COLERAINE SURE START PARTNERSHIP TRUSTEES. REPORT (INCLUDING DIRECTORS. REPORT) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023 The trustees present their annual report and financlal ststernents for the yearended 31 March 2023. The financial slatements have been prepared In accordan￿ with Ihe accountir)g pollcies set out In note 110 the rinancial slatamants and comply with the charivs Memorandum and Articles of Association, the Companies Act 2006 and 'Ac￿Unting and Reporting by Charities: Slalernenl of Recommended Practs¢e appllcable to charities preparing their accounts In accordanc8 with the Financial Rep¢yling Standar(l applicabl? in ihe UK and Republic Df Ireland (FRS 102) {effective 1 January 2019).. Objectlves and activities The principal activity of the company is to work wlth parents and children to promDt8 the physitsl. int811eclual and social development of pre-school chlldren - partlculady Ihose who are dl&&lvantsged - lo ensure they are ready to flourlsh when they get to school. Coleraine Sure Start Partnership is one of thirty éight Sure StaTts oporaling in Northem Iroland. fund8d by thè Department of Educallon. to m861 th8 needs of childrèn and families in their èarly yèars. All Sur8 Starts hav& a number of core aims, however each works In an autonomous way to respond to the local need8 of the communily in which they are based. These overarching aims are: -Improve the ability lo learn by encouraging slimulating ￿8y> improvsng languagB skills and tho garfy idgnlificBilon and support of children wllh learnlng difflculli8s. -ImprDve health by supporting parents In carlng for chIld￿n promoting chlldren's health and development. -Improve soclal development by supporting thé development of èarfy rèlationships be￿88n parenls and chlldren, good parenling 5kllls, family funclioning and early idenlificalion and support of children with emoliDnal, leaming or b8havloural dlfflcultl8S. Sure Start supports families Ilvlng In the top 25% destgnated areas of doprlvatlon. Col8ralne Sure Start SUPPDrts families anlenalally and with children up to the age of four, In the wards of 8allysally, Cross Glebe. Central, Churchland and Royal Pgrtrush as well a5 the housing eslates of Windy Hall and Miubum. The main seNtces dellvered by Sure Start are: -Good quality play, leaming and childcare exFerlences for chlldren (both gmup and home based) -Spe8ch language and communicatlon support -Prfmary and community h&allh care and advice -support for all children in the community recognising Iheir different needs -Family support includ5ng befrlending. social support and parenting information, both group and home based -outreach and home vlslting sepAces. to make contact as early as possible in a child's lrfe and draw famllies into using other services. At the core of Coleraine Surè Start Parlnership is a collaborative approach and a number of organisations work together to ensure that needs are met in ihe local community. These include Causeway and Mid-ulster Women's Ald. Focus on Family. Harpu¢s Hill Childr8n and Famity Centrè. Libraries Nl, Norlh8rn Health and Social Care Trust, West Bann Development and local earfy years seilings such as Ballysally Nursery, Culraith Comer Nursery and Kylemore Nursery. COLERAINE SURE START PARTNERSHIP TRUSTEES. REPORT {COMTINUED)(INCLUDING DIRECTORS. REPORT) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023 Achievement5 and performance Durlng 2022-23. our services relumed lo nomial and as alway3. we followed our annual Business P￿n in order to meet the lafgets There were no real concerns noted for Ihis period by the Norlhèrn Childcare Partnership and D8partmenl of Education. as most of our targets were met. Where targels are unmel, there will be reasons for this eg stsff sickness. Ouring 2021. we were granted addlfional fvnding under a programme of expansion increasing our catchment to include the Ailantic Ward and whilst this funding has been eamiarked as temporary. il was secure in 2022-23 and will ￿ntinue until Marth 2D24. We continue to deliver a range of services across the age range that meet the needs of famllles wlthln our catchment area and wlthln our three Sure Start aims. This includes a focus on anlanatal and postnatal seivlces SLJch as Baby Massage, Baby Yoga. and Incredible Babies. We dèliver a wde range of ptay sessions across Coleraine, Portrush and Portstewart, bolh in communty venues and In famlll&s' hornas. Groups lo support parents includ8 the Breastle8ding Support Group and the Women's GrDUP. We also offer a rangè of family 5UPPOrt sBrviGes to parents and Ihose affected by domestic violence. We also offer a number of parenting programme5 such as the Family Link5 Pareinting Programme, Solihull 8nd Incredlble Years School Readiness. For all our services we cary oul a number of evaluation melhods whlch help us measure the impact of our work on parents and thildron, and this Includ8$ vèrbal feedback, case studlgs and pr8 and post scoring. Financial revlew The results for Ihe year are set oul on pagé 10. The company relumed nel Income for the year of £770 (2022 £91,544), Al 31st Mar¢h 2023 the lolal funds of the charity amounted lo £44,89012022 £44,120> Comprtslng restricted income lunds of £42.127 {2022 £36.234) and unrestrlcted designated funds of £2,76312022 £7,886). Taxatlon The company is a charity (Charity No. NIC100572> and is recognised as such by HM Revenue and Customs for laxallon purposes. As a result there ts no Ilabllily to laxatlon on any of its income. Reserves pollcy Each year the Departmenl of Education which provides our fundlng expecls the organisation lo spend our full allocation of the budget. Any cash held al 1he end of the r8porfing perfod is faclored in io fulur8 funding calculations. Rlsks The trustees are aware of their ￿spOnS71 Jilttses and have systems and procBdures in place in order lo manage risks to Ihe organisaiion. This includes regulaT Board rneetings at whiGh AGhiovem?nts. Flnance and Stsffing aro discussed and reviewed. Team and Management meetings aGf055 the staff ieams and ongoing liaison with our fundor. The organisatlon has pollaes and procedures in place to ensure that Governance. Operational. Finance. External and Leglslalive risks are managed. For our sector Ihis includes areas such as Fraud, Dai8 Protection. Confidentiality, Safeguarding and HR are delivered in line with good practsce. 18glslation arKI competency. Furthermore, regular reports both operational and strategic are completed and submitled to our funders for monitoring purposes in relation to good Govemance and accountability of pubtic fvnds. Plans for the future Coleraine Sure Start Partnership will continue lo carry out services a5 detailed in ¢)ur Business Plan. In the forthcoming year we plan to continue to review our govemance arrangements to ensure besl practÉce and aGcounlabllity. COLERAINE SURE START PARTNERSHIP TRUSTEES, REPORT (CONTINUED)(INCLUDING DIRECTORS. REPORT) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023 Structure, governanGe and management The charity 15 a company limited by 9uaTrntee. The Gornpany was established under a Memorandum of Association which established the objecls and power5 of the CDmpany and is govemed by ils Articles of Associatlon. The liabillty of ils members is limited in thai evèry member of the ccffj)any undertakes to contributè an amount not exceedin9 £1 in the event of the company being wound up. The makeup of Ihe Board of Dlrectors follows the Department of Education Guidefines with representatives from Educaiion. Health, Communilylvolunlary and Slatulory organisalions on our 8o8rd. Because of partn@rshlp approach and kno￿ellge of the Ioc81 community. new Board members and trustees are approached by existing Boerd members to Join. usually because they have experiencelskllls needs on the management gTOUP, or because the org8nisation they represent falls within one of the above organisations. The Iruslees lèave the day lo day runnlng of Coleraine Sure Start to Elaine Donnolly who fomis part of the 8èniDr management te8m. Any strateglc decisions are made by the board of tnJstees The remun8ralion of key management petsonnel are benchmarked against NJC scales appropriatg 10 OCGupational starKlards. The Iruslees. who are also the dir8Ctors for the purpose of company law, and who s8rved duAng the year and up lo the date of signature of the financial slalemenls were". Kim Aiken (Reslgned 14 Novemb8r 2022) Malhllda Taulbutt Eugene McFeely Brendan Patterson Sharon Lyons Ann McNTckle Geraldlne Emerson Helen Hampsey Linzi8 King Sharon Lamont Jade Thorne (Resigned 14 November 2022) (Appointed 24 January 2023) (Appointed 18 January 2023) (Appointed 10 November 2022) Audltor In accordance wllh the comp8nyS articles. a resolutron proposiry ihat Moore (N.I.) LLP be reappointed as auditor of the company will be put at a General Meeting. Dlsclosure of Inforniatlon to auditor Each of the trustees has confimied Ihal there is no information of which they are aware which is relevant to the audit, but of which the audilor is unawar8. They have further confirmed that they have taken appropriate steps to Identify 5uGh releyant infDrmatlon and to establlsh ihat the 8udik)r is awa￿ of such information. Th? trustees, eport was approved by the Board of Trustees. Dated: 29 September 2023 Brendan PatterSOTI Twstee COLERAINE SURE START PARTNERSHIP STATEMENT OF TRUSTEES, RESPONSIBILITIES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023 The truste8s. who are also the directors of Coleraine gjre Start Partnership for Ihe purpose of company law. are responsible for preparing the Trust6es' Rèwrt artd the financ￿1 statements in accordance with appli&ib18 law and Uniled Klngdom Aocountlng Standards IUnil8d Klngdom Generally A￿pted Accounting PraGIIGe). Company Law requires the trustees to prepare flnandal stalemerts for each ffinanGial year whlch gNe a tnJe and falr view of the siale of affalrs of the charity and of the incomin9 ￿SoUrceS and application of resourc8s. Snduding the income and expenditure, of the tharllable company for Ihat year. In preparing Ihese financial slatemenis. the truste8s afe required lo: selact sullable accountlng po15cles and then apply them ¢onsislenIl￿. - observe the fflelhods and prindples in th8 Chariknes SORP: - make judgements and esllmates that are reasonable and prudent. state whether appllcable UK A£counting Sland*ds have been followed. subject to any material departures dlsclosed and explained In the financial statements; and prepare the ftnanclal statements on Ihe golng concern basra unless li is inappropriate lo presume that the charity will conllnué In operallon. The truslees are responsible for keeping adequate accounllng records that disclose with reasonabl8 aGcura¢y at any tlme the financial position of the charfty and enable them lo ensure Ihal the financial 5tatemenls comply with the Companles Act 200S. They are also responsib18 for safeguarding the ass9ts of th8 charlty and hence for taking rea$on8ble staps lor Ihe prevention and dètection of frnud ond other irr8gularitteS.