Children Heard and Seen
End of Year Trustee Report April 1[st] 2023 – 31[st] March 2024 Charity Number: 1157879
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Reference and Administrative Information
Charity Name: Children Heard and Seen Charity Number: 1157879 Principal Address: Hill End Centre, Eynsham Road, Oxford OX2 9NJ
Management Committee (Trustees):
Ralph Lubkowski Chair Helen Kilby Safeguarding Lead Kelly Gardner Treasurer until 19/01/2024 Georgia Parry Sir Antony Baldry Peter Redman Trustee and Treasurer from 19/01/2024
Senior Management Team
Sarah Burrows Chief Executive Officer Leanne Manning Chief Operating Officer James Ottley Project Manager Felix Tasker Policy and Strategic Communications Officer
Our Aims and Objectives
Purposes and aims
Our charity’s purpose, as laid out in our constitution, is as follows:
“The promotion of social inclusion for the public benefit among children and young people of prisoners who are socially excluded on the grounds of their social and economic position. This includes: mentoring support and guidance for children, young people and their families, advocacy and partnership working”
The aims of the charity are to improve outcomes for children impacted by parental imprisonment, raise awareness and public empathy surrounding the issues this group of young people face, and break the cycle of intergenerational offending. Our aims fully reflect the purposes that the charity was set up to further.
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The focus of our work
Our main objectives for the year continued to be the promotion of the social inclusion of children impacted by parental imprisonment. The strategies we used to meet these objectives included:
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Providing a range of tailored support services to ensure children, young people, and their families, affected by parental imprisonment can access appropriate and timely support during an incredibly difficult time in their lives.
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Formalising our learning surrounding the experiences of children to build a strong evidence base for research-led policy.
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Raising awareness regarding the experiences of children with a parent in prison to influence social attitudes and reduce feelings of stigma, shame and social isolation.
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To influence key-policy makers to effect systemic policy change, so that there is a national statutory framework of identification and support for children with a parent in prison.
Ensuring our work delivers our aims
Our primary beneficiaries are children aged 0-18 impacted by parental imprisonment. We currently have an active caseload of 456 children and 190 families. We offer face-to-face support to children living in parts of the Thames Valley area and the West Midlands, as well as online support to children living in other areas across England and Wales.
The trustees have taken regard of the guidance issued by the Charity Commissioners on public benefit. The main activities undertaken include the provision of 1:1 support with trained practitioners, facilitating group work for children with a parent in prison, and providing volunteer mentoring for children. These activities, among others, and the achievements that flow from our work are described below.
Providing 1:1 Support
We provide intensive weekly one to one support for children with a parent in prison. Sessions provide an opportunity for the child to talk about their feelings relating to having a parent in prison, help them to develop strategies to manage those difficult feelings and to understand the process of imprisonment by covering each stage of the custodial sentence. We have developed a workbook for children to complete with their worker which takes them through these stages, and ends by looking to the future and encouraging children to think about what they want to achieve, where they want to be in 10 years and the steps, they need to take to make it a reality This is designed to instil a lasting positive self-image that empowers a young person to choose a different path to the offending parent. We also use 'Drawing and Talking' sessions with young people, which is a non-intrusive and attachment-based therapeutic intervention that allows the child to find a symbolic resolution to conflicts and for their trauma to begin to heal.
Our 1:1 support focuses on:
- Capturing the voice of the child – demonstrated in early stages of the workbook.
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Taking a child-focused and strength-based approach that reminds children of positive influences: promoting safety and identifying who they can turn to for support.
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Fostering a greater sense of self, sense of purpose and sense of belonging, ensuring that children can believe that they can achieve and aren’t defined by their parent’s offence.
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Recognising the complexity and breadth of lived experiences, as no two children are the same – adapting support accordingly.
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Providing a safe space to discuss the absent parent. This may be a topic that a child feels they are not able to discuss with their own family.
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Tailoring our approach to the individual needs of the child, taking into account their experiences, strengths and interests to make sure they receive the full benefit of our support.
Group Work for Children
We provide peer support work and group work for children with a parent in prison. These sessions combat feelings of shame by showing children that they are not alone. In group activities, our qualified practitioners use creative activities to help young people explore complex emotions in accessible and indirect ways. By speaking with other young people, children can share coping strategies and manage complex emotions surrounding their parent’s imprisonment. This improves the emotional wellbeing of children who attend, allowing them to maximise their own potential in other areas.
Parental Peer Support Groups
Our support offer is constantly adapting to the needs of the families we support. We provide parental groups for adults caring for children with a parent in prison. These groups, facilitated by trained practitioners, provide a support network where families can share experiences, understand they are not alone, and develop skills to support their children in a safe environment.
Financial and Legal Advice Clinics
Run by specialists, our Financial and Legal Advice Clinics help parents/carers foster a safe and stable home environment for their children. Delivered by Income Maximisation Specialists and a range of family, employment, criminal, and property lawyers, these clinics provide parents/carers with advice on topics ranging from restraining orders to income maximisation.
Volunteer Mentoring
A Children Heard and Seen mentor is a caring and responsible adult volunteer who, in partnership with a child, develops a trusting relationship through which the child can seek and receive support and guidance. A volunteer mentor helps to ensure that a child has the opportunity to try new things, access resources, develop resilience, coping strategies and life skills to help the child make sense of their situation and feelings in order that they are able to make positive life choices and maximize their potential.
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Volunteer mentors aim to provide:
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A neutral and consistent person outside of the family home to talk about feelings.
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A respectful relationship – both mentor and mentee, prior to matching, agree to boundaries how the relationship will work.
For more information about our work this year, please view our latest Impact Report , available here.
Achievements and Performance
Nationally speaking, research suggests 65% of boys with a parent in prison go on to offend. However, this is not a predetermined outcome for children with a parent in prison. Through offering traumainformed support tailored to the needs and circumstances of each child, we can break the cycle of intergenerational offending and achieve better outcomes for children and their families. Of the 1100+ children we have supported since inception, only five have gone on to commit an offence–a rate of just 0.5%.
In November, Children Heard and Seen won the 2023 Centre for Social Justice Awards at Westminster. The CSJ Awards is an annual, high-profile ceremony that celebrates grassroots charities fighting poverty across Britain. Our Founder and CEO, Sarah Burrows, also won the Long-Term Achievement Award at the Sheila McKechnie Foundation National Campaigner Awards. We were also winners at the Stephen Lloyd Awards for our Work on Operation Paramount in partnership with the Thames Valley Violence Prevention Partnership (VPP). These awards recognise projects that have real potential to create practical, sustainable social change–we are delighted that Operation Paramount has been recognised as one such project.
Additional Information
Operation Paramount
Previously there has been no statutory mechanism to identify children with a parent in prison. Operation Paramount is a ground-breaking initiative in partnership with the Thames Valley VPP. For the first time ever, data from the Prisons Service Database is being used to identify children left behind when their parent is sent to prison. Each month, the Thames Valley VPP uses a data sharing platform to run an assessment on those sent to prison who have a link to a child in the region. The identified families are contacted by a local Police Officer to arrange a voluntary welfare visit. During this visit, the nature of our support is explained, and our tailored package of support is offered to the family in question. In November 2021, Operation Paramount was launched as a pilot project in Oxfordshire. In February 2023, the project expanded across the Thames Valley region and is now live in Oxfordshire, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire and West Berkshire. From May 2022 - March 2024, Operation Paramount identified 786 children recently affected by parental imprisonment living in the Thames Valley region.
Operation Paramount has been replicated and the model of identification and support is currently active in the West Midlands. We have also been commissioned by the South Wales Violence Prevention Unit
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and Cornwall Violence Reduction Unit to deliver training to professionals working with children impacted by parental imprisonment, so that they can offer support under the same model. This represents steps towards a much-needed national framework of identification and support for children with a parent in prison.
Summer Residential
This year's Summer Residential at Hill End was our largest yet, with 200 family members attending, from as far as Derbyshire, Darlington and Devon. The weekend provided an opportunity for children to take part in activities that build their self-confidence, raise their aspirations, and celebrate their skills and achievements surrounded by others who are sharing their experience.
One of the highlights the weekend was a visit from three Police Officers. They spoke to our young people to show them that they can achieve anything that they want to. For many children, their only previous experience of Police Officers is the arrest of their parent, and it is a great opportunity to show the Police Force in a different, more positive light.
Media Appearances: Sky News, Talk TV, and BBC Radio 5
This year, we have had numerous television and radio appearances. Twice throughout the year, our founder/CEO Sarah Burrows appeared on Sky News to highlight the lack of provision available for children when one of their parents is imprisoned for a sexual offence. In July 2023, Sarah appeared on Talk TV alongside Vix, a parent we support, to highlight the issue of identifying children with a parent in prison and explain the need for support. In September, Sarah and Joanne, another parent we support, appeared on Adrian Chiles’ Radio 5 Live show to outline the lack of support around parental imprisonment. Through these appearances, we have raised awareness to a national audience on the work that Children Heard and Seen does and the needs of children with a parent in prison.
Accredited Training Packages
We have developed three CPD-accredited training programmes. We are currently offering; Introduction to Parental Imprisonment , Children Heard and Seen Workbook Training that equips practitioners to use our workbook with children, and Safeguarding Children Impacted by Parental Imprisonment - our latest programme to be accredited. Developing our training arm provides self-generating source of income for the charity and helps to make us sustainable. We have also recently secured funding to recruit a trainer to the team and will continue to develop additional training packages, specifically on the topic of supporting families affected by domestic abuse and children whose parent is serving a sentence for a sexual offence.
Family Blogs
One of our core aims is to raise awareness around parental imprisonment by amplifying the hidden voices of those affected. The aim is to encourage others with similar experiences to share their story, and in turn help to reduce the stigma associated with having a parent in prison. We hope this increased awareness of the harms of parental imprisonment will elevate the issue amongst MPs, Ministers and other key-policy makers. We have two series of family blogs:
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Hidden Voices:
A series created by adults with lived experience of parental imprisonment. By sharing these hidden voices, we hope to show how the impacts of parental imprisonment can stay with people well into adulthood, whilst also highlighting the positive things young people can go on to achieve.
Parent’s Story:
A series created by those caring for children with a parent in prison who we have supported. The series aims to shine a light on the harms experienced by children and families when a parent goes to prison and highlight the benefits that providing good support can bring.
Young Peoples’ Voices:
A series created by young people with a parent in prison. The series aims to eradicate the stigma around parental imprisonment and demonstrate the importance of identifying and supporting children with a parent in prison.
Invisible Children Film
On 12[th] of September 2023, we launched our film ‘Invisible Children’ at Westminster to an audience including 35 MPs. The film demonstrates the importance of identification and support for children with a parent in prison and was followed by a discussion from a cross-party panel of experts. Since then, we have also been holding online screenings of ‘Invisible Children’ to professionals from a range of backgrounds: social workers, police officers, teachers, third sector workers, and many more. The film can be viewed here.
Our Year at Westminster
Throughout this year, we have had energising and productive meetings with the Department of Education, the Prison and Education Ministers, MPs, and Lords to discuss how to implement a national system of identification and support for children with a parent in prison. As a result, Children Heard and Seen’s name and our campaign aims have been named in two House of Lords debates and a House of Commons debate. These discussions and televised debates have brought much-needed attention to our work and the need for a national mechanism to identify and support children impacted by parental imprisonment.
Structure Governance and Management
Governing Document
The organisation is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO), registered on 16[th] of July 2014. The charity was established under a constitution which established the objects and powers of the CIO.
Recruitment and Appointment of Trustees
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Apart from the first charity trustees, every trustee must be appointed for a term of three years by a resolution passed at a properly convened meeting of the charity trustees. A new potential trustee must be proposed and seconded by a member of the board to be considered for the role. The existing trustees then vote to determine whether the new trustee will be accepted onto the board. In selecting individuals for appointment as charity trustees, the charity trustees must have regard to the skills, knowledge and experience needed for the effective administration of the CIO.
Financial Review
Reserves Policy
Children Heard and Seen maintains reserves to ensure sufficient funds to discharge its responsibilities to employees, including any cover for unforeseen events such as prolonged sickness or redundancy. As a small charity, income from grants and donations may be received ahead of the project to which they are to be applied and may cause reserves to rise at certain points in time. The charity aims for a minimum of six months running costs in reserves, plus a small contingency, subject to project funding, held in specific identified accounts.
Principal Funding Sources
Our work is unique, and as such, we do not fit into most conventional funding streams. We are reliant on innovative funders that can understand the impact of parental imprisonment on children. We are so grateful to all of our supporters for their continued generosity, and we are committed to ensuring our income is used effectively and responsibly. This year, we have been so lucky to be supported by such a wide range of fantastic donors, including these donors, who contributed in excess of £500. Anonymous donors are greatly appreciated, but have not been named below:
| Rahul Moodgal BBC Children in Need West Midlands VRP Thames Valley VPP Paul Hamlyn Foundation Esmee Fairbairn Foundation The Dulverton Trust Leathersellers’ Ennismore Foundation Batchworth Trust Visual Education The Talent Fund The Northwick Trust Bates Wells Foundation Alex De Winton |
Ian Mactaggart Trust Rothschild Foundation Trusthouse Charitable Foundation Oxfordshire Community Foundation E F Bulmer Trust Masonic Charitable Foundation CriSeren Foundation John Rayner Charitable Trust St. James’ Place Englefield Charitable Trust Joanna Simpson Foundation The Grocers’ Charity Childrensalon Mary Saunders The CharityService |
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Lockwell Trustees C Harrison Joyce Chapman Foundation Stanton Ballard Trust The Northwick Trust Bartle Family Charitable Trust Christina Kautzky The Invigorate Charity Masonic Charitable Banbury Rotary Club William Jackson Food Group Martin Hogg The John Rayner Charity Marian Cleworth Buckinghamshire Community Foundation Divinity Road Residents’ Association Berkshire Community Foundation United Reform Church Josh Smith The Dragon School
Declarations
The Trustees declare that they have approved the trustee’s report above. Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees
Signature(s) | Full Name(s) Ralph Lubkowski | Peter Redman Position Chair of Trustees_ | Trustee and Treasurer Date: 19 December 2024 19 December 2024
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REGISTERED COMPANY NUMBER: CE002293 (England and Wales) REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER: 1157879
Report of the Trustees and
Unaudited Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2024
for
Children Heard and Seen
Chapman Robinson and Moore Limited 30 Bankside Court Stationfields Kidlington Oxford OX5 1JE
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Contents of the Financial Statements
for the Year Ended 31 March 2024
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| Report of the Trustees | 1 to 2 |
| Independent Examiner's Report | 3 to 4 |
| Statement of Financial Activities | 5 |
| Balance Sheet | 6 to 7 |
| Cash Flow Statement | 8 |
| Notes to the Cash Flow Statement | 9 |
| Notes to the Financial Statements | 10 to 14 |
| Detailed Statement of Financial Activities | 15 to 16 |
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Report of the Trustees
for the Year Ended 31 March 2024
The main Trustees report is being submitted on a separate document to these accounts
STRATEGIC REPORT
Going concern
The trustees are confident of the ability of the charity to continue as a going concern in the foreseeable future.
STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT
Governing document
The organisation is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO), registered on 16th of July 2014. The charity was established under a constitution which established the objects and powers of the CIO.
REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS
Registered Company number
CE002293 (England and Wales)
Registered Charity number
1157879
Registered office
Hillend Camp Eynsham Road Cumnor Oxford Oxfordshire OX2 9NJ
Trustees
Ms. B Rowe (resigned 31/3/2024) Ms H Kilby Ms G Parry Sir A. Baldry Ms K Gardner R Lubkowski Mr Peter Redman (appointed 19/1/2024)
Independent Examiner
Alan P. Sowden FCCA Chapman Robinson and Moore Limited 30 Bankside Court Stationfields Kidlington Oxford OX5 1JE
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Report of the Trustees
for the Year Ended 31 March 2024
Report of the trustees, incorporating a strategic report, approved by order of the board of trustees, as the company directors, on 16 December 2024 and signed on the board's behalf by:
Mr Ralph Lubkowski – Chair of Trustees
Mr Peter Redman – Trustee (Treasurer)
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Independent Examiner's Report to the Trustees of Children Heard and Seen
Independent examiner's report to the trustees of Children Heard and Seen ('the Company')
I report to the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of the Company for the year ended 31 March 2024.
Responsibilities and basis of report
As the charity's trustees of the 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 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.
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Independent Examiner's Report to the Trustees of Children Heard and Seen
Independent examiner's statement
Since your charity's gross income exceeded £250,000 your examiner must be a member of a listed body. I can confirm that I am qualified to undertake the examination because I am a member of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants, which is one of the listed bodies.
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 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.
Alan P. Sowden FCCA The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants
Chapman Robinson and Moore Limited 30 Bankside Court Stationfields Kidlington Oxford OX5 1JE
Date: 16/12/2024
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Statement of Financial Activities for the Year Ended 31 March 2024
| Unrestricted Restricted INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM Notes funds £ funds £ Donations and legacies 2 278,211 364,390 Other income 8,695 - Total 286,906 364,390 EXPENDITURE ON Charitable activities 3 Charitable activities 97,376 379,846 Administration 67,011 - Other 2,554 - Total 166,941 379,846 NET INCOME/(EXPENDITURE) 119,965 (15,456) RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS Total funds brought forward 70,817 393,314 TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD 190,782 377,858 |
31/3/24 Total 31/3/23 Total funds £ funds £ 642,601 574,521 8,695 - 651,296 574,521 477,222 319,270 67,011 41,133 2,554 630 546,787 361,033 104,509 213,488 464,131 250,643 568,640 464,131 |
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The notes form part of these financial statements
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Balance Sheet 31 March 2024
| Unrestricted FIXED ASSETS Notes funds £ Tangible assets 9 7,661 CURRENT ASSETS Debtors 10 13,925 Cash at bank 179,057 192,982 CREDITORS Amounts falling due within one year 11 (9,861) NET CURRENT ASSETS 183,121 TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT LIABILITIES 190,782 NET ASSETS 190,782 FUNDS Unrestricted funds 12 Restricted funds TOTAL FUNDS |
Restricted funds £ - - 377,858 377,858 - 377,858 377,858 377,858 |
31/3/24 Total funds £ 7,661 13,925 556,915 570,840 (9,861) 560,979 568,640 568,640 190,782 377,858 568,640 |
31/3/23 Total funds £ - 6,166 459,944 466,110 (1,979) 464,131 464,131 464,131 70,817 393,314 464,131 |
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The charitable company is entitled to exemption from audit under Section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 for the year ended 31 March 2024.
The members have not required the company to obtain an audit of its financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2024 in accordance with Section 476 of the Companies Act 2006.
The notes form part of these financial statements
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Balance Sheet - continued 31 March 2024
The trustees acknowledge their responsibilities for
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(a) ensuring that the charitable company keeps accounting records that comply with Sections 386 and 387 of the Companies Act 2006 and
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(b) preparing financial statements which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charitable company as at the end of each financial year and of its surplus or deficit for each financial year in accordance with the requirements of Sections 394 and 395 and which otherwise comply with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 relating to financial statements, so far as applicable to the charitable company.
The financial statements were approved by the Board of Trustees and authorised for issue on 16 December 2024 and were signed on its behalf by:
Mr Peter Redman – Trustee (Treasurer)
Mr Ralph Lubkowski – Chair of Trustees
The notes form part of these financial statements
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Cash Flow Statement
for the Year Ended 31 March 2024
| Notes Cash flows from operating activities Cash generated from operations 1 Net cash provided by operating activities Cash flows from investing activities Purchase of tangible fixed assets Net cash (used in)/provided by investing activities Change in cash and cash equivalents in the reporting period Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the reporting period Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the reporting period |
31/3/24 £ 107,186 107,186 (10,215) (10,215) 96,971 459,944 556,915 |
31/3/23 £ 208,617 |
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| 208,617 | ||
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| 208,617 251,327 |
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| 459,944 |
The notes form part of these financial statements
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Notes to the Cash Flow Statement for the Year Ended 31 March 2024
| 1. RECONCILIATION OF NET INCOME TO NET CASH FLOW FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES 31/3/24 £ Net income for the reporting period (as per the Statement of Financial Activities) 104,509 Adjustments for: Depreciation charges 2,554 Increase in debtors (7,759) Increase in creditors 7,882 Net cash provided by operations 107,186 |
31/3/23 £ 213,488 - (5,944) 1,073 208,617 |
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2. ANALYSIS OF CHANGES IN NET FUNDS
| At 1/4/23 | Cash flow | At 31/3/24 | |
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| Cash at bank | 459,944 | 96,971 | 556,915 |
| 459,944 | 96,971 | 556,915 | |
| Total | 459,944 | 96,971 | 556,915 |
The notes form part of these financial statements
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Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2024
1. ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Basis of preparing the financial statements
The financial statements of the charitable company, which is a public benefit entity under FRS 102, have been prepared in accordance with the Charities SORP (FRS 102) '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 2019)', Financial Reporting Standard 102 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland' and the Companies Act 2006. The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention.
Income
All income is recognised in the Statement of Financial Activities once the charity has entitlement to the funds, it is probable that the income will be received and the amount can be measured reliably.
Expenditure
Liabilities are recognised as expenditure as soon as there is a legal or constructive obligation committing the charity to that expenditure, it is probable that a transfer of economic benefits will be required in settlement and the amount of the obligation can be measured reliably. Expenditure is accounted for on an accruals basis and has been classified under headings that aggregate all cost related to the category. Where costs cannot be directly attributed to particular headings they have been allocated to activities on a basis consistent with the use of resources.
Tangible fixed assets
Depreciation is provided at the following annual rates in order to write off each asset over its estimated useful life
Computer equipment
25% on cost
Taxation
The charity is exempt from corporation tax on its charitable activities.
Fund accounting
Unrestricted funds can be used in accordance with the charitable objectives at the discretion of the trustees.
Restricted funds can only be used for particular restricted purposes within the objects of the charity. Restrictions arise when specified by the donor or when funds are raised for particular restricted purposes.
Further explanation of the nature and purpose of each fund is included in the notes to the financial statements.
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Notes to the Financial Statements - continued for the Year Ended 31 March 2024
1. ACCOUNTING POLICIES - continued
Pension costs and other post-retirement benefits
The charitable company operates a defined contribution pension scheme. Contributions payable to the charitable company's pension scheme are charged to the Statement of Financial Activities in the period to which they relate.
2. DONATIONS AND LEGACIES
| Grants Donations 3. CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES COSTS Charitable activities Administration |
Direct Costs £ 475,062 - 475,062 |
31/3/24 £ 445,634 196,967 642,601 Support costs (see note 4) £ 2,160 67,011 69,171 |
31/3/23 £ 435,791 138,730 |
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| Totals £ 477,222 67,011 |
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| 544,233 |
4. SUPPORT COSTS
| Management £ Charitable activities - Administration 41,089 41,089 |
Information Finance technology £ £ - 2,160 306 - 306 2,160 |
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Notes to the Financial Statements - continued for the Year Ended 31 March 2024
4. SUPPORT COSTS - continued
| Charitable activities Administration NET INCOME/(EXPENDITURE) Net income/(expenditure) is stated after charging/(crediting): Depreciation - owned assets |
Governance Other £ - costs £ - Totals £ 2,160 11,407 14,209 67,011 11,407 14,209 69,171 31/3/24 £ 2,554 31/3/23 £ - |
Totals £ 2,160 67,011 |
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| 69,171 |
5. NET INCOME/(EXPENDITURE)
6. TRUSTEES' REMUNERATION AND BENEFITS
There were no trustees' remuneration or other benefits for the year ended 31 March 2024 nor for the year ended 31 March 2023.
Trustees' expenses
There were no trustees' expenses paid for the year ended 31 March 2024 nor for the year ended 31 March 2023.
7. STAFF COSTS
| Wages and salaries Social security costs Other pension costs |
31/3/24 £ 359,318 30,769 15,841 405,928 |
31/3/23 £ 270,722 18,310 14,627 |
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| 303,659 |
The average monthly number of employees during the year was as follows:
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| Charitable activities | 15 | 9 |
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Notes to the Financial Statements - continued for the Year Ended 31 March 2024
8. COMPARATIVES FOR THE STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES
| Unrestricted funds £ INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM Donations and legacies 242,215 EXPENDITURE ON Charitable activities Charitable activities 95,572 Administration 41,133 Other 630 Total 137,335 NET INCOME 104,880 Transfers between funds (127,566) Net movement in funds (22,686) RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS Total funds brought forward 93,503 TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD 70,817 |
Restricted funds £ Total funds £ 332,306 574,521 223,698 319,270 - 41,133 - 630 223,698 361,033 108,608 213,488 127,566 - 236,174 213,488 157,140 250,643 393,314 464,131 |
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9. TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS
Depreciation is provided at the following rates in order to write off each asset over its estimated useful life
Computer equipment
25% on cost
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Notes to the Financial Statements - continued for the Year Ended 31 March 2024
10. DEBTORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR
| 10. | DEBTORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR | ||
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| 31/3/24 | 31/3/23 | ||
| £ | £ | ||
| Trade debtors | 4,926 | 2,337 | |
| Prepayments and accrued income | 8,999 | 3,829 | |
| 13,925 | 6,166 | ||
| 11. | CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR | ||
| 31/3/24 | 31/3/23 | ||
| £ | £ | ||
| Trade creditors | 9,321 | 1,439 | |
| Accrued expenses | 540 | 540 | |
| 9,861 | 1,979 |
12. MOVEMENT IN FUNDS
Please note there are designated reserves from the unrestricted funding of £147,000.
13. RELATED PARTY DISCLOSURES
There were no related party transactions for the year ended 31 March 2024 nor for the year ended 31 March 2023.
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Detailed Statement of Financial Activities for the Year Ended 31 March 2024
| Detailed Statement of Financial Activities for the Year Ended 31 March 2024 |
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| £ | £ | |
| INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS | ||
| Donations and legacies | ||
| Grants | 445,634 | 435,791 |
| Donations | 196,967 | 138,730 |
| 642,601 | 574,521 | |
| Other income | ||
| Primary Purpose Trading | 8,695 | - |
| Total incoming resources | 651,296 | 574,521 |
| EXPENDITURE | ||
| Charitable activities | ||
| Wages | 359,318 | 270,722 |
| Social security | 30,769 | 18,310 |
| Pensions | 15,841 | 14,627 |
| Advertising | 16,059 | 7,117 |
| General expenses | 53,075 | 8,494 |
| 475,062 | 319,270 | |
| Other | ||
| Entertainment | - | 630 |
| Plant and machinery | 2,554 | - |
| 2,554 | 630 | |
| Support costs | ||
| Management | ||
| Insurance | 2,264 | 1,695 |
| Telephone | 2,802 | 2,146 |
| Postage and stationery | 2,320 | 2,517 |
| Administration costs | 25,610 | 4,405 |
| Carried forward | 32,996 | 10,763 |
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Children Heard and Seen
Detailed Statement of Financial Activities for the Year Ended 31 March 2024
| Detailed Statement of Financial Activities for the Year Ended 31 March 2024 |
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|---|---|---|
| 31/3/24 | 31/3/23 | |
| £ | £ | |
| Management | ||
| Brought forward | 32,996 | 10,763 |
| Rent | 6,403 | 5,647 |
| Computer costs | 1,690 | 1,318 |
| 41,089 | 17,728 | |
| Finance | ||
| Bank charges | 306 | 222 |
| Information technology | ||
| Staff development | 2,160 | - |
| Other | ||
| Travel | 11,407 | 10,950 |
| Governance costs | ||
| Accountancy and legal fees | 14,209 | 12,233 |
| Total resources expended | 546,787 | 361,033 |
| Net income | 104,509 | 213,488 |
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Independent Examiner's Report to the Trustees of Children Heard and Seen
Independent examiner's report to the trustees of Children Heard and Seen ('the Company')
I report to the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of the Company for the year ended 31 March 2024.
Responsibilities and basis of report
As the charity's trustees of the 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 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.
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Independent Examiner's Report to the Trustees of Children Heard and Seen
Independent examiner's statement
Since your charity's gross income exceeded £250,000 your examiner must be a member of a listed body. I can confirm that I am qualified to undertake the examination because I am a member of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants, which is one of the listed bodies.
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 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.
Alan P. Sowden FCCA The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants
Chapman Robinson and Moore Limited 30 Bankside Court Stationfields Kidlington Oxford OX5 1JE
Date: 16/12/2024
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