**Child’s Vision** (Registered charity, number 1175345) **Financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2024**
|**Page**|**Contents**|
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|2 - 4|Trustees’ annual report|
|5|Independent examiner’s report|
|6|Receipts & payments account|
|7|Statement of assets & liabilities|
|8 - 9|Notes to the accounts|
## **Child’s Vision Trustees’ annual report for the year ended 31 December 2024**
**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 Gary Maxwell Pat Jeffery Jackie Gammage, from 21/10/23 Emma Osborne Carol Vizzard, from 01/08/24
## **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 constitution adopted 24/10/17 and amended on 20/4/23.
Trustees are appointed through election at our AGM. They are approached through personal recommendation or public advertisement.
## **Objectives and activities**
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.
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 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
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## **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 activities undertaken for the public benefit**
Our main activities are providing 1:1 school support for children who have experienced domestic violence or abuse and The Freedom Programme for Children which educates children up to age 11 about healthy and unhealthy relationships; aiming to break the cycle of abuse. In addition, we also host Wellbeing Therapeutic Workshops for children, involving them in craft activities, such as pottery or carpentry while encouraging them to talk about their wellbeing and understanding their emotions.
These activities help address the trauma children have experienced by living in a home where domestic abuse has been present and by proactively promoting healthy relationships. They help children to understand the emotions associated with their adverse experience and support them in moving forward in a positive way
## **Summary of the main achievements during the period**
2024 saw us continuing to support a large number of children across Kent through our 1:1 school support. In addition, we facilitated a number of Children's Freedom Programmes. We continued to work with other agencies and schools to unite in the aim of breaking the cycle of abuse.
In the spring we launched Calico's Toy Chest - a toy bank for children who have fled domestic abuse, leaving their possessions behind. Feedback from professionals confirm this is a much needed resource and has made a huge impact on the families we have supported.
We have introduced Therapeutic and Wellbeing Workshops designed to support children in a creative space.
With a team of dedicated volunteers, we attended increased fundraising events which helped promote the Charity and build connections with both families and sponsors. This also helped raise vital funds to continue our work. In addition, we hosted several fundraising events of our own.
We were delighted to win the Prestige Award for London and South East Charity of the Year for the 3rd year.
We have recruited 3 new volunteers and 2 new Trustees.
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## **Child’s Vision**
## **Financial review**
This year has seen us grow our income when compared to our previous accounting period, therefore providing more financial security over the coming 12 months. We have achieved this by utilising the time of a dedicated administrator appointed at the beginning of this financial period and through networking and promoting the charity.
## **The charity’s policy on reserves**
Our aim is to have free reserves between 20% and 30% of total organisational operating costs based on the next budget year. This will be regularly reviewed to ensure that it meets the organisation’s changing needs and circumstances. Designation of funds
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.
Currently Child’s Vision has no plans for significant capital spend
## **Financial Risks**
Our financial risk will always be not achieving sufficient income to cover our core costs
Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees:
Signed _____________________________________________ Date __________ 06/03/2025 Kim Guest, Trustee
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## **Independent examiner’s report to the trustees of Child’s Vision for the year ended 31 December 2024**
I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of Child’s Vision (the charity) for the year ended 31 December 2024
## **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 ______________________ 06/03/2025 John O’Brien MSc, FAIA, FCIE Employee of Community Accounting Plus
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## **Child’s Vision Receipts & payments account for the year ended 31 December 2024**
|_2023_
_16 months_
**Unrestricted**
**Funds**
£
**Note**
**Receipts**
50709
Grants & donations
**2**
18644
9178
Fundraising
4622
96
Bank interest
79
-
Sundry receipts
500
**59983**
**Total receipts**
**23845**
**Payments**
3688
Professional fees
1975
5868
Advertising & promotional
3000
103
Bank charges
65
2831
Subscriptions
2266
4415
Fundraising costs
1544
688
IT costs
558
3854
Office & administration
1094
-
Phone & Internet Costs
860
-
Printing, postage & stationery
728
749
Project costs
84
577
Refreshment & Hospitality
223
189
Staff uniform
252
344
Training
129
1260
Travel & accomodation
1084
9575
Rent & room hire
6788
1416
Repairs & maintenance
292
27697
Salaries NI & pension
7636
2062
Agency & freelance workers
-
640
Sundry payments
128
**65956**
**Total payments**
**28706**
-
**(5973)**
**Net receipts/(payments)**
**(4861)**
34921
Cash funds at start of this period
23969
**28948**
Cash funds at end of this period
**19108**|**Restricted**
**Funds**
**£**
54974
-
-
-
**54974**
-
-
-
-
-
1279
-
-
-
-
-
-
660
-
2250
-
25886
-
147
**30222**
**24752**
4979
**29731**|**_2024_**
**Total**
**Funds**
73618
4622
79
500|
|---|---|---|
|||**78819**|
|||1975
3000
65
2266
1544
1837
1094
860
728
84
223
252
789
1084
9038
292
33522
-
275|
|||**58928**|
||||
|||**19891**|
|||28948|
|||**48839**|
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## **Child’s Vision Statement of assets and liabilities at 31 December 2024**
|_2023_||**_2024_**|
|---|---|---|
|£|**Cash assets**|**£**|
|28948|Bank accounts|48839|
|28948||**48839**|
||**Liabilities**||
|(600)|Independent examination|(660)|
|-|HMRC|(143)|
|-|Pensions|(101)|
|(600)||**(904)**|
These financial statements are accepted on behalf of the charity by:
|Signed ___________________________________|Date ___________
06/03/2025|
|---|---|
|Kim Guest, Trustee||
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## **Child’s Vision Notes to the accounts for the year ended 31 December 2024**
## **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**
|**Unrestricted**
Sundry Donations
18644
Children in need
-
Cole Charitable Trust
-
Colyer-Fergusson
-
Kent Community Foundation
-
Landsec
-
Masons
-
Philip & Connie Phillips
-
Support Work
-
**18644**|**Restricted**
**Total**
-
18644
14250
14250
2000
2000
15000
15000
4500
4500
2500
2500
4000
4000
8500
8500
4224
4224
**54974**
**73618**|
|---|---|
## **3. Funds analysis**
|**Restricted funds**
Children in need
Cole Charitable Trust
Colyer-Fergusson
Kent Community Foundation
Landsec
Masons
Philip & Connie Phillips
Support Work
**Unrestricted funds**
General|**Opening**
**balance**
**£**
4979
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
**4979**
23969
**23969**|**Receipts (Payments)**
**£**
**£**
14250
(15160)
2000
(660)
15000
(8787)
4500
(4389)
2500
(1226)
4000
-
8500
-
4224
-
**54974**
**(30222)**
23845
(28706)
**23845**
**(28706)**|**Closing**
**balance**
**£**
4069
1340
6213
111
1274
4000
8500
4224|
|---|---|---|---|
||||**29731**|
||||19108|
||||**19108**|
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## **4. Trustees’ remuneration**
Trustees received no expenses, remuneration or benefits in this period.
## **5. Related party transactions**
There were no related party transactions during the period.
## **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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