South Belfast Sure Start ort of the Truslees for the Year Ended 31 March 2023 The trustees who are also directors of the charity for the purposes of the Companies Act 2006, present their report with the financial statements of the charity for the year ended 31 Marcli 2023. The trustees have adopled the provisioiis of Accountiiig and Reporting by Charities.. Stateinent of Recoinmended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance witli tlie Financial Reporting Staiidard applicable iii tlie UK and Republic of Irelaiid (FRS 102) (effective l Jaiiuary 2019),
South Belfast Sure Start ort of the TrusteLIs for the Year Ended 31 March 2023 OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES Principle activities The principle activities of the coinpany are the provision of activities for the benefit of children aged 0-3 years aiid tlieir families living in the South Belfast catchment area. Services and programmes across the year As 2022-2023 progressed core services aiid prograinmes largely returned to pre Covid 'norinal' with a few exceptions. However, it was an extreinely challeiiging year for SBSS in that we lost over 20 % of our staff team to other (mostly better paying) posts, forced retireineiits through il Iiiess and other family circumstaiices. Some of tliese posts were lield by very experienced aiid ski Iled people. Recruitiiient was oiigoiiig tliroughout the year witli cliallenges, particiilarly iii Early Years, iii fiiiding suitable iiew recruits. Tlie last posts to be filled in tliese cycles were Early Years Assistaiils for wliicli we received iio applicatioiis wliatsoever. Fortuiiately, we had 5 x student placeinents who were just completiiigj tlieir QCF Level 2 who we were able to eniploy on leinporary contracts with the condition that Ihey started Level 3 training in Septeinber 2022. Training up aiid Inentoring new staff (includiiig Inandatory training), so we can get back to previoiis levels of expertise will take several years. In addilion, to gaps in staffingF arisiiig froin recruitmeiit, we also had an uiiusiially liigh level of. staff sickiiess over Ihe year. There were unavoidable disruptioiis to services or on occasioiis reduction in Ilie niiinber of cliildreii/sessions per week so tliat we could reinaiii iii ratio. The reinaiiiiiigi staft. have beeii oiitstandiiig in their willingFiiess to cover gaps and abseiices, Inoving to otlier progyraiiiineslcoiiiinuii ities often at sliorl notice, iiicreasiiig tlieir liours for teinporary periods etc. Witliout their g7oodwill and flexibility wliole services aiid pi'ograiniiies would Iiave grouiid to a lialt. SBSS added all of tlie 2 % uplift it received in Autuinii 2022 to tlie wages, bul tlie reality is their reward has beeii a pay cut in real lerins. Aside froin stat'fiiigi tliere were still soine issiies arising froin coming out of a global pandeinic on services and proL?rainines. Soine faiiiilies reinained reluctaiit to liave visitors iii their hoine which coiitributed to ali iiicrease in substaiitive teleplioiie support or increased niiinbers attendiiig groups. Weekly l)arent & Toddler groups and Baby Café drop-in groups becaine, in the Inain, well attended agaiii, and wliere iiuinbers were deeined to be too higli to allow for a productive experience for all, Iliey were divided iiito two sinaller sessioiis. A few targiets, SLbcli as Library visits or Antenatal Aqua Yoga ic nd Baby Swiin liad to be abandoiied or reduced as eitlier a veiiue or service was not avai lable 'post-Covid'. However, liaving coiitrol of a iiuinber of prein ises in d iffereiit coininuiiities eiiabled LIS to get face to face services up and ruiiiiing proinptly. Tlie Board of Directors decided to coiitiiiue witli our Early Years staffing capacity Inaiiily being focussed oli tlie 2-3-year age group. We were therefore in the position to offer aliiiost all fainil ies who requested it, a place in eitlier a Developmeiital Programine for 2-3 Year Old's or a Cliild Developiiient Prograinine in Septeinber 2022. By tl)e Autuinn we liad over 150 cliildreii aged 2-3 years iii tliese prograinines aloiig with a furtlier l O placed iii a special iieeds progyr<iinme in Solas aiid a fiirther 24 in one of our 3 'Loviiig Lcariiing, prograinines (fuiided tlii'ough the STEP programine). We coiitiiiued to set targets for all these prograinilles wliich reflect best practice such as home aiid Ceiitre based I: I review visits, Wellcoillinlbi-lingual screeiiiiig, moiitlily 'Stay to Play, or'come and Play, sessions, tlie introductory 'Ready to Play, workshops for pareiits whose cliild is entering a prograinme and transition forms and relaled activities for children who are leaving a programine. Because of tlie move to focusing on 2-3 year olds within the developimental prograinmes, we realised that a gap iii services for cliildren in the 1-2 year old age raiige was einergiiig and tlie iiuinbers in tliat age group participating iii services had fallen. As we moved into 2023 iiew prograinmes were developed such as a 4 week 'Seiisory Prograinme, to target iliis age range and enable children and fainilies to build relationships before entry to developmental programines.
Soulh Belfast Sure Start ort of the Trustees for the Year Ended 31 March 2023 What became clear as services started to return to more normality was the increasing number of children about whom there are developinental concerns such as speech and laiiguage, sensory processing, ASD and attachment issues. With capacity we were able to offer smaller groups (4 to 6 children) in soine afternoon programmes for these children. The Urban Villages 'A Place for Me, project's 'Play and Discover, group began to grow a waitiiig list but fuiiding criteria Ineant it was only accessible to fainilies living in the Inner coniinuiiities. In respoiise soine Play aiid Discover programines were organised in Oiiter Soutli during the year to help Ineet these deinands bul for capacity reasons it was not alway5 possible to have the regular input of oiir SLT, wlio along with the Special Needs FSW (funded by Urban Villages) were key to delivering a quality service for these children and their parents. Tlie SLT also rolled out the 'Bui Iding Blocks of Coininunication, traiiiing and resources for Faini ly SLlPPOrt Workers so ihey could provide support wliere iiidividual iieeds had beeii ideiitified. Tliese prograinines proinote developineiit aiid support pareiit Child interaction by providing iiiforination, strategies, and siipport for parents wlii le they are waiting for appoiiitinents fol lowing referrals to Coininuiiity Speech aiid Laiiguage or CDC or waitiiig for ASD referrals to be placed at 2yrs 9intlis. Children presenting with the higliest needs were referred into Solas for specialist support however for soine pareiits il was too early in tlieir jouriiey to have these discussioiis aiid these cliildren have beeii placed witli in our owi) Prograinines. Referrals liave also been placed for play therapy for children and adiilt counselliiig services witliiii tlie coinimllllity sector for pareiits. The iiuinber of oiiward referrals lo special isl services ii)cludiii&i ASD assessiiieiil service, CDC, CSLT, Educatioiial Psychology coiitiiiued lo iiicrease and ofteii due lo the loiig) wailing lisls P2( reiits faced loiig waits for support. Witliiii Sure Start tliis lias requ ired a sigjniticant ainount of planiiiiig aiid siipporl to ensure these faiiiilies are receiving the Inost appropriate support. It also meant tlie SLT liad to prioritise Specialist work, Ineaning less support was available for Targeted and Uiiiversal services. An arisiiig area of iieed we had not ai)ticipaled/set targets for, was the iiiimber of asyliiin-seekiiig fain il ies, cliildreii aiid pre&yn1c Ilt woineii l iVillgF jii 'coiiliiigpeiicy accoiiiinodatioii, (forinerly hotels) witliiii our calcliineiit area. Wlii le tliere are faini lies coiniiig and goiiigy tli is bui It to an average of 50 addilional children regyistered with SBSS aiid families with high levels of need that SBSS supported. SBSS staff contributed to tlie establ ishinent of, and theii attended on a fortn iglitly basis Fainily Help cl in ics for these fainilies, Soine of tlie childreii were placed in 2-3 year prograinines aiid parents began to come out of the contii)gency accoinmodation to attend activities in local coininunities. In regard to Fainily Support the rising cost of living, poor mental healtli, and additioiial needs preseijted as the maiii reason for I:1 family support within the local cominuiiities and for tlie Cliinese and Roma coininunities. While the family support teain liave built stroiig relationships with their local coininunity groiips to explore various types of siipport and funding for fainilies tliis becoine Inore difficult to access as tlie iiuinbers requiriiig support began to biiild iiito the wiiiter. Fainilies were regularly sigiiposted to food Baiiks aiid Fainily Siipporl Hubs for food/voucliers, gas arid electric top ups and school uiiiforins. In tlie Early Years settings slaff made sure tliere was extra food for tlie Cliildren by providiTig a 'breakfast' wheii tliey arrived as well as a substantial 'snack' before tlie children went liome. Likewise, we lipped the quantity of food available at parent aiid child groups, baby cafes etc. SBSS Ltd was successfiil in a bid to DE'S Fair Start for tlie Hopelsperaiita project for the Roina coiniiiunity. Tlie Hope Project enabled us to provide early interveiitioii aiid siipport services for Roma fainilies from pregnaiicy to 6 years oldlend of Pl. The funding started iii Septeinber 2022, aiid allowed us to einploy a full-lime Co-ordiiiator/FSW worker who is responsible for deliveriiig botli Sure Start eleineiits (0-3) and early education (4-6) support for the Roma cominuiiity. This brought a lot of stability as well as developineiit to this work which was particularly important given the Cost of Living crisis and the contii)ued outworking's of Brexit, with more and more of these families moving into total destitution.
Soulh Belfast Sure Start ort of the Trustees for the Year Ended 31 March 2023 While the Continuation of core DE funding was by far the most iinportaiit resource in delivering services and programmes for fainilies the 'added value, of other funding has beei) vital in enabling us to respond to eirergiiig iieeds, grow our services, innovate and pilot, provide more 'out of hours, services and retain some skilled and coinmitted staff. Quality improvement initiatives within the SBSS The family support and early years teams contiiiued to work together to produce evidence for localised planning and evaluation to ensure effective service delivery. Online programme evaluation forms were developed to inforin fiiture service delivery within individual areas and ihe wider Sure Start areas. Tlie fainily siipport leain willi iii the Inner and Outer areas contiiiued to provide support across geograpliical areas depeiiding 01) skill set 2( nd capacity along with joiiit services for pareiits (ind cliildren e.g., 'Coine Sing wilh Me,, S iiigiiiLy t.or Healili aiid P1( reiiling Piizzle. Weekly al locatioii ineetings also provided a soiirce of support along witli biweekly ineetings between family support and early years teains. Within the Periiiatal Teain it was decided to follow up tlie initial telephone coiitact willi an email providing the relevant iiiforinalion to ensure tliat aiitenatal parents are fully aware of service delivery and at whal stage of their pregnaiicy they sliould expect to receive iliis. Early Years teains coinpleted exit questioiinaires with pai'eiits of cliildren leaviiig tlie prograiniiies as part of the evaluatioii process to ei)able iinproveineiits to service del ivery within clii Idreii's LFroup progFrainines. For childreii joiii iiig prog7rainines eiilry qLlCStioiiiiaires were coinpleted to lielp gatlier parent's hopes aiid aspiratioiis for tliein aiid tlicir cliild by atteiid iiiLy Ihe prograinine wliicli cali tlien be coinpared witli the exit questionnaires at tlie end of tlie acadein ic year. Aloiigl witli 3 otlier Belfast Sure Start proLFrainiMes iii our BFI 'Cliildreii's Centre, g)roLlP we had a siiccessfiil reacci'edilatioii of oiir Baby Frieiidly status. BFI accreditation lias been a vehicle that lias supported tl)e proinotion of breastfeediiig or respoiisive bottle t"eediiiL7 w lili in SBSS. Sigiiificthnt activities South Beltast Sure Start was establ ished in 2001 with 4 aiins: ( l ) To Improve Health (2) To Improve the Ability to Learn (3) To Iinprove Social and Emotioiial Well-Being (4) To Streiigtlieii Fami lies and Coininuiiities The programme is core funded by the Departinent of Education (through the Health and Social Care Board) and iiiaiiaged by a Board of Directors tliat is a partnersliip of coinmuiiity, voluntary and statutory agencies tliat work together to iinprove outcoines for young clii Idren and Iheir fainil les in the catcliinent area. SBSS has worked with the SPPG at the Departinent of Health to develop the core Siire Start services witliiii an Outcoines Frainework. All activities and services tliat are coiiiinissioned tlirough tlie core DE fiiiiding are recorded 011 a Sure Start Prograinines inforinalion systein. Iii addition, SBSS as a Liinited Coinpany lias obtaiiied funding for programmes aiid activities that add valu¢ or are coinplemeiitary to tlie core DE funded services and respoiid to needs that could not be met within the restrictions of the core aiiiiual budget. These accouiits provide a clear record of the funding received, expenditure and activities that derive froin the core DE funding and other funding sources.
South Belfast Sure Start ort of the Trustees for the Year Ended 31 March 2023 OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES Public benefit To iinprove tlie health and well-being of children aged 0-3 years living in disadvantaged coinmunities or circuinstaiices in South Belfast through the provision of licalth aiid social care services to clii Idreii and their pareiitslcarers as well as to pregnant woineii. Th¢ direct benefits wliich flow froiii tliis purpose is that throiigh services and informalion to parents and pareiils to be, they wi I I be supported to preveiit ill healtli aiid deve lopinenlal de lay ii) tlieir cli ildreii. identify liealtl) and developmeiilal issues at an early stage and access otlier services that their chi Idren Inay requ ire. These beiiefits are demonstrated through quarterly and annlial activity reports and outcoines-based evaluation. This purpose does nol lead to harm. The beneficiaries of Ihis purpose are; Clii Idreii aged 0-3 ye2( rs aiid, tlie ir pareiils aiid carers aiid expectant parents priinarily liviiig in the Soiiili Belfast Sure Start catcliineiit area. A private bei)el It lo triislees Inay arise if tlie knowledgie tliey Lpaiii as a truslee iii rcg)ards, to gFood gFovernaiice aiid liealtli proiiiotioii is transferable to aiiotlier settiiig. Tliese beiiefits are incidental aiid Iiecessary to ensure tlie benefil is provided to tlie beiieficiaries. To iinprove the social and einotional developinent of children aged 0-3 years livingy ji) disadvantaged coininiiiiilies or circiiillstai)ces iii Souih Bel fast tliroLigylI pro&7rainines and services tliat siipporl pareiits, iii cariiig for tlie ir clii Idreii. Tlie direct benefits which flow froin tliis piirpose is that by providingF fainily support services to parents, carers and pareiits to be, tliey will be supported to develop liealtliy atlachilleiils witli tlieir iiifaiits, good parentiiig skil Is, better family functioniiig aiid iinproved ecoiioin ic and enviroiiinental circuinstances. These benefits are deinoiistrated tlirougyli quarterly aiid aiiiiiial activity reports aiid outcoines-based evaliialioii. A risk inay ai'ise if tlirougili tlie provisioii of fainily support services, a child or pareiiilcarer is harmed by a Ineinber of staff or a meimber of staff is liarined iii tlie course, of their duties. Tliese risks are miniinised tlirough the iinpleineiilalion of Cliild Proteclioii ai)d Vulnerable Adults policies, staff supervisioii aiid Lone Working pol icy aiid are oiitwe iglied by tlie overall beiiefits to cliildreii and faini lies, TIIis PLirpose does iiot lead to liarin. Tlie beiieficiaries of tliis purpose are., Cli ildreii aged 0-3 years, their pareiits and carers and expectant Inotliers aiid fathers primarily living iii tlie Soutli Belfast Sure Start catcliiiieiit area. A private beiiefit to trustecs Tnay arise it tlie knowledge aiid experieiice they gain as a trustee, in regards to good governance and fainily support is traiisferable lo anotlier setting. Tllese beiiefits are incidental and necessary to ensure the benefit is provided lo the beneficiaries. To improve the ability to learn of cliildren aged 0-3 years living in disadvantaged cominunities or circiiinstances in South Belfast throiigh the provision of early years services. Tlie direct benefits which flow froin tliis purpose is that through tlie provision of early year's services cliildren will be eiigaged in stimiilating play and laiigiiage enricliinenl prograiniiies that SLipport their learii ing and developinent. These benefits are deinoiistrated througli qiiarterly aiid aiiiiual activity reports aiid outcolnes-based evaluatioii. A risk may arise if throiigli the provision of these services a clii Id is liarined by accident or iiitent, however these risks are ininimised through child protection and health and safety procedures and adherence to DHSS&PS regulations and are outweighed by the overall benefits to children. This purpose does not lead to harm. The beneficiaries of this purpose are:
South Belfast Sure Start ort of the Trustees for the Year Ended 31 March 2023 OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES Children aged 0-3 years Their parents and carers primari ly l iving iii the Soiitli Belfast Sure Start catchment area. A private benefit to trustecs may arise if tlie knowledge and experience tliey gain as a trustee, in regards to good governaiice and early years is Iransferable to aiiother setting. These beiiefits are incidental and necessary to ensure the benefit is provided to the beneficiarics FINANCIAL REVIEW REVIEW OF YEAR Tli¢ coinp<iny had iiet OLltgoiiig resources for tlie year of £30,090 (2022.. net OLltgoiiig resoiirces of £32,318), which reflected tlie cotnpletion of a iiumber of projects during ilie year, Uiirestricted f'uiids iiicreased by £3 34, wliile restricted fuiids decreased by £30,424, The charity contiiiues to work to secure iiicome from sources in addilion to its core DE fundiiig to provide new or coinplementary proLJrainines, services and venues tliat Ineet emei'giiig local needs but caiinoi be riinded IhroLigli tlie core budget. These additioiial sources of fuiidiiig are graiits received froin various bodies as disclosed iii iiote 3 in the fiiiaiicial stateineiits. Reserves policy Best Practice aiid statutory gFuidel iiies recoinmend tliat cliarities liold a justifiable level of reserves iii order to reinaiii ecoiiomically viable in tl)e eveiit of aiiy uiiforeseeii circLiinstan¢es, The uiirestricted fuiids of Soiitli Belfast Sure Start are tlierefore expeiidable at tlie discretioii of Ilie Board of Trustees. However, a sigyiii ficaiit eleiiieiil of ilie reserves will coiiliiiiie to be lield iii reserve for a 'worst case sceiiario, of slaff reduiidaiicies slloiild tlie fuiidiiigy froin gyoveriiineiit for SBSS Ltd eiid. FUTURE PLANS As the year drew to ali eiid it becaine more aiid inore uiiclear as to whether Sure Stari fuiidiiig? iii N I would be Inaiiitained or to the saine level. Meaiiwli ile plaiiiied wages increase lo lake account of In iniiniiin wage rises lias added to the proposed salary costs for the incoiniiig year and venue costs/overlieads do iiol seein to be revertiiig lo previoiis levels. It is therefore alinosl iiiipossible to iiiake aiiy plans otlier tliaii to Iry and Inaiiilaiii tlie Inucli iieeded services aiid prograiniiies we deliver as best as possible STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT Governing document The cliarity is coiilrolled by its governing docuinent, a deed of trust, aiid constitutes a liinited coinpany, limited by guarantee, as defined by tlie Companies Act 2006. Recruitment and appointment of new trustee5 Duriiig tlie period under review tlie trustees Inct bi-lnonthly. Trustees are appointed by nominalions iiiade in writing by Partner Organisations, At the General Me¢tiiig iiomiiiated directors are appointed by election. Noiie of tlie directors have any beiieficial iiiterest in the coinpany. All of tlie directors are Inembers of the company and guarantee to contribute £1 in the event of a winding up. The trustees delegate the day to say running of South Belfast Sure Start to thal of the Chief executive officer
South Belfast Sure Start ort of the Trustees for the Year Ended 31 March 2023 STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT Structure* governance and managemenl The Board of Directors employ the Project Co-ordinator to overview and manage the prograinme and report back to the coiniiiittee on activities and developineiits. The Project Co-ordinator leads and manages the Finaiice Director, Early Learning Co-ordiiiators (Job Share) and Family Support Co-ordinator, with regular supervisioii lo review activities and to ensure they match with the ethos of the orgaiiisation and fuiider requireinents, Tlie Finance Director, Early Learniiig Co-ord inators and Fainily Support Co-ordiiiator overview ai)d manage their departinents aiid staff einployed therein, with a view of daily activities aiid services del ivered, Related parties Tliere were no related party transactions for the year ended 31 March 2023. Risk management For eiisLiriiig tlijat tlie principles of good governaiice are eiiibedded withiii al l aspects of Soiith Be Ifast Siire Start's operatioiis witli Inaiiageineiit arid staff beiiigy keeiily aware of tlie Boards responsibi l ity of eiisiiriii tliat Ilie org7an isation protects itselt" froin tiiiancial exposure aiid replltalioiial daiiiagie, close workiii relationship is maintained betweeii tlie Board aiid Inaiiageinent to ensure tliat operationally staff are aware of the standards required of them by tlie Board and the Board are always in a positioii to provide guidance and support to managemeiit iii tl)e discharge of tlieir duties. This two way relalioiisliip is the key feature of Souih Belfast Sure Start goveriiance arraiigeineiits aiid is a key streiigtli in the coinpany. A conscieiitious approacli to eiisuring tl)at contractual project requ ireinei)Is are acliieved lias been Inaiiitained at all tiiiies botli in tlie accoiiiitiiig period beingv reported oil aiid siiice Soutli Belfast Siire Slarts establ isliinent. Very iiglit fiiiaiicial coiitrols on expeiidilure and all fiiiaiicial coininilineiits are Inaiiitained at all times and project slaff have beeii trained and have becoine experieiiced in budgetary coiitrols. In both tliese areas ie Project delivery and fiiiaiicial coiitrols managTeineiit all staft" liave establislied close workiiig relcltioiisliips witli fund illLJ orgaiiisatioiis to eiisiire 1( I I iiiaiidatory staiidards are consislently ach ieved. Board reprcsciitatives also actively eiigage with fuiidiiig bodies. The Board, manageinent and staff are fully aware tliat the iiature of tlie work iii which SoLltlI Belfast Sure Start is involved can bring witli it a liigh level of scrutiny to ensure that all activities are ful ly coinpliant witli funding requireineiits and,tlierefore, beyoiid reproacli.Tlie Board of Soiiih Bel fast Sure Start is, therefore, greatly reassLired of the coinpaiiy's coinpl iaiice witli ihe li igyliest of standards of goveriicTrnce oli tlic basis that all IMoiiitoring aiid evaluation of project de livery deinoiistrates <icliieveiiieiit of al I tiiiiders objectives aiid tliat fuiiders, audits aiid VOLichiiig of fiiiaiicial expend iture aiid Ilie statutory audit confirin coinpl lance wilh both probity and regu larily in the iise of Inonies received. EVENTS SINCE THE END OF THE YEAR Inforination relatiiig to events since the end of the year is giveii in the notes to the financial stateinenls. STATEMENT OF TRUSTEES, RESPONSIBILITIES Tlie trustees (who are also the directors of Soutli Belfast Sure Start for tlie purposes of coinpany law) are responsible for preparing the Report of the Trustees and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdoin Geiierally Accepted Accountiiig Practice) including Financial Reportiiig Standard 102 "The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in tlie UK aiid Republic of Ireland"
South Belfast Sure Start ort of the Trustees for the Year Ended 31 March 2023 STATEMENT OF TRUSTEES, RESPONSIBILrrIES - continued Company law requires the Iruslccs lo prepare financial slalemcnls for each financial year which give a true and lair view of the stale of allairs of Ihc charilablc company and of ihc incoming resources and application of resources, including the income and expcndilurc, of ihe charilable company for Ihal period. In preparing Ihose financial slalemenls, the Irustces are required io selccl suitablc (ILcounling policics and thcn apply Ihcm consislcnlly. observe IhL melliods and prinLiplcs in Ihc Chariiy SORP. rnake.judgLmLnls and eslimatcs (hal are rcasonciblc and prudent. prepare ihe fin<inLial stalements on the going concern basis unless it is inapproprialc to prcsume Ihal the charilable company will conllnue in business. The Iruslces arc rcsponsible for kceping pr()p¢r (ILLounling rccords which disLI().sc with rcasi)ndblc dLLuracy al any iimc Ihc fAnanLial p()8ilion ()f IhL LhiiriliihlL L()mp(Iny lind l() cn(Ihlc IhLm l() cn%urc Il)dl Ihc IAn?c ncial l(IILmenls comply with Ihc C()mpdlliL.% ALI 2()IIC). Thcy <ifL (11s(I rL4p()n%ihlc I'()r %aligFuarding7 Ilic dssLls ()f Ihc Lh¢iriliibl¢ compdlly (Ind hLnLL flir l<iking7 fLa.%()n¢iblL sILP% I'()r IhL prLvLnli()n lind dLILLli()n ()r fraud (Ind ()Ihcr irrcgNularilic8. In %0 far as ihe Iru8lccs arc (IW<ifL Ihcrc 1% n() rclLvanl (iudit informdlion of which the charildblc Lompany's dudilor.s are unaware. and IhL Iru%lLLS 11(IvL IdkLn all %lL'p% Ihc)I Ihey ougyhi lo have IAkLn l() makL IlILm%LIvL's <lW(Irc' ()[ any rLILvanl dudil inf()rmtili()n and l() c%ldbli%h Ihal Ihc ¢iudil()r8 arc aw¢irc i)i' Ihcil inf()rm(Ili()n. AUDITORS ThL audilor%, Lynn Drakc & Co Ltd, will bc pr()p().sL'd for re-dppoinlmcnt al the r()rlhcoming Annual Gcncral McLling. Thls rcp()rl hd5 been prepdrcd in (ILLordanLe wilh Ihc SPCLidl provisions of P(Irl 15 of Ihc Companics ALI 2006 rLlalingy 10 .4mall L(Imp(IniLs, Approvcd by ordLr of ihc board of truslccs on 28 Scplcmbcr 2023 and signcd on its bcliaif by: Joan HLnder.s()n - Truslee