REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER: 1199531 Report of the Trustees and Flnanelal Staiemonts forth• Y•ar End4d 311th Juno 2024 Becornlng Famllles The Richards Sandy Partnership Thomdoe Hous8 25 Barbourne Ro8d Worcester Worcestershlre WR1 1RU Bocoming Famille Contents ofth8 FIn￿CIal Stat•mènts forthe Year Ended 30th June 2024 Page Report of tho Trustees Independént Examin•rfs R•port Statement ol Flnancial A¢tivilie$ Balan￿ Sheet Notes to the Financi￿ Statements 8 to 15 Dètsiled Statsment of Flnanclal A¢tivitio8 16 Becorning F3rnili•5 R•port ofthe Trustees forthè Yèar End•d 30th June Z024 The trustee5 presenl their with the fin8nci81 s18tements ol the charity for the year ended 30th 2024. The InJst8e8 h8Ve 8dopted the provisions of Accounb'n9 and Repoitiry by Charities.. Statement of Recornm8nd8d Practs" applic2b￿ to ch8rits"8s p￿Paring their accounts in accordance with the FinanciBI Rewb"ng Slantsrd 8PEkn'(xbl8 in Ihe UK and Republic of Irdand IFRS 1021 leffec￿e 1 January 20191. 08JECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES Oble¢tives and airns Th8 objects of the charity are. for the public b8n8fft. tre promotion of mental and physical heatth and the teliel of those at iisk of poor mentsl health through prr>Mding 8nt&natallposb)ataVperinatal surPDrtladi¥rit￿S and 8duGation and [T￿nt￿ health support, for expectant andjor new parents with infantslch¢klren up to 2 yews ol age resKling in the west nwdlands by suitabty qualified petsons. The maln w8ys we promote and proteetth8 mèntal heath of famlie$, 1$ Ihrough.. 111 Ra￿1r@ awaren8$s of mental hedth and wsllbging 121 Prowding courses 131 Prwding support groups and one to one se5SiDn5 wth qualffjed pra¢titioner8 and voluntsers. Maln A¢tivltl•$ Bdow k% a summary of the ChW6 m8Sn actSvrties in relation to thos8 pwsod for Iho pU￿1C benefiL Funded Servk••', Dropln groups Th8 Charty run ol these lor mums with prtrmobile babies on a Monday aftttrmon and Friday mornirvJ. Attendèd by over 100 parènts. PoS1nal￿ Wellbeing Suppjrt Groups Run Iwtce 8 month. tmo groups - one for w&rwblle and one for older babps. Currenlly Ihere are 17 women attending these. The c￿rty Ye¢eived fvjrtherhjnding frorn the NatK)nal Lottery to run tN)th the above serw(*s. Oneto One Support Funded by the Eveson Tr4tsL The Charty supported around SO wom8n in the financial year20￿2024. Pregnancy Wellbeing SuprKJrt Groups Funded by tharit￿8 ovef the year, the Souter Charitable Trttsi and the 29th May 1961 Charity. The Becoming F8milies team intended to njn tsvo separate groups once a month, Or￿ for first pregn8ric188 for subsequent, but we unable to get the group for subsequent prs9nanc4es off the ground. 11 was Ihoughi thi5 was due to the tme it was beir¥J offered but th8rying th8 time dKJn'l inctease inte￿$1. Going forward, Ihere will ba one group for 81 pwn8nl bvc¥nen Offe￿ tswce a ￿￿jnIh. Approx. 20 wom8n attend the wups. Dads. Support Group This has been a sYe8t 8chievémant Ihls Y￿r, launchlng in June. fdlowiThJ st8kehdder consullath.on and volunt8er trainin9. This was fuThled by a County Council grant as part of their 'S¢ay Connected" fvnding. The Becoming Familie$ team hava so far been unable tr> 98t tha *4ellbeing' group for dads off Ihe ground, but the Stay and play is building moff*nbJm. P￿IC benefit The Trust88s confirm that they have cornplied with the duty in Section 17151 of Charities Act 2011 io have du8 regard to guidan￿ on public benofi¢ published by the Chanty Commission when reviewing the ch*ty's aims. objectiv8s and a¢tNiths n Ihe year. Pago 1 Becoming Famille5 Report ofth• TN$tee$ for th8 Year Ended 30th June 2024 ACHIEVEMENT AND PERFORMANGE Charltable adMtIo$ Becoming Farn11￿ is Worcestershi￿5 onty IrKal charity nurturfng and supporting famili8s from prewrKy through to 8 child's Se￿nd birthday. Becoming Farnilies has been Fwoffldiig pre9nanw and postnai81 semces for local families with orrK>t￿)nal wdlness at the ￿ntre of Iheir needs driven 5etwce$. In 2ff23. the main ar8as of ad)ievementfor Becoming Famil*s were., Paid for $8r¥ic8s 1. Anlellatal courses - 10 7-we8k evening wJfi%es, 2 weÈk8nd (x)ur5es 8rKJ provided bespoke 1..1 (x)ur58 for 7 couple$. Totaj no. eoupknlfamilie8- 91 3. Bre8sYeeding VVorkshops- 9 workshops altende(J by 72 moth8rslcoupJ8S. 3. Baby tn8ss8ge Baby yoga- 24 oiurs8s njn, attend￿j by 183 pa￿nts. 4. Fkjrnebith Workshops- 3 wn attended by 16 ￿UpleS. S, Pdvic He81th IVoth5hop. 3 run attended by 19 women. fj, Pregnaney Y￿a- runs in 6 week blocks, 8 courses in total ,42 wotnen atte￿Ied 7. MolheMse- 8 ￿UrSe5 wn attend￿ by 47 women. In thls year, approximately 300 frdrnilies have a¢￿Sed Becoming Farnilies Servi￿$. Becoming Farnrf￿ have provQed this 5ervicg in a ￿laxed, safe and nurturing 8nvironrnent lo sUpp￿t parents on their ￿￿nting loym8ys and lacilitate the develop￿￿nt of peer support relationships. They also liaise wilh and where approwate cdlaborat8 wilh other PTof8S5ionals to improve wellbeing (for 8xample women's physioth8rapy for pdvic floor hadth, birthing pool hirel. Becomlng Families havè dirè¢t5y impacted and mada a dlff8r&nce to lh• b•n•fi¢iarios' Circumst￿*$ through.. The promotlon ol good mental and physir21 h8atth and mlief of those at rfsk of poor mental hedlh through prowding antenataVpostnataVp8rinatal SUPPDrtlactivities and education and mentsl health supwrt, for expectsnt andlor new paret)ts wlth infantslchlklrgn up to 2 years of agg re$ldlng In the W8St Midlands. In 20￿2024, BeCOm￿Ng Families have prtsvKled a rang& of educational an(J supportive s8fvTce5 from pregnancy to years to help familiès have the best fM)SSitle start. It has providèd ev￿enc8-ba$ed edur2tion to enable parents to make infom)ed deusions about birih and pa￿n11ftg (includ￿g parents from vulnerable population$ suth as young mums, mutns with previous mental health drfficLJlios and traumatic birth, dIs￿a¢0d families and Ih058 Wrthout means of accessing support Ihrough either slatutory or w.vale seNi¢881. Becotning Familios d&mDnstr8te a consistent approxh to parent support underpinned by th8 8viden￿ that new par8nts n8ed to be nUrtU￿d in orderto rwrture thew Infants. 88cornlng Famlli88 also ￿•￿￿$trate that they provide benefit to wlder $￿Iety through.. The prornolion of strong pa￿￿t-lnfant rdatsonships for life-long Tllental health by facilitating e0nficlar￿, seW-InJst and emotsonal wdlbeing for Ihe famity dwng the most VLln8ratA8 limes. The parents and chIld￿n benefitb'ng frorn Becoming Families intervents'ons will in Ihetr ium posi)'vety bmpad ftJbJre genorations through thgir own parentkng. The proffh)lion of strong pe8r relations b8tW8en famnies in communities direcdy benefits the bn)ader wrnmunty. HNANCIAL REVIEW Reserye8 policy Th8 ItUStge5 have not set a form81 rès*rv•s 0￿y. Trutstees airn to build up reseNes over Ihe next few years to prot£d the charty against any large and unexpected expenditure or Olher 8v8nt that may othenwse impact on the tharity's abilty to conbnu8 as a 9(￿ng concern. Psowever as the ¢hanty has only re￿nlY regislered 88 a charity and has since taken on several large restricted fufjded Fwjeds for the first lime, 8nd as 3 ￿sU11 the trustees wsh to wail until these projects have concluded arkl Ihe relating risks of running such projects can be 8858568d befDre setting forrnal reserves poliry. At the year end Ihe charity had unrestri(tsJ funds of £10.944 12023.. £2,707) ￿1c￿ is eqLJ1V￿enl to appr0￿matelY 3.5 [T￿n(h8 expenditure. At th8 ygarend the tharity h&s r85thctad lunds totalling £33,291 12023.. £27.8391. FUTURE PLANS LoDking ahead, our piqns kythe lulure a￿". - To continue and expand prowsionltraining for our'Dads group,. - To d￿￿rS1fy our reach by extending servi￿5 to other geO9￿phiCal areasldernographh - To develop a training and educaiion ami in orderto ¢rgate more sustainable ￿venue in Ihe fuiuT - To 5e¢ure a new venue In which to base ourselves - To develop a fundraisi￿ team Ivdunteer ledl Page 2 Becomlng Famil￿$ R•port oftheTruslees lor the Year ended 311th June 2024 STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT Govoming doeumertt The Charity, 8 CIO, is wntrdled by its goveming ￿0￿Ment. a ¢onsbtution. Change In legal structure sli￿ 04 Juty 2022, Ihe charity is a CIO, rggistorgd ￿th the Charity Commissi(m for EnglarKI 8nd W*5. Recruithknt and appolnlment of new tru5ta8s The ex¢sting bustees have sdo pow8r to appoint trustees. Trustees ar8 Sel￿ted based on personal re¢ommendation5 VAth the criteria that they be ski118d, expErienced and dedicated Indi￿u91S with a backgfwnd ir¢ pregnancy and wslnat4 $8Ni(*s. Key manag•m•nt p•rsonn•l The tsuslees have dd89*gd Ihe day tts day management of the charity to Helen Hunt and J) Lederer, Iwo of Ihe Indfvkjuas who run the coursgs provided by the charity. The Charity adheres to fhe following policAes'. . Ctsld SafegUard￿g Policy and Proredures . Code ol Conduct for Vdunlgers . cOnf￿entIalty Pdicy . ComFlahts Policy and Procedure . Equality. Dwersity and Indusion Policy . Confltd of Inter88t Pdicy . GDPR Poli . SupeNision Policy . Safeguarding Vulner8trAe Aduts Po]icy . Privacy Pdicy Sènous Inodents Poli¢y Recruitrnent ol EX￿rrenderS Policy - Volunleer Expenses Pdicy . Trustee Code ofcondud Volunlegr Policy . Whisleblowing Policy REFERENCE AND AOMINISTRATIVE DETAILS Re9i5terod Charlty numb•r 1199531 Prfn¢lpo1 adth8SS 27A Comm8adow Green Worcester Worcesterslir8 WR3 7PN Trustees Prufessor M Ndan Dr C A Dennis Dr E Kearney Indep8ndent Examinor issa Godmn ACA ACCA The Richards Sandy Parb)Èrship Thorneh)e House 25 Barboume Road Wo[￿Ster Woro5tershire WR11RU Bank Tha C¢>operati¥e Bank PLC P.0. Box 101 1 Balloon Street Manchester M604EP Page 3 8ewYlng Families Rewt of thg Trustges forthe Year End•d 30th June 2024 REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS Kèy management H81en Hunt Joanna L8derer Approved by crter ol the t￿ard oftNstees on ...... - and signed on its behalf by.. mèy- Trustee Page 4 kndependont Exarnin•ls Report to the Twgtees of Becomlng Famlli Indopondgnt examlnerf$ rèport to th• trustees of Bewnlng Famlll•s I report to the charity tfttstees on rny examinakn'on of the acts)unts ol Becoming F8mili8s (the Trust) for the year ended 30th June 2024. R*3poNSlbill￿èS and ba818 ol report As the Chanty Iwste8s of Ihe Trust ytyJ are respon$ib18 lor lh8 preparatNJn ol the ac(x)unts in *COrd￿￿ with the requ1￿Ments of the Ch8rit￿s Act 2011 Ilhe Artl. I r8POrt in respect of my exarnwwtton of the Trusfs accounts Carried out under Section 145 of the Act and in r£rrwng out my 8xamin8tion I have fdlowed all ap￿[Cat￿e ￿li￿￿On$ given by th8 Charty c(￿nMi&SKYn under Section 14515llbl of theA Indopendent examlnerfs stat¢mont I have completed my oxarrwnati￿. I confimi that no mal&i81 tn8tter5 havo rnme to my att8nlK)n in conn8Ctk)n wlh the oxamination 9ivin9 rrts caustr to believe that in any material respect.. accounting records w8r8 not kept in respect ol Ihe Twst as Ntsirad by Sethon 130 of the ACL. or a¢counts do not accc(d with I￿56 records,. or the accounts do cornply Wi￿ the apFAicatAe requirerneTrts wnc6miFJg Ihe form and contenl of accounts set out in the Charit18s (Accounts and Reports) Regulata)ns 2008 other than ary requwement th8t the awounts gwe 8 true and fo¢r viewwhith is not a matter COn￿dered as part of an Inde￿ndent 8xamination. I h8v8 no concems and ccmne across no other matte[5 in cor,ne¢tiDn the 8xamination to wlych attention $hrAJh be drawn in thss report in wderto enable 8 proper understand¥u of the accounts lo be reathgd. elissa Gcthin ACAACCA Th6 Rithards SaThly Patharship Thomeltse House 25 Barbourne Road Worcestei Worcestershire WR1 1RU D8tè'. ...l.o.:..Ik... L¥*.................. P8g8 5 8•coming Famllles statement of Flnanclal Actlvltles for tho Yéar Ended 30th Juno 20Z4 24 Total funds 2023 Total funds Unrestricted fun Restricted funds Notes INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FR(X Donat￿n$ and leg8de5 6,720 37,017 43,737 36,598 Charllable actlvltl88 Antsnatal edU￿tIOn Postr)atal educats.on 22.864 14,192 22.864 14,192 22,969 other t¥ading acbvth'es 2,036 1036 746 Total 45.812 37,017 82,829 69,172 EXPENDITURE ON Raising f￿d$ 2.815 2,815 Charitable activrtieS AntenatÉl edue£tion Postnata education 22,093 13,947 T31 29.554 22,824 43,501 22,235 13,OS6 Total 38.855 30,285 69.140 35,471 NET INCOME Tr8nBfers ￿tween ￿ndS 6,957 1,280 6,732 11,2801 13.689 33,701 13 Net movement In fvndg 8,237 5.4S2 13,689 13,701 RECONCIUATION OF FUNDS Total funds broughtlorward 2.7U7 27.839 30,546 (3,1551 TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD 10.944 33.291 44,235 The noteslom part ofthese frnanc4al statem6nts Page 6 Becomlng Farniltes BalanGe Sheet 30th June 2024 2024 2023 Total lunés Unr8ststc18d fvnd R8StrKted funds tunds Notes FIXED ASSETS Tangibla assets 10 I,oio 1,010 CURRENT ASSETS Dobtors Cash at bar* 11 990 32.301 1,040 46.026 4.994 32,342 13,725 13,775 33291 47.066 3T,336 CREDITORS ATrKJunb f81ing due within one y88r 12 (3,8411 13N1} 16,7gJl NET CURRENT ASSErs 9,934 31291 43225 30,546 TOTALASSETS LESS CURRENT LIABIUTIES 10,944 33,291 44335 NET ASSErs 10.944 33,291 44235 30,546 FU14DS Unrestrictèd fvnds R8strict8d funds 13 10844 33291 2,707 27,839 TOTAL FUNDS 44,235 30,546 The staternents were approved by the Bo8r(l of Trustw and wthorisad issug . and Mere sHJned on ils fAhalf by.. E Keamey- Trustee The note5 form p8rt 0fth￿ finan&￿ st8tsmènts P￿e7 Becoming FamllSe$ Noto$ to the Financial Stat¢mèAts forthe Year Ended 30th Juno 2024 ACCOUNTING POUCIES BASIS OF PREPARING THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Th8 financiat statements of tha charity, which ts a puEAic ben8fit enlty under FRS 102, have been prepared in accDrdance with the Charities SORP (FRS 1021 'Accounting and Reporting by char￿es.. Ststem8nt of Recommended PraCt￿e applicable lo charibes preparing their accounts in accordan￿ with the Fin8na81 Rgporting Standard applicable n t1￿ UK and Repu￿1¢ of Irdand IFRS 1021 leffecliv8 1 January 20191., Finanaal Reporting Standerf 102 'The Finanual Rewrbng Standard applicable in the UK arKI RepuLlic of Irdand, and tha Charitses Act 2011. The fina￿￿1 statomgnts have been pr8par8d under the historical cost Convention. INCOME Income frDrn grants and donatlons Is recojnised in th8 penix1 in which th8 ch8rity is e￿ti￿ed to receipt and the anN)unt can b8 measured wth ￿asOnable cert8inty. IncorTrB from grgnts is only d8fbrred then the charity h85 to lulfil ¢ondibons not y8t met before t*comin9 enbded to it or where ¢he has speci1￿d tlwt ts iwome to be expended in 8 futur8 per￿d. Incorne felatifig lo direcl Cl￿118b1e w0¥￿e￿ ar8 r8wgni58d in line wth when those seNKes are delN8red to the customer. Income from lun(Ir8i5it¥J al￿¥￿e$ is r￿o￿l$ed when the relabng goods and $8Ncas are prTrrtded to Ihe Stomer. EXPENDITURE Uabilities ar8 WQW58(5 05 expeThJiiure as soon as thore is a ￿98[ or con5tructiva obligab'on commthing the charity to that 8xpendittire, rt is probable that a trdnsfer of economic beneffts ￿711 be tgquired In setuernent arnd tho amounl of the 0￿198￿.0￿ can be rneasured reliably. Exp¢nditure is acuunt8d for on an acctuab basis arKI has been classrfied under he3dings that aggregate all cost related to the caiegory. whe￿ cost$ Cannot bs direthy attributed to parti(xJlar hèadings they have been allocated to activities rw) a ba￿$ eDn￿Stent wilh the use of resouTCOS. ALLOCATION AND APPORTIONMENT OF COSTS Support costs, exduding those directly atthtrAJtable to speafic individual resthctèd funds, have b99n albGgted against each drff9r8nt charitable acliylty on a pro b35iS in line with Ihe level of nofvgrant In￿lMe received from each differenttharitable &livty. TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS Depreaabon is prowded at Ihe fdlowng annual rates in order to wrlle off each ass8t over its esumated useful Comwter equlpmenl 33% on c05t TAXATIOM The eharrty is exempt from tax on ts th8lltatAe activities. FUND ACCOUNnNG Unrestrict8d TuFids (zn be used in 8cuxdanc8 VAth Ihe chantable objEC￿Ve5 at the ¢JlsuetDn of Ihe trjstees. R&strrcted funds can used for particular iestri¢ted purpDS85 wiihin the objects of th8 char￿y. Restrlctions aris8 when spedffed by the dMor or when tund$ Ère raised for Parti￿ar resth"¢ted purposes. Furtt*r explanation ofth& nknre and PLWPOSe of each fund is inrluded In the notss to the finarrial statemgnts. BASIC FINANCIAL NSTRUMENTS The charity ha5 dected lo apply the provis￿￿$ of Sectbn 11. B8￿C FinaTrEial In¥trurnent5' and secb.on 12 '0ther Finan￿81 In5trurnents Isgjes. of FRS 102 to all of its financLIl I￿tnjrnent5. Financial insknjments are recognsed th8 chthty becomes partyto contrathal provisK)nsofthe in$trumenL Finan￿81 assets are offseL wth tho net amounts presented in th8 account5 wherÈ there legally 8nf0rCea￿e right io set oll tt)e recognised amourts and there is an intention to getue on a net basis or to ￿￿1$e th8 asset and settle the lithilty simUltan￿U￿y. Page 8 {X￿lInl￿d... Becoming Families Notes to the FÉnancial Slatements . continuod fvr the Ygar Ended 30th June 2024 ACCOUNTING POLICIES- BASIC FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS Baslc Flnanrlal Asse¢s Basi¢ financial assets, which indud8 trade and other re￿•vabl85 and cash 8nd b8nk balances, are initial rn&asured at transaction pNcè induding transaction costs and 8r8 subs8quenYy carried at amortised cost usi the effecllve interest method unless the arraNJemènl cor151itule5 a finanang transaction, where the transaction 15 maasur£d al the present valu8 ol the future r8c4ipts discounted 8t 8 market rate of inlerost. Basic Financial Llabllltles Basic fin8ncial li8bil¥ties. induding trdde and other payables. are inth.affy recognised at transaction Pri￿ u￿8s8 the arrang8ment cDnsts"lutes a finanong transa(Xion. wh8re Ihe debt instrument is measured 8t th8 pr8$8nt Value tsf future receipts, diso)unted at a rnarket r3t8 of interest. Debt instruments are subsequendy carried at amrbsgd c05t. using Ihe effect￿ye interest raie rn8th¢xl. Trade payables are oblvjations to pay for g¢xJcls or setvices Ihat have be8n acquired in ordinary course of the operations frorn suppli8rs. Accwnts Payats￿ are dassified as Current liabilib.es if payment is due within cne ygar or less. If nol. thèy are p￿sente(l 8$ non