2023-03-31-accounts

Charity Number.. 1185901 MILLER Co. Friends of Bram Annual Report and Accounts For the year ended 31 March 2023

Frlends of Bram YearEnded 31 March 2023 Index Page No 1to4 Trustees, Report Independent Examiners Re￿rt Statement of financial actsvits5 Balan￿ Sheet

Frlends of Bram Year Ended 31 March 2023 Trustees Report The trustees present their report arKI Ihe ac(xsunts for the year ended 31 March 2023. Legal and Administratfve Details Chaflty name Friends of Bram Charity Commission Reglstered Number 1185901 Reglstered Offlce 36 The Gill Ulverston Cumbria LA12 7BP Trustees Carol Elizabeth Budge Vvilma Anne Andersc Nicola Kell Chairman Jacqueline Ann Drake SKretsry Jaqueline Ann Drake (acting seuetary) Treasurer Carol Elizabeth Budge

Frlends of Bram Year Ended 31 March 2023 Trustees Report (Continued) The trustees are pleased lo present th￿r annual report together with financial statement to meet requirements. This report outlines the acbvity of the Fil￿dS of Bram Irom April 2022 to March 2023. The purposes of the charlty aro: (1) To provide facilities for the daity care. recreation and educati<￿ of chiklren duriry and out of school hours and school holidays and to advants educatijn. promote the preseNation and protection of good health and ￿l￿ve the effects of povety amongst residents of Barrow in Furness and the surrounding area. {2) To relieve the needs of children, young people and theirfamilies by the provision of services in particular those aimed at promoting good health. relieving poverty and helping people meet their own needs in society. (3) To promote for the benefit of the ￿hab[tants or Barrow in Fumess and the surroundiryJ area for the prowsion of the assistance in the provision of facilities for recreation or other leisure time occupation of iid¢viduals who have need of wch facilities by reason of their Y￿4th, age, infirmity or disability. financial hardship or swal circumstances wrth the I￿le￿ of improving their coTrJitions of tife. Actlvitles and achlevements Wtih the aftermath of Covid 19 pandemic we have found faMI￿S and individuals continuing to struggle with both food and fuel povety ￿ the current financial climate and found ourselves having to still support people lo be able to heat and heal their properties amhough at a reduced rate. We cOntinL￿ lo ￿gn￿st both families aTrJ irvjli￿dUaIS to our hLvJety successful Well-Fed programme delivered on a weekly basis on a MoTrJay which continues to support iThJividuals and families to be able to eat at an ex￿lIent cost of £3.(M) per bag SUPP¢)rt families and individuals to eat for th8 vthote week. We continL* to work wilh loGal supemiarkets re￿IvIng excellent donations whid) support both the Well Fed programme and food parcels forthe most vulnerable and isolated especially thosè that contiiue lo be affected by Covid. During this perioj, we have continued to work V•ith a ra￿e of partner organisation including.. Barrow Community Learn¥ig Skills and WEA who are now abte to delNer a direct servTrce in line with govemment guMIan￿ in a safe. Plann￿ and structured environment ensuring both the safety of the students, teathirwJ staff and other users of the building. We have also been working with a number of exlemal Ofganisations induding". Families Matter, Bay Wildlrfe Trust, Hawcs. Inspira. Fumess Multi Cultural Group and DWP provKling essential support and advi to help the local community address any needs that may be affecting them including,. physical and mental health, benefrts and housing advice as well as sIg￿0Sti￿j to the most appropriate services to meet their individual needs. Friends of Bram continue to work with the local authority n developing the building into becoming of the four town deal hubs bastsy within Ihe BarTowfootprint. wè have now been given the apyroval for our govemment funding wh￿h is due to start in the very near future and we look forward to thè contiiued development of the building to PTovkJe seNices for the local ommunity. We have been allocated 165K of capital funding to complete the dewelopment of the town deal hub within our site. We are workK¥J ¥￿th Offi￿r5 fmm the bcAI aulhonty to

develop a plan of work which inthdes U>mp1etw￿ the deal work, the canopy creating an outsKJe classrc¥Jm and a number of maintenance programmes to upgrade the Bram LorMJsiaff building, these include: repl8￿ment of the fascia's within th8 Courtyard area as well as the fascia's at the far end of the building ajjacent to tl Navigators and Voyagers rooms also repla￿ment of all heaters throughout the buibJiThJ and err￿rgencY I￿htIng. Looking through the scheme ol work it is hoped and planned the work will be completed over the Summer holidays vmh this mind l am currentty looking to develop an opportunty for oursebies to move our nursery provision to another site in the Barrow area woting with local schools as they will be closed in the Summer break who ￿pUld have theif own Otsted regislralion which means we would only have to inform Ofsted we are movifHJ to another building for a slw)rt period of time. We continue to plan lo develop our outside provision adjacent to the garden including.. erecting the gate5, developing the palio area wtth seating and a wellbeing garden with our inttial plan ol opening the air raid shelter bas8J on the settirKJ, where h)cal school arnl community will be able to learn some of the history of both the war and how it affected to Barrow Island fi>otprint, we have now secured the wood to erect the raised beds as well as the stone and chippings to develop the paths throughout the area. We are currently looking at OFVOrtunities to secure funding io complete the work on this site arK1 have made enquiries wilo the opportunities of applying to the heritage funding whith would link extremely Well to Ihe historical values of the area. During this fmancial year we ha￿ developed and delivered a numter of new projects includmig.. Brilliant Babies whith was developed to support pa￿ntS understanding of their child's development during the period of O- 18 months using a range of activities In¢￿dIng sensory play. arts and crafts and treasure baskets, the progrydmme was dellvered by a mertier of the nursery staff and voluntsers. Due to staffiry capacity we were unable lo stsrt the programme after Easter arwj had to delay until September. The programme is weH attended and feedback from parents has been excellent. We plan to continu8 this programm8 throughout the next finanoal year and will produce a report lor Orsted who have supported us Wtth a grant to deltver this programme. Through securirvJ fvnding from Cumbria Community Foundation. y￿ were also able to develop and delp4er a Slow Cooker programme designed to support individuals and families to both reduce their fuel costs %￿lIe also improviry their diel and reduc1)9 waste fo(Kl. The programme vms eXtre￿lY Interge￿rational with the youngest attendee being 28 years and the eldest 82 years both mal8 arKI female, through attendiThJ the programme that participants were given the opportunity to share recipes, create whoSesome meals while also developing friendships in a ￿laxed. infomial and enjoyable environment. Friends of Bram provided the irvJredients, sk)w cookets and utensils for the course and once the course is completed the participants will be able to tske hom8 the sbw cooker and ulensAs which they will then be able to use in the home environment FrierKls of Bram werè offered an opportunty to become a Wam Spot providing an opportunity for the local cA)mmunty to access somewhere they could charge th￿r electrical items. enjoy a wafm drink, soup. sandwtches, biscuits and cake5 as well as the opportunty to develop fTEndships and discuss any cOn￿mS that may be aff8thtvJ them with either the member of staff orvolunteer delbvered the programme. During this financial year we have delivered a hugety succes￿1 holiday programme for children ages 2 years to 11 years as this included our Haf programme dunt¥J Easter, Summer and Christmas holidays supporting the most vulnerable arKI iFnlated 5 years to 11 years old with a particular focus on thildren receiVi￿j free school meals. all our holvjay proviS￿n is extremely well attended for both the most vulnerable and isoL9ted children as well as paying children from w0￿1ng parents. Each of the Haf programme attendance has been exceptional and we have never b￿n under 11)0% attendance, durirKJ this peritsj we have also been bofh

intemally and externally audrted by the Haf team which we have come through with flying colours on both ￿casIOnS and are seen as excel￿nt practice. As stated in last yearfs report our numbers of children in the nursery setting were extremely low which made our decision to combine the 2,3- and 4-year olds the most cost-effeclive answer to the delivery of the nursery provision, during this year we have seen our numbers steadily grow which is linked lo word of mouth, social mgjia which has been extremely positive where potential parents are looking for nursery provision for their chiklren. This has led to us having to rethink how we provide our nursery provision and are now in a position of needing three rooms, Little Sailors 0-2 years, Navigators 2-3 years and Voyagers 34 years. Al this present moment we have approximately 60 chitdren on roll which is nearly double Ihe fou￿ we started with in 2021. we are managing with our current staffing levels bul are now seriously needing to look rf we need to employ an extra member of staff. We have qualif￿ teachers and childcare assistants on casual bank which we have utilised in our holiday programmes especially the Haf programme, this also gives us an opportunity where we have been netsjing extra staff to cover holidays and sickness throughout temi time. This has been an exiremely suc￿Ssful year for both our community work and nursery provisDn and we have developed an ex￿lIent name for our nursery as we are now independent form the local authority and developed and excellent relationship with the local communty providing a range of services as well as creating an extremely trusling Opportunity to work with local people within our communty especialty through the work we delivered Ihrough Covid 19. During this financial peric%l. we have been SU￿ssful with a number of grants including.. Town Deal which is 180K for the 1" year vthich hasn't been received as of today. We received a total of £69.525.44 from a range of local funding organisations to support the delivery of a number of projects as well as supporting Bram Longstaff Community Hub running costs and salaries, this excludes our funded 2.3 and 4-year-old children and paid children which supports the wnning of 8rams Little Sailors Nursery provision and staffing. Finance As at March 31°, 2023 the bank account funds stand at £31.705. Approved by the trustees on the (insert date) and signed on their behaff by.. C ABudge W A Anderson N Kell

Independent Examlnevs Report To the Trustees of Friends of Bram I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity ('the TrL+sf) for the year ended 3110312023. Respoctlve responslbllltles of trustees and examiner and ba$ls of report The charity's trustees are responsible for preparation of the accounts. The charitws trustees consider that an audit is not required for thts PerIC￿ under section 144(2) of Ihe Charities Act 2011 {the 2011 Act) and that an H￿dent examinati¢)n is needed. It is my responsibility to:_ examine the accounts under seLt"on 145 of 2011 Art follow the prO￿lureS laid down n Ihe general DKections givèn by the Charity Commissioners LN)der section 145(5)(b) of the 2011 Act" and stale whether particular matters have come to my attentton Basls of irnlgppndent examiner's rep(xt My examination was carri￿ out in accordan￿ with the general DireLt*Jns given by the Chartty Commission. An examination indudes a review of Ihe aco)unling tecords kept by the charFty and a comparison of the accounts presented wrth IIN)se fecor(Is. It also includes considerat pjn of any unusual items or disclosures wi the accounts, and seeking explanations from you as trustees con￿mIng any suth matters. The procedures undertaken do nol provide all the evidencE that would be required in an audit and consequenuy no opinion is given as to whether the accounts present a 'true and fair view, and Ihe report is limited to Ihose matters set out in the ststement below. IndependentexamlneVs statement In connection with my examination, no matter has com8 to my attention: (1) which gives me reasonabie cause to believe that in any material tespect the requirements to keep accounting records in aC￿rdan￿ with section 130 of the 2011 Act,. a)d to prepare accounts which accord with account￿9 racords and comply with the accounling requirements of the 2011 Act have not been met., or (2) to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in otderto enable a proper understanding of the accounts lo be reathed. R F Mlllor & Co Chartered Accountsnts [)Oub￿tree Cwrt 10A Cavendish Street. Ulverston Cumbria LA12 7AD Dated.. 10 May 2024

Frf•nds of Brnm Statementof flnan¢lal acuvlll forthoye4rendod 31 Mareh 2023 frjrthto ￿aTr5t to rE?re51 Rtt•lp FuNled thldren incorne-CCC Parenl lees r?￿ved HAF FU￿Ing incoFr-cOW￿1g F￿r￿ing in(xx Premises Lwe 94,870 114,995 12.122 .417 75.372 21,169 63.715 6M7 13 59.19) 7.9SJ 289. 2Y2,U13 PoyrnortsfargBnorntity Cowd hub ewses SalanesaThY pension$ TraIn￿ c08ts Rates knsurarKe U￿lty(£I8 AwunI￿￿ Te￿ph￿ Travel ts)8ts Bat tharges rdgyta￿j Repairs and 14. 215.873 14,300 1%.701 1,628 201 34.149 2,7 2,44B 11,ffj2 2J55 175 4,771 4Y2 3213 cOn￿u￿r(s)$ T)tal r4ymont8 C8Pitalexpenditure Total payw*nl¥ 3.998 Exeessoflncom8 4weroX￿￿thl 148361 al9￿0 brougm lornqrd from m10￿Y￿ar 6,924 12, B4fanr• •tgnd 0fth•￿1 15.772 6.924 Cash lund$ at31 klarch 20T2 21,61D ¢a8hfuTrJs 8131 March 2￿

Filendsof8¥am Balftnco Sheel lorlhtryeaverKl•d 31 ￿rth 2023 fuTrJst(>nDa￿s1 Currinlasm pFvpWn￿rt 0lhérA8S6t .01 21.168 412 Lo4nS PAYE 4BI 13,7 Fthid¥olthp(4rfty Unr6•trbGlwJfwd Asa131 I￿th? yo￿￿￿dIa￿lI31 IA•I¢

Frknds of Bram ststernenl of flnanclal 8Ctlvillès forthe yearendèd 31 Mareh 2023 Unr8SlrfcbJ to neatESt Re¢•lpl• FurKled childiep incorne- CCC Parenl fees re￿Ve AF Funding thcom8- COVID-15 FundiNJ ffrtorr Prem￿8 usa9e Interest r8c8Ned 94.870 174.995 12.IT2 6&417 75.3n 21.169 63,715 6,387 59.1 Total reclpls Paymwts Paymonts forgenar&tlThJ tund8 Covld hub e￿enSeS SalarE5 and pensions TroK)ing ¢o$ts Rates Inwrance Ublity cosls Ac￿￿niar Te￿ph(￿ Travel costs Bank charges Barc1aycard Repairs ar￿ ￿n¢￿al$ Licences CotTpuler costs Tot￿ payrnenis Caplt4 gYp￿￿litUre Total payments 232,on 14.4KI 21S.8rJ 6¥2 201 597 34.14 2.71Y) 142Lh) 196.701 1.628 433 11.862 Z355 175 270 rf.771 422 1.971 3213 233.911 Excoss ol IncornèowroxpondNu 1&&361 Balantè broughtlorwardlrom pr•v10￿Y41I 12,760 Balance atend olthy••r 15.r12 6.924 C85h ftwxJ$ 4131 Marth 2022 21.610 Ca8h knd8 at 31 March 2023 21.610

Friends of Bram Balinee Shq•t lorthoyoorendud 31 March 2023 IL￿510 pr￿￿mI￿lS oth•¢AB••li ).016 21.168 21.610 LO￿5 PAYE Portsion Crgdrttys 15.772 6.924 Fun6sorth* Unr•slrfcl¢d tunth &924 12.m) TDlolfvrtth4¥41 JI M￿N20?3 1&772 6.924