Registered Charity
Number 1179499
EAsf YORKSHIRE pARE￿r CARER FORUM
(A Charitsble Incorporated Organisation)
FINANCIAL sfATEMETrtrs
Year ended
31 MARCH 2024
PHOENIX ACCOUWANCY AND BUSINESS CONSULTANCY UMrrED

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Charity Number: 1179499
Contents to the Financial Statements
For the period ended 31 March 2024
Page
Trustees Annual Report
Independent Examlners, Rewrt
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Re￿Ipts and Payments Account
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ststement of Assets and Llabllltles
14
Notes to the Flnandal Ststements
15-18

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Charity Number: 1179499
Trustees Annual Report
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The Trustees present their ￿port wlth the financial statements of the charity for the
period ended 31 March 2024.
Reference and Administrative Details of the Charity, its Trustees and Advisers
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East Yorkshlre Parent Ca￿r Forum
1179499
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7 Plper Road
Hutton
Driffield
East yO￿S￿lre
Y025 9YY
Pri
Office F13
Beverley Enterprise Centre
Bed( Vlew Road
Beverley
East Yorkshlre
HU17 oJr
Trustees:
Names of Twstees who served durlng the period and Sin￿ the year end were as follows:
sh￿na Withers
Shlrley Pethick
Samantha Bassett Treasurer
Naveen Judah
Dr Sally-Ann Pindar
Graham Tait
Karen Gaut
Rowena Shanks
Martin Cox
Chairperson
- Resigned 26.06.23
- Resigned 26.06.23
Resigned 01.10.24
- Appointed 11.07.24
- Appointed 11.07.24 Chair from 08.10.24
- Appointed 23.06.23 Resigned 25.09.24
Resigned 11.07.24
Resigned 11.07.24
Appointed 25.08.24
Chairperson

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Inde
endent Examiner:
Rebecca Triffitt MAAT
PhcEnix Accountsncy and Business Consultsncy
Limited
morIe￿S House
morIe￿S Yard
Walkergate
Beverley
HU17 9BY
Irgin Money
10-12 Paragan Street
Hull
East yo￿h1
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East Yorkshire Parent Ca￿r Forum Is a Charltsble IncorpNJrated Organisation, regISte￿d
wlth the Charty Commlsslon, governed by Its Constitution. The CIO was regISte￿d on 9th
August 2018.
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The Trust￿ form the Management Committee of the charity. There must be at least
three charity Trust*s. The maximum number of charity Trustees is 12. The members of
the Management Committee are elected at the Annual General M￿ting and one third of
the charity Trustees retire at each AGM. Retiring Trustee5 a￿ eligible for re-election.
All members are circulated with invitstions to nominate Trustees in advance of the AGM.
The￿ is a provision for the co-option of addikn'onal Twstees as long as the maximum
number of Trustees has been reached.
Three Trustees a￿ required to make a quorum.

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Trustee Induction and Traini
Ordinarily new Trust￿ then urKlergo irKluttion training provided by the other Trustees
including the attivities, aims and objectives of the charity, the structure of the
organisation, generdl procedures of the organization. They are also provided with the
Charity Commissions 'Roles and Responsibilrties of Trustees,, the Constttutr'on, the latest
statutory financial ststements, Annual Report, and financial ￿portS provided to Twstees.
As the boards of trustees resigned at the end of this financial year, the tralnlng of new
trustees will need to be undertaken by the Management Team.
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The Trustees are responsible for the overall management and control of the Charlty.
Trustees are aware that any conflitt of interest is decla￿ and minuted. The board rn￿ts
monthly.
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The Board of Trustees Is the govemlng body responsible for the overdll direction, strategyi
and governance of the charity. Trust￿ a￿ volunteers and are legal￿ restx)nsible ft)r
ensuring the charity operates in compliance viith ￿levant laws and regulations.
Key Responsibilities:
Setting the charlty's strategic direction.
Ensuring financial stability and integrity.
Ensurlng compliance with legal and regulatory requirements.
Safeguarding the charitys assets.
Monitoring and evaluating the chaiivs perfomiance
The Chair leads the Board of Trustees, ensuring effectlve govemance and representing the
charity extemally when needed.
Key Responsibilities:
Leading &)ard meetings.
Ensuring the Board functions effectively
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The Steering Group consists of Senior members of the Charity who manage diffe￿nt
functions such as finance, operations, programs, and fundraising.
Key Responsibilities:
Leading specific functions.
Implementing strategy within their a￿aS of responsibility.

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taff nd Volunteers
Staff and volUnt￿rS cary out the oFErational work of the charity, delivering seNices and
activities that supty)rt the char￿S mission.
Key Responsibilities:
Delivering programs and services.
Supporting fundraising and awareness campaigns.
The structure is designed to ensure that the charity is govemed effectively, wlth clear lines
of responsibility and accountability, enabling it to fulfil its mission whilst complying with
legal and regulatory requirements. The Board of Trustees is central to this strutture,
settlng the strategic direction and overseeing tr£ charit<s attivities.
Objectlves and Actlvltles
The charlty's obJ￿1veS and prfnclpal actlvities are the promotlon of social inclusion among
Pa￿nts of children and young people with SEND (Special Educational Needs and
Dlsabllltles) who are socially excluded from society, or parts of scKlety, as a result of their
speclal educatlonal needs and disability by:
l. providing education and information to support and enable parents to maxlmlse
educatlonal opportunities for their children;
2. raising public awareness of the issues affectlng families with children and young
people young people arKI families with SEND, both generally and in ￿latiOn to their
x)cial exclusion.
3. provlding workshops, forums and generdl support.
The East Yorkshire Parent Carer Forum (EYPCF) is a group of volunteers who are
representative of its community, ensuring pan disability representstion. This means that a
forum rep￿sentatiVe will always represent the views of all the EYPCF membership at a
meeting, and not their own views.
Steering Group meetings and training embed this along with co-productive prattices.
Regular steering group meetings, communications and training offer the opportunlty for all
representstives to expand their knowledge, question and understand the feedback from
the parents and carers so they can properly reflect the communities, views in the area
they are ￿p￿senting. Any parent or carer of a child or young person (0-25years old) with
an additional need can be a member and apply to be on the steering group or become
Trustee, if there are vacancies, they rn￿t the criteria and they successfully complete the
training.
As a voluntsry ￿presentatiVe organisation for families with additional needs this has
advantsges and disadvantages.

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'Partners' is used as a term in this report to describe one or more of the following groups
(this list is not exhaustive), parent and carer members, the local authority (East Riding of
Yorkshire Council - ERYC), Health Seniices NHS Humber, North Yorkshire & Humber
Teaching NHS Foundation Trust, Integrated Care Boards (ICB'S), Social Care (ERYC),
National Network of Parents & Carers (NNPCF), Contact a Family (Contsct), Hull and East
Yorkshire Hey Smile Foundation.
Achievements
l. The Forum has worked extensively in co-production with all available strateglc
partners over the past years and hopes to continue doing so through mutually
respectful engagements.
2. A new webslte went live In December 2023.
3. Thls has been a very busy year, with changes In the Forum, Local Authority and
Integrated Care Boards. Thls requ1￿ extenslve amounts of tlme and dedication
from our volunteers r￿leWIng and updab.ng contscts for servlces and personnel to
ensure the opinions of our members can be fed back to the corre￿aPprOprIate
department.
4. The Forum has a new three-year Seryice Level Agreement wlth the Local Authorlty
which should assist wlth recwmient ft)r the role of participation.
5. As part of working Sn coproduction with educa￿On, trEalth and %)clal ca￿, Pa￿nts
and carers representstion is given in many groups, covering many areas. Resulting
In change or Influence over content In template% b)oklets, servi￿, newsletters,
project delivery, care of the user during project delivery wait times, website content
and much more. Much of the work is subtle and not always highlighted as being
Influenced by the forum.
6. The forum volunteers show amazlng tenacty, commitment and passlon for
Improvlng deliveryi accessibility and equity of services and provision to the children
and young people of East Riding. The Trustees are gratefvl for this tireless work. A
couple of senior members of the steering group Includlng the Chalr planned to step
down in December 2023 but agreed to stay until the new three co-chairs were in
place.
7. Many of the steering group members have b*n involved with regular meetings In
health and social ca￿, as well as attending the SEND I0-￿int improvement plan
which has been running for about 18 months, our understanding being that the
Intention is this infomiation will be pulled tQ3ether requiring fewer M￿ting5 moving
later into 2024.
8. Check-in & chats have been well attended with parents, carers, health and local
authority professionals. These are seen as an opportunity to introduce serVI￿S
available in the county. These events are very popular, as this time offers importsnt
networking time for pa￿nts and carers, as well as information gathering for the
forum. It is recc*Jnlsed, for some, this may be the only social interaction outside of
their caring role.

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Gatherlng Feedback
l. Feedback is gathered from dirett contatt wlth parents and carers at coffee
momlngs, breakfast meetirvJs, information sessions, questionnaires and evaluation
fomis, the PCF Facebook page, emails, PCF website.
2. PCF representation has been invited to attend and deliver a presentation at the
local authoritfs speclal educatlonal needs coordinators (SENCO) conference.
3. Representation at schcollcollege parents, evenings. Also, indirectly through the
links with many voluntsry sector groups through their collective voice group.
Induding groups for children and young people Tyler.
4. The forum Is also aware of the national picture, through attending national network
parent carer forum events throughout the year, fa￿ to face and online.
Using Feedback
l. Communicatlng parents and carers oplnlons and needs wlth partners is undertaken
through work stream meetings as part of the 10-tx)int plan.
2. Meetings with health and social care take place such as the Neurodiversity group
and Futures plus, education other than at school (EOTAS), these meetlngs have
recently Increased to look at transrtlon Intt) adulthood, also a￿ernatIve provision.
3. The forum wlll contatt whichever Servi￿ Is requlred deperKling upon the parent
carer feedback.
Feedback to parents
l. Thls Is undertaken at face to frdce at events listed above.
2. Through the ERYC Bulletin.
3. On the Local Offer
4. EYPCF emails and news bulletins.
5. EYPCF Facebook page.
6. Mailchimp.
7. Collective Volces and Tyler
Rlsks and Advantages to the Charity
The forum has worked hard to feedback about servlces and provision to all parties. It Is
overall a well met challenge to have the capacity of volUnt￿rS to ensure information is
gathered and fed
Risks and Advantages to the Charlty
The forum has worked hard to feedbad( about seNbces and provision to all parties. It is
overall a well met challenge to have the capacity of volunteers to ensure information is
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back to the relevant SerVi￿s, with outcomes fed back to parents and carers. These actions
enable a circle of monitoring and are the constant aim.
Continuity and communicatlon: Due to the makeup of the organisation, it being a forum of
volunteers who are parents or carers, often required to take some downtime from the
forum to manage their personal commibnents. Communication is very important, to share
and disseminate, to ensure if a volunteer is absent the information is still shared
appropriately.
The g￿at advantage of this Is, volunteers a￿ often able to ask pertlnent questlons,
understsnd through lived experiences those of the parent carers they listen to and
awareness of the services available in the local authority. This is a valuable resource to aid
commlsslonlng of serv1￿$ for our children and young people as they often experien￿ the
unlntentlonal consequences of Serrf1￿.
While the forum has met the 2024 objectives, we have also faced some challenges with
personnel, where disagreements arose. We have tsken leamings from these and put In
place more robust governance, along with policy amendments, to ensure we move
forward with clear direction.
Summary
In addition to de5ivering events and inforn￿tiOn sessions, attending meetings with parents
and carers, representing pa￿nts and Ca￿r$ views to the East Riding of Yorkshire Council
(ERYC), Health Services NHS Humber, York & Nth Yorks & Humber Teaching NHS
Foundation Trust. Integrated Care Boards (ICB'S), Social ca￿ (ERYC), National Network of
Parents & Carers (NNPCF), the Forum have been undertaking internal and external
information and trainirKJ sessions. Along with ongoing tralnlng sesslons for new steering
group members and trustees.
The last year has seen us continue to work In Ilne wlth the Code of prattl￿ and collate
views & lived experiences of SEND services from pa￿nts and carers across the East Riding.
We have achieved this by hosting regular fa￿ to face events across the region, attendlng
events at local schools, hosting on-line sessions covering various toplcs that have arisen
throughout the year.
In developing the main objectives for the following year the Trustees have given regard to
the Charity Commission guidance on public benefit.
Our main objectives for the 2023124 year a￿.

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To recruit more 3 trustees with skill sets in Law, Marketing, Finan￿ and Funding.
Appoint a suitable peff￿n to the Parbcipation Officer
Revlew and revlse internal prccesses, Whe￿ appropriate, to ensure we are meeting the
expectations of our members and strategic partners.
Attract new volunteers as Event Ambassadors or onto Steering Group
Extem
l. To continue to gather arKI represent the oplnlons of parents and carers and
feedback the outcomes.
2. Holding a minimum of two fa￿ to fa￿ eventsltralnlng sessions ft)r parents and
Ca￿rS half termly including but not limlted to d)eck-In and chats, breakfast brunch,
meetings and evening events.
3. To continue to engage wlth strateglc partners, the local authority, health, social
care, other voluntary organisatr'ons ensuring the views of parents and Ca￿rS are
shared and outcomes reported bad(
4. To asslst with the dellvery of the Govemments shared outcomes funded pllot,
Partnership in Neurodiversty (PINS) project throughout the seven East Yorkshlre
prlmary SC￿￿oIS. Thls project wlll test an innovative delivery model to improve
access to speclalist support In mainstream prlmary schools, upskllllng those settings
to meet a range of neurodiverse needs. It will do this by deploying specialist clinical
and education funttions to shape whole school provislon, bulld parentsl confidence
and upsklll school staff In meetlng the needs of neurodiverse puplls, leaving a
sustainable impact after the funded period. Involving the Department for Education,
Department of Health and Social Care, NHS England.
5. To prepare for an Otsted Inspertlon, distribute a parent ca￿r survey.
6. Increase the membership of pa￿nts and carers which children and young people at
SEN support.
7. Look at the designatlon of Moderate LeamiThJ Difficulties as a Primary SEND
Financial Review
Due to the current funding structure of the Charity which mostly ￿Stricted funds. We do
not have a reserves policy at this b'me. We will look at implementing a ￿SerVeS policy in
2023124.
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Independent Examiner
We app(inted Phoenlx Accountancy and Business Consultancy Limited, a tradlng
subsldiary of Community Vision CIO to cary out the Independent Examination for the
charity for this accountr'ng period. A resolution to reapp)int ph￿niX Accountsncy and
Business Consultancy will be proposed at the forthcoming annual general rn￿ting.
Statement of Trustees responsibilitles
The Trustees are responsible ft)r preparlng a Trustees, Annual Report and Flnanclal
ststements in accordance with appllcable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards.
East Yorkshlre Parent Carer Forum has income below £250,000 and has therefore elected
to prepa￿ the financial ststements on a Receipts and Payments basis in line with the
Charltles Act 2011.
The Trustees are responsible for keeping proter accountlng records that dlsclose wlth
reasonable accuracy at any tlme the financial position of the charity. They are also
responslble for safeguarding the assets of the charlty and hen￿ tsklng reasonable steps
for the preventlon and detectlon of fraud and other Irregularltles.
statement of dlsclosure of InfOrn￿tIOn to Independent Examlner
We, the Trust￿ of the Charity who held office at the date of approval of these financlal
statements, each confirm so far as we are awa￿, that:
O there is no ￿levant information of which the Charty s Independent Examiner Is
unaware. and
O we have tsken all the steps that we ought to have tsken as Twstees In order to
make ourselves aware of any relevant infomation and to establish that the
Charlty's Independent Examiner Is awa￿ of that infomiation.
Declaration
The Trustees of the charity are pleased to pre*nt their report together with the accounts
for the period ended 3 1 March 2024. The accounts comply with current statutory
requirements, the governing d(Kument and Charity Commission guidan￿.
Approved by the Trustees and signed on its behalf by:
.}kn￿ P,
Dr Sally-Ann Pindar
Chairperson
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Independent Examinerfs Report to the Members of
East Yorkshire Parent Carer Forum
I report on the accounts of East Yorkshire Parent Carer Forum for the year ended 31
March 2024, which are set out on pages 13 to 18.
Respective responsibilities of Trustees arKI examiner
The charivs Trust￿ are responsib￿ ft)r the prepardtion of the accounts. The charivs
Trustees consider that an audit is not required for this year (under section 144(2) of the
Charities Act 2011 (the 2011 Att)) and that an independent examination is needed.
It is my responsibility to:
examine the accounts (under settion 145 of the 2011 Act);
to follow the procedu￿ laid down in the General Direttions given by the Charity
Commissioners (under section 145(5)(b) of the 2011 Act); and
to state whether particular matters have come to rny attention.
Basis of independent examinerfs report
My examination was carried out in accordance with the General Directions given by the
Charity Commissioners. An examination includes a review of the accountlng records kept
by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with tho* records. It also
Includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts, and seeking
explanatlons from you as Trust￿ concernlng any such matters. The procedu￿$
undertaken do not provlde all the evidence that would be requlred In an audit, and
consequently I do not express an audlt oplnlon on the view given by the accounts.
Independent examiner's statement
In connettion with my examinatr'on, no material matters have come to my attentlon whlch
gives me cause to belleve that in, any material respect:
accounting records were not kept in accordan￿ with sectlon 130 of the Charities Att
or
the accounts do not accord with the accoUn￿ng records
I have come across no matters In connection wlth the exarnination to whlch attentlon
should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
Rebecca Trifftt, MAAT
Practice Accountant
Employee of, Phoenix Accountsncy and Business Consultancy Limited
Morley's Cottage, Morley's Yard, Walkergate, Beverleyi HU17 9BY
Date:
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Statement of Assets and Liabilities
As at 31 March 2024
2024
2023
Monetary Assets
CUr￿nt Account
Total Monetary Assets
Comprising:
Unrestricted Funds
Restricted Funds
2,257
2,257
Non-monetsry Assets
Flxed Assets for the Charws use
Debtors
Sundry Debtors
Creditors
Accounts Fees
480
(480)
480
(480)
These flnanclal statements vRre approved by the comrn￿ on (date) and
slgned on its behalf by:
Dr Sally-Ann Pindar (Chairperson)
The notes on page 15 to 18 form part of these financial statements.
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Notes to the Financial Ststements
For the period ended 31 March 2024
Staffing Costs
2024
2023
Employed Stsff
Subcontracted staff
HMRC & NEsf Pension
Payroll Fees
Training
Other sub-contracted staff
5,830
8,859
2,162
71
13,564
Trustse Remuneration
No remuneratlon directly or indlrectly out of the funds of the CharEty was pald or
payable for the accounting perlcé to any Trustee.
The￿ was reimbursement of travel & other expenses of £2,227 (2023: £804)
during the year, thls has been categorlsed as travel, parenvcarer expenses or
offlce costs dependlng on the activlty undertaken by the Trustee. Travel
expenses for stsff, Trustees, volunteers and parentslcarers are paid at HMRC
approved mileage rates.
Two trustees resigned during the year, so expenses pald prlor to ￿SIgnIng is
class as Trustee expenses, after the date volunteer expen￿.
Restrlcted Funds
Balance at
01104123
Balan￿ at
31103124
Receipts
Payments
Transfers
7,300
13,820
7,480
17,500
{17,343)
(13,520)
(6,792)
7,457
22,300
688
ERYC
ERYC - Priority Grant
ERYC - Families EHWB
Fund
HEY Smile Foundation
TRCF
192
192
2,052
(2,000)
52
30,846
39,500
(39,655)
30,691
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Notss to the Financial Statements
For the period ended 31 March 2024
Restricted Funds (continued)
A brief description of the restricted fvnds is shovm below:
Department for Education {DfE)
Restricted funding was prowded ty the Depathent for Education for the
development of the forum and a59xiated running costs.
East Riding of Yorkshire Counal
Restricted funding was provided by East Rlding of Yorkshire Council ft)r the
development of the forum and associated running costs.
East Riding of Yorkshire Council - Families EHWB Fund
Restricted funding was provided by the East Rj'ding of Yorkshire Counal.
This project paid ft)r the resources to support the v￿lIbeing and mentsl health of
chIld￿n and young people. The funding was to provide the opportunity for
parents and carers to apply for resources to help them engage in attivltles at
home or in the community.
East Riding of Yorkshire Council - Priority Grant
£8,000 of restricted funding was provided by the East Rj'dlng of Yorkshlre
Council.
Thls project paid for the resources to support the famllSes wlth dlsabled children
wtthSn the communlty.
HEY Smlle Foundatlon
£2,000 of restritted funding was provlded by the HEY Smlle Foundatlon. Thls
funding was used to suppx)rt communities to download & maxlmlse the use of
the NHS App.
Flxed Assets
East Yorkshire Parent Ca￿r Forum maintain a register of fixed assets. Fixed assets
transferred from the unincorporated associatlon do not have a monetary value
attached.
A list of fixed assets transferred to the Charity are shown below:
3 x Laptops
2 x Printers
Iphone4
Backup equipment
Scanner
Projector
Business HUB3
Freelan￿ Phone
2 x Ipad's
Shredder
Laminator
SCr￿n for projector
There were no new fixed assets purchased during this period or the prior perlod.
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Notes to the Financlal Statements
For the period ended 31 March 2024
Taxation
East Yorkshire Parent and Carer Forum is a reglstered charity. All the charities,
income is applied to its charitsble objeth'ves and the aSS￿latIon is therefo
exempt under cUr￿nt legislation from most forms of tsxation.
The charity 15 not VAT registered and all expenditu￿ includes irrecoverable VAT.
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