Bush rt Annual 202>2024 Type of Govemln8 Documtht Charity Deed How the Charltyls Constltuted Charstable Trust Trustm Selectlon Methods Trustees are selected for their Yaks throwdb thelf Ilnks to Bustrry i£a& Children and Familles Centre and the Alton communlty,. they are nominated by members of the Board of Trustees. Addltlonal Gov•rnance Iws Bushy Leaze Famlly SupFrfXt exists to maintsln arKI address the gaps In famlly supp)rt servlces and earEy-years interientlcm In Alton <Hampshlrel and Its SurrAdI area. 2023-2024 was the second finala1 year operatlng as a CIO (SKceedI (w Tn- B(th LeaTr Famlly Suwort 18LCSFI Registered Charity Nurnr 11956591. There were no cLYKerns gthwnarKe I5 relatEd ID the charity (kniTrx the par. One trustee Luath Grant-Fergusion Stood dn. to later formally rec(¥nlsed as a Patron of our charlty. The Charity is governed ty a board of Trustees SUPFX)rted IN relevant stakehdders from the local community. The Ix)ard meets a fflinirnum of fr times ar or mtye often If necessary. It recelves refM)rts from local family sUPPOrt services and reviews thei r work provldlng funding and supwrL fundin8 and (Nerseein8 the Famlly Sup&KYt Team at Bushy Leaze Chlldren and Families Centre achle% (wr alm5 and otec BiFS Myks to rnanage and Ilmit risk. It revie5 its practices against the Charity Commission's "Internal Financial Controls for Charities. thKument regulafly. All payTnents rewlre signature& All rece15 are banked promptlv. Oblects and Actl¥ltles The objects of the Charlty are= To enhance the develc4xnent aTrJ education d Childre primarity under the age of five, by enCra¥1 parerts to uTrJerrtat¥J and Fw4ide fo¥ the ed$ of ttir children through community 8roup5 The preservation and prrtertion of health the of 8( (pklity chlldcare, a resource and advice centre and the educatii)n of the wbltc in Parenti ski115
The provision of facilities for recreation and other leiswetime activibes for familie5 With ywng children ift the iFrtere5ts crf la1 7AlfaTe. 7th a VFewto irnwcwire Coliti0 of Ilfe Summry ol actlvates undertaken In rdatlon to th& obJect&' The Charity continued to to ensurlng vulnerable and at-rlsk families have access to the support they need in our area of 0ratiOn. occupying a gap in family suF¥xirt and early-years service pr(Vbrysion in East Hamhire. We have prcti%lY raid furth to contlnuation and development of Family SUF service5 to best achleve Objects. Durlr8 financlal year 2023.2d24 the Charity meet Its alms and fuffilled Its object& The cost- of-living crisi5 and financial climate afferted IMh the fundraising of the Charity and the needs of its beneficiaries, resulting in the use of some unrestricted re5erve5 a5 covered kelow. However, Charity received significant corrtrftrtrtiots frcth grant 1r8 bLMlies and a decreased level of sUprt from tyjr communlty. We nt on t(x Fully fund a Famlly Supp)rt Team vtho prIded one-ttrme and grOupSed Inter¥pntlon to or 4IM) farnilies With children Vler the age of five facing slgnlficant barrlefs to parentlng Fund several farn1 sup wcwamme% enhancln8 development and educatjon of famllles wlth children under the age of five. These are expertty ffed aNI tQ8ether local families to provlde a netvAxk of supwlrt The BLFS Trustees have regard to the guldance155ued by the Charlty Commlsslon on wblic benefft. We belle%t the funded artivltles to be of OlMa1 inefft tofamllle5 In need of sup In Alton and wider East Hampshire. Brlef Statement on the Ch•rltlos Rerves The Charity aimed to hold in reserve grfficient morEy in r general funds to contlnuation of our Family p)rt Team to deliver a prLvaramme of family supwrt for the community. We alm to hold and equivalent to slx-moth of Famity Team exlture to mitigate rt5k A decrease in incorne frorn a number of sources required the Charty to spend £22,291. to maintsin service wovision at a slightly redUd le1 to the preViC year. whilst nefICiary needs remain extremely high. Resenès were ld at l&el £16393 thIch reFYe5ents just over three months of future Family Prt Team runni costs. The decision to spend reserves was made with the aSsUrae oftti new furKlI xwces in the 24125 finaKial year with a reduced future ynd on service delivery. Summary of the maln athle4enntsof the tharlty durkng the ye 2023-2024 was a difficult year for the Charity and its beneficiar*s. Increaslng costs and decreasing income, at a time our Services were m05t needed, led to a reduction in family
support delivery whllst malntalnlng our (Mtyrts and tcomeS to ensure sustainability. However. through a combination of d(M¥ti{ from our cL¥nmuTrity and grartiving bcKltes we raised an appropriate le1 fvnd5 to maintsin a1 deli%er family supwt prcNisions prowded at Bushy Leaze Children and Families Certre. families in Alton and its sUrr(xulng area. 8LFS vrnked with Bu4ry Leaze Children and Families Certre to ere the contirmthtton of a hi8h- quallty famlly 5UPFQrt provision. Meetings were held by tl trustees to estsblish w(Ke(bJres a55e551 tl effeCtInesS of these prcNisions and the oFrtimal use of ttF lThftcLirie& All Charity spend vrns on key activities and administration to supKKrt our objects and en5Ufed the service can contlnue to offer its (Artstsnding rated services for familie& The u of reserves and reductlon In spend has successfiAly Ixtht a kighter future fty tl ckrfty iyxKI 2023124 %Tth subsequent donatlon5 Wrttin8 the Cliarity in a 5tsble F)Sition for the Trext five years. This wlll allow the Charlty to on giowlng family services atNI relwildln8 {r resens. The Charlty raised £95,580 dur1 the ar and Is grateful for the supp(xt of Its grant funder lrtludln8 G(Kxlall FOundatt0 East Hampshire District C<xmcil &wpxtin8 Communitles, Alton Town Councll, Chlldren In Need and The National Lottery Community FuThl among others. Dawn Murphy Chalr of Trustees 8uthy Lea2e Famlly support
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Bushy Leaze Family Support No (if any)
Receipts and payments accounts CC16a
For the period Period start date Period end date
To
from 01/04/2023 31/03/2024
Section A Receipts and payments
Unrestricted Restricted Endowment
Total funds Last year
funds funds funds
to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £
A1 Receipts
Transfer from BLCSF 88,000
National Lottery Community Fund - 41,569 - 41,569 57,819
Grants 22,000 5,990 - 27,990 18,376
Community 1,100 - - 1,100 250
Donations 1,166 - - 1,166 1,340
Closure BLCSF 569 - - 569 13,700
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Sub total (Gross income for
24,835 47,559 - 72,394 179,485
AR)
A2 Asset and investment sales,
(see table).
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Sub total - - - - -
Total receipts 24,835 47,559 - 72,394 179,485
A3 Payments
Core Projects - 110,000 - 110,000 107,100
Admin & Fundraising 7,648 - - 7,648 10,468
Bank Charges 63 - - 63 47
Web Hosting 160 - - 160 -
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Sub total [ 7,871 ] 110,000 - 117,871 117,615
A4 Asset and investment
purchases, (see table)
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- - - -
Sub total [ - ] - - - -
Total payments 7,871 110,000 - 117,871 117,615
Net of receipts/(payments) 16,964 - 62,441 - - 45,477 61,870
A5 Transfers between funds - - - - -
A6 Cash funds last year end 38,684 23,186 - 61,870
Cash funds this year end 55,648 - 39,255 - 16,393 61,870
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CCXX R1 accounts (SS)
09/08/2024
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Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period
| Categories Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees B1 Cash funds B2 Other monetary assets B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use B5 Liabilities B3 Investment assets |
Signature Details Details HSBC Details Details Total cash funds (agree balances with receipts and payments account(s)) Details |
Unrestricted funds Restricted funds to nearest £ to nearest £ 16,393 - - - - - 16,393 - Agreement Error Agreement Error Unrestricted funds Restricted funds to nearest £ to nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - Fund to which asset belongs Cost (optional) - - - - - Fund to which asset belongs Cost (optional) - - - - - - - - - Fund to which liability relates Amount due (optional) - - - - - Print Name |
Endowment funds to nearest £ - - - |
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| Endowment funds to nearest £ - - - - - - Current value (optional) - - - - - Current value (optional) - - - - - - - - - When due (optional) Date of approval |
CCXX R2 accounts (SS)
09/08/2024
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Ind•pondont •Mmln0rf$ statom 1. aco)unting C(S Th)t kept in respwA T as rewred by se 130 of the which attention shoukl b8 dr8¥m in this repcwt in order to enabl8 a proper of the accounts to b8 reathed. Slgned: Name: Relevant profe Cil*LE TdA Addross: 217ym¢ / Date: ip bLMkn (rf ). _