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2020-12-31-accounts

Charity number: 1183671

Company number: CE017677

(England and Wales)

The Parenting Circle

Report of the Trustees and Unaudited Financial Statements

For the year ended 31 December 2020

The Parenting Circle Contents Page For the year ended 31 December 2020

Report of the Trustees 1 to 2
Independent Examiner's Report to the Trustees 3
Statement of Financial Activities 4
Statement of Financial Position 5
Notes to the Financial Statements 6 to 8
Detailed Statement of Financial Activities 9

The Parenting Circle Report of the Trustees

For the year ended 31 December 2020

The Trustees, who are also directors for the purposes of company law, have pleasure in presenting their report and the financial statements for the charitable company for the year ended 31 December 2020. 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 the Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective 1 January 2019).

OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES

Objectives and aims

The trustees have considered the Charity Commision's guidance on public benefit, including the guidance 'public benefit: running a charity (PB2)'.

ACHIEVEMENTS AND PERFORMANCE

Achievements against objectives

Provision of parent support groups, parenting education and training courses and other formal and informal parent groups; provision of appropriate educational and training materials; encouragement, support and training of volunteer and professional course leaders and parent mentors.

The Parenting Circle has piloted the work in Surrey and five children's centres, collaborating with a volunteer-training charity, Surrey Care Trust (2017-2020). Their trained volunteers ran the parenting discussion groups following parenting classes delivered by facilitators in children's centres.

Oxford University undertook a qualitative evaluation of our pilot and found that the 38 parents who attended all the discussion groups were satisfied with their experience and felt they had learned from it. We identified a handful of visionary headteachers in East Kent and in Feltham who agreed to sign up for our Parenting Circle in their schools.

FINANCIAL REVIEW

Significant events

The Charity has started a social media campaign to erase the stigma of parenting classes and parenting support. COVID-19 put a pause to face to face parent groups. Still, the Charity collaborated with Oxford University to send MATs a guide for parents and teachers to talk to children about the pandemic and its effects.

The Charity has presented their programme to Save the children in Margate and North Thanet to explore a possible collaboration with their Charity and the LA as part of their local Early Years Offer. The Women of Kent have chosen the Parenting Circle to be the guest speaker at their annual charity fundraising luncheon in Spring 2022.

REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION

Name of Charity The Parenting Circle Charity registration number 1183671 Company registration number CE017677 Principal address 37 Tetcott Road London SW10 0SB

Trustees

The trustees and officers serving during the year and since the year end were as follows:

Amicia Oldfield (Appointed: 01 January 2020) Angela Dickinson (Appointed: 01 May 2020) Anthony R Salter Cristina Patricia Odone Susan E walton Virginia Fraser Sebastian Gwynedd Giraud-Jones

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The Parenting Circle Report of the Trustees Continued

For the year ended 31 December 2020

Independent examiners

WIM Consulting Ltd 12B High View Parade Woodford Avenue Ilford IG4 5EP

Approved by the Board of Trustees and signed on its behalf by

............................................................................. 23 December 2021 Cristina Patricia Odone

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The Parenting Circle Independent Examiners Report to the Trustees

For the year ended 31 December 2020

I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the charitable company for the year ended 31 December 2020.

Responsibilities and basis of report

As the charity Trustees, who are also directors for the purposes of company law, are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 ('the 2006 Act').

Having satisfied myself that the accounts of the Company are not required to be audited under Part 16 of the 2006 Act and are eligible for independent examination, I report in respect of my examination of your charity's accounts carried out under section 145 of the Charities Act 2011 ('the 2011 Act'). In carrying out my examination I have followed the Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the 2011 Act.

Independent examiners statement

I have completed my examination. I confirm that no matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect:

  1. accounting records were not kept in respect of the Company as required by section 386 of the 2006 Act; or

  2. the accounts do not accord with those records; or

  3. the accounts do not comply with the requirements of section 396 of the 2006 Act 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; or

  4. the accounts have not been prepared in accordance with the methods and principles of the Statement of Recommended Practice for accounting and reporting by charities applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102).

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.

Naveed Ikhlaq FCCA

WIM Consulting Ltd 12B High View Parade Woodford Avenue Ilford IG4 5EP

23 December 2021

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The Parenting Circle Statement of Financial Activities (including Income and Expenditure Account) For the year ended 31 December 2020

Notes Unrestricted 2019
funds
£ £
Income and endowments from:
Donations and legacies 2 21,086 6,161
Total 21,086 6,161
Expenditure on:
Charitable activities
advance the education of the (4,243) -
public in parenting and
child-rearing skills
Total (4,243) -
Net income 16,843 6,161
Total funds carried forward 16,843 6,161

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Registered Number : CE017677

The Parenting Circle Statement of Financial Position

As at 31 December 2020

Notes
Current assets
Cash at bank and in hand
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
6
Net current assets
Total assets less current liabilities
Net assets
The funds of the charity
Unrestricted income funds
7
Total funds		 £
2020
17,443
17,443
(600)
16,843
16,843
16,843
16,843
16,843		 £
2019
6,161
6,161
-
6,161
6,161
6,161
6,161
6,161

For the year ended 31 December 2020 the company was entitled to exemption from audit under section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies.

The financial statements were approved and authorised for issue by the Board and signed on its behalf by:

Cristina Patricia Odone Trustee

23 December 2021

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The Parenting Circle Notes to the Financial Statements

For the year ended 31 December 2020

1. Accounting Policies

Basis of accounting

The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention, except for investments which are included at market value and the revaluation of certain fixed assets and in accordance with the Charities SORP (FRS 102) ‘Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective 1 January 2019)’, Financial Reporting Standard 102 the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102), and the Companies Act 2006.

The Parenting Circle meets the definition of a public benefit entity under FRS 102. Assets and liabilities are initially recognised at historical cost or transaction value unless otherwise stated in the relevant accounting policy note(s).

2. Income from donations and legacies

Unrestricted funds
Donations received		 2019
2020
£
£
6,161
21,086
6,161
21,086

3. Net income/(expenditure) for the year

This is stated after charging/(crediting):

2020 2019
£ £
Accountancy fees 600 -
articulars of employees
2020 2019
Staff 0 0
0 0

4. Particulars of employees

5. Comparative for the Statement of Financial Activities

The comparative year values on the Statement of Financial Activites are for unrestricted funds.

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The Parenting Circle Notes to the Financial Statements Continued

For the year ended 31 December 2020

6. Creditors: amounts falling due within one year

6. Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
Accruals and deferred income
7. Movement in funds
Unrestricted Funds
General
Donations
Unrestricted Funds - Previous year
General
Donations
Purpose of unrestricted Funds
Donations
Donations
8. Analysis of net assets between funds		 Incoming
resources
£
21,086
21,086
Incoming
resources
£
6,161
6,161		 2020
£
600
600
Outgoing
resources
£
(4,243)
(4,243)
Outgoing
resources
£
-
-		 2019
£
-
-
Balance at
31/12/2020
£
16,843
16,843
Balance at
31/12/2019
£
6,161
6,161
Unrestricted funds
General
Donations		 Net current
assets /
(liabilities)
Net Assets
£
£
16,843
16,843
16,843
16,843

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The Parenting Circle Notes to the Financial Statements Continued For the year ended 31 December 2020

Previous year

Previous year
Unrestricted funds
General
Donations		 Net current
assets /
(liabilities)
Net Assets
£
£
6,161
6,161
6,161
6,161

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The Parenting Circle Detailed Statement of Financial Activities For the year ended 31 December 2020

INCOME AND ENDOWMENT
Donations and legacies
Donations
Total incoming resources
EXPENDITURE
Charitable activities
Cost of direct charitable activity
SUPPORT COSTS
Governance costs
Governance costs
Total resources expended
Net Income		 £
2020
21,086
21,086
21,086
(3,643)
(3,643)
(600)
(600)
(4,243)
16,843		 £
2019
6,161
6,161
6,161
-
-
-
-
-
6,161

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