Trustees’ Report & Financial Statements
for the year ended 31 March 2023
Contents
Contents
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Charity Information 3
Report of the Trustees FY 22-23 4
Growing and Developing the Charity 8
Delivered and Achieved 10
Review of Communications Output to Ensure Value for Money 16
and to Continue to Improve Engagement with Families
Website and Social Media Statistics 22-23 18
Financial Review 22
Plans for 23-24 and Beyond 24
Financial Statements 26
Statement of Trustees’ Responsibilities 27
Independent Examiner’s Report 28
Statement of Financial Activities for the Year ended 31 March 2023 29
Balance Sheet 31 March 2023 30
Cash Flow Statement for the Year ended 31 March 2023 31
Notes to the Cash Flow Statement for the Year ended 31 March 2023 32
Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year ended 31 March 2023 33
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Charity Information
Charity Information
Trustees
Captain Paul Quinn OBE RN (Retd) - Chair David Evans - Deputy Chair Jacqueline Curtis-Donnelly Professor Jan Walker OBE Lieutenant Commander Steve Cass RN Bryony Johnson Michelle Mortlock (Resigned 23 May 2023)
Head Office
Building 25, HMS Excellent Whale Island Portsmouth Hampshire PO2 8ER
Accounts - Independent Examiners
Gibson Whitter Limited Larch House Parklands Business Park Denmead Hampshire PO7 6XP
Bankers
CAF Bank Limited 25 Kings Hill Avenue Kings Hill West Mailing Kent ME19 4JQ
Registered Charity Number
1177107
Key Management Personnel
Sarah Clewes - Chief Executive Officer
Nicola Thompson - Director of Operations
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Report of the Trustees FY 22-23 | Na1 F•mlll*s ration Trustees, Report ancial Statements 22-23 Naval Families F E D E R A T l O N
Report of the Trustees FY 22-23
Summary of the Year
FY22/23 has proved to be a year of significant organisation maturity to best fit the Charity to respond to the needs of Royal Navy and Royal Marines families. The trustees ran a full national search for a CEO, having appointed an interim CEO during the last period after a failed recruitment. The Trustees are delighted to report that our interim CEO, Mrs Sarah Clewes was appointed as the best candidate for the position alongside some very high-quality applicants. She brings extensive Charity experience within the military and healthcare charity fields as well as service as a Logistics branch senior rating and commissioned officer and being part of a service family.
The alignment of all Naval Families Federation (NFF) business to the Armed Forces Family Strategy has allowed a much-improved clarity of thought and alignment of effort which has been significantly underpinned by a ruthless cleansing of our family contact database and the appointment of a database officer to ensure that we have the evidence-base to support our work, especially in advocacy.
The Trustees set an early priority and task on our new CEO to review our communications strategy and output to ensure high quality product and value for money. The outcome of the review has been to outsource to a professional provider, which sadly meant that we had to reduce the headcount by 3 full-time posts. The review is reported in detail later in this review.
By some margin the most challenging task of the year has been the re-negotiation of our Grant-in-Aid support agreement with Royal Navy Command HQ. The effects of significant personnel reductions in the HQ meant that the collective memory on the process had been lost. However, thanks to hard work and goodwill on both sides an agreement was reached after almost a year of negotiation. The NFF has been pleased to agree to new Key Performance Indicators, which will help our focus and the placement of a senior naval officer onto our trustee board, as a Professional Advisor and Observer. We are already seeing the benefits of closer working with senior RN People Team members.
The Trustees have pleasure in presenting their annual report for the purposes of the Charities Act 2011, together with the accounts for the period ended 31 March 2023. In preparing this Annual Report and financial statement the Trustees have adopted the updated provisions of the Statement of Recommended Practice (SORP) “Accounting and Reporting by Charities” (FRS102).
I also want to say a massive thank you for all your help with moving house. It was Natalie that I spoke to all the time and she was amazing! And now we’re in our new home and we are so much happier now! Couldn’t have done it without her or NFF! Thank you again for all of your help, whatever the outcome, I have felt well supported by you! It means a lot.
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Report of the Trustees FY 22-23
Structure, Governance and Management
The NFF is established under a constitution as a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO) Foundation charity, registered with the Charity Commission on 12 February 2018 with charity number 1177107.
Governance is exercised by a board of trustees, the members of which are selected and appointed by the charity’s existing trustees having given regard to the skills, knowledge and experience needed. Members are appointed by a resolution of the trustees then in post. The trustees meet four times a year. During the Grant in Aid review in 2023 the Royal Navy made a condition of further funding to be the appointment of an ex-officio trustee onto the Board, that appointment to be at the next naturally occurring vacancy.
On appointment, new trustees are provided with a copy of the charity’s constitution, the latest set of accounts, the NFF Strategic Baseline Document and a copy of the Charity Commission’s guidance CC3 (The Essential Trustee). They are offered an Induction Day at Head Office with the NFF team to learn about the charity’s activities. All new trustees are offered training, and their expenses are paid by the charity. Ongoing training and updates are provided by a freelance charity governance trainer with experience in the military charity.
Day-to-day management of the charity is delegated by the trustees to the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and her team, whilst trustees remain closely involved in monitoring activities, receiving regular reports, giving guidance and authorising transactions. The CEO is supported by the Director of Operations. The Chair meets weekly with the CEO and was extensively involved in the latter stages of the GiA negotiations.
Risks are regularly reviewed by the Board. The current key challenges faced by the NFF are related to ensuring that the public and stakeholders have an accurate understanding of the organisation and its role, to enable the NFF to manage the expectation of serving members of the Royal Navy and Royal Marines (RN & RM) and their families. All staff members contributed to the NFF Strategy, 2021 - 2024; this document is regularly referenced in team meetings to ensure a consistent approach to both internal and external communications. The risk of delayed monthly payment of Grant-in-Aid is mitigated by holding sufficient reserves; this potential risk has informed the Reserves Policy.
Trustees keep under review and ensure practices adopted by the charity are in line with the Charity’s values. The trustees have reviewed all policies during this period with an external HR expert to ensure they are up to date and relevant.
The remuneration of all staff is reviewed and set by the trustees by benchmarking against similar organisations; the ACEVO Pay and Equalities Survey 2022 has informed decision making.
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Report of the Trustees FY 22-23
Naval Families Federation Strategy 2021 – 2024
The objects of the charity are:
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a. The promotion of social inclusion and military efficiency, for the public benefit, by assisting in the prevention of serving Royal Navy and Royal Marines and their families being disadvantaged through military service,
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b. Such other charitable purposes for the general benefit of Royal Navy and Royal Marines families as the trustees from time to time think fit.
Our Vision
Our vision is for all members of the Royal Navy and Royal Marines families to:
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Have their views heard by those in positions of power.
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Feel valued.
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Be treated with fairness and respect.
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Thrive in their communities of choice.
Strategic Objectives for the period 2021 – 2024:
- To drive evidence-based data.
The Trustees have complied with the duty in s.2 of the Charities Act 2011 in having due regard to public benefit guidance published by the Charity Commission.
The Naval Families Federation Strategy 2021 – 2024, includes the following:
Our Mission
The Naval Families Federation exists to give Royal Navy and Royal Marines families a voice and representation to the Ministry of Defence, Ministers, other Government Departments, the Chain of Command, and civilian service providers. It provides support and guidance on matters affecting the daily lives of Naval Service families, acting as an advocate when appropriate to resolve complex issues.
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To increase our reach.
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To be effective advocates and to champion on matters that really impact our families.
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To have and sustain an effective and agile organisation.
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To demonstrate we value our Royal Navy and Royal Marine families.
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Growing and Developing the Charity
Presence in the West Country – embracing new
ways of working post Covid-19 pandemic from hybrid to hot desking at naval charity locations including the China Fleet Club and at HMS Drake, attending Passing Out parades at both Commando Training Centre Royal Marines and HMS Raleigh to build and maintain professional relationships with staff, families and serving personnel to raise the profile of NFF.
New Database and Administration Officer role: to take ownership of the refreshed database to improve our evidence gathering processes, and present regular and accurate reports. This important role enables reporting on our strategic objectives, embracing opportunities for evidence based and proactive communication to our families; analysing data to inform our Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), embedding a team culture of maintaining accurate records.
Overseas Survey: this was promoted throughout July and August 2022, and generated 123 responses in total. Issues identified spousal employment, simplification of tax and residency status issues post Brexit and the need for clear and accessible information to inform decision making for families moving overseas. Findings are shared here referencing the Living in our Shoes Report and our Duty in Care reports.
Formalising time and dedication to research:
we continue to contribute to academic research as subject matter experts and/or for our reach into service families. Our contribution to research adds credibility and now tracked, enables us to demonstrate impact and our commitment to ensuring Naval families are represented and that research is pertinent to single service as well as broader Armed Forces matters.
Secured grant funding: to recruit an additional Immigration Adviser to enhance delivery alongside our OISC qualified caseworker; 3 year funding from the Royal Navy Royal Marines Charity and Armed Forces Covenant Trust Fund .
Having reviewed the requirement for support to RM families based at RM Condor , we are delighted that the RMA - The Royal Marines Charity now part-fund a new NFF Families Engagement Officer (MOU in place). Recruited and role commenced March 2023.
A joint bid with the Army and RAF Families Federations, secured funding from The Armed Forces Covenant Trust Fund to conduct a review of current training and employment provision for military spouses ; identifying overlap and encouraging closer working to maximise expertise, promote equity and increase reach.
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Delivered and Achieved
The Armed Forces Families Strategy 2022 to 2032 published on 19 January 22 remains our main focus, and provided opportunity to align our output as the workstreams form a useful and relevant structure for NFF areas of business; the workstreams include: Family Life, Service Life; Family Home; Children’s Education; Childcare; Non-UK families and Health and Wellbeing.
The Strategy team reported on the benefits of seeking and using views of Service personnel and families to drive forward real change as part of the strategy. As a key stakeholder, NFF has contributed to the following successes:
- Since the full UK rollout of the Wraparound Childcare scheme (WAC) in September 2022, over 6,500 Service children have been registered onto the WAC scheme, and over £3.4M has been claimed to support Service families with childcare costs. WAC is known as ‘Out of School Care’ in Wales and ‘School Aged Childcare’ in Scotland. Based on enquiries and questions posed on social media, the NFF website provides guidance to help busy families navigate the application process here .
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In May 2022, the Armed Forces Families and Safeguarding (AFFS) team worked closely with the Universities and Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS) and the Service Children’s Progression Alliance (SCiP) to put a new section on the UCAS application form. In this section, students from Armed Forces families are advised on how to contextualise their educational journey and experiences. This will positively shape – and be considered in – their application.
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Enabled the Service Children’s Progression Alliance (SCiP) to enhance their Thriving Lives Toolkit . This helps primary and secondary schools to plan and deliver support for children and young people in Armed Forces families: the Centre for Education and Youth and the SCiP Alliance published a research report into better understanding the needs, barriers, and experiences of Service children in post-16 education.
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Promoting The Future Accommodation Model (FAM) pilot, which offers more choice to more Service personnel over where, how, and with whom they live. Under FAM, on the three pilot sites, Service personnel could choose Service accommodation, private rental accommodation or buy their own home. Others who benefited were Service personnel in long-term established relationships (LTR(E)) who were previously only able to apply for surplus SFA. The pilot changed this by allowing those long term established relationships (LTR(E)) on the three pilot sites to benefit from subsidised SFA. Once the results from the FAM pilot have been analysed, a New Accommodation Offer will be rolled out across the rest of the UK.
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The Forces Help to Buy (FHTB) scheme, which helps Service personnel to buy their own homes, was made permanent in January 2023. The scheme has been very popular, with around 5,000 applicants each year . This means that thousands of Armed Forces families have benefitted from having more stable home lives, particularly during periods of service.
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Delivered and Achieved
Duty and Care, Armed Forces Family Mobility and
Healthcare Report: produced in collaboration with the NHS, Army, and RAF Families Federations and Anglia Ruskin University highlights the impact of a mobile lifestyle on armed forces families. Recommendations from this report used to underpin the Health and Wellbeing workstream of the Armed Forces Families Strategy as well as the creation and delivery of successful single point of contact services in the Integrated Care System footprints covering: Humber and North Yorkshire; Hertfordshire and West Essex; Kent and Medway and Sussex as initial pilot sites.
‘Books For All’ project delivered: funded by RNRMC, this project provided opportunity to engage schools, especially post the Covid 19 pandemic, provide bookmarks as well as recommended books based on family feedback:
Thank you for our delivery of free books through your ‘Books For All’ Scheme. As we have a number of Navy Children at our setting, these books will be a tremendous help during times of transition. We are very grateful for your kind donation.
Serving Dad popped into the office to give feedback:
Thank you for the book for him and his daughters school. He loves the books and will be taking them into the school next week and building the connection with the school.
We received our books today along with a few little surprises. Thank you so much, they will be really useful for the school.
NFF shortlisted for two awards! Ex Forces Initiative of the Year at the Ex Forces in Business Awards . We worked in partnership with Barclays to deliver workshops in Scotland aimed at enabling spouses back into the workplace. Second award is in the Employer of the Year category at the Heropreneurs Awards in London, in November; enormously proud of the recognition gained.
We continue to sponsor the Celebrating Forces Families Awards (use link below in text) and work alongside other charities in the events team to acknowledge and celebrate the resilience, the amazing projects families have undertaken, triumph over adversity and inspiring career paths taken whilst being part of the whole community. www.celebratingforcesfamilies.co.uk/cffawards
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Delivered and Achieved
Contributed to the Solent Needs Assessment
Group: re-invigorated with new Portsmouth City Council Project team to progress Armed Forces Covenant action plans (post Covid 19 pandemic) and identify local need derived from 2021 Census data.
Submitted evidence to support national central Government consultations: we submitted evidencebased reports to highlight the unique challenges faced by serving personnel and their families to the Department for Education ‘SEND review: right support, right place, right time’ and the Department for Health and Social Care ‘Mental Health and Wellbeing Plan’.
Armed Forces Covenant and Veterans Annual
Report: in collaboration with the Army and RAF Families Federations, we submitted our Formal Observations on the 2023 Covenant Annual Report, highlighting where progress has been made and where more work is needed to better support serving families.
Armed Forces Covenant On-line training: we were part of a small working group supporting this project, which was led by Warwickshire County Council and funded by the Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust. The two new online training modules are aimed at raising awareness of the military lifestyle, the Armed Forces Covenant and the new Covenant Legislation, which introduced the need for service providers to pay due regard to the Armed Forces community within the health, accommodation and education sectors.
Praise for the great information and relevant articles in Homeport. Great mix of family and service information.
Academic research: we have contributed evidence to several Research studies which have focussed on different aspects of Service life. These studies have been led by various research teams, including the Children’s Commissioner, King’s Centre for Military Health Research and the Office of Tax Simplification and subjects have included: Improving the financial stability of military families; Hybrid and Distance Working Report: Exploring the Tax Implications of Changing Working Practices ; and the ‘Family Review – Celebrating Military Families’ .
Expert Advisory Group for the UK Veterans
Family Study: this is a cross institutional, multistage, collaborative research project aimed at better understanding the psychosocial health and wellbeing needs of family members of veterans throughout the UK. We were invited to be part of the EAG to provide an input from the perspective of those currently still serving or in the transition phase.
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Delivered and Achieved
The following examples demonstrate how the Naval Families Federation continue to advocate on behalf of our families and acting as a critical friend to the Royal Navy to ensure they feel valued and that their voices are heard:
The nuances of naval life impacted by the cost-ofliving crisis: Service Families Accommodation (SFA) can often have poor insulation, ill-fitting windows and doors against rising energy bills. Armed with lived experiences and examples of enquiries around cost of living pertaining to SFA, meetings were held with Family Federation CEOs and 1* DIO Head of Accommodation, to influence their priorities, and directives to share with families.
A comparison of perspectives on the rising cost of living across the veteran and serving community revealed an increase in benevolence requests as well as increases to Regular Charitable Payments (including to serving families). In a bid to avoid information overload, charities and Royal Navy Family and People Support developed a ‘one stop shop’ on the RN Forum with relevant and current information made available to enable families to make informed choices. Charity sector led cost of living meetings attended by a representative from MoD Pay and Allowances team, where our collective input certainly added weight to an allowances review, prioritising the need to enable weekend travel. Funded research into improving the Financial Stability for Military Families led by the Army Families Federation was well supported with lived experiences adding credibility and currency.
The Naval Families Federation Advocates team (of 3) processes on average 50 enquiries per month, varying in complexity, and ranging from allocation of housing to advice regarding Universal Credit and benevolence. As opposed to just signposting to a range of civilian and armed forces charities, we add value by providing a warm handover to ensure service families feel valued and can make informed choices to thrive in their community of choice.
Issues pertaining to non-UK service personnel:
our contribution to the ‘Guide for Foreign and Commonwealth nationals and Unit support’ was much appreciated by Diversity and Inclusion team at Navy Command. NFF evidence also shaped the change in policy, highlighting the requirement to adapt to need and differing levels of support at different times on their career pathway: at present all non-UK personnel leaving service who wish to settle in the UK must pay the full fee of £2,389 for indefinite leave. This fee will now be waived for those with at least six years’ service or who are discharged due to an illness or injury attributable to their service. More details here .
Supporting the non-UK families remains in our top two areas of priority based on need; NFF continues to shape policy and provide evidence to the Policy lead, who sits within the Army, as well as contributing to the COBSEO cluster for non-UK, working in collaboration with the RN Employment Policy SO1 and the providing evidence to the MoD People Strategy & Policy team to shape delivery of the Armed Forces Families Strategy non-UK workstream.
I would like to take this time and express my utmost thanks and gratitude for all the help and guidance that you have given me. All the time which you have taken out of your busy schedule to help me and to reply to my countless emails and my SMS. My son {sic} Visa is successful he will be coming over next month to be re-united with his mom. This would not have been possible without the help from yourself and I will forever be grateful.
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Delivered and Achieved
You are a phenomenal Gentlemen I pray many blessings, happiness and guidance your way. Continue doing great and being great. If there’s anything I can help with regards to the Navy or where I am based, please feel free to email or SMS me.
Our Office of Immigration Service Commissioner qualified caseworker processes over 120 cases per year; we have identified that these are increasing in complexity and our Caseworker often unpick enquiries where incorrect advice has been given and where armed forces specifics have not been considered.
The single service Families Federations presented evidence to the Armed Forces Pay Review Board to highlight ongoing feedback pertaining to the inability to plan family life, short notice programme changes as well as increased requests for additional tasking to cover national strikes concerns against a backdrop of the cost-of-living crisis. A meeting with the Minister for Defence People, Veterans and Service Families The Rt Hon Andrew Murrison MP provided further opportunity to raise the issue of nuances of naval life and cost of living impact.
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Hosted 8 members of the Royal Navy Armed Forces Parliamentary Scheme as part of their one-day visit to Navy Command Headquarters; the aim of their visit was to provide a comprehensive introduction to RN personnel, training, operational and policy command structure thereby allowing them to better understand the RN, its role and people when dealing with matters in parliament (and in their constituencies) pertaining to the Service. This most useful event enabled the NFF to promote the importance of considering all members of the service family.
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has made me aware that you have provided significant support and advice to help him and his wife overcome their recent issue. He has commended you to his chain of command for your superb support, so I feel it is appropriate for me to provide you with that feedback and also, from my part, say thank you for supporting one of my team so diligently. As a consequence of your support, he is very hopeful that there will be a positive outcome to the situation he and his wife have been faced with – and from an operational perspective, it has allowed him to continue to focus on his role, in the knowledge that you are on his side.
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Review of Communications Output to Ensure Value for Money and to Continue to Improve Engagement with Families
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Review of Communications Output to Ensure Value for Money and to Continue to Improve Engagement with Families
Working alongside a group of pro-bono
Communications specialists from October 2022 to January 2023, this comprehensive review enabled us to address the limitations of our current Communications output, including but not limited to:
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Not all families live in base port areas, dispersed families are hard to reach; due to data sharing constraints NFF has limited direct contact with families.
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Attending events such as ship’s homecomings and families’ days can help raise our profile, but not all families attending such events want to engage on the day therefore evidence gathering is limited.
As a result of the review, headcount reduced by 3 and all Marketing and Communications was outsourced to a local agency to ensure a planned, consistent, and measured approach ensuring value for money. Maximising reach by contributing to Royal Navy Family and People Support channels, enhancing the ‘topical’ areas of the RN Forum to promote our areas of expertise: housing; support to personnel and families serving overseas, visa and immigration processes, devolved administrations; education and childcare, the Armed Forces Covenant and health and wellbeing.
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Our messaging is reactive and rarely proactive as output is not aligned across the Comms team members.
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Our resources are very popular; taking complex and overwhelming information (from academic reports and or policies) condensed to provide the ‘So what?’ in an accessible format and using plan language. Available on our website and a range of useful handouts shared with families at events, nff.org.uk/resources
Thank you so much for resolving the issue before the Christmas break - I am all back up and running (and have been since shortly after you sent your email!).
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Website and Social Media Statistics 22-23
Website Statistics for April 2022 and April 2023
The blue line in the diagram below shows website visits for April 2022 compared with website visits for April 2023. We are pleased to see a significant increase in website visitors, with those who visited the website staying longer on the site and visiting more pages.
There were 3,071 site visitors to the website in April 2023 compared to 1,662 visitors in April 2022.
We attribute these figures to an increase in relevant content, website updates, content updates, improved site usability and navigation and SEO and digital activity.
Figure 1: Website Statistics for April 2022 and April 2023
Apr 1, 2023 - Apr 30, 2023 Users Apr 1, 2022 - Apr 30, 2022 Users 300 300 200 200 100 100 … Apr 3 Apr 5 Apr 7 Apr 9 Apr 11 Apr 13 Apr 15 Apr 17 Apr 19 Apr 21 Apr 23 Apr 25 Apr 27 Apr 29 Users New Users Sessions Number of Sessions per User New Visitor Returning Visitor 84.78% 82.58% 88.06% 1.78% Apr 1, 2023 - Apr 30, 2023 Apr 1, 2022 - Apr 30, 2022 3,071 vs 1,662 2,892 vs 1,584 3,765 vs 2,002 1.23 vs 1.20 13.6% 12.2% Pageviews Pages / Session Avg. Session Duration Bounce Rate 93.57% 2.93% 13.18% 659.51% 12,048 vs 6,224 3.20 vs 3.11 00:01:53 vs 00:01:40 25.42% vs 3.35% 86.4% 87.8%
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Website and Social Media Statistics 22-23
Social media impressions for April 2023 were over 4 times higher than last year with total impressions for the month reaching 184,864.
Facebook is the preferred social channel amongst our user demographic. The significant difference in users on Facebook compared to other channels is due to preference, as well as the implementation of paid social media ads on Facebook and Instagram.
At the time of writing this document, most social media visitors engaging with NFF content on Facebook were women aged between 24 and 54.
Spikes in impressions and engagement are reflected by content posting and social ads.
Figure 2: Social Media impressions for April 2023
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Total Impressions 181,923
Twitter 7,367
Facebook 172,031
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Figure 3. Social Media impressions for April 2022
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Social media impressions were 39,150 in 2022, less than a quarter of impressions in 2023. Interestingly, Instagram impressions were higher last year which implies that this platform is less popular with key audiences this year compared to last. This is something we will continue to monitor. Paid ads cover Facebook and Instagram and so we will review data regularly to identify key trends of audience behaviour for future posting based on visitor demographics.
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Website and Social Media Statistics 22-23
Top performing social posts
Top performing posts on social media to date have all been on Facebook, with people favouring personal stories and useful information.
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Financial Review
The trustees are pleased to report a sound financial performance. Surplus at year end of £20,196 caused by early release under redundancy and later submission of new Marketing and Communications Contract initial payment.
Reserves of £150,000 to meet business continuity as well as £50,000 in the event of NFF wind-up provision.
Again, thank you to all involved in sorting out the problem - everyone from both NFF and Headspace have been amazing.
We have prudently managed finances to fund longterm ambitions to improve business support, including:
1. Updated laptops for home use with post Covid-19 pandemic hybrid working now more common.
2. Plans for a replacement Server abandoned in favour of a cloud-based solution but with significant costs such as a firewall upgrade.
3. Ambition to provide additional horsepower to support CEO and increased advocacy outputs, presentations and interpretation of evidence.
4. Yet to be determined costs to significantly review the production and delivery of Homeport (NFF quarterly magazine distributed to 15,000 recipients and available online).
5. Grants secured to support front line family-facing Engagement Officers.
6. Grant in Aid renegotiation was a sub inflation settlement; hence we saved in order that we can mitigate the worst effects of inflation without reducing family support.
7. Headcount reduction as part of a comprehensive Communications Review will see movement from salaries to contract payments.
We are most grateful to the Royal Navy Royal Marines Charity who continue to provide pro bono financial and payroll support.
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Plans for 23-24 and Beyond
1. Implement KPI and reporting requirements for the agreed GiA, appoint RN trustee if a vacancy in the trust board occurs.
2. As a key stakeholder, continue to contribute to the delivery of the UK Armed Forces Families Strategy 2022-2032; holding to account the MOD and other government departments.
3. Contribute to the delivery of outcomes of the Haythornthwaite Report, a review of armed Forces incentivisation.
Many thanks indeed for all your support this morning and for the time and preparation you have dedicated to our enquiry. Your (and NFF team) help is very much appreciated in helping us navigate a fairly complicated situation.
4. Deliver pilot project in Merseyside and provide recommendations to highlight opportunities for military and civilian charities to enhance communications across this network to identify and support naval families. Present how this model could be replicated to reach dispersed families.
5. Settle the new families support staff in Scotland and improve our support to families in the area.
6. Embed new ways of working with our Marketing and Design agency and explore avenues to reach a wider audience using their expertise at both a strategic and tactical level. This to include a review of format, content and delivery of the Homeport magazine.
7. Prepare for a full strategy review in summer 2024.
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Accounts
Statement of Trustees’ Responsibilities
REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023
The trustees present their report with the financial statements of the charity for the year ended 31 March 2023. The trustees have adopted the provisions of 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).
STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT Governing document
The charity is controlled by its governing document, a deed of trust and constitutes an incorporated charity.
REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS Registered Charity number
1177107
Principal address
Building 25 HMS Excellent Whale Island Portsmouth Hampshire PO2 8ER
Trustees
Independent Examiner
Gibson Whitter Chartered Accountants and Chartered Tax Advisers Larch House Parklands Business Park Denmead Hampshire PO7 6XP
Approved by order of the board of trustees on ............................................. and signed on its behalf by:
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Accounts
Independent Examiner’s Report
INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF NAVAL FAMILIES FEDERATION
Independent examiner's report to the trustees of Naval Families Federation
I report to the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of Naval Families Federation (the Trust) for the year ended 31 March 2023.
Responsibilities and basis of report
As the charity trustees of the Trust 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 Trust's accounts carried out under Section 145 of the Act and in carrying out my examination I have followed all applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under Section 145(5)(b) of the Act.
Independent examiner's statement
Since your charity's gross income exceeded £250,000 your examiner must be a member of a listed body. I can confirm that I am qualified to undertake the examination because I am a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales, which is one of the listed bodies.
I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect:
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accounting records were not kept in respect of the Trust as required by Section 130 of the Act; or
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the accounts do not accord with those records; or
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the accounts do not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a true and fair view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination.
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.
Gavin Whitter (FCA, CTA)
Gibson Whitter Chartered Accountants and Chartered Tax Advisers Larch House Parklands Business Park Denmead Hampshire PO7 6XP Date: .............................................
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Statement of Financial Activities for the Year ended 31 March 2023
| Unrestricted funds Notes £ INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM Charitable activities 3 Supporting Naval Families 543,741 Investment income 2 423 Total 544,164 EXPENDITURE ON Charitable activities 4 Supporting Naval Families 533,832 NET INCOME 10,332 Transfers between funds 15 35 Net movement in funds 10,367 RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS Total funds brought forward 243,961 TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD 254,328 |
Restricted funds £ 25,250 - 25,250 15,386 9,864 (35) 9,829 15,125 24,954 |
31.3.23 Total funds £ 568,991 423 569,414 549,218 20,196 - 20,196 259,086 279,282 |
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Balance Sheet 31 March 2023
| 31.3.23 | 31.3.22 | ||
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| Notes | £ | £ | |
| FIXED ASSETS | |||
| Tangible assets | 10 | 42,208 | 15,521 |
| CURRENT ASSETS | |||
| Debtors | 11 | 4,001 | 4,010 |
| Cash at bank | 292,135 | 263,828 | |
| 296,136 | 267,838 | ||
| CREDITORS | |||
| Amounts falling due within one year | 12 | (59,062) | (24,273) |
| NET CURRENT ASSETS | 237,074 | 243,565 | |
| TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT | |||
| LIABILITIES | 279,282 | 259,086 | |
| NET ASSETS | 279,282 | 259,086 | |
| FUNDS | 15 | ||
| Unrestricted funds | 254,328 | 243,961 | |
| Restricted funds | 24,954 | 15,125 | |
| TOTAL FUNDS | 279,282 | 259,086 |
The financial statements were approved and authorised for issue by the Board of Trustees and authorised for issue on ............................................. and were signed on its behalf by:
............................................. Mr P Quinn - Trustee
The notes form part of these financial statements
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Cash Flow Statement for the Year ended 31 March 2023
| Notes Cash flows from operating activities Cash generated from operations 1 Net cash provided by operating activities Cash flows from investing activities Purchase of tangible fixed assets Interest received Net cash used in investing activities Change in cash and cash equivalents in the reporting period Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the reporting period Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the reporting period |
31.3.23 £ 62,979 62,979 (35,095) 423 (34,672) 28,307 263,828 292,135 |
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Notes to the Cash Flow Statement for the Year ended 31 March 2023
| 1. | RECONCILIATION OF NET INCOME TO NET CASH FLOW FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES | RECONCILIATION OF NET INCOME TO NET CASH FLOW FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES | RECONCILIATION OF NET INCOME TO NET CASH FLOW FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES | RECONCILIATION OF NET INCOME TO NET CASH FLOW FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES | RECONCILIATION OF NET INCOME TO NET CASH FLOW FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES |
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| 31.3.23 | 31.3.22 | ||||
| £ | £ | ||||
| Net income for the reporting period (as per the Statement of | |||||
| Financial Activities) | 20,196 | 25,679 | |||
| Adjustments for: | |||||
| Depreciation charges | 8,408 | 13,315 | |||
| Interest received | (423) | - | |||
| Decrease/(increase) in debtors | 9 | (4,010) | |||
| Increase in creditors | 34,789 | 9,793 | |||
| Net cash provided by operations | 62,979 | 44,777 | |||
| 2. | ANALYSIS OF CHANGES IN NET FUNDS | ||||
| At | 1.4.22 | Cash flow | At 31.3.23 | ||
| £ | £ | £ | |||
| Net cash | |||||
| Cash at bank | 263,828 | 28,307 | 292,135 | ||
| 263,828 | 28,307 | 292,135 | |||
| Total | 263,828 | 28,307 | 292,135 | ||
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Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year ended 31 March 2023
1. ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Basis of preparing the financial statements
The Naval Families Federation is a registered charity, established as a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO), in England and Wales. The address of the principal office is given in the charity information of these financial statements and the nature of the charity's operations and principal activities are detailed in the trustees' report.
The charity constitutes a public benefit entity as defined by FRS 102. The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with 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 issued in October 2019, the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102), the Charities Act 2011 and UK Generally Accepted Accounting Practice.
The financial statements are prepared on a going concern basis under the historical cost convention, modified to include certain items at fair value. The financial statements are presented in sterling which is the functional currency of the charity and rounded to the nearest £.
The significant accounting policies applied in the preparation of these financial statements are set out below. These policies have been consistently applied to all periods presented unless otherwise stated.
Income
All incoming resources are included in the Statement of Financial Activities (SoFA) when the Charity is legally entitled to the income after any performance conditions have been met, the amount can be measured reliably and it is probable that the income will be received.
For donations to be recognised the Charity will have been notified of the amounts and the settlement date in writing. If there are conditions attached to the donation and this requires a level of performance before entitlement can be obtained then income is deferred until those conditions are fully met or the fulfilment of those conditions is within the control of the Charity and it is probable that they will be fulfilled.
Donated facilities and donated professional services are recognised in income at their fair value when their economic benefit is probable, it can be measured reliably and the Charity has control over the item. Fair value is determined on the basis of the value of the gift to the Charity. For example the amount the Charity would be willing to pay in the open market for such facilities and services. A corresponding amount is recognised in expenditure.
Income from government and other grants are recognised at fair value when the Charity has entitlement after any performance conditions have been met, it is probable that the income will be received and the amount can be measured reliably. If entitlement is not met then these amounts are deferred.
Expenditure
All expenditure is accounted for on an accruals basis and has been classified under headings that aggregate all costs related to the category. Expenditure is recognised where there is a legal or constructive obligation to make payments to third parties, it is probable that the settlement will be required and the amount of the obligation can be measured reliably. It is categorised under the following headings:
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Costs of raising funds; which includes the costs of organising events and investment
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- management fees
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Expenditure on charitable activities; which includes grants made to beneficiaries and costs
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- incurred to support those activities
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1. ACCOUNTING POLICIES - continued
Expenditure
Grants payable to third parties are within the charitable objectives. Where unconditional grants are offered, this is accrued as soon as the recipient is notified of the grant, as this gives rise to a reasonable expectation that the recipient will receive the grants. Where grants are conditional relating to performance then the grant is only accrued when any unfulfilled conditions are outside of the control of the Charity.
Support cost allocation
Support costs are those that assist the work of the Charity but do not directly represent charitable activities and include office costs, governance costs, administrative payroll costs. They are incurred directly in support of expenditure on the objects of the Charity and include project management carried out at Headquarters. Where support costs cannot be directly attributed to particular headings they have been allocated on a basis consistent with use of the resources.
The analysis of these costs is included in note 6.
VAT
The Charity is not registered for VAT and is unable to recover VAT incurred. On this basis costs are recorded inclusive of VAT within the SoFA.
Tangible fixed assets
Depreciation is provided at the following annual rates in order to write off each asset over its estimated useful life.
Fixtures and fittings - 20% on cost Computer equipment - 33% on cost
Taxation
The charity is exempt from tax on its charitable activities.
Fund accounting
Unrestricted funds can be used in accordance with the charitable objectives at the discretion of the trustees.
Restricted funds can only be used for particular restricted purposes within the objects of the charity. Restrictions arise when specified by the donor or when funds are raised for particular restricted purposes.
Further explanation of the nature and purpose of each fund is included in the notes to the financial statements.
Pension costs and other post-retirement benefits
The charity operates a defined contribution pension scheme. Contributions payable to the charity's pension scheme are charged to the Statement of Financial Activities in the period to which they relate.
Going concern
The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis as the Trustees believe that no material uncertainties exist. The Trustees have considered the level of funds held and the expected level of income and expenditure for 12 months from authorising these financial statements. The budgeted income and expenditure is sufficient with the level of reserves for the charity to be able to continue as a going concern.
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| 2. INVESTMENT INCOME Deposit account interest 3. INCOME FROM CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES Activity Grants Supporting Naval Families Grant in Aid Supporting Naval Families Grants received, included in the above, are as follows: RNRMC Annington Trust Armed Forces Convenant Fund Trust NHS RMA - The Royal Marines Charity 4. CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES COSTS Supporting Naval Families 5. DIRECT COSTS OF CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES Staff costs Book Project Annington Trust Project Time, on my watch Forces Families awards Communication Travel expenses Website expenses |
Direct Costs (see note 5) £ 501,694 |
31.3.23 £ 423 31.3.23 £ 27,250 541,741 568,991 31.3.23 £ 8,750 2,000 - - 16,500 27,250 Support costs (see note 6) £ 47,524 31.3.23 £ 427,961 - - - - 33,398 15,957 24,378 501,694 |
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6. SUPPORT COSTS
| Governance Management costs £ £ Supporting Naval Families 44,482 3,042 Support costs, included in the above, are as follows: Management 31.3.23 Supporting Naval Families £ Insurance 2,315 Office expenses 3,333 Staff training 1,935 Consultancy, HR and legal expenses 6,718 Bank fees 72 Subscriptions 764 Accountancy fees - Depreciation 8,408 Recruitment costs - CEO expenses 1,373 Computer expenses and maintenance 19,564 Internet and website fees - 44,482 Governance costs 31.3.23 Supporting Naval Families £ Independent examination fees 2,280 Trustee expenses and meeting and meeting costs 762 3,042 |
Totals £ 47,524 31.3.22 Total activities £ 1,826 8,104 1,844 3,539 109 1,998 720 13,315 1,764 984 17,524 240 51,967 31.3.22 Total activities £ 2,160 856 3,016 |
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7. TRUSTEES' REMUNERATION AND BENEFITS
There were no trustees' remuneration or other benefits for the year ended 31 March 2023 nor for the year ended 31 March 2022.
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7. TRUSTEES' REMUNERATION AND BENEFITS - continued
Trustees' expenses
During the year five (31.3.22: four) trustees were reimbursed expenses by the charity for travel, subsistence and training totalling £762 (31.3.22: £857)
8. STAFF COSTS
| Wages and salaries Social security costs Other pension costs |
31.3.23 £ 367,801 30,088 30,072 427,961 |
31.3.22 £ 360,570 28,657 26,694 |
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| 415,921 |
The average monthly number of employees during the year was as follows:
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| Charitable activities and management | 14 | 13 |
No employees received emoluments in excess of £60,000.
One (31.3.22: One) employee received employee benefits, inclusive of social security costs but excluding pension contributions, in the range £60,000 - £70,000 during the year.
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COMPARATIVES FOR THE STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES
| Unrestricted funds £ INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM Charitable activities Supporting Naval Families 541,199 EXPENDITURE ON Charitable activities Supporting Naval Families 480,319 NET INCOME/(EXPENDITURE) 60,880 RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS Total funds brought forward 183,081 TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD 243,961 |
Restricted funds £ 65,500 100,701 (35,201) 50,326 15,125 |
Total funds £ 606,699 |
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| 581,020 | ||
| 25,679 233,407 |
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| 259,086 |
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10. TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS
| 10. TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS |
10. TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS |
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| Fixtures and Computer fittings equipment £ £ COST At 1 April 2022 30,748 22,458 Additions - 35,095 Disposals - (18,607) At 31 March 2023 30,748 38,946 DEPRECIATION At 1 April 2022 18,116 19,569 Charge for year 6,150 2,258 Eliminated on disposal - (18,607) At 31 March 2023 24,266 3,220 NET BOOK VALUE At 31 March 2023 6,482 35,726 At 31 March 2022 12,632 2,889 11. DEBTORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR 31.3.23 £ Other debtors - Prepayments 4,001 4,001 |
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| 12. CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR Trade creditors Social security and other taxes Other creditors Deferred income Accrued expenses |
31.3.23 £ 9,148 9,167 2,454 26,250 12,043 59,062 |
Deferred income
Deferred income comprises £26,250 (31.3.22: £Nil) for grant income received in the year which will be released to income in future financial periods.
| released to income in future financial periods. | released to income in future financial periods. | released to income in future financial periods. |
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| £ | £ | |
| Balance brought forward | - | - |
| Amount release to incoming resources | - | - |
| Amount deferred in the year | 26,250 | - |
| Balance carried forward | 26,250 | - |
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13. LEASING AGREEMENTS
Minimum lease payments under non-cancellable operating leases fall due as follows:
| Within one year Between one and five years 14. ANALYSIS OF NET ASSETS BETWEEN FUNDS Unrestricted funds £ Fixed assets 42,208 Current assets 244,932 Current liabilities (32,812) 254,328 15. MOVEMENT IN FUNDS At 1.4.22 £ Unrestricted funds General fund 228,440 Designated - Fixed assets 15,521 243,961 Restricted funds RNRMC - Mental Health & Immigration Project 11,971 RNRMC - Books for All 3,154 Families Engagement Officer - RM Condor - Immigration Adviser - 15,125 TOTAL FUNDS 259,086 |
Restricted funds £ - 51,204 (26,250) 24,954 Net movement in funds £ 18,740 (8,408) 10,332 (11,936) (3,154) 16,500 8,454 9,864 20,196 |
31.3.23 £ 445 74 519 31.3.23 Total funds £ 42,208 296,136 (59,062) 279,282 Transfers between funds £ (63,985) 64,020 35 (35) - - - (35) - |
31.3.22 £ 1,117 520 1,637 31.3.22 Total funds £ 15,521 267,838 (24,273) 259,086 At 31.3.23 £ 183,195 71,133 254,328 - - 16,500 8,454 24,954 279,282 |
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15. MOVEMENT IN FUNDS - continued
Net movement in funds, included in the above are as follows:
| Unrestricted funds General fund Designated - Fixed assets Restricted funds RNRMC - Mental Health & Immigration Project RNRMC - Books for All Families Engagement Officer - RM Condor Immigration Adviser TOTAL FUNDS Comparatives for movement in funds Unrestricted funds General fund Designated - Fixed assets Restricted funds Membership Scheme Information Scheme RNRMC Book project Strengthening Families Annington Trust Armed Forces Convenant RNRMC - Mental Health & Immigration Project RNRMC - Books for All TOTAL FUNDS |
At 1.4.21 £ 158,097 24,984 183,081 5,249 22,434 5,024 6,517 4,727 6,375 - - 50,326 233,407 |
Incoming resources £ 544,164 - 544,164 - - 16,500 8,750 25,250 569,414 Net movement in funds £ 74,195 (13,315) 60,880 (5,249) (22,434) (5,024) (6,517) (4,727) (6,375) 11,971 3,154 (35,201) 25,679 |
Resources Movement expended in funds £ £ (525,424) 18,740 (8,408) (8,408) (533,832) 10,332 (11,936) (11,936) (3,154) (3,154) - 16,500 (296) 8,454 (15,386) 9,864 (549,218) 20,196 Transfers between At funds 31.3.22 £ £ (3,852) 228,440 3,852 15,521 - 243,961 - - - - - - - - - - - - - 11,971 - 3,154 - 15,125 - 259,086 |
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15. MOVEMENT IN FUNDS - continued
Comparative net movement in funds, included in the above are as follows:
| Unrestricted funds General fund Designated - Fixed assets Restricted funds Membership Scheme Information Scheme RNRMC Book project Strengthening Families Annington Trust Armed Forces Convenant NHS Mobility Project RNRMC - Mental Health & Immigration Project RNRMC - Books for All TOTAL FUNDS |
Incoming resources £ 541,199 - 541,199 - - - - - 500 12,000 38,000 15,000 65,500 606,699 |
Resources Movement expended in funds £ £ (467,004) 74,195 (13,315) (13,315) (480,319) 60,880 (5,249) (5,249) (22,434) (22,434) (5,024) (5,024) (6,517) (6,517) (4,727) (4,727) (6,875) (6,375) (12,000) - (26,029) 11,971 (11,846) 3,154 (100,701) (35,201) (581,020) 25,679 |
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15. MOVEMENT IN FUNDS - continued
| Membership Scheme | LIBOR funded project to raise awareness of support to RN/RM families |
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| and create a 'through-life' relationship with them. The project will | |
| increase awareness of the NFF's work and encourage participation in | |
| surveys. It will help to communicate to families that their contribution is | |
| valued. It will provide families with information to support their | |
| resourcefulness and resilience. | |
| Information scheme | LIBOR funded project to develop online e-learning packages to inform |
| National Service providers of the particular needs of the RN/RM | |
| community and produce films and printed material highlighting support | |
| available to RN and RM families. | |
| RNRMC Book Project | Funding received from RNRMC to provide books to Royal Navy and |
| Royal Marines families during periods of parental deployment. | |
| Annington Trust | Funding received from Annington Trust to run the Brighten Your Day and |
| Winter Glow initiatives to provide Royal Navy and Royal Marines families | |
| with resources to support resilience, enhance coping strategies and | |
| bring a bit of cheer in difficult times. | |
| Strengthening Families | Funding received from RNRMC to provide a comprehensive support |
| package to service families, looking at the gap between support | |
| available to dispersed families to those living on or near base ports, | |
| whenever and wherever they need it. | |
| IT Migration | Funding received from RNRMC to meet the costs of a IT service review |
| and migration to new platforms to enhance the charity's ability to support | |
| its beneficiaries. | |
| Armed Forces Covenant | Funding received from The Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust to |
| capture what Royal Navy and Royal Marines families are doing with their | |
| time and what it means to them, through poetry, drawings and | |
| photographs, with professional artist Tim Mann to create an exhibition. | |
| NHS- Mobility | The three Families Federation commissioned the Veterans and Families |
| Institute for Miliary Social Research at Anglia Ruskin University to | |
| conduct research and invite families to share their experiences of health | |
| care services whilst living a mobile lifestyle due to Service life. A report | |
| with recommendations was published. | |
| RNRMC- Mental health | The project was a collaboration between NFF and RNRMC for a one |
| year pilot. It was designed to facilitate co-production of commissioned | |
| services by RNRMC and promotion of those services amongst the RN | |
| and RM community. It also addressed increased demand for | |
| immigration advice due to COVID-19. | |
| RNRMC- Books for all | The funding has been used to supply appropriate books to schools with |
| RN and RM Service children. This has facilitated the establishment of | |
| relationships between the NFF and schools/childcare settings to offer | |
| ongoing support and resources so that schools and families build | |
| resilience for deployment and separation. | |
| Families Engagement | Working in collaboration with the Royal Marines Association TRMC and |
| Officer - RM Condor | Aggies to enhance support for Royal Marine families, ensuring they feel |
| valued, their voices are heard by those in a position of power and thus | |
| enabling families to thrive in the community of their choice. |
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15. MOVEMENT IN FUNDS - continued
Immigration Advisor
Delighted to have secured funding from the Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust and RNRMC to build on the success of our current qualified Immigrant Caseworker and to enhance support for our families. This three-year project will enable NFF to help families navigate the complexities of the visa and immigration process, saving them time and money.
16. EMPLOYEE BENEFIT OBLIGATIONS
The Charity contributes to defined contribution pension scheme on behalf of its employees. The pension cost is charged to the Statement of Financial Activities in the period it is due. The total amount of contributions charged in the year under review were £30,072 (31.3.22: £26,694). At the balance sheet date £2,454 (31.3.22: £2,145) was due in respect of these contributions.
17. RELATED PARTY DISCLOSURES
There were no related party transactions for the year ended 31 March 2023.
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