## **RIVERSIDE PARENTS & CARERS ASSOCIATION**
**QUARTERLY REPORT July 2021 – June 2022**
In partnership with:
## **Who are we?**
The Riverside Parents & Carers Association (RPCA) is a not-for-profit Charity organisation providing free services for children under the age of 5 years old and their families in the London Borough of Southwark.
Our aims are:
To provide free regular soft play sessions for under 5s and their parents/carers. We want to keep our sessions free and open to all local families from any social background. To encourage low-income and economically deprived families to engage in a community activity and have access to help and assistance from other services offered by the London Borough of Southwark where necessary.
For all families to keep engaging and attending our sessions to receive support from their peers, our staff and other professional experts in child development in order to help identify families with additional needs that we may be able to support and/or refer. Our staff members provide a safe, stimulating environment for our families to play, learn and develop and a great platform for parents to meet other parents. Staff members are fully trained to safeguard all children attending our sessions and to help our local families, their babies and young children to achieve the best start in life.
Sessions are held at Salmon Youth Centre, 43 Old Jamaica Road SE16 4TE
## **Quantitative Data for Q3 2021 (Covid-19 Measures)**
## **Total # of Children aged 0-5 years Visits by month**
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250 228
200
150 130
100
50
0
0
10 Sessions
July August No sessions September 6 sessions
Total # of Visits
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## **Breakdown of Visits by Child’s Post Code**
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Visits in July Visits in August
(CLOSED)
10%
30%
60%
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## **Visits in September**
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9%
37% 54%
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SE16 SE1 OTHER
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## **Average of 93 visits per month (of which ~94% Kids from SE16 and SE1 Postcode**
Figures taken from booking form - children only who attended
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## **Quantitative Data for Q4 2021 (Covid-19 Measures)**
## **Total # of Children aged 0-5 years Visits by month**
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400
306 Due to the increased Omicron
300 cases in London we had to
218 cancel our last 3 sessions/
200 Christmas parties.
100 62
0
October 9 Sessions November 13 sessions December 3 sessions
Total # of Visits
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## **Breakdown of Visits by Child’s Post Code**
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Visits in October Visits in November Visits in December
5% 5% 9%
43% 52% 43% 52% 53%
38%
SE16 SE1 OTHER
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**Average of 195 visits per month (of which ~92% Kids from SE16 and SE1 Postcode**
Figures taken from booking form - children only who attended
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## **Quantitative Data for Q1 2022 (Covid-19 Measures)**
## **Total # of Children aged 0-5 years Visits by month**
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500
417
400
300
219
200 148
100
0
January 9 Sessions February 6 sessions March 15 sessions
Total # of Visits
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## **Breakdown of Visits by Child’s Post Code**
## **Visits in February**
**Visits in March**
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Visits in January Visits in February Visits in March
5% 4% 3%
41%
42%
42% 53% 54% 56%
SE16 SE1 OTHER
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**Average of 261 visits per month (of which ~95% Kids from SE16 and SE1 Postcode**
Figures taken from booking form - children only who attended
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## **Quantitative Data for Q2 2022**
## **Total # of Children aged 0-5 years Visits by month**
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500
421
400
300
200
120
100
0
April 6 Sessions May 12 sessions
Total # of Visits
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435
June 12 sessions
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## **Breakdown of Visits by Child’s Post Code**
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Visits in April
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Visits in April Visits in May Visits in June
1% 6% 6%
49% 50% 51% 51%
43% 43%
SE16 SE1 OTHER
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**Average of 325 visits per month (of which ~90% Kids from SE16 and SE1 Postcode**
Figures taken from booking form - children only who attended
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## **Quantitative Data for Q3 2021 (Covid-19 Measures)**
## **New registrations**
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35
32
29
30
25
20
15
10
Closed
5
0
0
July August September
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## **Total new family registrations over the quarter: 61**
Figures taken from booking form - children only who attended
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## **Quantitative Data for Q4 2021 (Covid-19 Measures)**
## **New registrations**
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35
30
30
27
25
20
15
10
5
3
0
October November December
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## **Total new family registrations over the quarter: 60**
Figures taken from booking form - children only who attended
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## **Quantitative Data for Q1 2022 (Covid-19 Measures)**
## **New registrations**
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25
22
20
20
15
13
10
5
0
January February March
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## **Total new family registrations over the quarter: 55**
Figures taken from booking form - children only who attended
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## **Quantitative Data for Q2 2022**
## **New registrations**
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50
45 43
42
40
35
30
25
20
15
9
10
5
0
Apr May June
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## **Total new family registrations over the quarter: 94**
Figures taken from booking form - children only who attended
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## **Re-opening indoors sessions for children 0-5 years old**
## **Resuming indoors sessions at Salmon Centre**
From June 29[th] , we were able to re-start our much loved Indoors Soft Play Session @ Salmon Centre offering two sessions per week to the community until the end of the term, just before the summer holidays. Our sessions are term time only therefore during the school holidays we are closed.
All these sessions were soon fully booked and we also offered a waiting list service.
## **Soft Play Sessions Tuesdays and Fridays @ Salmon Youth Centre (43 Old Jamaica Road) @10:30 – 11:45**
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## **Re-opening indoors sessions for children 0-5 years old**
## **Resuming indoors sessions at Salmon Centre**
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**a partnership with Bermondsey and Rotherhithe Children Centre**
## **Continuing with Baby Session**
## **Baby Session @ Ellen Brown**
**Baby Session (0-12months only) Wednesdays @ Ellen Brown @ Bermondsey Spa Gardens @10:00 – 11:00**
In a partnership with Bermondsey and Rotherhithe Children Centre we are continuing to provide a Baby session only which was requested by our community back in April.
We Constantly receive more requests to take part in this session and so many new families are being able to access this service.
We provide a safe , clean space to new mums and their babies to socialise, learn from peer to peer support, promote babies development through stories, music and human interaction.
Between July and September this Baby session brought 34 New families to use the service.
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## **Soft Play Planning and Development Outcomes and Equality Impact**
## **September --- All About Me --- 50 things app**
We continued to encourage parents and carers to download the app and we also incorporated some of the “50 things” in our sessions to empower parents and carers to do with their child/children at home too.
During September we focused on the theme : All about Me
Promoting different activities during the sessions like sharing your favourite book, favourite songs, Self-portrait, Print your hand and/or foot, etc
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## **Soft Play Planning and Development Outcomes and Equality Impact**
## **September -- 50 things app --- All About Me**
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## **Soft Play Planning and Development Outcomes and Equality Impact**
**September -- 50 things app --- All About Me**
All about me – Baby sessions - #make your mark
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## **Riverside Parent Survey Answers Q3 July- September 2021**
This survey was carried out at the end of October/November 2021 for the review of the third quarter (July – September) of this year when we were able to re-start our indoor Soft play sessions. The results of this survey are charted in this presentation over the next few slides.
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## **Survey Highlights**
**53 Total Replies**
**100% would recommend us**
**96% children come from SE16 and SE1**
**62% attend through friend/ word of mouth recommendation**
**100% of the families are happy with our sessions**
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## **Survey Charts from user answers – July – Sept 2021** Based on 53 Individual User Surveys
## **Relationship to Child?**
## **Childs Ages?**
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44 26
24 Majority of kids
Majority of kids
between 1 and 3
brought are with
years
a parent
8
5
1 0 2
0
Parent Carer/ Nanny/ Grandparent No answer
Childminder Under 1 year 1-2 year 2-3 years 3+ No answer
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## **Child’s Postcode?**
## **How did you hear about us?**
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33 33
96% of kids from
SE16 and SE1
18
9
8
4
2 0
Friend / Word Children’s Social Media Other No answer
SE16 SE1 Other of mouth centre flyer
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## **Survey Charts from user answers – July – Sept 2021** Based on 53 Individual User Surveys
## **How has it Benefitted your child?**
## **What do you like best?**
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44
42
38
19
Social Interaction Physical Skills Play Skills Prepare for
school/nursey
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36 35
32
30
23
14
7
0
Large Equipment Songs/ Special Staff Clean & Meeting No
space / Toys Singing events safe Others answer
place
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## **Happy with our sessions?**
## **Would you recommend us?**
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53 53
100% happy with 100% would
our sessions! recommend us!
0 0 0 0
Yes No No answer Yes No No answer
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## Profit and Loss Statement
## **Riverside Parents and Carers Association**
Year ended 30th June 2022
|**£**
**Funding / Monies Received**
Funding Grants + Donations
44,431.78
Total Funding / Monies Received
**Expenses**
**Salaries**
22,041.57
**Rent**
5,280.00
**Other Expenses**
8,885.35
Total Expenses
**Surplus for the Year**
**Opening bank balance**
**Closing bank balance**|**£**
**44,431.78**
**36,206.92**
**8,224.86**
**8,044.40**
**16,269.26**|
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## **Independent Examiner’s Report to the trustees of Riverside Parents and Carers Association**
I report on the accounts of the above Charity for the year ended 30[th] June 2022.
## **Respective responsibilities of trustees and examiner**
The charity’s trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. The charity’s trustees consider that an audit is not required for this year under section 144(2) of the charities Act 2011 (the 2011 Act) and that an independent examination is needed.
It is my responsibility to:
- examine the accounts under section 145 of the 2011 Act
- to follow the procedures laid down in the general direction given by the commission under section 145(5)(b) of the 2011 Act
- to state whether particular matters have come to my attention
## **Basis of independent examiner’s report**
My examination was carried out in accordance with the general directions given by the Charity Commission. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts and seeking explanations from you as trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit and consequently no opinion is given as to whether the accounts present a ‘true and fair view’ and the report is limited to those matters set out in the next statement.
## **Independent examiner’s statement**
In connection with my examination, no matter has come to my attention:
- (1) which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in any material respect the requirements:
- to keep accounting records in accordance with Section 130 of the 2011 Act and
- to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and comply with the accounting requirements of the 2011 Act have not been met or
- (2) to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached
David Watts FCA Newton & Garner Ltd 47 Topsfield Parade Tottenham Lane Hornsey London N8 8PT 4[th] April 2023
Registered to carry on audit work in the UK by the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales Registered Office: Building 2, 30 Friern Park, North Finchley, London N12 9DA Directors: D.L. Watts FCA R. Knight FCCA ATII P. Raval ACA
47 Topsfield Parade, Crouch End, London, N8 8PT
Telephone: 020 8340 4779 Fax: 020 8340 0190 Email: crouchend@newtonandgarner.co.uk Registered in England & Wales No: 5963019