Charity number.. 284482
HELPING HERTS
Trustees, Report alld Unaudi*d Fitiatieial Ststements
For The Year Ellded 30 June 2025
Mansell & Co
Clmrtered Certified A￿o￿ltants
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 s￿ernellts
8-10

HELPING HERTS
Ref*r¢nwan￿M1nl$tr4t1oll.[nlQr4UatIo
Trustees
Gordon Morrison- Pre$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 TrUS￿S who served dwing the year were..
Gordon Morrison- President and Chair of Tn￿ttts
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 aCtI￿tIeS
To empower and suppon children and families in need by providing fi￿ded $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 sp￿la1 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 v0h￿tary 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 su￿luS).
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 forconflrn￿ts0n of
aprKiintment. The Board of Tn￿Lee$ 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 f￿a￿cla] ￿>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 r￿￿Onable 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 beI￿lf 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 rel￿ed 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 f￿￿￿tal statements in accordance with
the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 ('the A¢t')-
I report in respect of my examin￿lon 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 It￿tter5 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 S￿tIOn
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
inde￿dent 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]ti￿eAcCOU￿t)
for the Year Ended 30 June 2025
30.06.25
311.00.24
Total
funds
unT￿¢r￿cted
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 cou￿e 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/ red￿ltig 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 T￿ndS
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 tra￿actIOnS for the yvdr ended 30 Jun¢ 2025.
Page 10