Charity number.. 284482
HELPTNG HERTS
T￿stee5, Report and lJnaudited financial Statements
ror I'he Year Ended 30 June 2024
Mansell & Co
Churtered Ccrtifjed Accountants
5 Duck"etls Wknarf
South Sircct
Bithops, Stortford
H¥Ttfvrdsliir¢
CM23 3AR

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Contents
Page
Reference and Adtninistratiiin Infonnation
TTUStees' Annual Report
24
Independent Examiners Rewrt
Statetncnt ofFinancial Activities
Balance Sheet
Ngtes to the Unaudited Financial Stalemenls
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Referenee and Administration Information
Trugtee8
Gordiin Morrison- President and Chair of Trustees
Jim Tatchcll- Vicc Prcsidenl and Chajr
RiGhaid Ciilke%- Finance
Gerald YounsT¢T- Hon-freaswer
susan AaddvGk- Hon Secretary
Charity reglstration numb¢T
284482
Busin¢5s address
I Canfi¢ld
Chanlry Road
Bishop's Siortford
Hcrifordghire
CM23 2SH
Website
vw.helpin8herts.com
Bank
BaTcla}'s Bat)k PIC
Harlaw Branch
14 The Centrc Sc?uthgate
The Water CTardens
South Gat
148rlow
CM20 IAN
Independent examiner
Wilt()n Lj'ndon l.td TIA Mansell & Co
Cl￿rter￿d Cttrtified Accountanls.
S Ducketl% V/harf
South Styvel
Bi%hnp'$ 8tortford
Herls
CM23 3AR
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Trustees, Annual Report for the Yeai. Ended 30 June 2024
The Trustees present their annual report togetherwith the financial sratements of the ¢haril}, for thc year l July
2023 to 3 1 June 2024 and ¢tsnfitm theTr comply with the requirement$ ofthc ChJrils¢5 Act 2011, the tTUSt deed
aiid the Chanlies SORP.
The Trwslees who %erved durin8 the year wcre..
CToidon Morrison- Prcsidenl and Chair of Trustees
Jim Talchell- Vic¢ Ptesidcnt and Lhoir
R]"¢haid Gilkes- Financc
CT¢Tald Younger- Hon Treasurer
Susan Hllddock- Hon Se¢Telary
Objettives And Actii'ities
Policies and objectiTres
Tn itni)roi'c the Iii'es of all children and youn8 people in need acros$ H¢rtfordshire.
b. Principle xetivitie$
To empoiver and supwrt children and families in n¢ed bi". providin8 match funded swnsoiship. ¢onnectill8
charitie% lo new rcsources and iaisin8 the profile of Gharities and their clients a¢ioss Hertfordshiie.
c. Public hcncfit
'I'he-I'ru%t¢es hai'c developed their slrate8ic plans to ensure ihat the chatity plans provides publiG b¢n¢fit and
achieves ils objectii'es as ￿t out in the bounddiion Cc)n4liLulion. The Trustets hai"e b7iien du¥ cc)n%ideTalion lo
8cncral guiddncc published bs, the Chaiity Coinmission relating to public be￿er11, including the guidance 'Public
benefil.. resK)rtins (PB3).
AchieTrement$ p¢rformance
ThToWoul ihL I'.¢JT, i¥e'vc slrcngthened our focus on Child welfaie by supponing 12 incredible children's
¢harities. Our main pritsrilies ha￿¢ bcen fundraising through digital marketing. incrcasin8 participation in our
el'ents, and raisill8 public awdren¢ss loi our partner charities.
The mo%1 r¥ivardin8 a¢hievem¢ni has ken successfully brin8in8 these 12 churiti¢s tog¢th¢r lo collaborate, while
the most disappointin8 aspetii has been our inability to Cll8agc Rotary in an), capa¢it}'.
On a positiille note, our own Rotary Club, 8tOTt Valley, has suwessfully recruitcd neiv mcmbcrs and continues to
Provide vital support to those ill need in the Bishop's Sioriford area.
The Helpin8 Herts brand is srowing rapidly. providing us wth an In￿edible opportunity to TtTrke an even
8Teater impact on th¢ 50,000 children and families in Hertfordshire facin8 daily Ghalleng¢%.
FlnJ)nei41 r¢vicJv
Going conecrn
Th¢'l'ruslees hai'e reviewed the ¢a5h flow lore¢asts and budget proJ￿tIOnS and the Board of Ttustces hai'e a
rcasonablc cxpcLtatiun that the charity ha% adequate r¢souTG¢% to conlinue in opcrational eNisl¢nLe foT the
fores¢¢able luture. For this rca%)n, It continues io adopt the 80in8 concern basLS Ln PTeparinB the fu￿nCIal
statements.
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Trustees, Annual Report for ihe Year Ended 30 June 2024
b. Reserves p(blic)'
The Trustees rebFulaTly underknke a revicm. ot th¢ financial actiN'ities to ensure the charity has slltTicieni re5¢rve
in order to operate in both the short and longei terni.
The charity s re.%¢￿"t ￿l1¢Y is to mainthin liquid funds equal iii at least sik tnunth%' core ¢osls, u'hicli arc
primarilj. grants Io OT8anisations, oihei charities or voluniary, Ex)thes. Thi5 level of reserves lias been
throughout the year.
Financial performance
Oui niain incomB conies from donations and gift aid, amountin8 to £414.936 in the year (2023.. £303.576)
EkpenditUTe for the year was £732,269 {2023. £240,518). T¢sultin8 in a cu￿en1 year sutplus of £82.667 12023..
£63,058)
Stru¢luTC* govern*nc¢ and managetnent
Constitution
The charity is ¢ontrollcd by li% goN'eTnin8 docutnent.
b. MethTrd of appointment or election of Trnstees
The Board ofTtustees carries out r¢gulai rcN'icws to idcntify anTr gaps in the knowlcdgc and cxpctiencc of our
Board. Potential neiv tru%te¢s uie iequired to submit an applicaiion fom. and if takcn for￿￿rd the}, are then
invited to atieiid a Board meetinb, folloivin8 which they attend an Interview, and if Lxith parties are haiipy and
willin8 lo continue, their application is submitt¢d Lo the rlext s¢lieduled Irustees meeiing for confimalion of
appx)intmcnt. "I'he FloaTd of Trustccs must be mad¢ up ora miniTllUtn of thT¢e'l'rustces. the Prcsidcnt, the
Secretary and the I'rcasurer.
Risk my&nagement
We Lonlinue l() asscss, rcview and plun for all risks the or8anisation fac¢ now and in the fuiure All new
projccis and acti￿7(1¢5 dei'elo￿d and run by Helpinbi HBrlS uAdeTgu a risk asscssmcnt before the). be8in. Thi5
pioccss hi￿)]18ht5 awar¥netss to the ￿tentIal risks taced and will assist witli the deNelvptnenl ofrubusl
ontingencv plans.
The tTUStees have sdenlifjed the risks to ivhich the charity i$ exp)sed &nd haN'e impleinented PTo¢edures t
I￿a[￿Se those risks. 'I'he iisk of the charity are reviewed at Trnstee meetings on a regul&r basis.
Plthns for th¢ future
Our plans lor Ihc fiitiuc very much r¢fl¥ols whal ive hav¢ a¢hi¥ved in 2022123, promotitjg the qualili¢s ot.
Hcrltord%hire, and dei'elop furthcr the brand Helpin8 Herts. DC￿.¢10P1llg our F)ib7itdl Protjlc and engaging u'ith a
widcr audiettce ]ncluding Hertfordshirc Coinpanics will remain a focus. Succcss ivill be reflected in th¢ lund%
we raise ¥nd the incrcascd understandin8 of how Digital Mcdia will bcncfit the Charity w'orld.
Maintsining involvetnent from Stort Vallcy Rotsry and welcotnins new tn¢mbers lo our club 74Tr11 always be
priority.
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Trustees, Annual Report for ihe Year Ended 30 June 2024
St*tement of Tru$¢c¢s' responsibiliti¢8
I'he Tiustees are r¥5ponsible lor piq)arin8 the Trustees ReEK)rt a￿1 the flnancial 51aternents in a¢cordance wilh
applicable law and United Kin8dom Ac¢vuniiTrs Stsndards.
The law applicable to charities in England at)d Wales require% th¢ T￿￿te¢S to prepare financial slatcmcnts for
each financial i'eaT which 8ivc a true and fair vicw ot'the stale of affairs of the chdrit}' and of iLs incomin8
re%ourccs and appli¢alion of resource%. in¢ludin8 its income and e%[￿dIlUre. for that [￿lod. In pr¢pgring these
financial stat¢ments, Ihc TTuslees are rcqiiired tc)".
select suitable acCol￿tIng Fx)licie5 and then appls, theTn Gonsistently.,
obgerve the nicthods and principlcs of Ihe Charitie% SORP.,
make jud8emeAI% 4nd accounting L%timales that arc rcasonable and prndent.,
$tai¢ whether applic4ble standards htsi'¢ IEen followed, subject to any malcrial departures disclosed and
explained in t]ic financial slatemenls,. and
PT¢pare the financial sthtemcnts on the goin8 conccrn basis unless it is itMppropriate to presume thai th¢
¢haTity will cc)ttlinue in biisiness
The Trugtees are respon%ible for kecping adequaie accounting records that are sutTJcient to show and cxplain the
charity's tran%actions and disLlo%¢ ivith rcasonable accuraci, at 3n}' tiTne the financidl tx)silion of th¢ ¢harity' and
Cr￿ble them in ensurc that the financial statemcnts compl), Ivith the Charilie4 ALI 1993, the chdTiL}' IAG¢ounls
and Reporls) Re8ulation% 2008 and the proi'isions ot. the tyELs1 deed. They ute al%ts restx)n%ible l(Ir tsal¢8uording
the asse1% of the charity and h￿ce for tskin8 reasonable %1¢p￿ fnT the prevention and detection offTaud and othrT
Irregularities.
Apprtsv￿ by order of the membe15 of the Board of Truste¢s on 22 April 2025 and signed their behalf by.
Gordon Mottison- Chair of Ttusie¢s
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Independent Examiner's Report
for the Year Ended 30 June 2024
Indtpendent examincr's report to thc trustee$ of Helping H¢rts
I rcport tc) the trusteLs i)n my examin&iii)n of the financial slatemenis of Helping Herts {'the chttrily,) foT thc }'car
ended 30 June 2024 which compriw the Stalement of l.inan¢ial A¢iii'ilieb, the Balance Sheel und related iiotes.
This rewrt is mad¢ solely to the charil) s tru5tCCS, as a body. in a¢¢oidance S¢¢iion 145 ofthe Chatitie5 Act
2011. My work has becn undertaken so that I might state to the chaTily's iruslees thvs¢ malter% l am Tequired to
state to them In this ieport and loi TK) other purpose. 'l-o the lulle4t eNl¢nt remitied by Idw, I do not uGoept or
assume responsibility lo ans'one other than th¢ Ghaiity and the charity's trustee5 as a body. for my work. for this
reN)rt, or for thc opinions I lia￿C fomjed.
Responsibilities bMst$ of report
A% the trustees of ihe Lharil!. }'oii arc rL%FK>nsibl¢ for the preparation of the fjnancial ststcmcnts in accordance ivith
the re4ULrements of the Charitie5 Act 20111-th¢ Act,).
I rcport in respect of Jn}' examinaiion of the charity's financial statemenls Larricd out undcr section 145 of the Aci
and incarry'tng outm}' examination I have fulli)w¢d all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission
undei section 145151(b) of the Act.
An inde￿ndent examinatii)n doe5 not ini'olvc 8atherin8 all the evidence ihat would be required in an audit and
coAsequ¢nil}, docs not CtsVBr all the matters that an auditor considers In givin8 thcir opinion on thc financial
slalcments
-I'h¢ plannins and condlltt ol an audit 8OC5 beyojid thc limit¢d assutan¢¢ thal £in ind¢p¢nd¢nl
examination can ptovidc. CoJ)sequenil)' l expTess tjo opinion as to whet]ier the I'inancial.staietn¢nt& pr¢%¥nt a 'lru¢
and tair, view and my report is limited to those SE￿¢IfiC ￿￿tterS set out in the indeFEndeT]t exaTnin¢r'% sialeTnent.
Independent eiaminer's statement
Since tlic charity, s gri)s5 income cxcceded £250,(K)O your examiner must be a member of a IM)dy listed in section
14) of thc 2011 Aci I confirtn that l am qualified to undertake the examination because l aTna tnember ofACCA,
vhich is one of the listed bodies.
I have ¢ompl¢ted m}, examination. l ¢i)nfiTm that no tnaieiial tnattets have come lo my attention in connection
¥ith the examit]alion giving me &iuse to believe that in an}, n￿terial resircl".
accountin8 reconi% were not kept in reSE￿¢t of the charity a5 requiTcd by section 130 of thc Act., or
> the fin)n¢ial statements do not accord w'ith those records. or
the flnancial SL2tem¢nl% do not comply MTrth the applicable T¢qUIT¥mcnts concernin8 the fo￿) and
contcnt ol'accounts out in the Charitie5 (Accounts and R¢pvrts) Rc8ulalions 2008 other than aD}'
requircmcnt thdi ih¢ ac¢ounLs sive a 'true aiid fair Triew whi¢h is not a mattcr considered a% part ot'8n
inde￿ndent examination.
I have no conccrn8 dnd have come across no oihcr malter.s in conne¢tic)n the cxatnination tc) which aiiention
should bc draivn in ihi% r¢pori in Order to cnablc u proyKI und¢r%lJnding of the financial statemenis io bc
rcachcd.
Siephen Pinder FCCA MAAT
Mangell & Co
Chartcrcd Ccrtificd Accounthnts
5 Duckells IlThart
South 8tT¢el
Fli%liop'% 8iortford
HerttoriSshirL
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Dal¢. 22nd April 2025
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Statement of Financial Aetivities (including Income & Expenditure Account)
for the Year Ended 30 June 2024
30.n6.24
TotAI
fund$
3n.06.23
Total
n(Is
Unre$tricteil
fund8
Rcstricted
funds
Notes
Income from:
thiiations and funthaising
Gifi aid
Totsl income
394,96.1
19,973
414,936
288,134
li,242
303,576
ICJ,973
414,936
Coxt of sales:
Grants to Hospice
Grants io Homc-SL2rt H¢rts
Grants to Herts Young Homeless
Grants lo CFIE,X8 F'amily Support
Grants to CoraTfL Lifc Educatitsn
Crants to For Baby's Sake
(iraAts to Ilcrts Mind Netivork
Grani% to Mencap
(iraAIs io NSPCC
Grants to Phoenix Group
Grants lo Playskill
Grattis io ￿"dIng for the Thsabled
Grants its The Ollie Foundation
Sulldry bTanls
(43,587}
131,0961
(13,3371
(8.2341
(14,5(K)I
159,7921
122,7021
(7.8391
(7,4481
(41,2081
114,1641
(47,5871
(31.0961
(13,3371
(8,234)
(14,500)
(59.792)
122.702)
(7,839)
(7,448)
(41,208)
(14.164)
18,737)
(14,1021
(17,236)
(14,228)
{52,000)
(11.300)
(10.146)
(1.1,233)
(19,009)
19,374)
(lo,(￿7}
200
193,98)
(8,631)
(8.C)31)
276.038
276,038
Grnss profitllloss)
138,898
138.898
109,591
Expenses:
Tra￿e1 and sub.%istence
Admiii and maTk¢lin8
Accouniancy fees
Flatlonn fees
Flank cliar8es
Tolal expenditur¢
{53.411)
(600)
12,220)
{53.411)
(600)
12,220)
(41,2471
{6001
(4,6861
4() 53.1
Nel income l (txpcndithlrl
Transfcrs ￿[w.e¢￿ fuiids
Net moi'cnwnt in funds
82,667
82,667
63,058
82.667
82.1?67
C)3 Oi8
ReconelllAtlon of funds:
Total funds broughi forward
Totul funds carrled foTw4rd
110,662
193.129
110.662
19.1329
47,604
IIOCC>2
The above results were derived fiom continuin8 orerations.
The charity has no recognised Bains or105se5 for the year other than the results alx)ve.
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Balance Sheet as at 30 June 2024
21124
2023
Notes
Fixed x55¢ts
Tangible a5SCts
Current 45sets
Cash at bank and in hand
Dcbtors
193,216
109,949
195,129
11.862
Cr¢ditor8: Ami)unts falling due ivithin onc )'ear
1,800
1,2(K)
Net eurrent &s5et8
193.329
Net assets
193,329
Charity fvnd
Ut)rcstricled lut]ds
RestTiCted fund%
193.329
110,662
Total funds
193 329
IIOC)(>2
Approved and authorised by the trustees on 22nd April 2025 and signed on their bchaifby".
Gordon Morrison- Chair of Irustees
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Notes to the Unaudited Financial Statements for the Yeai. Ended 30 June 2024
Attounting polS¢1¢s
Summary of $ignifitAnt accounting poli¢i¢s and kev aeeountin£ ¢stim4tc$
Tlic principle accounlinb FDlicics appli¢d iii the prcparatinn ol. these financial statements ale set out below.
Th¢%e policies hai'¢ been consistently applicd to all the years wesented, unles5 othenvise stated.
Basi$ of preparation
'I'he financial stalenicnls hav¢ been prepared using the historic cost convention eACCPt that as disclosed in th¢
ac¢ountin8 policies certain it¢tns arc sho￿￿ at fuii value.
R¢venue recognition
Turnover comprises the fair valu¢ ol the considcration Tecttii'¢d 01 Teceivable fnr the %ale of g(Mxls and provision
of services in th¢ i)Idinari' cour%e of the compan} S aclii'ilies. Turnoi'er is s11014￿ nel of salesll'aluc added tai,
retums. Teba*s and discounts.
The ¢QTnpany reco￿l￿¢S revenue when.
-l-h¢ aniount of revenue bc rcliablv measured.,
II ]% PTobablc that future ￿onoMiC ￿ne(1t$ ￿111 flow to the entity..
and spe¢ifi¢ criteria hav¢ been tnet for each of th¢ cornpany'5 activities.
Tax
The charity 15 exempt from corwration tax on its Ghuritable activitie5.
T*ngible assets
Tangible a&s¢ts arc slated in ihe balanec shcet at ttsst, le5￿ uny %ubs¢qu¢nt a¢cumulaled depr(*ldlion and
subsequ¥nt uccumulated ImpaiTmenl losscs. -l-he cts%i of tang7ibl¢ assets include% diTecily aitributable
incremcntal costs inourred in their acquisilion and installation.
Depr¢ciation
T)epT¢Gialioll is charged so as to MTite otythe cosi of assels. other than lat￿ onLI ptoperties under ¢onstyu¢iion
over their ¢slimated useful lives. as follows..
Asset class
Office equipment
Dep￿cIatiOn m¢lhod and rnte
25/0 reducing balance busis
Debtors
Tradc and other debtors are recO8￿sed at the settlement amount. Pr¢paym¢nts are valued at the amoullt prepaid.
Cash eash e4uii.*lent%
Ca%h and cash cquiN'alent% CC)TnPtise cash on hand and call deposits, and Ot[￿ 5hort-lenn highly liquid
invesimenis that are readily convertible to a knowi utnount of cash and ai¢ subject to Èn insi￿lficant risk of
¢hall8e in i'alue.
Creditor5
CrediloTS are recO￿lSed wher¢ the ¢haTity has a present obli8ation resulting from a pasi event that will result in
the transfer offutjds to a third party and Ihe amvuni tu %¢Ltl¢ ihe obligation can be measured 01 estimated
reliahlv. Cr¢ditOTS are rcco8nised ai their settlement umount.
Fund accounting
Unrcstriclcd funds can bE used in accordance with thc charitable objectives ai the discretion of the tru5t¢es.
Restritted fund% can only ￿ used for particular purwses within the 0￿c¢tiVeS of the charily Restrictions arise
when Specified by the donor or when fimds are raiscd for particular restricted puwses.
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Notes to the Unaudited Financial Statements for the Year Ended 30 June 2024
Net in¢omellexp¢nditure)
Net income/(expenditur¢) is stalcd al¢¢r charging{crdiling).'
2024
2023
IndeFKndent examincr8 fees
600
6(K)
Tan%ible flxLd awts
Office
Efjuipmtnt
Cn$t
Ay at l July 2023
Addilsons
As at 30.Tune 2024
D¢preciation
A% at l Juli, 2023
Ciwe foi Ihe }'car
As at 30 Jun¢ 2024
Net book i.aluc
As at 30 Julie 2024
As at 30 June 2023
Debtor
2024
2023
Other debior%
Creditor$
Creditors: amounts fAlling due wthin one )'ear
2024
2023
Due vtithin one Trear
Actr￿1$ und dcfcrrcd income
1.200
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Notes to the Unaudited Financial Statements for the Year Ended 30 June 2024
Movcment im funds
Trnnsf¢rs
BAl#nee #t m0￿c￿ent between Balance at
01.07.23
in funds
fun(l.s
JO.U6.24
Unre$¢ricted fvnd5
Gcneral fund
193 329
Tot#1 fvnd$
110662
191329
Net movement in funds. included in the above are as fnllows".
Net
Incomillg R￿Du￿e8 movement
resoU￿e5 exptnded
funds
Unrestricted fvnds
General fund
414.936
332269
Total funds
414.936
332.269)
82 C)67
Comparaiiv¢s for movemcnt in funds
N¢t
Transfers
BAIMncL' ait movement betV+een
Balaw¢c #t
01.07.22
In fvnds
30.06.23
un￿81￿cted fvnds
General lund
47,604
63,058
110,662
Totthl fvnd5
47,604
C>l,058
110,662
Comparatives net rnovemcnt in funds. itKlud¢d in the above are as follows..
Nct
InL'omin% ReSou￿e5 In0￿eML.llt
re.sou￿¢9 ¢xp¢nd¢d
in fi4nd%
Unt*strActed thnds
General fund
303,576
240,518
63,058
Total funds
303 576
240,518
63,Oi8
Related pArty try&niactions
Th¢re were tto Telated purty tranqaction8 for the year end￿.10 Jurte 2024.
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