begin well 2022-2 CHARITY NUMBER 1190047
CONTENTS
Charity Information page 3 Structure, governance and management page 3 Trustees’ Report page 5 Accounts page 10
Begin Well Annual Report 2022-23
Charity Information, Structure, Governance & Management
Registered Office West Hill House West Hill WRAXALL BS48 1PH
Email info@beginwell.org.uk Website[www.beginwell.org.uk]
Trustees
Louise Hughes BSc(Hons) MBBS MRCOG Karen Egitto BSc (Hons) SCPHN MSc Elizabeth Thomas BA(Hons) PGCE
Volunteer Co-ordinator Naomi Shaw
Volunteer Facilitators
Naomi Shaw - Holy Trinity Church, Barnstaple Amy Davies - Belmont Chapel, Exeter Gwenllian Riall - St Michael’s and All Angels Church, Alphington Timy Booy - St Andrew’s Church, Backwell Karen Egitto - St Nicholas Church, Bristol Viki Fry - Pinhope Church, Exeter Debbie Martin - St Paul’s Church, Tiverton Claire & John Wadsworth - Plymstock Chapel, Plymstock Rachel Mills - Bay Church, Torbay
Begin Well Annual Report 2022-23
Charity Structure
Begin Well is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (registered number 1190047), which was founded in 2018 and registered with the Charity Commission in 2020, in order to provide local antenatal courses based on an NHS model. Begin Well works to help pregnant women and their partners build a happy family life rooted in local communities.
The Objects of the charity are:
-
1.To preserve and protect the mental and physical health of pregnant women in particular, but not exclusively, through the provision of education, information, physical, emotional and spiritual support during pregnancy;
-
2.To preserve and protect the mental and physical health of parents in particular, but not exclusively, through the provision of education, information, physical, emotional and spiritual support during pregnancy.
-
The trustees meet at least four times a year to discuss relevant matters such as current operations, future courses, and funding.
Risk Management
The trustees have reviewed the major risks and have policies and procedures in place to mitigate these risks.
----- Start of picture text -----
Begin Well
Annual Report
2022-23
----- End of picture text -----
Trustees’ Report
Statement of Public Benefit
The trustees have complied with their legal duty under the Charities Act to have regard to the public benefit guidance published by the Charity Commission.
Fundraising & Communications This year the charity’s fundraising has included donations from individual donors, income from church partnerships’ training fees, course handbooks and licensing agreements. This year the income raised from this has been £4,210.
This year Begin Well secured the services of a trust fundraiser to prepare the foundations of grant applications. which has allowed us to make some grant applications this year. We anticipate further grant applications made in the coming year will also more likely to succeed as a result. Other means of fundraising such as facebook appeals and a ‘pay it forward’ appeal at the end of courses are also in progress.
We ensure that we inform our supporters about up-to-date news and current and up-coming events including through regular updates to the Begin Well social media pages.
Financial Review (including Reserves Policy) The total income of £4,210 unrestricted funds has been received by the charity this year. Begin Well has no debts or other liabilities, and holds no reserves or investment assets. Begin Well aims to build sufficient reserves for between three and six months’ operating costs.
Begin Well Annual Report 2022-23
Statement of Trustees’ Responsibilities
The Trustees are responsible for preparing the Strategic Report, the Annual Report and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and regulations.
Company law requires the Trustees to prepare financial statements for each financial year in accordance with United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice (United Kingdom Accounting Standards and applicable law). Under company law the Trustees must not approve the financial statements unless they are satisfied that they give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the group and charity and of application of resources, including the income and expenditure, of the group for that period. In preparing these financial statements, the Trustees are required to:
-
select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently; make judgements and accounting estimates that are reasonable and prudent;
-
state whether applicable UK Accounting Standards have been followed, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements;
-
prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the charity will continue in business.
The Trustees are responsible for keeping adequate accounting records that are sufficient to show and explain the charity’s transactions and disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charity and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Companies Act 2006. 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.
Financial statements are published on the charity’s website in accordance with legislation in the United Kingdom governing the preparation and dissemination of financial statements, which may vary from legislation in other jurisdictions. The maintenance and integrity of the charity’s website is the responsibility of the trustees. The trustees’ responsibility also extends to the ongoing integrity of the financial statements contained therein.
Begin Well Annual Report 2022-23
Chair of Trustees’ Report on the Work
Begin Well is pleased to be able to report on another busy year of supporting parents-to-be, in running antenatal courses and in building relationships with & having a voice in other organisations which support pregnant people.
This has only been possible through the continuing generosity of our donors, and through the hard work and commitment of our Volunteer Co-ordinator, as well as the volunteers in the church partnerships.
The work of Begin Well continues to grow. Although two centres reached the end of their partnership agreement this year, this has been more than matched by the forming of four new partnerships, consolidating the work in Bristol and in Devon. Begin Well is pleased to have been able to run full and short in-person courses this year, rather than the hybrid and online courses that marked the Covid-19 pandemic.
Hosting churches have welcomed pregnant people and their partners from diverse backgrounds and faiths, helping parents-to-be manage their mental heath, producing tailored courses for teenagers, and supporting families through late baby loss.
As well as the obvious benefits of helping people prepare for birth and parenting, feedback shows that important relationships are being forged between the attendees themselves, as well as between the host churches and attendees. In fact, 100% of course attendees have said they would be happy to be invited to other events run by the hosting church.
Begin Well Annual Report 2022-23
Chair of Trustees’ Report on the Work
Begin Well also continues to have a voice in the local and regional network, sitting on the NHS Devon Antenatal Education Task & Finish Group, providing data to Maternity Voices, and developing relationships with other local and regional charities that provide support to parents.
We have found that these relationships not only help raise awareness of Begin Well’s work and generate referrals to the antenatal courses, but allow Begin Well to signpost parents to other appropriate organisations and charities, thus providing a better overall level of support for pregnant people and parents.
Because of this growth, Begin Well has this year recruited a Volunteer Coordinator based in Devon, who has been working to support the facilitators, manage much of the administration of the partnerships and oversee the course bookings.
As a result of the role that Naomi has taken on, the trustees have been freed up to consider other important aspects of the charity, including considering how to best oversee the work of the charity, develop relationships within the work, and conduct a review of course material. In June of this year, trustees and facilitators met and, out of this, the charity has made significant progress in refreshing the course material to ensure it is up-to-date, relevant and accessible.
Begin Well Annual Report 2022-23
Plans for the next 12 months
Whilst Begin Well appreciates that an increase in the number of partnerships and courses will naturally result in reaching more parents-to-be, the trustees are aware of the challenges of this growth, especially where the success of the charity depends on the quality of the different relationships. Therefore, the trustees are keen to ensure that any growth is matched by up-to-date course material, sufficient administrative support, and a good level of funding.
The new course handbook is expected to be ready in 2024 and will reflect current guidance and practice. This will be rolled out at a partnership meeting with contributions from guest speakers and an information session for new partnerships.
This year, Begin Well will also look to recruit an Administrator in order to allow the Volunteer Co-ordinator to focus on their role in support and relationship-building.
It is expected that this person will help Begin Well to make the most of the opportunities afforded the charity: maximising and diversifying funding streams, raising the profile of the charity and keeping interested parties upto-date with the work, as well as in the management of the administrative load.
Begin Well Annual Report 2022-23
Annual Accounts
| Begin Well | Begin Well | Begin Well | 119047 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Receipts and payments accounts | CC16a | ||||||||||||||||
| For the period from: 03/04/22 |
To | To: 02/04/23 | |||||||||||||||
| Section A Receipts | and payments | ||||||||||||||||
| Unrestricted funds |
Restricted funds | Endowment funds |
Total funds | Last year | |||||||||||||
| to the nearest £ | to the nearest £ | to the nearest £ | to the nearest £ | to the nearest £ | |||||||||||||
| A1 Receipts | |||||||||||||||||
| course handbooks | 516 | 516 | 357 | ||||||||||||||
| church licence agreements | 695 | 695 | 585 | ||||||||||||||
| church giving | 350 | 350 | 1000 | ||||||||||||||
| corporate giving | 15 | 15 | 551 | ||||||||||||||
| donations from individuals | 2,634 | 2,634 | 853 | ||||||||||||||
| Sub total (Gross income for AR) |
4,210 | 4,210 | 3,346 | ||||||||||||||
| - -- | |||||||||||||||||
| Total receipts | 4,210 | 4,210 | 3,346 | ||||||||||||||
| A3 Payments | |||||||||||||||||
| Blue Moon Designs (handbooks) | 755 | 755 | 664 | ||||||||||||||
| Course & training costs | 410 | 410 | |||||||||||||||
| Public Liability Insurance | 171 | 171 | |||||||||||||||
| Subscriptions and memberships | 275 | 275 | 97 | ||||||||||||||
| DBS checking service | 189 | 189 | |||||||||||||||
| Stationery, P&P | 87 | 87 | 19 | ||||||||||||||
| Office hardware (laptop) | 371 | 371 | |||||||||||||||
| Staffing costs | 3117 | 3117 | |||||||||||||||
| Sub total | 5,375 | 5,375 | 840 |
----- Start of picture text -----
A4 Asset and investment
purchases, (see table)
Sub total
Total payments 5,375 5,375 780
Net of receipts/(payments)
1,165 1,165 2,566
A5 Transfers between funds
A6 Cash funds last year end 2,947 2,947
Cash funds this year end 1,782 1,782 2,566
----- End of picture text -----
Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period
----- Start of picture text -----
Unrestricted Restricted funds Endowment
funds funds
Categories Details
to nearest £ to nearest £ to nearest £
B1 Cash funds Current account cash balance 1,782
Total cash funds 1,782 -
Unrestricted Restricted funds Endowment
funds funds
Details to nearest £ to nearest £ to nearest £
Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of
all the trustees Signature Print Name Date of approval
----- End of picture text -----
1