COLERAINE SURE START PARTNERSHIP TRUSTEES. REPORT (INCLUDING DIRECTORS, REPORT) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024 Thé trustees pr&￿nt *h8ir annual report and financial statsments for the year ended 31 MaKh 2024. The ffinancial statemenls have been prepared In accordance with the accounting policies set out In note 1 to the financlal statements and comply wllh the charflvs Memorandum and Articl8s of Assoaation. the Ccmpanies Act 2006 and °Accountlng and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practitta applicable to charities preparing their accounls In ￿￿rdance with the Financial Reporong Standard appllcable in the UK Republlc of Ireland {FRS 102) (effe¢ttve 1 January 2019).. Objectlves and aotlvltles Th8 principal actlvity of the compary Is to work wlth parents and ¢hlldren to promote the physlcal. Intelleclual and soclal development of pre-school children - particularly those vA)o are disadvantsged - to ensure they are ready to llourish vth¢n thgy get to school. Coleralne Sure Slart Parlnershlp Is one of thlrty elght Sure Starts operating In Northem Ireland, funded by th8 Department of Educatlon, lo meet Ihe needs of chlldren and famllles In thelr earfy years. All Sure Starts have a number of core alms. however each works In an autonomous way to respond to the lo(*l neads of the community in whlch they are based. These overarchlng atms ar -Improve Ihe ablllty to leam by encouraglng stlmulatlng play, Improving language skills and the early ident￿l¢allon and support of chlldrèn wllh leamlng dtfflcullles. .Improv8 health by supportlng parents In carln9 for chlldron and promotlng childrenb health and developmenL -Improve soclol development by supportlng the development of early rolationshlps between parents and ¢hlldren. good parenllng skllls, family functloning and early identification and support of Chlldren wlth emollonal, leaming or behavioural dSfficullles. Sure Start supports famllles Ilvlng In the top 25% designated area$ of deprivatlon. Coleralne Sure Stsrt Supports famllies antenatally and wlth ¢hlldren up to the age of lour, in the waids of Ballysally. Cross Glebe. Central, Churchland and Royal Portru¥h a$ well as the houslng estates of Wndy Hall and Mlllbum. The main services delivered by sure Start are: -Good quality play, leaming and Ch￿d¢are experfences for thlldren (both group and home based) -Speerh language and communieation support -Primary and communty health care and advlce -support lor all chlldren In thè cornmunlty recognlslng their diffèrent needs -Famlly support Includlng befrfendlng. soclal support and parenting Infonnatlon, both group and home based -outreach and home vlslllng s8rvlce5, to make contact as early as posslble In a chlld's Ilfa and draw famllies Into uslng other seNl¢es. At the core of Coleraine Sure Stsrt Partnershlp is a collaborative approach and a number of organlsalions work together to ensure that needs are met In ihe local communlty. These Indude Causeway and Mid-ulster Women's Ald, Focus on Famlly, Harpurfs Hill Chlldren and Famlly Centre, Libraries Nl, Northem Health and Social Care Twst, West Bann Development and local early years settings such as Ballysally Nursery, Culr81th Comer Nurs8ry and Kylemore Nursery. COLERAINE SURE START PARTNERSHIP TRUSTEES. REPORT (CONTINUED)(INCLUDING DIRECTORS. REPORT) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024 Achlevèments and pérfonnan There were no concems regarding the 2023-24 business plan targets and achievements. with m05t targets belng met and If not, this was due to legitÉmate reasons e.g. staff vacancies or sickn8SS. W8 continue to d81iver a range of serwces a¢ross the age range thal meet the needs of famliles withln our catchment area and ￿thIn our three Sure Stsrt aims. This Includes a focus on antenatal and poslnalal sari1￿$ such as Baby Massage. 88by Yoga. and Incredlble Babies. We deliver a wlde rdnge of play sesslons across Coleraine, Portrush and Portslewart. bolh in communlty venues and In famllles, homès. Groups to support parents Includ8 th8 Br8asffe8dlng Support Group and the Women's Group. We also offer a range of fasnlly SUPPOrt services to parents and those affected by domesti¢ violen¢e. We also offer a number of parenllng programmes such as the Famlly Llnks Parentlng Programme. Solihull and Incredible Years School Readlness. For all our seNlces we Ixry out a number of evaluatlon mèthods whlch help us measure the impact of our work on parents and chlldren, and thls Indudes verbal feedback, ca88 8ludle8 and pre and post scoring. Flnanclal revlow The results for Ihe year are set oul on page 10. The company retumed net Inwme for th8 year of £3.008 {2023 £700). At 31st March 2024 the total funds of the charity amounted to £47,899 (2023 £44.89D) comprising restrtcted Income tJnds of £47,899 {2023 £42,127) and unrestricted deslgnated funds of £0 (2023 £2,763). Taxatlon The company is a charlty (Chaflty No. NIC100572) and ig recognised a$ suth by HM Revenue and Customs lor laxation purposes. As a result Ihere Is no Ilablllty to taxatlon on any of Its Income. R•sorv0s pollcy Each year the Departmenl of Education whlch provldes our fundlng expects the organlsatlon to Spend our fvll allocallon of the budget. Any cash held at Iho end of lh• reportlng P8Flod 1$ factornd In to future fundlng calculallons. Rlsks The trusteeg ar6 aware ol their responsibllltles and have systems and procedures In place In order to manage rf5ks to the organlsatlon. This includes regutar Board meetlngs at whlch Achlevements. Fln8nce and Staffing are dlscussed and revlowed. Team and Management meetlngs a¢XOSS the stsff teams and ongolng Ilaison with our funder. Tha organisallon has polldes and procedures In place to ensure that Govemance, Operational. Finance, Extemal and Legislatlve rfsks are managed. For our sector th15 Includes areas such as Fraud, Data Protectlon, Confidentiality, Safeguardlng and HR are dellvered In Ilne wllh gaod PT8Ctlce, leglslatlon and competency. Furtherrnora, Tegular reports both operatlonal and strateg5c are completad and submltted to our fund6r8 for monitoring purposes in relation to good Govemance and accountablllty of publlc funds. Plans frir the futurn Coleralne Sure Start Partnershlp will mntlnue to carry out setYiC85 a5 detailed in our Business Plan. In the forthcomlng year we plan to contlnue to revlew our governance afrangements to ensure best practice and accountabllity. COLERAINE SURE START PARTNERSHIP TRUSTEES. REPORT (CONTINUED)(INCLUDING DIRECTORS. REPORT) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024 SfruetUTei gov6rnanc• ond managèment Th8 charity is a company Ilmlted by guardntee. Th8 company wa$ establlshed under a Memorandum of Assaclatlon whlch establlshed the oblects and powers of th8 company and Is govemed by Its Artl¢les of Assoclatlon. The Ilablllty of Its members Is Ilmlted In that every member of the company undertakes lo contrlbute an amount not exceeding £1 in the event of the company belng wound up. The makeup of the B08rd of Directors follows the Department of Educatlon Guideltnes wilh representatlves from Educatlon, Health. CommunityNoluntary and Statutory organlsations on our Board. 88Gause of the partnershlp approach and knowledge of the local communty. new Board members and trustees are approached by exlstlng Board members to joln, usually because they have exp8riencelskil1s needs on the management group, or because the organisation they repr8S8nt falls within on8 01 Ihe abov8 organisations. The twstee5 leave the day to day runnlng of Colerahe Sure Slart to Elaln8 Donnelly who forms part of the senlor management team. Any strategia decisions are made by the board of trustees The remuneratlon of key management personnel Is benchmarked agalnst NJC scales approprfate to occupallonal standards. The trustees. who are also the directOT5 for the purpose of company law, and who served durfng th8 year and up to the date of slgnature of the financial 5taternents weTr: Mathilda Taulbutt Eugene M¢Feely Brendan Patterson Sharon Lyons Ann McNlckle Geraldlne Emerson Llnzl• Klng Sharon Lamont Jade Thome R5chard Brown (Resigned 31 January 2024) (Appointed 6 February 2024) Audltor In accordance the companvs art¥cles. a resolution proposing that Moore (N.I.) LLP be reappolnted as auditor of the company will be put at a G8neral Meeling. Dlsclosure of Informatlon to audltor Each of the trustees has conllrmed that there Is no Infom)atlon of which they are avrnre whlth Is relevant to the audlt, but of whlch the audltor Is unaware. They have further confimied that they have tak8n approprfate $tep5 to IdentKy such Televant informatlon and to establlsh that the audltOT Is aware of such Information. The trustees, report was approved by the Board ofTrustees. Dated: 13 December 2024 Brendart Patterson Trustee COLERAINE SURE START PARTNERSHIP STATEMENT OF TRUSTEES. RESPONSIBILITIES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JWARCH 2024 The trustees, who are also the dire¢toTs of Coleralne Sure Start Parlnershlp for the purpose of company law. are responslble for preparlng the Trustees, Report and the finan¢ial statements In accordance with applicable law and Unlted Klngdom Accounllng Standards (United Klngdom GenerallyAccepted Ac(x)untlng Practice). Comparty Law requires the truslees to prepare flnandal statements for each financlal yearwhich give a true and fair vlew of the state of affalrs of the charity and of Ihe Incomlng resources and appllcation of resources. Includlng the Inwme and expenditure, of the charftsble company for that year. In préparfng thesa finandal statèments. the trus18es are requlred to: - select suitable accountlng pollcles and then apply them conslstenlly. - obser¥e the methods and princlples In the Charftles SORP: - make Judgemenis and estimates that are reasonable and prudenL' slate vthether appllcable UK Accounting Slandards have been followed. subject to any mat8rfal dfrpartures dlsclosed and explalned In the financial statements: and prepare the flnanclal slatement# on Ihe gdng t))ncem basis unless it Is Inapproprfats to Prèsume that the charity wlll contSnu8 In operatlon. The trustees are responslble for keeplng adequate accountlng records that dlsd058 wllh reasonable ac¢uracy at any tlme the financial posillon of the charfty and enable them to ensure that the fjnancial staiaments comply with th8 Companles Act 2006. They ar8 also r8SponsIb￿ for saleguardlng the ass8ts ot th8 charity and hence for taking reasonable staps for the preventlon and detecllon of fraud and other Irregul8rltles.