## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period**
**From 17 August 2020 To 1st November 2021**
**Charity name: Enabled2Parent Charity registration number: 1190879**
## **Objectives and Activities**
Summary of the purposes Para 1.17 of the charity as set out in its governing document
## **1. The Relief of those in need by reason of ill health, disability or other disadvantage.**
Enabled2Parent is concerned with the relief of disability for the public benefit by:
Providing specialist advice, assessment and information to disabled parents, parents with additional support needs and their families so they may access facilities and services in the community. Enabled2Parent is concerned with the care, parenting and establishment in life of the children and young people who are part of the families where there is a parent with a disability or additional support needs.
## **2. Social Inclusion**
Enabled2Parent will for the public benefit promote social inclusion among disabled parents, those parents with additional support needs and their children by:
Providing education and information to enable disabled parents and those with additional support needs to become and be safe, independent and resilient parents.
Raise public awareness about the issues faced by disabled parents and those with additional support needs and their children both generally and in relation to their social inclusion.
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activities in relation to
those purposes for the
public beneft, in
particular, the activities,
projects or services
identifed in the
accounts.|Para 1.17 and
1.19|**3. The Relief of those in need by**
**reason of ill health, disability or**
**other disadvantage.**
**_Providing_**
**_specialist_**
**_advice,_**
**_assessment and information to_**
**_disabled parents, parents with_**
**_additional support needs and their_**
**_families so they may access_**
**_facilities and services in the_**
**_community._**
The charity has established a national
occupational therapy service to meet
the needs of disabled parents and
those parents with additional support
needs. It has been in existence since
November 2019.
The charity has provided assessments
advice and information to clients and
professionals and signposted them to
local agencies as appropriate. This has
been achieved Online for the most part
in line with Covid Guidance and will
continue.
This will mean that Enabled2Parent can
continue to reach a wider section of the
public quickly and efciently to provide
a needs led, coordinated and timely
response to address the needs of our
parents and their families.
**_Enabled2Parent is concerned with_**
**_the_**
**_care,_**
**_parenting_**
**_and_**
**_establishment in life of the_**
**_children and young people who_**
**_are part of the families where_**
**_there is a parent with a disability_**
**_or additional support needs._**
Sarah was a Pediatric Occupational
Therapist
prior
to
founding
Enabled2Parent. This has been an
asset in her current role. This has
meant the charity has been able to
recognize and (with parental consent)
advise on parental, child and/or
professional concerns arising from
potential
and
actual
special
educational needs of the children of
the parents in her care.
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attend and participate in Child In Need Meetings in various local authorities where the parents we are supporting have invited us to do so. This has meant we have been able to advocate for them and so empower them to have a greater understanding of the role they have as parents to maintain the welfare of their children. In addition, Enabled2Parent provides short and long term support to parents. The charity will review progress with clients regularly and they can re- refer if their needs change. The charity has also worked with other charities in the wider community to promote and address the needs and quality of life of the families in her care. These include the National Childbirth Trust, Caudwell’s Children, Home Start, Headway, Young Carers, The Mobility Trust, Child Autism UK and The Florence Nightingale Sickness Trust. Para 1.18 The Public Benefit Guidance (PB1) as set out by the Charity Commission state that the High Court will recognize the public benefit of a charity because of a charitable need that seeks to serve a sufficient section of the public with specific protected characteristics. Enabled2Parent serves a significant section of the public – an estimated population of 1.7 million disabled parents. Enabled2Parent has been established to give advice, clinical assessments and information to disabled mothers and fathers. The protected characteristics of this “sufficient section of the public” are disability, pregnancy and maternity.
## **Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
SORP reference Enabled2Parent is not a grant making charity. Para 1.38 Policy on grant making Enabled2Parent is a “start up” charity so has not made investments of any sort Para 1.38 Policy on social during this period. investment including program related investment
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Contribution made by Enabled2Parent is a small “start up “CIO
volunteers Para 1.38 with no volunteers in post at the present
time.
Not applicable
Other
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## **Achievements and Performance**
||Summary of the main
achievements of the
charity, identifying the
diference the charity’s
work has made to the
circumstances of its
benefciaries and any wider
benefts to society as a
whole.|Para 1.20|Please refer to Appendix 1 which gives
details of the clients who have received
this support, the range of their conditions,
interventions and their geographical
locations. This shows that impact of and
access
to
services
provided
by
Enabled2Parent is growing with small
clusters of clients in Devon, Hampshire and
Gloucester.
In addition, Appendix 2 Enabled2Parent
Caseload Analysis August 20 – November
2021. gives details of the range of
conditions and disabilities our clients come
with, the proportion of mothers and fathers
we have seen and the range of
interventions we have provided.
With only 15 months activity, in the midst
of a Pandemic it is impossible to measure
the wider benefts of Enabled2Parent to
society as a whole.
However, the statistics above demonstrate
that there is indeed a population of
disabled parents and parents with
additional support needs. From those
parents who have accessed our services,
for the most part they have had a positive
experience and felt a greater sense of
empowerment and independence in caring
for their infants and/or children.
Enabled2Parent has been invited by the
National Child Birth Trust and the Institute
of Health Visitors to work with the CPD
training lead and the Chair of the Institute
of Health Visitors to train and equip their
staf and members with greater knowledge
and insight into the needs and approach to
supporting parents with additional needs.
The NCT project is complete and
Enabled2Parent was paid for this.
The charity has recently submitted an
Article about Enabled2Parent to OT News
with the aim of promoting the service and
raising awareness of its benefts to the
profession. The article is to be published in
the November edition of OT News||
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Enabled2Parent continues to reach a wide variety of parents from diverse backgrounds though social media. We have over 600 followers and our page is becoming known and shared over a variety of disabled parent groups, charities and commercial organizations.
Enabled2Parent has appointed a Champion for Fathers who provides peer support to disabled fathers. This is an area of our provision which makes us unique and we plan to develop this role further over the coming year.
## **4. Social Inclusion**
**Enabled2Parent will for the public benefit promote social inclusion among disabled parents, those parents with additional support needs and their children by:**
**Providing education and information to enable disabled parents and those with additional support needs to become and be safe, independent and resilient parents.**
Enabled2Parent has a growing community on Social Media with over 600 followers. The posts included here provide articles about life as a disabled parent, equipment ideas for baby and childcare. (Please refer to Appendix 3)
The charity has started making short videos for facebook (Founders Tales) about different aspects of adaptive parenting. Topics include different aspects of parenting with a disability that cover common concerns such as talking to your child about your disability, This has been very well received.
The charity has been able to advocate for clients during meetings with professionals and educate them about the reality and challenges of parenting with a disability. The professionals have told us that they have felt well informed about the needs of parents with disabilities such that their decision making has been enhanced as a direct result of our involvement.
As a result, we have found that new mothers and fathers have been closed to Children’s Services earlier because Enabled2Parent can provide risk assessments and ongoing clinical and emotional and peer support to families
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and their children to empower them and keep them safe.
**Raise public awareness about the issues faced by disabled parents and those with additional support needs and their children both generally and in relation to their social inclusion.** The charity has spoken to the larger disability charities such as Scope, MS Society, MDUK, Back Up and Headway and Enabled2Parent has been added to their Help Lines so that any client requesting help with parenting can be signposted to us for advice, further information or assessment. The charity has worked with the National Childbirth Trust to educate their staff about the social barriers that disabled mothers and fathers are likely to face as new parents. The interview is now available to NCT staff online. **Provide work- shops, forums, advocacy and general support.** It has not been possible to provide bespoke training courses in the last year to clients and professionals as a direct result of the pandemic. However, The charity has written a bid to the Sussex Community Foundation Trust to fund a six week online support group for mothers and fathers with disabilities or additional support needs. It is anticipated the course will be piloted in Sussex and then rolled out over the rest of the country if successful.
The charity has been able to advocate for clients during meetings with professionals and educate them about the reality and challenges of parenting with a disability.
## **Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: Achievements against Enabled2Parent became objectives set charity (CIO) in August 2020
Enabled2Parent became a registered charity (CIO) in August 2020
Para 1.41 The trustees have established a growing community of over 600 followers on social media.
The charity has worked with the training co-ordinator of the National Childbirth Trust to do an interview about parenting with a disability which will be available for their staff on their online parenting platform.
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The charity has written an article about
Enabled2Parent which will be published in
OT News in November 2021 to raise
awareness about the service amongst the
OT Profession
The charity has a growing caseload of
clients at all stages of the parenting journal
that covers the country
Enabled2Parent has been unable to
engage in any fundraising activities this
Performance of year. This is due to the pandemic and the
Para 1.41 consequent delays this has caused in
fundraising activities
securing a bank account and registering
against objectives set
for Gift Aid and Tax. The Bank Account is
now active and an application for Gift Aid is
now in progress.
We anticipate a greater emphasis on
Fundraising will occur moving forward as
the impact of the Pandemic diminishes in
relation to our activities and our donors.
Please refer to Paragraph 1.38
Investment performance Para 1.41
against objectives
Other Not Applicable
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## **Financial Review**
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Review of the charity’s Para 1.21 This year has seen the setting up of our
financial position at the Bank Account which was an immensely
end of the period frustrating and delayed activity due to
covid. We finally managed to get the
account set up in March 2021 but
operationally there were still delays in
getting banking facilities available.
There was a balance of monies which had
to be transferred into the account when it
became operational and one cheque had
to be re-issued. The account balance as at
the year end of November 2020 was nil as
the account was not operational at that
point but the current balance at Nov 2021
is £427.50
Statement explaining the Para 1.22 Enabled2Parent has no additional reserves
policy for holding at this time.
reserves stating why they
are held
Amount of reserves held Para 1.22 Not Applicable
Reasons for holding zero Para 1.22 It has not been possible to apply for a
reserves grant as most awarding bodies require
evidence of a year’s accounts.
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Enabled2Parent opened a CAF account in
March 2021.
Details of fund materially Para 1.24 Not Applicable
in deficit
Explanation of any Para 1.23 Not Applicable
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a
going concern
Additional information (optional)
You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
Enabled2Parent currently relies on the fees
that it receives in relation to providing a
The charity’s principal clinical service to clients and professionals.
sources of funds Para 1.47 We also provide Consultancy to
organisations and professional bodies.
(including any
fundraising)
.Not applicable
Investment policy and
objectives including any Para 1.46
social investment policy
adopted
Enabled2Parent faced significant
difficulties in securing a suitable Bank
A description of the Para 1.46 Account due to COVID restrictions so did
not have an active CAF account until March
principal risks facing the
2021. This has meant that payment of fees
charity
for services provided has been significantly
delayed.
In addition, it has not been possible to
apply for larger grants to further the work
of Enabled2Parent because we are unable
to produce a year of accounts to
demonstrate how we would use these
grants.
We have discussed funding raising ideas
such as a Founders Appeal and other
events that would take place online for the
most part.
This is because our community are
vulnerable adults and are more likely to
have complex health needs which make
them at greater risk of COVID so they are
more likely to be reluctant to attend events
in person. An additional barrier to
maximising our fundraising is that we still
have to apply for Gift Aid.
This lack of resources has also meant that
we have been unable to exhibit at shows
such as The Baby Show and Naidex.
However, The charity is in discussion with
the Managers of both shows to look at
ways Enabled2Parent can be “present”
either online or as a speaker.
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his will mean we are still able to raise awareness about the services we provide without incurring significant costs.
## **Structure, Governance and Management**
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Description of charity’s Not Applicable
trusts:
Type of governing Para 1.25 Foundation Model Constitution
document
How is the charity Para 1.25 Enabled2Parent is a CIO
constituted?
Trustee selection methods Para 1.25 Trustees were identified and recruited by
including details of any The charity by the Founder. One reached
constitutional provisions out and offered her skills as a disabled
e.g. election to post or parent with a skill base in social media and
name of any person or body campaigning. The other is the daughter of
entitled to appoint one or a disabled parent and works for another
more trustees large Disability Charity and we had been a
trustee for other charities within Sussex.
The charity interviewed them both and
then gave them a copy of The Role of the
Trustee as per Charity Commission
Guidance.
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## **Reference and Administrative details**
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Charity name Enabled2Parent
Other name the charity Not Applicable
uses
Registered charity 1190879
number
Charity’s principal 64 Sherborne Road
address Chichester
West Sussex
PO19 3AQ
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## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity**
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Name of person (or body)
Dates acted if not for
Trustee name Office (if any) entitled to appoint trustee
whole year
(if any)
1 The charity Fay Founder & Chair
Fiona Anderson Communications
2
Manager
3 Deborah Robinson Secretary
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Corporate trustees – names of the directors at the date the report was approved
**Director name** Not Applicable
Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity
**Trustee name Dates acted if not for whole year**
Not Applicable
## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others**
Description of the assets Not Applicable held in this capacity Name and objects of the Not Applicable charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements Not Applicable for safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets
## **Exemptions from disclosure**
Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details Not Applicable
## **Other optional information**
Not Applicable
## **Declarations**
## **The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.**
## **Signedon behalf of the charity’s trustees**
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**Signature(s)**
**Full name(s)** Sarah Jane Fay **Position (eg** Chair **Secretary, Chair, etc)**
**Date**
18.02.2022
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**Charity Name N Enabled2Parent 1**
## **Receipts and payments acco**
Period start date
**For the period from**
**To**
08/17/2020
## **Section A Receipts and payments**
**Unrestricted Restricted Endowment funds funds funds**
**to the nearest £**
**to the nearest £**
## **to the nearest £**
## **A1 Receipts**
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Opening Deposit 100 - -
Fee from Hampshire County Council 227 - -
Fee from National Childbirth Trust 80 - -
Donation 10 - -
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- - -
- - -
- - -
Sub total (Gross income for AR) 417 - -
A2 Asset and investment sales,
(see table).
- - -
- - -
Sub total - -
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Monthly Account Fees April 2021 - October
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- - -
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Total payments 56 - -
Net of receipts/(payments) 361 - -
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## **Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of**
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**361**
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**-**
**361**|
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account(s))|OK|
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||**Details**||**to nearest £**|
|**B2 Other monetary assets**|Not applicable||**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**|
||||**Fund to which**|
|**B3 Investment assets**|**Details**
Not Applicable||**asset belongs**
**Fund to which**|
|**B4 Assets retained for the**|**Details**
Not applicable||**asset belongs**|
|**charity’s own use**|||**Fund to which**|
|**B5 Liabilities**|**Details**
Not applicable||**liability relates**|
Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees
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