## Connected Lives
Report and Accounts Year ended 31 December 2025
1 Lamb's Passage, London EC1Y 8AB www.stewardship.org.uk
## **CONNECTED LIVES**
## **CHARITY INFORMATION**
## **FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025**
**Trustees** Lindsey Hayward Anita Jones Nicola Morriss Margaret Sandilands Daniel Mogues **Key Staff** Jenny Peters **Governing Document** CIO Constitution dated July 2019 **Charity Registration Number** 1184376 **Principal Address** 255 Old Marylebone Road London NW1 5QT **Independent Examiner** Sarah Crispin ACA Stewardship 1 Lamb's Passage London EC1Y 8AB **Bankers** National Westminster Bank Plc
|**Contents**|**Page**|
|---|---|
|Charity Information|1|
|Trustees' Annual Report|2-10|
|Independent Examiner's Report|11|
|Statement of Financial Activities|12|
|Balance Sheet|13|
|Notes to the Accounts|14-19|
|Detailed Statement of Financial Activities with Comparatives|20|
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## **CONNECTED LIVES**
## **REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES - FOR THE YEAR END 31 DECEMBER 2025**
The Trustees have pleasure in submitting the report and accounts for the year ending on 31 December 2025.
## **Objects of the charity**
Connected Lives is an early intervention CIO charity. The charity's principal objects, as including parenting, couple relationships, relational well-being, and care of children.
Connected Lives provides groups and courses that create a supportive space for parents, new approaches to foster thriving family relationships
for parents and carers with babies and young children, parents of teenagers, and couples. All the programmes we use are attachment-based, trauma-informed, evidencebased and have a strong preventative track record. Our proven track record of working with parents, children and couples is added proof that early intervention helps families thrive.
families and society.
We use evidence-based programmes; Circle of Security Parenting, Hold Me Tight, Created for Connection and Connected Teens. environment for individuals to explore these connections via in person and online groups, as well as one-
We are passionate about the hands-on work we do with parents and deeply appreciate the support of our partners and donors.
## **Core Principles**
parents and partners. These key elements shape every group, course, and support
Creating space to step back and assess what is working and what isn’t, in our relationships.
**A map to decode behaviour** Using attachment theory to understand relationship dynamics and the needs of children and partners.
Our trained facilitators provide compassionate listening, helping individuals make sense of struggles while celebrating strengths.
Connecting with other parents and partners to share experiences and reinforce that no one is alone.
The parents, carers and partners who attend our groups are invited to feedback their experience and this forms the basis for future planning. All but one of our trustees came to the charity as a service user.
**Curiosity** Encouraging honest conversations, curiosity, and the courage to ask questions.
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shown to make a positive impact.
## **Summary of the charity's main activities and achievements**
To further the above objects and vision, the charity's main activities and achievements
## **Main Programmes**
## **Circle of Security-Parenting (COS-P) Groups**
Circle of Security Parenting programme for parents of 0–11-year-olds. This model strengthens the parent-child relationship by helping caregivers understand and In 2025 we used the Circle of Security programme to support parents across multiple hubs through both in-person and online delivery. During 2025, 203 adults and 437 children were supported through COS-
## **Circle of Security Impact Analysis.**
We measure the impact of our work through pre- and post-programme assessments, alongside feedback from parents at the end of each course. These measures continue to
During the year, outcomes from our MORS (Measuring Outcomes of Relationship Support) data indicate clear improvements. The proportion of families experiencing rovement. Those in the possible concern category reduced from movement across groups, with families progressing out of higher levels of need. These results are consistent with what we observe in practice. Parents report feeling to manage challenges within the relationship. This strengthening of the parent–child relationship is central to our work and shows improved outcomes for children over time.
**Parental stress** – stress levels were high before participating – programme. **Positive relationship with child** – **Understanding their triggers** – **Understanding child’s emotional needs** – -
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Metathem at risk of developing a disorganised attachment. Insecurely attached children are Children with disorganised attachments face elevated risks of aggressive behaviour, mental health issues, and school-related challenges.
## **Circle Clinic**
parents to discuss parenting dilemmas with someone who understands their challenges. -minute Circle Clinics for parents who have completed the Circle of Security Parenting group, alongside onesessions provide additional guidance and support during tricky parenting moments when parents may feel stuck.
## **Parenting talks**
relevant and current parenting challenges. Led by a trained facilitator and/or practitioners, each session explores real-
carers gain practical strategies and insights to help navigate these challenges with also helping reduce isolation. In 2025 we had 2 parenting webinars that impacted a total Overall, these webinars provide valuable guidance and support for practical parenting.
## **Connected Teens Programme**
For parents of adolescents (12– Connected Teens adolescent brain development, changing parental roles, and managing teenagers’ emotions. It focuses on nurturing strong, responsive parent-teen relationships—vital for adolescents’ emotional and psychological wellbeing. We are working to produce bespoke videos to accompany the course and 2025 has been taken up in testing and of the material.
In 2025 we ran 5 Connected Teens groups (4 online and 1 in person). We supported 52 parents of teenagers directly and 1 children indirectly.
## **Connected Teens Programme**
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**Parental Stress** - **Teen brain** - **Identifying emotional needs** - **Recognising their triggers** -
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## **Understanding negative communication patterns** -
out how they got stuck in negative patterns of relating at the start of the course, this rose
**Ability to step back before responding** - No parent said that they took a step back to
at the start of the course, the end of the course.
## **Drop-in Groups**
Drop-in toddler sessions continued to provide safe, welcoming spaces where children can develop social, emotional, and physical skills, while parents and carers build children participated across our hubs.
CNWL held 110 in-person sessions, supporting 188 adults and 202 children in our biweekly toddlers’ group. However, delivery and attendance in disrupted from October 2025 e. In response, the team worked proactively to maintain contact with families and secured a nearby temporary venue, ensuring sessions could continue through to the end of 2025.
Despite these challenges, the groups remain a vital and valued part of the charity’s community-based support.
## **Welcome Baby Boxes**
and encourage families to engage with wider support and activities. The Welcome Baby Box initiative continued to play an important role in early engagement with families, with boxes delivered during the year.
## **Relationship courses**
The evidence based, Hold Me Tight (HMT) programme remained a key relationship couples. The programme continued to provide couples with practical tools to strengthen communication, rebuild connection, and navigate challenges together.
## **This is what a couple said after attending HMT; “It’s a relationship MOT” (everyone should do it if they’ve been married for over 3 years)”.**
**“It Allows couples to connect emotionally with one another. 89% of the couples interviewed said the course helped them to better understand their partners.**
Marriage Preparation course couples with essential tools to build a strong, lasting foundation for their relationship. In 2025, we had the privilege of helping 20 couples through our Marriage Foundation Course, designed spe
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## **Hubs**
(Lambeth, Nottinghamshire and Wimbledon). Our existing hubs are all thriving and supporting their local communities.
## **1.**
A core delivery hub, with a growing focus on strengthening referral pathways and developing school-based programmes to ensure long-term sustainability as well inperson groups for parent local to Westminster and Kensington and Chelsea.
This central hub also directly runs or supports all the other hubs below.
## **2. Wandsworth Hub**
We’ve partnered with Family Hubs in Battersea Park, Doddington Estate (Cromwell House Community Hub and S.T.O.R.M Family Well-being Centre), and Roehampton family hub to run Circle of Security Groups for parents. reported they would recommend the programme. Referrals for groups come from Wandsworth Family Hub workers, perinatal teams, health visitors and social workers. With growing demand and strong community partnerships, we have now established a permanent parenting support presence in Wandsworth.
We trained two additional local professionals, including a retired GP who brings invaluable expertise and community insight as we work to expand access across more wards and support even more families in Wandsworth.
## **3.**
COS-P groups continued to run in partnership with local Family Wellbeing Centres at -being centres and Tree trees Family Hub. This work was further strengthened by securing a new grant from Trust house at the end of 2025
commitment to meeting high levels of need within the community.
## **4**
Continued COS-P delivery, with plans to expand into relationship courses and
## **5**
This new hub continues to grow, with strong demand and waiting lists. Delivery is directly supported by the central team to ensure sustainability.
## **6**
Positive progress has been made in early-stage engagement and partnership discussions, with Restore Hope.
## **7. Cambridgeshire**
Unlike our franchised hub network, the Cambridge hub operates as a restricted, directly managed service under the Central and Northwest London (CNWL) hub. During the year,
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it delivered a broad range of support, including drop-in groups, Circle of Security Parenting (COS-P), Welcome Baby Boxes, and the Baby Clothes Connection, providing both universal and targeted support to local families.
## **CAMBRIDGESHIRE HUB 2025**
## **HonC! (Hands on the Circle) Stay-and-Play Group**
The Hub runs bi-weekly Stay and Play toddler groups, supporting babies, toddlers, parents, and carers. These sessions provide a safe, supportive space where children can develop essential skills, gross motor, social, and imaginative skills and give families a vital opportunity to connect, share parenting challenges, and receive valuable support. Studies show that regularly meeting with others who truly understand our experiences is a key protective factor against maternal ill-health, making these sessions not only . In Cambridgeshire, weekly groups
## **Trumpington Meadows Community Hub (TM Hub)**
The Hub is an intergenerational community space in Trumpington, supporting residents for children aged 0-2 years, mental health and wellbeing advice, arts and crafts for all ages, wellbeing singing sessions, and therapeutic storytelling. This vibrant hub operates through a three-way partnership between Connected Lives, the NHS social prescriber, and the local housing association (BPHA). Additionally, the Hub signposts participants to food banks and housing resources, ensuring that everyone has access to the support they need.
The Trumpington Meadows Community Hub grew in popularity, with attendance reaching from older adults, often referred by social prescribers, strengthened the intergenerational nature of the hub.
resources to strengthen the community.
## **Baby Clothes Connection**
The Baby Clothes Connection continued to provide pre-loved clothing for children aged 0–2 years. Clothing was available bi-weekly at the Trumpington Meadows Community Hub alongside refreshments. Weekly stay-and-play sessions continued, with 11 sessions held since September and an average attendance of 30 families per week. Three new volunteers joined to support activities. The term concluded with a Christmas party and shared lunch. Additional initiatives included the distribution of pre-loved clothing through the Baby Clothes Connection and the introduction of a slow cooker programme to support vulnerable families.
## **Circle of Security-Parenting Groups**
strong engagement among parents. In 2025 we successfully delivered 5 parenting groups
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across at our Cambridgeshire hub. Groups were delivered both in person and via online platforms, supporting a total of 30 adults and 57 children.
## **Volunteers**
Since 2022, the Central and Northwest London (CNWL) Hub has partnered with the University of Westminster, with student volunteers contributing around 500 hours annually. A further partnership with Stamford University (USA), established in 2023, provides an additional 200 hours each spring term. Volunteer COS-P facilitators and other existing
Volunteers support a wide range of activities, including administration, crèche provision for Circle of Security Parenting (COS-P) groups, data evaluation, local research, and family outreach. The Cambridgeshire Hub continues to recruit locally, strengthening community links. Across both hubs, approximately 38 volunteers supported delivery over the year, making a valuable contribution to services.
## **Looking Ahead**
sustainability, broadening referral pathways, and supporting the careful development of new hubs. Key priorities include completing the Connected Teens programme, deepening engagement with schools and community partners, expanding relationships with church networks at a national level, maintaining robust safeguarding practices and facilitators and volunteers. The Trustees remain committed to ensuring that any growth is well governed, sustainable, and fully aligned with the charity’s mission to support families and strengthen communities.
## **Safeguarding**
The charity has a robust safeguarding policy in place, and it is mandatory that all individuals we partner with or bring under our umbrella adhere to a similarly rigorous safeguarding policy. We are committed to nurturing, protecting, and safeguarding everyone we work with, particularly children and young people. Connected Lives ensures proper care in our recruitment and selection processes, training, work practices, and procedures. All employees and volunteers undergo DBS checks before they are allowed to engage in any paid or unpaid work with us, ensuring the safety and wellbeing of those we serve.
by the Charity Commission.
## **Financial review**
, and expenditure reduced from £223,322 to £ . As a result, the cash held by the charity increased from
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£28,208 to £77,357, of which £ is unrestricted and can be used for any charitable purpose, while £2,045 is restricted to Cambridgeshire hub .
## **Reserves policy**
The trustees have determined that the charity should aim to hold unrestricted cash of no less than £30,000 (which equates to about 3 months of unrestricted expenditure) so that the charity could continue to operate should income and / or expenditure vary adversely. At the year end, the charity held unrestricted cash of £ and the charity is complying with its reserves policy / holding additional funds for the purpose of 3 months salaries
## **Governance**
Responsibility for setting policy and for making operating decisions rest with the trustees who meet regularly to monitor the activities of the charity. Responsibility for the day-to-day operation of the charity has been delegated to a senior management team led by Jenny Peters. New trustees are recruited and appointed by the existing trustees, by a majority vote.
## **Relationships with other charities and related parties**
We have an existing relationship with St Mary's Church Bryanston Square, where we originally started as a family project, and we are grateful for their continued support and relationship.
## **Risk statement**
The charity is exposed to various risks - The possible, they take appropriate measures to mitigate those risks.
## **Responsibilities of trustees under charity law**
statements in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).
sheet date and of its incoming resources and application of resources, including income
1. select suitable accounting policies and apply them consistently;
2. observe the methods and principles in the Charities SORP;
3. make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent;
4. state whether the applicable accounting standards have been followed, subject to
to presume that the charity will continue in operation.
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The trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records that disclose with harity (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charity and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.
## **Approval**
___________________________ Margaret Sandilands
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## **INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT**
## **TO THE TRUSTEES OF**
## **CONNECTED LIVES ('the Charity')**
I report to the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of the Charity for the year ended 31 December 2025 on pages 12 to following, which have been prepared on the basis of the accounting policies set out on pages 14 to 15.
## **Responsibilities and basis of report**
As the charity’s trustees of the Charitable Incorporated Organisation 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 Charity’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the Act and in carrying out my examination I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.
## **Independent examiner’s statement**
Since the Charity’s gross income exceeded £250,000 your examiner must be a member of a body listed in section 145 of the 2011 Act. I 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 matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe:
1. accounting records were not kept in respect of the Charity as required by section 130 of the Act; or
2. the accounts do not accord with those records; or
3. 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.
Sarah Crispin ACA The Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales Stewardship 1 Lamb's Passage London EC1Y 8AB
Date:
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## **CONNECTED LIVES**
## **STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES**
## **FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025**
|Note
**INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM:**
Donations
3
Charitable activities
4
Investments
5
**Total income and endowments**
**EXPENDITURE ON:**
Charitable activities
6
Raising funds
7
**Total expenditure**
**Net income/(expenditure)**
**Transfers between funds**
14
**Net movement in funds**
**Reconciliation of funds:**
Total funds brought forward
**Total funds carried forward**
14|Unrestricted
Funds
£
87,121
20,350
334
107,805
97,174
2,749
99,924
7,881
-
7,881
16,334
24,215|Restricted
Funds
£
142,462
9,524
-
151,986
105,242
-
105,242
46,744
-
46,744
3,450
50,194|Total
Total
Funds
Funds
2025
2024
£
£
229,583
180,518
29,874
24,263
334
425
259,791
205,206
202,416
204,006
2,749
19,316
205,166
223,322
54,625
(18,116)
-
-
54,625
(18,116)
19,784
37,900
74,409
19,784|
|---|---|---|---|
The statement of financial activities includes all gains and losses recognised in the year.
All income and expenditure derive from continuing operations.
The notes on page 14-19 form part of these accounts.
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## **CONNECTED LIVES**
## **BALANCE SHEET**
## **AS AT 31 DECEMBER 2025**
|Note
**CURRENT ASSETS**
Debtors
10
Cash at bank and in hand
11
**CREDITORS: Amounts falling**
**due within one year**
12
**TOTAL NET ASSETS**
**FUND BALANCES**
14
Unrestricted Funds
General funds
Restricted Funds|Unrestricted
Funds
£
-
31,559
31,559
(7,34
)
24,21
24,21
24,21
-
24,21|Restricted
Funds
£
4,902
45,798
50,700
(50
)
50,194
50,194
-
-
50,194|Total
Funds
2025
£
4,902
77,357
82,259
(7,8
)
74,4
24,21
24,21
50,194
74,4|Total
Funds
2024
£
-
28,208|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|||||28,208
(8,424)|
|||||19,784
16,334|
|||||16,334
3,450|
|||||19,784|
The financial statements were approved by the Board of Trustees and were signed on its behalf by:
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MARGARET SANDILANDS
Date: ___________________
Charity number: 1184376
The notes on page 14-19 form part of these accounts.
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## **CONNECTED LIVES**
## **NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS**
## **FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025**
## **1 Statutory Information**
The charity is a charitable incorporated organisation registered with the Charity Commission in England & Wales. The charity's registered number and principal address can be found on the Charity Information page.
## **2 Accounting Policies**
These financial statements are prepared on a going concern basis, under the historical cost convention.
These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the "Statement of Recommended Practice: Accounting and Reporting by Charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) ("the Charities SORP"), with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland ("FRS 102") and with the Charities Act 2011. The charity meets the definition of a public benefit entity as set out in FRS 102.
The Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 (the '2008 Regulations') requires charities to prepare their accounts in accordance with 'Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice effective from 1 April 2005' but this accounting standard has since been withdrawn and has been replaced by the Charities SORP mentioned in the preceding paragraph. The charity has prepared these financial statements in accordance with the new Charities SORP; this departure from the 2008 Regulations is believed to be necessary for these financial statements to give a 'true and fair view'.
The previous year's accounts were prepared using the receipts and payments basis but, this year, the charity was obliged to prepare its accounts using the accruals basis. The results for 2024, which are comparatives quoted in these accounts, have been restated using the accruals basis (see note 16 for details).
The principles adopted in the preparation of the financial statements are set out below.
## a) Going concern
The trustees have assessed whether the use of the going concern basis is appropriate and have considered possible events or conditions that might cast significant doubt on the ability of the charity to continue as a going concern. The trustees have made this assessment for a period of at least one year from the date of approval of the financial statements. In particular the trustees have considered the charity's forecasts and projections and the possible implications should projected income and / or expenditure vary unexpectedly. The trustees have concluded that there is a reasonable expectation that the charity has adequate resources to continue to operate for the foreseeable future. The charity therefore continues to adopt the going concern basis in preparing its financial statements.
## b) Income
Income including investment income is recognised in the period in which the charity becomes entitled to receipt, the amount receivable can be measured with reasonable certainty, and receipt is probable. For the most part, income is generally recognised when it is received. Income is only deferred when the charity has to fulfil conditions before becoming entitled to it or where the donor has specified that the income is to be expended in a future period.
Income from donations includes:
- i) Recoverable gift aid. This is recognised when the related donation is received. Gift aid that has not been recovered by the balance sheet date is included as a debtor.
ii) The charity relies on the support of volunteers to carry out many of its activities. However, in accordance with the SORP, the value of these services has not been included in these financial statements as they cannot be reliably measured.
Income from charitable activities represents income receivable from goods, services and facilities supplied in furtherance of the charity's charitable objects. It includes income from events and groups.
Investment income represents income generated by the charity's assets and includes income from bank interest.
## c) Expenditure
Expenditure, including irrecoverable VAT, is recognised when it is incurred or, if earlier, when a legal or constructive obligation for a payment arises provided that it is probable that settlement will be required and the amount of the obligation can be measured reliably.
The charity makes grants to other institutions and individuals to further its charitable objectives. Grants payable are recognised as constructive obligations arise, which is generally when the charity expresses a commitment to the recipient that can be measured reliably and then only to the extent that any conditions associated with the grant are outside of the control of the charity.
The cost of raising funds is not significant and has not been separately disclosed.
Governance costs, which are included in expenditure on charitable activities but are identified separately in the notes to the accounts, includes costs associated with the independent examination of the financial statements, compliance with constitutional and statutory requirements and any other expenditure incurred on the strategic management of the charity.
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## **CONNECTED LIVES**
## **NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS**
## **FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025**
## **2 Accounting Policies (cont.)**
## d) Fund accounting
General funds are unrestricted funds which are available for use at the discretion of the trustees in furtherance of the general objectives of the charity. Designated funds comprise unrestricted funds that have been set aside by the trustees for particular purposes. Restricted funds are donations which are to be used in accordance with specific restrictions imposed by donors; they include donations received from appeals for specific activities or projects. Endowment funds are donations that are retained as capital in accordance with the donor's wishes. The nature of the restriction determines whether the endowments represent permanent endowments or expendable endowments.
## e) Pension scheme arrangements
The charity operates defined contribution pension schemes for its employees. Obligations for contributions to these schemes are recognised as an expense when the liability arises. The assets of these schemes are held separately from those of the charity in independently administered funds.
- f) Financial instruments The charity's financial assets and financial liabilities all qualify as basic financial instruments, as defined by FRS102. Except for loans, creditors and debtors are measured at their expected settlement value (normally the amount of cash that the charity expects to pay or receive). The charity recognises liabilities for the principal of those loans that remains outstanding at the year end (i.e. the liabilities exclude any interest chargeable on the loans in future years).
## g) Exemption from preparing a cashflow statement
The charity has taken advantage of an exemption conferred by the Charities SORP and has not prepared a cash flow statement.
## h) Critical accounting estimates and areas of judgement
The trustees do not consider that there are any material sources of estimation or uncertainty at the balance sheet date that could result in a material adjustment to the carrying values of assets and liabilities in the next reporting period.
## **3 Donations**
|Donations of cash and similar
Other grants receivable
Gift aid recoverable
**4**
**Income from charitable activities**
Groups and events
Consultancy
**5**
**Investment income**
Bank interest
**6**
**Charitable expenditure**
**a**
**Costs incurred directly on specific activities**
Salaries, travel and expenses
Direct project costs
Rent and rates|2025
£
83,504
139,573
6,506
229,583
2025
£
23,284
6,590
29,874
2025
£
334
334
2025
£
157,923
33,648
3,110
194,682|2024
£
104,913
66,652
8,954
180,518
2024
£
12,043
12,220
24,263
2024
£
425
425
2024
£
154,892
38,475
4,136
197,503|
|---|---|---|
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## **CONNECTED LIVES**
## **NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS**
## **FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025**
|**b**
**Costs incurred on support & administration**
Governance costs
Independent examiner's fee
Subscriptions and professional fees
IT software and consumables
Insurance
**Total expenditure**|2,640
2,640
3,397
940
758
7,735
202,416|1,140
1,140
3,966
843
554
6,503
204,006|
|---|---|---|
The fee payable to the independent examiner for preparing and examining the accounts was £2,640 (2024: £1,140).
## **7 Cost of raising funds**
|Fundraising costs|2025
£
2,749
2,749|2024
£
19,316
19,316|
|---|---|---|
## **8 Analysis of staff costs, the cost of key management personnel and trustee remuneration**
The average monthly number of employees during the year was 5 (2024: 6).
No staff received salaries at a rate of more than £60,000 per annum.
During the year key management received employment benefits totalling £41,241 (2024: £nil).
No trustees received employment benefits in either the current or preceding year.
## **9 Acting as agent**
On occasion the charity receives money on behalf of other charities, which it banks and then pays out to these charities. This income is received as agent for these other charities and the income, and the related payments, are excluded from the Statement of Financial Activities; any money that has not been distributed by the year end is recognised as a creditor.
During the year the charity acted as agent for St Mary's Church and, in that capacity:
a) received £931 (2024: £1,284) and paid £931 (2024: £1,284)
- b) at the year end the charity owed £nil (2024: £nil) to St Mary's Church
## **10 Debtors**
|**Falling due within one year:**
Other debtors
**h at Bank and in Hand**
Cash at bank with immediate access|2025
£
4,902
4,902
2025
£
77,357
77,357|2024
£
-
-
2024
£
28,208
28,208|
|---|---|---|
## **11 Cash at Bank and in Hand**
## **12 Creditors: liabilities falling due within one year**
|Trade creditors
Taxation and social security
Other creditors
Accruals|2025
£
1,489
2,934
786
2,640
7,849|2024
£
2,368
3,377
1,479
1,200
8,424|
|---|---|---|
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## **CONNECTED LIVES**
## **NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS**
## **FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025**
## **13 Pension commitments**
During the year employer’s pension contributions totalling £7,055 (2024: £6,593) were payable to defined contribution personal pension schemes. Pension contributions of £786 (2024: £1,478) were owing at the balance sheet date.
## **14 Funds**
During the year the movements in the charity's funds were as follows:
|_General Unrestricted Funds_
Total Unrestricted Funds
_Restricted Funds_
Cambridge Hub
Connected Teens
Wellbeing Café
Trust House Parenting Support
Westminster Project
Wimbledon Project
School Ready Project
Aggregate of funds|Opening
balance
2025
£
16,334
16,334
(7,535)
-
10,985
-
-
-
-
3,450
19,784|Incoming
resources
2025
£
107,805
107,805
49,930
30,000
-
10,252
19,804
10,000
32,000
151,986
259,791|Outgoing
resources
2025
£
(99,924)
(99,924)
(51,335)
(22,226)
-
(2,870)
(19,440)
(9,370)
-
(105,242)
(205,166)|Transfers
in the year
2025
£
-
-
10,985
-
(10,985)
-
-
-
-
-
-|Gains and
losses
2025
£
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-|Closing
balance
2025
£
24,215
24,215
2,045
7,774
-
7,382
364
630
32,000
50,194
74,4|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
## **Analysis of net assets by fund**
The assets and liabilities of the various funds were as follows:
|assets and liabilities of the various funds were as follows:|||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|Debtors
Cash at bank and in hand
Creditors falling due within one year||General
Designated
funds
funds
£
£
-
-
31,559
(7,34
)
24,21
-
Unrestricted Funds|Restricted
funds
£
4,902
45,798
(50
)
50,194|2025
£
4,902
77,357
(7,8
)
74,4|
|||General
funds
£
-
31,559
(7,34
)
24,21|||
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## **CONNECTED LIVES**
## **NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS**
## **FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025**
## **14 Funds (cont.)**
In the previous year the movements in the charity's funds were as follows:
|_General Unrestricted Funds_
Total Unrestricted Funds
_Restricted Funds_
Cambridge Hub
Connected Teens
Wellbeing Café
Aggregate of funds|Opening
balance
2024
£
42,900
42,900
(5,000)
-
-
(5,000)
37,900|Incoming
resources
2024
£
123,691
123,691
59,515
10,000
12,000
81,515
205,206|Outgoing
resources
2024
£
(150,151)
(150,151)
(62,050)
(10,106)
(1,015)
(73,171)
(223,322)|Transfers
in the year
2024
£
(106)
(106)
-
106
-
106
-|Gains and
losses
2024
£
-
-
-
-
-
-
-|Closing
balance
2024
£
16,334
16,334
(7,535)
-
10,985
3,450
19,784|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
## **Analysis of net assets by fund**
In the previous year, the assets and liabilities of the various funds were as follows:
|Debtors
Cash at bank and in hand
Creditors falling due within one year||General
Designated
funds
funds
£
£
-
-
20,724
-
(4,390)
-
16,334
-
Unrestricted Funds|Restricted
funds
£
-
7,484
(4,034)
3,450|2024
£
-
28,208
(8,424)
19,784|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|||General
funds
£
-
20,724
(4,390)
16,334|||
## **Cambridge Hub**
The Cambridgeshire Hub is a branch of the Westminster Head Office, delivering grant-funded early help and family support programmes across Cambridgeshire. All funding received is restricted to its approved programmes and activities. Finance, administration, governance and banking are managed centrally by the Head Office under the same leadership. All Cambridgeshire funds are separately monitored and accounted for to ensure they are used only for their intended purposes.
## **Connected Teens**
Binks Trust provided a one-off donation of £20,000 to support the development of Connected Teens resources Garfield Weston provided a grant of £10,000 to support the development of Connected Teens resources.
## **Wellbeing Café**
The Assura grant was originally awarded to support the delivery of the TM Hub programme in 2024. Following discussions with the funder, approval was subsequently granted to reallocate the funding to support the delivery of the Cambridge Hub programme instead.
## **Trust House Parenting Support**
Trust House Charitable Foundation awarded Connected Lives a three-year grant of £45,756 to support its work with families in Stonebridge and Harlesden, Brent. The restricted funding contributes towards parenting support activities, while the unrestricted funding supports core running costs and organisational sustainability. The grant helps Connected Lives continue delivering early intervention and evidence-based family support programmes.
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## **CONNECTED LIVES**
## **NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS**
## **FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025**
## **14 Funds (cont.)**
## **Westminster Project**
Westminster City Council awarded Connected Lives funding to deliver the Westminster Hub. The project provides early help and family support through toddler drop-ins, parenting groups, webinars, support for families with teenagers, and relationship programmes to improve family wellbeing and strengthen relationships.
## **Wimbledon Project**
Wimbledon Foundation Community Fund awarded Connected Lives £10,000 to support parenting programmes for families with young children and teenagers.
## **School Ready Project**
John Lyon’s Charity awarded Connected Lives a three-year restricted grant to support the School Ready Project. The funding helps children and families prepare for school through early intervention support delivered with state-maintained schools in Brent and Westminster.
## **15 Transactions with related parties** During the year the charity:
- a) received donations totalling £2,980 (2024: £6,340) from related parties (which includes trustees, any other members of key management and anyone closely connected to them).
- b) No expenses (2024: £nil) were paid to, or for, the trustees.
During the year the charity also made the following payments to, or for, related parties:
- a) The wife of Daniel Mogues, a trustee, served as a COSP facilitator and was paid £960 (2024:£1,920) for serving in that capacity, not for serving as a trustee; these payments are permitted by the charity's governing document.
There have been no other transactions with related parties during the year.
## **16 Reconciliation with previously reported funds**
During the year the charity received over £250k of income and so can no longer prepare the accounts under a receipts and payments basis. The previous year's results have been restated in line with the Charities SORP.
## _Reconciliation of reserves_
|Previously reported reserves, at 31 December
Adjustments arising from conversion to accruals accounting
Debtors
Accounts Payable
PAYE Payable
NIC Payable
Pensions Payable
Accrual - Fee for I.E.
Re-stated reserves, at 31 December|2024
£
28,208
-
(2,368)
(1,295)
(2,082)
(1,479)
(1,200)
19,784|2023
£
42,822
200
-
(2,121)
(2,502)
(499)
-
37,900|
|---|---|---|
## _Reconciliation of results_
|Previously reported results
Adjustments arising from conversion to accruals accounting
Independent examination fee
Accounts payable
Pension adjustment
Sundry
Re-stated results|2024
£
(14,615)
(1,200)
(2,368)
(156)
222
(18,116)|
|---|---|
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##
||Unrestricted funds
Unrestricted funds|General
Designated
Restricted
Total
General
Designated
Restricted
Total
2025
2025
2025
2025
2024
2024
2024
2024
£
£
£
£
£
£
£
£|87,121
-
142,462
229,583
103,508
-
77,010
180,518|20,350
-
9,524
29,874
19,758
-
4,505
24,263|334
-
-
334
425
-
-
425|107,805
-
151,986
259,791
123,691
-
81,515
205,206||97,174
-
105,242
202,416
130,835
-
73,171
204,006|2,749
-
-
2,749
19,316
-
-
19,316|99,924
-
105,242
205,166
150,151
-
73,171
223,322|-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-|7,881
-
46,744
54,62
(26,460)
-
8,344
(18,116)|-
-
-
-
(106)
-
106
-|7,881
-
46,744
54,62
(26,566)
-
8,450
(18,116)||16,334
-
3,450
19,784
42,900
-
(5,000)
37,900|24,215
-
50,194
74,4
16,334
-
3,450
19,784||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|||Note|3|4|5|||6|7||||14||||14||
|||**INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM:**|Donations|Charitable activities|Investments|**Total income and endowments**|**EXPENDITURE ON:**|Charitable activities:|Raising funds|**Total Expenditure**|**Net gains/(losses) on investments**|**Net income/(expenditure)**|**Transfers between funds**|**Net movement in funds**|**Reconciliation of funds:**|Total funds brought forward|**Total funds carried forward**||