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Trustees’ Annual Report 2022-2023

MRS YAEL EDMONDS TREASURER, SEFTON PCF CHARITY NUMBER 1199649

S e f t o n P a r e n t C a r e r F o r u m C h a r i t y N o . 1 1 9 9 6 4 9

T r u s t e e s ' R e p o r t a n d U n a u d i t e d A c c o u n t s 3 1 M a r c h 2 0 2 3

C o n t e n t s

Trustees' Annual Report Statement of Financial Activities Summary Income and Expenditure Account Balance Sheet Notes to the Accounts

Sefton PCF

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		-Signpost parents and carers of children and young people who have Special Educational Needs and Disabilities to services and support that are available to them in the local area, supporting inclusion in education, health, and social care. -Bring the concerns of parents, carers and families to strategic partners in the local authority, in order to promote informed and effective service commissioning, which sees children and young people succeed, enjoylife and achieve theirpotential
		We run regular coffee mornings during term time, where parent carers can come for an informal chat, or meet professionals and ask for advice. We have organised information events for parent carers, enabling them to speak directly to professionals from Health, Education and Social Care, and see what is available for their children and young people in the coming months and years. Events took place in July 2022 (focus on summer provision), October 2022 and March 2023, in different venues in the south and north of the borough and were well attended by both professionals and parent carers, children and young people and other interested parties.
		The promotion of inclusion, co-production and positive practice is at the heart of everything Sefton PCF does and plans. We ensure trustees and steering members attend meetings with local partners, both strategically and operationally. At these meetings we represent the voices of parent carers across Sefton, raising their concerns at the highest levels of local service commission. At a regional level, we engage with other Parent Carer Forums within Cheshire and Merseyside ICB and the wider North-West region, ensuring that local learning and problems are escalated further and share knowledge and experience with partners outside of our locality. This year we were able to send delegates to regional events, including a conference, but we also communicate with National PCFs over social media.

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Sefton PCF has been contributing at a strategic level, as well as at an operational level: Trustees attend meetings that concern service commissioning and improvement, as well as adhoc projects that the local authority is working on. Examples are: SEND Continuous Improvement Board, Health SEND Performance Improvement Group, Ofsted inspections, Preparation for Adulthood guidance. Trustees have been asked to attend interview panels to help recruit leading SEND officers. We are involved and included in many aspects of service design and provision and represent the parent carers' voice wherever we go. At an operational level, we run regular events and coffee mornings that support our parent carers directly: we ask for suggestions of professionals the parents would like to speak to and training they might like to attend, then go about booking those professionals to attend our coffee mornings at one or more of our venues across the borough or arrange training sessions at our Cambridge Road hub. We have been asked by several schools to attend their parent-teacher evenings, so we could offer support and advice. This is a recent development, but it is already proving popular and more schools are contacting us with dates. Finally, our information events are giving parents a chance to speak directly to professionals and see what is out there. The events have also given professionals an opportunity to network, which is a great additional benefit to have come from them.

£0.00 Not applicable £0.00 We have no reserves policy, as our funding is entirely restricted; any underspend is clawed back by the Department for Education. Not applicable No concerns

Department for Education Parent Carer Participation Grant None If funding is stopped by the government, the charity will be facing a financial risk. However, funding is guaranteed until 2025.

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Structure, Governance and Management

Description of charity's trusts:	SORP
	reference
Type of governing document	Para 1.25
		Constitution
(trust deed, royal charter)
How is the charity constituted?	Para 1.25
(e.g unincorporated association, CIO)		CIO
Trustee selection methods including	Para 1.25
details of any constitutional		Members voting prior to our AGM.
provisions e.g. election to post
or name of any person or body
entitled to appoint one or more
trustees

Additional information (optional)

You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:

SORP reference Policies and procedures adopted for Para 1.51 the induction and training of trustees The charity's organisational structure Para 1.51 and any wider network with which the charity works Relationship with any related parties Para 1.51 We have connections with other forums on a regional and national level; we also work locally with 3rd sector organisations. Other

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Sefton PCF SPCF, Sefton Parent Carer Forum 1199649 SPCF Shared Space Cambridge Family Wellbeing Hub Cambridge Road BOOTLE Merseyside L20 9LQ


Sue Swinchin	Co-Chair
Monica Wright	Co-Chair
Yael Edmonds	Treasurer
KellieWright	Secretary
Jane Pickersgill	Trustee

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Corporate trustees - names of the directors at the date the report was approved

Director name

Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity

Trustee name	Dates acted if not for wholeyear

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Description of the assets held in this capacity Name and objects of the charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity's objects Details of arrangements for safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity's own assets

Additional information (optional)

Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)

Type of adviser Name Address	Type of adviser Name Address	Type of adviser Name Address
Regional parentcarer participationadviser	LisaAldred	Contact,WenlockStudiosWorkspace,50-52WharfRoad,London, N1 7EU
Contact Associate ~~Support~~	LauraBurling	Contact,WenlockStudiosWorkspace,50-52WharfRoad,London, N1 ~~7EU~~

Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)

Exemptions from disclosure

Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details

Other optional information

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The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees' report above.

Signed on behalf of the charity's trustees

Signature(s)

Full name(s) Yael Edmonds

Treasurer Position (eg Secretary, Chair, etc)

Date 02/04/2024

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Sefton Parent Carer Forum Statement of Financial Activities for the year ended 31 March 2023

		Unrestricted funds	Restricted funds	Total funds
		2023	2023	2023
		£	£	£
	Notes:
Income and endowments from:
Donations and legacies	3	£13521		£13521
Charitable activities	4	£50	£6591	£6641
Total:		£13571	£6591	£20162
Expenditure on:
Charitable activities	5	£9684	£6123	£15807
Total:		£9684	£6123	£15807
Net gains on investments:		-	-	-
Net income:	6	£3887	£468	£4355
Transfer between funds		-	-	-
Net income before		£3887	£468	£4355
gains/(losses)
Other gains and losses
Net movement in funds		£3887	£468	£4355
Reconciliation of funds
Total funds carried forward:		£3887	£468	£4355

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Sefton Parent Carer Forum

Summary Income and Expenditure Account for the year ended 31 March 2023 Income Gross income for the year Expenditure Depreciation and charges for impairment of fixed assets Total expenditure for the year Net income before tax for the year Net income for the year	2023 £ 20,162
	20,162
	12,482 3,325
	15,807
	4,355
	4,355

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Summary Income and Expenditure Account for the year ended 31 March 2023

Summary Income and Expenditure Account for the year ended 31 March 2023
Income Gross income for the year Expenditure Depreciation and charges for impairment of fixed assets Total expenditure for the year Net income before tax for the year Net income for the year	2023 £ 20162
	20162
	12482 3325
	15807
	4355
	4355

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Sefton Parent Carer Forum
Balance Sheet
at 31 March 2023
Company No.	2023
Fixed assets
Tangible assets
Current assets
Cash at bank and in hand
Creditors:amount falling due within one year
Net current assets
Total assets less current liabilities
Net assets excluding pension asset or liability
Total net assets
Restricted funds
Restricted income funds
Unrestricted funds
General funds
Reserves	10
Total funds
These accounts have been prepared in accordance with the special provisions of Part 15 of the
Companies
Act 2006 relating to small companies.
For the year ended 31 March 2023 the company was entitled to exemption under section 477 of
the
Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies.
The members have not required the company to obtain an audit in accordance with section 476 of
the
Companies Act 2006.
The directors acknowledge their responsibilities for complying with the requirements of the
Companies Act
2006 with respect to accounting records and the preparation of accounts.
Approved by the board on 04 April 2024
And signed on its behalf by:
Y. Edmonds
Trustee
04 April 2024

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Sefton Parent Carer Forum Notes to the Accounts

for the year ended 31 March 2023

1 Accounting policies

Basis of preparation

The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the charity's governing document, the

Companies Act 2006, FRS 102 "The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland" ("FRS 102") and the Charities SORP "Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102)" (effective 1 January 2019).

The charity meets the definition of a public benefit entity under FRS 102. Assets and liabilities are initially recognised at historical cost or transaction value unless otherwise stated in the relevant accounting policy note. The functional currency used is the£ Sterling.

Assets and liabilities are initially recognized at historical cost or transaction value unless otherwise stated in the relevant accounting policy note.

The functional currency used is the £ Sterling.

Preparation of the accounts on a going concern basis

At the time of approving the accounts, the trustees' have a reasonable expectation that the Charity has

adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the forseeable future. As such these accounts have been prepared under the going concern basis.

Change in basis of accounting or to previous accounts

There has been no change to the accounting policies (valuation rules and method of accounting) since

last year and no changes have been made to accounts for previous years.

Fund accounting Restricted funds

Restricted funds These are available for use at the discretion of the trustees in furtherance of the general objects of the charity. Unrestricted funds These are unrestricted funds earmarked by the trustees for particular purposes. Designated funds These are unrestricted funds which include a revaluation reserve representing the restatement of investment assets at their market values. Revaluation funds These are available for use subject to restrictions imposed by the donor or through terms of an appeal.

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Income	Income is included in the Statement of Financial Activities (SoFA)
Recognition of income	when the charity becomes entitled to, and virtually certain to receive,
	the income and the amount of the income can be measured with
	sufficient reliability.
Income with related	Where income has related expenditure the income and related
expenditure	expenditure is reported gross in the SoFA.
Donations and	Voluntary income received by way of grants, donations and gifts is
legacies	included in the the So FA when receivable and only when the
	Charity has unconditional entitlement to the income.
Tax reclaims on donations	Income from tax reclaims is included in the SoFA at the same time as
and gifts	the gift/donation to which it relates.
Donated services and	These are only included in income (with an equivalent amount in
facilities	expenditure) where the benefit to the Charity is reasonably
	quantifiable, measurable and material.
Volunteer help	The value of any volunteer help received is not included in the
	accounts.
Investment income	This is included in the accounts when receivable.
Gains/(losses) on revaluation	This includes any gain or loss resulting from revaluing investments to
of fixed assets	market value at the end of the year.
Gains/(losses) on investment	This includes any gain or loss on the sale of investments.
assets
Expenditure
Recognition of expenditure	Expenditure is recognised on an accruals basis. Expenditure includes
	any VAT which cannot be fully recovered, and is reported as part of
	the expenditure to which it relates.
	These comprise the costs associated with attracting voluntary
Expenditure on raising funds	income, fund raising trading costs and investment management costs.
Expenditure on	These comprise the costs incurred by the Charity in the delivery of its
Charitable activities	activities and services in the furtherance of its objects, including the
	making of grants and governance costs.
Grants payable	All grant expenditure is accounted for on an actual paid basis plus an
	accrual for grants that have been approved by the trustees at the end
	of the year but not yet paid.
Governance costs	These include those costs associated with meeting the
	constitutional and statutory requirements of the Charity, including
	any audit/independent examination fees, costs linked to the
	strategic management of the Charity, together with a share of
	other administration costs.
Other expenditure	These are support costs not allocated to a particular activity.

Taxation

The charity is exempt from corporation tax on its charitable activities.

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Tangible fixed assets and depreciation

Depreciation is provided at the following annual rates in order to write off each asset over its estimated useful life:

Equipment

25% reducing

Trade and other debtors

Trade and other debtors are recognised at the settlement amount due after any trade discount offered. Prepayments are valued at the amount prepaid net of any trade discounts due.

Cash and cash equivalents

Cash and cash equivalents comprise cash at bank and on hand, demand deposits with banks and other short-term highly liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less and bank overdrafts. In the statement of financial position, bank overdrafts are shown within borrowings or current liabilities. In the Statement of Cash Flows, cash and cash equivalents are shown net of bank overdrafts that are repayable on demand and form an integral part of the company's cash management.

Trade and other creditors

Short term creditors are measured at the transaction price. Other creditors and provisions are recognised where the charity has a present obligation resulting from a past event that will probably result in the transfer of funds to a third party and the amount due to settle the obligation can be measured or estimated reliably. Creditors and provisions are normally recognised at their settlement amount after allowing for any trade discounts due.

Receipt of donated goods, facilities and services

All donated goods, facilities and services received are recognised within incoming resources and expenditure at an estimate of the value to the charity.

2 Company status

The company is a private company limited by guarantee and consequently does not have share capital.

3 Income from donations and legacies

Donations Funds introduced	Unrestricted £ Total 2023 £ 550 550 12971 12971
	13521 13521

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4 Income from charitable activities

Events, meetings and remuneration Department of Education – Contact	Unrestricted Restricted Total 2023 £ £ £ 50 - 50 - 6591 6591
	50 6591 6641

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5	Expenditure on charitable activities
	Expenditure on charitable	Unrestricted	Restricted	Total 2023
	activities	£	£	£
	Events, meetings and	4533	-	4533
	remuneration
	Training	680	-	680
	Supplies	1077	-	1077
	Department for Education –	-	6123	6123
	Contact
	Admin Costs
	Amortisation, depreciation,	3325	-	3325
	impairment, profit/loss on
	disposal of fixed assets
	Governance costs	3394	-	3394
		13009	6123	19132
6	Net income before transfers
			2023
	This is stated after charging		£
	Depreciation of owned fixed assets		3325

7 Staffing costs

No employee received emoluments in excess of £60,000

8 Tangible fixed assets

Cost or revaluation Additions At 31stMarch 2023 Depreciation and impairment Depreciation charge for the year At 31stMarch 2023 Net book values At 31stMarch 2023	Equipment Total £ £ 4033 4033
	4033 4033
	3325 3325
	3325 3325
	708 708

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9 Creditors

Amounts falling due within one year

Trade creditors Accruals	2023 £ 280 188 468

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Restricted funds Restricted income funds Department for Education – Contact Total Unrestricted funds General funds Total funds	Incoming resources (including other gains/losses) Resources expended At 31st March 2023 £ £ £ 6591 (6123) 468
	6591 (6123) 468
	13571 (13009) 562
	20162 (19132) 1030

Purposes and restrictions in relation to the funds: Restricted funds:

Department for Education – Contact: To support the infrastructure and development of the forum.

1 Analysis of net assets between funds 1

Fixed assets Net current assets Reconciliation of net cash / (net Cash and cash equivalents Net cash / (net debt)	Unrestricted funds £ - 322	Restricted funds Total £ £ 708 708 - 322
	322	708 1030
	debt)	Cash flows At 31st March 2023 £ £ 790 790
		790 790
		790 790

1 Reconciliation of net cash / (net debt) 2

FRS 102 requires and entity to report changes in net debt in the accounting period. Sefton Parent Carer Forum does not carry any debt or other borrowings and has a positive net cash position.

1 Related party disclosures

3 Controlling party

The company is limited by guarantee and has no share capital; thus, no single party controls the company.