Home for Good: Worcestershire is the operating name of Worcestershire Churches Supporting Adoption and Fostering Charity Number: 1177902
Worcestershire Churches Supporting Adoption and Fostering
Also known as Home for Good Worcestershire
Charitable Incorporated Organisation Number 1177902
Trustees Annual Report 2024 - 2025
Worcestershire Churches Supporting Adoption and Fostering, which operates as Home for Good Worcestershire (abbreviated in this report to HfGW) was established on 11[th] April 2018 and is registered at 24 Moreland Road, Droitwich Spa, WR9 8RN.
HfGW is a small Worcestershire based charity. It is affiliated to the national Home for Good Charity. All the trustees are local people, having a broad range of relevant professional knowledge and expertise. Care is taken to ensure that the board of trustees has a breadth of skills to meet HfGW’s responsibilities as a charity and to provide guidance, advice and support to volunteers and those who are supported by HfGW.
Trustees during the year were:
Stuart Watkins (chair of trustees) Rose Parker Sharon Price Alison Lloyd (appointed 3/3/2025) Joy Pollock (resigned 10/6/2025) Lee Curtis (resigned 31/7/2024)
Objectives
HfGW is a charity that seeks to ensure that every child in care can thrive in a safe and loving foster or adoptive family that is right for them. HfGW’s vision and belief is that the Church in Worcestershire can, and should, be part of the solution. HfGW works to put vulnerable children on the Church’s agenda, inspire Christians to step up to foster or adopt, and equip churches and local groups to offer much-needed support to families who are fostering or have adopted.
HfGW seeks to do this by coordinating and resourcing a network of people, churches and local champions across Worcestershire to raise awareness of the needs of vulnerable children and young people, inspiring individuals to explore fostering and adoption and equipping churches to understand and support them.
The Board’s own objectives for the year 2024 - 2025 were to ensure continuation and growth of the activities already undertaken by volunteers and to establish the necessary governance requirements as a charity.
HfGW’s operational priorities are:
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Extending the number of churches and individuals reached to encourage them to engage with fostering and adoption across the whole of Worcestershire
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Strengthening the existing family support group and exploring the possibilities of starting new groups outside Worcester city.
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Maintaining the availability of practical support for carer and adoptive families
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Maintaining strong relationships with the local children’s services and voluntary organisations.
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Home for Good: Worcestershire is the operating name of Worcestershire Churches Supporting Adoption and Fostering Charity Number: 1177902
- Governance priorities were to create and implement key policies regarding safeguarding, volunteer management, information management and financial processing
Activities
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During 2024-25 there were a number of changes within the charity: 2 trustees stepped down (one due to a family illness and one due to taking on full-time work); a new trustee was appointed; the charity moved its bank account to the Co-operative Bank; and we had to change our registered address due to the sale of the church premises we were previously registered at.
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We continued to provide the same level of activity as previous years
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We held 5 Support Groups on 16/3/2024, 22/6/2024, 12/10/2024, 4/12/2024, and 1/2/2025. Each of these was attended by approximately 40 people (carers and children). The feedback is consistently positive. One carer wrote that I think the activities are really great and I am so grateful for the groups. It feels like an amazing treat. Such a gift.
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Prepared and circulated nearly 300 Christmas Stockings to Care Leavers in Worcestershire. This was a collaborative effort involving local churches, schools, Worcestershire’s Care Leaver Service and local volunteers. Feedback from the young people and their workers was overwhelmingly positive. One young person said: " The fluffy socks were a godsend – it’s hard to explain just how grateful I was for having warm feet. Another said: "Chocolate coins! I had these when I was little."
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Sought to extend links with local churches and champions. We have good links with the Baptist Union, the Diocese of Worcester, the Methodist Church and a number of Free Churches.
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Employed a part-time Administrator
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Unfortunately, our part-time Development Worker had to resign from the role as she had taken up a full-time post, and we were unable to recruit a replacement during this year
Planning Ahead
The trustees’ priorities for 2025-2026 will continue to be:
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Grow the number of Support Groups and Summer Activities
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Develop stronger links with churches across the county
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Continue to fundraise for our core activities and development work
Financial
Our total income for 2024 - 2025 was £3,671.46 and our Expenditure was £7,095.69, resulting in a deficit for the year of -£3,424.23, which was covered by our reserves. The increased deficit was due to the trustees deciding to return part of a grant that had been awarded to HfGW to appoint a fulltime Development Worker. As the trustees had been unable to appoint a Development Worker, and funding a full-time role no longer fitted our priorities, the trustees agreed that it was right to return £1,800 to the local charity that had made a grant to us.
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Home for Good: Worcestershire is the operating name of Worcestershire Churches Supporting Adoption and Fostering Charity Number: 1177902
Unrestricted funds are held to provide for general running expenses, such as a part-time paid administrator (10 hours per month), annual insurance, DBS registration and checks. As at 31/3/2025 we had unrestricted funds of £2,682.56, which was similar to the previous financial year.
Thanks
HfGW could not operate without the immense personal commitment of trustees and volunteers who willingly give of their time and great skills. The trustees wish to place on record their recognition and thanks to all those who work with HfGW for the benefit of carers and their children in Worcestershire.
Signed: STUART WATKINS
STUART WATKINS Chair of Trustees Date: 26 January 2026
Signed: ROSE PARKER
ROSE PARKER Trustee Date: 26 January 2026
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Home for Good: Worcestershire is the operating name of Worcestershire Churches Supporting Adoption and Fostering Charity Number: 1177902
Worcestershire Churches Supporting Adoption and Fostering
Charity Number 1177902
Operating as Home for Good: Worcestershire
Income Statement
For the Year Ended 31[st] March 2025
| Income Expenditure Surplus for the Year |
2023/24 £ P 4,959. 80 5,875. 63 -915. 83 |
2024/25 £ P 3,671. 46 7,095. 69 |
|---|---|---|
| -3,424. 23 |
- See Notes 1 and 2
Worcestershire Churches Supporting Adoption and Fostering
Charity Number 1177902
Operating as Home for Good: Worcestershire
Statement of Financial Affairs as at 31[st] March 2025
| 31-03-2024 | 31-03-2024 | 31-03-2025 | 31-03-2025 | ||
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| £ | p | £ | P | ||
| Current Assets | |||||
| Balance as per Bank Statement | 8386. | 63 | 4,962. | 40 | |
| Represented by | |||||
| Accumulated General Fund | 2,083. | 16 | 1,685. | 65 | |
| Accumulated Restricted Funds | 7,219. | 30 | 6,700. | 98 | |
| Surplus for the Year (General Funds) | -397. | 51 | 996. | 91 | |
| Surplus for the Year (Restricted | Funds) | -518. | 32 | -4,421. | 14 |
| Audited by: PHILIP MOORE | Signed: PHILIP MOORE | Date: 2 | January 2026 | ||
| Chairman: STUART WATKINS | Signed: STUART WATKINS | Date: 26 January 2026 | |||
| Trustee: ROSE PARKER | Signed: ROSE PARKER | Date: 26 January 2026 |
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Home for Good: Worcestershire is the operating name of Worcestershire Churches Supporting Adoption and Fostering Charity Number: 1177902
Worcestershire Churches Supporting Adoption and Fostering
Operating as Home for Good: Worcestershire
Note 1
These accounts have been drawn up on a receipts and payments basis. They are based on the bank statements and information supplied by the treasurer.
Note 2
| Note 2 | |||||||
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| 1.0 Income | |||||||
| 2023/24 | 2024/25 | ||||||
| (a) Gifs | £ | p | £ | P | |||
| Personal Donatons Church and Organisaton Donatons |
1,710 2,501 |
00 00 |
1,290. 2,032. |
00 26 |
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| 4,211. | 00 | 3,322. | 26 | ||||
| (b) Gif Aid Reclaim | 316. | 32 | |||||
| (c) Restricted Donatons (Christmas Stockings | Project) | 730. | 26 | 20. | 00 | ||
| (e) Bank Interest | 18. | 54 | 12. | 88 | |||
| TOTAL INCOME | 4,959. | 80 | 3,671. | 46 | |||
| 2.0 Expenditure | |||||||
| 2023/24 | 2024/25 | ||||||
| £ | p | £ | P | ||||
| Donatons to Home for Good (Natonal) | 828. | 98 | |||||
| Administratve Services bought in | 810. | 00 | 907. | 50 | |||
| Bank Charges | 60. | 00 | 60. | 00 | |||
| Insurance | 241. | 72 | 291. | 73 | |||
| Support Group (Worcester) | |||||||
| Craf | 212.84 | 395.14 | |||||
| Food | 340.47 | 516.53 | |||||
| Venues and Entertainment | 393.70 | 331.00 | |||||
| Administraton Gifs to Carers & Social Workers |
585.00 | 1,531. 175. |
91 35 |
1,057.50 | 2,300. | 17 | |
| Publicity | 98. | 11 | 23. | 00 | |||
| Champions’ Events | 137. | 90 | |||||
| Thirtyone:Eight Membership Fee | 145. | 00 | 150. | 00 | |||
| Stockings Project (from restricted donatons) | |||||||
| Purchases | 329.56 | 475.79 | |||||
| Administraton | 315.00 | 644. | 56 | 487.50 | 963. | 29 | |
| Development Worker | 600. | 00 | |||||
| Other Expenses | 1,800 | 00 | |||||
| TOTAL EXPENDITURE | 5875. | 63 | 7,095. | 69 |
Note 3 Assets and Liabilities
A value of £432.79 was due for services provided and expenses incurred before the end of the year by Esther Loveridge, the charity’s part-time administrator. These were invoiced and paid in April 2024.
Gift Aid to the value of £316.32 was claimed in 2024/25 financial year, which relates to donations received in 2023/24. £315.00 was due at the end of 2024/25, which has been claimed during 2025/26.
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Home for Good: Worcestershire is the operating name of Worcestershire Churches Supporting Adoption and Fostering Charity Number: 1177902
Note 4 – Funds Analysis
| ty Number: 1177902 ote 4 – Funds Analysis |
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| Fund Name Stockings Fund - Restricted Development Worker - Restricted Worcester Support Groups - Restricted County-wide Support Groups - Restricted Total Restricted & Designated Funds General Funds Total Funds at Bank |
B/f Income Expenditure Fund Transfers Increase / Decrease Balance 538.37 982.26 850.79 131.47 669.84 4,010.00 0.00 2,400.00 -2,400.00 1,610.00 151.61 0.00 151.61 -151.61 0.00 2,001.00 0.00 2,001.00 -2,001.00 0.00 |
| 6,700.98 982.26 5,403.40 -6,031.14 669.84 |
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| 1,685.65 2,689.2 0 1,692.20 996.91 2,682.56 8,386.63 4,962.40 |
The trustees are grateful to the Lasletts Charities for their support, whilst further support for the Development Worker post was sought. Due to no further such income being received and a reduced expenditure for this work being agreed, the trust reimbursed £1,610 to Lasletts during the year at their request.
Payments to Trustees
Joy Pollock received £600 in return for services provided to the charity as the Development Worker. This was authorised by trustees during the previous financial year in line with the governing documents and funded through a restricted fund.
Audited by: PHILIP MOORE Signed: PHILIP MOORE Date: 2 January 2026 Chairman: STUART WATKINS Signed: STUART WATKINS Date: 26 January 2026 Trustee: ROSE PARKER Signed: ROSE PARKER Date: 26 January 2026
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