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2020-12-31-accounts

Names and addresses Names and addresses Names and addresses ofadvisers
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information)
ofadvisers
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information)
T e ofadviser Name Address
Name ofchief executive or names ofsenior staff rnernbers
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Andrea Thomas, Manager
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Description ofthe charity's trusts
Type of governing document Constitution
How the charity Is constituted Charitable
Incorporated
Organisation
Trustee selection methods Applicants
are appointed
by Trustees.
Eligibility for trusteeship
(a) Every charity trustee must be a natural person.
(b) No individual
may be appointed
as a charity
trustee ofthe CIO:
- if(s)he is under the age of 18years;
- if(s)he would
automatically
cease to hold
office under the provisions of
clause
c) No one is entitled to act as a charity trustee whether on appointment or
on any re-appointment
until (s)he has expressly
acknowledged, in
whatever
way the charity trustees decide,
his or her acceptance ofthe
office ofcharity trustee.
Number
of charity trustees
(a)There must be at least 3charity trustees. Ifthe number fails below this
minimum,
the remaining
trustee or trustees
may act only to cal! a meeting
ofthe charity trustees,
or appoint a new charity
trustee.
(b) The maximum
number of charity trustees
is 10.The charity trustees
may not appoint
any charity trustee
ifas a
result the number of charity
trustees
would exceed the maximum.
(c) When actively looking for new trustees, the skillset required to fill
missing
skills
will be considered e.g. knowledge
ofGDPR, Funding,
Accounts etc.

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Summary
ofthe main
achievements
ofthe charity
during
the year
Since opening
in February 20'i4, The Contact Zone has overseen contact
for 96families for a range oftime pedods,
varying
from four weeks to 4
years depending
on the type of referral
and the need or willingness
to
progress contact to a more natural
environment.
During 2020 The Contact Zone oversaw contact for 14families over 1-2
hours. One family were still ongoing
from 2017with 3 still ongoing
from
2018 and 2 from 2019.
We have managed
to adapt during the Covid19 Pandemic
using digital
means to maintain
contact with 2families and outdoor contact during
the
summer
months
with 4families.
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Accounting
records, accounts,
annual
reports and returns,
register
Brief statement ofthe
charity's
policy on reserves
maintenance
(1) The charity trustees
must comply with the requirements
ofthe
Charities
Act 2011 with regard to the keeping
of accounting
records, to
the preparation
and scrutiny of statements
ofaccount, and tothe
preparation
of annual
reports and returns. The statements
ofaccount,
reports and returns
must be sent to the Charity Commission,
regardless
ofthe income ofthe CIO, within 10months
ofthe financial year end.
(2) The charity trustees
must comply with their obligation to inform the
Commission
within 28 days ofany change
in the particulars
ofthe CIO
entered
on the Central Re ister of Charities.
Details ofany funds materially No funds
in deficit.
Further financial
review details
(Optional
information)
You may choose to include
additional
information,
where
relevant about:
the charity's
principal
sources offunds (including
any fundraising);
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The Contact Zone families
pay a 650 Referral Fee and F14per hour,
MO for 1.5 hrs & 224 for 2 hrs unless on benefits (proof required)
where the cost is 610/hr, F14for 1.5 hrs &f18for 2hrs. This helps
cover some of the costs of running
the centre.
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CAFCASS Cymru
currently
provide 21000a year and E360to cover
the Cyber Essentials
certificate required
for the grant.
This covers
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how expenditure
has
supported
the key objectives
ofthe charity;
CAFCASS referral costs only.
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The Contact Zone staff and trustees
apply for grant funding
on a
continual
basis and have been successful
in gaining F2000 a year for
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investment
policy and
objectives
including
any
3years (E6,000 in total) from YAPP towards
our rent. We have
received F2000 from Fords Britain Trust towards
creating a baby
ethical investment
policy
adopted.
room when we acquire new premises
and E9631from The National
Lottery Community
Fund towards
rent for additional
rooms, PPE and
extra resources needed due to the Covid19 Pandemic

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