Charity number.. 284482 HELPING HERTS Trustees, Report alld Unaudi*d Fitiatieial Ststements For The Year Ellded 30 June 2025 Mansell & Co Clmrtered Certified Aoltants 5 Ducketts Wharf South Street Bishops. Stortford Hertfordthire CM23 3AR
HELPING HERTS Pxge Reference and Administration Inforniation Trust¢¢$' Atmual R¢port 24 Independent Examiners Report Statement of Fitmneial Activities Balance Shttt NO io the Unaudited Fitiancial sernellts 8-10
HELPING HERTS Ref*r¢nwanM1nl$tr4t1oll.[nlQr4UatIo Trustees Gordon Morrison- Pre$ident and Chair of T[stee$ Jim Tatchell- Vice President and Chair Riclwd Giikes- Finance Gerald Young¢r- Hon Treasurer Susan Haddock- Hon Secretary Chlrlty re£lstratlon number 284482 Busltte$8 gddresi I Canfield Chanty Road Bishop'g Stortford Hertfordshire CM23 2SH Web51te www.h¢lpingh¢rts.¢om BaDk Barclays Bank PIC Harlow Branch 14 The Centre Southgate The Waler Gardens South Gate Harlow CM20 IAN Independent examlDer Wilton Lyndon Ltd TIA Mansell & Co. Chartered Certified AccounLThts 5 Ducketts Wharf South Strttt Bishop's Stotrford Herts CM23 3AR Page I
HELPING HERTS The Truste£s prcsent thetr annual rewt together with the financial statements of the charity foT the year l July 2024 to 31 June 2025 and confirn) they comply with the requirements of the ChaTitses Act 2011, the trust deed and the Cl)arities SORP. The TrUSS who served dwing the year were.. Gordon Morrison- President and Chair of Tnttts Jim Tatchell- Vice President and Chair Richard Gilkes- Fitwice Susan Haddock- Hon Secretary Objettlves glnd AetlYltle8 a. Poilcie5 and objectives To itnprove the lives of all children and young pwle in need wross H¢rtfordshir¢. b. PrlDclple aCtItIeS To empower and suppon children and families in need by providing fided $poJJsotship, connecting charities to new resources and raising the prof]l¢ of charities aud their ¢lie]Lts a¢LDSS Hertfordshire. Publlc benefi¢ The Trustees have developed their $trdl¢gi¢ plans to ¢n$ure that the elwity p140s pIovides public benefit and achieves its objectives &s set oul in the Foundation Constitution. Th¢ Truste¢g have givell ¢OTJbideraiion to generdl guidance published by the Charity Commis5ioD rela¢ing to public b¢n¢fit, including the guidance'Public benefit: reporting QB3>. Acblevements performJn¢e Over the last year we continued OUT on Child W¢lfare supporting 12 fantastlc children's charities across Henfordsbire. Fwthaising, digitsl nwketing and alrdnging joint events on behalf of our charity partners remains our current priority, but we are starting to give thou8bt to how we could, in conjunction with our charity partners substantially increase ¢)ur impact in HertfordshiTe whilc continuing to fiKus on Child Welfare. The impact of having 12 children's clwities working iti collaboration is already huge and the need seems to b becoming increasingly urgent. In H¢rtfordshire 3,000 ckn'ldren and young people have no safe place to call home, 40,000 need spla1 cojcational 5UPPOrt and 10 new c&ses of Child sexual exploitation get referred to Herts Police every month. In addition, school exclusions, social disengagement and mental health emergencies are skyrocketing. The Helping Herts brand is growing rapidly, providing us art incredible foundalion and opportunity io make on ¢v¢n gr¢at¢r impa¢t on th¢ 50.000 ¢hildren and families in Hertfordshire facing daily clmllenges. Financial revielv Going concern The TTh8tees have reviewed the ¢&$h flow foreeasts and budget projections and the Boanl of Ttustees have a reasonable expectation that the ¢haTity adequate resources to eontinue in operntional existence for the foreseeable tUre. For this reason, it contitiu¢s to adopt th¢ going concern b&8is in preparing the financial statements. Page 2
HELPING HERTS b. Re6¢rYes poii¢y The Trustees regularly underthke a review of the financial activitits to ensure the charity has sutScient reserves in order to i)perate both the short and longer tem. Th¢ ¢harity's r¢s¢rve policy is to maintsiD liquid fiwds equal to at least six months. core costs. which are primkrily gronts to org8nisation& other clwities or v0htary bodies. This level of reserves has been met throughoui the yeAr. e. Flnalltfial performATrce Ollr main iticome Come8 from donations and gift aid arnoullting ttF £276,859 in the year (2024.. £414.936). Expenditure for the year w&8 £302,949 {2024.. £332,269), TesuliiThg ill a ¢um¢ year deficAt of £26.090 {2024.. £82.667 suluS). Strlleturt? g(*vernanee and management Constltutlon The charity is controlled by its governing docum¢nL b. Metbod of #ppollltment or election of Trustees The Board of TnLSttts carries out regular reviews ¢0 identify any gaps in the knowledge and experience of o Board. Potential new trnstees are required to submit an application form. and if taken fotwerd they are then invit¢d to att¢ud a Board meetitig. following which they attend an inl¢rvi¢w, and if ErfTrth partits aTe happy and wiJ]in8 to continue, tILeir application is submitted to the next sch¢dukd trustee5 meeting forconflrnts0n of aprKiintment. The Board of TnLee$ be made up of a minimullL of three Trusttts, the PresidenL the Seffttary and th¢ Treasurer. ¢. Risk management W¢ continu¢ to wiew and plan for all risks the organisation may fa¢¢ now and in the futLtre. All new projxts and activities developed and run by Helping Herts undergo a risk assessment before they begin. This process highlights awarene55 to the potential risks faced and will assist witb the development of robust ntin¥¢ll¢y plans. Th¢ Iw¥tees have id¢ntifi¢d the risks to which the chaTity is expos¢d and have irnplemented proethlures to manage those risks. Th¢ risk of the charity are reviewed at Trustee meetings on a regular basis. Pl4Ds for the fulure Our plans for the fvtsr¢ very much reflects what we have achieved in 2024125, promoting the qualities of Hertfords'hire, and develop further the brand Helping Herts. Developing our Digital Profile and engaging with a wider audi¢nce including HertFordshire Companies will remain a focus. Succe&8 will be refleetrd in the Funds we rdise and the increased understanding of how Digital Media will benefit the Chhrity world. Page 3
HELPING HERTS ststement of Trustees, respollsibilitles The Trnstees are sponSIble for preparing the Thstees. Rep)rt and th¢ fllwicial statements in accordallce with applicable law and Unikd Kingdom Accounting Standards. The law applicable to charities in England and Wales requires the Trustees lo prepare fjnallcial sthtemcDts for each financial year which give a true and fair view of the stare of affairs of the charity and of its incoming resources and application of resources, including its income and expenditure, fw that p¢ri¢)d. In E>repari thc5C fmancial ststements, the Trustees ar¢ required to.. select suitsble aceounting policies and then apply them consistently. observe the meth(Mls and principles of the Charities SORP; makeiudgements and aecounting e8timate5 that are re&%onable and prudent; state whether applicable standards have been followed, subject to any material departures dAsclosed and explained in the financial slatements; and prepare the financial ststements on the going con¢¢m basis w¢$3 it is inapprowia¢¢ lo presurne tbat the charity wryll continue ill business. The Trustees are responsible for keeping adequate accounting records. tha¢ are $uffi¢ient ts> show and explain the ¢lwity'5 transactions and di5¢1ose with r¢asonabl¢ arKurary at any time the facla] >sAtIOn of the charity and enable them to ensure that the flnancial statements mplY with the C]Jarities Act 1993, the charity (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 and the PTovisions of tlL¢ trust d¢¢d. They are also responsible for safeguardillg the assets of the charity and hence for taking rOnable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud alld other ]egularltics. Approved by order of the m¢mbers of the Board of TTUStees on 5 May 2026 and signed on their beIlf by.. Gordon Morrison- Chair of Trustees P&ge 4
HELPING HERTS Independent Examiner'$ ReporL for the Year Ended 30 June 2025 IDdepeDdeDt examiner's report to the trustees of Helping Hert I report to the trustces on my examination of th¢ financial statements of Helping Herts ('th¢ charity,) for the year ended 30 June 2025 which comprise the Ststement of Financial A¢tivits'¢s, the Balart¢e Sheet and reled notes. Thi5 report 15 made solely to the charity's trustees, as a body, in accordance with section 145 of the Charities A¢¢ 2011. My WOTk has been undertaken s(Tr that I might state to the charity's ttustees those matters l am required to state to them in this report and for no other Purpose. To the fullest extent pem)itted by law, J do not accept or assume resp)nsibility to anyon¢ other than the charity and the charity's trnstees as a body. for my w, for this report, or for the opinions I have forned. Responsibilities and basis ofreport As the uustees of the charity you are responsible for the preparation of the ftal statements in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 ('the A¢t')- I report in respect of my examinlon ofthe ¢hority's fmancial ststements carried out under section 145 ofthe A¢t and in carrying outmy examinats'on I have followed all the applicableDirections given by theCbarityComThi&sio jder section 145(5)(b} of the Act. An independen¢ examination does not involve gathering all the evidence that would be required in an audit and con8equently does not cover all the matter8 that an auditor considers in giving their opinion on the finan¢ial statements. The planning and conduct of an audit beyond the limited assurdnce thai an independ¢nt examination can provide. Consequently l ¢xpr¢ss no opinion as to whetherthe fjnancial statements present a'true and fair. view and my retKyrt 15 limited to th0 5pccific Ittter5 set out in the independent examiner's statement. Independent examiner s ststemeDt Since the charity's gross incorne exceed £250,000 your exalniller must be a member of a body listed in StIOn 145 of the 20E l Act. I confirn] that l am qualified to und¢rtake the examinationbecause l am amemberof ACC whicb is one of the listed b(yJies. I have coÈnpleted my examination. I confinn that no mat¢Tial ffjatt¢rs hav¢ ¢ome to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in ony matwial r¢sp¢¢t.'
accounting re¢ords wer¢ not kept ill respect of the charity as required by section 130 of the A¢L or the financial statements do not Cord with those reeoth. or the financ&al statements do not comply with the applicable Tequirem¢nts couc¢rning the forn and ontent of accounts set out ID the Clwities (Accounts and Rep)rts) Regulations 21)08 other thatt any r¢quir¢Tn¢nt that the accounts give a 'true and fair view which is not a matter ¢onsid¢r¢d as part of all indedent cxamination. I have no concerns and have come across no oth¢r matters in connecuon with the examination to which att¢ntioD should be drawn in this report in order to enable a prop¢r unthrstanditig of tbe fu¢la1 statements to be reached. S¢¢ph¢Th Pitth FCCA MAAT Mornsell & Co Chartered Certified Accountants 5 Ducketts Wharf South Streel Bishop's Stortford Hertfordshire CM23 3AR Date.. 6 May 2026 Page 5
HELPING HERTS Statement.o£Einan¢ialA¢ti>&tw.(inciuding Income &Expelld]tieAcCOUt) for the Year Ended 30 June 2025 30.06.25 311.00.24 Total funds unT¢rcted runds Restrleted funds Notes Income from: Donations and fiumlraisitig Gift aid Tot41 In¢(tym¢ 263,439 13,420 276,859 263,439 13,420 276.859 394,963 19.973 414,936 Cost of sales: Grants to Hospices Grdnts to Homevstart Herts GNits to Herts Young Homeless Gtznts to CHEXS Family Support Grants to Coram Life Education Grants to For Baby's Sake GranLS to Hert% Mind Network Grants io Mencap GranL8 to NSPCC Grants to Phoenix Group Grants io Playskill Grnnts lo The Ollie Foundation Grants to Space SwLdry grants (11,573) 115,480) {38,912) 111,833) (17.356) 18,256) (16.980) (15.410) (11.573) (15,480) (38,912) (11.833) (17,356) (8,256) {16,980) {15,410) (43,587) (3l,096) (13,3371 (8,234) {14,500) (59,792) (22,702) {7,839) (7,448) {41,208) 114.164) (8,631) (17.911) (49,788) (8,730) (31,888} {17,911) (49,788) (8,730) 131,888) 3.5001 276,038 244.117 244,117 Gross profitlooss) 32.742 32,742 138.898 Expell$". Travel and subsistence Admin and D]arketing Accountancy fee8 Platfortn fees Ballk charges Total expenditure (56,012) {600) (2,220} (56,012) (600) {2220) (53,411) (600) (2,220) 58,832 56231 Ne¢ income l (expendlture) Trdnsfers between fvnds Net movement funds (26,090) (26,090) 82.667 126,090 26,090 Reeoneiliation ol lunds: Total funds broughi fonvard Total funds carried forward 193 329 167,239 193 329 167 239 110.662 193 329 The above resulLS were derived from contilluing ¢)perati¢)ns. The has DO recognised gains or loues for the year other than the results above. Page 6
HELPING HERTS Bithce Sheeias aL3WJJm¢2025. 2025 2024 Note8 FiYd 455ets Tangible ass¢ts Current asset5 Cash ai bat and in hand Debtors 167,726 ,913 169,639 193.216 1.913 195,129 Cr¢dltors: Atnouftts fa]lillg due within one year Net £urreDt asKts 167239 193,329 Net 8uet8 167239 193 329 Charlty fwids UnT¢stricted fim&s Restricted funds 167.239 193,329 Total funds 167239 193,329 Approved and authorised by the trustees on 5th May 2026 and signed on their behalf by.. ordon MoTrison- Chair of Trustees Page 7
HELPING HERTS A¢¢ounting polfides Summary of sl2nfifieant aceowitlng poileley •nd key a¢countiDg estimates The principle accounting policies applied in the preparats¢)n of these flnancial statements are Set out below. These wlicies have been Consistently applied to all the y&vs presented, unless otherwise stated. Basis of preparatiort The financial sthtements have been prepared vsing th¢ historic cost convention except that &8 disclosed in the accountillg policies cejtiin items are shown at fair value. ReveDue reeognAdon Turnover compri$ the fair value of The consideration rweived or receivable for the sale of goods and provision of services in the ordinary coue of the company's activities. Turnover is shown net of saleslvalue added thx, returns, rebates and discounts. The company recognises revenue when: The amount of revenue ¢an be reliably measur¢d. it is probable thai re economic benefits will flow to the entity" and specific Criteria have been met for each orth¢ ¢ompany'g Activities. Tax The charity is exempt from corporation on its ¢haritabl¢ activlties. Tangible Assets Tangible assets are stated in the balan¢¢ sheet at cost, le85 any swbsequent accumulated depreciation and subsequent accumulated impairn)ent lo&ses. The cost of talluible assets includes dllectly attrjbutable Incremental costs incurred in their acquisition and iDStallation. Depretlatlon Depreciation is charged so as to write off the cos¢ of a&s¢ts. oth¢r than laDd alld properties under consttuction over their estimated usefi live& as follow6.. Asset class Office equipment Depreclatlon method and rate 25/ redltig balance basis Debtors Trade and other debtors ar¢ recognised at the settlement amount. Prepayments. are Yalued at the amount pr¢paid. Cash and cash equlv4leMtS Cash and cash equivalents comprise on hand attd deposits. and other short-lerni highly liquid investments that are readily convertibl¢ to a amount of cash and are subject to an insignificant risk of chang¢ in value. Credltfjr Creditors ffc¢wis¢d where the ¢harity has a present Il)ligation rwlting from a past event that will result ID the transfer of funds to a third party and th¢ alllount due to settle the obligation can be measured or estimated reliably. Crediiors are re¢ognis¢d at th¢ir settlernent azllount. Fund accounting Unrestricted fvnds can be used in accordaThce witb the charitable objectives at the discretion of the trustees. Restricted funds can only be wed for particu]ar purtK)ses within the objectives of the charlty. Restrictions aTise when spe¢ified by the donor or when funds are raised for particular restricted purposes. Page 8
HELPING HERTS Net Incomel(expeDditsre) Net in¢om&l(expenditure) is stated after ¢h#rgingl{crediiing): 2025 2024 tndepen(knl ¢xaTniners fees 6 600 Tangible fixed Sets Offlee EquipmeDt Cost As at l July 2024 Additions As at 30 jun¢ 2025 Depr¢¢Rotlon As at l July 2024 Charge for the yeaT As at 30 June 2025 Nei book v•lue As at 30 Jun¢ 2025 As 30 June 2024 Debtors 2025 2024 Other debtors Creditors Cr¢ditor8: wnounts faillng due Ivlthin 0¢ year 2025 21124 Due Ivith5n one ye Ac¢rua]s and deferred income 800 Page 9
HELPING HERTS Movement in funds et Trartsfers Balance at movement betweett Balanee at 01.07.24 in fundi funds 30.06.25 UDrestricted funds General fund 193 329 26.090 167 239 Totsl fund8 193 329 167 239 Net movement in funds. included in the alx)ve are &s follow5.. Net Ineomlng Re8ouree8 movement resources expended In funds Unre5trieted funds General fvnd 276 859 302,949 Total funds 276,859 302 949 26,090 Comparatives for movement in funds Net Transfers Balanee at movement betsveen 111.07.23 In fwids fullds Balanct It 30.116.24 Unrestrleted TndS General fijnd 110662 193 29 TotAI funds 110662 193 329 Comparative8 net movement in W in¢lud¢d in th¢ above are as follows.. Net Ineomin8 Resourtes movement rewurces expeDded in funds Unre8tTl¢ted fwids General tund 414 936 332 69 Totsl funds 414.936 13322691 82,667 Related party trallsactlolls There were no related paty traactIOnS for the yvdr ended 30 Jun¢ 2025. Page 10