REGISTERED COMPANY NUMBER: CE02WJ8 {Engl*nd ¥nd Wales)
REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER: 1198383
REPORT OF
TRU
UNAUDfrED FINAN
IAL
TATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARC
21125
FOR
BISHOP'S STORTFORD CHILD CONTACT CENfRE
Ccrfyk & Parners L4mi*d
Manufactory H¢)w¢
Bell Lane
Hertford
HertforiLthir¢
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BISHOP'S STORTFORD CHItJ)
rA
CONTENTS OF THE FINANCIAL STATEME
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 202S
Report of the Tryst¢es
I to 2
IndepeDdeDt Eumin¢r'8 Report
Statement of ￿￿*￿¢1*1 Activiti
BstsJKe She¢1
Notes to the Fln*ndal Sts¢ements
6 to 10
Jktaiied Staten*nt of Fln*llcl*l Acllvlties
11 to 12

BISHOP'S STORTFORD CHILD CONTAcf CENTRE
T OF THE TRu&fEES
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025
The tn￿tte$ who are also dityctors of ihe charity for the pwposcs of thc Companies Act 2￿6* present their report with
the financial staternents of the charity for the ended 3 1 March 2025. The trustees have adopt¢d the provisions of
Accountin8 and Reporting by Charities: Ststemeni of Recommended Practice applithl¢ lo charities preparing their
accounts in accordance with the FiDatKiai Rewrting Ststhrd applicable in tbe UK and Republic of Irelattd (FRS 102)
(effective l January 2019).
ObJecdveJ and Aln
The principal a¢tivity of the cljarity is a commity base41 for profi4 child-focwed Charity that SLWPOrts families
directly impacied by separation or divorce.
The charity offers a safr plarx for supp)rted a￿1 supervised conlact betwren the childlren and th¢ p8r¢nVfamily member
they donl usually live with in a saf< llelltral, fatnily orienwed sp￿.
Signifi¢4nt activities
The charity has had its third year 85 a Charitable Incorporated Or8ai]isation and has now gain¢J ¢Dha￿VAl accreditation
from NACCC to offer supervised contact alongside the supported Contact also off¢r¢d.
ACHIEVEMENT AND PERFORMANCE
Charitable a¢tivities
The charity is a ¢ornmunity based. ￿)¢ profil Ckn"1d-f￿U$ed clwity that supports families directly impacted by
separation or divor¢e. Th¢ Charity believes that every child h&s a right to build a relationship with iM)th par¢nts and other
farnily membets when families live &￿t Trir wellbeing I￿>th now and for their futyres is at the heart of what the
charity does. The charity currently offers su￿r¥I5<￿ and suppor￿1 contsd for childlren and the parentlfamily member
they don% usually live with in a saf< neu(ral. family orientsied space.
The chariry is open to enquiries and r¢ftrrals from parents themselves and from p￿fe￿lon9ls and the Courts and ar¢
accredited by Thc National Association of Cthild Contact Centtts (NACCQ.
Since September 2024 we have also been able to employ a c(Kbrdinator on a part time basis thanks to a grant from the
National tknttery Comtnvwty Fund.
Achieving enhanced accredilation from NACCC and beitig itt a position to pay ow COOTdinator were the two maitt
objectives ill our three year strategit pian 2022- 25.
STRucfuRL GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT
Governing document
The charity is controlled by its gov¢rnin8 dOCu￿￿n( a deed of trusE and cOt)￿l￿te$ a ltm1￿1 ¢ompany. limited by
guarante¢, as d¢fined by the Cornpanies Aci 2006.
Re¢rultm¢nt 4ppolDtment of new trustees
The Trnsiees have generally been invitcd to b¢COn￿ trustees beCa￿e of the skills they hav¢ to offer and are elected 81
the Annual G¢n¢rdl Meeting. A skills audit exercise h&s been UTklertsk¢n to id¢nlify and tske on new trustees where
deemed necessary.
Organisatlonal strnethre
Board Meetings are held at appropriate times throughout the year to s¢t policy and make appropriate decisions ort
financial maiters. Day to day decisions as to the hiring of the halls. cleanin& maintenance, repairs etc are d¢legated to
the C04)rdinator.
Induttion aDd tr8ining of Dejv In￿le¢S
The trustees of the charity have taken adv8ntsg¢ of training courses through the Hertfordshire Colnmuwty Foundation
and rn¢ntoring through East Hens Lawichpad 2 th eAL%ur¢ are adequately trained in their roles.
REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DrrAIts
Reglstered C(tympAlly Dllmber
CE028698 (England and Wales)
Regl$tered Charity numb
1198383
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BISHOP'S sfoRTFORD CHtLD
CENnlE
PORT OF THE TRUmLS
FOR THE YEAR KNDED 31 MARCH 2025
Reglstered offic¢
5 Brid8e Street
Bishop5 Stortford
Hertfordshire
CM23 2JU
Trustees
Ms S l Faby (resigned 28.6.25)
R G Mills (resigued I l.11.24)
MsSJGubb
Rev J H Bisschoff (resig￿d 22.6.24)
Ms H R t£ttin
Ms M W¢ir (r&S1￿cd I l.11.24)
M Chiverton
M$ L AdaEThS
J Gubb (appoirtted 28.6.25)
A Doran (apptsint￿ 28.6.25)
Independellt Eiamlner
Cook & Partners Limit
Manufactory House
Bell Lane
Hertford
Hertfordshire
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Approved by order of the b(wd of tn]ste¢s on...
. and on its behalf by:
Ms S J Fthy- TNs*e
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INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEFS OF
OP'S STORTFORD CHILD C014TAcf CENTRE
Independellt examlner's report to ihe trustees of Bisbop'$ Stortford Child Contact Centre ('the Company,)
I report to the clwity tnLSttts on my exajninatson of the accounts of the CornpaDy for th¢ y¢ar ¢nd¢d 31 March 2025.
Respollslb511ties and b*$is of report
As th¢ Charity's trystees of the Company (and ￿s0 its directhrs for the pu4)w of ¢ompany law) you are responsibl¢ foT
tbe preparaiion of the accounts iti accordan¢¢ with th¢ requiremenls of the Compani&% Act 21XJ6 Cthe 2006 Acfj.
Having satisfied myself that the accounts of the Company aT¢ Twx r¢quir¢d to be audited w)der Part 16 of the 2(X16 Act
and are ell￿ble for independent examination. I report in respect of my examinatiOTL of your charitys accow)ts as carried
out under Section 145 of the Charities Act 2011 (Ihe 2011 A¢fj. In carrying out my examinaiion I have followed th¢
Directio￿$ given by the Chan"ty Comrr]ission under S¢¢tion 145(5) (b) of the 2011 ACL
Independent examlnevs statement
I have completed my ¢xamination. I confirni that Th) matters have come to my attention in connection with the
examination 8iVlll8 me cause to believe:
accountin8 records were not kept iti of the CompaDy 05 required by Section 386 of the 2006 Aei. or
the accounts do t￿t accord with those record&. or
th¢ accounts do nol comply with the accowiting tequirements of S¢¢tion 396 of the 2006 Act other than any
requirement that the accounis give a true aThJ fairview which is Thjt a matter considere41 &8 pArt of an ind¢p¢ndent
examination. or
the accounrs have noi been pryed in a¢¢ordanc¢ with the methods and principl&8 of the Statem¢ht of
Recommended Pradi¢¢ for accowiiingand re￿rtIng by charities (applieabl¢ to charitie5 preparing their accounts
in accordance with the FIna￿La1 Reporting Standard applscable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102)).
I hwve no concems and have come acro&8 no other matters in eonDeetion with thc exatnination to which attention should
be drawn in this re￿rt in ord¢r to ¢nabl¢ a proper understhDding ofthe accounts to be reached.
Cook & Parthers Limited
Manufactory House
B¢ll tane
Hertford
Hertford5hir¢
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BISHOP'S STORTFORD CHILD coNfAcf CENTRE
STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITILS
FOR THE YEAI< ENDED 31 MARCH 2025
2025
Unrestrict¢d
2024
Total
fi￿￿8
Noi¢s
INCOi¥tE AND ENDOWMENTS FROM
Donations and legacies
3,348
3.354
Charltlble actlvltles
Gen¢r&l
7,386
Other trading activiti&s
Investm¢nt Inco￿
398
471
1.784
99
Total
14.181
12.623
EXPENDITURE ON
Raising funds
180
482
Chariilble *¢tivitl¢s
18,257
9,757
Tot41
18.437
10.239
NET INCOMFJ(EXPENDITURE)
(4256)
2,384
RECONCTLIATION OF FUNDS
Total fiuKls brought fon¥ard
6,307
3.923
TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD
2.051
6,307
The notes forni w of these financial staiuiiaits
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BISHOP'S STORTFORD CHtLD coKfACT CENTRE
BALANCE SHEET
31 MARCH 2025
2025
Unrestricted
fund
2024
Total
fijrtds
FIXED ASSETS
Tangibl¢ &8seL%
549
CURRENT ASSETS
rkbtors
Cash at bank
598
14,138
533
9.271
14.736
9,804
CREDITORS
Amounts falling due within one year
(13.731)
(4.046)
NET CURRENT ASSETS
1.005
5,758
TOTAL ASSETS LE&$ CURRENr
LIABILITILS
2.051
6JO?
NET ASSETS
2.051
6.307
FUNDS
Unrestricted fiN￿S
10
2.051
6J07
TOTAL FUNDS
2,051
6.307
The charitsble company is entitled to exemption from audit und¢r Section 477 of the Companies Act 21K>6 for th¢ y¢ar
ended 31 March 2025.
members have not requir￿ th¢ ￿rnpany lo obtain an a￿11¢ of its ritw￿l#l ststem¢nts for th¢ y¢ar ended
31 Marth 2025 in a￿ord3￿C with Seciion 476 of the Companies Aet 21M)6.
The tn]ste4s #¢knowledg¢ their responsibilities for
(a)
ensurin8 thai the chari￿le compally keep$ a¢countiDg records thai comply with SectioJL% 386 and 387 of tbe
Companies Act 21M)6 and
preparing fmancial statrtnents ￿1¢h give a true Attd fair view of the slate of affairs of the cbaritable cotnpany as
at the eTLd of e&ch financial year and of its surplus or deficit for each financial year in a¢cordanc¢ with the
requirements of Sections 394 artd 395 and whith oth¢rwi5¢ comply with the requirements of the CompanKes Aet
2006 relating to financial statem¢n￿ so far as applicable to the charitable company.
(b)
These fllrdncial ststtmertts have been pr¢par¢d in xcordance with the provisio￿4 applicable to charitabl¢ compani¢5
subject to thc small cornpanics regime.
ial stst¢tyEnts wrre approved by the ￿)ard of Tn]s*es ¥rAI auttK)rised for issue on
.. and were signed on its b¢half by.
SJFahy-T
The Dotrs form part of thtse fllmticial stat¢m¢nts
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BISHOPIS STORTFORD CHILD CONfACT CENTRE
NOTES TO THE FIN
CIAL sfATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2(125
ACCOUNTING POLICIFS
B4$1s of pr¢parlDg tb¢ IlnARcl*l $tAtements
The financial ststements of the ¢hari¢able company. which is a ￿kn11¢ E*D¢fit entity UTder FRS 102. have been
prepared in accordance with the Charities SORP {FRS 1021 'Accounting and R¢porting by Charities.. Statement
of Recommended Prdctice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accorda￿ with the Finan¢ial
Reporting Stattdard applicable ID the UK and R¢pubiic of Treiattd (FRS 102) (effective l January 2019),.
Fillancial Reporting Standard 102 Tr Financial R¢portiDg Standard applieable in the UK and Republic of
Ir¢land' and the Cotnpani&8 Act 2006. The fina￿la1 stsrements have been prepar¢d under th¢ historieal cost
Conv￿tiOn.
Income
All income is recognised in the Statement of Financial Acuvities once the charity h&s entitlement to the ￿nds. it
is probable that the income will b¢ rry¢ived and the amount can be measured reliably.
EJpenditure
Liabilities are reCo￿)i￿1 as expenditure as as there is a legal or cOnstn￿tive obligation Committing the
Charity to that expenditure. Lt is probabk that a transfer of e¢orK)mic benefits will be required in settlement and
the amount of thc obligation can be measured reliably. Expenditure is a¢¢ounted for on an aC¢n￿lS basis and has
been classified under headings that aggregate all cost ￿lated th the Ca￿Ory. Vlhere costs cannot be directly
8ttributed to PArticular headings they have been allocated to activities on a basis ¢onsi5t¢nt with the ￿se of
resourc&s.
Tanglble fixed assets
D¢preciation is providcd at the followill8 aTmua] rates ill ordeJ ￿ wri¢e off ¢a¢h ass¢t ov¢r its ¢stimat¢d wful
life.
Compuier equipment
2tPA on cost
Tautloll
The charity is exempt from eorporation tsx on its dwitsble activities.
Fund xccountlng
Unrestricted funds can be used in accordance with the clwi¢able objectives at the discretion of th¢ twstees.
Restricted ful￿$ Can only bc u%ed forparthcular restrieted purwjses within the objecrs of the charity. Restrictions
arise when specified by the donor or when fimds are raised for panicular restricted purposes.
Further ¢xpianation of the natur¢ of each 1$ I￿1￿led in the Th)tes ￿ the finaJKial statements.
OTHER TRADING ACnVITIFS
2025
2024
Fundraising evenrs
398
1,784
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BISHOP'S STORTFORD CHtLD CONTAcf CENTRE
NOTFS TO THE FINANCIAL ￿ATEmENTS- CODtinued
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2(125
INVESTMENT TNCOME
2025
2024
Deposit account Interest
471
99
ET INCOMEI(EXPENDITURE)
Nei incoow/lexpenditiire} is ststed aft¢[ ¢h•rguigl(¢rediling).'
2025
2024
Auditors, remuneration
Depr¢¢iation- owned ass¢ts
1.800
80
1.81K)
153
TRUSTEFSI REMUNERATION AND BENEFITS
There were no tsustees, [eMu￿(lOn or other benefits foT th¢ year ¢nd¢d 31 Ma￿h 2025 nor for the year ended
31 March 2024.
Tru$teu' expenses
During the year tnLStees were reimbursed for directly incurred expenses includin& station¢ry, ¢quipment.
telephone and promotional COS￿ &8 part of their re5poAsibilitics totalling £0.c￿ 12024.. £341.47 to four
cmploy¢¢sl.
COMPARATIVES FOR THE STATEMEKf OF FINANCIAL AcrtvrriLs
Unrestricted
fi￿d
INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM
Donations and legacies
3.354
Charitxble *¢tiviti
General
7.386
Other trading activities
Invcstnrnt income
1.784
99
Total
12,623
EXPENDrruRE ON
Raising filnds
482
Cblritable *ctivi¢ies
General
9.757
Tot
10,239
NET INCOME
2.384
RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS
Total fimds brought fonward
3.923
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BISHOP'S sfoRTFORD CHfLD Co￿rA￿( CENTRE
NOTLS TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS- contin
FOR THE YEAR Ei¥DED 31 MARCH 2025
COMPA114TfvES FOR THE STATEMEfff OF FINANCIAL AcfivTTIES- ¢Otttl￿Med
Unr¢strict¢d
fund
TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD
6J07
TANGIBtE FIXED ASSETS
Fixtures
Computet
equ[p￿￿ttl
fittings
Totals
COST
At l April 2024
Athlitions
766
766
577
577
At 31 March 2025
577
766
1,343
DEPRECIATION
At l April 2024
Charge for year
217
217
80
16
At 31 March 2025
16
281
297
NET BOOK VALUE
At 31 March 2025
561
485
1.046
At 31 Mar¢h 2024
549
549
DEBTORS: AMou￿rS FALLING DUE WIThIN ONE YEAR
2025
2024
Trade debtors
Prepa￿r￿n15 accTued itKorn¢
195
403
120
413
598
533
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BISHOP'S STORTFORD CHILD CONTA
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS- eontlttued
FOR THE
ENDED 31 MARCH 2025
CREDrroRS: AMouiYfs FALLING DUE wrrHIN ONE YEAR
2025
2024
Trade ereditots
Social security and other taxes
Other creditors
A¢¢n￿lS and defe￿ed income
Accrned expensts
245
94
59
11,533
1,800
1.806
13,731
4.046
10. MOVEMENT IN FUNDS
Net
movem¢n¢
in funds
At 1.4.24
31.3.25
Unrestrtcted funds
General fijnd
6J07
(4,256)
2.051
TOTAL FUNDS
6.307
(4256)
2,051
N¢1 nwv¢m¢nt in fimd& included in the atKsve are as follows:
Inc4)rning
Resources Movement
expended
in fimds
Unrestrkted funds
General fimd
14.181
(18.437)
(4256)
TOTAL FUNDS
14.181
(18,437)
(42S6)
Comp#ratfve5 for m0ven￿￿t In funds
Nd
movement
in fimds
At
31.3.24
At 1.4.23
UDrestrlcted fuDds
Generdl fund
3.923
2.384
6.307
TOTAL FUNDS
3.923
2.384
6.307
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BISHOP'S sfoRTFORD CHtLD CONTACT CENTRE
NOTKS TO THE FINANCIAL ￿ATEMENTs- tonthiu
FOR THE YEAR Ef4DED 31 MARCH 2025
MOVEMENT IN FUNDS. witinued
Comp8r*tive net movement in * inCh￿¢d in the above are as follows:
In￿mIng
R¢50urc¢s Mov¢tnent
in fwjds
Unrestrlcted funds
General fijnd
11623
(10239)
2.384
TOTAL FUNDS
11623
(10.239)
1384
A current year 12 months and prior year 12 months coMbi￿d position is as follow5:
Net
At
31.3.25
At 1.4.23
in funds
Unrestrleted fuDds
General fund
3923
(1.872)
2,051
TOTAL FUP4DS
3.923
(1,872)
2,051
A current year 12 month and prior >rar 12 months combined net nTh)vement in included in the above are
as follows:
1￿mIng R¢sourc¢s Mov¢m¢Dt
expended
in funds
UDrestrlcted funds
Get￿ffaI ffijnd
26.804
(28.676)
(1.872)
TOTAL FUNDS
26.804
(28,676)
(1.872)
11. RELATKD PARTY DISCLOSURES
There were no related paty transactions for the year ended 31 March 2025.
12.
OPENING FUNDS
After the ittcorporation of the new CTrllrithble Incorpornled Organisation {CIO)- the Bislb)p¥ Stortford Child
Couta¢t C¢ntr¢- the Portland Child Contact Centre ceased its activiti&% all of which wete catried foThvard
by the new CIO. It therefore gifted its cash reserv¢s of £4.252.96 on th¢ 2510312022 to the n¢w CIO at its
iticeptio
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BISHOP,
RTF
ILD co￿AcT CEwfRE
DET
TATEMENf OF FIIYANCIAL ACTIVITIES
DED 31 MARCII 2025
2025
2024
INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS
Donatlons and ieg*des
Donations
Admissiotts
1.940
1,408
3,046
308
3.348
3,354
Other tradlng *dlvldes
Fundraising events
398
1.784
IDvestment Ineon
Deposit account inierest
471
99
Charitable activitles
Grants
9,964
7,386
Ttstal Inctsmithg r4*0ur¢¢s
14.181
12.623
EXPENDITURE
Other tradlng activities
Postag¢ and statsonery
Promtional ma￿l81S
Resula¢ory fees
128
50
431
50
180
482
Ch#rltable aedvlties
W8ges
Insurance
8.931
347
2,063
714
3.115
36
Purchases
Postage artd statiorthry
Telephone
Travel expenscs
Computer expenses
NACCC
Training
Regulathry fe&s
Sundry expenses
Bank charges
ProU￿tional mat¢Tials
Fixnjres and fiitill
Cornputer equipment
37
307
252
32
3.081
2,501
1292
334
35
30
73
37
16
40
73
286
73
95
153
16,067
7.957
Suppor¢ costs
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BISHOP'S STORTFORD CHILD coNfAcf CENTRE
DrfAILED STATEMENf OF FINANCIAL AcrtvrriES
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025
2025
2024
Support costs
Other 3
Accounlancy
390
GoverDan¢e ¢o8ts
Auditots, remuneration
1.8(KJ
Totsl r¢sourc¢s ¢xpended
18.437
10.239
Net (expendliure)A*come
(4.256)
2.384
This page does not forni part of the statutory fmanciai StateM￿ts
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