Trustees' Annual Report for the period
Period start date 31 Jan 2021 From
Period end date 30 Jan 2022
To
Section A Reference and administration details
Charity name LatchOn Havering Other names charity is known by LatchOn Registered charity number (if any) 1157869 Charity's principal address FORGE HOUSE
2 CAVENDISH ROAD CLARE, SUDBURY Postcode CO10 8PE
Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity
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Trustee name | Office (if any) | Dates acted if not for whole **year ** |
Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (ifany) |
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| Adria Reeves | Trustee | N/A | ||
| Katharine Haynes | Trustee | N/A | ||
| Sarah Weidenbaum |
Trustee | N/A | ||
Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)
| Name | Dates acted if not for whole year |
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| N/A | |
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Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)
| Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information) | Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information) | Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information) |
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| Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information) | ||
Section B Structure, governance and management
Description of the charity’s trusts
Constitution
Type of governing document (eg. trust deed, constitution) Charitable incorporated organisation How the charity is constituted
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Trustee selection methods
Appointed by current trustees
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Additional governance issues (Optional information)
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policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees;
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the charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works;
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relationship with any related parties;
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trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them.
Section C Objectives and activities
Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document
The promotion and preservation of good health of pregnant women and new mothers in the London Borough of Havering by the provision of support, advice and guidance regarding breastfeeding.
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Summary of the main activities undertaken for the public benefit in relation to these objects (include within this section the statutory declaration that trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit)
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We provide 2 support sessions per week during termtime and as much as possible during the school holidays. We provide free breastfeeding support, and we also signpost to further information and services where appropriate. We have many people who attend our sessions on a regular basis and so we have been able to facilitate social interactions between people at the sessions also. We have two trainee peer supporters.
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• We have a new free antenatal breastfeeding course planned for the new year in 2023.
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• We regularly attend the local area’s Infant Feeding Team meetings which work on improving breastfeeding support within the Borough. Representatives from the council, children’s services and local healthcare professionals are represented at these meetings.
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• Part of these meetings involves helping the council to develop their Breastfeeding Welcome scheme which is now underway and has local businesses signed up to it.
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We have a continued strong social media presence and we have branched out to using Instagram as a social media platform as well in order to promote the services we offer more widely. Social media enables us to continue to provide some online support, which can be very valuable to people who are unable to attend our sessions or unable to wait for our next session.
Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)
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policy on grantmaking;
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policy programme related investment;
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contribution made by volunteers.
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Section D Achievements and performance
Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year
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We begin a second session at Hornchurch library and are now providing face-to-face support.
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Attending the Infant Feeding Meetings within the Borough on a monthly basis has helped us work with members of the council and local healthcare professionals to raise the standard and availability of breastfeeding support in the area. We continue to get people attending our sessions who have been referred to us by healthcare professionals because of our attendance at these meetings.
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We are continuing to work with Havering Council to reintroduce the Breastfeeding Friendly scheme across the Borough. This is now underway and more businesses in the local area are signing up.
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Our social media presence is improving, and we are well established in the platforms that we are using. Some people report to us that they found our sessions via social media, so this continues to be an important method of self-promotion for us. We are now focusing on asking other local parenting support providers to recommend our services via social media platforms to further raise our profile.
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All of our sessions have been very well attended. As a result, we have previously asked some of our regular attendees whether they would like to complete breastfeeding support training so they can volunteer with us for some of our sessions and we currently have one mother completing a training course so she can do this.
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• We have 2 trainee peer supporters.
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Section E Financial review
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Brief statement of the charity’s policy on reserves
Details of any funds materially in deficit
N/A
Further financial review details (Optional information)
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the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising);
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how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity;
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investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted.
Section F Other optional information
Section G Declaration
The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.
Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees
Signature(s) S.Weidenbaum
Full name(s) Sarah Weidenbaum Position (eg Secretary, Chair, Trustee etc) Date 10/01/2023
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