## **Child’s Vision**
## (Registered charity, number 1175345) **Financial statements for the period 31 August 2022 to 31 December 2023**
|**Page**|**Contents**|
|---|---|
|2 - 4|Trustees’ annual report|
|5|Independent examiner’s report|
|5|Receipts & payments account|
|7|Statement of assets & liabilities|
|8 - 9|Notes to the accounts|
## **Child’s Vision Trustees’ annual report for the period 31 August 2022 to 31 December 2023**
**Full name** Child’s Vision
**Organisation type** Charitable incorporated organisation
## **Registered charity number** 1175345
## **Principal address**
GHL House 12-14 Albion Place Maidstone Kent ME14 5DZ
## **Trustees**
Kim Guest, from 26/1/23 Pat Jeffery, from 28/11/22 Brian Hadlow V Hills, until 26/1/2023
Sharon Gambell, from 26/1/23 Emma Osborne Gary Maxwell Susan Button, until 26/1/2023
## **Independent examiner**
John O’Brien, employee of Community Accounting Plus, Units 1 & 2 North West, 41 Talbot Street, Nottingham, NG1 5GL
## **Governance and management**
The charity is operated under the rules of its CIO- Foundation adopted 24/10/17 and amended on 20/4/23.
Trustees are appointed though election at our AGM. They are approached through personal recommendation or public advertisement.
## **Objectives and activities**
- 1) To advance the education of the public in the subject of domestic abuse, in particular focusing on empowering children and families to progress through life, minimising the negative impact upon them. 2) to promote social inclusion for the public benefit by preventing people in Kent from becoming socially excluded, relieving the needs of those people who are socially excluded and assisting them to integrate into society by working with multiple agencies for the benefit of said object for the purpose of this clause socially excluded means being excluded from society, or parts of society, as a result of one of more of the following factors: unemployment; financial hardship; youth or old age; ill health (physical or mental); substance abuse or dependency including alcohol and drugs; discrimination on the grounds of sex, race, disability, ethnic origin, religion, belief, creed, sexual orientation or gender re-assignment; poor educational or skills
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## **Child’s Vision**
attainment; relationship and family breakdown; poor housing (that is housing that does not meet basic habitable standards; crime (either as a victim of crime or as an offender rehabilitating into society).
## **Summary of the main activities undertaken for the public benefit**
Our main activities are 1:1 school support for children who have experienced domestic violence or abuse, The Freedom programme for Children and the Freedom programme for Teenagers.
Through educating and support sessions with children our aim is to 'Break the cycle' of domestic abuse in families.
## **Public benefit statement**
The Trustees confirm that they have complied with the duty in section 17 of the Charities Act 2011 to have due regard to the Charity Commission's general guidance on public benefit, 'Charities and Public Benefit'.
## **Summary of the main achievements during the period**
Throughout the year, we continued to facilitate our 1:1 support sessions in schools with children who had experienced domestic violence and abuse. We did this through the delivery of the children's freedom programme. A total of 250 children have been supported through the period of this report.
Our CEO wrote a new book for children "Molly and Lucas through the eyes of children" This is used in support sessions with the children.
Our Constitution was amended in April 2023, to enable us to expand our work throughout Kent.
We were also nominated for the Kent Mental Health Awards where we were recognized as Highly Commended.
In July we also published our 3[rd] book in the Molly and Lucas, through the eyes of children series.
Throughout the year we continued to hold a number of events to raise funds for our work, this has enabled us to raise the profile of the charity and bring in much needed funds through sponsorship, quiz nights, and other fundraising activities.
We were also awarded the London and South East Prestige Award Children's charity of the year title for the 2[nd] year.
In November our work was recognised when we were awarded The Kings Award for Voluntary Service.
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## **Child’s Vision**
## **The charity’s policy on reserves**
We have an active reserves policy which is updated annually and is currently under review.
Our total reserves include free reserves, restricted and designated funds.
Our free reserves should total 25% of total organisational operating costs based on the next budget year. This should be regularly reviewed to ensure that it meets the organisation’s changing needs and circumstances.
Funds can be designated for the following items:
- Significant capital spend;
- Implementing new services.
Designated funds should be approved by the Trustees during regular committee meetings. Approval should be documented in the Minutes.
Designated funds should be used within 2 years of their target date. If this does not take place, they should be released back into free reserves of re-approved for designation.
## **Financial Risk**
Our main financial risk is not securing enough funds to cover our core costs.
Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees:
Signed _____________________________________________ Date __________ Kim Guest, Trustee
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## **Independent examiner’s report to the trustees of Child’s Vision for the period 31 August 2022 to 31 December 2023**
I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of Child’s Vision (the charity) for the period 31/8/22 to 31/12/23.
## **Responsibilities and basis of report**
As the 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 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.
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.
Signed _________________________ Date ______________________ John O’Brien MSc, FCCA, FCIE Employee of Community Accounting Plus
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## **Child’s Vision Receipts & payments account for the period 31 August 2022 to 31 December 2023**
|**Note**
**Receipts**
Grants & donations
**2**
Fundraising
Bank interest
**Total receipts**
**Payments**
Professional fees
Advertising & promotional
Bank charges
Subscriptions
Fundraising costs
IT costs
Office & administration
Project costs
Refreshment & Hospitality
Staff uniform
Training
Travel & accomodation
Rent & room hire
Repairs & maintenance
Salaries NI & pension
Agency & freelance workers
Sundry payments
**Total payments**
**Net receipts/(payments)**
Cash funds at start of this period
**Cash funds at end of this period**|**Unrestricted**
**Funds**
**£**
28709
9178
96
**37983**
3688
5868
103
2831
4415
688
3654
749
577
189
344
1260
9575
1416
10876
2062
640
**48935**
(10952)
34921
**23969**|**Restricted**
**Funds**
**£**
22000
-
-
**22000**
-
-
-
-
-
-
200
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
16821
-
-
**17021**
4979
-
**4979**|**_2023_**
**_16 months_**
**Total**
**Funds**
**£**
50709
9178
96|
|---|---|---|---|
||||**59983**|
||||3688
5868
103
2831
4415
688
3854
749
577
189
344
1260
9575
1416
27697
2062
640|
||||**65956**|
||||(5973)
34921|
||||**28948**|
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## **Child’s Vision Statement of assets and liabilities at 31 December 2023**
_**2023**_ **Cash assets £** Bank accounts 28948 **28948 Assets retained for the charity’s own use** General equipment. **Liabilities** Creditors: Independent examination (600) **(600)**
These financial statements are accepted on behalf of the charity by:
Signed ___________________________________ Dated ___________ Kim Guest, Trustee
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## **Child’s Vision Notes to the accounts for the period 31 August 2022 to 31 December 2023**
## **1. Receipts & payments accounts**
Receipts and payments accounts contain a summary of money received and money spent during the period and a list of assets and liabilities at the end of the period. Usually, cash received and cash spent will include transactions through bank accounts and cash in hand.
## **2. Grants & donations**
|Children In Need
Biddington
C Vizzard
Co-operative
Colyer-Ferguson
ICS
Kent Police
Liberata UK
Magic Grant
Mazda UK
Swale Borough Council
SJP Charity Foundation
Groundwork UK
John Lewis
The Philip Trust
Charity Foundation
Brachers
Sundry donations
**Total**|**Unrestricted**
**£**
-
400
1000
2130
-
585
900
500
1000
667
300
2500
1000
1250
5000
5000
750
5726
**28709**|**Restricted**
**Total**
**£**
**£**
12000
12000
-
400
-
1000
-
2130
10000
10000
-
585
-
900
-
500
-
1000
-
667
-
300
-
2500
-
1000
-
1250
-
5000
-
5000
-
750
-
5726
**22000**
**50709**|
|---|---|---|
## **3. Funds analysis**
|**Restricted funds**
Salaries
**Unrestricted funds**
General|**Opening**
**balance**
**£**
-
**-**
34921
**34921**|**Receipts (Payments)**
**£**
**£**
22000
(17021)
**22000**
**(17021)**
37983
(48935)
**37983**
**(48935)**|**Closing**
**balance**
**£**
4979|
|---|---|---|---|
||||**4979**|
||||23969|
||||**23969**|
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## **Child’s Vision**
## **4. Trustees’ remuneration**
- Trustees received no expenses, remuneration or benefits in this period.
## **5. Related party transactions**
There were no related party transactions in this period.
## **6. Previous period comparison**
The previous period’s figures have not been included for comparison because the layout used in the previous period was substantially different and does not lend itself to clear comparison.
## **7. Glossary of terms**
**Creditors:** These are amounts owed by the charity, but not paid during the accounting period.
**Restricted funds:** These are funds given to the charity, subject to specific restrictions set by the donor, but still within the general objects of the charity.
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