**Charity number: 1205189**
## **CHILDREN'S ALLIANCE**
## **FORMERLY THE CHILDRENS'S ALLIANCE CIO - THE WATER BABIES FOUNDATION**
**UNAUDITED**
**TRUSTEES' REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JULY 2025**
## **CHILDREN'S ALLIANCE**
## **CONTENTS**
||Page|
|---|---|
|**Reference and administrative details of the Charity, its Trustees and advisers**|1|
|**Trustees' report**|2 - 5|
|**Independent examiner's report**|6 - 7|
|**Statement of financial activities**|8|
|**Balance sheet**|9|
|**Notes to the financial statements**|10 - 19|
**CHILDREN'S ALLIANCE**
## **REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS OF THE CHARITY, ITS TRUSTEES AND ADVISERS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JULY 2025**
**Trustees** Howard Harrison Fiona Isaac Natasha Sara Khojasteh Elizabeth Ann Haigh-Reeve Trudi Louise Beswick Simon Mark Dallender (appointed 5 April 2025) Gareth Stratton (appointed 1 May 2025) Craig Jones (appointed 1 April 2024) **Charity registered number** 1205189 **Principal office** Winslade House Manor Drive Clyst St. Mary Exeter EX5 1FY **Key management** T Brewis, Charity Director (until 1 October 2025) **personel** J Gideon, Interim Charity Director (from 24 November 2025) **Accountants** Griffin Chartered Accountants Courtenay House Pynes Hill Exeter EX2 5AZ
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## **CHILDREN'S ALLIANCE**
## **TRUSTEES' REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JULY 2025**
The Trustees present their annual report together with the financial statements of the Charity for the 1 August 2024 to 31 July 2025.
## **Objectives and activities**
## **a. Policies and objectives**
In setting objectives and planning for activities, the Trustees have given due consideration to general guidance published by the Charity Commission relating to public benefit, including the guidance 'Public benefit: running a charity (PB2)'.
## **b. Strategies for achieving objectives**
The Children’s Alliance has been set up to give children and young people access to water; this can be in the form of swimming lessons, transport to lessons, water activities that support mental and physical health, specialist swimwear and other similar projects.
The main activities of the charity have been giving grants to diverse projects that open up access to water for children with disabilities or low income; these projects have allowed children to learn how to swim, be involved at Club level swimming, have ensured children recovering from cancer to have swimming lessons and through teaching surfing, as well as giving children space to address mental health issues.
When applying for funding, we ask the groups how they measure the success of the project including the number of children taking part and how swimming and playing in water boosts their confidence and abilities to participate in broad range of aquatic activities.. We use these data to derive insight into the measures of success of the grants we have given and to inform the strategy for future grant giving.
Currently success is measured by the impact of the grant on the number of young people and children that have benefited from the grants – this varies from the exact number of children and how many lessons a child might be able to access. Also, a subjective measure is the happiness and confidence factor of the children who have been helped.
## **The key projects we have helped:**
The Children’s Alliance awarded grants to two charitable organisations whose work aligns closely with our core mission of expanding children’s access to water based activities and improving their wellbeing.
## **FEAR**
Funding provided to FEAR supported the provision of specialist wetsuits for children recovering from cancer. These wetsuits enabled young people—many of whom face physical or health barriers—to safely access swimming lessons and participate in water based activities. The grant directly contributed to improving confidence, mobility, and emotional wellbeing for these children at a crucial stage in their recovery.
## **One Ilfracombe Ltd**
The grant awarded to One Ilfracombe Ltd supported Into The Blue, a six week sea based water safety and swimming programme for over 190 primary school children. The initiative teaches essential sea safety, swimming skills, and water sports, helping children build confidence in open water environments while fostering stronger community connections.
Our longer-term plan is to work out how we can impact more children with our funding, and the best approach to deliver further reach. Swimming is a life skill and drowning is still the highest cause of death in the under 4’s so the more children who can swim and get themselves out of trouble, the better.
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## **CHILDREN'S ALLIANCE**
## **TRUSTEES' REPORT (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JULY 2025**
## **Achievements and performance**
## **a. Main achievements of the Charity**
We were the beneficiary of one fundraising event during the year, a Water Babies’ Splashathon. We received £422,622 from this event. We thank Water Babies for organising the Splashathon and their franchisees for running the events that led to the significant donation (55% of the total raised).
During the year ‘The Children’s Alliance’ supported two charities through our grant giving process. Grants provided totalled £30,825 split £15,000 & £15,825 between both charities. As a small charity we have had operational issues this year due to the long-term sickness of our sole employee, the Chief Executive. This has significantly impacted the grant-giving capability during this period.
Our key performance measure is the number of children we reach, alongside expanding access to water for children with disabilities or from low income families to help them develop water confidence.
We gave grants to the following charities: Fear & One Ilfracombe Ltd
The impact each project has had on all children taking part is also a key measure of success. As detailed above the benefits range from enabling disadvantaged & disabled children have regular weekly swimming lessons to gain confidence alongside cognitive development. In addition, support children recovering from Cancer & mental health issues through water activities.
## **b. Public Benefit**
The benefits to the community supporting these projects are as follows:
- Children gain essential swimming knowledge and experience, helping them develop confidence and respect for water.
- Families benefit from promoting fitness and activity children, encouraging wider engagement in health and wellbeing.
- A broader range of children and young people are able to access water based activities that may otherwise be unavailable to them.
- Projects foster community integration by bringing children and young people together through shared activities and experiences.
## **Financial review**
## **a. Going concern**
After making appropriate enquiries, the Trustees have a reasonable expectation that the Charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. For this reason, they continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the financial statements. Further details regarding the adoption of the going concern basis can be found in the accounting policies.
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## **CHILDREN'S ALLIANCE**
## **TRUSTEES' REPORT (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JULY 2025**
## **b. Reserves policy**
During the year the Charity received total income of £422,622 (2024: £520,897). Total expenses for the period were £98,243 (2024:£147,019), giving a surplus of £324,379 (2024: £373,878). At 31 July 2025 the charity has free reserves of £698,257 (2024: £,373,878).
This leaves the charity in a strong financial position and will enable additional project work to be undertaken over the course of the next financial year to ensure we widen our reach to children nationally and meet our core objective with keeping children active through water-based activity.
With a donation from one sole event providing our income this year, we are aware of sustainability issues for the Charity. The funds raised have allowed us to give grants to charities and organisations nationally that align with our core objectives and activities to give children access to water activity.
## **Structure, governance and management**
## **a. Constitution**
The Children’s Alliance is a charitable incorporated organisation governed by its constitution dated 12 October 2023.
## **b. Methods of appointment or election of Trustees**
The children’s Alliance has appointed Trustees through advertising the positions to linked organisations and also through approaching external colleagues who have shown interest in working with us. Each person is asked to do an interview and explain what they would bring to the charity to make it effective and are elected by a majority trustee vote.
## **Plans for future periods**
For the year ahead our key aim is to fulfil our core purpose of grant giving to grassroots organisations across the UK, to enable more children to have access to swimming, water-based activity and water safety. The strategy which was agreed in early 2025 was not enacted immediately due to staff ill health.
In April 2026 we closed the most recent grant application process. We as trustees have approved grant applications from every region of the UK, agreeing to fund 27 new projects reaching over 4500 children nationally, donating nearly £175,000. These projects will provide us with key metrics & outcomes as they progress through the year. Further grants will be given later in 2026.
We will use the data gathered from our Spring 2026 funded projects to highlight the need for more investment, both from other grant giving organisations and government.
Currently, we rely financially on being a beneficiary from one event. Going forward, we will identify additional sources to broaden our funding base. We plan to improve our communications by updating the website content and growing our social media footprint to highlight the progress of the charity. We are grateful for the amazing legacy of Water Babies founder Steve Franks, and the dedication of former Director Tamsin Brewis. In recognition of this, we plan to maintain a strong relationship with the Water Babies network and continue to deliver the outreach work they have so generously supported in the past. In addition, as an independent charity, we will build new relationships with additional potential funders.
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## **CHILDREN'S ALLIANCE**
## **TRUSTEES' REPORT (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JULY 2025**
## **Statement of Trustees' responsibilities**
The Trustees are responsible for preparing the Trustees' report and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).
The law applicable to charities in England & Wales requires the Trustees to prepare financial statements for each financial which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the Charity and of its incoming resources and application of resources, including its income and expenditure, for that period. In preparing these financial statements, the Trustees are required to:
- select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently;
- observe the methods and principles of the Charities SORP (FRS 102);
- make judgements and accounting estimates that are reasonable and prudent;
- state whether applicable UK Accounting Standards (FRS 102) have been followed, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements;
- prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the Charity will continue in business.
The Trustees are responsible for keeping adequate accounting records that are sufficient to show and explain the Charity's transactions and disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the Charity and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Charities Act 2011, the Charity (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 and the provisions of the Trust deed. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the Charity and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.
Approved by order of the members of the board of Trustees on _________________________________________________ and signed on their behalf by:
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28/05/2026
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**Fiona Isaac** (Trustee)
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## **CHILDREN'S ALLIANCE**
## **INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JULY 2025**
## **Independent examiner's report to the Trustees of Children's Alliance ('the Charity')**
I report to the charity Trustees on my examination of the accounts of the Charity for the year ended 31 July 2025.
## **Responsibilities and basis of report**
As the Trustees of the Charity you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 ('the 2011 Act').
I report in respect of my examination of the Charity's accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination I have followed the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the 2011 Act.
## **Independent examiner's statement**
Since the Charity's gross income exceeded £250,000 your examiner must be a member of a body listed in section 145 of the 2011 Act. I confirm that I am qualified to undertake the examination because I am a member of ICAEW, which is one of the listed bodies.
Your attention is drawn to the fact that the Charity has prepared the accounts in accordance with 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) in preference to the Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice issued on 1 April 2005 which is referred to in the extant regulations but has been withdrawn.
I understand that this has been done in order for the accounts to provide a true and fair view in accordance with the Generally Accepted Accounting Practice effective for reporting periods beginning on or after 1 January 2015.
I have completed my examination. I confirm that no matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect:
1. accounting records were not kept in respect of the Charity as required by section 130 of the 2011 Act; or
2. the accounts do not accord with those records; or
3. the accounts do not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a 'true and fair' view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination.
I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
This report is made solely to the Charity's Trustees, as a body, in accordance with Part 4 of the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008. My work has been undertaken so that I might state to the Charity's Trustees those matters I am required to state to them in an Independent examiner's report and for no other purpose. To the fullest extent permitted by law, I do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than the Charity and the Charity's Trustees as a body, for my work or for this report.
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## **CHILDREN'S ALLIANCE**
## **INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JULY 2025**
Signed:
Laura Waycott
Dated:
FCA
Griffin Chartered Accountants Courtenay House Pynes Hill Exeter EX2 5AZ
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## **CHILDREN'S ALLIANCE**
## **STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JULY 2025**
|**Note**
**Income from:**
Donations and legacies
4
Investments
5
**Total income**
**Expenditure on:**
Charitable activities
7
**Total expenditure**
**Net movement in funds**
**Reconciliation of funds:**
Total funds brought forward
Net movement in funds
**Total funds carried forward**|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**year ended**
**31 July**
**2025**
**£**
**422,618**
**4**
**422,622**
**98,243**
**98,243**
**324,379**
**373,878**
**324,379**
**698,257**|**Total**
**funds**
**year ended**
**31 July**
**2025**
**£**
**422,618**
**4**
**422,622**
**98,243**
**98,243**
**324,379**
**373,878**
**324,379**
**698,257**|_Total_
_funds_
_period ended_
_31 July_
_2024_
_£_
_520,897_
_-_|
|---|---|---|---|
||||_520,897_|
||||_147,019_|
||||_147,019_|
||||_373,878_|
||||_-_
_373,878_|
||||_373,878_|
The Statement of financial activities includes all gains and losses recognised in the year.
The notes on pages 10 to 19 form part of these financial statements.
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## **CHILDREN'S ALLIANCE**
**BALANCE SHEET AS AT 31 JULY 2025**
|**2025**
**Note**
**£**
**Fixed assets**
**-**
**Current assets**
Debtors
11
**422,919**
_24,820_
Cash at bank and in hand
**296,494**
_354,893_
**719,413**
_379,713_
**Current liabilities**
Creditors: amounts falling due within one
year
12
**(21,156)**
_(5,835)_
**Net current assets**
**698,257**
**Total assets less current liabilities**
**698,257**
**Net assets excluding pension asset**
**698,257**
**Total net assets**
**698,257**
**Charity funds**
Restricted funds
13
**-**
Unrestricted funds
13
**698,257**
**Total funds**
**698,257**
The
financial
statements
were
approved
and
authorised
for
issue
by
the
_________________________________________________and signed on their behalf by:
`28/05/2026`|_2024_
_£_
_-_
_373,878_
_373,878_
_373,878_
_373,878_
_-_
_373,878_
_373,878_
Trustees
on|
|---|---|
**Fiona Isaac** (Trustee)
The notes on pages 10 to 19 form part of these financial statements.
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## **CHILDREN'S ALLIANCE**
## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JULY 2025**
## **1. General information**
The Childrens Alliance Charity is registered in England & Wales. Its registered office adress is Winslade House, Manor Drive, Clyst St. Mary, Exeter, EX5 1FY.
## **2. Accounting policies**
## **2.1 Basis of preparation of financial statements**
The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the Charities SORP (FRS 102) - 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 Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) and the Charities Act 2011.
The financial statements have been prepared to give a 'true and fair' view and have departed from the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 only to the extent required to provide a 'true and fair' view. This departure has involved following the Charities SORP (FRS 102) published in October 2019 rather than the Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice effective from 1 April 2005 which has since been withdrawn.
Children's Alliance 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.
## **2.2 Going concern**
The trustees consider that there are no material uncertainties about the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.
## **2.3 Income**
All income is recognised once the Charity has entitlement to the income, it is probable that the income will be received and the amount of income receivable can be measured reliably.
The recognition of income from legacies is dependent on establishing entitlement, the probability of receipt and the ability to estimate with sufficient accuracy the amount receivable. Evidence of entitlement to a legacy exists when the Charity has sufficient evidence that a gift has been left to them (through knowledge of the existence of a valid will and the death of the benefactor) and the executor is satisfied that the property in question will not be required to satisfy claims in the estate. Receipt of a legacy must be recognised when it is probable that it will be received and the fair value of the amount receivable, which will generally be the expected cash amount to be distributed to the Charity, can be reliably measured.
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**CHILDREN'S ALLIANCE**
## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JULY 2025**
## **2. Accounting policies (continued)**
## **2.4 Expenditure**
Expenditure is recognised once there is a legal or constructive obligation to transfer economic benefit to a third party, it is probable that a transfer of economic benefits will be required in settlement and the amount of the obligation can be measured reliably. Expenditure is classified by activity. The costs of each activity are made up of the total of direct costs and shared costs, including support costs involved in undertaking each activity. Direct costs attributable to a single activity are allocated directly to that activity. Shared costs which contribute to more than one activity and support costs which are not attributable to a single activity are apportioned between those activities on a basis consistent with the use of resources. Central staff costs are allocated on the basis of time spent, and depreciation charges allocated on the portion of the asset’s use.
Expenditure on charitable activities is incurred on directly undertaking the activities which further the Charity's objectives, as well as any associated support costs.
Grants payable are charged in the year when the offer is made except in those cases where the offer is conditional, such grants being recognised as expenditure when the conditions attaching are fulfilled. Grants offered subject to conditions which have not been met at the year end are noted as a commitment, but not accrued as expenditure.
All expenditure is inclusive of irrecoverable VAT.
## **2.5 Interest receivable**
Interest on funds held on deposit is included when receivable and the amount can be measured reliably by the Charity; this is normally upon notification of the interest paid or payable by the institution with whom the funds are deposited.
## **2.6 Debtors**
Trade and other debtors are recognised at the settlement amount after any trade discount offered. Prepayments are valued at the amount prepaid net of any trade discounts due.
## **2.7 Cash at bank and in hand**
Cash at bank and in hand includes cash and short-term highly liquid investments with a short maturity of three months or less from the date of acquisition or opening of the deposit or similar account.
## **2.8 Liabilities and provisions**
Liabilities are recognised when there is an obligation at the Balance sheet date as a result of a past event, it is probable that a transfer of economic benefit will be required in settlement, and the amount of the settlement can be estimated reliably.
Liabilities are recognised at the amount that the Charity anticipates it will pay to settle the debt or the amount it has received as advanced payments for the goods or services it must provide.
Provisions are measured at the best estimate of the amounts required to settle the obligation. Where the effect of the time value of money is material, the provision is based on the present value of those amounts, discounted at the pre-tax discount rate that reflects the risks specific to the liability. The unwinding of the discount is recognised in the Statement of financial activities as a finance cost.
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## **CHILDREN'S ALLIANCE**
## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JULY 2025**
## **2. Accounting policies (continued)**
## **2.9 Financial instruments**
The Charity only has financial assets and financial liabilities of a kind that qualify as basic financial instruments. Basic financial instruments are initially recognised at transaction value and subsequently measured at their settlement value with the exception of bank loans which are subsequently measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method.
## **2.10 Pensions**
The Charity operates a defined contribution pension scheme and the pension charge represents the amounts payable by the Charity to the fund in respect of the year.
## **2.11 Fund accounting**
General funds are unrestricted funds which are available for use at the discretion of the Trustees in furtherance of the general objectives of the Charity and which have not been designated for other purposes.
Investment income, gains and losses are allocated to the appropriate fund.
## **3. Critical accounting estimates and areas of judgement**
Estimates and judgements are continually evaluated and are based on historical experience and other factors, including expectations of future events that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances.
Critical accounting estimates and assumptions:
The Charity makes estimates and assumptions concerning the future. The resulting accounting estimates and assumptions will, by definition, seldom equal the related actual results. No estimates or assumptions were considered to be significant.
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## **CHILDREN'S ALLIANCE**
## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JULY 2025**
## **4. Income from donations and legacies**
|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**year ended**
**31 July**
**2025**
**£**
Donations
422,618
_Unrestricted_
_funds_
_period ended_
_31 July_
_2024_
_£_
Donations
_372,424_
Legacies
_148,473_
_520,897_|**Total**
**funds**
**year ended**
**31 July**
**2025**
**£**
**422,618**|
|---|---|
||_Total_
_funds_
_period ended_
_31 July_
_2024_
_£_
_372,424_
_148,473_|
||_520,897_|
## **5. Investment income**
||**Unrestricted**|**Total**|_Total_|
|---|---|---|---|
||**funds**|**funds**|_funds_|
||**year ended**|**year ended**|_period ended_|
||**31 July**|**31 July**|_31 July_|
||**2025**|**2025**|_2024_|
||**£**|**£**|_£_|
|Interest income|4|**4**|_-_|
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## **CHILDREN'S ALLIANCE**
## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JULY 2025**
## **6. Analysis of grants**
||**Grants to**|**Total**|
|---|---|---|
||**Institutions**|**funds**|
||**year ended**|**year ended**|
||**31 July**|**31 July**|
||**2025**|**2025**|
||**£**|**£**|
|Grants|30,825|**30,825**|
During the year ended 31 July 2025, the following grant dispersals were made:
Face Everything £15,000 One Ilfracombe £15,825
||_Grants to_|_Total_|
|---|---|---|
||_Institutions_|_funds_|
||_period ended_|_period ended_|
||_31 July_|_31 July_|
||_2024_|_2024_|
||_£_|_£_|
|Grants|_80,601_|_80,601_|
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## **CHILDREN'S ALLIANCE**
## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JULY 2025**
## **7. Analysis of expenditure by activities**
|Grants
Direct costs
Grants
Direct Costs|**Activities**
**undertaken**
**directly**
**year ended**
**31 July**
**2025**
**£**
-
4,404
4,404
_Activities_
_undertaken_
_directly_
_period ended_
_31 July_
_2024_
_£_
_-_
_11,016_
_11,016_|**Grant**
**funding of**
**activities**
**year ended**
**31 July**
**2025**
**£**
30,825
-
30,825
_Grant_
_funding of_
_activities_
_period ended_
_31 July_
_2024_
_£_
_80,601_
_-_
_80,601_|**Support**
**costs**
**year ended**
**31 July**
**2025**
**£**
-
63,014|**Total**
**funds**
**year ended**
**31 July**
**2025**
**£**
**30,825**
**67,418**
**98,243**
_Total_
_funds_
_period ended_
_31 July_
_2024_
_£_
_80,601_
_66,418_
_147,019_|**Total**
**funds**
**year ended**
**31 July**
**2025**
**£**
**30,825**
**67,418**|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||||||**98,243**|
||||63,014|||
||||_Support_
_costs_
_period ended_
_31 July_
_2024_
_£_
_-_
_55,402_
_55,402_|||
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## **CHILDREN'S ALLIANCE**
## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JULY 2025**
## **7. Analysis of expenditure by activities (continued)**
## **Analysis of support costs**
|Staff costs
Bank charges
General expenses
Subscriptions
Consultancy
Professional fees
Travel & subsistence
Insurance
**Independent examiner's remuneration**
Fees payable to the Charity's independent examiner for the independent
examination of the Charity's annual accounts|**Total**
**funds**
**year ended**
**31 July**
**2025**
**£**
**24,235**
**18,019**
**33**
**1,200**
**16,064**
**2,166**
**1,116**
**181**
**63,014**
**year ended**
**31 July**
**2025**
**£**
**1,995**|_Total_
_funds_
_period ended_
_31 July_
_2024_
_£_
_19,238_
_386_
_462_
_2,783_
_28,400_
_3,145_
_285_
_703_|
|---|---|---|
|||_55,402_|
|||_period ended_
_31 July_
_2024_
_£_
_1,920_|
**8. Independent examiner's remuneration**
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**CHILDREN'S ALLIANCE**
## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JULY 2025**
## **9. Staff costs**
|Wages and salaries
Social security costs
Contribution to defined contribution pension schemes|**year ended**
**31 July**
**2025**
**£**
**21,765**
**2,004**
**466**
**24,235**|_period ended_
_31 July_
_2024_
_£_
_17,453_
_1,410_
_375_|
|---|---|---|
||||
|||_19,238_|
The average number of persons employed by the Charity during the year was as follows:
||**year ended**|_period ended_|
|---|---|---|
||**31 July**|_31 July_|
||**2025**|_2024_|
||**No.**|_No._|
|Employees|**1**|_1_|
No employee received remuneration amounting to more than £60,000 in either year.
The total employee benefits, including employers pension costs, of the key management personnel of the charity were £22,231 (2024: £18,526).
## **10. Trustees' remuneration and expenses**
During the year, no Trustees received any remuneration or other benefits _(2024 - £NIL)_ .
During the year ended 31 July 2025, expenses totalling _£_ 207 were reimbursed or paid directly to 1 Trustee _(2024 - £NIL_ ). Trustees expenses were incurred in relation to travel and subsistence costs.
## **11. Debtors**
|**Due within one year**
Prepayments and accrued income
Tax recoverable|**2025**
**£**
**422,919**
**-**
**422,919**|_2024_
_£_
_1,200_
_23,620_|
|---|---|---|
||||
|||_24,820_|
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## **CHILDREN'S ALLIANCE**
## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JULY 2025**
## **12. Creditors: Amounts falling due within one year**
|Trade creditors
Other taxation and social security
Other creditors
Accruals and deferred income|**2025**
**£**
**707**
**590**
**362**
**19,497**
**21,156**|_2024_
_£_
_3,254_
_570_
_91_
_1,920_|
|---|---|---|
||||
|||_5,835_|
## **13. Statement of funds**
|**Statement of funds**||||
|---|---|---|---|
|**Statement of funds - current year**
**Balance at 1**
**August 2024**
**£**
**Unrestricted funds**
General Funds
**373,878**
**Statement of funds - prior year**
**Unrestricted funds**
General Funds|**Income**
**£**
**422,622**
_Income_
_£_
_519,835_|**Expenditure**
**£**
**Balance at**
**31 July 2025**
**£**
**(98,243)**
**698,257**
_Expenditure_
_£_
_Balance at_
_31 July 2024_
_£_
_(145,957)_
_373,878_||
||||_Balance at_
_31 July 2024_
_£_
_373,878_|
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## **CHILDREN'S ALLIANCE**
## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JULY 2025**
## **14. Analysis of net assets between funds**
## **Analysis of net assets between funds - current year**
|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**2025**
**£**
Current assets
719,413
Creditors due within one year
(21,156)
**Total**
698,257|**Total**
**funds**
**2025**
**£**
**719,413**
**(21,156)**
**698,257**|
|---|---|
## **Analysis of net assets between funds - prior year**
|Current assets
Creditors due within one year
**Total**|_Unrestricted_
_funds_
_2024_
_£_
_379,713_
_(5,835)_
_373,878_|_Total_
_funds_
_2024_
_£_
_379,713_
_(5,835)_
_373,878_|
|---|---|---|
## **15. Related party transactions**
The Charity has not entered into any related party transaction during the year, nor are there any outstanding balances owing between related parties and the Charity at 31 July 2025.
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