaxing herbal teas and cookies.
For families like Jo whose son has additional needs, the wellbeing bags have been a great source of comfort. "Oh my goodness, we had such a lovely day!" said Jo. ”The best bubbles and face painting ever. My son loved the blanket and the microwavable fluffy dog in the wellbeing pack."
Founder of the charity Jennie Prewett said, “We hope these bags bring a little bit of joy to our families. The days may be warming up as spring arrives but the sensory-friendly blankets in the packs will bring comfort all year round. We designed them to be like a giant hug inside a bag!”
## An Incredible Christmas
2 Christmas parties in 2022
Christmas is an important time of year to all of us at Incredible Kids. We want everyone to be included in the festivities, so we hosted two parties – a quiet one with less people and a lively party. We had a silent disco and grotto where Santa gave out gifts.
K's experience
"It was our first visit [to Incredible Kids and my autistic daughter loved it. She felt really relaxed and so did we. I was really impressed with the staff they were very knowledgeable and friendly." – New family who and rated their experience with 5 stars
## Public benefit
In setting our objectives and planning our activities, our Trustees have given careful consideration to the Charity Commission’s general guidance on public benefit. This report outlines how our performance during the year has benefitted the public.
## **Contribution made by volunteers**
Established in 2012 by parents and dedicated volunteers, Incredible Kids places a strong emphasis on the pivotal role played by our volunteers. Many of these volunteers are also beneficiaries of our charity, underscoring our commitment to actively involve parents and carers in our volunteering efforts. Nothing demonstrates the incredible impact of our volunteers more than the receipt of the Queens Award for Voluntary Service.
Throughout the past year, our volunteers remained instrumental in providing essential support, allowing us to operate amidst ever-changing restrictions. With regulations on numbers fluctuating frequently, our volunteers adapted and revamped our booking system. The introduction of our online management system, facilitated by volunteers, not only streamlined our operations but also enhanced the coordination of novel working approaches.
The contribution of our Incredible Bakers brought moments of joy as they delivered delectable treats for the children. In parallel, new volunteer playworkers, including those on placements from local universities, joined our ranks. Our management team provided support to these individuals, aiding them in constructing portfolios that documented their experiences with us. Several of these volunteers have transitioned into long-term roles within our playworker team, experiencing personal development in their career paths for the future.
## Risk
The Trustees maintain an organisational risk assessment and consider this regularly at Trustee meetings. The risk strategy identifies the core risks the charity faces, the likelihood of each risk occurring, the impact of each risk should it occur and then an overall risk score for each risk. This shows trustees the main areas of risk that they should develop systems to mitigate.
The principal risk facing the charity under current circumstances is the risk of being unable to secure sufficient funds to run our service. 2022/23 was a challenging year for Incredible Kids and our volunteer fundraisers worked hard to secure sufficient funds to operate our service. Trustees have recognised the challenging circumstances under which charities are operating and have actively increased our level of fundraising undertaken by volunteers.
Another significant risk facing Incredible Kids is in relation to the provision of a venue from which to operate. Incredible Kids rents space from Groundwork UK and is actively pursuing a dedicated space from which to operate full time and the funding received towards this goal in 2022/23 is welcome progress towards securing our Incredible Home. During the year Incredible Kids actively bid for a building in Bristol but unfortunately the bid was not successful so we continue to identify alternative suitable spaces.
## **Our finances**
Incredible Kids volunteers dedicate considerable efforts to fundraising and identifying diverse funding sources to sustain our crucial initiatives. Our financial support encompasses session fees, monthly memberships, and community fundraising. Our community showed immense support, contributing approximately £14,000, illustrating a robust backing for our mission.
Our committed staff and volunteers seamlessly integrated fundraising into our social media platforms, introducing innovative approaches to garner support. In addition to holding three months' worth of unrestricted reserves, we maintain a designated reserve of £249,360. This reserve is earmarked for acquiring a permanent premises, a goal that remains central to our mission. While actively exploring potential locations in Bristol, securing a new venue would not alter our services but would lead to expansion.
Operating costs have increased, with expenses for our session resources doubling. The adventure playground rent rose by 10%, with expectations of further increases. Responding to the cost-of-living crisis, we increased wages for playworker and administrative staff. The 2020 lockdown resulted in a doubling of our membership and increased demand for our services, necessitating additional staff. Consequently, our fundraising efforts intensified, involving proactive grant applications. Recognising the challenging landscape for small charities, we strategically plan to diversify income streams, ensuring our resilience and innovation in these testing times.
In our ongoing commitment to financial sustainability, we've initiated a project in collaboration with the Cranfield Trust. This venture aims to explore alternative avenues for income diversification, crucial in the face of the increasingly challenging fundraising landscape for small charities over the past year. Corporate donations present a potential area for development, aligning with our focus on community fundraising and events. Introducing a micro-volunteering scheme has been a strategic move to encourage smallscale fundraising contributions. We believe that these initiatives, alongside our established efforts, will play a pivotal role in securing the necessary funds to support our mission.
Incredible Kids total income was £109,792 in 2022/23, reduced from the previous year which last year included **£247,494 from a one off legacy donation set aside for our search for an incredible permanent home for the charity.** Donations from our generous members remained at a similar level from the previous year.
Overall, our expenditure against this cost was £117,367 due to planned expenditure from a grant received shortly before the end of the previous financial year. We ran a successful summer pop-up which increased our staffing costs and session activity costs but provided an additional lifeline to families at a time when they most need support. We increased our staff team this year thanks to a resilience grant from Quartet, enabling us to recruit part time staff to support finance and marketing.
This was an exciting year for Incredible Kids. A special thank you goes to our funders (big and small), who responded to our service's challenges and opportunities with Incredible generosity.
## Incredible donors
# Thank you to all of our funders, donors, supporters and every single member of Incredible Kids who donates to us! Thank you! You’re Incredible
## Our charity's purposes and aims
Incredible Kids provides play and support services to families with a child or young person with a disability or additional need to strengthen and support family life, reduce inequality and social isolation. Activities include daytime family play sessions for young people with additional needs and their siblings in a safe, supported environment alongside advice and support for parent-carers.
Our charity's purposes are set out in the objects contained in the Charity’s Constitution:
1. THE RELIEF OF CHILDREN WITH ADDITIONAL NEEDS; AND
2. PROVIDING RELIEF AND RESPITE TO THE FAMILY AND CARERS OF THE CHILDREN; THESE OBJECTS SHALL BE FURTHERED IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY:
A) PROVIDING CARE FOR THE CHILDREN AND PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR THEM TO SOCIALISE AND PLAY TOGETHER; AND
B) ALLOWING PARENTS AND CARERS TO TAKE A SHORT BREAK FROM THE PRESSURES OF EVERYDAY LIFE AND ENCOURAGING A MUTUALLY SUPPORTIVE ENVIRONMENT FOR PARENTS AND CARERS.
WE DEFINE THOSE WITH ADDITIONAL NEEDS AS CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE WHO HAVE A PHYSICAL, SENSORY, COMMUNICATION, BEHAVIOURAL OR LEARNING DIFFICULTY, OR HAVE A LONG TERM/LIFE LIMITING CONDITION
Our organisation provides an inclusive and welcoming space with specialist toys and equipment that meet the children’s needs. It enables them to play, have fun, and make new friends, and is a place where children, their siblings, and parents/carers alike can come together for acceptance, mutual support, and a sense of belonging. We provide a range of support for the whole family, including:
- Family play sessions for children and young people with additional needs, delivered by specially trained playworkers who engage the children in fun and meaningful play. Family play sessions for siblings of children and young people with additional needs, which helps improve understanding and the wellbeing of the whole family. Provision of training and support to parents/carers to help increase their knowledge and resilience in their ability to parent and access specialist services. A series of special events each year for families to attend.
We refer 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 activities for the following year.
Our governing document is our Incredible Kids ‘Foundation’ model Constitution.
## Trustee skills and selection method
Our Board of Trustees keep the skills required of the Board under review throughout the year. In the event that a trustee retires or additional trustees are required, the Board considers the recruitment of new trustees. When recruiting new trustees, the Board looks for individuals with skills and experience which are likely to be of value to the charity. If there is likely to be support for an applicant, initial contact will be made with the individual to ascertain both their suitability and their interest in a vacancy. Any new trustee is formally appointed by the Trustees.
During 2022/23 Incredible Kids did not recruit any new trustees and our trustee Board remained at six trustees. Trustees have a background in marketing, financial investments, finance and accounting and public sector leadership. Three of the trustees are service users with direct experience of the issues faced by families at Incredible Kids. Incredible Kids undertook a period of trustee recruitment to identify two new trustees and the process was ongoing as at the year end.
When selecting trustees, the charity has due regard for the skills, knowledge and experience needed for the effective administration of the CIO. New trustees are appointed by existing trustees. Apart from the first trustees, all trustees are appointed for a term of three years. Trustees may be appointed for a maximum of three, three years terms after which they must take a break for at least one year.
All Trustees are required to share the Christian faith. All other roles within the charity are open to those of any faith or no faith and volunteers agree to our Incredible Values of selflessness, honesty and accountability.
The Board of Trustees is responsible, from time to time, to appoint new trustees. As far as possible the charity aims to promote available roles as widely as possibly, seeking out a range of sources to ensure we find the best people for the role. Three of our trustees are service users and two of our senior leadership team have a disability so we have strong beneficiary representation on the Board.
Policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees
The charity reviews recruitment, policies and procedures for training and appointing new trustees during each year. All trustees complete an application form, undertake an Enhanced Adult and Child DBS check, provide two references and are interviewed by a panel from the charity. All trustees receive a copy of the trustee handbook and undertake a thorough trustee induction.
## **Statement of trustees’ responsibilities**
The trustees are responsible for preparing the Trustees’ Report and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards including Financial Reporting Standard 102: The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).
The law applicable to charities in England & Wales/Scotland/Northern Ireland requires the trustees to prepare financial statements for each financial year which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charity and of the income and expenditure of the charity for that period. In preparing these financial statements, the trustees are required to:
- select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently; observe the methods and principles in the Charities SORP;
- make judgments and accounting estimates that are reasonable and prudent; state whether applicable UK Accounting Standards have been followed, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements; and prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the charity will continue in business.
The trustees are responsible for keeping sufficient accounting records that disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charity and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Charities Act 2011, the Charity (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 and the provisions of the trust
deed/constitution.They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charity and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.
## CIO foundation model:
## 6 Incredible Trustees
1. Jennie Prewett (Chair)
2. Sandie Davis
3. Rev. Brendan Clover (Resigned 5/3/2023)
4. Laura Butler (Resigned 13th July 2023)
5. Dominic Fletcher
6. Nigel Willoughby (Resigned 1st July 2023)
Jai Breitnaur joined as a new trustee on 5th September 2023.
Incredible Kids registered as a charity on 11th March 2013 as a Charitable Incorporated Organisation. Our governing document is our Incredible Kids ‘Foundation’ model Constitution. Charity Registration Number 1151185.
## Declarations
The Incredible Kids trustees declare that they have approved the trustees report above on the 24th January 2024.
Jennie Prewett, Sandie Davis, Rev Cannon Brendan Clover, Laura Butler, Dominic Fletcher, Nigel Willoughby. Signed on behalf of the charity's trustees.
Email: contact@incrediblekids.org.uk
Website: incrediblekids.org.uk
Address: Incredible Kids C/O The Vench Romney Avenue Lockleaze Bristol, BS7 9TD
Annual report 2022-2023
## **Independent examiner’s report to the trustees of Incredible Kids**
I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of Incredible Kids (the Charity) for the year ended 31 March 2023.
## **Responsibilities and basis of report**
As the charity trustees of the Charity you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (‘the Act’).
I report in respect of my examination of the Charity’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.
## **Independent examiner’s statement**
I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect:
1. accounting records were not kept in respect of the Charity as required by section 130 of the Act; or
2. the accounts do not accord with those records; or
3. the accounts do not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 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.
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.
Joshua Kingston BSc., ACA Burton Sweet Limited The Clock Tower 5 Farleigh Court Old Weston Road Flax Bourton Bristol BS48 1UR
24 January 2024 Date: …………………………
## **INCREDIBLE KIDS**
## **YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023**
## **RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNT**
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Unrestricted Restricted Total Funds Total Funds
Funds Funds 2023 2022
RECEIPTS £ £ £ £
-
Donations and legacies 14,505 14,505 261,265
Grants received 45,750 47,605 93,355 146,574
Interest Received 1,842 - 1,842 -
TOTAL RECEIPTS 62,097 47,605 109,702 407,839
PAYMENTS
Raising Funds
Advertising & promotions 3,988 5,352 9,340 6,711
Charitable Activites
Direct costs
Staffing 27,287 33,764 61,051 33,875
Session costs 12,469 6,892 19,361 12,341
Virtual service 880 - 880 573
Renting session facilities 13,713 4,750 18,463 22,507
Support Costs
Team related costs 911 582 1,493 1,512
Finance costs 77 - 77 110
Information technology 102 - 102 191
Office costs 5,510 1,090 6,600 9,500
- - -
Fixtures and Fittings Purchases 49,037
TOTAL PAYMENTS 64,937 52,430 117,367 136,357
Cash funds at the beginning of the year 281,333 10,000 291,333 19,851
NET RECEIPTS/(PAYMENTS) (2,840) (4,825) (7,665) 271,482
- -
Transfers between funds during the year (1,961) 1,961
Cash funds at the end of the year 276,532 7,136 283,668 291,333
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## **INCREDIBLE KIDS**
## **AS AT 31 MARCH 2023**
## **STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES**
|**Fixed assets**
Tangible fixed assets
**Cash funds**
Bank and cash balances
**Current Assets**
Other Debtors
**Liabilities**
Other creditor
Accruals
**Fund balances at 31 March 2023**
**Restricted funds**
Children in Need
Garfield Weston
John James
Nisbett Trust
Quartet Resilience
Alchemy
Axis
Burden Trust
MagicLG
Quartet BYCA
Quartet Stoke Park
Sobell
WSP Trains
Vine Church
**Unrestricted funds**
Designated funds
Building fund
General funds
**Total**|**At 1 April 2022**
-
-
-
-
10,000
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
10,000
247,494
33,839
281,333
**291,333**|**£**
39,230
283,668
725
725
7
1,620
1,627
**Income**
9,969
10,000
7,601
-
-
500
1,000
4,250
500
4,500
3,000
5,000
750
535
47,605
1,866
60,231
62,097
**109,702**
**Unrestricted**
**Funds**|**£**
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
**Expenditure**
(10,503)
(10,003)
(1,546)
(250)
(10,000)
(500)
(681)
(4,250)
(500)
(4,273)
(3,575)
(5,516)
(833)
-
(52,430)
-
(64,937)
(64,937)
(117,367)
**Restricted**
**Funds**|**£**
39,230
283,668
725
725
7
1,620
1,627
**Transfers**
534
3
-
250
-
-
-
-
-
-
575
516
83
-
1,961
-
(1,961)
(1,961)
**-**
**Total Funds**
**2023**|**£**
49,037
291,333
1,032
1,032
7
2,100
2,107
**At 31 March**
**2023**
-
-
6,055
-
-
-
319
-
-
227
-
-
-
535
7,136
249,360
27,172
276,532
**283,668**
**Total Funds**
**2022**|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
24 January 2024 Signed on behalf of the trustees on …..............................
…………………………. Jennie Prewitt, Trustee