Bush Leaze Famll Su ort Annual Re ort 2024-2025 Type of Governing Document Charity Deed How the Charity is Constituted Charitable Incorporaled Organisation Trustee Selection Methods Trustees are selected for their values through their links to Bushy Leaze Children and Families Centre and the Alton community; they are nominated by members of the Board of Trustees. Addillonal Governance Issues Bushy Leaze Family Support exists to maintain and address the gaps in family support services and early-years inlervention in Alton {Hampshirel and its surrounding area. 2024-2025 was the Third financial year operating as a CIO which succeeded our Trust (Bushy Leaze Family Support IBLCSFI Registered Charity Number 1195659} which supported Bushy Leaze. family support provisions from 2016-2022. There were no GonrnIng governan issues related to the charity during the year. One trustee, Sharon Woodward, stood down and was replad by Sue Ruslell. Longstanding trustee Patti Snook replad Dawn Murphy as Chair, whilst Dawn continued in the role of Truslee. The Charity is govemed by a board of Trustees supported by relevant stakeholders from the local community. The board meets a minimum of four times per year or more often if necessary. It receives reports from local family support services and reviews their work providing funding and support, funding and overseeing the Family Support Team at Bushy Leaze Children and Families Centre who achieve our aims and objectives. BLFS works to manage and limit risk. It reviews its practices against the Charity Commission's "Internal Financial Controls for Charities" document regularly. All payments require tsvo signatures. All receipts are banked promptly. Objects and Actlvltles The objects of the Charity are= To enhance the development and education ofchildren, primarily under the age of five, by encouraging parents to understand and provide for the needs of their children through community groups
The preservation and protection of health by the provision of good quality childcare, a resou and advi ntre and the education of the public in parenting skills The provision of facilities for recreation and other leisure time activities for families with young children in the interests of social welfare, with a view to improving condilions of life Summary of activates undertaken in relation to these objects: The Charity continued lo work to ensure vulnerable and at-risk families have access lo the support they need in our area ofoperalion. occupying a gap in family support and eady-years service provision in East Hampshire. We have proaclively raised funds lo support the continualion and development of Family Support services to best achieve our Objects. During the financial year 2024-2025 the Charity met ils aims and fulfilled its objects. successfully securing long-lerm funding from the National Lottery Community Fund. to help secure our future for the next five years. We were also beneficiaries of a legacy donation, the majority of which was restricted to expanding the capacity of our family support work through the recruitment of an additional Family Support Worker for Ihrè8 years, growing the number of families we are able to support. Both donations helped us successfully achieve our objects for the year. The Charity received significant contributions from other grant giving bodies whilst we saw a decreased level of support from our community, primarily down to the cost-of-living. We went on to.. Fully fund a Farnily Support Team who provided one-to-one and group-based intervention to over 400 families with children under the age of five facing significant barriers to parenting Fund several family support programmes, enhancing the development and education of families with children under the age of five. These are expertly staffed and bring togelher local families to provide a network of support The BLFS Trustees have regard lo Ihe guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit. We believe the funded activities to be of optimal benefit lo families in need of support in Alton and wider East Hampshire. Brlef Statement on the Charltles Reserves The Charity aimed lo hold in reserve sufficient money in our general funds lo ensure continuation of our Family Support Team to deliver a programme of family support for the community. We aim to hold the equivalent to six-months of Family Support Team expenditure to miligate risk. A decrease in incorne from a number of sources required the Charity to spend £22.291, to maintain Servi provision at a slightly redUd level to the previous year, whilst beneficiary needs remain extremely high. Unrestricled reserves were held at the level of £46,691. an increase from 23124's level of £16,393. This represents 6.2 months of future Family Support Team running costs, in-line with
our policy to reduce risk on our Family Support Services. We hold an additional £76,947 of restricted funds- this is a restricted donation to fund our new Family Support Worker for a period of three years. Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year The trustees are proud of the achievements of the Family Support team. Through our financial support and oversight, and our close relationship with Bushy Leaze Children and Families Centre, the vital and highly valued serVIS for vulnerable children and their families have been able to grow and adapt. The staff team has grown in number, expertise through training, and capacity. Meetings were held by the Iruslees to establish procedures for assessing the effectiveness of these provisions and the optimal use of funding lo support our beneficiaries. All Charity spend was on key activities and administration to support our objects and ensured Ihe seNice can continue to offer its outstanding rated services for families. The increase in multi-year funding secured over the year has successfully built a brighter future for the charity beyond, putting the Charity in a more stable position for the next five years, whilst the need for our support continues to grow. The Charity raised £196.247 during the year and is grateful for the support of its grant funders, including Goodall Foundation. The Pink Family, Alton Town Council. The Foyla Foundation, Children in Need and The National Lottery Community Fund among oth8rs. Patti Snook Chair of Trustees Bushy Leaze Family Supporl
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Bushy Leaze Family Support 1195659
Receipts and payments accounts CC16a
For the period Period start date Period end date
To
from 01/04/2024 31/03/2025
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
National Lottery - 50,000 - 50,000 41,569
Grants 13,000 19,800 - 32,800 27,990
Community 1,100 1,595 - 2,695 1,100
Donations 1,420 - - 1,420 1,166
Closure BLCSF - - - - 569
Restricted cash funds 23,186
Bequests 41,435 56,790 - 98,225 -
Fundraising 11,107 - - 11,107 -
Sub total (Gross income for
68,062 128,185 - 196,247 95,580
AR)
A2 Asset and investment sales,
(see table).
- - - -
- - - - -
Sub total - - - - -
Total receipts 68,062 128,185 - 196,247 95,580
A3 Payments
Core Projects 9,295 76,084 - 85,379 110,000
Admin and Fundraising 3,479 - - 3,479 7,648
Bank Charges 62 - - 62 63
Webhosting 82 - - 82 160
- - - - -
- - - - -
- - - - -
- - - - -
- - - - -
Sub total [ 12,918 ] 76,084 - 89,002 117,871
A4 Asset and investment
purchases, (see table)
- - - -
- - - -
Sub total [ - ] - - - -
Total payments 12,918 76,084 - 89,002 117,871
Net of receipts/(payments) 55,144 52,101 - 107,245 - 22,291
A5 Transfers between funds - - - - -
A6 Cash funds last year end 16,393 - - 16,393 38,684
Cash funds this year end 71,537 52,101 - 123,638 16,393
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CCXX R1 accounts (SS)
23/01/2026
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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 £ 71,537 52,101 - - - - 71,537 52,101 OK OK 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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| - | |||
| OK | |||
| Endowment funds to nearest £ - - - - - - Current value (optional) - - - - - Current value (optional) - - - - - - - - - When due (optional) Date of approval |
CCXX R2 accounts (SS)
23/01/2026
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24 Hawdock Close Alton Hampshire GU34 2TL Independent Ex•mln•rS Statsment Bushy Loaze Famlly PApport-Charltyno 1195ffj9 I have completed myexamination. I confinn that no material matters have cometo rny attention In connectlon wlth the examlnatlon gmng me causeto bellevethat in arty materlal respect: 1. Accounting records were not kept in respect of the Trust as required by section130 of the Act. or 2. the accounts do not accord with those record& I h8ve no concems and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in ordeTto enable a proper understsndlngofthe accounts to be reached. Signed: Name: <Afi4Art cAfj£i£& n7frAIN67tw 24 1/fv75 a4 fj&GU57*2 Address: Date: