## **Annual Report**
## **Home-Start East Surrey**
## **Year ending 31st March 2025**
## **Chair's Report 2024–2025**
On behalf of the Board of Trustees, it is with great pride that I present this report reflecting on Home-Start East Surrey's achievements over the past year. 2024–2025 was a period defined by our unwavering dedication to supporting vulnerable families through challenging times. This year, we celebrated 28 years of supporting children and parents in our community, a milestone that stands as a testament to the compassion and resilience of our network.
Our impact in 2024–2025 Our mission to ensure every child has the best possible start in life remains the driving force behind everything we do. This year, we made a tangible difference for many families in our area:
- Families and children supported: We provided vital support to 79 families and 145 children through our home-visiting service.
- Group support: Our community groups and parenting courses supported 126 families and 161 children, providing a vital lifeline for parents facing isolation.
The power of our volunteers. Our charity would not exist without our volunteers, the cornerstone of our service. Their dedication and empathy provide a compassionate and confidential ear for parents struggling with issues such as post-natal depression, isolation, and bereavement. These volunteers, who are often parents themselves, bring a unique understanding and perspective that no other service can offer. This year, we were proud to have over 43 trained volunteers supporting families across the region.
Looking to the future as we move forward, securing long-term funding remains a strategic priority. The current economic climate and pressure on local authority funding require us to be more innovative than ever in our fundraising. Our team continues to work tirelessly to secure grants and donations, and we rely on the generosity of our community to maintain and expand our services.
I would like to express my sincere gratitude to our dedicated staff team for their hard work and professionalism, and to my fellow trustees for their tireless commitment. A special thank you also goes to every family that welcomed us into their lives and to the many partners who continue to collaborate with us.
Childhood cannot wait. Home-Start East Surrey will continue to be there for local families, ensuring that the earliest years are a time of stability and nurture.
Stephanie Limond - Chair of Trustees, Home-Start East Surrey
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## **HOME-START EAST SURREY**
## **ANNUAL REPORT**
## **2024-2025**
- **Financial Report**
- **Annual Accounts**
- **Independent Examiner’s Report**
- **Family Facts & Figures**
**Suite 2, Second Floor, Tower House**
**3 Cromwell Road, Redhill, RH1 1RT Email: info@home-starteastsurrey.org.uk**
Charity No. 1164164
Company Registration No. 07645329
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## **FINANCIAL REPORT**
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Incoming Resources
Albert Hunt Trust
3% Barnardos Private Donations & Gift Aid
SGN4% Fundraising & Other4% 4% 6%
Garfield Weston Foundation
9%
St Faith's Trust
1%
Henry Smith
13%
The National Lottery
45%
YMCA
10%
Other Donations from Charities
and Trusts
1%
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The main source of funds in the year was The National Lottery Community Fund which is to provide funding over a five year period commencing 2022.
The Trustees have decided to maintain the Reserves at a level equivalent to 5.5 months expenditure to ensure, in the event of unforeseen difficulties, there is sufficient time and funds available to wind up the scheme and meet contractual obligations.
## **David Mathieson, Treasurer**
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## **Home-Start East Surrey**
## **Statement of Financial Activities for the Year ended 31 March 2025**
|**Unrestricted**
**Note**
**Funds**
**£**
**Income and Expenditure**
**Incoming resources**
Barnados
10,000
YMCA
21,597
Private Donations
**2**
114,599
Donations from Charities
**2**
69,179
Gift Aid
0
Bank Interest
820
Fund Raising
7,894
Other
150
**Total Incoming Resources**
**224,240**
**Resources expended**
Home-Start Management Fees
3,620
Salaries & NI & Pension
**3**
173,230
Advertising
1,237
Training
1,979
Recruitment
260
Organisers' expenses
2,907
Volunteers' expenses
571
Committee Expenses
0
Event & Room Booking Expenses
133
Childrens' & family expenses
925
Fundraising Costs
4,097
**188,959**
**Overheads**
Rent & Rates
12,529
Insurance
1,631
Light & Heat
1,408
Telephone
4,486
Printing, postage & stationery
1,349
IT & Computer Costs
6,903
Legal & Professional Fees
3,740
Bank Fees
0
Repairs & Renewals
1,970
Sundry Costs & Parking
3,278
Depreciation
1,073
**38,366**
**Total Resources Expended**
**227,325**
**Surplus/Loss**
**(3,085)**|**Unrestricted**
**Note**
**Funds**
**£**
**Income and Expenditure**
**Incoming resources**
Barnados
10,000
YMCA
21,597
Private Donations
**2**
114,599
Donations from Charities
**2**
69,179
Gift Aid
0
Bank Interest
820
Fund Raising
7,894
Other
150
**Total Incoming Resources**
**224,240**
**Resources expended**
Home-Start Management Fees
3,620
Salaries & NI & Pension
**3**
173,230
Advertising
1,237
Training
1,979
Recruitment
260
Organisers' expenses
2,907
Volunteers' expenses
571
Committee Expenses
0
Event & Room Booking Expenses
133
Childrens' & family expenses
925
Fundraising Costs
4,097
**188,959**
**Overheads**
Rent & Rates
12,529
Insurance
1,631
Light & Heat
1,408
Telephone
4,486
Printing, postage & stationery
1,349
IT & Computer Costs
6,903
Legal & Professional Fees
3,740
Bank Fees
0
Repairs & Renewals
1,970
Sundry Costs & Parking
3,278
Depreciation
1,073
**38,366**
**Total Resources Expended**
**227,325**
**Surplus/Loss**
**(3,085)**|**Restricted**
**Total Funds**
**Funds**
**2025**
**£**
**£**
0
10,000
0
21,597
0
114,599
0
69,179
0
0
0
820
0
7,894
0
150
**0**
**224,240**
0
3,620
0
173,230
0
1,237
0
1,979
0
260
0
2,907
0
571
0
0
0
133
0
925
0
4,097
**0**
**188,959**
0
12,529
0
1,631
0
1,408
0
4,486
0
1,349
0
6,903
0
3,740
0
0
0
1,970
0
3,278
0
1,073
**0**
**38,366**
**0**
**227,325**
**0**
**(3,085)**|**Total Funds**
**2024**
**£**
0
0
148,016
29,712
0
808
22,453
140|
|---|---|---|---|
||||**201,129**|
||||2,569
152,662
238
1,186
403
2,604
491
84
252
738
9,382|
||**188,959**||**170,608**|
||12,529
1,631
1,408
4,486
1,349
6,903
3,740
0
1,970
3,278
1,073
**38,366**
**227,325**
**(3,085)**||17,433
1,237
1,717
3,861
1,210
2,214
1,246
0
157
1,920
0|
||||**30,995**|
||||**201,603**|
||||**(474)**|
The notes on pages 5 to 6 form part of these accounts.
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**Home-Start East Surrey Balance Sheet at 31 March 2025**
|||**Note**||**2025**||**2024**|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|||||**£**||**£**|
|**Fixed assets**|||||||
|Tangible fixed assets|**4**|||2,146||0|
|**Total Current Assets**||||2,146||0|
|**Current assets**|||||||
|Debtors|**5**||10,942||0||
|Bank Current Account|||7,441||14,753||
|Bank Deposit Accounts|||90,167||97,750||
|Petty Cash|||97||98||
|**Total Current Assets**||||108,647||112,601|
|**Creditors:**amounts falling due within|one year **6**||55,591||54,315||
|**Total Current Liabilities**||||55,591||54,315|
|**Net Assets**||||**55,201**||**58,287**|
|**Funds**|||||||
|Unrestricted|**7**|||55,201||58,287|
|Restricted||||0||0|
|||||**55,201**||**58,287**|
Approved by the Management Committee on 22[nd ] September 2025 and signed on its behalf by
.....................................................................................(Chair)Stephanie Limond ...................................................................................…(Management Committee Member)David Mathieson
The notes on pages 5 to 7 form part of these accounts.
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**Home-Start East Surrey Notes to the Accounts for the Year ended 31 March 2025**
## **1**
## **Accounting policies**
## **a) Basis of Accounting**
These accounts have been prepared on an accruals basis.
## **b) Income**
Grants, donations and bank interest are generally credited to the statement of financial activities in the period in which they are received. By exception, income is accrued into the appropriate year, if funds are received in a different year to the one intended.
## **c) Depreciation**
Depreciation is charged as follows:
Furniture and Fittings - over 3 years on a straight line basis Computers and Equipment - over 3 years on a straight line basis
## **2**
## **3**
|**Private Donations**
Jackson Stops Estate Agent
National Lottery Community Fund
Stones Estate Agent
Waitrose/John Lewis
Xeinadin Group
Private Individuals and other donations
**Total Private Donations**
**Donations from Charities and Charitable Trusts**
Alchemy Foundation Charity
Garfield Weston Foundation
Greensands Charitable Trust
Henry Smith
Horley Lions
SGN
St Faith's Trust
The Albert Hunt Trust
Other Donations
**Total Donations from Charities**
**Renumeration**
The average number of employees during the year was
Organisers
Administration/Fundraising|**2025**
**£**
1080
100000
800
0
3,500
9,299
**113,599**
0
20,000
0
30000
700
8,604
3,125
6,000
750
**69,179**
**2025**
4
2|**2024**
**£**
0
120000
0
0
0
3,680|
|---|---|---|
|||**123,680**|
|||1000
20,000
5000
0
400
0
3,125
0
187|
|||**29,712**|
|||**2024**
4
2|
No employee earned more than £60,000 for the year. Termination payment of £2538 in the year.
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## **Home-Start East Surrey Notes to the Accounts for the Year ended 31 March 2025**
## **4 Tangible Fixed Assets**
|**4**|**Tangible Fixed Assets**|||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|||**Computers and**|**Furniture and**|||
|||**Equipment**|**Fittings**||**Total**|
||**Cost**|**£**|**£**||**£**|
||at 1 April 2024|9,801|3,103||12,904|
||Additions|3,218|0||3,218|
||Disposals|1,332|0||1,332|
||at 31 March 2025|11,687|3,103||14,791|
||**Accumulated Depreciation**|||||
||at 1 April 2024|9,801|3,103||12,904|
||Charge for the year|1,073|0||1,073|
||Disposals|1,332|0||1,332|
||at 31 March 2025|9,542|3,103||12,645|
||**Net Book Values**|||||
||**at 31 March 2025**|**2,146**|**0**||**2,146**|
||**at 31 March 2024**|**0**|**0**||**0**|
|||**2025**||**2024**||
|**5**|**Debtors**||**£**|**£**||
||Trade Debtors||7,500|0||
||Prepayment||3442|0||
||||**10,942**|**0**||
|**6**|**Creditors:**Amounts falling due within one year|||||
||Sundry Creditors (PAYE/NI & Pension)||4,020|4,029||
||Accruals (prepaid income)||50,000|50,000||
||Accruals (accrued expenses)||1,572|286||
||||**55,591**|**54,315**||
|**7**|**Movement of Restricted and**|**Unrestricted Funds**||||
|**Unrestricted Funds:**
General Fund
Reserve Fund
**Total Funds**
**Restricted Funds:**
General Fund
Reserve Fund
**Total Funds**|**Balance at**
**Movements**
**31.3.2024**
**in year (net)**
**£**
**£**
(41,713)
(3,085)
100,000
0
**58,287**
**(3,085)**
0
0
0
0
**0**
**0**|**Balance at**
**31.3.2025**
**£**
(44,799)
100,000|
|---|---|---|
|||**55,201**|
|||0
0|
|||**0**|
## **Restrictions**
Restriced funds include only specific grants with restricted use. Unrestricted funds include all existing funds for Family Support and the Reserve. The Reserve Fund is to be used to maintain (or wind up) core activities during a period of unforsen difficulty and equates to between 4 to 6 months of operational costs.
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CHARITY COMMISSION
FOR ENGLAND AND WALES
Independent examAner's
report on the accounts
Section A
Independent Examinerfs Report
Report to the trusteesl
members of
Hom8-Start East Surrey
On ac¢ounts for the year
ended
31* March 2025
Charity no
lif any)
1164164
Set out on pages
I report to the trustees on my examination of the a¢¢ounts of the above
charity (Ihe Trusf) for t1 year ended 3110312024.
Responslbllltles and As the chanty trustees of the TNst, you are responsible for the preparation
ba$18 of report of the accounts in accordance with the requir8ments of the Charities Act
2011 {tte Acr).
I report in respect of my examination of the Trust's accounts carried out
under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination. I
have followéd the applicable Dirèctions given by the Charity Commission
under section 145{5){b) of the Act.
I have completed my examination. I confimi that no material matters have
come to my attention in connection with the examination whlch gives me
ause to believe that in, any material respect..
a¢counling records were not kept in accordance with sectlon 130 of
the Act or
the accounts do not accord wth the accounting record.
Independont
•xamlner'$ statement
I have no concerns and have Come across no other matters in connection
with the examination to which attention should be dravm in order to enable
proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
Slgned:
Dale:
3010912025
Nam•".
Jonathan Hillier
Relevant professional
qualSflcation(s) or body
(if any):
ACA FCCA
Address:
GBJ Financial Limited
27 Hat¢hland8 Road
Redhill, Surrey
RH16RW
IER
October 2018