EAST BELFAST SURE START
LEGALAND ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION
TNstses
B Mcconnell
M Martin
T Hughes
L McCullou9h
H McEvoy
B McComil(*
8 Wallace
Gillian Ruth Hafflilton
Nagesh Siddegowda
Rev Samuel Robinson
J Reaney
(Appoinled 1 December 2024)
S¢cretsry
T Riplay M¢Elvogue
Charity number (England and Wales)
NIC102304
Company number
N1040618
R•gl$tered offlcè
55 TemF48more Avenue
Belfast
Co. Antrlm
BTS 4FP
Auditor
Kearney & Co
2nd Floor
Donegall House
98-102 Donegall Slreèl
Belfast
BT12GW

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TRUSTEES. REPORT (INCLUDING DIRECTORS, REPORT)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025
The trustees present their annual report and finanGial statements for Ihe year ended 31 March 2025.
Thg finar)aal statements have been preparad in accordance with Ihe accounting polici8s sel out in note 1 to the
fin￿e181 8lalemenls and comply with the charity's governing documents, a deed of Irusl, the Companies Act 2006
and 'A￿O￿ntIng and Reporting by Charities.. Slalemenl of Recommended PraGli¢e applicable lo charilies preparing
ther accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard 8ppIiGable in the UK and Rèpublic of Ireland
IFRS 102) leffeclive 1 January 20191
Objèctlves and activit188
East Belfast Sure Start is a Govemmenl initiative targeting 0.3 yèar olds and Ihely families, re￿gnISIng Iha
importance ol supporting parents and carers, and the value of quallty experlences io very young children.
The purp050 of East Balfasl Sure Start is lo work with parènts and chlldran to promote the physical, intellectual,
social and emotional development of pre-school Children - particularly thos0 who are disadvantaged - lo ensure Ihey
can ftourish at home and when they get to school.
There has b8￿ no change in the ¢harily's objeGlives during Ihe year.
Tha trustees have paid due regard to guklance issued by the Charity Comfflission in deGiding what ac[i￿lIeS the
charlty should undertake.
55gnifkant activltla8:
The cc(e services of East B8ffa81 Sure Start arg-
Oulieaeh and home vlsiting 8eNicés, to make contact as early as pos8lble in the ¢hild'3 life and draw famlll8s into
using ¢ther servlces.
Family support, includliig befriending, sooial supporl and parenting Infom)alion, both group and home based.
Good wallly play, learning and child care experlences for chlléren. both group and home based.
Prinary and communlly health-care and advic8.
Support for children with speclal nepds. bolh within thg Sure Start services offer8d and through 81gnposting lo more
specialised serviGe5 where necessary.

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TRUSTEES, REPORT (INCLUDING DIRECTORS. REPORT> (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025
A¢hievements and performance
East Belfast Sure Start new regislralions for 24125 were 1,061 compafed lo 1,130 in 23124 and th858 have been
made up of a higher number of self
Fefeffals Ihan professional referrals. 11 should be nuled that Ihe child
populalion figures aged 0-3 in East Bèlfast Sure Start have dropped by 616 chiléren according lo the lalesl
stalislics.
Engagement has fallen for all aspects of our service duTing 24125 and Ihe full effect of losing slaff posts lo facililale
w4e increases in 23124 is still belng fell wilh a reduclSon of thild developmenl place5 on offer.
We have
reslructure¢J our staffing durlng this y8ar to 8nsure we are 8ble lo contlnue to offer aecessible services lor all
families within the confines of our budget.
We wei8 able lo deliver 8,47g one to one's in the form of home visils and M8eting5 with parenls and chlldren In our
cenlres an inrJease of 109h on last year's conlacls. 1,751 families wére signposled lo seNlces that would benefit
their family Ilfe, an incréase of 41 QA on lasl yaar. W8 were also able to distrlbule 5,625 resources Ihrougl)oul the
year in the fomi of information. books, play equipmanl and poveriy relief. This 1$ only pos8ible through partnershlps
with local organisalions.
Progr8mmos for all ages from antenalal lo age 4 conllnue to b8 d81ivered In a holistic way and indudes work wllh
the whole famlly unlt.
Although Issues wflh re¢ruitment hav8 affected Ihe sèrvice w8 reached a level towards th8 end of this financial year
when all posts were filled.
We Continue lo see a ¢on8iStent increase in chlldfen with complex needs, neurodiversily arid delayed devélopment
which effects speech, language and communlcAlion and emolional regulation. This work lakes considerablè skill
ané timo and perhaps Is reflected In our èngagemenl numbers as mora intense work is needed wilh bolh familie%
and children.
W& have invested in staff Irainlng throughout the year lo 8nsure that staff feel equipped and 5UPPOrt8d lo deal with
these growing needs in our children as well as conilnuing to look at the emollonal health and wellbeing ol the staff
leam.
ReRiiring a cost of living increase durln9 the year from Department of Edueallon 8nabled us lo be able lo k8ep our
8tsN team in pla￿ and 3labllis& our service which has meant a suslalnsble servlco.
Flnancial roview
The results for the year are sel out on Ihe Slalemenl of Finanual Activi118s.
Deficit for the year was £27,759 of which Reslricled Funds were £23,109 and Unreslricled were £4,650.
Allhou9h the accounts show a deficil in the yèar thls has been covered by brought forward reserves from prior year.
The reserve5 at the end of the year were £20,370.11 Is Ihe view of the Iruslees. that given the nature ol the charily
aNd its aclivities and in particular ils relatively 51able funding, that minimum reservgs gre required.
Principal fundlng sources
The main source of grant funding for the charity has b9en and is currenlly the Department of Education
adfflinisteFed IhroLJgh SPPG. This is supplemented by a number of smaller grants.

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TRUSTEES. REPORT (INCLUDING DIRECTORS. REPORT) (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025
Disclosure of Informatlon to audltor
Each of the Iruslees has confirmed that the￿ is no informalion of which th8y are aware whl¢h is relevant to the
audit, but of which the audllor Is unaware, They have further confirmed Ihal they have taken appropriate steps to
identify such relevant information and to establish that the auditor Is aware of such information.
The truslees, rep)rt was approved by the Board of Trustees.
T Ripl8y M
ogue
Company Secretary
12 August 2025

EAST BELFAST SURE START
INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT
TO THEMEMBERS OF EAST BELFAST SURE START
Oplnlon
We have audiled the financial slalemgnls of Easl Belfast Sure Starl Ilhe 'charlty') for the y8ar ended 31 March 2025
whth cornprisg the statement of financial aclivhles, the balance sheet, the stalement of cash flows and notes lo the
nanclal statements, Including significant accountlng policie5. The financial reporting frarnework that has been
applied in their preparalloll is appliGable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards. inGludin9 Flnancial
Reporting Standard 102 The Finanoal Reporting Standaird applkable in Ihe UK and Republic of Imland (Uniled
Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounlirig Practic*}.
In wr oplnion. Ihe financial statements..
give a true and fair vlew of the slal& of th8 charitable company's affalrs as al 31 March 2025 and of ils
Incoming resources and application of resourcès, including ils income and e*pèndilure, for the yèar then
ended..
have been propèrly prepared in accoTdan¢e with United Kir*gdom Generally Accepted AGGounling Practicé,.
8nd
have been wepared in accordance with the requirements of the Companies Act 2008,
888ls for oplnlon
We ccnducted our audit in acc¢rdanc8 with Inlernalional Standards on Auditing (UK} (ISAS IUK>I and applicable
law. Our re5ponsibililies under those slandards are further described in the Auditorfs responsibilit18s lor Ihe audil ol
the financial slalen78nfs SeGlion of our réport. We are independent of th8 Bhafity in accordan¢e with the elhlcal
requiremenls Ihal are rel&vanl lo our audit of Ihe finanGial slaleinenls in the UK, including Ihe FRC's Ethical
Standard, and we have fulfilled our other ethical responsibililies in accordance wilh Ihese requirements. We belleve
Ihal th8 audlt evi¢Jance we have obtalned ￿ sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion.
Concluslons relatlng to golng concern
In auditing the financial slalements, we have concluded Ihal the trustees, use of the going concem basis of
accounting in the preparation of the financial slalemenls is appropriate.
Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertginties relaling to &vents or
¢onditlons Ihal, individually or collectively, may casl $ignific3nl doubl on Ihe charity's ability lo Continue as a golng
¢oncem for a perlod of at least twelve monlh5 from when the financial statements are authorl8ed lor issue.
Our r88pon$ibilities and the respcnslbililies of thé tw$te88 with resped lo going concern are descflbed In the
relevant sectlons of thls report.
other informatlon
The other information compTises the information included in Ihe annual ￿pOrt other than the finar￿la1 slalemenls
and our auditor's repott Ihereon. The Iruslees ar8 responsibl8 for the other informalion ¢ontaine(S within the annual
report. Our opinion on th8 financial 8lalem8nls does nol cover the other iTrfomalion and, except lo th8 extenl
olherwise explicitly slated in our report, W8 do nol express any form of assuranGe conclusion Ihereon. Our
responsibilrty 15 lo read the other information and, in doing so, consider whelh?r the other information IB materially
inconsi51ent with the financial slalements or our knowledge obtained in Ihe wurse ol the audit, or otherwise appears
lo be m8terially rllisstaled. If we idenlify such material inconsistencies or apparenl malerial misstalemenls, we are
required to deleimine whether this gives rise lo a malefial misslalement in the financial slalemenls1hem5elves. If,
based on the work we have performed, we conclude that there is 8 malefial mi551alemenl of this other information.
we are required to report that faGI.
We have nothing to report in Ihis regard.
Oplnlons on othèr matters prescribed by the Companles Act 2006
In our opinion, based on the work undertaken in the course of our audit..
the informalion given in the Iruslee5' report for Ihe financial year for which the financial slalemenls are
prepared. which includes the directors, report prepared for the purposes of company law. is consi51enl wSlh the
financial slalgmenls-, and
the direclors, report included within the Iruslees, ieport lias been prepared in accGrdants* with applicable legal
requirements.

EAST BELFAST SURE START
INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT (CONTINUED)
TO THE MEMBERS OF EAST BELFAST SURE START
May Gibbons
{S&nior Statutory Auditor)
for and on b9half of Kearnoy & Co
12 August2025
Chartered Accountants
Stalutory Audltor
2nd Floor
Donegall Hous8
98-102 Donegall Street
B8Sfasl
BT12GW

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BALANCE SHEET
ASAT31 MARCH 2025
2025
2024
Notes
Currnnt assets
Debtors
Cash at bank and In hand
11
7.213
35.701
12,633
65,535
42,914
78,188
Cr8dltors: amounts falling du6 withln
one year
12
(22,544)
(30,039)
Net current ass•t8
20,370
48,129
Net ass•is excludlng penslon Ilablllty
20.370
48.129
The funds of the charlty
Restricted income funds
Unre8lricted lunds
14
1,845
18.525
24.954
23,175
20,370
48.129
The financlal statements were approvgd by the trustees on 12 August 2025
H McEvoy
Tr•asurer
B Mccormick
Chalrperson
Company reglstratlon number N1040818 (Ncrthern Ireland)

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025
Ac¢ountlng poli¢1gs
Charlty Inlormatlon
East Belfast Sure Start is a private Gompany Iwnited by guarantee Incorporated in Northern Ireland. The
registered office is 55 Templemore Avenue. Belfast, Co. Anlrim. 8T5 4FP.
1.1 A¢countlng conventlon
The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the charSlls governin9 document, Ihe
Cornpanies AGI 2006, FRS 102 "The Financral R&porting Slandard applicable in the UK and Republic of
Ireland" and the Charities SORP "Accounting and Reporting by Charities.. Statement ol Recommended
Praclice applicable lo ¢harilies preparing their aGGounl%i In accordance with th6 Financial Reporting Standard
8ppllcat4e In the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 1021" The eharily is a Public Benefil Entity as defined by
FRS 102.
Th8 fin8n¢3al statemonts are prepared In sledlng, whlch 1$ the funclional currency of the charmy. Monetary
amounts in Ih8s6 financial 61atem¢nls aré rounded lo th8 nearest £.
The financial slalemenls have been prepared undèr Iha historical c08t convenlitsn, Imodified to Includ• the
revaluation of freehold properties and lo indude investment proporties and certain financial Instr￿llen1s al falr
valuel. The prlncipal accounting polirie8 8dopled are sel out below.
1.2 Golng concern
Al the limè ol approving the fInanC￿al slatemenls. the Iruslees have a reason3ble expeclalion Ihal the charlly
has adequate resources lo continue in operallonal éxlslence for Ihe loreseeable future. Thus the Irusleps
continue lo adopl the going concern basis of accounllng In preparfng the finan¢ial stalemenls.
1.3 Charitabl? fund3
Unreslriclod funds are available for use al Ihe discrétion of the Injslegs in furtheranGe of Iheir charitable
objedives.
Rpslricled funds are subje¢l lo gpeeific condS1ions by donors or grantors as to how they may be used. The
purposes and uses of the reslricled funds are sel out Sn the notes to the financial slalemenls.
Endowrnent funds are subled lo specific conditions by donors that the capital musl be malntained by the
harily.
1.4 Income
InGome is recognis8d when Ihg charity is legally enlilled to il after any performance conditlons have been mel,
the amounts can be measured reliably. and il is probable that income will be received,
Cash donalions are recognised on receipt. Other donations are recogn18ed once the charity has been notified
of the donation, unless pèrforrnan￿ conditions require deferral of the aniounl. Income lax recoveiable in
rela￿n to donalion5 received under Gift Ald or deeds of covenant Is reeognlsed al the time of Ihe donalion.
Legacies afe recognised on receipt 01 othe￿iSe if the charity has been notified of an impending distribution,
Ihe amounl Is known. and receipt is expected. If IFie amount is not known, the leuacy is treated as a
conlingenl asset.
Grants recelvable income, where related lo perfoFmance and specific dèliverables, is accounted for as the
Charity eams the right to consideration by ils performance. Vvhere income Is received in advance of
performance. ils recognÈtion is defeffed and included in credilors. Wherè enlillemenl OCCUfS before income is
received, the income is accrued.
13-

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025
counting pollcle•
Icontinued
Bask flnancial Ilablll¢ies
Basic financial liabilities, induding credilors and bank loai)s are inilially recognisèd at transaction price unless
Ihe arrangement Gonslitules a financing tiansaction, where the debt instrument is measured at Ihe present
value of the fulure payments discounted at a market rale of inleresl. Financial lisbililles cla8sifled as payable
wilhln one year are not amortlsed.
08bl Inslfuments are subsequently carrl8d al amortisad cost, using Ihg effeclive interest rale melhod.
Trade credllors are obligallons lo pay for goods or services that have been a￿Ul[ed in the Drdinary course of
oparatlons from 8uppliers. Amounts payable are classified as current li8bililie5 if paymenl Is due wilhin one
yèar or185s. If nol, they 8re presented as non-currenl Ilabililies. Trade credilors are ￿e0gniSed initially at
tfansaclion prlce and subsequently measured at amortised cost uslng the effective interest method.
Doro¢ognltlDn of financlal liablllll8S
FinanGial liabililies aro derocognised when the Charity's contraclual obllgallons explre or are discharged or
canceiled.
1.9 Employee bènoflts
The wsl of any iinused holiday enlillemenl Is recognised in Ihe penod in whlch the employee's sarvlces are
received.
Termination benefits are recognised immedlalely as an expense when tha charlly is demonstrably committed
to lemiinale the employment of an gmployee or lo provide lermination ben8fils.
1.10 Rètlmmont benfrflts
Paymènts to daflned Gontribution r8llremenl benefit schemes are charged as an expense as Ih8y lall duè.
Crltlcal aGGountlng 88tlmatei and judggmont8
In the applicatlon of the charity's accountSng poliThes, the trustee8 are required to make judgements, e8limales
d assumptions about the carrylng amount ol a33els and1Sabllltles that are not readily apparent from other
sources. The estimates and assoclaled assumptions 8r8 based on hi31orlcal experience and other factors Ihat
are considered lo be relevant. Aelual resulls may differ from those eslimales.
The eslimales and underlying assumptions are reviewed on an ongolng ba3is. Revisions to accounllng
estimates are recognlsed in the period in whlch Ihe estimate is revlsed where the revision affecls only Ih8t
period, or In Iha period of the revislon and fulure periods where the revislon aff8¢1s both current ar)d fulure
periods.
Income from donatlons and legacles
Unrè•trlct•d Unrégtrlcted
lunds
lunds
2025
2024
Doiialions and gifts
2,398

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR fHE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025
Charitable actlvltles
2025
2024
Slaff costs
Rent and rat8S
Insurancè
Heat and light
Templemore SeNlcè Chargé
Tglerknone and Internet
Postage and sla15onery
R8pair8 and maintenance
Compuler running costs
Travel 8xpenses
Haallh and 8afely
Subscrlpllons
Training
Bank charges
General expanses
Other chafltable expenditure
868,188
87.378
8.131
15,825
21.762
6,045
5,453
32,742
8,762
3,781
2,000
6,790
13,049
782
408
185,037
782,753
63,885
7,288
19,879
20,480
8,077
5.755
14.949
6.071
3.557
2.000
4.908
6,992
821
2,048
153,484
1,225,913 1.100.747
Share of governance costs (see note 6)
4,800
3.6
1,230.713 1,104,347
Analyslj by fund
Unrestricted funds
Resiricted funds
5,050
9,583
1,225.663 1,094.764
1,230.713 1.104,347
Supporteosts
Support Governance
costs
Cogts
202S
2024
Audil fees
4.800
4,800
3,600
4,8
4,8QO
3.600
Analysed be￿een
haFilalAe aclivi1188
4,8cIO
3.600
Governance costs includes payments lo the auditors of £4,80012024- £3,600) for audit fee5.
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025
12 Credltors: amounts falling due wllhin one year
2025
2024
Accruals and deferred income
22,544
30,039
13 Rètir•mtnt b•noflt •ch•m•g
2025
2024
Defined ¢ontributlon 8chemo5
Charge to profit or105s in respecl of deflned ¢ontrlbullon schemes
80.183
58,548
The charity operates a delined conlribulion pension scheme for all qua1ifylng employeeg. The assets ol Ihe
scheme are held 88parat8ly from those of the charity in an Independently admlnl$lered fund.
14 Restrfctod lund8
The reslrlcled funds of the Gharliy comprise the un8xpended balanGes of donations and granls held on trust
subject to sp8cific condllions by donors as lo how they may be used.
Incomlng
resourceg
Resources Al 31 March
exponded
202S
2024
24,954
1,202,554
11,225.663)
1,845
Prevlous year:
At 1 April
2023
Incoming
resource•
Rèsourcos At 31 March
oxp•nded
2024
1,114,812
11,094,784)
24.954
15 Unr•strlct•d fund•
The unr8sldcted funds ef the charily Comprise the unèxpended balances of donalions and 9rants which are
not subject lo 8peclfic conditions by donors and grantors as lo how they may be used. These include
deslgnaled funds which hav8 been sel aslde out of unr85tricled funds by Ihe trustees for specifi¢ purpos&s.
At 1 Aprll
2024
Incomlng R•$ource$ At 31 Mar¢h
r¢50ur¢o8
expgrtded
2025
General funds
23,175
400
15.050>
18.525
Previous year:
At 1 April
2023
Incomlng
resources
Resources At 31 March
expended
2024
General lunds
10.380
22.398
(9,5831
23.175
Ig

SPPG GORE FUNDING
202412025
24125
25
INCOME
HSCB
1,170,279
EXPENDITURE
PAYROLLCOSTS
Salarles
836.484
836,484
GOOD& SERVICES
Estateg
Templernore and Carew Servlces
Rent and Rates Includlngvenue Hlre
Heat,Light, Water
Malnland Repalrs
Cleaning
Phone Fax and Internet
IT Malntalnanc8
Insurance
31.020
85,069
16,063
11,380
12,785
6.045
8.762
8.131
Staff Relaled Costs
Travel
Tralnlng
3,781
11,911
Prof¢ssloDal Fees
Audlt Fee$
Bank Fees
Subsciiptlons
Health and Salety
HR Consultancy
Sage Software
4,800
782
1,664
2.000
4.329
5,126
Programme Dollvery
Prlnting & Materials
stationery& Postage
Equlpmeni and resources and programme activltles
2,047
3.892
44.387
Partner Nanagement
Service Level Agreements
89,821
Sub Total
333,795
Toi8lExpenditure
1.170.279
Nel Underspend in the Yeor