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
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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
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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/pU￿0se 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 pU￿oSeS 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
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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 Ch￿lty.
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 p￿SOnS 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.
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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.
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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
CoMp￿Y will continue in business.
State whether &pplicabl¢ UK Accounting St￿dards 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 ch￿Itable 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.
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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¢ b0￿d
Angela Wllki
Di¢¢:.
30 January 2024
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