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FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024
Publlc benefit
The purposes of East Belfast Sure Start are lo promote the benefit of the inhabitants of East Belfast. 8nd in
particular but not exclusively children under four years of age and Iheir lamilies, wilhoul distinction of sex, age,
speclal needs, race, polilic81, religious or other opinions by associating together Ihe said inhabiianls, local
authorities, public agencies, voluntary and other organisations in a common effort, to relieve povety, sickness and
dlsablement.
The direct benefits whlch flow from this purpose Include..
Children prepa d for school1uCaIion
Parents aware and informed of entillemenl to sc¢ial benefit system, inclusion of children wilh special
needs, accessiblè, low cost childcare.
These benefits can be demonstrated by..
Verbal feedback from parenls whose ¢hikaren altend childcare prDgr8mmes
Evaluation reports. quéstionnairés ar)d surveys completed by parents using a range of servic88, to
preserve and protect health.
Parents can be made aware and inform8d of general healthcare issues for them and their family and signposted to
relevant specialisl support servl¢es such as child developmenl clinics, aut15m services and health 8nd social care
services in the voluntary and community $e¢lors.
These benefits can be demonstrated by..
The number of children referred lo speci81ist support services who will ffjceive early intervention and better
health carg
Improved health and social care provided for and by famllie8.
The Sure Start dala base provides slalistlcgl returns of berleficiarles lo advance education, The dlrect benefits
which flow from Ihls purpose include,
Children are able to flourish at liome and when they get to school
Parents partlcipaling in training and development programmes that enhance their skills. knowledg8 and
parenting abilities.
These benefits can be demonstrated by
Following training courses and parenting programmes evaluallons carried out with parents
Children receiving quality C8re and education al Sure Stsrt will leave with transltlons reports to share with
nurseries and primary schools. This will provide facililies in the interest of social welfare for recreation and
leisure lime oceupatlon wlth the objective of Improving the condition5 of life for the sald Inhabitants.
The direct benefits whlch flow from this purpos8 in¢lud8-
Families able to access social and leisure facilities lo Improve the health and wellbeing cf 811 the family
These benefits can be demonstrated by.. Monthly reports recorded on number of familles who use the
service and have improved access to recreation and leisure facilities.
The befteficiaries are families with pre-s¢hool ¢hlldren aged 0-3 and gxpeclant parents, who live in the de3Ignated
area for Sure Start in the 250/0 most disadvantaged waids of N.1.
All early years settings have been registered with social services and are inspected annually. Routine risk
assessments are carried out on all activities lo ensure health and safely for parlicipants, by a quallfied team.
Policies and procedures are followed with due regard lo ensure the health and safely of user groups.
The only private benefit flowlng from this purpose is Ihat Ihe Board employ a staff team to Garfy Qut all services and
provisions. This is incidental and necessary lo ensure the organisation provides benefit to its beneficiaries. Policies
and procedures are in place lo safeguard the organisalion and staff in terms of proper governance and
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TRUSTEES, REPORT IINCLUDING DIRECTORS, REPORT) (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024
The Iwste8s have assessed the major risks to which the charity is exposed, and are sallsfied that systems are in
place io mitigate exposure to the major risks.
Major risk is a m8terial reduction in funding. This has been secured for 2024125.
Plans for future perlods
Future plan5
It has been a ¢hallenge to thlnk about future developments with the threat of culs lo the government budgets.
Whilst our budget has remained the same for 2023124 our costs are Increasing due lo inllalion. Our priorlty Is to
provide an excellent service for our families and we will work within our fulure budget to ensure that. However, any
funding cuts will mean Ihat less families and children wlll be able to access our much needed services.
structure, governance and management
The charity is a Gompany Ilmited by guarantee, as defin¢d by CompaniesAGt 2006.
The trustees, who are also the dlrectors for th6 purpose of ¢ompany law, and who served during the year and up to
the date of signature of the financlel statements were,.
B Mcconnell
E Weslerhuis
(Reslgned 12 November 2023)
M Martin
T Hughes
E Daly
L Mccullough
H McEvoy
B Mccormick
B Wallace
T Ripley McElvogue
C Ftumphrey
Gillban Ruth Hamilton
Nagesh Sidde9owda
Rev Samuel Robinson
(Resigned 12 September 2023)
{R8signed 9 May 20231
(Appoin1 9 May 20231
(Appointed 13 November 20231
(Appolnted 12 March 20241
(Appointed 13 November 2023)
None of the trustees has any beneficial inleresl In the company. All of the Iruslees are members of the company and
guarantee to conlrlbule £1 In the event of a winding up.
The directors of the company are also charity trustees for the purposes of Charity Law Under the requirements of
the Memorandum and Articles of Association directors are elected at an Annual General Meeting by the memb81S
lin person, or through an aulhorSsed reprasenlalive or by proxy}.
All new directors receive in-house induction and training appropriate to thelr roles.
East Belfast Sure Start has a Managemenl Commitlee, made up of Truslees, The Committee meets regularly and
are responsible for the strategic diredion and policy of the charity. The day to day responsibility for the provislon ol
the serViS rests with the manager and Ihe senior management team.
Audltor
In accordance with the comp8ny's artlcles, a resolulion proposlng that Kearn8y & Co be reappointed as audilor of
the company will bo pul at a General Meeting. 'JE
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STATEMENT OF TRUSTEES. RESPONSIBILITIES
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024
The Ifuslees, who are also the directors of East Belfast Sure Start for the purpose of company18w, are responsible
for preparing the Trustees, Report and the financial slalements in accordance with applicable law and United
Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice)-
Company Law requires the trustees to prepare financial slalements for each financial year which give a true and fail
view of the slate of affairs of the chariiy and ol the incoming resources and application of resources, Including the
income and expendllure, of the charitable company for Ihat year.
In preparing these financial statements, the trustees are required to..
select suitable accounting polieles and then apply them consistgntly.,
observe the methods and princlpl8s in the Charitles SORP,.
make Judgement8 and e$timates Ihal are r8asonable and Prudent., and
prepar8 the fin8nclal statements on th8 going conc8m basls unless It Is inappropriate to presumè thal the charity
wlll contlnue in ¢)peration.
The trustoes are Tesponsible for keeping adeqLiate accounlSng records Ihal disclose with reasonable accuracy at
any lime the financial posltlon of the charity and enable thém to ensure that the financial statemen Is comply with the
Companies Act 2006. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charity and hence for laklng
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INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT (CONTINUED)
TO THE MEMBERS OF EAST BELFAST SURE START
Matters on whlch we are réqulred to report by exceptlon
In th8 light of the knoedge and u nderslanding of the chaflty and its environmenl obtained in the course of the
audil, we have not idendfied material mi551atements in the dlreciors, report included within the Iruslees. report.
We have nothing to report in respect of the following matters in relation to which th8 Companies Act 2006 requires
us to report to you if, in our opinion..
adequate accounting records have not been kepL or returns adequate for our audit have not been received
from blanches not visited by us., or
the flnancial statements are not in agreement wrlh the accounting records and returns., or
certain dlsclosuffts of trustees, remun8ratSon specified by law are not made,, or
we have not received all the information and explanations we require for our audlt,, or
the trustees were nol enlilled lo prepare the financial slalements in accordance wlth the small companies
regime and take advanlage of the small companies, exemptions In preparing the Iruslees, report and from the
requirement lo prepare a slfategic report.
Responslbllltles of trustees
As explained more fully in the slalement OF Irustees. responsibllilies, the Ifustees, who are also the directors of the
charity for the purpose of company law. are responsible for the preparation of the financial statements and for being
satisfied thal they give a true and fair vlew, and for such internal conlfol as the Iruslees determine is necessary lo
enable the preparation of financial statements Ihal are freé fcom material misstatement, whether due lo fraud or
error. In preparing the financlal statements, the trustees are responsible for assessing the charily's ability lo
continue as a going concern, disclosing, 8s applicable, matters relaled lo going concern and using the goin9
neern basis of ac¢ounling unless the Iru51ee$ ellher intend to liquldate the ¢harilable company or to cease
operations, or have no realistic allernalive but to do so.
Audltorfs responslbllltles for the audlt of thè flnanclal statéments
Our objeGtives are lo obtain reasonable assurance about whelher the fin8ncial statements as a whole are free from
material misstatement, whether due lo fraud or error. and to issue an auditor's report Ihat Includes our opinion.
Reasonable assvrance is a high level of assurance bul Is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance
with ISAS (UK) will always detect a materia1 misstatement when il exists. Misstatements Can arise from fraud or
error and are considered material if, individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to Influence
the economic decisions of users taken on the basis of Ihese financial statement$.
The extent to which our procedures are capable of detecting Ifregularities, includlng fraué. is detailed below.
A further description of our responsibilities is available on the Financial Reporting Council's website at= httP5'.11
www.frc.org.ukJauditorsresponsibililies. This description f()rms part of our auditor's report.
This report is made solely lo the Gompany's members. as a body. in accor(8an¢e with the Companies Act 2006. Our
audit work has been undertaken so that we might stale to th8 company's membefs those mallois we are required lo
slate lo them in an audllor's report and for no other purpose. To the fullest exlenl permilled by I. we do not aceepl
or assume responsibility to anyone other than the company and the company's members as a body, lor our audil
work, for this report, or for the opinions we have formed. IIL-.6èuoa 1.1.. 1 -%':.
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The financial 8talements were approved by the trustees on 30 August 2024
H McEvoy
Treasurer
Nrici4ormick
Cliairpe-: son
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Accountlng policles
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1.5 Expendituré
Expenditure is recognised once there Is a legal or constwclive obligation to transfer economic benefit to
third party, it is probable that a transfer of economic benefits wlll be required In selllement, and the amount of
the céjligalion can be measured reliably.
ExpendSture is classlfied by aclivlty. The costs of each aclivily are made up of the total of dir&t costs and
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activlty ar8 allocaled directly to Ihal aclivity. Shared costs which contribute lo more than one aclivlly and
support ¢osts which are not atlribulable to a single a¢tivSty are apportioned beeen those a¢livilies on a basis
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depreclalion charges are allocated on the portion of the asset's Use.
1.6 Tanglble flxed assets
Tangible fixed asS818 are Inllially measured at cost and subsequenlly rneasured at cosl or valuation. net of
depreciation and any Impairment losses.
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useful Ilves on the following bases..
Property Improvements
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and the carying value of the asset, and is recognised in the slalemenl of financial aclivilies.
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1.7 Cash and Gash equlvalents
Cash and cash equivalents include cash In hand. deposits held at call wilh banks, olhef short-term liquid
investments wlth origin81 maturities of three months Or less, and bank overdfafts. Bank overdrafts are shown
within borrowings In current liabililies.
1.8 Flnancial Instruments
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'Olher Financial Instruments Issues, of FRS 102 to all of ils financial inslrum&nls.
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contractual provlsions of the inslrumenl.
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basis or to realise the asset and settle the liability simultaneously.
Baslc flnanclal assets
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interest method unless the arrangemenl eonstilules a financlng transaction, where the transaction is
measured at Ihe present value of the future receipts discounted al a mafket rate of interest. Flnancial assels
classified as recelvable within offie year are not amortised.
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Charltable actlvftl88
2024
2023
DOE SPPG
East Side Partnership
East Belfast Community Dev Agency
Save the Children
Belfast City Council
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1,061,880 1,046.840
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2024
2023
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3,600
Truste08
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2024
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2023
Number
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41
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2024
2023
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Social security costs
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684,968
39,237
58,548
668,356
22.829
54,579
782,753
743.764
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10 Taxation
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2024
2023
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12.633
14,864
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16 Analysis of net assets between funds
Unrestricted
funds
2024
R8strlcted
funds
2024
Total
2024
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Current assetsl(liablllliesl
Long term liabilitiès
48,129
{24,9541
48,129
24,954
23,175
24,954
48,129
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fundg
2023
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funds
2023
Total
2023
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Current assetsl(Ilabilitie81
10,360
4,906
15.266
10,360
4,906
15,2e6
17 Related party transactlon8
Thére were no dlsGlosable related pajty IransactSons during ihe year (2023 . none).
18 Ga8h generated from operatlons
2024
2023
Surplusl(deficill for the year
32,863
{2,2551
Movements In working capital..
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(Decrease)Ilncrease in creditors
2,231
(13,223)
{5,063)
5,557
Cash generated fromllabsorbed by) oparatlons
21.871
(1,7611
19 Analysls of changes In netfunds
The charlty had no material debl during Ihe year.
20 Share capital
The Company is limited by guarantee and has no share capital.
20- EAST BELFAST SURE START
YEA.I ENDED 31st MARCH 2023
SPPG CORE FUNDING
2024
2024
INCOME
H5CB
991,763
EXPENDITURE
PAYROLL COST5
Salarles
736,716
736,716
GOOD & SERVICES
Estates
Templemore and Carew Services
Rent and Rates
Heat, LIBht, Water
Maint and Repairs including cleaning
Phone Fax and Internet
IT Maintalnance
Insurance
26,804
62,885
19,879
14,949
5,577
5,471
6,388
Staff Related Costs
Travel
Tralnlng
3,357
6,492
Professlonal Fees
Audit Fees
Bank Fees
Subscriptions
Health and Safety
HR Consultancy
Sage Software
3,100
621
147
2,000
2,992
4,261
Programme Dellvery
Stationery, Prlnting, Postage
Running Costs
5,255
22,758
Partner Management
Servlce Level Agreements
62,111
Sub Total
255,047
Total Expenditure
991,763
Net Overlundeispend in the Year SPPG 23124 Expansion Funding
2024
2024
INCOME
SPPG
70,117
EXPENDITURE
PAYROLL COSTS
Salaries
26,626
Sub Total
26,626
GOOD & SERVICES
Estates
Phone Fax and Internet
Insurance
IT Malntainance
500
900
600
Staff Related Costs
Trainlng
500
Professlonal Fees
HR Consultancv
Sage Software
Audit Fees
500
500
500
Programme Dellvery
Postage & Stationery
Printing & Materials
Recruitment and Advertislng
Running Costs
Travel
Venue Hire
Partner Management
Service Level Agroement5
75
500
300
12,113
200
I,ooo
25,303
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43,491
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