Page 1 SURESTART EDENBALLYMORE COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE DIRECTORS, ANNUAL REPORT (INCORPORATING THE DIRECTOR'S REPORT) YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023 The directors, who are also the directors for the purposes of company law, present their report and the financial statements of the charity for the year ended 31 March 2023. REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS Reglstered charity name SURESTART EDENBALLYMORE Charity registration number NIC101726 Company regi3tration number N1066239 Principal off ice and registered office Lis Linn Centre Central Drive Creggan Derry THE DIRECTORS Ms C Nash Mr G McGowan Mr B McLaughlin Ms A McGuinness Ms C Sweeney (Appointed 17th February 2023) Audltor Claremount FM Limited Chartered accountants & statutory auditors 43 Clarendon Street Derry BT48 7ER Bankers AIB Meadowbank strand Road Derry BT48 9QG Solicitors Mac Dermott McGurk and Partners 12 Clarendon Street Derry BT48 7ET
Page 2 SURESTART EDENBALLYMORE COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE DIRECTORS. ANNUAL REPORT (INCORPORATING THE DIRECTOR'S REPORT) (continued) YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023 STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT The company is governed and managed by the bjard of directors. The directors who served the company throughout the year are shown above. The registered office and details of other professional advisors are listed on page 1. The board of directors carry out their governan role throughout the year by way of meetings on a bi-monthly basis to review the performan of the company and to make decisions regarding the company's financial and operational matters. The directors govern the activities of the company in line with the objectives set out in the governing documents of the charity, namely the Memorandum and Articles of Association and the charity's constitution. OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES The principal activity of the company during the year was to ensure that every child (from pre-birth to 3 years) living in the Triax area (Bogside & Brandywell, Creggan, Founfain, Bishop Street & Foyle Road and Strand Road) is supported to have the best possible stsrt in life. One of the objectives of Surestart Edenballymore is to complement the work of existing local services and provide our families with advice and support to access more specialised needs or difficulties. There is clear evidence Ihat early intervention and support reduces family breakdown, strengthens children's readiness for school and benefits society as a whole. The Project delivers a wide variety of services which are designed to support children's learning skills, health and well-being, and social and emotional development, with a particular focus on early intervention, infant mental health, bonding and attachment, speech and language, child development and school readiness. Surestart Edenballymore works with parents. agencies and organisations to ensure that local children aged 0-3 gel the very best stsrt in life by offering free access to.. Family 5UPPOrt including home-visiting and support services Early years play and learning opportunities Advice & support on children's development Speech & Language Support Ante-natal and post-natal services Health services Community involvement and training opportunities
Page 3 SURESTART EDENBALLYMORE COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE DIRECTORS. ANNUAL REPORT (INCORPORATING THE DIRECTOR'S REPORT) (continued) YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023 ACHIEVEMENTS AND PERFORMANCE The directors are satisfied that the performance of the company during the year, in terms of both financial and operational resulis, is in line with the charity's constitution and key objectives. The table below outlines the annual registration and engagement of target children and parents in the Project, it is clear that all targets and goals set have been exceeded, in terms of engagement, registration, support and seNice delivery. New Registrations Children Q1 AprQun 81 Q2 Jul4ept 52 Q3 Oct-Dec Q4 Jan-mar Cumulative 56 73 262 Mothers 56 41 64 195 Fathers 11 35 Families 56 43 197 Antenatal 29 21 29 52 131 De-Reglstered Children Q1 AprJun 61 Q2 Jul-sept 59 Q3 O¢t-De¢ 28 Q4 Jan-mar Cumulative 258 110 Mothers 49 83 18 190 Fathers 22 43 Families 50 82 18 91 193 Antenatal 17 Total Numbers Registered Q1 Apr-Jun Children 866 Q2 Jul-sept 857 Q3 Oct-Dec 854 Q4 Jan-mar Cumulative 1047 Mothers 791 822 778 822 931 Fathers 147 145 146 150 171 Families 800 830 789 834 Anlenalal 51 57 69 166 Per¢entages Uptske Children Q1 AprJun 34.06 Q2 Jul-sept 31.97 Q3 O¢t-r)e¢ Q4 Jan-mar Cumulative 31.85 30.48 50.91 Mothers 43.11 43.44 58.76 81.20 Fathers 14.97 14.48 21.92 34.67 46.20 Families 46.00 48.31 45.50 60.91 83.03 Antenatal 59.26 54.90 70.18 71.01 93.37 The Project is on track to achieve World Health Organization and UNICEF Baby Friendly Initiative Status to better support families with feeding and developing close. loving relationships, ensuring thal all babies get the best possible stsrt in life. FINANCIAL REVIEW The net outgoing resources for the year was £101 (2022 - net outgoing resources £5,107). The total reserves at the year-end stood at £51,419 (2022 - £51,520) Funding is reiVed every quarter and is generally spent within that quarter. The charity carries minimal reserves due to restrictions imposed by funders.
Page 4 SURESTART EDENBALLYMORE COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE DIRECTORS. ANNUAL REPORT (INCORPORATING THE DIRECTOR'S REPORT) (continued) YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023 PLANS FOR FUTURE PERIODS The impact of COVID continues to disrupt lrfe for us all and has changed life in many ways for many people. Child development needs has not paused. and supporting children and families is arguably now more important than ever. Babies born after March 112020 wi15 have only known a world in the grip of a pandemK. They have not had the same opportunities to interact with other children as those bom in the years before. We don't yet know the full impact of the pandemic on children, young people and their families, but we are seeing an increase in demand for services as we move into the next phase. So, whilst the future remains uncertain, our commitment to provide responsive and high quality services and supports for families remains steadfast and we are confident in our staff team, partners and community that we can continue to give children the best start in life. The directors will continue to govern the company in line with the constitution to achieve the objectives noted above. TRUSTEES, RESPONSIBILITIES STATEMENT The trustees, who are also direclors for the purposes of company law, are responsible for preparing the trustees, report and the financial ststements in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Apted Accounting practi). Company law requires the charity directors to prepare financial statements for each year which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charitable company and the incoming resources and application of resources, including the income and expenditure, for that period. In preparing these financial statements, the trustees are required to: In preparing these financial statements. the directors are required to: select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently; obseNe the methods and principles in the applicable Charities SORP; make judgments and accounting estirnates that are reasonable and prudent. prepare the financial statements on the going concem basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the charity will continue in business. The directors are responsible for keepTng adequate accounting records that are sufficient to show and explain the charity's transactions and disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial Position of the charity 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 charity and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.
Page 5 SURESTART EDENBALLYMORE COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE DIRECTORS. ANNUAL REPORT (INCORPORATING THE DIRECTOR'S REPORT) (continued) YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023 AUDITOR Each of the persons who is a trustee at the date of approval of this report confirms that: so far as they are aware, there is no relevant audit infomiation of which the charity's auditor is unaware" and they have taken all steps that they ought to have tsken as a director to make themselves aware of any relevant audit infomiation and to establish that the charity's auditor is aware of that information. The auditor is deemed to have been re-appointed in accordance with section 487 of the Companies Act 2006. SMALL COMPANY PROVISIONS This report has been prepared in acGordance with the provisions applicable to companies entitled to the small companies exemption. The directors, annual report was approved on 071h September 2023 and signed on behalf of the board of trustees by.. Ms C Nash Director Mr G McGowan Chairperson