## **STEP (SWINDON)**
**REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS**
**FOR THE YEAR ENDED**
**31 MARCH 2023**
**CHARITY COMMISSION No: 1176672**
## **STEP (SWINDON)**
## **CONTENTS**
## **YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023**
||**PAGE**|
|---|---|
|TRUSTEES’ REPORT|1 – 9|
|INDEPENDENT EXAMINER’S REPORT ON THE ACCOUNTS|10|
|STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES|11|
|BALANCE SHEET|12|
|NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS|13 – 24|
## **STEP (SWINDON)**
## **TRUSTEES’ REPORT YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023**
## **Trustees’ Report**
The Trustees present their report and the financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2023.
## **Charity Information**
Charity name STEP (SWINDON) Working name STEP Principal address The Lyndhurst Centre Lyndhurst Crescent Park North Swindon SN3 2RW Independent Examiner Simon Knee FCA S D Knee Chartered Accountants 10 Bath Road, Old Town, Swindon, SN1 4BA Bankers The Co-operative Scottish Widows Bank
## **Trustees**
The trustees who served during the period were:
Treasurer Sylvia Snelson Chair Bob Barrett Vice Chair Caroline Symmons Other William Edwards Ian Ritchie Teresa Francis
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**TRUSTEES’ REPORT (continued) YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023**
## **STEP (SWINDON)**
## **Structure, Governance and Management**
The CIO is overseen by a Board of Trustees. Trustees are invited to join the Board on the basis of their experience, interest and skills. Applicants are initially contacted by the Chair of Trustees and are invited to meet with the current Board, to learn more about the organisation before formally attending a meeting. New Trustees are voted into position by existing Trustees and will be inducted in accordance with the organisations Induction and Training and Development policy for volunteers.
## **Constitution, Objects and Policies**
STEP (Swindon) is a registered UK charity number 1176672, governed by its constitutional document.
The objectives of the charity are:-
To advance in life and relieve the needs of young people residing in the borough of Swindon and surrounding areas, including such people who are in need and disadvantaged due to social, emotional and or behavioural issues that have negatively impacted their lives as a consequence of suffering the effects of, amongst others, deprivation, abuse, neglect and mental or physical issues, through
A. the provision of support and activities which develop their technical, social and life skills, capacities and capabilities to enable them to participate in society as mature and responsible individuals.
B. Providing recreational and leisure time activities in the interest of social welfare, designed to improve their conditions of life.
## **Public Benefit**
The Trustees confirm that they have complied with the duty in section 17 of the Charities Act 2011 to have due regard to public benefit guidance published by the Commission.
## **Achievement and performance**
## **Trustees Opening Statement**
2022 has seen our organisation grow from strength to strength, supporting more vulnerable children and young people from across the Borough of Swindon than ever before. This could not be achieved without the extremely passionate and professional team of staff and volunteers that dedicate their lives to ensuring young people get the best support possible at a time when they are at their most vulnerable. The difference that STEP makes to the lives of children, their families and wider communities is astounding, all involved are very proud of the work carried out and the positive impact it has for everyone that engages with our service.
The Trustees are proud to say that our amazing team of staff and volunteers at STEP have delivered face to face support to over 447 vulnerable children.
8 regular community volunteers dedicated over 2128 hours to support the work we do.
We provided interventions over 45 weeks, 5 evenings a week Monday-Friday, 3 Saturday sessions a month and outreach provisions in 5 secondary schools: a total of 382 sessions.
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**TRUSTEES’ REPORT (continued) YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023**
## **STEP (SWINDON)**
## **Our client profiles**
The children and young people we work with are some of the most vulnerable in our society. They have multiple and complex needs and are experiencing isolation and exclusion due to their lack of social skills, personal circumstances, or poverty.
All young people are referred to us by health, education, or social care professionals for targeted, specific support.
In 2022 / 2023, these vulnerabilities included:
- **11%** are Children in Need (S17)
- **6%** are Child Protection (S47)
- **42%** are subject to packages of support through health, education and social care
- **44%** are living in an area of deprivation (lowest 10% nationally)
- **32%** SEND (Special educational needs / disability)
- **39%** are SEMH (Social Emotional & Mental Health)
- **13%** have be subjected to abuse / neglect
- **36%** living with parents who are incapacitated (substance misuse, DV, mental health, incarceration, gambling)
And reasons for referral included: Managing anger and frustration, social anxiety, communication, expressing thoughts and feelings and isolation / friendship issues.
- **68%** Poor emotional health and well-being (including self-harm and social isolation)
- **39%** Anger
- **25%** Actions and consequences / anti-social behaviours
- **32%** Low self-esteem / poor confidence
- **69%** Expressing emotions / poor communication
- **40%** Social Isolation / poor relationships / relationship issues
## **Performance**
All our staff work hard to support the children accessing STEP and in addition to the **420** face to face sessions delivered, they also provided:
**367 workbooks** full of useful guides and resources for each child.
**85 mental health journals** a resource to specifically help those with poor mental health and social anxieties to manage their thoughts and feelings.
**275 meetings with professionals** from across education, health, and social care.
**200 external review meetings attended** for children and their families.
**395 contacts with parents** to give additional support and guidance.
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**STEP (SWINDON)**
**TRUSTEES’ REPORT (continued) YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023**
Our staff have created bespoke sessions specifically designed to support the identified needs of the young people in their groups. Themes included:
- Managing negative thoughts and emotions
- Managing anger and frustration
- Positive thinking – self-belief and recognition of positives within self and others
- Respect – for self and others
- Actions and consequences – taking responsibility
- Managing anxieties and stress (including mindfulness)
- Friendships / relationships
- Effective communication
- Dealing with difficult situations (managing change)
## **Impact**
**97% of young people** stated that STEP interventions had helped them.
- Helped not getting into trouble as much at school – ask for help and use calming down techniques
- Managing anger
- Anxiety / negative thoughts management techniques – breathing cards, discovery journal
- Sharing worries and acknowledging feelings – asking for help and talking more to people
- Making new friendships
- Managing anxieties better in school – now go to a quiet place
- Less isolated – more social
- Less guarded – not everyone judges you
- More confident – becoming more brave / standing up for self
**83%** of young people who had or were experiencing bullying at point of access to STEP feedback they **felt they now had the skills to better manage bullying and to build positive relationships.**
**83%** of young people who were identified and flagged at point of referral that anti-social behaviours were (currently or historically) an issue, feedback they **felt they had the skills necessary to manage angry and aggressive feelings.**
**93%** of young people who have been identified and flagged at point of referral that staying safe / risk taking behaviours were (currently or historically) an issue, feedback that **they have the skills to stay safe.**
**90%** of young people who have been identified and flagged at point of referral that expressing emotions / feelings / mental health & well-being is (currently or historically) an issue stated that **they have skills to better manage emotions and feelings** .
**85%** stated that their **confidence has improved** .
**82%** stated that their **self-belief had improved** , and that they were now able to identify their own positive qualities. With **77%** of young people already putting the techniques they had learnt into practice.
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## **STEP (SWINDON)**
## **TRUSTEES’ REPORT (continued) YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023**
We love to celebrate achievements made and underpin our interventions with nationally recognised AQA short course qualifications; over **255 certificates** have been awarded and the topics have included:
- Managing difficult emotions
- Learning how mood affects behaviour
- Introduction to anti-social behaviour
- Introduction to mindfulness
- Developing self-esteem
- Participation in a personal development project
## **Family**
- **94%** stated they felt STEP had helped their child
- **81%** felt their child’s confidence had improved
- **84%** felt STEP had a positive impact for their family
## **The improvements noted by families include:**
- Not feeling alone
- Being taken outside of comfort zone and coping with it – resilience
- Coping strategies that are working
- Making friends
- Recognising feelings
- More focused
- Less outbursts – using calming down techniques – self calming
- Better communication – sharing thoughts and feelings
- Less isolated – engaging better with family and wider community
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**TRUSTEES’ REPORT (continued) YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023**
## **STEP (SWINDON)**
## **Testimonials**
## **Families**
_“It has been a safe place for my child to be more independent from us, also she has enjoyed herself, it has made her a happier child which has had a positive knock on effect for us as a family”._
_“It has helped him to realise he is not the only child who has been through difficult times, he is more confident now with the choices he is making. You have helped my child become happy again and it makes me happy to see his real smile”._
_“My son came out of every session filled with positivity and compassion. He is very comfortable in the venue with enriching activities and staff who have really appreciated and uplifted him as an individual. He enjoyed every session, taking fun, education, and a refreshingly positive mood from everyone involved. He felt understood and safe in a very short time. STEP staff helped to resolve issues and provided his school with very useful and helpful information. I could not recommend more highly. Thank you and keep up the FANTASTIC work!!”_
_“He feels he can now cope with ‘real world’ situations and thinks and acts more positively, with more confidence”._
_“My daughter has opened up and is now talking about things that are playing on her mind, which is amazing to witness. STEP have stood in on core group meetings to help put my daughter’s thoughts and feelings across, when no one else has bothered to listen to what she thinks. I could not have got through the last few months without the help of STEP”._
## **Young people**
_“STEP has helped me with my anxiety, and I have had loads of fun, it’s been great having people I can talk to about how I am feeling, that listen to me and help me”._
_“I have learnt to love myself for who I am”._
_“I have learnt how to manage my anger; I worry less now and feel more confident”._
_“STEP has helped me to dedicate time to not stress about life, it gives me time to stop and actually think about things rationally instead of emotionally. STEP have given me solutions and methods to try”._
_“STEP have helped me in school because if there is a problem, they are on it and will do anything to help. I can trust the STEP workers in my group because they won’t judge me for what I have to say”._
## **Professionals**
_“To all at STEP, thank you so much for your ongoing support and all you do to support our students, both in school and for those that attend evening and weekend groups. You are all shining stars and your dedication and the help you provide is greatly appreciated” - St Joseph’s_
_“STEP has been amazing for both children” - Jo Calder, Social Worker_
_“Huge improvement in E's confidence” - Becci Benson, Head teacher_
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## **STEP (SWINDON)**
## **TRUSTEES’ REPORT (continued) YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023**
## **Treasurer’s Report**
During 2022 to 2023, STEP continued to be in a financially healthy position.
There has been an increase in funds coming from Swindon Borough’s Early Intervention & Prevention Team. Due to excellent outcomes from the Safer Streets programme that has run since 2020, an additional £60,000 has been secured to support the recruitment of an additional Project Worker.
In addition, £30,000 has been secured for STEP to help alleviate the wait for those young people referred to statutory mental health services (TaMHS).
In addition to adding a new project Worker to the team to help manage capacity, Johanna has secured £29,000 through Thriving Minds to provide wellbeing support for the whole staff team.
And following a presentation to Swindon Borough Council’s Senior Leadership team the 2-year extension to the current Therapeutic contract has been approved.
## **Financial Review**
The result for the year is an excess of income over expenditure of £11,680 (2022: £13,051) on unrestricted funds. The total net income over expenditure for the year was £55,829 (2022: £45,522).
Total reserves at the year end amounted to £337,375 (2022: £281,546). Restricted reserves at the year end amounted to £194,888 (2022: £150,739).
Unrestricted/free reserves at the year end amounted to £142,487 (2022: 130,807).
## **Organisational Structure**
STEP is led by a management committee of volunteers, who work closely with the management team to ensure the smooth and efficient running of the organisation, and a team of youth workers and community volunteers deliver the interventions.
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## **STEP (SWINDON)**
## **TRUSTEES’ REPORT (continued) YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023**
## **Reserves Policy**
STEP (Swindon) has a policy of keeping reserve funds, whenever possible, to ensure the survival of the project.
## Definition of reserves
The Charity Commission describes reserves as ‘that part of a charity’s unrestricted income fund that is freely available to spend on any of the charity’s purposes.’ It is the resources which STEP has available to spend once it has met its commitments and covered its other planned expenditure.
## Reason to hold reserves
STEP, at any one time has a number of sources of income and these are not always guaranteed. It is crucial therefore to ensure there are sufficient reserves to support the continuation of service while fundraising is done or to allow an organisation to wind up while meeting its obligations to staff and service users if existing sources of income are lost. The existence of reserves is a sign of good resource management.
## Reserves statement
STEP Trustees believe that the minimum level of reserves should be the equivalent of six months’ operating costs and sufficient funds to close the charity calculated and reviewed annually and believe that the reserves should be built up and maintained to the desired level in stages consistent with the charity’s overall financial position and its need to maintain and develop its activities. This is to help STEP secure their viability beyond the immediate future and provide reliable services over the longer term.
## Suggested reserves
The Trustees have calculated a target level of unrestricted reserves of £196,948, the current level of reserves is £142,487.
## **Risk**
The major risks to which the Charity is exposed have been reviewed. Systems and policies have been established to mitigate those risks.
## **Trustees Closing statement**
The Trustees would like to extend their gratitude to all funders for their continued support. Without this financial backing, STEP would not be able to do all the valuable work it does to support some of the most vulnerable children and young people from across Swindon.
STEP (Swindon) continues to be financially sound and well run and can deliver the valuable services to young people who now, more than ever, need help in dealing with difficult issues in their lives.
We feel very privileged to be able to support STEP, the staff, volunteers, and young people of Swindon.
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## **STEP (SWINDON)**
## **TRUSTEES’ REPORT (continued) YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023**
## **Statement of Trustees’ Responsibilities**
The purpose of this statement is to distinguish the Trustees’ responsibilities for the financial statements from those of the examiner as stated in their report.
Under charity law the Trustees are required to prepare financial statements for each financial period which give a true and fair view of the charities financial activities during the period and of its financial position at the end of the period. In preparing those financial statements, the Trustees should follow best practice and:
- select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently;
- make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent;
- state whether the recommendations of the of the Statement of Recommended Practice have been followed, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements;
- state whether applicable accounting standards and statements of recommended practice have been followed, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements;
- prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the charity will continue in business.
The Trustees are required to act in accordance with the trust deed of the charity, within the framework of trust law. They are responsible for keeping proper accounting records, sufficient to disclose at any time, with reasonable accuracy, the financial position of the charity at that time, and to enable the trustees to ensure that, where any statements of accounts are prepared by them under section 132(1) of the Charities Act 2011, those statements of accounts comply with the requirements of regulations under that provision. They have general responsibility for taking such steps as are reasonably open to them to safeguard the assets of the charity and to prevent and detect fraud and other irregularities.
Approved by the Board of Trustees and signed on the _______________ 2023 on its behalf by:
Sylvia Snelson Bob Barrett
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## **STEP (SWINDON)**
## **INDEPENDENT EXAMINER’S REPORT ON THE ACCOUNTS YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023**
I report on the financial statements of STEP (Swindon) CIO for the year ended 31 March 2023 on pages 11-24.
This report is made solely to the CIO's Trustees, as a body, in accordance with Section 145 of the Charities Act 2011 ("the Act") and regulations made under section 154 of the Act. My work has been undertaken so that I might state to the Trustees those matters I am required to state to them in an Independent Examiner's report and for no other purpose. To the fullest extent permitted by law, I do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than the CIO and the CIO's Trustees as a body, for my work, for this report, or for the opinions I have formed.
## **Respective responsibilities of trustees and examiner**
The charity’s trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts.
The charity's trustees consider that an audit is not required for this year (under section 144 (2) of the Charities Act 2011) (The Charities Act) and that an independent examination is needed. It is my responsibility to
1. Examine the accounts (under section 145 of the Act),
2. to follow the procedures laid down in the General Directions given by the Charity Commission (under section 145(5)(b) of the Act), and
3. to state whether particular matters have come to my attention.
## **Basis of independent examiner's report**
My examination was carried out in accordance with General Directions given by the Charity Commission. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts, and seeking explanations from you as trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit, and consequently no opinion is given as to whether the accounts present a 'true and fair' view and the report is limited to those matters set out in the statement below.
## **Independent examiner's statement**
In connection with my examination, no matter has come to my attention
1. which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in, any material respect, the requirements:
- to keep accounting records in accordance with section 130 of the Act; and
- to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and comply with the accounting requirements of the Charities Act; have not been met; or
2. to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
## **Signed**
**Date**
Simon Knee FCA
S D Knee Chartered Accountants 10 Bath Road Old Town Swindon SN1 4BA
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## **STEP (SWINDON)**
## **STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES YEAR TO 31 MARCH 2023**
|Notes
**Income**
Grants Receivable
2
Donations
Investment Income
**Total Income**
**Expenditure**
Charitable Expenditure
3
**Total Expenditure**
**Net income and expenditure**
**for the year**
**Reconciliation of funds**
Brought forward at 1 April 2022
Net income and expenditure for the
year
**Carried forward at 31 March 2023**|Restricted
Funds
345,024
-
-
345,024
300,875
300,875
**44,149**
150,739
44,149
**194,888**|Unrestricted
Funds
-
11,469
211
11,680
-
-
**11,680**
130,807
11,680
**142,487**|**31 March**
**2023**
Total
**31 March**
**2022**
Total
345,024
278,384
11,469
12,980
211
71|
|---|---|---|---|
||||356,704
291,435|
||||300,875
245,913|
||||300,875
245,913|
|||||
||||**55,829**
**45,522**|
||||281,546
236,024
55,829
45,522
**337,375**
**281,546**|
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## **STEP (SWINDON)**
## **BALANCE SHEET AS AT 31 MARCH 2023**
|Notes
**Fixed Assets**
Tangible Assets for use by
Charity
8
**Current Assets**
Debtors
9
Cash at Bank and in Hand
**Liabilities**
Creditors: amounts falling
due within one year
10
**Net Current Assets**
**Net Assets**
**Income Funds**
Restricted
11
Unrestricted
12|65,647
278,994
344,641
11,236|**31st March**
**2023**
3,970
333,405|3,567
288,422
291,989
14,793|**31st March**
**2022**
4,350
277,196|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|||337,375||281,546|
|||194,888
142,487||150,739
130,807|
|||337,375||281,546|
Approved on behalf of all the Trustees on the ____________________ 2023
Sylvia Snelson Bob Barrett
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## **STEP (SWINDON)**
## **NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023**
## **1 Accounting Policies**
## **Basis of preparation**
The financial statements of the charity 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 Charities Act 2011. The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention.
The financial statements are prepared in UK £ Sterling, which is the functional currency of the entity and rounded to the nearest £1.
## **Going concern**
The financial statements have been prepared on the basis of being a going concern as the trustees do not have any concerns about the Charity’s ability to continue as a going concern as there are sufficient resources in reserve to meet any liabilities that may fall due for at least the next 12 months from the date these accounts are approved.
## **Public benefit**
The Charity is a public benefit entity.
## **Statement of cash flows**
The trustees do not have to prepare a statement of cash flows on the grounds that the charity is not considered “large” under the Charities SORP (FRS 102)
## **Debtors**
Debtors are measured on initial recognition at settlement amount, and subsequently at the amount expected to be received or paid.
## **Government grants**
Government grants are accounted for under the performance model, and are recognised when the performance conditions are met and receipt is certain.
## **Income**
Income is recognised in the Statement of Financial Activities (SoFA) when the Charity becomes entitled to the resources, the trustees believe it is probable they will receive the resources, and the monetary value can be measured with sufficient reliability.
Where income has related expenditure the income and related expenditure are reported gross in the SoFA.
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## **STEP (SWINDON)**
## **NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023**
## **Expenditures and liabilities**
Liabilities are recognised as soon as there is a legal or constructive obligation which commits the Charity to the expenditure.
Charitable activities include expenditure associated with grant making and included the direct costs, support costs and governance costs relating to these activities.
## **Funds structure**
Unrestricted funds are incoming resources receivable or generated for the objects of the charity without specified purpose and are available as general funds.
## **Judgement and key sources of estimation uncertainty**
The preparation of the financial statements in conformity with FRS 102 requires trustees to make judgements, estimates and assumptions that affect the application of policies and reported amounts of assets, liabilities, income and expenditure. The estimates and associated assumptions are based upon historical experience and various other factors that are believed to be reasonable under circumstances, the result of which form the basis of making judgements about carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily available from other resources. Actual results may differ from these estimates. The estimates and underlying assumptions are reviewed on an ongoing basis. Revisions to accounting estimates are recognised in the period in which the estimate is revised if the revision affects only that period or in the period of revision and future periods if the revision affects both current and future periods.
## **Taxation**
The charity is a registered charity and accordingly is exempt from taxation on its income and gains where they are applied for charitable purposes.
## **Tangible fixed assets for use by charity**
Tangible fixed assets for use by the charity are stated at cost less depreciation.
Depreciation is provided at rates calculated to write off the cost over their expected useful lives on the following basis:
Plant and equipment: 20% straight line
Motor Vehicle: 20% straight line
## **Pensions**
Existing employees of the charity were entitled to join a defined contribution pension scheme. New and existing employees who are not in the pension scheme were automatically enrolled into the defined contribution scheme unless they have exercised their right to opt out of scheme membership. The charity makes a contribution of 5% and the contributions made for the accounting period are treated as an expense and were £9,850.
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## **STEP (SWINDON)**
## **NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued) YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023**
|**2**
**Grants Receivable**
Swindon Borough Council
Therapeutic
Participation
Innovations project
(Restore)
Safer Streets
TaMHS Support Group
SSP Young Scrutineers
Covid Recovery
Furlough claims
Total Government grants
Other grants
Barnardo’s
Participation
Logo competition
Zurich
Restore
Children in Need (BBC)
Children in Need (One off
payment)
Community Foundation
High Sheriff grant
Staff Support
Globals Make Some Noise
Therapeutic 5 Steps
Positive Steps
UK Youth
I Thrive
Cost of living one off
payment
Hedley Foundation (Summer
Activities)
The White Horse Federation
(Nylands in school sessions)
Total other grants
Total Grants|Restricted
Funds
112,300
21,500
-
90,000
29,204
584
-
-
253,588
33,670
1,069
-
17,168
500
2,565
-
-
-
29,000
2,900
3,160
1,404
91,436
345,024|Unrestricted
Funds
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-|**31 March 2023**
Total
112,300
21,500
-
90,000
29,204
584
-
-
253,588
33,670
1,069
-
17,168
500
2,565
-
-
-
29,000
2,900
3,160
1,404
91,436
345,024|31 March 2022
Total
114,546
21,500
22,801
13,817
-
-
974
895
174,533
49,482
-
17,500
16,669
-
-
4,829
8,360
7,011
-
-
-
-
103,851
278,384|
|---|---|---|---|---|
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## **STEP (SWINDON)**
## **NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued) YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023**
## **3 Total Expenditure**
|Notes
Staff Costs
5
Group Costs
Vehicle and Transportation
Costs
Staff Travel and Expenses
Staff Training
Administration Costs
4|Restricted
Funds
243,929
14,360
5,697
4,776
1,151
30,962
300,875|Unrestricted
Funds
-
-
-
-
-
-
-|**31 March**
**2023**
Total
243,929
14,360
5,697
4,776
1,151
30,962
300,875|**31 March**
**2022**
Total
201,002
12,402
5,659
1,691
427
24,732|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|||||245,913|
## **4 Administration Costs**
|Office Rent
Other Costs
Office Running Costs
Telephone & IT Costs
Insurance
Professional
Depreciation
Accountancy
Loss on disposal|Restricted
Funds
6,500
4,369
9,463
3,956
2,416
251
1,847
2,160
-
30,962|Unrestricted
Funds
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-|**31 March**
**2023**
Total
6,500
4,369
9,463
3,956
2,416
251
1,847
2,160
-
30,962|**31 March**
**2022**
Total
6,000
2,989
6,448
2,425
2,322
251
1,975
2,040
282|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|||||24,732|
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## **STEP (SWINDON)**
## **NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued) YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023**
## **5 Staff Costs**
|Wages and Salaries
Employer’s National Insurance
Pension costs
Average number of employees|**31 March**
**2023**
216,281
17,798
9,850
243,929|**31 March**
**2022**
180,132
12,727
8,143
201,002
11(2022: 12)|
|---|---|---|
No employees had employee benefits in excess of £60,000. Pension costs are allocated to activities in proportion to the related staffing costs incurred.
The charity’s trustees were not paid or received any benefits from employment with the charity in the period neither were they reimbursed expenses during the period. No charity trustees received payment for professional or other services supplied to the charity.
There were no related party transactions.
The key management personnel of the charity were the Project Director and Project Manager.
The total employee benefits of the key management personnel of the charity were £77,797. (2022: £72,653)
## **7 Net movement in funds for the year**
|The net movement in funds for the year is stated after charging:
Fees for the examination of the accounts
Depreciation
Loss on disposal|**31 March**
**2023**
**31 March**
**2022**
2,160
2,040
1,847
1,975
-
282|
|---|---|
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## **STEP (SWINDON)**
## **NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued) YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023**
## **8 Tangible Fixed Assets**
|Cost
At 1 April 2022
Additions
Disposals
At 31 March 2023
Depreciation
At 1 April 2022
Charge for year
Elimination on disposal
At 31 March 2023
Net Book Value
At 1 April 2022
At 31 March 2023|Equipment
12,677
1,467
-
14,144
8,327
1,847
-
10,174
4,350
3,970|Mini Bus
12,500
-
-
12,500
12,500
-
-
12,500
-
-|Total
25,177
1,467
-|
|---|---|---|---|
||||26,644|
||||20,827
1,847
-|
||||22,674|
||||4,350|
||||3,970|
## **9 Debtors: amount falling due within one year**
|Grants receivable
Other debtors
**10**
**Creditors: amounts falling due within one year**
Accruals|**31 March**
**2023**
63,450
2,197
65,647
**31 March**
**2023**
11,236
11,236|**31 March**
**2022**
-
3,567
3,567
**31 March**
**2022**
14,793
14,793|
|---|---|---|
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## **STEP (SWINDON)**
## **NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued) YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023**
## **11 Restricted Income Funds**
|**Fund Name**|**Purpose and Restrictions**||
|---|---|---|
|**Swindon Borough Council – Therapeutic**|**For the provision of therapeutic group work for**
**young people aged 7 to 18, residing in the borough of**
**Swindon.**||
|**Swindon Borough Council – SEND (Special**
**Educational Needs and Disabilities) Participation**|**For the provision of a participation programme for**
**young people with SEND between the ages of 11 to 25**
**in Swindon**||
|**Swindon Borough Council – Safer Streets**|**For the provision of therapeutic group work for**
**young women at risk of exploitation, and those**
**vulnerable to violence and abuse, reduce Anti-social**
**behaviour and risk of entry Into the criminal justice**
**system**||
|**Swindon Borough Council – TaMHS Support**|**For the provision of mental health and wellbeing**
**sessions - early intervention & prevention – to**
**support 40 children and young people identified**
**through current Targeted Mental Health Service in**
**Schools waiting list.**||
|**Swindon Borough Council – Young Scrutineers**|**For the provision of training and facilitation of a**
**young person’s scrutiny group**||
|**Swindon Borough Council – Innovations Project**
**(RESTORE)**|**For the provision of therapeutic group work for**
**young people whose parent / carers are alcohol**
**dependent aged 7 to 18, residing in the borough of**
**Swindon.**||
|**Swindon Borough Council - COVID Recovery**|**For the provision of resources, and additional worker**
**hours to enable a safe working practices following**
**young people return to face to face work**||
|**Children in Need - Therapeutic**|**For the provision of therapeutic group work for**
**young people aged 7 to 18, residing in the borough of**
**Swindon.**||
|**Children in Need – Cost of Living**|**One off payment to support staff costs in relation to**
**the Children in Need Therapeutic grant**||
|**Barnardo's Mental Health Swindon Trailblazer**
**Participation**|**For the provision of a participation programme for**
**young people and their parent/carers in relation to**
**Barnardo’s mental health support work in Swindon’s**
**schools.**||
|**Barnardo's Mental Health Swindon Trailblazer Logo**
**Competition**|**One off piece of work to facilitate the design of a new**
**logo for Swindon’s Sexual Assault and Referral**
**Centre**||
|**Global’s Make Some Noise – Therapeutic 5 STEPs**|**For the provision of therapeutic group work with a**
**specific focus on mental health and emotional well-**
**being for young people aged 7 to 18, residing in the**
**borough of Swindon.**||
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**NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued) YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023**
## **STEP (SWINDON)**
## **Restricted Income Funds (continued)**
|**Fund Name**|**Purpose and Restrictions**|
|---|---|
|||
|**Community Foundation – Tampon Tax – Young**
**Girl’s group**|**For the provision of therapeutic group work for**
**young women at risk of exploitation. Delivered**
**within the school setting (outreach) in the borough of**
**Swindon.**|
|**Community Foundation - Staff Support Programme**|**For the provision of a one to one counsellor, to**
**enhance and develop young people’s resilience**
**within a therapeutic group work environment.**|
|**Community Foundation – High Sheriff Grant**|**For the provision of group work to help young**
**people manage their own behaviours, reduce Anti-**
**social behaviour and reduce the risk of entering Into**
**the criminal justice system**|
|**Hedley Foundation**|**For the provision of day trips and activities during**
**the school summer holidays**|
|**White Horse Federation – Nyland’s School**|**For the provision of in-school sessions to support**
**emotional wellbeing and negative behaviours within**
**the classroom**|
|**UK Youth – I-Thrive**|**To Implement and deliver an organisational**
**approach to managing the emotional wellbeing of the**
**staff team, volunteers, children, and young people.**|
|**UK Youth – Cost of Living**|**One off payment to support staff costs in relation to**
**the I-Thrive grant**|
|**Zurich Community Trust - Restore**|**For the provision of therapeutic group work for**
**young people whose parent / carers are alcohol or**
**drug dependent / experiencing domestic abuse, aged**
**7 to 18, residing in the borough of Swindon.**|
|**Zurich Community Trust - Positive STEPs**|**For the provision of therapeutic group work for**
**young men at risk of exploitation. Delivered within**
**the school setting (outreach) in the borough of**
**Swindon.**|
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## **STEP (SWINDON)**
## **NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued) YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023**
## **11 Restricted Income Funds (continued)**
## **Movements of Funds**
|Swindon Borough Council
Therapeutic
Participation/Thought Tank
Innovations project (Restore)
Safer Streets
TaMHS Support Group
SSP Young Scrutineers
Covid recovery
Children In Need
Therapeutic
Cost of Living
Barnardo’s
Participation
Logo Competition
Zurich
Positive Steps
Restore
Wiltshire Community
Foundation
High Sheriff Grant
Tampon Tax
Staff Support
Globals Make Some Noise –
Therapeutic 5 steps
UK Youth
I Thrive
Cost of living one off
payment
Hedley Foundation (Summer
Activities)
The White Horse Federation
(Nylands in school sessions)|1StApril
2022
68,324
19,748
11,572
3,311
-
-
234
13,631
-
15,025
-
3,085
4,193
-
2,111
1,157
8,348
-
-
-
-
150,739|Income
112,300
21,500
-
90,000
29,204
584
-
17,168
500
33,670
1,069
-
-
2,565
-
-
-
29,000
2,900
3,160
1,404
345,024|Expenditure
and transfers
(81,151)
(15,536)
(11,572)
(57,357)
(28,138)
(584)
(234)
(16,523)
(500)
(32,402)
(1,069)
(3,085)
(4,193)
(2,565)
(2,111)
(1,157)
(8,348)
(26,886)
(2,900)
(3,160)
(1,404)
(300,875)|31stMarch
2023
99,473
25,712
-
35,954
1,066
-
-
14,276
-
16,293
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
2,114
-
-
-|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|||||194,888|
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**NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued) YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023**
## **STEP (SWINDON)**
## **Movements of Funds (continued)**
## **PRIOR YEAR**
|Swindon Borough Council
Therapeutic
Participation/Thought Tank
Innovations project (Restore)
Safer Streets
Covid recovery
Children In Need - Therapeutic
Barnardo’s
National lottery
Zurich
Covid Recovery
Positive Steps
Restore
Nationwide – Covid Recovery
Wiltshire Community
Foundation
Covid Recovery
Tampon Tax
Staff Support
Globals Make Some Noise
Therapeutic 5 Steps
Positive Steps|1stApril
2021
40,876
14,596
6,109
-
-
9,637
3,168
5,592
1,223
12,875
-
507
1,520
6,293
-
12,680
3,192
118,268|Income
114,546
21,500
22,801
13,817
974
16,669
49,482
-
-
-
17,500
-
-
-
4,829
8,360
7,011
277,489|Expenditure
and
transfers
(87,098)
(16,348)
(17,338)
(10,506)
(740)
(12,675)
(37,625)
(5,592)
(1,223)
(9,790)
(13,307)
(507)
(1,520)
(4,182)
(3,672)
(12,692)
(10,203)
(245,018)
|31stMarch
2022
68,324
19,748
11,572
3,311
234
13,631
15,025
-
-
3,085
4,193
-
-
2,111
1,157
8,348
-|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|||||150,739|
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## **STEP (SWINDON)**
## **NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued) YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023**
## **12 Unrestricted Funds**
|Unrestricted
Funds
**RIOR YEAR**
Unrestricted
Funds|1stApril 2022
130,807
130,807
1stApril 2021
117,756
117,756|Income
11,680
11,680
Income
13,946
13,946|Expenditure
-
-
Expenditure
(895)
(895)|31stMarch 2023
142,487|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|||||142,487|
|||||31stMarch 2022
130,807|
|||||130,807|
## **PRIOR YEAR**
## **13 Analysis of Net Assets Between Funds**
|Fixed Assets
Net Current Assets
Total Net Assets|Unrestricted Funds
-
142,487
142,487|Restricted Funds
3,970
190,918
194,888|Total
3,970
333,405|
|---|---|---|---|
||||337,375|
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## **STEP (SWINDON)**
## **NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued) YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023**
## **13 Comparative figures by fund**
|**Income**
Grants Receivable
Donations
Investment Income
**Total Income**
**Expenditure**
Charitable Expenditure
**Total Expenditure**
**Net income and expenditure for**
**the period**
**Reconciliation of funds**
Brought forward at 1 April 2021
**Carried forward at 31 March 2022**|Restricted
Funds
277,489
-
-
277,489
245,018
245,018
**32,471**
118,268
**150,739**|Unrestricted
Funds
895
12,980
71
13,946
895
895
**13,051**
117,756
**130,807**|31stMarch 2022
Total
278,384
12,980
71|
|---|---|---|---|
||||291,435|
||||245,913|
||||245,913|
|||||
||||**45,522**|
||||236,024|
||||**281,546**|
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