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2025-03-31-accounts

The Centre for Outcomes of Care

Trustees’ Annual Report

Reporting period: 1 April 2024 to 31 March 2025

Registered charitynumber 1189874
Companynumber 10996449
Registered office 1 East Street,Faversham,Kent,ME13 8AD

Contents

    1. Reference and administrative details
    1. Trustees’ report: objectives and public benefit
    1. Activities, achievements and performance
    1. Financial review
    1. Structure, governance and management
    1. Principal risks and uncertainties
    1. Plans for future periods
    1. Trustees’ declaration

1. Reference and administrative details

Charityname The Centre for Outcomes of Care
Registered charitynumber 1189874
Companynumber 10996449
Registered office 1 East Street,Faversham,Kent,ME13 8AD
Reporting period 1 April 2024 to 31 March 2025

Trustees

Trustees who served during the reporting period:

Board composition (per Trustee Handbook – confirm appointments and roles)

Role/trustee Notes
Chair Dr Mark Kerr
Vice Chair Vacant
Treasurer Vacant
JeremyPenny Trustee
Mark Owers Trustee
Vacancy Marketing
Vacancy Accreditation
Vacancy Care experienced member
Vacancy Local Authoritymember

2. Trustees’ report: objectives and public benefit

2.1 Charitable purposes

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.

2.2 Public benefit

The trustees confirm that they have had regard to the Charity Commission’s guidance on public benefit when reviewing the charity’s aims and activities. During the period, the charity pursued public benefit by improving the quality and consistency of outcomes-focused practice in children’s social care through education, training, implementation support and system improvement work.

2.3 Our approach

The Centre for Outcomes of Care exists to strengthen evidence-based practice and outcomes management in children’s social care. This includes enabling organisations to use robust needsand-strengths assessment (including the Child and Adolescent Needs and Strengths framework, CANS), and supporting implementation through training, accreditation, digital tools and advisory support.

3 Activities, achievements and performance

3.1 Summary of activities for the year

Continued establishment of organisational infrastructure.

3.2 Organisational development and infrastructure

Key progress on core systems and operating capability included:

3.3 Programme and project development

Throughout the year the charity developed and refined programmes that support improved decision-making and outcomes tracking in children’s social care. Planning documents in the period referenced activity, including CANS training, accreditation and use of the eCANS platform, alongside policy/practice development work and the development of a CANS Therapeutic Assessment Centre (TAC) model.

3.4 Example project in development: SE RCC ‘Bring them home: The big exchange’

During the period, project planning progressed for a South East Regional Care Cooperative partnership. The planned work involved assessment activity across multiple local authorities and a focus on identifying children who could return closer to home.

4. Financial review

4.1 Financial performance

The statutory accounts for the year ended 31 March 2025 record total income of £104,575 (prior year: £38,581) and total expenditure of £123,203 (prior year: £5,619).

This resulted in net (expenditure)/income of (£18,628) for the year (prior year: £32,962).

4.2 Financial position

At 31 March 2025 total funds carried forward were £1,934 (prior year: £20,562). Cash at bank and in hand at year end was £10,437 (prior year: £15,569).

Trade and other debtors at year end were £43,332 (prior year: £21,165), and trade and other creditors were £51,835 (prior year: £14,922).

4.3 Reserves policy

The charity has a reserves policy to achieve 3 months operational costs by April 2027 and six months by April 2028.

4.4 Going concern and outlook

The trustees review the charity’s financial position and cashflow regularly. The focus for the next period is to increase the resilience of core operations through sustainable income, appropriate cost control and strengthened financial processes.

5. Structure, governance and management

5.1 Governing document and legal structure

The charity is a company limited by guarantee and is governed by its Memorandum and Articles of Association.

5.2 Trustee responsibilities and conduct

Trustees are responsible for setting the charity’s strategic direction, ensuring compliance with the governing document and relevant legislation, protecting the charity’s assets, and ensuring financial sustainability. Trustees operate under a trustee code of conduct, including expectations on integrity, collective decision-making, conflicts of interest, confidentiality and accountability.

5.3 Delegation and management

Day-to-day management is delegated to the executive team within budgets and strategy approved by the trustees. Where specialist advice is required (for example, legal, accounting or information governance), trustees may draw on external professional support.

5.4 Workforce and capacity

Planning during the period identified the need to strengthen operational capacity through a small number of core support roles (for example, administration/project coordination,

communications/marketing and finance support), alongside scalable training and implementation capacity.

6. Principal risks and uncertainties

The trustees keep a register of key risks and review mitigations as the charity develops. Principal risks identified during the period included:

7. Plans for future periods

8. Trustees’ declaration

The trustees declare that they have approved this Trustees’ Annual Report.

Approved by (name): Dr Mark Kerr

Position: Chair of the trustees

Date: 12/1/26

Signed: _______

Centre For Outcomes Of Care

Charity No. 1189874

Company No. 10996449

Trustee's Report and Unaudited Accounts

31 March 2025

Centre For Outcomes Of Care Contents

Pages
Trustee's Annual Report 2
Independent Examiner's Report 3
Statement of Financial Activities 4
Summary Income and Expenditure Account 5
Balance Sheet 6
Statement of Cash flows 7
Notes to the Accounts 8 to 13
Detailed Statement of Financial Activities 14 to 15

Page 1

Centre For Outcomes Of Care Trustees Annual Report

The trustee, who is also a director of the charity for the purposes of the Companies Act 2006, presents their report with the unaudited financial statements of the charity for the year ended 31 March 2025.

REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS

Company No. 10996449

Charity No. 1189874

Registered Office

1 East Street Faversham ME13 8AD

Director and Trustee

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

M.E. Kerr

Accountants

Xeinadin Dalton House 9 Dalton Square Lancaster LA1 1WD

The Trustee is 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 Trustee is 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

M.E. Kerr Trustee 17 December 2025

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Centre For Outcomes Of Care

Independent Examiners Report

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

I report to the charity trustee on my examination of the financial statements of Centre For Outcomes Of Care for the year ended 31 March 2025.

Responsibilities and basis of report

As the charity's trustee (and also a director for the purposes of company law) you are responsible for the preparation of the financial statements in accordance with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 ('the 2006 Act.

Having satisfied myself that the financial statements 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 financial statements 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:

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 financial statements to be reached.

Andrew Meiring FCCA Xeinadin Dalton House 9 Dalton Square Lancaster

LA1 1WD 17 December 2025

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Centre For Outcomes Of Care Statement of Financial Activities for the year ended 31 March 2025

Notes
Income and endowments
from:
Other trading activities
4
Total
Expenditure on:
Other
5
Total
Net gains on investments
Net (expenditure)/income
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
2025
£
104,575
Total funds
2025
£
104,575
Total funds
2024
£
38,581
104,575
123,203
104,575
123,203
38,581
5,619
123,203
-
123,203
-
5,619
-
(18,628)
-
(18,628)
-
32,962
-
(18,628) (18,628) 32,962
(18,628)
20,562
(18,628)
20,562
32,962
(12,400)
1,934 1,934 20,562

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Centre For Outcomes Of Care Summary Income and Expenditure Account for the year ended 31 March 2025

Income
Gross income for the year
Expenditure
Total expenditure for the year
Net (expenditure)/income before tax
for the year
Net (expenditure )/income for the year
2025
£
104,575
104,575
123,203
123,203
(18,628)
(18,628)
2024
£
38,581
38,581
5,619
5,619
32,962
32,962

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Centre For Outcomes Of Care

Balance Sheet at 31 March 2025

at 31 March 2025
Centre For Outcomes Of Care
Balance Sheet
Company No.
10996449
Notes
2025
£
Current assets
Debtors
7
43,332
Cash at bank and in hand
10,437
53,769
Creditors:Amount falling due within one year
8
(51,835)
Net current assets
1,934
Total assets less current liabilities
1,934
Net assets excluding pension asset or liability
1,934
Total net assets
1,934
The funds of the charity
Restricted funds
9
Unrestricted funds
9
General funds
1,934
1,934
Reserves
9
Total funds
1,934
2024
£
21,165
15,569
36,734
(16,172)
20,562
20,562
20,562
20,562
20,562
20,562
20,562

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 2025 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 17 December 2025

And signed on its behalf by:

M.E. Kerr Trustee

17 December 2025

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Centre For Outcomes Of Care Statement of Cash flows for the year ended 31 March 2025

Cash flows from operating activities
Net (expenditure)/income per Statement of Financial Activities
Adjustments for:
Increase in trade and other receivables
Increase in trade and other payables
Net cash (used in)/provided by operating activities
Net cash from investing activities
Cash flows from financing activities
Repayment of borrowings
Net cash used in financing activities
Net (decrease)/increase in cash and cash equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the year
Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the year
Components of cash and cash equivalents
Cash and bank balances
2025
£
(18,628)
(22,167)
36,913
(3,882)
-
(1,250)
(1,250)
(5,132)
15,569
10,437
10,437
10,437
2024
£
32,962
(21,165)
2,182
13,979
-
-
-
13,979
1,590
15,569
15,569
15,569

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Centre For Outcomes Of Care

Notes to the Accounts

for the year ended 31 March 2025

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

Taxation

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

Freehold investment property

Investment properties are measured initially at cost and subsequently at fair value at each balance sheet date and are not depreciated. All gains or losses are taken to the Statement of Financial Activities as they arise.

Stocks

Stock is included at the lower of cost or net realisable value. Donated items of stock are recognised at fair value which is the amount the charity would have been willing to pay for the items on the open market.

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

Research and development

Expenditure on research and development is written off in the year in which it is incurred.

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.

Leased assets

Where the charity enters into a lease which entails taking substantially all the risks and rewards of ownership of an asset, the lease is treated as a finance lease.

Leases which do not transfer substantially all the risks and rewards of ownership to charity are classified as operating leases.

Assets held under finance leases are initially recognised as assets of the charity at their fair value at the inception of the lease or, if lower, at the present value of the minimum lease payments. The corresponding liability to the lessor is included in the balance sheet date as a finance lease obligation. Lease payments are apportioned between finance expenses and reduction of the lease obligation so as to achieve a constant rate of interest on the remaining balance of the liability. Finance expenses are recognised immediately, unless they are directly attributable to qualifying assets, in which case they are capitalised in accordance with the charity's policy on borrowing costs.

Assets held under finance leases are depreciated in the same way as owned assets.

Operating lease payments are recognised as an expense on a straight-line basis over the lease term. In the event that lease incentives are received to enter into operating leases, such incentives are recognised as a liability. The aggregate benefit of incentives is recognised as a reduction of rental expense on a straight-line basis.

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.

Receipt of donated goods, facilities and services

All donated goods, facilities and services received are recognised within incoming resources and expenditure at an estimate of the value to the charity.

2 Company status

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

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Centre For Outcomes Of Care

Notes to the Accounts

3 Statement of Financial Activities - prior year

Income and endowments from:
Other trading activities
Total
Expenditure on:
Other
Total
Net income
Net income before other
gains/(losses)
Other gains and losses:
Net movement in funds
Reconciliation of funds:
Total funds brought forward
Total funds carried forward
4
Income from other trading activities
Children's social care
consultancy
5
Other expenditure
Subcontractor costs
Other direct costs
Motor and travel costs
Premises costs
General administrative costs
Legal and professional costs
Unrestricted
£
104,575
104,575
Unrestricted
£
94,336
1,575
4,432
7,752
2,826
12,282
123,203
Unrestricted
funds
2024
£
38,581
38,581
5,619
5,619
32,962
32,962
32,962
(12,400)
20,562
Total
2025
£
104,575
104,575
Total
2025
£
94,336
1,575
4,432
7,752
2,826
12,282
123,203
Total funds
2024
£
38,581
38,581
5,619
5,619
32,962
32,962
32,962
(12,400)
20,562
Total
2024
£
38,581
38,581
Total
2024
£
-
-
2,265
1,040
1,269
1,045
5,619

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Centre For Outcomes Of Care

Notes to the Accounts

6 Staff costs

The average monthly number of full time equivalent employees during the year was as follows:

Children's social care
consultancy
7
Debtors
Trade debtors
VAT recoverable
Other debtors
Prepayments and accrued income
8
Creditors:
amounts falling due within one year
Other loans
Other creditors
Accruals
9
Movement in funds
Restricted funds:
Unrestricted funds:
General funds
Total funds
10 Analysis of net assets between funds
Net current assets
At 1 April
2024
20,562
20,562
2025
Number
-
2025
£
35,200
5,769
-
2,363
43,332
2025
£
-
50,105
1,730
51,835
Incoming
resources
(including
other
gains/losses
)
£
104,575
104,575
Resources
expended
£
(123,203)
(123,203)
Unrestricted
funds
£
1,934
1,934
2024
Number
-
2024
£
16,000
-
5,165
-
21,165
2024
£
1,250
13,960
962
16,172
At 31
March
2025
£
1,934
1,934
Total
£
1,934
1,934

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Centre For Outcomes Of Care

Notes to the Accounts

11 Reconciliation of net debt

Reconciliation of net debt
ntre For Outcomes Of Care
es to the Accounts
Cash and cash equivalents
Borrowings
Net debt
At 1 April
2024
£
Cash flows
£
At 31
March
2025
£
15,569 (5,132) 10,437
15,569
(1,250)
(1,250)
14,319
(5,132)
1,250
1,250
(3,882)
10,437
-
-
10,437

12 Commitments

Operating lease commitments

Annual commitments under non-cancellable operating leases are as follows:

Operating leases with expiry date:
Within one year
Over five years
2025
Land and
buildings
£
10,839
24,387
35,226
2025
Other
£
-
-
-
2024
Land and
buildings
£
-
-
-
2024
Other
£
-
-
-

13 Related party disclosures

Controlling party

The charitable company is controlled by the Director and Trustee M.E. Kerr.

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Centre For Outcomes Of Care

Detailed Statement of Financial Activities for the year ended 31 March 2025

Income and endowments from:
Other trading activities
Children's social care consultancy
Total income and endowments
Expenditure on:
Other expenditure
Subcontractor costs
Other direct costs
Motor and travel costs
Travel and subsistence
Business mileage costs
reimbursed
Premises costs
Rent
Light, heat and power
Premises repairs and
maintenance
Other premises costs
General administrative costs,
including depreciation and
amortisation
Bank charges
General insurances
Software, IT support and related
costs
Stationery and printing
Telephone, fax and broadband
Legal and professional costs
Accountancy
Bookkeeping
Other legal and professional
costs
Total of expenditure of other costs
Total expenditure
Unrestricted
funds
2025
£
104,575
104,575
104,575
94,336
1,575
95,911
1,732
2,700
4,432
6,579
499
154
520
7,752
84
474
1,789
7
472
2,826
1,678
350
10,254
12,282
123,203
123,203
Total funds
2025
£
104,575
104,575
104,575
94,336
1,575
95,911
1,732
2,700
4,432
6,579
499
154
520
7,752
84
474
1,789
7
472
2,826
1,678
350
10,254
12,282
123,203
123,203
Total funds
2024
£
38,581
38,581
38,581
-
-
-
15
2,250
2,265
-
-
-
1,040
1,040
69
-
42
798
360
1,269
960
-
85
1,045
5,619
5,619

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Centre For Outcomes Of Care Detailed Statement of Financial Activities

Net gains on investments

Nt i itt
Centre For Outcomes Of Care
Detailed Statement of Financial Activities
e gans on nvesmens
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
-
(18,628)
(18,628)
-
(18,628)
20,562
1,934
-
(18,628)
(18,628)
-
(18,628)
20,562
1,934
-
32,962
32,962
-
32,962
(12,400)
20,562

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Centre For Outcomes Of Care

Independent Examiners Report

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

I report to the charity trustee on my examination of the financial statements of Centre For Outcomes Of Care for the year ended 31 March 2025.

Responsibilities and basis of report

As the charity's trustee (and also a director for the purposes of company law) you are responsible for the preparation of the financial statements in accordance with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 ('the 2006 Act.

Having satisfied myself that the financial statements 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 financial statements 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:

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 financial statements to be reached.

Andrew Meiring FCCA Xeinadin Dalton House 9 Dalton Square Lancaster

LA1 1WD 17 December 2025

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