**Walking the Journey Together** ## **Trustees' Annual Report for the Year Ended 31st December 2025** ## **1. Reference and Administrative Details** Charity Name: The Family Works Charity Number: 1205368 Principal Address: The Campus, Pack Horse Lane, High Green, Sheffield S35 3HY ## **2. Trustees** Kevin Goodwin – Chair Daniel Andrews – Treasurer June Pollard – Safeguarding Lloyd Samuels – Community/Youth Rev Joy French – Faith The charity is governed by a Board of five Trustees with relevant professional expertise. No trustee changes were recorded during the year. ## **3. Employees and Volunteers** FT staff – 3 PT staff – 1 Volunteers – 17 ## **4. Structure, Governance, and Management** The Family Works is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO), registered with the Charity Commission. It operates under the oversight of a Board of Trustees responsible for governance, compliance, and strategic direction. The Board meets regularly monthly to review performance, safeguarding, financial oversight, and organisational risk. Day-to-day operations are led by the CEO, supported by a management structure that ensures safe and effective service delivery. Policies in place include: - Internal Charity Financial Controls - Risk Management - Expenses - Conflicts of Interest - Serious Incident Reporting - Safeguarding - Reserves - Complaints - Bullying and Harassment - Social Media Policy ## **5. Objectives and Activities** The Family Works exists to relieve the needs of children and families in crisis across South Yorkshire. Our work focuses on families experiencing multiple and overlapping challenges including trauma, poor mental health, poverty, addiction, parental conflict and social isolation. Our work includes: - 1:1 trauma support for children and young people - Whole-family support delivered in homes and community settings - Parenting programmes - Community coffee mornings and wellbeing activities - Advocacy and partnership working with services ## **6. Achievements and Performance** In the past year, The Family Works has: - Supported 193 individuals (70 adults and 123 children and young people) - • Supported 48 families - Achieved strong engagement with families who are often disengaged from statutory services Outcomes include: - 73% improved emotional regulation (children) - 81% improved communication and engagement - 80% improved social confidence - 60% improved school attendance - 94% improved adult mental health - 88% improved access to benefits - 77% reduction in isolation - 84% improved support networks ## **7. Financial Review** - Total income: £196,869 - Total expenditure: £171,524 - Net surplus: £25,345 Income sources: - Grants: £161,920 - Donations: £18,685 - Gift Aid: £314 - Commissioned income: £15,950 Expenditure for the year: - Programme delivery costs: £156,315 - Operational costs: £15,209 Reserves: £43,781 Unrestricted reserves: £23,787 The charity holds both restricted and unrestricted funds. Restricted funds are applied to specific projects, while unrestricted funds support core costs and overall sustainability. The charity’s reserves at year end were £43,781. While this represents progress, reserves remain below the target level of approximately three months’ operating costs, and trustees continue to prioritise building financial resilience. The trustees have reviewed the charity’s financial position and consider it to be stable, with appropriate systems in place to manage financial risk. ## **8. Risk Management** Key risks include financial sustainability, safeguarding, staff capacity, governance and increasing demand for services. ## **9. Plans for the Future** Priorities include: - Supporting at least 25 children with trauma support - Supporting at least 20 families - Engaging at least 40 parents in community programmes ## **10. Statement of Responsibilities of the Trustees** The Trustees confirm compliance with the Charities Act 2011. The trustees confirm that they have had regard to the Charity Commission’s guidance on public benefit. ## **11. Approval and Signature** The report was approved by the Board of Trustees on 15[th] June 2026 and signed on their behalf by: Kevin Goodwin Chair of Trustees The Family Works The Family Works Unaudited Financial Statements ## for the Year Ended 31 December 2025 The Family Works Charity No. 1205368 Contents of the Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 2025 ||Page| |---|---| |General Information|1| |Independent Examiners Report|2| |Statement of Financial Activities|3| |Balance Sheet|4| THE FAMILY WORKS Charity No. 1205368 General Information for the year ended 31 December 2025 |Principal Address|The Family Works| |---|---| ||The Campus| ||Pack Horse Lane| ||High Green| ||Sheffield| ||S35 3HY| |Correspondence Address|The Family Works| ||The Campus| ||Pack Horse Lane| ||High Green| ||Sheffield| ||S35 3HY| |Trustees who served during the year.|Kevin Goodwin (Chair)| ||June Pollard| ||Lloyd Samuels| ||Daniel Andrews| ||Joy French| 1 The Familyworks CharityNo. 1205368 InOependenlEyaminers Aeportto theTrustees. fortheyeareTrYed 31 December 2025 To ¢heTrustees. 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The procedure5 underraken do not Pfovldeall Ihe*rfkJ*cethat be requiied Inart •udrt •hd tODsequEnttyno oplnirth isw¥en as to whe¢￿tthe aecounts present a'twe and fJif %lew' and theetptyt15hrr•ted tothos*m•tt•rs srtout In ¢htst•t*fflent behiw. Ind•p•nd•nt emmlnerfs 5t•t•m•nt In connectlofi with my eXarninat￿n, no ff*tter ￿$£oMet0myItt¢nIknTh.. 11 WhlDonations
Gift Aid
Commissioned Funding
Grant Income
Total Incoming Resources
**Expenditure on:**
Raising Funds
Programme delivery
Other Costs
Total Resources Expended
Net Surplus Year
Transfer Between Funds
net movement in funds
Fund Balances 31 December 2024
Fund Balances 31 December 2025|Unrestricted
Funds
Restricted
Funds
2025 Total
£
£
£
18,685
-
18,685
314
-
314
-
15,950
15,950
5,000
156,920
161,920
23,999
172,870
196,869
-
-
-
3,277
153,038
156,315
15,209
-
15,209
18,486
153,038
171,524
5,513
19,832
25,345
10,641
(10,641)
-
16,154
9,191
25,345
7,633
10,803
18,436
23,787
19,994
43,781|2024 Total
£
15,427
5,179
3,891
162,318| |---|---|---| |||186,815| |||150,833
17,546| |||168,379| |||18,436
-| |||18,436| |||-| |||18,436| 3 ## The Family Works Charity No. 1205368 Balance Sheet ## as at 31 December 2025 |**Fixed Assets**
Tangible Fixed Assets
**Current Assets**
Cash at bank and in hand
Current Account
Cash in hand
Debtors
Due within one year
Total Current Assets
Net Current Assets
Net Assets
Funds
General Funds
Restricted Funds
Creditors due after more than one year
Creditors: Amounts due within one year|Unrestricted
Funds
Restricted
Funds
2025 Total
£
£
£
-
-
-
24,561
21,961
46,522
-
-
-
24,561
21,961
46,522
-
-
-
24,561
21,961
46,522
774
1,967
2,741
23,787
19,994
43,781
-
-
-
23,787
19,994
43,781
23,787
-
23,787
-
19,994
19,994
23,787
19,994
43,781|2024 Total
£
-
28,726
-| |---|---|---| |||28,726
-| |||28,726
10,290| |||18,436| |||-| |||18,436| |||7,633
10,803| |||18,436| These accounts were approved by the trustees on 15th June 2026 and signed on their behalf by Kevin Goodwin (Chair of trustees) 4