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2021-03-31-accounts

Centre For Outcomes Of Care

Charity No. 1189874

Company No. 10996449

Trustees' Report and Unaudited Accounts

31 March 2021

Centre For Outcomes Of Care Contents

Pages
Trustees' Annual Report 1-5
Independent Examiner's Report 6
Statement of Financial Activities 7
Summary Income and Expenditure Account 8
Balance Sheet 9
Statement of Cash flows 10
Notes to the Accounts 11to 16
Detailed Statement of Financial Activities 17to 18

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Centre For Outcomes Of Care Trustees Annual Report

The Trustees, who are also directors of the charity for the purposes of the Companies Act 2006, present their report with the unaudited financial statements of the charity for the year ended 31 March 2021.

REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS

Company No. 10996449

Charity No. 1189874

Registered Office

Unit 1 Strands Barn Strands Barn Lane Hornby Lancaster LA1 8JF

Directors and Trustees

The Directors of the charitable company are its Trustees for the purposes of charity law. The following Directors and Trustees served during the year:

H. Gallagher J. Kendal

J. Stanley (Chair)

Accountants

Meiring & Co Unit 1 Strands Barn Strands Farm Lane Hornby Lancaster LA2 8JF

The Trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records that disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charity and to enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Companies Act 2006. The Trustees are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charity and hence taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.

The above report has been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies regime as set out in Part 15 of the Companies Act 2006 and in accordance with the Charities SORP (FRS 102).

Signed on behalf of the board

J. Stanley Trustee J.E.Stanley 0 8 December 2021 J.E.Stanley (Dec 10, 2021 12:01 GMT)

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Objectives and Activities:

The objects of the charity are to preserve and protect the physical and mental health of children and young people who experience social care by improving the social care service they receive by advancing the education of the public and all those involved in and responsible for children’s social care and by promoting an evidence-based approach to the development of policy, practice and services in children’s social care.

The charity furthers its charitable purposes for the public benefit through:

Structure, governance and management

The Centre for Outcomes of Care is a company limited by guarantee governed by its Memorandum and Articles of Association dated 9[th] June 2020. The Centre for Outcomes of Care is registered as a charity with the Charity Commission since 10[th] June 2020.

Appointment of trustees

As set out in the Articles of Association the number of trustees shall not be less than 3. The recruitment of trustees is undertaken through advertisement in appropriate media and final appointment decisions made by the board by vote and resolution.

Organisation

The board of trustees administer the charity. The board meets at least once a year. The dayto-day management of the charity is delegated to the Chief Executive Officer Dr Mark Kerr.

- Related parties and co operation with other organisations

None of the trustees receive remuneration or other benefit from their work with the charity. Any connection between a trustee or senior manager with any service providers must be disclosed to the full board of trustees in the same way as any other contractual relationship with a related party. In the current year no such related party transactions were reported.

Summary of achievements during the period

The Centre for Outcomes of Care (OOC)’s charity registration was confirmed on 10[th] June 2020, approximately 3 months after the Covid 19 pandemic began to have a devastating impact on daily life and work for everyone in the UK, and of course on all public services including children’s social care.

Despite this, The Centre for Outcomes of Care continued its work on key projects for the public benefit with particular emphasis on adapting activities to be delivered online within the constraints of lockdown and government restrictions.

TCOM England – A universal, transformational assessment strategy for social care in England.

TCOM England is a collaborative initiative to improve decision-making, evidence and outcomes in children’s social care. Through this key project OOC is helping the whole care sector better understand the needs of children and young people, how best to support them

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and how services can be improved. TCOM England has been a focus of OOC’s work since 2018 and continued to be the charity’s main project during the time period covered by this report.

England has long been in need of a universal assessment strategy, to better understand the needs, strengths and risks of children, young people and families in or on the edge of care, to support decision-making and collaborative care planning, and to enable more meaningful monitoring of outcomes. By providing an internationally established and evidence-based assessment, decision-support and outcome monitoring model, designed to be used throughout systems of care, TCOM England provides a solution that is affordable and sustainable for all local authorities and care service providers.

Through the TCOM England project, OOC has engaged with local authorities, care providers and representative organisations to educate them and encourage them to improve services and outcomes by implementing this evidence-based assessment approach. OOC has provided implementation services and support to five organisations (with more joining the initiative all the time) who are now in the early stages of embracing the universal assessment strategy and realising its public benefit.

In response to the pandemic, OOC took the necessary steps to continue TCOM England’s implementation online. This involved investment in e-learning content and platforms that would enable organisations of all sizes to continue their implementation more easily within the constraints and pressures of the pandemic. As a result, the TCOM England model is even easier for organisations to implement, and more resilient to pressures in the sector.

TCOM England promotional activities have led to valuable engagement with a wide range of local authorities, fostering agencies, and independent residential care providers, through meetings, online webinars and communications, in turn educating the sector on wide-ranging issues relevant to improving outcomes for children and young people – from traumainformed practice to outcome data analysis.

OOC has invested significant time and resources in developing partnerships with international experts to support the TCOM England initiative. As well as foundational partnerships with the Praed Foundations (the US originator of TCOM’s assessment tools), OOC undertook a review of software solutions that can enable organisations to maximise their learning from assessment data. Extensive collaboration with Opeeka (a specialist software provider and developer of the world first P-CIS assessment software) has enabled TCOM England to provide new opportunities for organisations to analyse and learn from assessment and outcome data in realtime and as an integral part of care planning, and to understand what’s working for whom. This progressive work for the public benefit is focused on facilitating and improving evidence-based practice, policy and service development in children’s social care in order to improve outcomes for children and young people.

Financial review

Trustees are aware of the reliability of the charity on income from charitable activities. Opportunities are being identified to secure grant funding during the next financial year.

Investment powers and policy

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The trustees have powers to make investment decisions for unrestricted charitable funds and / or to delegate these decisions to a financial expert subject to an investment policy passed by resolution. To date there are no funds available for investment or expected in the near future.

Reserves policy and going concern

The charity has a reserves policy to maintain 3 months operational costs at all times. Due to the Coronavirus pandemic the charity was not able to adhere to this. Commissioned activities scheduled to commence in April 2020 all had to be postponed or cancelled. The consequence of this is the charity having a negative balance at the end of the financial year (31[st] March 2021). However, the projects are expected to begin later in 2021 and the income from these activities will ensure a positive financial position in the next financial year. Due to this it is agreed the charity meets the going concern criteria.

Risk management

The Coronavirus pandemic has created significant risk and uncertainty for the charity, especially being newly registered. A full risk review for the charity will be undertaken in the next period.

Plans for future periods

The charity plans to continue focusing on the TCOM England program as well as working toward securing core grant funding.

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Centre For Outcomes Of Care Independent Examiners Report

Independent Examiner's Report to the trustees of Centre For Outcomes Of Care

I report to the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of Centre For Outcomes Of Care for the year ended 31 March 2021 which comprise the Statement of Financial Activities, the Summary Income and Expenditure Account, the Balance Sheet, the Statement of Cash Flows and the related notes.

Responsibilities and basis of report

As the trustees of the charity (and also its directors for the purposes of company law) you 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 charity 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 as 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 examiner's statement

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

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.

Meiring & Co Association of Chartered Certified Accountants Meiring & Co Unit 1 Strands Barn Strands Farm Lane Hornby Lancaster LA2 8JF 09 August 2021

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Centre For Outcomes Of Care Statement of Financial Activities

for the year ended 31 March 2021

Notes
Income and endowments
from:
Other trading activities
4
Other
5
Total
Expenditure on:
Other
6
Total
Net gains on investments
Net (expenditure)/income
7
Transfers between funds
Net (expenditure)/income
before other gains/(losses)
Other gains and losses
Net movement in funds
Reconciliation of funds:
Total funds brought forward
Total funds carried forward		 Unrestricted
funds
2021
£
16,713
22,764		 Total funds
2021
£
16,713
22,764		 Total funds
2020
£
147,504
-
39,477
71,994		 39,477
71,994		 147,504
127,544
71,994
-		 71,994
-		 127,544
-
(32,517)
-		 (32,517)
-		 19,960
-
(32,517) (32,517) 19,960
(32,517)
20,988		 (32,517)
20,988		 19,960
1,028
(11,529) (11,529) 20,988

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Centre For Outcomes Of Care Summary Income and Expenditure Account

for the year ended 31 March 2021

Income
Gross income for the year
Expenditure
Depreciation and charges for
impairment of fixed assets
Total expenditure for the year
Net (expenditure)/income before tax
for the year
Net (expenditure )/income for the year		 2021
£
39,477
39,477
71,412
582
71,994
(32,517)
(32,517)		 2020
£
147,504
147,504
127,502
42
127,544
19,960
19,960

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Centre For Outcomes Of Care Balance Sheet

at 31 March 2021

Company No.
10996449
Notes
2021
£
Fixed assets
Tangible assets
9
1,396
1,396
Current assets
Debtors
10
144
Cash at bank and in hand
5,585
5,729
Creditors:Amount falling due within one year
11
(18,654)
Net current (liabilities)/assets
(12,925)
Total assets less current liabilities
(11,529)
Net (liabilities)/assets excluding pension asset or liability
(11,529)
Total net (liabilities)/assets
(11,529)
The funds of the charity
Restricted funds
12
Unrestricted funds
12
General funds
(11,529)
(11,529)
Reserves
12
Total funds
(11,529)		 2020
£
333
333
25,560
22,242
47,802
(27,147)
20,655
20,988
20,988
20,988
20,988
20,988
20,988

These accounts have been prepared in accordance with the special provisions of Part 15 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies.

For the year ended 31 March 2021 the company was entitled to exemption under section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies.

The members have not required the company to obtain an audit in accordance with section 476 of the Companies Act 2006.

The directors acknowledge their responsibilities for complying with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 with respect to accounting records and the preparation of accounts.

Approved by the board on 09 August 2021

And signed on its behalf by:

J. Stanley Trustee 08 December 2021

J.E.Stanley J.E.Stanley (Dec 10, 2021 12:01 GMT)

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Centre For Outcomes Of Care Notes to the Accounts

for the year ended 31 March 2021

Basis of preparation

The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with 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 2015) - (Charities SORP (FRS 102)), the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) and the Companies Act 2006.

Change in basis of accounting or to previous accounts

There has been no change to the accounting policies (valuation rules and method of accounting) since last year and no changes have been made to accounts for previous years.

Fund accounting

Income

Volunteer help The value of any volunteer help received is not included in the accounts. Investment income This is included in the accounts when receivable. Gains/(losses) on This includes any gain or loss resulting from revaluing investments to market value revaluation of fixed at the end of the year. assets Gains/(losses) on This includes any gain or loss on the sale of investments. investment assets

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Centre For Outcomes Of Care Notes to the Accounts

Expenditure

Other expenditure These are support costs not allocated to a particular activity.

Taxation

The charity is exempt from corporation tax on its charitable activities.

Tangible fixed assets and depreciation

Depreciation is provided at the following annual rates in order to write off each asset over its estimated useful life:

Fixtures, fittings and 33% Straight line equipment

Trade and other debtors

Trade and other debtors are recognised at the settlement amount due after any trade discount offered. Prepayments are valued at the amount prepaid net of any trade discounts due.

Cash and cash equivalents

Cash and cash equivalents comprise cash at bank and on hand, demand deposits with banks and other short-term highly liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less and bank overdrafts. In the statement of financial position, bank overdrafts are shown within borrowings or current liabilities. In the Statement of Cash Flows, cash and cash equivalents are shown net of bank overdrafts that are repayable on demand and form an integral part of the company's cash management.

Trade and other creditors

Short term creditors are measured at the transaction price. Other creditors and provisions are recognised where the charity has a present obligation resulting from a past event that will probably result in the transfer of funds to a third party and the amount due to settle the obligation can be measured or estimated reliably. Creditors and provisions are normally recognised at their settlement amount after allowing for any trade discounts due.

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Centre For Outcomes Of Care Notes to the Accounts

Foreign currencies

Monetary assets and liabilities denominated in currencies other than the functional currency of the charity are translated at the rates of exchange prevailing at the end of the reporting period.

Transactions in currencies other than the functional currency of the charity are recorded at the rate of exchange on the date that the transaction occurred.

All exchange differences are are taken into account in arriving at net income/expenditure.

Pension costs

The charity operates a defined contribution plan for its employees. A defined contribution plan is a pension plan under which the company pays fixed contributions into a separate entity. Once the contributions have been paid the company has no further payments obligations. The contributions are recognised as expenses when they fall due. Amounts not paid are shown in accruals in the balance sheet. The assets of the plan are held separately from the company in independently administered funds.

2 Company status

The company is a private company limited by guarantee and consequently does not have share capital.

3 Statement of Financial Activities - prior year

3
Statement of Financial Activities - prior year
Income and endowments from:
Other trading activities
Total
Net income
Net income before other
gains/(losses)
Other gains and losses:
Net movement in funds
Reconciliation of funds:
Total funds carried forward
4
Income from other trading activities
Children's social care
consultancy		 Unrestricted
£
16,713
16,713		 Unrestricted
funds
2020
£
147,504
147,504
147,504
147,504
147,504
147,504
Total
2021
£
16,713
16,713		 Total funds
2020
£
147,504
147,504
147,504
147,504
147,504
147,504
Total
2020
£
147,504
147,504

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Centre For Outcomes Of Care Notes to the Accounts

5 Other income

5 Other income
Unrestricted Total Total
2021 2020
£ £ £
Government Covid-19
support		 22,764 22,764 -
22,764 22,764 -
6 Other expenditure
Unrestricted Total Total
2021 2020
£ £ £
Subcontractor costs 10,800 10,800 47,812
Advertising 142 142 3,951
Entertaining - - 421
Employee costs 37,339 37,339 28,541
Motor and travel costs 3,070 3,070 25,060
Premises costs 1,040 1,040 1,040
Amortisation, depreciation,
impairment, profit/loss on 582 582 42
disposal of fixed assets
General administrative costs 5,464 5,464 8,195
Legal and professional costs 13,557 13,557 12,482
71,994 71,994 127,544
7 Net (expenditure)/income before transfers
2021 2020
This is stated after charging: £ £
Depreciation of owned fixed assets 582 42
Independent Examiner's fee 1,170 1,140
8 Staff costs
Salaries and wages 35,000 28,305
Social security costs 647 212
35,647 28,517
The average monthly number of full time equivalent employees during the year was as follows:
2021 2020
Number Number
Children's social care
consultancy		 1 2
1 2

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Centre For Outcomes Of Care Notes to the Accounts

9 Tangible fixed assets

Cost or revaluation
At 1 April 2020
Additions
At 31 March 2021
Depreciation and
impairment
At 1 April 2020
Depreciation charge for the
year
At 31 March 2021
Net book values
At 31 March 2021
At 31 March 2020
10 Debtors
Trade debtors
Other debtors
Prepayments and accrued income
11 Creditors:
amounts falling due within one year
Trade creditors
Other taxes and social security
Other creditors
Accruals and deferred income		 2021
£
-
-
144
144
2021
£
2,478
8,779
6,022
1,375
18,654		 Fixtures,
fittings and
equipment
£
375
1,645
2,020
42
582
624
1,396
333		 Total
£
375
1,645
2,020
42
582
624
1,396
333
2020
£
23,352
2,208
-
25,560
2020
£
6,772
8,543
10,306
1,526
27,147

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Centre For Outcomes Of Care Notes to the Accounts

12 Movement in funds

Restricted funds:
Unrestricted funds:
General funds
Revaluation Reserves:
Total funds
13 Analysis of net assets between funds
Fixed assets
Net current assets
14 Reconciliation of net debt
Cash and cash equivalents
Net debt		 At 1 April
2020
20,988
20,988
At 1 April
2020
£		 Incoming
resources
(including
other
gains/losses
)
£
39,477
39,477
Cash flows
£		 Resources
expended
£
(71,994)
(71,994)
Unrestricted
funds
£
1,396
(12,925)
(11,529)
New
HP/Finance
leases
£		 At 31
March
2021
£
(11,529)
(11,529)
Total
£
1,396
(12,925)
(11,529)
At 31
March
2021
£
22,242 (16,657) 5,585
22,242
22,242		 (16,657)
(16,657)		 -
-		 5,585
5,585
15 Related party disclosures
Transactions with related parties
Name of related party
Mark Kerr
Description of relationship
between the parties
Employee of the charity
Description of transaction
and general amounts
involved
The charity maintains a loan account for
expenses to be reimbursed incurred by the
employee on the charity's behalf.
Amount due from/(to) the related party
Controlling party		 2021
£
(5,800)		 2020
£
(10,030)

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Centre For Outcomes Of Care Detailed Statement of Financial Activities

for the year ended 31 March 2021

Income and endowments from:
Other trading activities
Children's social care consultancy
Other
Government Covid-19 support
Total income and endowments
Expenditure on:
Other expenditure
Subcontractor costs
Advertising
Entertaining
Employee costs
Salaries/wages
Directors' remuneration
Employer's NIC
Staff training
Motor and travel costs
Travel and subsistence
Business mileage costs
reimbursed
Premises costs
Other premises costs
General administrative costs,
including depreciation and
amortisation
Depreciation of Fixtures, fittings
and equipment
Bank charges
Equipment repairs and
maintenance
General insurances
Software, IT support and related
costs
Stationery and printing		 Unrestricted
funds
2021
£
16,713
16,713
22,764
22,764
39,477
10,800
142
-
10,942
35,000
-
647
1,692
37,339
316
2,754
3,070
1,040
1,040
582
83
312
1,024
2,431
199		 Total funds
2021
£
16,713
16,713
22,764
22,764
39,477
10,800
142
-
10,942
35,000
-
647
1,692
37,339
316
2,754
3,070
1,040
1,040
582
83
312
1,024
2,431
199		 Total funds
2020
£
147,504
147,504
-
-
147,504
47,812
3,951
421
52,184
8,305
20,000
212
24
28,541
20,244
4,816
25,060
1,040
1,040
42
137
505
1,024
2,363
2,776

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Centre For Outcomes Of Care

Detailed Statement of Financial Activities

Subscriptions
Sundry expenses
Telephone, fax and broadband
Legal and professional costs
Accountancy and bookkeeping
Consultancy fees
Other legal and professional
costs
Total of expenditure of other costs
Total expenditure
Net gains on investments
Net (expenditure)/income
Net (expenditure)/income before
other gains/(losses)
Other Gains
Net movement in funds
Reconciliation of funds:
Total funds brought forward
Total funds carried forward		 20,988
(11,529)		 -
-		 144
303
968
6,046
1,140
1,271
11,146
13,557
71,994
71,994
-
(32,517)
(32,517)
-
(32,517)
-
-		 144
303
968
6,046
1,140
1,271
11,146
13,557
71,994
71,994
-
(32,517)
(32,517)
-
(32,517)
20,988
(11,529)		 115
47
1,228
8,237
1,170
1,158
10,154
12,482
127,544
127,544
-
19,960
19,960
-
19,960
1,028
20,988

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Centre for Outcomes of Care Annual Report

2020

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