Company Registration No. N1621555 Home•StArt Banbrldge (A company Ilmited by guarantee) Director89 Report and Financial Stat¢meDt8 Yeydr Ended 31 Mar¢b 2023
Home-start Banbrldge Contents Page Compally Inforn]ation Directors, Report Independent Examiners Report Statement of Financial Activities Balance Sheet Notss to the Financial Statements 10-13
Home-start Banbridge Company infonllation DlrectorslGuarantor8 Carole Power (Chair) Cam]el Renshaw (Vice Chair) (ceased 23 January 2024) Angela Wilkins cfre&8urer) Donna Neill (Secretsry) Margaret Ellis Company Number N1621555 Charlty Number 100635 Registered Office Hughes House 6 Church Street Banbridge BT32 4AA Independent Aeeountallts Jones Peters Chartered Accountants Hughes House 6 Church Street Banbridge BT32 4AA Bankers Ulster Bank 22 Bridge Street Banbridge BT32 3JT Page I
Home-start Banbridge Direetors, report for the year ended 31 March 2023 The Directors present their report together with the unaudited financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2023. The financial staternents comply with current statutory requirements, the Memorandum and Articles of Association, the requirernents of a directors, report as laid down by company law, and the Statement of Recommended Practice- Accounting and 'Reporting by Charities: SORP applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with FRS 102. The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland issued in October 2019. the Financial ReportAng Standard applicable in the United Kingdom and RepubIic of Ireland (FRS 102). STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND NIANAGEMENT GoverDlng document Home-start Banbridge, is a company limited by guarantee governed by its Memorandum and Articl¢s of Association. It has been granted charitable status by HM Revenue & Customs. under reference XT177. Home-start Banbridge, was officially registered with the Northern Ireland Charity Cornmission on 15 August 2016 under Charity Number 100635. Board of Directors The Board of Directors administer the company. The board oversee the day-to-day running of the charity. Principal Activity The Principal activity/pU0se of the company is the provision of support for families with young children. Home-start is a local community network of trained volunteers and expert support helping families with young children through their challenging times. The objective of the company is to: safeguard, protect and preserve the good health, both mental and physical of children parents of children. To prevent cruelty to or maltreatment of ¢17ildren. To relieve sickness, poverty and needs amongst children and parent of children. To promote the education of the public in better standards of ¢hildcare. To prevent loneliness and isolation. The Directors confm they have complied with the Charity Commission's guidance on public benefit, including the guidance 'publkc benefit, running a charity (PB2). The company relies on continued donations to cover its op¢rating costs. Trustees of the Charity The Directors of the charitable company are its trustees for pUoSeS of charity law and will be referred to as Directors throughout these financial statements. The Directors who have served during the year and since the year end were as follows:_ Carole Power (Chair) Camlel Renshaw (Vice Chair) Angela Wilkins (Treasurer) Donna Neill (Secretary) Margaret Ellis Page 2
Homevstart Banbridge Directors, report for the year ended 31 March 2023 A Director may not act as a Director unless helsbe: l) is a Member. and 2) has signed a Nvritten declaration of willingness to act as a charity director of the Chlty. A Director's terni of office as such automatically tern]inates if he/she: l) is disqualified under the Charities Act from acting as a charity director; 2) is incapable, whether m¢ntally or physically, of managing histher own affairs. 3) is absent without pemission from four consecutive meetings of the Directors and is asked by a majority of tbe other Directors to resign; 4) resigns by written notice to the Directors (but only rf at least two Directors will remain in office). and 5) is removed by the Members by r¢solution passed by at least 51 % of the members present and voting at a general meeting. Management Committee a) The policy and general management of Home-start shall be directed by the Management Committee, which shall rneet not less than three times in each financial year. b) The membership of the Manag¢ment Committee shall be: The chairperson, treasurer and honorary officers. Three members repiesenting voluntary organisations in membership. Two representatives of individual member5. Two representatives of Home-start volunteers. Representatives from statutory bodies as deterniined from time to time by the Management Committee, providing always that a funding authority shall be entitled as of right to representation, if it wishes to exercise that right. Not more than five persons having special knowledge and experience co-opted until the next annual meeting by the Management Committee. c) The Managernent Committee may from time to time invite pSOnS holding public office to become ex-officio members of Home-start andlor the Management Committee. d) Organisations represented on the Management Committee may nominate deputies to their appointed representatives. Such deputies may attend, but shall not exercise tbe Voting power of the appointed representatives. e) The Management Committee may* at its discretion, regard &8 lapsed the membership of any member of the Management Committe¢ who has attended fewer than two of six consecutive meetings and in the case of representative members may, after inforn]ing the member concern¢d, invite the organisation to nominate a replacement member. fj The Management Committee shall have the power to set up such committees, sub-committees, working parties and/or support groups as shall be deemed necessary for the proper management of Home-start, provided that full and regular reports are made back to the Management Committee, provided that a majority of the members of such cornmitte¢s, sub-committees, working parties an(Vor support groups shall be members of the Management Con]mittee. g) The Management Committee shall have the pow¢r: To accept or reject applÉcations for any category of membership. To fix the amount of all subscriptions. For good and sufficient reason to tern]inate the membersbip of any mernber organisation or group or individual member provided that any such member organisation or group or individual member shall have the right to be heard by the Management Committee before a decision is taken and to be represented if they so wish. Annual General Meeting The annual meeting of Home-start shall be held in each year at such time (not being more than 15 months after the holding of the preceding annual meeting) and such place as the Mwement Committee shall deterniine. At least 21 days. notice shall be given in writing to the members of Home-stsrt and of the Management Committee. Other meetings of Home-start shall be held at such times as may be detern]in¢d by the Management Committee. Page 3 ii) iii) iv) vi) ii) iii)
Home-start BanbrAdge Director8, report for the year ended 31 March 2023 PUBLIC BENEFIT STATEMENT Home-stsrt plays a vital role supporting parents and giving their children the best possible start in life. The Posltive impact of Home-start makes a real difference to the lives of children and family across the UK, There currently are 180 local, independent Home-starts working in 710/0 of local authority areas across the UK. Families struggling with post-natal depression, isolation, physical health problems, bereavement and many other issues receive the support of a volunteer who will spend a few hours a week in a family's home supporting them in ways they need. The direct benefits which flow from the cornpany's purpose include. Improved health outcomes and improved uptake of health appointments; Happier, safer children and happier safer homes. As a resutt fewer children suffer cruelty or maltreatment. Parents and children feel less marginalised. Families make better use of locaI services and are less isolated and have wider horizons. families are better able to cope with their needs; Families develop improved coping strat¢gies and parents become more confident through increased education in childcare standards. The benefits identified are demonstrated by: the completion of review fornis which track an individual family's ' journey of change"; feedback questionnaires completed by families; referrers at Health and Social Care Trusts; and monitoring and evaluations of the service. Home-start continues to be one of the leading family support charities in the UK. Home-start Banbridge, is a branch of this charity. As quoted on the Home-start UK website: "Last year Home-start UK supported 65,000 children in 38,000 familie8 in 182 communities across the UK and among British arnied forces families in Cyprus" Home-siart is comrnitted to providing real evidence of the difference our volunteers, support makes for families, which is why we measure the issues faced by families and the changes to their situation while they are working with a volunteer. According to the last impact report produced of the families receiving support frorn Home-start UK: 89 % reported improvements in stress caused by family confiict. 94/0 of families see improvements in their children's physical development. 930/0 of families see improvements in parents, mental health. 3 out of 5 families reported improvements in their self-esteem. - 330/0 reported improvement in school readiness for children supported by our Big Hopes Big Future programme. 94 % of families in the programme feel less isolated. 93 % of families feel more able to run the family home. Home-start Banbridge has contributed to the above in the company's local community. In the past year in Northern Ireland, 16 local Home-starts are supporting 1,456 families. Last year 540 people volunteered for Home-start Ireland including as home-visitors, group workers, trustees and fundraisers. Page 4
Home-start Banbridge Dlrectors, report for the year ended 31 March 2023 PLANS FOR THE FUTURE The organisation will continue to meet its objectives by actively seeking to generate funds. FINANCIAL REVIEW We aim to pres¢nt a balanced and cornprehensive review of the development and perfomiance of our charity during the year &nd its position at the year end. Our review is consistent with the size and non-complex nature of our charity and is written in the context of the risks and uncertainties we face. The results for the year are set out in the Statement of Financial Activities on page 8 and in the related notes. Overall, the company had a net movement in of restricted fLmds of £(4,284) and unrestricted funds of £1,239. RESERVES POLICY The unrestricted reserves of the company at 31 March 2023 amounted to £4,935 whilst there are restricted funds of £29,921. The board are satisfied that this level of reserves is sufficient for it5 irnmediate needs and it would be our long terni plan to build reserves to a level sufficient to meet the org&nisation's objectives and cover overheads for a 12 month period, STATEMENT OF DIRECTORS> RESPONSIBILITIES The Directors are responsible for preparing the Directors, Report and the financia] statements in accordance with applicable law and regulations. Company law requires the Directors to prepare financial statements for each financial year. Under the law the Directors have elected to prepare the financial statements in accordance with United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice (United Kingdom Accounting Standards and applicable law). Under company law the Directors must not approve the financial statements unless they are satisfied that they give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the company and of the profit or loss of the company for that period. In preparing these financial statements, the Directors are required to: Select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistentlyi Observe the methods and principals in the Charities SORP 2019 (FRS 102); Make judgemellts and accounting estimates that are reasonable and prudent. Prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unl¢ss it is inappropriate to presume that the CoMpY will continue in business. State whether &pplicabl¢ UK Accounting Stdards have been followed subject to any rnateri departures disclosed and cxplained in th¢ financial statements, The Directors are responsible for keeping adequate accounting records that are sufficient to show and explain the company's transactions and disclose with reasonable acourdcy at any time the financial position of the charitable cornpany and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Companies Act 2006. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the company and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irr¢gulariti¢s. In so far the Directors are aware: There is no rel¢vant inforniation of which the chItable company's accountant is unaware" and The Directors have taken 1 steps that they ought to have taken to make themselves aware of any relevant inforn]ation alld to establish that the accountant is aware of that infonnation. Page 5
Home-stsrt Ballbrldge Dlreetor$' report for the yexr end¢d 31 Mareh 2023 SPECIAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO SMALL COMPANtff s Thts repfflt b&8 been prepar¢d takiDg advantsge of the 8mall companie8 Wiort of Section 4ISA of the Cornpatiies Act 2006. On bchalf ofth¢ b0d Angela Wllki Di¢¢:. 30 January 2024 Page 6