**Annual Report 2021-2022:** A year of transition 

Charity Registration Number: 275936 Company Registration Number: 01346252 



## **Contents** 

Company information **2** Chair's Welcome **4** A Message from our new Chair **5** Chief Executive’s Welcome **6** Achievements **8** Our five-year strategic plan **10** Support **12** Innovate **19** Speak Up **22** Sustain **27** Thank you **28** Trustees’ Annual Report **31** Independent Auditor’s Report to members of KIDS **37** Statement of Financial Activities **40** Balance Sheet **42** Statement of Cash Flows **44** Notes to the Financial Statements **45** Gifts and Grants Received **65** 

## **Company information** 

## **Company number** 

01346252 

## **Charity number** 

275936 

## **Registered office** 

7-9 Elliott’s Place London N1 8HX 

## **Trustees** 

Stephen Unwin, Chair _(resigned 6 July 2022)_ Diana Sutton, Chair _(elected 6 July 2022)_ Sanjay Nair, Treasurer 

Sam Bowerman Steven Clarke 

Kerry Crichlow _(resigned 6 December 2021)_ Austin Erwin _(resigned 18 March 2022)_ Anna Hamilton 

Mary-Rachel McCabe Zoe Peden _(resigned 19 January 2022)_ Richard Pogrel 

## **Company Secretary** 

Katie Ghose 

## **Bankers** 

Barclays Bank plc 50 Pall Mall London SW1Y 5AX 

## **Auditor** 

Cooper Parry Group Limited Cubo Birmingham Office 401 4th Floor Two Chamberlain Square B3 3AX 


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## **Chair's Welcome** 

It is with huge pride that I step down as Chair of KIDS after six fascinating and rewarding years. It was the honour of a lifetime to lead the Board and I’m very grateful to so many for the trust they placed in me: trustees, staff, families, supporters and our many partners. And I’m delighted that Diana Sutton is taking up the reins: she brings real commitment to the cause with so many relevant skills and I know KIDS is in the best hands imaginable. 

## **2021-2022 was a year of joy and challenge, hard work and renewed optimism for the future at KIDS.** 

It came as a great relief to see more normal service resume after the constraints of the pandemic. But the truth is that KIDS kept most of its activities going through the darkest months, true to its commitment to disabled children, young people and their families. This has been a uniquely challenging time for everyone, and it has been inspiring to see how brilliantly our staff rose to the occasion. 

KIDS is an amazing charity. When my disabled son was young, KIDS stepped in and made all the difference. And so long as there are disabled children, young people and their families, KIDS will be needed, as a shining beacon of optimism, creativity, and decency, continuing to make a real difference. 

In common with so many caring organisations, recruitment and retention of skilled and committed staff is hard, and KIDS is doing everything we can to make working for KIDS special. 


It was also a year of reflection. After a period of wideranging consultation and some careful deliberation, KIDS has launched its new strategy, which combines a sober analysis of the difficulties we inevitably face, with a creative, empowering and positive vision for the future. 

**Stephen Unwin** Chair until 6 July 2022 

## **A Message from our new Chair** 

**I would like to thank Stephen for his immense contribution to KIDS over the past six years.** 


In shaping our new strategy, Stephen championed the voices and views of disabled children and their families whom KIDS is here to support. It’s an honour and a privilege to pick up the baton and help lead KIDS to deliver its ambitious new strategy. We want to increase the number of people we reach tenfold and to continue to provide vital and new support. I want to use my experience to amplify young people's voices to become agents of change, and to ensure that the voices of disabled children, young people and their families are and remain at the forefront of the organisation’s work. At the same time, we need to ensure that we are sustainable so that we can continue to provide services in these financially challenging times. And I would like to thank every single donor and partner. Your generosity makes it possible to continue our practical, creative and life-changing support. My thanks also to all our staff and volunteers for their dedication and commitment to KIDS work, keeping vital services going during the on-going interruptions caused by the pandemic. Finally I would like to thank our current and outgoing trustees for their service to KIDS. 

**Diana Sutton** Chair from 6 July 2022 

**KIDS have continued to support me in different areas of my life; encouraging me, motivating me and believing I can do more and be more. Now I live independently, help teach other young disabled people to ride horses and am more confident in having the future I want and deserve.”** 

_**- Georgia Chambers, a young service user**_ 

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## **Chief Executive’s Welcome** 

I love visiting KIDS services, and our early years settings are especially fun (sandpits and water play are personal favourites!). A special memory this year comes from our specialist SEND nursery in the Midlands. Parents of under-5s are often anxious about a mainstream primary school’s abilities to meet their child’s needs and our staff take the time to listen and support them on their journey to identify and secure an appropriate placement. One of the children I met now spends part of the week with KIDS and part of the week in a mainstream nursery. The arrangement is working well and as a result the family is openly considering a mainstream school as an option. Every child is different and it’s fantastic to see how by collaborating with families and other providers, we can open up opportunities to find the right place for them to thrive. 

**Welcome to our review of the year. During 2021, we took stock, regrouped and reshaped our charity to develop an ambitious new strategy to meet future challenges. Our incredible team delivered almost 225,000 hours of support, over 40,000 hours of online support across all our services, working with almost 15,000 disabled children, young people and their families.** 

This period saw many adaptions and learning - for KIDS as a charity and for the families we work with. We didn’t shy away from the challenges the covid pandemic continued to throw up, or the challenge of ensuring financial stability. The adaptability of our teams during this period has been impressive and everyone at KIDS should feel incredibly proud of our achievements in a tough climate. 

## **Our new strategy** 

After reflecting on the insights and experiences of children, young people and their families, and listening to colleagues inside and outside KIDS, in March 2022 I was delighted to launch ‘Support, Empower, Sustain’, our new strategy for 2022-2027. 

**In five years’ time we plan to:** 

- Have a strong digital presence to complement our vital face-to-face services, 

- Have developed a KIDS community of supporters and a new policy and advocacy role for the charity, 

- **•** Be operating sustainably, 

- Be driven forward by disabled children and young people to achieve equal rights and opportunities and a more inclusive society for all, 

- Have achieved a tenfold increase in the people we reach from 12,000 to 120,000, 

- Be impacting the lives of more disabled children, young people and families than ever before. 

As part of our strategy review, we renewed our vision and mission, to crystallise our commitment to disabled children and young people’s rights and opportunities. Our mission has two elements: 1. To provide disabled children, young people and their families with practical, life-changing and creative support and 2. To empower disabled children and young people, to amplify their voices and to champion their rights. 

KIDS has practical ‘on the ground experience’ from 50 years of working alongside children, young people and their families which we know could make a difference to policies, practices and systems if shared more widely. Already, this year I have been increasing our presence in national policy debates and in Parliament, making the case for the system to work for children and families (and not against them as they often experience when trying to navigate the system). Our new strategy commits us to developing a ‘Speak Up’ programme which will see us collaborate with others to secure stronger systems and resources so that no disabled child is left behind. We will amplify the voices of disabled children and young people, young carers and their families, support them to become agents for change and help to drive KIDS forward to achieve equal rights and opportunities. We’ll be increasingly pro-active at influencing national and regional policy and practice, advocating for reform at every level. 

## **A new era** 

As we start to deliver our new strategy it is time for us to bid farewell to our Chair since 2016, Stephen Unwin, and welcome Diana Sutton as our new Chair. On behalf of everyone at KIDS we thank Stephen for all of his time, wise words, care and exemplary leadership. We’re delighted to welcome Diana as our new Chair. Diana, a KIDS trustee since 2020, brings extensive experience of charitable leadership and a real passion for involving children and young people in our next chapter. 

I am so appreciative of the exceptional work of everyone at KIDS over the past year. Across England, colleagues displayed an empathetic and can-do attitude, working together as ‘One Team KIDS’. Staff, trustees, volunteers, donors, funders, corporate partners, supporters and allies were enormously generous with their time, money and dedication. We ended the year in March 2022 with a wonderful Gala event, where we celebrated the last 50 years and shared exciting ideas for new initiatives. These include a new national digital hub to connect more disabled young people with their peers and with KIDS; new models of support to transform outcomes for under5s with special educational needs, and for teenagers moving into adulthood and a pilot ‘Navigator’ – a named, single point of contact working with families to support them to access their entitlements. 

Demand is rising, budgets are stretched and the Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND) system requires urgent reform. It’s a tough environment for any disabled child, young person or their family to secure the support they need to flourish, but I know that we have the expertise, creativity and determination to rise to these challenges in the year ahead. 


**Katie Ghose** Chief Executive 

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**Achievements** 

## **Our services** 

For more than 50 years, KIDS has provided a wide range of services nationally for disabled children, young people and their families. Our services cover three main areas: information, advice & family support; play and social; and learning and development. 


**15,000 people benefitted from our help** 

**Beneficiaries who responded to our National Annual Family Survey this year strongly agree or agree that:** 

**our staff are knowledgeable and professional** 

**our service is caring and friendly** 

**they trust us to act they are in child’s/family’s happy with best interests our service** 

## **Information, advice & family support includes:** 

**•** SENDIASS: The Special Educational Needs and Disabilities Information Advice and Support Services 

**•** Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND) Mediation and Disagreement Resolution Service 

**We provided:** 

**94% 93% 92% 91%** 

**•** Domiciliary care 

**•** Keyworking 

- Training for parents 

- Children's rights and advocacy 

- Young carers 

- Early years health and wellbeing groups 

- Autism services 

**Play and social includes:** 

- Adventure playgrounds 

## **225,000 hours of support** 

**They also said:** 

**Life saver. Thank you. Above and beyond. Staff are amazing. Someone to speak to when needed. Nothing but gratitude.** 

**If it wasn’t for your help my children would still be out of education.** 

- Play schemes 

- Holiday accommodation 

- Short breaks 

- Overnight short breaks 

- Youth clubs 

**Learning and development includes:** 

- Early years provision 

- Portage home based learning 

- **•** Transitions to adulthood **•** Young people's engagement groups **•** Young people’s participation 


**40,000 hours of online support** 

**Without KIDS, my children would be isolated and would not have the opportunity to do enjoyable activities.** 

**Without my worker I’m not sure I’d be here as I was suffering from bad mental health around all the pressure of being a single parent with a disabled child.** 

**My daughter's worker goes above and beyond and I honestly don’t know what we would have done the last few years without her help.** 

**Wakefield Awareness Support Project is the best service for children and families with additional needs. This service should be showered with funding and resources.** 

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## **KIDS' strategy** 

## **Our five-year strategic plan** 

This year of reflection, regrouping, and renewal, saw KIDS come together to develop and launch our five-year strategic plan. It marks the start of an exciting new era and sets out our new vision of a society where disabled children, young people and their families enjoy equal rights and opportunities. 

## **Our new mission has two key elements:** 

**Our vision A society where disabled children, young people and their families enjoy equal rights and opportunities** 

## **To provide disabled children, young people and their families with practical, lifechanging and creative support.** 

## **To empower disabled children and young people, to amplify their voices and to champion their rights.** 

Our new direction is firmly rooted in what disabled children, young people and their families are telling us they require, together with some important context and reflection on our 50 year journey. The strategy builds on KIDS’ experience of providing practical and emotional support for children of all ages, from babies, through to young adults, in partnership with their families. It responds to the realities: that families still have to emphasise the negative to gain support, not what disabled children and young people can and do achieve; the chronic under-funding of disabled children’s services which means that KIDS spends more on providing services than it receives and new pressures caused by the pandemic. 

In our new strategy we outline how we will develop a strong digital presence to complement our successful face to face services, grow our KIDS community of supporters, initiate a new policy and advocacy role for the charity, and increase the number of disabled children, young people and families we work with from 12,000, to reach more than 120,000 people in 2027. Above all, disabled children and young people will be driving us forward to achieve equal rights and opportunities and a more inclusive society for all. 

**Our mission To provide disabled children, young people and their families with practical, life-changing and creative support To empower disabled children and young people, to amplify their voices and to champion their rights** 

**Values To act with passion, care and collaboration To strive for quality To be trusted because we are responsive to the needs of individuals and the whole family Accelerators Our People Our Partnerships Our Digital Drive** 



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**Support Innovate Speak Up Sustain** 

**The theme for our annual review this year is renewal. Renewal of our vision and mission, moving on from covid, and increasing the visibility of what we do and what we offer disabled children, young people and their families.** 

**This year we launched our new strategy and in this report we highlight some of our key achievements over the year which align with our strategic goals of Support, Innovate, Speak Up and Sustain.** 

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## **Support** 

**This year we continued to work with families, communities, commissioners and other organisations to develop and deliver impactful and sustainable services. Practical support matters, but many families cannot access the services that will help their children to fulfil their potential. This year we have continued to strengthen our early years, play, mediation and the support we give to young carers.** 


## **Colby’s Story** 

**Colby was not meeting numerous milestones when he first started KIDS Nursery in September 2021. Aged two, he had only just started crawling and was unable to stand without full support.** 

## **Early Years** 

Our early years provision offers a range of services, which include early years education to ensure children develop, learn and are ready for school. We have expertise in developmental play in the home and in specialist creches. As part of our provision we also support parents to develop the necessary skills to help care for their children and promote their development. 

Our staff team are very highly skilled and qualified and are experienced in working with children who have medical conditions such as epilepsy, asthma and children who require tube feeding and/or medication. 

As part of this early years offering, we deliver nursery provision to over 100 children across two nurseries, one in Birmingham and one in Basingstoke. 


**I choose KIDS Nursery as it was recommended to me by his health visitor and numerous people from the team involved in and around Colby’s care. I also sought advice from other parents as Colby was unable to communicate and sometimes exhibited some challenging behaviours.** 

**Colby had been diagnosed with Cerebral Palsy, Global Development Delay and Periventricular Leukomalacia among a couple of other smaller diagnoses just before his second birthday. Thanks to the amazing team at KIDS working in partnership with us as a family and with the support from physio and Occupational Therapists, as well as reports from paediatricians and neurologists, we were able to tailor a plan to steer Colby in the right direction through various meetings – Colby is now three, and is able to cruise around a room, he’s able to say many words and not get as frustrated with stuff he may not be able to do yet.** 

**The KIDS team have been so fantastic; I couldn’t sing their praises higher. Talking me through each stage, helping me move Colby on to a SEN placement as he was originally just funded for mainstream support, now also we are working towards an EHCP [education health care plan] for when he starts school in September 2023. The KIDS team have also talked through the process of school placements and what they believe would be best for Colby.** 

**Jane and the team made Colby feel so welcomed, made him feel like he wasn’t any different to any of the others more able in his class and have offered us so much support. Having a child with disabilities sometimes can be so difficult when you’re having to take on all the different appointments and meetings that go hand in hand with that. Jane and the team made me feel like I wasn’t alone and no question that I had was too silly.”** 


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## **Play** 

KIDS gave 317 disabled children 38,609 hours of play opportunity through our four specialist adventure playgrounds in London this year, as well as opening our doors to families, the local community and other professionals. 

**All children need a place to play. They need space, informality, and freedom to move around and make a noise, to express themselves, to experiment and to investigate. Disabled young people need this freedom even more than others. In surroundings which stimulate their imagination and challenge them to face and overcome risks, they will be given opportunities to build their self-confidence and independence”.** 

Our playgrounds offer adventurous child-led play in a safe, creative and stimulating environment. Supported by qualified and trained staff, we aim to provide all children using our playgrounds with equal access to all activities. 

KIDS playgrounds vary in size however, they all have a wide range of equipment including soft play, zip wires, sensory rooms, nest swings, climbing frames, tree houses and bikes and trailers. They are all secure in a safe environment where children can explore freely. 

## _**- Lady Allen of Hurtwood**_ 

Funding our playgrounds is a mix of statutory local authority funding, fundraised income and parent/family contributions. Our playgrounds can be found in the London Boroughs of Hackney, Wandsworth, Islington and Kensington and Chelsea. 


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**I love Hayward Adventure Playground. It has been a lifesaver for me as a single mum of three children, with one who has autism.”** _**- Parent**_ 

**While the equal opportunity to play is fundamental to our mission, our playgrounds offer so much more; often being the only service that is consistent in a child’s life and stepping in to offer critical support when it is needed most, as experienced by Leo-Blake*.** 

Leo-Blake is 16-years-old, and has been attending our Islington playground since 2010. He has grown up at the playground, and many of our staff members have grown up with him. 

At the playground we are supporting Leo-Blake in his mental health by making sure that he has access to things that bring him joy. Leo-Blake's ability to access the playground has been essential in allowing him space and time to be outside and to engage with other activities, like scooting and dancing, that we know he loves. 

Since the outbreak of covid, Leo-Blake's needs have become more complex. Due to increased levels of anxiety, Leo-Blake hasn’t been attending school, and the only time that he will leave his house is to attend the weekly Sunday sessions at the playground. 

Key staff members have been working closely with Leo-Blake’s support network outside the playground to try to understand how to get him back to a place where he is accessing more services. As part of this transition, KIDS now provide a weekly individual tailored daytime session for him: first with KIDS staff members, then with staff and support workers from his school. We hope that it will encourage him to return to school and a more stable routine, and allow some respite for his dad who is Leo-Blake's sole carer. 

At first, he was too anxious to even attend these sessions, however, we regularly sent staff members that he knew well round to his block of flats to wave at him from the balcony the day before he was due to attend. After a few weeks of this encouragement, Leo-Blake began to attend sessions again. His increased anxiety and isolation over the covid period have led to a complete regression in his functional skills. 

*Name changed to protect anonymity. 

Having previously been a chatty and engaged child, Leo-Blake no longer uses much verbal language unless talking to himself. Reports from home state that he spends most of his days sitting alone in his room rocking back and forth on his bed. 




## **Award-winning SEND Mediation** 

This year, KIDS’ award-winning Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND) Mediation and Disagreement Resolution Service, continued to go from strength to strength. We adapted to virtual mediation sessions during the pandemic by arranging video links or telephone conferences, and we continue to offer this service to those who need it. The number of families we have worked with to provide this valuable service continued to increase this year. We had almost 3,600 mediation referrals. 

KIDS SEND mediation is free of charge for families, and is for children and young people with SEND (or who may have SEND), aged 0 to 25. We are, and have been, a leading and highly-regarded provider of this service to over 50 local authorities across England for almost 20 years. SEND Mediation and Disagreement Resolution is a statutory requirement for local authorities. It is a quicker and less formal way to resolve disagreements than going to Tribunal, saving time and pressure for all involved, and it can help rebuild relationships that may have broken down. We believe that high-quality mediation is a valuable part of the SEND system because it encourages collaborative problem-solving. 

**We both just wanted to say, thank you very much for being welcoming, kind and patient with us but most importantly with our child. He really did enjoy talking to you! There’s not many people out there like you, so thank you for the service and care you provided when dealing with our situation it was much appreciated.”** 

**Many thanks. As you can appreciate this has been and remains an incredibly stressful time for my family and I but you and your organisation have acted with great compassion and humanity throughout, things which are sadly lacking elsewhere in this process. You have been extremely efficient and reliable throughout and on behalf of my family I wish you and your colleagues our heartfelt thanks and best wishes for the future.”** 

## **What is SEND Mediation?** 

It is the process of an independent trained SEND Mediator supporting a discussion designed to help parties reach agreement over disputes surrounding SEND. 


## **Young Carers** 

Through our young carers project, we support young carers between the ages of eight to 18, whose lives are restricted in some way because they are supporting a person who is ill, has a disability, mental illness or is misusing a substance. This could include a parent, sibling or close family member. Our support allows the young carer to take time out for themselves, socialise and cope with the demands placed on them as carers. 

KIDS run regular clubs where young carers can safely talk about how they feel, meet other young carers, get support, advice and information as well as have some fun away from their caring responsibilities. We also provide holiday activities and occasional weekends away. 

The project looks to match support with the needs of the young carer. The young carers' team visits every young carer and their family at home to design and plan support that meets individual needs and then, on an ongoing basis, we review the support plans to ensure that they reflect individual young carers’ changing needs. We also work alongside schools to make sure they understand individual caring circumstances. 

The services also provide accessible links to youth counselling and other agencies who can give expert advice and information on all issues that affect young carers. 

The Royal Navy and Royal Marines Charity (RNRMC) have supported Naval families for many years. We currently hold a three year grant for £141,000 that allows the young carers group to provide bespoke support to Royal Navy and Royal Marines families. 

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Indie-Iris cares for her mum who has a physical disability. Her dad is serving in the Royal Navy and is currently deployed. 

In March, the family found out that Indie did not get her choice of secondary school. This was a stressful time as getting her to the school she was allocated would have been challenging due to her mum’s health, and even more so when her dad is deployed. Also, all her friends and support network were going to a different school. The family were upset and stressed; they simply did not know what to do. 

The carers project was able to support the appeal of the secondary school decision, by providing supporting letters explaining the impact that not getting into her chosen school would mean not only from being a serving forces family but also the risks associated with young carers falling behind in education due to their caring responsibilities, and the impact of being removed from her support network. All the evidence provided for the appeal helped to secure Indie’s place at her chosen secondary school. 

Indie fully engages with KIDS support sessions and leisure activities, voicing her opinions on preferred trips. We are able to provide opportunities that would be difficult for the family to provide. For example, at Easter Indie went to the theme park at Chessington for the first time. Day trips like this are difficult for the family, due to the exhaustion the day would cause for mum. Indie has a good relationship with staff, this ensures we are aware of her emotional state to support her fully. We provide one-to-one support when Indie is struggling when dad is deployed; especially when this falls in the holidays and this impacts her access to leisure activities. 


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**Indie-Iris started back at school after her dad went on deployment and she struggled quite a bit and started having anxiety attacks. Obviously, this was a very anxious time for us all with my added health concerns. KIDS has been instrumental in providing a stable and confidential avenue for Indie-Iris to be able to talk about her feelings. She has mentioned that one of the biggest things is having someone to talk to and the fact that when she is not at home it helps her to not think of her dad being away from home. She has returned from meetings in a much better place than she was and being able to meet with other children who are in the same position as she is, has allowed her to process things much better than previously. This has also allowed me to be at ease knowing that she has this space that is ‘hers’. Thank you so very much.”** 

Indie-Iris said: 

**Young carers help me by taking my mind off my dad, like when we go out or just having someone to talk to. It actually really helps me quite a lot even when he is here. When we went to the young carers festival it helped so much because I wasn’t in the house, I was just out, it helps because I made new friends who feel and know what I am going through.”** 

## **SEND Navigator model of support** 

This year we built on our successful track record of innovation to test and scale new models of support, including our flagship SEND Navigator model. A named SEND Navigator is one point of contact for families who will assist them to access the support and entitlements they need, reduce families’ isolation and lift the burden of stress. We know from this pilot we are delivering in Birmingham that it’s a vital lifeline and support service for families. 

Early help makes all the difference. From the moment a child with a disability receives a diagnosis, they and their family are plunged into a complex and often frustrating system where getting the right support can feel like an almost impossible task. 

The SEND Navigator will support them through the health, social care and education maze ensuring access to early years entitlement and highlighting best practice, impact, and policy and service gaps. 

SEND Navigators work at KIDS Family Groups (KIDS services that help parents to support their children). A parent taking part in our pilot project in Birmingham told us: 

**I was very stressed and tearful as I did not know how to get support with my living situation and having an older child with autism and a younger child that was also showing some behaviours. SEND Navigator supported us in accessing services that I did not know how to. I am less stressed now as I can see change happening and extra support for my children.”** 


## **Innovate** 

Support for parents is urgently needed in early years in particular, as it is an underrepresented area, with limited financial commitment from Government. For example, early years has been allocated just 3% of the Education Recovery Programme Funding to help support children’s learning and development in the aftermath of covid. Early years provision is often caught up in a conflict between providing early years education and offering quality childcare, straddling education, health and social care. The early years sector is already under strain and the impact is magnified for children with SEND. 

We want to continue the SEND Navigator pilot and extend it nationally, as we want every family with a disabled child to have a Navigator. 

## **What is a SEND Navigator?** 

A named, single point of contact for families with a disabled child, providing one-to-one support at every stage, from pre-birth onwards. 

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## **To support Ben, the SEND Navigator:** 

## **Navigating help** 

## **Creating a new digital service** 

- Referred Ben to early years inclusion service (EYIS) and provided evidence for the EYIS worker to complete a SEND support provision plan. 

A stark feature of covid lockdown measures was the extent to which for many of us living, working and socialising online became ‘the new normal’. At KIDS, however, we were acutely aware this was only half the story. 

We commissioned a report for the Pears Learning Hub (a partnership between Pears Foundation and the Disabled Children’s Partnership) to uncover the reality of digital experiences for disabled children, young people and their families during covid, and launched the 'Locked Out' report in August 2021. The report offered a snapshot of young people’s digital lives and the adaptations of organisations around them. Uniquely, the report explains what digital disadvantage is, through the lens of disabled children and their families and shows us how it can be tackled to make services and other parts of society accessible for all. 

A Senior Practitioner at Lakeside Family Group in Birmingham referred siblings Alex* and Ben* to KIDS due to concerns about Alex’s behaviour and Ben not attending school. 

- Successfully processed both Ben and Alex’s autism assessments through liaison with the child development centre. 

Alex displayed aggressive behaviour towards family members and had a poor sleep pattern. They also displayed a lot of sensory seeking behaviours, including eating non-food items. Alex attended KIDS nursery. 

Our frontline staff continued to support families face to face - in nurseries, playgrounds and community settings, by adapting groups to one-to-one sessions or meeting outside when venues were available. 

- Supported parents to apply for an alternative school placement and supported parents at an education health and care plan mediation meeting. 

- Gave 1-1 learning sessions at KIDS Family Group. 

Ben had very high anxiety, had previously struggled to settle at nursery, and was struggling to settle in reception, despite being on an extremely reduced timetable. During the period of support for the family, the transition plan broke down and Ben was removed from his school. 

Other services, including mediation, were provided by telephone or online. An unexpected benefit was that some young people felt more able to participate in formal meetings about education plans than they had when in person as this felt less daunting than meeting face to face. 

- Supported parents to complete Ben’s disability living allowance form. 

## **Young People’s Hub** 

*Names changed to protect anonymity 

Following this report, we looked at how we could better support and help bridge the digital divide with our young people. A brilliant example of this, and one that came directly from the young people we already work with, is our new digital hub, designed by young people for young people. They told us that they want a place that can give them information they can trust; ways to connect with other young people to share experiences or just have fun; opportunities to make their voices heard; and receive personalised support and advice when they need it most. 

## **To support Alex’s behaviour, the SEND Navigator:** 

Quickly we could see the distinction 

between families who could easily access an online environment and the barriers which prevented others from doing so. Every family was under pressure, but disabled children and their families faced multiple additional challenges. 

- Signposted the parents to the occupational therapy helpline and gave advice about implementing the strategies offered. 

**I feel less isolated now, before a lot of people I spoke to regarding my child’s behaviour said it was him being naughty, however you educated me in understanding his behaviour better and why my child is displaying certain behaviours. I feel there is more support available for families and that I can ask for help.”** 

- Created a sleep routine with parents and gave support and advice to implement it. 

Digital access was a lifeline but also brought its own challenges – not enough devices or bandwidth; onscreen fatigue; dexterity needs or sensory impairments. We adapted ‘in the moment’, making videos for under 5s with Makaton; dropping off sensory packs to support the online experience; and providing tailored one to one support ahead of a group session online. 

- Liaised with KIDS nursery to arrange a multi-agency meeting which included input from the occupational therapy and speech and language therapy team. 

The design phase of our digital hub was completed this year. We will complete the build of the hub next year. It will provide young disabled people with a safe, accessible and welcoming space to get advice, learn skills, share their experiences, ask questions, and connect with others. It will reach new young people and enhance existing services. 


We will launch our hub alongside a new KIDS website in 2023 and by 2024 these and other initiatives will be helping us to significantly increase the number of young disabled people connected with KIDS and with their peers. 

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## **Speak Up** 

This year we made a commitment to speak up about the issues affecting disabled children, young people and families and to empower disabled children and young people to be agents of change. This significant new element of our strategy will see the charity become increasingly proactive in influencing national and local policy and practice, by drawing on its frontline expertise and collaborating widely with other partners to amplify the voices of children and young people with SEND. 

This year we worked with young people to help them achieve systemic improvement, through groups like Loud Mouths and Staying Positive. Taking our lead from our 'Locked Out' report, we involved young people from the start in co-designing our new digital hub, which will provide learnings for the co-design and delivery of other services in partnership with children and young people. 

Once again, we took an active role in several disability and SEND coalitions and partnerships. We continued to co-chair the Digital Services Consortium with Sense and contributed to a collection of case-studies on digital services provision by charities serving disabled or seriously ill children and their families. We articulated how digital access is a right, not a luxury and the interventions we believe could be most impactful in making this a reality. 

We started to establish a distinctive KIDS voice on the importance of community provision, such as short breaks and after-school clubs, to enable disabled children and young people to thrive. 

We want disabled children and young people to be at the heart of our work to change the system, advocating for reform at every level, including for local authorities and communities to have the resources to sustain safe and high-quality services. Over the next year we will expand our work to support disabled young people to influence decision-makers. By the end of 2023 we will also have launched a new programme to empower disabled young people to campaign for change. 

## **Building evidence to speak up** 

KIDS commissioned research into disabled digital exclusion and digital disadvantage during the pandemic. This is the foundation for us to help amplify young people’s voices and to help influence equal rights for disabled children, young people and their families. 


## **Loud Mouths** 

KIDS Loud Mouths is a Young People's Participation Group, funded by The National Lottery Community Fund. It enables disabled young people to have a voice, shape and influence service delivery in Hull, and supports young people to be champions of participation and co-production. 

Loud Mouths is led by young people with SEND aged 14-25. They meet up twice a month to make new friends, have fun, learn about what affects them, tell others what they want and get their voices heard. 

The young people are able to develop happier and stronger relationships with each other, to understand difference and the power of the collective and to develop good links and a sense of trust with local decision makers. 

**The Loud Mouths are pioneering participation and young people’s engagement in the city of Hull and nationally. This group are giving young people with SEND the opportunity to actively be involved in the decisions that affect their lives and the lives of all young people with SEND. The group is a diverse range of young people of all abilities working together to achieve a common goal; to have a voice and to be heard. This diversity makes them wonderful and unique. You will not meet a more deserving group for recognition or awards for celebrating unity.”** 

## _**- KIDS Fundraiser**_ 

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## **KIDS Staying Positive Group** 

This year, another success story of using digital to navigate out of lockdown has been our groups led by young people. The Staying Positive Group in Stockport, funded by the Zochonis Charitable Trust, achieved so much by adapting to meet the challenges exacerbated by the pandemic, and by reducing the inequalities faced by the disabled young people who attend. 

When face to face meetings of the group restarted, after being suspended for a number of months, it was crucial to offer a flexible approach to delivery in order to ensure that the group could continue. The group carried on meeting weekly, and when inperson sessions were not possible, co-ordinators and practitioners held online group sessions, maintaining the crucial peer support of the group and making use of interactive digital resources including games, videos and museum tours. These virtual meetings proved popular with our young people as a fun and convenient way for them to meet up when in-person meetings were not available or anxiety about being back out in the world proved too much. 

It became clear that the impact of disrupted routines and reduced contact with the world and support services was having a particularly detrimental effect on the young people’s confidence and sense of independence. To address this and help support the young people through this, our practitioners introduced additional, intensive 1-1 sessions with each member of the group so that individual concerns and needs could be identified and steps planned to address them. 

This year the group has: 

- Teamed up with Transport for Greater Manchester to create an accessible, sensory walking route through their local Vernon Park. The route is now featured on the new map. 

- Worked with Pure Vision contributing a piece of artwork to their Vision for Stockport project, the canvases will be displayed in public buildings around Stockport. 

- Taken part in the Ripples of Hope Festival, sharing recipes, food and stories of Human Rights with other marginalised community groups. 

**Will has been attending the group for several years. Prior to this year, his personal challenges had prevented him from engaging in our social trips and activities, but this year he developed a strong rapport with the team and gained the confidence to communicate and participate more in group discussions, especially during online sessions.”** 

**Kyle has benefited hugely from attending the group. This year has seen him continue to make huge steps and he has really defined himself as a fantastic ambassador for the group. Kyle now takes a lead role in some sessions, he has gained a lot of confidence, communicated his aspirations, and he has expressed an interest in becoming a volunteer for our wellbeing group.”** 

## _**- KIDS support worker**_ 

## **Making Participation Work** 

Now in its sixth year, we have been commissioned by the Department of Education (DfE) as part of a consortium with Contact and the Council for Disabled Children, to deliver a national participation programme with children and young people with SEND. 

The Making Participation Work programme quickly responded during the pandemic and, the KIDS participation team opened their groups virtually to a wider cohort. This allowed those who live in areas that don’t have groups, where groups had stopped, and those who find it challenging to attend face to face meetings, to be part of the participation sessions. 

This year, young people continued to tell us they ‘want to be involved’, ‘want to make a difference’ and ‘want to be heard’. Through these participation sessions, KIDS really saw the benefit of bringing young people with SEND together from across the country regularly, to share experiences, learning, have a say, and influence matters important to them. 

Many young people made it clear they wanted to come together face to face, after spending so long meeting virtually. However other young people who were worried about travelling, as well as some areas seeing a rise in covid cases, still wanted to participate in a Collective Get Together (CGT). 

We worked with young people to develop an agenda that allowed for a virtual element to the day using a hybrid approach to allow for wider participation. The way we worked over lockdown meant we were already well prepared to include this. The young people were delighted that our sponsors Kurt Geiger supplied the venue and lunch, and TY provided goodie bags with cute face coverings and cuddly toys. 

The CGT day was attended by a representative from Department for Education (DfE) along with representatives from Contact who attended as part of the virtual sessions. 


**I wanted to drop you a line to say thanks for letting me be a part of the CGT on Tuesday. What a fantastic day it was, as always, I was so impressed seeing how fabulously it was delivered and I’m looking forward to seeing the write up in due course as the sessions were so valuable. I would say I was surprised by the quality of input from the young people – but at this point I know to expect it, please pass on my thanks to them for allowing me to be in their safe space and for all their considered thoughts and ideas.”** 

**I would be very interested in attending future events where possible, please do let me know; it’s really brought colour into the work that I do, you can never underestimate firsthand contact with the young people who are directly impacted by our areas work”** 

_**- DfE representative**_ 

## **What is Making Participation Work?** 

Making Participation Work is a national participation programme funded by the Department of Education that looks to increase effective participation for children and young people with SEN. The programme is codelivered by KIDS and Council for Disabled Children to: influence national and local policy and practice development on SEN; establish and embed young voices within strategic participation locally; and to ensure that young people understand changes to the law and how it affects them. 

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**Sustain** 


vision of a system that delivers ‘the right support in the right place at the right time’. We want Government to prioritise wrap around support at home and in the community; to strengthen support for under 5s and their families and to address the postcode lottery to ensure good quality support is available in the different places where disabled children and young people live their lives: at home, at school, in their local community and online. 

## **SEND reform** 

In March 2022 the Government finally published its long-awaited Green Paper on the support provided for children with SEND. 

There is huge variation in the extent to which education, health and care providers in different local areas meet the needs of children and young people with SEND. The pandemic disproportionately affected disabled children, and brought new pressures to disabled children’s services, already chronically underfunded. The pandemic highlighted and intensified long-standing issues in the SEND system. 

A core part of our new strategy is to speak up, and this is what will do. Our response to this Green Paper is to ensure that reforms are rooted in what disabled children, young people and their families are telling us they require, such as keeping mediation robust but not mandatory. We will work with disabled children, young people and their families, alongside carers and practitioners to respond to the consultation and make recommendations informed by our 50 years of frontline experience. 

The Children and Families Act 2014 was the biggest SEND reform in a generation. Unfortunately, disabled children, young people and their families were let down by its implementation and will be looking to Government to ensure this set of reforms is resourced, implemented and enforced. KIDS shares Government’s 



Local government funding for disabled children, young people and their families has fallen over the last decade. This has affected many charities, including KIDS, which receives 85% of its income from local authority contracts. 

We started work on a comprehensive roadmap for sustainability, which we will complete in 2022-2023. 

Whilst formulating its new strategy, KIDS identified the growth of profitable new earned income streams as key to becoming financially sustainable. This year, we scoped and shortlisted a number of new incomegenerating initiatives which we hope to develop, refine and test in 2023, to find viable commercial propositions that will deliver both financial income and positive impact in line with KIDS’ mission. 

This year, a fundamental aim of our strategic review was to recognise and assess the financial difficulties we face, and identify a sustainable way for KIDS to fulfil its mission. We currently spend more on providing services than we receive and we know that if we do not act now, our reserves will run out and we will have to close. Our plan is to move first to achieve a balanced budget and then to a position where we have the funds to invest in new models to support significantly more people and increase our impact. 

Fundraising is a key element in our roadmap for sustainability and we will continue to seek new funds and find ways to develop income from individuals, companies, and trusts and foundations. 


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## **Thank you** 

In 2021-2022, our generous supporters helped us to raise £1.3M through donations, grants, legacies events and other activities, which meant we were able to deliver services for disabled young people, children and their families across the country. We are very grateful to everyone who kindly supported our work. Support from trusts and foundations has remained outstanding. 

Our supporters bring diversity, passion and creativity and all have one thing in common: they believe in giving disabled children and young people the best possible start in life, the opportunity to be included within society and the chance of a better future. 


## **From volunteering days…** 

We celebrated Volunteers Week in June with 150 volunteers from Kurt Geiger rolling up their sleeves to upgrade the specialist KIDS adventure playground in Hackney. 

## **To fundraising or challenge events including fun runs, marathons, sky dives or abseils …** 

The team at corporate partner Greystar challenged themselves to run, walk, cycle, swim, mow and push prams in an attempt to visit all 61 global corporate offices virtually in their ‘80 days around the Greystar Globe Challenge’. 

## **And dinners and auctions…** 

Cranswick Country Foods held their 7th Golf Day and Charity Auction for KIDS. To date, Cranswick has raised over £250k supporting projects in Hull. 

We extend a very warm thank you to our Special Events Committee for their invaluable support, generosity and expertise. The year ended with a fantastic gala dinner, a fitting end to our 50th anniversary celebrations. 24 year old Charlie confidently addressed the room, earning a standing ovation, telling supporters and guests of his journey with KIDS since 2009. 



**Charlie (pictured above) said:** 

**Through the different groups I have done with KIDS the different skills I have developed mean I can do more with my life. I live in my own place now with some support and travel independently. I got a job, and volunteer at a charity shop. I could never have done this before because I didn’t have the confidence. If KIDS was not around and I didn’t get these opportunities I might not be the young man I am today!”** 

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## **Trustees’ Annual Report** 

## **(Incorporating the Directors’ Report for the year ended 31 March 2022)** 

The Trustees, who are the directors of the charitable company for Companies Act purposes, are pleased to present their annual report and review together with the audited financial statements of the charity and the group for the year ended 31 March 2022. In this report they are referred to as the Trustees or, collectively, as ‘the Board’. 

The financial statements comply with the Charities Act 2011, the Companies Act 2006, the Articles of Association, and 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 (FRS102). 

## **Structure, Governance and Management** 

## **Governing Document** 

KIDS is a registered charity and is a company limited by guarantee. It is licensed by the Secretary of State to omit the word “Limited” from its name. The instruments governing the charity are the Memorandum and Articles of Association. 

Members of the charitable company guarantee to contribute an amount not exceeding £1 to the assets of the charitable company in the event of winding up. The Trustees are the Members of the charitable company but this entitles them only to voting rights. The total number of such guarantees at 31 March 2022 was 8 (2021: 11). 

KIDS has 4 subsidiaries. KIDS Trading Company Limited, is a dormant company limited by guarantee registered in England and Wales. Support Education Respite Care for Children, Kidsactive, and Strut Limited are all charities and companies limited by guarantee, with no share capital, registered in England and Wales. All three are dormant. 

## **Organisation** 

The charity is governed by a Board of Trustees (minimum of 5, maximum of 16). The Board endeavours to ensure a minimum of one half of the Board consists of people with lived experience of disability at the time of their appointment as a trustee. 

The full Board of Trustees meets at least five times per year. 

The Board has established a Finance & Audit Committee to support it in their responsibilities for ensuring the adequacy of financial management, internal control and financial governance arrangements, and that charitable funds are used efficiently and effectively. The Committee meet quarterly and at such other times as the Committee Chair requires. 

Members of the committee are appointed by the Board. The committee is made up of a minimum of 4 and a maximum of 6 trustees including the Treasurer, Chair of the Board, minimum of 1 and maximum of 2 independent members. For the year ended 31 March 2022 the members of the Finance and Audit Committee were: 

## Sanjay Nair 

Stephen Unwin (resigned 6 July 2022) Austin Erwin (resigned 18 March 2022) Zoe Peden (resigned 19 January 2022) Richard Pogrel 

Diana Sutton (appointed 24 June 2021) Linda Smeaton (Independent resigned 15 May 2022) Sabah Zubaida (Independent resigned 11 June 2021) Chiz Onuora (Independent appointed 24 June 2021) 

The charity maintains a risk register outlining the major strategic, funding and operational risks that it faces. The Finance & Audit Committee regularly reviews the risk register, any changes to risk are raised with the Board at each meeting, and they conduct a review of significant risks annually. Having assessed the major risks, in particular those relating to the operation and finance of the charity, the Trustees are satisfied that, within the bounds of practicality, systems are in place to mitigate exposure to these. 

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## **Appointments to the Board** 

The Board includes people with a range of professional skills including finance; human resources; voluntary sector leadership and management; digital; risk; law; national and local government. Several trustees have lived experience as parents or siblings of disabled children and young people. 

Each Trustee must retire at the next board meeting once three years has passed since their appointment or last election. They are eligible for re-election or reappointment for two further consecutive terms of three years provided that they do not serve for a period of more than nine years without a period of at least a year out of office. 

Trustees are recruited following the identification of a gap in key skills and experiences or to directly replace retiring Trustees. The recruitment is through a robust interview and appointment process, including input from a young people’s panel. Candidates receive a full briefing pack about the function and responsibilities of being a Trustee and have the opportunity to meet the Chair and other Trustees before being elected. 

## **Trustee Induction and Training** 

New Trustees undergo an orientation process which includes a briefing on their legal obligations under charity and company law, Charity Commission guidance on public benefit, the charity’s Memorandum and Articles of Association, decision-making processes, the business plan and recent financial performance of the charity. Their induction includes sessions with the Chair, the Chief Executive Officer, other trustees and senior staff. Trustees are encouraged to attend relevant external training courses or events. 

## **Management** 

The Trustees are responsible for the high level strategic development and direction of the charity. The day to day management of the charity, including staff and financial matters, is delegated to the Chief Executive. 

We have determined our key management are the Chief Executive (Katie Ghose), supported by an Executive Leadership Team comprising the Director of Finance, Governance and IT (Emma Teviotdale), Director of Fundraising (Claire Coussins appointed 30 May 2022), HR Director (Sally Storton) and the National Operations Director (Katherine Shaw). The total remuneration for key management can be found in note 9. 

## **Related Parties** 

Related parties of the charity include its subsidiary undertakings. A full list of the charity’s subsidiary undertakings is disclosed in note 14 to the financial statements. All subsidiaries listed are included in the consolidated financial statements. 

None of the Trustees receive any remuneration from their work with the charity. 

A Conflicts Register is maintained by the Company Secretary to monitor and manage any potential conflicts of interest. Any conflicts are declared at the first board meeting at which the Trustee becomes aware of the potential conflict and are then recorded in the Conflicts Register. The Board considers all conflicts in line with the provision set out in the Company’s Articles. The Trustees declare all interests on an annual basis. 

## **Remuneration Policy** 

We endeavour to pay all our staff a fair and appropriate salary which ensures we attract and retain the right skills to have the greatest impact on advancing our vision whilst having to be balanced against the funds available to us. 

Apart from the Chief Executive’s salary, employees’ and workers’ pay is determined according to a fixed pay scale. All roles have a job description and they are evaluated against a set criteria to determine their grade which in turn governs their pay. 

It is the responsibility of the Chair and the Treasurer to consider the remuneration of the Chief Executive using external information about pay rates of senior staff and make a recommendation to the Board for approval. 

The Board approves the pay settlement for all staff. 

The names of the Trustees of the charity at the date of this report are stated on the company information page. 

The Trustees are covered by qualifying third-party indemnity provisions which were in place throughout the year and remain in force at the date of this report. 

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## **Reserves Policy** 

The environment that KIDS operates within continues to go through significant change. Uncertainty still remains and the level of working capital that the group requires to continue to securely operate going forward is not totally quantifiable. 

The Reserves Policy and its application will be reviewed at least annually. This is an agile policy and with internal/external changes to the charity the monetary level may change from year to year but the principles within the policy will remain the same. The principles are as follows: 

1. Liquidity - the charity’s cash balance must not fall below £500,000. 

2. Reserves – the level of unrestricted reserves must contain a minimum level equal to 60 days of anticipated expenditure. 

3. Contract Risks – an ongoing analysis of risks associated with larger contracts must be continually assessed and an allocation be made within unrestricted funds if the risk is deemed highly likely. 

4. Cessation of business – Although unlikely to happen an ongoing analysis of the going concern of the business will be conducted, and sufficient unrestricted reserves will be allocated for the purpose. 

5. Capital Accumulation – a key part of the corporate strategy is to change the business model and to increase the level of fundraising income but to do this there will need to be an investment in infrastructure and fundraising. The policy allows an allocation of unrestricted reserves to be used once principles 1 to 3 have been considered. Any available unrestricted reserves remaining can be used to fund designated reserves that assist the charity in achieving its corporate objectives. 

Having assessed the budget for 2022-23, and taking into account the principles above, a minimum reserves monetary amount has been set at £1.65 million. It is estimated that at 31 March 2023 the unrestricted reserves will at least meet our minimum requirement. 

## **Investment Policy** 

Apart from the investments in the subsidiary undertakings, there are no investments other than cash. The group does not have any significant excess cash reserves and so its policy is to hold any surplus cash resources in low risk, interest bearing bank deposit accounts. 

## **Going Concern** 

The charity has acceptable financial resources: unrestricted funds have increased from £2.457 million to £3.940 million due to the sale of the Smile Building in April 2021. The cash position has increased from £1.9m to £3.7m. The trustees monitor budgets and forecasts with a sensitivity analysis to factor in inflation and other cost increases. Alongside risk management the strong reserves position allows the trustees to have a reasonable expectation that the group is well placed to manage its business risks successfully and continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. 

Accordingly, they continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the annual report and accounts. 


## **Fundraising** 

KIDS raises funds with the aim of giving disabled children and young people a brighter future. 

The funds we raise are the sole source of income for some projects, they provide additional income for services commissioned by local authorities and they ensure we continue to develop our offering to meet families’ needs. 

We appreciate that supporting our work is a choice and we respect our supporters who make that choice. 

Our supporters help our work through giving their time in volunteering at one of our services or at an event, raising funds through making donations, participating in a challenge or special event or supporting via their social networks. 

Alongside this, a number of corporate partners and trusts give us their time and expertise on a pro-bono basis in addition to funding specific projects and engaging in employee fundraising activities. 

KIDS is a member of the Fundraising Regulator, taking our commitment to the highest standards of professional fundraising seriously and implementing recommendations on consent. Our staff undergo appropriate training, including GDPR, and are encouraged in their professional fundraising development. 

The majority of our fundraising activities are directly managed in-house meaning we have direct control over standards and we ensure that our suppliers are acting to the standards we expect of them. 

We take care to ensure that any vulnerable individuals would not be adversely affected by our fundraising, for example our Lottery promotion expressly encourages participants to be Gamble Aware. 

We have a Fundraising Compliments, Comments and Complaints Procedure and Policy available on our website. Any fundraising complaints are logged, managed and escalated in line with organisational policy. 

## **Trustees Responsibilities Statement** 

The Trustees (who are also directors of KIDS for the purposes of company law) are responsible for preparing the Trustees’ Report and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and regulations. 

Company law requires the Trustees to prepare financial statements for each financial year. Under that law the Trustees have elected to prepare the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice), including FRS102 “The Financial Reporting Standards applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland”. Under company law the Trustees must not approve the financial statements unless they are satisfied that they give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charity and charitable group and of the incoming resources and application of resources, including the income and expenditure, of the charitable group for that period. In preparing these financial statements, the Trustees are required to: 

- select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently 

- make judgments and estimates that are reasonable and prudent 

- state whether applicable UK accounting standards 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 charitable group will continue in business. 

The Trustees are responsible for keeping adequate accounting records that are sufficient to show and explain the charitable group’s transactions and disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charitable group and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Companies Act 2006. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charitable group and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities. 

The Trustees are responsible for the maintenance and integrity of the corporate and financial information included on the charitable group’s website. Legislation in the United Kingdom governing the preparation and dissemination of financial statements may differ from legislation in other jurisdictions. 

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## **Auditor and the disclosure of information to the auditor** 

So far as the Trustees are aware, there is no relevant audit information of which the group’s auditors are unaware. The Trustees have taken all required steps to make themselves aware of any relevant audit information and to establish that the auditors are aware of that information. 

## **Equality, diversity and inclusion** 

The charity is committed to the principle and practice of equal opportunities in employment for all employees, applications for employment, and board membership. 

KIDS recognise that certain groups and individuals in our society are discriminated against for a variety of reasons, including their impairment or condition. We are committed to working towards eliminating any such discrimination in all aspects of our work and we value the individuality of all the children and young people we work with. We are committed to giving all KIDS service users every opportunity to safely express themselves and to achieve their highest potential. Within this ethos we do not tolerate bullying, harassment or discrimination of any kind. 

This Trustees Report (including the Strategic Report) was approved by the Board and signed on its behalf by 

**Diana Sutton** Chair of Trustees 5th October 2022 

## **Independent Auditor’s Report to members of KIDS** 

## **Opinion** 

## **Conclusions relating to going concern** 

We have audited the financial statements of KIDS (“the Parent Charitable Company”) and its subsidiaries (“the Group”) for the year ended 31 March 2022 which comprise the Consolidated Statement of Financial Activities, the Consolidated and Charitable Company Balance Sheets, the Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows and the related notes including a summary of significant accounting policies. The financial reporting framework that has been applied in their preparation is applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards including Financial Reporting Standard 102 The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice). 

In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the Trustees' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. 

Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the Group’s or Parent Charitable Company’s ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue. 

Our responsibilities and the responsibilities of the Trustees with respect to going concern are described in the relevant sections of this report. 

In our opinion, the financial statements: 

**•** give a true and fair view of the state of the Group’s and the Parent Charitable Company’s affairs as at 31 March 2022 and of the incoming resources and application of resources, including its income and expenditure, for the year ended; 

## **Other information** 

The Trustees are responsible for the other information. The other information comprises the information included in the Trustees’ report, other than the financial statements and our audit report thereon. Our opinion on the financial statements does not cover the other information and, except to the extent otherwise explicitly stated in our report, we do not express any form of assurance conclusion thereon. 

- have been properly prepared in accordance with United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice; 

- have been prepared in accordance with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006. 

## **Basis for Opinion** 

In connection with our audit of the financial statements, our responsibility is to read the other information and, in doing so, consider whether the other information is materially inconsistent with the financial statements, or our knowledge obtained in the audit or otherwise appears to be materially misstated. If we identify such material inconsistencies or apparent material misstatements, we are required to determine whether there is a material misstatement in the financial statements or a material misstatement of the other information. If, based on the work we have performed, we conclude that there is a material misstatement of this other information, we are required to report that fact. 

We conducted our audit in accordance with international Standards on Auditing (UK) (ISAs(UK)) and applicable law. Our responsibilities under those standards are further described in the auditor’s responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements section of our report. We are independent of the Group and Parent Charitable Company in accordance with the ethical requirements that are relevant to our audit of the financial statements in the UK, including the FRC’s Ethical Standard, and we have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with these requirements. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion. 

We have nothing to report in this regard. 

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## **Opinions on other matters prescribed by the Companies Act 2006** 

In our opinion, based on the work undertaken in the course of the audit: 

- the information given in the Trustees’ Report (incorporating the Strategic Report and the Directors’ Report) for the financial year for which the financial statements are prepared is consistent with the financial statements; and 

- the Strategic Report and the Directors’ Report have been prepared in accordance with applicable legal requirements. 

## **Matters on which we are required to report by exception** 

In the light of our knowledge and understanding of the Group and Parent Charitable Company and its environment obtained in the course of the audit, we have not identified material misstatements in the Strategic Report and the Directors’ Report. 

We have nothing to report in respect of the following matters in relation to which the Companies Act 2006 requires us to report to you if, in our opinion: 

- adequate accounting records have not been kept by the Parent Charitable Company, or returns adequate for our audit have not been received from branches not visited by us; or 

- the Parent Charitable Company’s financial statements are not in agreement with the accounting records and returns; or 

- certain disclosures of Trustees’ remuneration specified by law are not made; or 

- we have not received all the information and explanations we require for our audit. 

## **Responsibilities of Trustees** 

As explained more fully in the Statement of Trustees’ Responsibilities the Trustees (who are also the Directors of the Parent Charitable Company for the purposes of company law) are responsible for the preparation of the financial statements and for being satisfied that they give a true and fair view, and for such internal control as the Trustees determine is necessary to enable the preparation of financial statements that are free from 

material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error. 

In preparing the financial statements, the Trustees are responsible for assessing the Groups’ and Parent Charitable Company’s ability to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern and using the going concern basis of accounting unless the Trustees either intend to liquidate the Group or the Parent Charitable Company or to cease operations, or have no realistic alternative but to do so. 

## **Auditor’s responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements** 

Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements as a whole are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an Auditor’s report that includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with ISAs (UK) will always detect a material misstatement when it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are considered material if, individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic decisions of users taken on the basis of these financial statements. 

- Irregularities, including fraud, are instances of noncompliance with laws and regulations. We design procedures in line with our responsibilities, outlined above, to detect material misstatements in respect of irregularities, including fraud. The extent to which our procedures are capable of detecting irregularities, including fraud, is detailed below: 

Our assessment focussed on key laws and regulations the Group and Parent Charitable Company has to comply with and areas of the financial statements we assessed as being more susceptible to misstatement. These key laws and regulations included but were not limited to compliance with the Companies Act 2006, Charities Act 2011, Charities (Protection and Social Investment) Act 2016, taxation legislation, data protection, anti-bribery and employment legislation. 

We are not responsible for preventing irregularities, including fraud. Our approach to detecting irregularities, including fraud, included, but was not limited to, the following: 

- obtaining an understanding of the legal and regulatory framework applicable to the Group and Parent Charitable Company and how the Group and Parent Charitable Company is complying with that framework, including agreement of financial statement disclosures to underlying documentation and other evidence; 

- obtaining an understanding of the Group’s and Parent Charitable Company’s control environment and how the Group and Parent Charitable Company has applied relevant control procedures, through discussions with Trustees and other management and by performing walkthrough testing over key areas; 

- obtaining an understanding of the Group’s and Parent Charitable Company’s risk assessment process, including the risk of fraud; 

- reviewing meeting minutes of those charged with governance throughout the year; and 

- performing audit testing to address the risk of management override of controls, including testing journal entries and other adjustments for appropriateness, evaluating the business rationale of significant transactions outside the normal course of business and reviewing accounting estimates for bias. 

Whilst considering how our audit work addressed the detection of irregularities, we also considered the likelihood of detection of fraud based on our approach. Irregularities arising from fraud are inherently more difficult to detect than those arising from error. 

Because of the inherent limitations of an audit, there is a risk that we will not detect all irregularities, including those leading to a material misstatement in the financial statements or non-compliance with regulation. This risk increases the more that compliance with a law or regulation is removed from the events and transactions reflected in the financial statements, as we will be less likely to become aware of instances of non-compliance. The risk is also greater regarding irregularities occurring due to fraud rather than error, as fraud involves intentional concealment, forgery, collusion, omission or misrepresentation. 

A further description of our responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements is located on the Financial Reporting Council's website at: www.frc.org. uk/auditorsresponsibilities. This description forms part of our Auditors' report. 

## **Use of our report** 

This report is made solely to the Parent Charitable Company’s members, as a body, in accordance with Chapter 3 of Part 16 of the Companies Act 2006. Our audit work has been undertaken so that we might state to the Parent Charitable Company’s members those matters we are required to state to them in an auditor’s report and for no other purpose. To the fullest extent permitted by law, we do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than the Parent Charitable Company and the Parent Charitable Company’s members as a body, for our audit work, for this report, or for the opinions we have formed. 


## **Glen Bott FCA** 

Senior Statutory Auditor 

For and on behalf of: 

## **COOPER PARRY GROUP LIMITED** 

Chartered Accountants Statutory Auditors Cubo Birmingham, Office 401, 4th floor, Two Chamberlain Square, B3 3AX 

Date: 21st October 2022 

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## **Statement of Financial Activities** 

## **(including consolidated income and expenditure account) for year ending 31 March 2022)** 


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2022 2021<br>Notes Unrestricted  Restricted  Total   Unrestricted  Restricted  Total<br>funds   funds   Funds   funds   funds   Funds<br>£ £ £ £ £ £<br>Donations<br>3 317,144 812,864 1,130,008 323,631 825,604 1,149,235<br>and legacies<br>Charitable<br>4 7,247,635 0 7,247,635 7,074,642 0 7,074,642<br>Activities<br>Other<br>Trading  5 198,414 1,474 199,888 15,186 3,376 18,562<br>Activities<br>Investments 6 1,752 0 1,752 154 0 154<br>Other 64,360 0 64,360 336,167 0 336,167<br>Total Income 7,829,305 814,338 8,643,643 7,749,780 828,980 8,578,760<br>Expenditure<br>Raising Funds 7 560,053 0 560,053 555,424 0 555,424<br>Charitable<br>7 7,392,243 694,104 8,086,347 7,270,084 780,778 8,050,862<br>Activities<br>Total<br>7,952,296 694,104 8,646,400 7,825,508 780,778 8,606,286<br>Expenditure<br>Net Income /<br>(122,991) 120,234 (2,757) (75,728) 48,202 (27,526)<br>(Expenditure)<br>**----- End of picture text -----**<br>



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2022 2021<br>Notes Unrestricted  Restricted  Total   Unrestricted  Restricted  Total<br>funds   funds   Funds   funds   funds   Funds<br>£ £ £ £ £ £<br>Revaluation<br>of Fixed  0 0 0 (3,253,489) 0 (3,253,489)<br>Assets<br>Gains /<br>Losses on<br>(7,959) 0 (7,959) (48) 0 (48)<br>Disposal of<br>Fixed Assets<br>Transfers 20 63,080 (63,080) 0 66,872 (66,872) 0<br>Net<br>Movement  (67,870) 57,154 (10,716) (3,262,393) (18,670) (3,281,063)<br>in Funds<br>Reconciliation<br>of Funds<br>Total Funds<br>brought  3,625,999 604,795 4,230,794 6,888,392 623,465 7,511,857<br>forward<br>Total funds<br>carried  20 3,558,129 661,949 4,220,078 3,625,999 604,795 4,230,794<br>forward<br>**----- End of picture text -----**<br>


The statement of financial activities includes all gains and losses recognised in the year. All income and expenditure derive from continuing activities. The notes on page 45 to 64 form part of these financial statements. 

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## **Balance Sheet** 

## **For the year ended 31 March 2022** 


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Group 2022  Group 2021  Charity 2022  Charity 2021<br>Notes<br>£ £ £ £<br>Fixed assets:<br>Tangible assets 13 615,995 619,225 615,995 619,225<br>Investments 14 0 0 100 100<br>Total Fixed assets 615,995 619,225 616,095 619,325<br>Current assets<br>Tangible Asset for sale 15 0 1,550,000 0 1,550,000<br>Debtors 16 832,249 996,686 832,249 996,686<br>Cash at bank and in<br>22 3,735,553 1,877,086 3,735,553 1,877,086<br>hand<br>Total Current assets 4,567,802 4,423,772 4,567,802 4,423,772<br>Liabilities<br>Creditors falling due<br>17 (963,719) (812,203) (963,819) (812,303)<br>within one year<br>Net Current assets  3,604,083 3,611,569 3,603,983 3,611,469<br>**----- End of picture text -----**<br>



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Group 2022  Group 2021  Charity 2022  Charity 2021<br>Notes<br>£ £ £ £<br>Total assets less<br>4,220,078 4,230,794 4,220,078 4,230,794<br>current liabilities<br>Net assets 4,220,078 4,230,794 4,220,078 4,230,794<br>The funds of the charity<br>Restricted income funds 661,949 604,795 661,949 604,795<br>Property reserve (381,451) 1,168,549 (381,451) 1,168,549<br>Unrestricted income<br>3,939,580 2,457,450 3,939,580 2,457,450<br>funds<br>Total charity funds 20 4,220,078 4,230,794 4,220,078 4,230,794<br>**----- End of picture text -----**<br>


The consolidated financial statements of KIDS, registration number 01346252 on pages 40 to 64 were approved by the Board on 5th October 2022 and signed on its behalf by: 


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## **Statement of Cash Flows** 

## **(including consolidated cash flow statement) For the year ended 31 March 2022** 


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Group 2022  Group 2021  Charity 2022  Charity 2021<br>Notes<br>£ £ £ £<br>Cash flows from<br>operating activities<br>Net cash provided by<br>24 398,166 474,875 398,166 474,875<br>operating activities<br>Cash flows from<br>investing activities<br>Interest Received 1,752 154 1,752 154<br>Payments to acquire<br>(89,272) (49,739) (89,272) (49,739)<br>fixed assets<br>Proceeds from sale of<br>1,550,000 0 1,550,000 0<br>fixed assets<br>Net cash (used in)<br>1,462,480 (49,585) 1,462,480 (49,585)<br>investing activities<br>Cash flows from<br>financing activities<br>Repayment of loans 0 (18,643) 0 (18,643)<br>Interest Paid (2,179) (2,393) (2,179) (2,393)<br>Net cash provided<br>(2,179) (21,036) (2,179) (21,036)<br>by (used in) financing<br>activities<br>Change in cash and<br>cash equivalents in the  1,858,467 404,254 1,858,467 404,254<br>reporting period<br>Cash and cash<br>equivalents at the<br>1,877,086 1,472,832 1,877,086 1,472,832<br>beginning of the<br>reporting period<br>Cash and cash<br>equivalents at the end  22 3,735,553 1,877,086 3,735,553 1,877,086<br>of the reporting period<br>**----- End of picture text -----**<br>


## **Notes to the Financial Statements** 

## **1. Legal Form** 

KIDS is a registered charity (Charity number: 275936) and is a company limited by guarantee (Company number: 01346252), incorporated in England and Wales and domiciled in England. The registered office is 7-9 Elliott’s Place, London, N1 8HX. The principal activity of the charity during the year was that of the provision of services for disabled children and young people. 

## **2. Accounting Policies** 

The principal accounting policies adopted, judgements and key sources of estimation uncertainty in the preparation of the financial statements are as follows: 

## **2.1 Basis of Preparation** 

The financial statements cover the period 1 April 2021 to 31 March 2022. 

The financial statements have been prepared 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), (Charities SORP (FRS 102)), the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) and the Companies Act 2006. 

KIDS meet 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 policy note(s). 

The financial statements are presented in sterling, which is the functional currency of the group and charity. All values are rounded to the nearest £1 except where otherwise indicated. 

## **2.2 Group financial statements** 

The group financial statements include the financial statements of the parent company and all of its subsidiary undertakings on a line by line basis, all of which are made up to 31 March 2022. The charity has taken exemption from presenting its unconsolidated statement of financial activities under section 408 of Companies Act 2006 as the activities of the Group and Charity are the same and therefore the SOFA (Statement of Financial Activities) stated is the same for the Group and the Charity. 

## **2.3 Preparation of the accounts on a going concern basis** 

At the balance sheet date the group had a significant cash balance and strong net current asset position. 

The financial forecasts prepared by the directors show that the group will be able to operate within the facilities available to it. 

On that basis, the directors have prepared these financial statements on a going concern basis. 

## **2.4 Income** 

Income by way of donations, legacies and gifts is recognised in full in the statement of financial activities when the group is entitled to receipt, which is usually when the cash is received. Gift Aid refunds on donations are recognised on an accruals basis. 

Income by the way of grants is credited to the statement of financial activities in the year in which it is received unless otherwise stated under the terms of the application or issue. 

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Income for the delivery of our work with disabled children and young people through contracted services and performance related grant funding is recognised in the statement of financial activities in the year in which it is receivable and the service has been delivered. Income received which is clearly specified for a future accounting period or for services not delivered by the year end is carried forward as deferred income. 

Income received by the way of parental contributions and Nursery/After School Club fees are recognised on a cash basis. 

Investment Income by the way of bank interest is recognised when it is earnt on an accruals basis. 

## **2.5 Expenditure** 

Expenditure is charged to the statement of financial activities in the period that it is incurred. This includes attributable VAT where it cannot be recovered. Expenditure is classified under the following activity headings: 

## **Cost of generating voluntary funds** 

This is direct expenditure incurred on fund-raising applications and activities related to the generation of voluntary donations plus a proportion of support costs. 

## **Cost of activities for generating funds** 

This is direct expenditure incurred on activities related to generating funds through fundraising events and the sale of donated goods plus a proportion of support costs. 

## **Costs of Charitable Activities** 

This comprises all direct costs which have been incurred by the group in providing care services and meeting its 

charitable objects. 

## **Support costs** 

Support costs are those functions that assist the work of the charity but do not directly undertake charitable activities. Support costs include finance, HR, IT and governance costs which support KIDS operational services. 

## **2.6 Allocation of costs** 

Costs directly attributable to the activities above are allocated to the activity to which they relate. Central support costs are then allocated to the activities in a proportion based on the total direct expenditure of each activity. 

## **2.7 Tangible Fixed Assets** 

Tangible fixed assets are stated at cost less depreciation excluding Freehold and Long Leasehold buildings which are revalued every 5 years. 

Depreciation is provided at rates calculated to write off the cost of fixed assets, less their estimated residual value, over their expected useful lives on the basis as follows: 


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Asset Category Annual rate<br>Freehold land Nil<br>Freehold buildings Nil Revaluation every 5 years<br>Leasehold property and improvements Nil Revaluation every 5 years<br>Office equipment/fixtures and fittings 20% straight line<br>Playground structures  * Over the period of the lease<br>Computer equipment/software 20%-25% straight line<br>Motor vehicles 25% straight line<br>**----- End of picture text -----**<br>


Assets under construction are not depreciated. 

* Where there is no formal lease agreement for the tenancy of the respective playground, the structures are depreciated at 20% straight line. 

Depreciation costs are allocated to activities on the basis of the use of the related assets in those activities. Assets are reviewed for impairment if circumstances indicate their carrying value may exceed their net realisable value and value in use. 

## **2.8 Investments** 

Investments are stated at cost less provision for permanent diminution in value. 

## **2.9 Operating Leases** 

Rentals payable under operating leases, where substantially all the risks and rewards of ownership remain with the lessor, are charged on a straight-line basis over the lease term. 

## **2.10 Funds** 

Unrestricted funds are those which are available for use at the discretion of the Board of Trustees, in furtherance of the general objectives of the group. The Board may, at its discretion, set aside unrestricted funds for specific future purposes and these are referred to as Designated Funds. Where such funds are no longer required for the intended purposes they are released to general unrestricted reserves. 

Restricted funds are those which can only be used for purposes specified by the donor, or which have been raised under the terms of a specific appeal. Direct expenditure, which is for the specified purpose, is charged against the fund together with an appropriate allocation of management and support costs. 

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## **2.11 Financial Instruments** 

The group only enters into basic financial instruments transaction that result in the recognition of financial assets and liabilities like trade and other debtors and creditors, loans from banks and other third parties and loans to related parties. 

Debt instruments (other than those wholly repayable or receivable within one year), including loans and other accounts receivable and payable, are initially measure at present value of the future cash flows and subsequently amortised cost using the effective interest method. Debt instruments that are payable or receivable within one year, typically trade debtors and creditors are measured, initially and subsequently, at the undiscounted amount of the cash or other consideration expected to be paid or received. 

Financial assets that are measured at cost and amortised costs are assessed at the end of each reporting period for objective evidence of impairment, if objective evidence of impairment is found, an impairment loss is recognised in the Consolidated Statement of Financial Activities. 

For financial assets measured at cost less impairment, the impairment loss is measured as the difference between an asset’s carrying amount and best estimate of the recoverable amount, which is an approximation of the amount that the group would receive for the asset if it were to be sold at the reporting date. 

Financial assets and liabilities are offset and the net amount reported in the Balance Sheet when there is an enforceable right to set off the recognised amounts and there is an intention to settle on a net basis or to realise the asset and settle the liability simultaneously. 

## **2.12 Pensions** 

The group operates two defined contribution pension schemes (and paid into one further scheme during the year). The assets of the schemes are held separately from those of the group in an independently administered fund. The pension cost charge represents contributions payable under the schemes by the group. There is no liability under the schemes other than the payment of those contributions. 

The pension costs are allocated between unrestricted and restricted reserves using the employees’ time allocation when working on the various activities of the group. Any closing liability would be attributed to the unrestricted reserves at the year end. 

## **3. Income from donations and legacies** 


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2021-22 2020-21<br>Unrestricted  Restricted  Total   Total<br>£ £ £ £<br>Donations 201,682 151,166 352,848 392,758<br>Grants 70,148 660,696 730,844 726,618<br>Legacies 45,314 1,002 46,316 29,859<br>317,144 812,864 1,130,008 1,149,235<br>**----- End of picture text -----**<br>


Details of significant donations received in the year are provided on page 65. Of the £1,149,235 income received in 2021, £323,631 was allocated to unrestricted funds and £825,604 was allocated to restricted funds. 

## **4. Income from charitable activities** 


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2021-22 2020-21<br>Unrestricted  Restricted  Total   Total<br>£ £ £ £<br>Work with disabled<br>children and young  7,246,785 0 7,246,785 7,074,642<br>people<br>Associated charitable work<br>Training Courses and<br>850 0 850 0<br>Products<br>7,247,635 0 7,247,635 7,074,642<br>**----- End of picture text -----**<br>


Income from work with disabled children and young people analysed by KIDS region. 


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2021-22  2020-21<br>£ £<br>London East & North 1,618,564 1,513,268<br>London West & South 1,615,552 1,165,044<br>South East 15,480 1,146,465<br>South West 214,433 235,259<br>Central 777,669 729,070<br>Yorkshire 675,549 661,967<br>Lincolnshire 686,108 686,474<br>DFE / National Projects 1,643,430 937,095<br>7,246,785 7,074,642<br>**----- End of picture text -----**<br>


All of the income amounting to £7,074,642 received in 2021 was allocated to unrestricted funds. 

## **5. Income earned from other activities** 


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2021-22 2020-21<br>Unrestricted  Restricted  Total   Total<br>£ £ £ £<br>Events Income 188,985 1,474 190,459 18,562<br>Commission from<br>the sale of Christmas  9,429 0 9,429 0<br>cards<br>198,414 1,474 199,888 18,562<br>**----- End of picture text -----**<br>


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## **6. Investment Income** 

Investment Income relates to bank interest received 2021-22 £1,752 (2020-21 £154) held in Unrestricted Funds. 

## **7. Analysis of expenditure on charitable activities and raising funds** 


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2021-22 2020-21<br>Direct  Other Direct<br>Support Costs  Total   Total<br>Staff Costs  Costs<br>£ £ £<br>£ £<br>Generating<br>274,427 31,174 36,474 342,075 350,546<br>Voluntary Income<br>Activities for<br>137,214 57,521 23,243 217,978 204,878<br>generating funds<br>Raising Funds 411,641 88,695 59,717 560,053 555,424<br>Work with<br>disabled children<br>5,741,137 1,482,973 862,237 8,086,347 8,056,278<br>and young<br>people<br>Associated<br>0 0 0 0 (5,416)<br>charitable work<br>Charitable<br>5,741,137 1,482,973 862,237 8,086,347 8,050,862<br>Activities<br>**----- End of picture text -----**<br>


Expenditure for work with disabled children and young people analysed by KIDS region. 


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2021-22 2020-21<br>Direct  Other Direct<br>Support Costs  Total   Total<br>Staff Costs  Costs<br>£ £ £<br>£ £<br>London East &<br>1,458,843 343,842 215,160 2,017,845 1,968,145<br>North<br>London West &<br>1,165,153 280,958 172,600 1,618,711 1,190,942<br>South<br>South East 41,774 6,942 5,815 54,531 1,327,089<br>South West 168,172 49,042 25,925 243,139 266,376<br>Central 604,275 149,898 90,017 844,190 873,129<br>Yorkshire 510,712 134,161 76,968 721,841 751,150<br>Lincolnshire 561,963 126,651 82,190 770,804 730,454<br>DFE / National<br>1,230,245 391,479 193,562 1,815,286 948,993<br>Projects<br>5,741,137 1,482,973 862,237 8,086,347 8,056,278<br>**----- End of picture text -----**<br>


Of the total expenditure of £8,086,347 (2020-21 £8,050,862) £694,104 (2020-21 £780,778) related to restricted expenditure and £7,392,243 (2020-21 £7,270,084) related to unrestricted expenditure. 

## **8. Analysis of governance and support costs** 


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2021-22 2020-21<br>Staff Costs  Other Costs  Total   Total<br>£ £ £ £<br>Chief Executive<br>153,334 45,073 198,407 197,239<br>Office<br>Finance and Payroll 239,630 60,490 300,120 292,550<br>Human Resources 145,707 84,572 230,279 226,556<br>IT Infrastructure 119,589 37,157 156,746 138,708<br>Governance 17,036 19,366 36,402 38,087<br>675,296 246,658 921,954 893,140<br>**----- End of picture text -----**<br>


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## **9. Analysis of staff costs, Trustee remuneration and expenses, and the cost of key management personnel** 


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2021-22  2020-21<br>£ £<br>Wages and salaries 5,997,755 6,148,820<br>Social security costs 408,073 410,589<br>Pension contributions 106,241 110,290<br>Agency and contract staff 316,005 269,785<br>6,828,074 6,939,484<br>**----- End of picture text -----**<br>


The average number of full time equivalent employees, and average headcount during the year, analysed by category. 


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2021-22  2021-22  2020-21  2020-21<br>FTE Headcount FTE Headcount<br>Staff engaged in<br>10 13 9 10<br>generating funds<br>Staff engaged in<br>direct charitable  158 224 172 235<br>activities<br>Management and<br>21 25 23 26<br>support staff<br>189 262 204 271<br>**----- End of picture text -----**<br>


Included in staff costs are amounts paid to casual workers who are engaged in direct charitable activities on a sessional basis. The average number of full time equivalent casual workers equated to 54 (2021:54). 


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Total contributions made to defined contribution schemes on behalf of the higher paid employees in 2021-22 was £5,492 (2020-21 £2,839). At 31 March 2022 retirement benefits were accruing to the higher paid employees under defined contribution schemes. 

The total cost of key management is £308,765 (2020-21 £330,819). 

## **10. Pension Costs** 

The charity participates in a defined contribution pension scheme administered externally. Membership of the scheme is available to employees satisfying qualifying conditions. Payments made to the fund are charged annually in the financial statements. The pension cost charge amounted to £106,241 (2021: £110,290). At the year end there was £20,115 in unpaid contributions (2021: £21,028). 

From 1 October 2018 there were a number of staff who had TUPE’d across from another organisation who are entitled to be in the NHS Pension. 

## **11. Auditor Fees** 

The auditor fees include audit fees for 2021/22 £21,000 inclusive of VAT, (2020/21 £19,833). Fees paid to our auditors in respect of non-audit services during the year was nil (2020/21 £10,139). 

## **12. Related Party Transactions** 

Advantage has been taken of the exemption conferred by paragraph 3(c) of Financial Reporting Standard 102 paragraph 33.1 whereby transactions with entities that are part of the same group do not require disclosure in the financial statements. 

During the 2021/22 financial year there was 1 related party transaction: 

1.  Stephen Unwin (Chair) has confirmed that his son works as a sessional worker at Hackney Playground. The rate of pay was at a standard rate for the role taken. 

## **13. Tangible Fixed Assets** 

Summary of Tangible fixed assets of the group and charity. 

All Freehold and Long leasehold properties were valued as at 1 April 2018. The properties were valued by Lambert Smith Hampton. The reports and valuations have been prepared in accordance with the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (‘RICS’) Valuation – Professional Standards UK January 2014 (revised April 2015), also known as the ‘Red Book’, the International Valuation Standards (‘IVS’) 2017 and the Red Book – the RICS Valuation, Global Standards 2017; 

- The valuations have been prepared in accordance with the current requirements of UK Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (UK GAAP) 

- With reference to the Financial Reporting Standards (FRS), in particular FRS 102, 

- As well as relevant Statements of Recommended Practice (SORP). 

The carrying amount for each class of property that would have been recognised had the assets been carried at historical cost would have been: 


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No Trustee of the charity received any remuneration for services performed on behalf of the charity or group. During the year ended 31 March 2022 two Trustees received reimbursed travel expenses £51.50 (2020-21 one Trustee, DBS checks £132.10). 

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## **Fixed Assets of the group and charity** 


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Land and Buildings  Other  Total<br>£ £ £<br>Cost<br>At 1 April 2021 687,696 1,553,639 2,241,335<br>Additions 78,922 10,350 89,272<br>Revaluation 0 0 0<br>Disposals 0 (15,405) (15,405)<br>At 31 March 2022 766,618 1,548,584 2,315,202<br>Depreciation<br>At 1 April 2021 193,784 1,428,326 1,622,110<br>Charge for year 25,761 58,782 84,543<br>Revaluations 0 0 0<br>Disposals 0 (7,446) (7,446)<br>At 31 March 2022 219,545 1,479,662 1,699,207<br>Net book value<br>At 31 March 2022 547,073 68,922 615,995<br>At 31 March 2021 493,912 125,313 619,225<br>**----- End of picture text -----**<br>


## **Land and Buildings of the group and charity** 


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Freehold Land and  Long Lease-hold  Short Lease-hold  Total Land<br>Buildings  Property  Improvements  and Buildings<br>£ £ £ £<br>Cost<br>At 1 April 2021 334,567 139,392 213,737 687,696<br>Additions 7,608 8,180 63,134 78,922<br>Revaluation 0 0 0 0<br>Disposals 0 0 0 0<br>At 31 March 2022 342,175 147,572 276,871 766,618<br>Depreciation<br>At 1 April 2021 0 10,505 183,279 193,784<br>Charge for year 0 7,878 17,883 25,761<br>Revaluations 0 0 0 0<br>Disposals 0 0 0 0<br>At 31 March 2022 0 18,383 201,162 219,545<br>Net book value<br>At 31 March 2022 342,175 129,189 75,709 547,073<br>At 31 March 2021 334,567 128,887 30,458 493,912<br>**----- End of picture text -----**<br>



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## **Other Fixed assets of the group and charity** 


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Office<br>Playground  Equipment  IT Equipment<br>Motor Vehicles  Total Other<br>Structures  Fixtures and  and Software<br>£ £<br>£ Fittings  £<br>£<br>Cost<br>At 1 April 2021 82,564 452,481 706,560 312,034 1,553,639<br>Additions 0 5,940 4,410 0 10,350<br>Revaluation 0 0 0 0 0<br>Disposals 0 0 (15,405) 0 (15,405)<br>At 31 March 2022 82,564 458,421 695,565 312,034 1,548,584<br>Depreciation<br>At 1 April 2021 82,564 420,554 639,153 286,055 1,428,326<br>Charge for year 0 13,857 21,888 23,037 58,782<br>Revaluations 0 0 0 0 0<br>Disposals 0 0 (7,446) 0 (7,446)<br>At 31 March 2022 82,564 434,411 653,595 309,092 1,479,662<br>Net book value<br>At 31 March 2022 0 24,010 41,970 2,942 68,922<br>At 31 March 2021 0 31,927 67,407 25,979 125,313<br>**----- End of picture text -----**<br>


## **14. Investments** 

## **Investments of the charity** 


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Net Assets  2021  Surplus (Deficit)  2021<br>(Deficit)  2022<br>2022  £ £<br>£<br>£<br>Support Education<br>and Respite Care for  0 0 0 0<br>Children (Smile)<br>Kidsactive 0 0 0 0<br>KIDS Trading<br>100 100 100 0<br>Company Limited<br>Strut Limited 0 0 0 0<br>**----- End of picture text -----**<br>


## **15. Current Tangible Assets** 

In 2021 the Smile Centre building was transferred from fixed assets to current assets as an asset held for sale. On 26 April 2021 the Smile Centre was sold for £1,550,000. 


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Total Current Tangible Assets<br>£<br>Net Book Value At 1 April 2021 1,550,000<br>Sale of Asset (1,550,000)<br>Net Book Value At 31 March 2022 0<br>16. Debtors<br>Group Charity<br>2022  2021  2022  2021<br>£ £ £ £<br>Trade debtors 402,209 641,135 402,209 641,135<br>Other Debtors 10,330 10,748 10,330 10,748<br>Prepayments and<br>419,710 344,803 419,710 344,803<br>accrued income<br>832,249 996,686 832,249 996,686<br>**----- End of picture text -----**<br>


Investments related to the 100% share capital of KIDS Trading Company Limited, a dormant company limited by guarantee registered in England and Wales. 

KIDS is also the sole member of Support Education and Respite Care for Children, Kidsactive and Strut Limited, both are charities and companies limited by guarantee, with no share capital, registered in England and Wales. Kidsactive and Strut Limited are dormant. 

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## **17. Creditors: amounts falling due within one year** 


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Group Charity<br>2022  2021  2022  2021<br>£ £ £ £<br>Trade Creditors 92,496 89,511 92,496 89,511<br>Social Security and<br>101,587 100,805 101,587 100,805<br>other taxation<br>Other creditors* 62,063 188,775 62,163 188,875<br>Accruals 316,078 232,107 316,078 232,107<br>Deferred Income** 391,495 201,005 391,495 201,005<br>963,719 812,203 963,819 812,303<br>**----- End of picture text -----**<br>


*Includes funds held as an agent on behalf of Hull City Council 2022: £15,140 (2021: £20,230). 

**Deferred income comprises income that has been invoiced but relates to the next financial year. 

## **18. Deferred Income** 

## **Group and Charity** 


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2022  2021<br>£ £<br>Balance as at 1 April  201,005 182,868<br>Amount released to income earned<br>(201,005) (182,868)<br>from charitable activities<br>Amount deferred in year 391,495 201,005<br>Balance as at 31 March  391,495 201,005<br>**----- End of picture text -----**<br>


## **19. Analysis of net assets between funds** 

## **Group** 


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Unrestricted  Restricted  Total   Unrestricted  Restricted  Total<br>Funds  Funds  2021-22  Funds  Funds  2020-21<br>£ £ £ £ £ £<br>Tangible fixed assets 615,995 0 615,995 619,225 0 619,225<br>Net current assets 2,942,134 661,949 3,604,083 3,0206,774 604,795 3,611,569<br>3,558,129 661,949 4,220,078 3,625,999 604,795 4,230,794<br>**----- End of picture text -----**<br>


## **Charity** 


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Unrestricted  Restricted  Total   Unrestricted  Restricted  Total<br>Funds  Funds  2021-22  Funds  Funds  2020-21<br>£ £ £ £ £ £<br>Tangible fixed assets 615,995 0 615,995 619,225 0 619,225<br>Investments 100 0 100 100 0 100<br>Net current assets 2,942,034 661,949 3,603,983 3,006,674 604,795 3,611,469<br>3,558,129 661,949 4,220,078 3,625,999 604,795 4,230,794<br>**----- End of picture text -----**<br>



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## **20. Analysis of charitable funds** 

## **Group and Charity** 


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Fund 1 April  Transfer/Other  Funds 31March<br>Income  Expenditure<br>2021  Gains  2022<br>£ £<br>£ £ £<br>Restricted Funds<br>London East & North 58,492 128,248 (141,509) (13,873) 31,358<br>London West &<br>3,000 25,260 (25,260) 0 3,000<br>South<br>South West 0 6,000 (6,000) 0 0<br>Central 174,671 135,793 (138,895) (19,410) 152,159<br>Yorkshire 96,570 183,003 (106,732) 0 172,841<br>Lincolnshire 25,343 78,494 (88,715) 0 15,122<br>National Projects 163,621 257,540 (186,993) (48,309) 185,859<br>Greystar<br>contribution to<br>60,000 0 0 0 60,000<br>Hayward building<br>work<br>Nation Garden<br>23,098 0 0 18,512 41,610<br>Scheme<br>604,795 814,338 (694,104) (63,080) 661,949<br>Unrestricted Funds<br>**----- End of picture text -----**<br>


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|Capital reserve<br>fund|189,282|0|(78,676)|63,080|173,686|
|Property Reserve|1,168,549|0|(1,550,000)|0|(381,451)|
|Funds held as<br>custodian/agent|20,230|49,600|(54,690)|0|15,140|
|General fund|2,247,938|7,779,705|(6,268,930)|(7,959)|3,750,754|
||**3,625,999**|**7,829,305**|**(7,952,296)**|**55,121**|**3,558,129**|
|**Total funds**|**4,230,794**|**8,643,643**|**(8,646,400)**|**(7,959)**|**4,220,078**|



The Restricted funds carried forward are made up of various fundraised and trust income that have not been spent during the financial year. 

- London East & North includes money to be spent on services in Camden as well as the Hackney and Wandsworth playgrounds. 

- London West & South includes £16,000 from CNOOC towards services in Harrow and £3,000 towards Southwark services has been carried forward into the next financial year. 

- South West income included contributions to the Keynsham holiday scheme and the Be Positive group. All money was spent in the year. 

- Central includes money to be spent on wellbeing in Stockport, the Connected and Be Hear project in Warwickshire as well as the Orchard centre in Lye. 

- Yorkshires include money to be spent on inclusion behaviour support, family and summer activities. 

- Lincolnshire includes money to be spent on the running of the strut after school and holiday club. 

- National Projects include predominantly money to be spent on the young carers group and a contribution to the new digital hub development. 

- There are a number of capital monies carried forward including a contribution from Hayward to fund building works as well as a donation from the National Garden Scheme to create two gardens one that has been developed in a previous year and one that will be developed next year. 

£63,080 of restricted money was spent on capital items and has been moved to the capital reserve fund to depreciate as the items purchased were specific and restricted although they are for general use. 


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## **Group and Charity** 

## **21. Operating lease commitments** 


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Funds 1 April  Transfer/Other  Funds 31  Group Charity<br>Income  Expenditure<br>2020  Gains  March 2021<br>£ £ 2022  2021  2022  2021<br>£ £ £<br>£ £ £ £<br>Restricted Funds<br>Land and buildings<br>London East & North 120,500 119,221 (181,229) 0 58,492<br>Expiring within one<br>178,188 201,580 178,188 201,580<br>London West &  year<br>8,322 6,553 (11,875) 0 3,000<br>South<br>Expiring within two<br>255,035 148,600 255,035 148,600<br>South East 34,471 125,472 (81,018) 0 78,925 to five years<br>South West 6,001 18,173 (24,172) 0 0 Expiring after five<br>83,789 30,000 83,789 30,000<br>years<br>Central 132,505 257,304 (191,005) (24,133) 174,671<br>517,012 380,180 517,012 380,180<br>Yorkshire 192,707 153,390 (207,187) 0 138,911<br>Other<br>Lincolnshire 0 67,824 (42,480) 0 25,343<br>Expiring within one<br>24,188 11,213 24,188 11,213<br>National Projects 5,459 60,369 (23,474) 0 42,355 year<br>Capital Projects 0 25,674 (1,448) (24,226) 0 Expiring within two<br>24,673 7,387 24,673 7,387<br>to five years<br>Greystar<br>contribution to  Expiring after five<br>60,000 0 0 0 60,000 5,443 5,443 5,443 5,443<br>Hayward building  years<br>work<br>54,304 24,043 54,304 24,043<br>Nation Garden<br>41,610 0 0 (18,512) 23,098 During the year £234,481 (2020-21 £241,725) was spent on operating lease commitments.<br>Scheme<br>Albert Hunt -  22. Analysis of cash and cash equivalents<br>Money for minibus  5,000 (5,000) 0 0 0<br>– Capital Cash and Cash equivalents is all cash in hand 2022: £3,735,553 (2021: £1,877,086).<br>Sandra Trust-<br>23. Post-balance sheet events<br>Various Building  16,890 0 (16,890) 0 0<br>work There are no Post-balance sheet events.<br>623,465 828,980 (780,778) (66,872) 604,795<br>Unrestricted Funds<br>Designated funds 13,895 0 (13,895) 0 0<br>Capital reserve<br>206,500 0 (66,957) 49,739 189,282<br>fund<br>Property Reserve 4,414,956 0 (3,246,407) 0 1,168,549<br>Funds held as<br>3,093 44,800 (27,663) 0 20,230<br>custodian/ agent<br>General fund 2,249,948 7,704,980 (7,724,123) 17,133 2,247,938<br>6,888,392 7,749,780 (11,079,045) 66,872 3,625,999<br>Total funds 7,511,857 8,578,760 (11,859,823) 0 4,230,794<br>**----- End of picture text -----**<br>


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## **24. Reconciliation of net movement in funds to net cash flow from operating activities** 


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Group   Group  Charity  Charity<br>2022  2021  2022  2021<br>£ £ £ £<br>Net income/<br>(expenditure) for the<br>reporting period (as  (10,716)  (3,281,063) (10,716) (3,281,063)<br>per the statement of<br>financial activities)<br>Adjustments for:<br>Depreciation<br>84,543 87,639 84,543 87,639<br>charges<br>Loss/(profit) on sale<br>7,960 48 7,960 48<br>of fixed assets<br>Loss on the<br>revaluation of fixed  0 3,253,489 0 3,253,489<br>assets<br>Interest from<br>(1,752) (154) (1,752) (154)<br>investments<br>Interest payments 2,179 2,391 2,179 2,391<br>(Increase)/Decrease<br>164,437 243,669 164,437 243,669<br>in debtors<br>Increase/(Decrease)<br>151,515 168,856 151,515 168,856<br>in creditors<br>Net cash provided<br>by (used in)  398,166 474,875 398,166 474,875<br>operating activities<br>**----- End of picture text -----**<br>


## **Gifts and Grants Received** 

The list below provides details of all voluntary donations over £5,000 or above received during the past two financial years by the charity. 


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|29th May 1961 Charitable Trust|8,000|8,000|
|A D Charitable Trust||17,500|
|Armed Forces Covenant Trust||9,500|
|Axis Capital|5,000||
|Band Trust|80,000||
|BBC Children in Need|34,875|32,815|
|Charles S French Charitable Trust|5,000||
|Clover Trust||5,000|
|Cooperative||35,000|
|Covid 19 – Mental Wellbeing & Resilience Fund|41,481||
|Cranswick Country Foods|40,101|20,000|
|Credit Suisse||15,000|
|Derwent London||5,000|
|Edward Cadbury Trust|5,000|5,000|
|Elizabeth & Prince Zaiger Charitable Trust|6,000|6,000|
|Eveson Charitable Trust|20,000|15,000|
|Estate of the late Dennis Frederick Compton|13,817||
|Estate of the late Sybil Hunt|31,140||
|Expat Foundation|39,897||
|Glebe Charitable Trust|5,000||
|Greystar Europe Ltd|49,900||
|Hull and East Riding Charitable Trust|5,000||
|Hutton Foundation||10,000|
|Katten/APL|14,000||
|Kusma Trust|23,500||
|Kurt Geiger|37,280||
|Laurence Guiness||14,644|
|Meriem Laouiti|5,000||



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||**2021-22**|**2020-21**|
|---|---|---|
|NHS Hampshire, Southampton and Isle of Wight CCG|20,000||
|National Lottery Community Fund|64,326|60,309|
|National Lottery Community Fund &DCMS (Coronavirus Community<br>Support Fund)||68,145|
|National Lottery Grant||22,610|
|Quartet Foundation|5,036||
|Quartet Express Grant||8,590|
|Royal Navy and Royal Marines Charity|33,400|25,000|
|Sandra Charitable Trust|30,000|30,000|
|Severn Trent Water||10,000|
|Sir James Reckitt Charity|15,000||
|Skylarks Endowment|7,500||
|Stockport Local Fund|10,000||
|Sunlife Insurance|9,494|5,000|
|Sunrise Foundation||10,000|
|St Andrew Holborn Charities|11,200|15,782|
|Swire Charitable Trust||5,000|
|Techbelt Community Fund||5,000|
|The Adint Charitable Trust||10,000|
|The Childhood Trust|5,000||
|The Clover Trust||5,000|
|The Bailey Thomas Charitable Trust|5,000|5,000|
|The DMF Ellis Charitable Trust||5,000|
|The London Marathon Grant|5,940||
|The Morrisons Foundation||13,437|
|The O’Sullivan Family Charitable Trust||5,000|
|The Roger & Douglas Turner Charitable Trust||5,000|
|The Screwfx Foundation|7,608||
|The Three Guineas Trust|26,372|25,607|
|Tula Trust|5,000|5,000|
|Two Ridings Community Foundation||10,000|
|White and Case|50,000||



||**2021-22**|**2020-21**|
|---|---|---|
|Youth Investment Fund||53,001|
|Young Londoners Fund|36,530|37,398|
|Zochonis Charitable Trust|25,000|30,500|
|Zurich Community Trust|45,125|16,905|



The Trustees wish to acknowledge with sincere gratitude all of the many donors and supporters whose generous financial help makes a considerable contribution to our ability to continue our work. 

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