olin Nei e Start Pro ort or Truslees ear d 31 Marc 20 Tlie Iruslee¥ who ai¢ also diiectors of tlie chai'ity foi- the purposes of tlie Compapic5 Act 2006, preFent theii. report witli the financial stateineiits of the ¢liaJ'ity foi. th¢ year elided 31 Mar¢li 2023. The trusl¢es have Adoty th¢ provlsjoni of h¢¢ounlinB Al Rep)rtlfts ty Chiritk%: Sl•lenK4nl of Re¢tsthJinddd Prn¢liè# appliGablc lo chai'ities prepari118 their accoiiiits iii accordanoe with tho Fiiiancial Reporti1)8 Stai)dard applic&ble in the UK and Republic of Ii'elaiid {fRS 102) (effective l Jaiiuary 2019). OBJEcfivEs &ND AcfIvi'riES Prin¢iple Aetivities and Future Development The Coimpany.encoinpasses tlie followiiig activities: To enhaiice the developinent and ediicalion of childreii below statutory age and to relievo povewty, sickness And distress &inong those in n¢cessitoiis riroiimstances in Coliii Neigliboui'liood. Colln Sure Siart Is D 8ovornm¢nl lod prowamma iYorf(ing wlth pllrents nfid vhlldrM under Il of four in Ihe Colin area. Our inain focus is to value and support dll ¢liildren ag¢d 0-4 and theii. families by providiiig free 5ervicc5, a¢tivities ai)d pi'ogi'ainmes tliat focus oil early edLlCtition, heallh, family support aiid play developinei11. OUA. visioii is to rLa¢h out to fainilies witli Children aged 0-4 years..,laying foundations, Croating opportunities and workiiig in p&rtnership to give ovci'y child tlie best possible start iii life. 'ri)e iims of Suie Slarl to ¢oinplemeiit the work of cxisling lo¢al servi¢es lliid provldc young families with advice oli wh¢i'e to go aiid wlio to speak to, if tliey liave Inore specialised iieeds oi. piDbleins. The on&Toing suppoi't tl)at Sui'e Start pi'ovidos can lielp to InAke sure tlial cliildr¢n flourish b()Ili at hoine aiid wheii they go to scliool. SurL Stgj't aiins to iinprove the ability to learn, health aiid 50¢ial dovelopinent of the children that use ils seivl¢es. I'lie Sure St&rt programinc is supported by a iiiiinbLr of key principles.. To coordinate, slreamliiie aiid add valuL lo existiiig services for yoling cliildreii aiid Ilieir familie5 in local 0011)Fnunities To involve parents To avoid stigma To ensui'e lastiiig suppoi't To be scnsitiv¢ to local faiDilies' iieeds To protnote tlie participatioil of All local faniili¢s Sui'e Start work is focused on six high out¢oines to eiisure children are., Being healthy Enjoying leai'iiiiig and achieving Living in ,4afety and with stability Living in a 50Cigty whicli respects th¢ii' right5 Experiencing ecoiiomic and eiivironinental wellbeing ContributLII8 Positively to conimunity and society olin Sure Start broadly delivei's two types of service in the local coininiinity; Early YEar5 Services and Fainily Services. Witliin eacli of tliese areas we offer a divei's8 raiige of pi'ogramnie5, activities ai)d suppoit that families cali avail of.
OIIA bourho Starl ro e¢¢ oft rustees b 2023 OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES Piiblio hen¢fJt Publi¢ benefits Are.. (a)The proinotion for thL public benefit of urban regvneration iii the Cojio area and tli¢ sui'i'ounding atclitnent areas in Belfast and tlie ¢ity of Lisbui'n (tlie area of benefit"), an area of social and econoinic deprivatioii, by all or wiy of th¢ following Iiieins- l. The dev¢lopin¢nt and education of cliildi'eii below statutory age 2. Better iinderbl4indii)g of thu physioal, emotion81 and itteiital liealtli needs of rhildr6n aDd adults in the cominunity will) better health aiid well-being will having ali impact fi'om pregnancy to eai'ly development 3. Tlie relief of poverty in such ways as inay b¢ tbought fit 4. lThe pruvisioii of reci'ealional facilities for families or those who by reison of their youili, age, infirmity oi. disabloiment, p.ovLI'ly or social dnd eGonomic ¢ircumslanceb, have need uf SLi¢h facilili@s' Tlie direct b6iiefits wliich Ilow fi'oin tliis purp08e are improveinents in tlie s00ial/ecoi)omi¢ circuinstaiices uf pArciils/cliildren living in ihe area uf bci)cfil including greater ftccess to Iraiiling and educalioii progrdinineslguid8iice. &nd 5ti'onLver p&rti¢ipalion of all ago groups, This promotes neighbourhood rciiew81, res iliei)ce aiid liealthiei. coiniT]uiiities. 'fiiese, benofils are demoiisti'aled through iT)einber's feedback, quai'lerlylaiinual activity reports aiid outcoines-b4sed evaluation, Tlii.8 puyposo doos nol lead to barm, The b#nefiLial'ies of tliis pui'pose al'e 811 parents <ind children. (a) private benefit to trust#es mdy aris¢ if tlie knowledge they gain as tt trustee to good gnvei'naiice and iirban regeiierdlioii is Iransferable to anothei. settiii%. Tlie5e beiiefits are incidental aiid iiBc¢ssary to ensiii'e tlie benLfit is provided to the betteficiaries. (b)To provi& en¥ourag¥moiii and pr4cliGal suppurt s¢i'vices In exi.4llng Hftd new prtrentsl 8roiip In its). ar¢A of beiicfil so as to iiicirase tlieir ¢ificici)cy aiid effectiveiiess iii achieving their cliai'itable aiins; 'riie dir¢¢i bcncfit whicli flows froin tliis purpose is tli&t kiiowl¢dge Aiid skills ai'¢ transferred to suppvrl ruls's ¥llpS In th¢ a8 of benefil, InGr¢Asln8 t¢vols of skllls and eapTh¢hy lo achieve I1r vhaiitbl¢ aims. Evideiice to demonstrate tliis benefit will bc the siistainability of pareiils's and cliildreii's activity witliiii the area of benefit. 'fhis pui'pose does not lead to liarm. The b¢neticiai'ies of this piirpose al'e all parent.s aiid childi'ei). Thei'e is no private bei)cfit arisiiig from this piirpose. (c)To devclop the ¢Dpacity fjiid skllls oFp#rfyiits Iii the area Df hn¢ft¢ In such a way I11 ih¢y Te btt¢r abla lo id¢ntify, aJJd Iiclp mevl, Uicir iieeds and to PHrticipale more fully In society. The dir¢Lt bei)efil whi¢li flows froim this purpose is that tlii'ough d¢veloping a s¢lf-l)elp Inodel, f&milies are siippoited to build tlieir Capaoily and skilL8 to identify th¢ir needs and to develop 5crvices to Ineet theii. di5tiiict Iieeds. The evideiice to d$monstrate this benefit is provided froin Ineinbers, feedback, increased representation on Loinmiiiiity foruins/networks, quarterlylaniiual monitoringy and activity reports. Tllis pui'pose does not lead to harin. The bencficiai'ies of this purpuse ar8 all faJi)ilies and ¢liildren. Tliere is no pi'ivate benefit ai'ising froit) this purpose. (d)To prumole y)¢lfil in¢luJion, ¢qualliy of upyoilunlly wid Bood rvlailong all dlvernity Arands, including ra, ¢ihnicity, gcndei., age, scxual orientution. reli8ion Rnd disability Nnd to eiicoiirage diversity, The dirGct benefit whicli flows fi'om thls Plirpose is that tlie pi'()je¢t wljl contrlbute to the development of a Inore tnclusive, equitable aiid divei'se society tlirough delivery of good relations programines. Tl)is will increase local understaiiduig and acceptance of divei'sity. Tliese benefits al'e deinoiisti'ated tlii'oligh greater iiiclusively aiid diversily within the memb0rslliColniun1Iy. This purpose does nol ld to harm. The beneficiaries of this purpose .¢ all parents and cliildirii. Tliere is no piivatc beiiefit arisiiig fi'oiii tliis purpose.
hb urhood S e Start Pro ¢ot Ihe TruJte nde arc 20 STRATEGIC REPQRT FlnaDcial positioll The ¢ompaDy bad net OulBoing resources for the year of £976 (2022: ne¢ iiicoining resoUe1 of £6,917), whicli retle¢led tlie completion of a niimber of projccts 4uriiig tlie yeai.. Unrestricted fund5 iii¢r¢ased dui'ing th¢ y¢ar by £1,358 whilst res11-icled funds decreased by £2,334. As we began tlie 2022 year in Api'il, Covid-19 Ineasui'es and rcsti'i¢tions were very Inucli slill ii) plac¢, and wliilc face-lo-fuce delivery liad retiirned tor Ilio project in oiir childrens groiips and p8renl support pi'ograiMn)es, lliis was stilj with significaiit IDitigations in place, jncluding social distancing. This contjnued to have an iinpLt¢t on the group sizes that the projeot was able to cater for aci'oss many of our postnatal ogrllmffies,. artd ihor¢ s!ghi17¢ant addltlonal work r¢qulr¢d in implerii¢htln8 &af# pro¢odyfp4. tri$k assessments. additional hygien@ Ineasures and plaiiiiing. But Ihc projc¢t, with the cxperie.nce ot Ilie previous loj li d¥v¥lDI)cd £o(Kl ay.8t¢ms to coiillnua to d+j11v oei'vicrs ih a $Af¢ way And iha%e i¥prc implemented by a coininirted st¢iff leain who w¢i-¢ detei'iTJiI)ed to contiiiue lo pi'ovide quality eai'ly years experien¢es for parents and families. We Iiad also experienced iiicreasiiig dcinand a5 services returned lo face-to-face deliveiy followiiig tl)e Covid-19 lockdowns, witli liigli voluines of r¢f¢i'rals froni extei'i)al Rgencie.% and p4ients aiid faiiiilies tlicn)5elves ¢OlllirJg forward s¢eking support and 8ei'vices. Tliis was I'eally positive, and d¢inoiisirated lh¢ valuc of oui work and also pei'haps many a¢livilie8 thal wcre i&ken for granicd until Ihey were stopped dui'iiig lookdowns and their impact was Inily ftyli. 13111 Il also niganl ihal & bncklog of faii)ili¥¥ wlio liad Itsisd uul oil IlKs¢ vilul so¢iil groups ond expor(cne¢A 8udd¢nly w¢r¢ all s¢¢king lo enEaBe ili¢ Ilme time, and il115 ¢re8led ahalle11gos for tlie prnJe¢t. iii trying lo gUPI)Qrt all thes¥ taiiilliès )nd maThagt tl)is iiici'e&sed deiiiaiid. Iii Inany cases, the project raii &ddilioiial 'OUpS, often delivering back-to-b<ick pro8rniKm¢5 to faciliiai¢. twi¢e the nLmber of altendeey. C*)c¢ 18uiii, Ihis Is a 11118¢ ItMent lo th¢ dedication aiid cominiliiieiit of tlie 5tal-f teain at Coliii Sui'g Start. stepping lip aiid fiiidii)g solulioiis to m¢¢r Ik. fwiilly'$ ne¢d$. 'lli¢s¢ additional proArnninK$ wYJr8 ronuied in our outeoiiieg nnd oulputs rep1, Ivlth iiiany of our busiiiess plaii targets foi. delivei'ed progi'aillines beiiig exceeded by sigiiificaiit nuinbei's. Another challen¥e tlial the projeci had lo Inunage during Ihis acc4)uiiling ytrar was Ihe rl.siiig costs of delivery en¢ryy Losls for boili gas. oll and el¢¢lrl¢ all Siicrcascd slgnlllcantly diiring thè yéar. ttiid many 8ood8 ttnd services that the pi'oj¢ct require for delivery iii¢rea5ed in price due to in¢iEased L05ts of production aiid transportation. Many of the venucs tliat tbe projccl liii'os or ILases to delivei. our sei'vices in tlie comiDunity pass OH ilio5¢ increaslng cneigy costs In lh¢ foini of lilbihor Ilouily ialeg,. ivliich #150 contribiited to hiOr ninlling costs for tile projoct. Tht proj¢¢t Inanaged thig by und¢rfakittLr a iiuniber ¢:f offlclerycy tiviny., looking at where we Loiild delivei. Iror¢ a¢liviti¢s iii the samL venues, or niaking beller use of veiiues tliat the project 15 able to use for fl-ee. We were also lielped by tlie complclioi) of a major and long-plaiii)ed rpnOtI Ind up8r•d¢ pf on¢ of our 8ottlfj85 In La8more. wlilcli llddéd an additionul facilitation vonue in this area t.or owii exclusive use which gay¢ us significant scope aiid less i'elian¢E un cominunity Iiii'e veiiues.
ei hbourhood Sur¢ Start Pi'o eet rt lor Iho Ye the Trustee r F.nded 31 Murch 20 One blg PO8ilive 8Dd a mOr IkJv¢lopnient durin& the yoar. mentloned filx)v tli¢ red4Yclopmenl •nd ¢tsrtJpl¢te rellt of onc of our v¢rbuos In on the ETounds of Chrl¥t the Redeellicr Cliapol. Tli<>8 Inyolvod In tha gYoj¢¢l wlll know thls Iiag been somethlng thllt we hA bn trying10 8¢l resolvd for InAny yeats, lh# clwroom that w¢ wete r¢ntiii& for the dclivcry ofour DlOpMla] Programnie foi, 2.3 Year Old8 way 5k>wly falllng Inlo dlsrepair ind th¢ buildin8 iL£lf #81ft8 and Ixkn'offllng aff¢oled by damp and subsdonoe. We were ibl¢ to wvi'k wlth ihe Down and Lonnor D(o¢¢s¢, igr¢¢d lo thnd a m4Sor 4nd ¢omyl¢,t¢ refit of tho mobilo olwroom unlu provlda Ihai Swo 514rt wer¢. wlllln8 Ip lakE on whdle IldlnB oil A fvyear l¢a%e. Tli¢ Boiud pdvisc ilio projttst mllnar ivorked closely wilh repf¢senlatives of tli¥ Dioces¢ oil plai and An timescale. with the work all bcinx coinploi¢d and 8rand r¢Ve1]I)Ig Ihc rcfknrblslid building laking pl&uy iii Semotnber 2022. 1'hi$ h rvally iii cxc¢llonl d¢Yoloprnenl for Iho ptoJ¢¢L h&4 allow¢d not onty Ihe TegumNk)n of the Devek)wwil#l Prngr4mni¢ for ¥3 Y6af olds to contlnue to bo thJlivFf¢4J on Ili¥ on¢ side of Ihe bulldiiig& bui anher clAssroom on Ilic uthei side f)I' the building nvw suppor1% a r180 of parcnt und biiby supp(Tril progrninnies oil a daily bosis, will) soine evening piugrammes for Antenatal P8Tcnls n150 delivLI'r3d froi)i Lliis venue, Thi5 was a i'oal success ind the tulniination vf years of hard work, pers¢vci'Ance aDd plJnnin& And 8re4t conimitmeiii &nd support from the local parisli wid Diocese lo the woi'k tliat S(Ire Stort is doing, Staffiiig ¢ontinued to be affeLted by Covid-19 sickness absence and cov¢r for pi'ogramine5 l'einaiiicd challengings bul th¢ pi'oject reci'iiited fvr 8ddition41 bank staff ii) Early Years during the y¢ai' wid have increased tlie st&ff that have been Ilirough ¢liecks aiid vctted oli the gank I'egi8ter now to 3 curreiitly which cali Iielp OLII wilh covor on sboi't-tei'in basis. The proj¢ci also rxlebrnltd acliieving stage 3 of tli¢ presligious UNLLEf BFI a¢¢redit&lion iii Febrnary, on J¢o&cl& tIMI AGhnowlodg¢J pticiie¢ In 5.UPPQrtins brSir¢edIng ond 1psponil kn(Il¢ feeding as dn oi'gaiiisaiion. This iiivolv¢d extei'nal aiiditoi's visiting the projcct, intei'viewiiig slltff aiid pai'ent5 aiid I'eview the suppoi't stru¢tui'es foi. breasrf¢eding tliat tlie pi'ojeei has in place. I'lie frcedbatik fi'oin dssesbors wa,% v¢iy positive, reinarkiiibl oli Ilie value aiid goud support tliat parents are i'¢Leiving to encoiirage 118aJth developinenl bul also Inessage5 aboLlt the close bond and rclalioiiship building beiiig so important for iiew pareiits Hiid babies, Prin¢lpl¢ funding sources Pi'ineiple fiiiidei's ai'o.. Ea5tei'ii C'liildcnre Partiiership SEHSCT- Fi'iiit + Vegetables PrO.a1Me Public Healtli Ageiicy Colin Nciglibourhood Partnei'ship Reserves policy The Charity is funded by tli¢ Eastern Health and Social Services Board thj'ougli tlie South Eastern.Health & Social Qre I'rust. On (kcasiith the cliDriiy also receive8 restricted income fTDm other funders. 'fhe Cliarity lias lo inonitor its coinpliance with tlie policy of fui)diiig oil a re&yular basis.Principle fundiiig sources are the Departmenl or Education. Future plang Th¢ proj0 wlll .¢illnUr our w.ork on dcvelopin& our 0d00'y plRy provision, willi u numbei. of new pro8tathn106 alt¢4dy brlhx plloted And rullcd oiit orrerirtg pareiits iiiid thIldr Outdoor play opportunlties llhd iiifoririatiort about 11)e beneflts tlitst these caii liave on c1)ildrS health. Tlie project will ¢ontiniie to develop oui. sei'vices for cl)ildren witli additional iieeds both lls hoine SLipport and simall group-based pi-ovision based on Ilie i)ceds of tlie coinmiinily.
olin ect ort r ih Ti'u.4tees ear reh 20 ,STRucfuRF, GOVLPNANCF AND MANAGEMENT Governing do¢umenl The ¢l)arity is ¢ontro118d by its goveriiing documeiit, a deed of ti'ust, and ¢orbstitiiles a limited coinpaiiy• liiniled by guarantee, as defined by tlie Coillpaiii¢s Act 2006. Gov¢rDaTrce of the Ch#rily During the period under I'eiiftew the directors met monthly. Trusteesldir¢¢tors are appointed by Jiomii)ation5 Inad¢ in writing by any existiiig dii'ector. At the General Mceting noiminaled directors are appointed by election. Relal¢d Pvdrtles Colin Nei8hboui'liood Sure Stai't Project h4lS nv directly related pai'ties tyul do¢s have p4rtner organisatioi)s. olin Surtr Slarl works olos¢ly wlui u iiun)bor of p&rln¢r Drganlaalloiis. tIITtivghpui Ihc .('Alin &rea. Thes¢ rtnei'ships help lis achlovo # tohesive apprDa¢li Iv fyarly Y¢ars ediiealion Lnd hcalih proillgtion in Coliil and givc local resid¢iits the best service that we L#n. We currently fund a iiumber of orglisatIO1]S aiid s0 work closely in PP4rtnership with otlier relevant bodies. Bai'nardos Travellers Early Yeai's, Scrvice Colin Siire Start curi'ently fiinds B41'nardos to help siipport local li'av¢llers iii the Coliii aiea witli cliildren froin 04. lonad Na Fiiiiseoigc - loiiad Na Fuiseoi8L is a local Irisli iininersion fainily centi'e and ¢rè¢he. ¢pliii Siire Start curroiilly assist the centrc to pTovide oiie of our Sure Starl Developiiieiital Pl'ogralrne foi. Two Yeor Olds pi-ogi'ainnies ai)d a ci'èche. We also use the centre to deliver a weckly pHI'ei)l aiid toddlei's 81.oup and otlier pro8rainrnes and activities. Soiilli Eastei'ii Heallli aiid Social Cal'e I'rust - Coljn Sure SÉai't works in Close partnership witli tlie SE14SCT to deliver oui. ,Speecli and Lai)gLiage suppoi't progi'aniinLèS. St Luke's Fwnily C'entre - CU Hoyso - Cara F.lousÈ olTets sullrI lo f8mille$ In the ¢ummiinliy ihrough Ihcif pareiils drop iii pi'ograinm¢ of a¥tivitios which are suppoi'led by oui. daily orè¢h¢ facility foi. cliildren aged 0-4 years. Their ranbre ot prograinincs aim to impiovL personal development, provid¢ infoi'iiiAtion oli raniily. .and porsonRI h¢ollh, Imrn ngw skilli fjnd yyrt MberS of lh¢ ¢ommMnity lo move 8Y from the beiiefits Gyclo and back iiito einployinent if tli&t is their aiin. Colin Sure Stai't CLlYI'enily pi'ovides fiiiancial assisl&n¢e to tlie centre to riin theii Lrètsli¢. We also I'iiii several pi'ograinmes and activities in tlie facility.
ures tPro ect oi't of the Trust ea End es 31 March 2023 8TRucfuR£, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT Risk management Tlie principles of good governance are einbedd¢d withln 811 Aspecly Of C'olin Nelghbovrh( Sure Starl Project Lirnil¢d op¢raliom¥ wiui in&na8cment staff beiTr8 keenly aware of Ibe Bomrds r¢swnsibility of ensui'ing that the organisalioll protects itself fi-oin finaiicial Lxposui'e aiid reputational danjage, A elose woi'kiiig IE lationship is maintained between the Board w)d m]age1nent lo eiisure th41l operatioiially staff ere wa of th¢ standards required of iliein by the Board Riid the Boyrd al'e Always iii • PQ5ition to provide guidance at)d support to manageinent in Ilie disLkiw'ge of tlieir duties. 'ri)is two way relationsl)ip is tlie key feature of Colin Neigl)bourliood Sure Start Pi'oje¢t Limited governanc¢ arrangeinents aiid is a key strenglli iii the coinpany. A coiisci¢ntious approacli to ensuring diat conti'acÉual project requiiements al'e achieved has been mtiintaiiied 01 Mll tiines both sti Ilie R¢counlin8 period being reported on ond since Colin Neighbourhwd Sur¢ Starl Project Limited establishmeiit. Voi'y tiglit trinan¢ial controls on expenditiire and all finaiicial coinmitments c Inaiiilained at all tiings and project st(Jff liave been traiiied aiid have be¢ome experieiiced in budEet8ry conliols.ln both these ar¢aq ie Piojcct delivery and fiiianLial controls manageinenl all staff have est8blis,h¥d close working relationships with fiiiidiiig organisations to ensiii-e all Inaiidatoiy ¥laiiddrds are ooiisi5tently achiLved. Boai'd representatives also actively engage witli flinding bodies, The Boai'd, lildnftgeinent ai)d staff al'e fiilly awai'e that the iiaturc of tho woi'k in which Colin Neigliboiirhood Sure Sturl ProjeLt Limited is iiivolvud C<in bl'ing with it a ljigh lev¢l ofsci'utiiiy tu ensui'e that all activitie5 ar8 rully otynpliaDI W¢ih ndIn& re4i1lrennts und,Ih¢refore. beyond reproioh.Tht Bwd of 'COlin Neighboiirhood Sure Slai'l Projeci Limiled is, Ihei'efore, 8reaily reas5uT¢d of the conii)any's coi)IplianLc willi the high¢st of slAndards of 8ovei'nance on the basis Ihal nll monitoring nild evalualioii of projeLI delivery deJi)oJ)slr&tLg acliicvemenl ol. all flinders abjectives 41id Ihat funders, audils urid vouching of financilll expendiliiL'C an(1 the statLltoi'y audit coiifii'm coinpliaii¢e wilh both pi'obity and regularity in Ilie uso of moiii¢8 received. EVENTS SINcfi TIIE END OF THF YEAR tzifoiillalion i'elatins to eyeiits siiice tlie end uf Ilie y¢ar is 8iveii iii tjie notes to the financial stat¢meiits. sTATEENT 01 'I'RUSTEESI RLI SPONblBILITITr..S The Iru51ee5 (who al'e also the direLlois of Colin Neilib0111.11Q0d Sure Start Pi'oject for Ihe purposes of mpaiiy law) Rre i'c.%ponsible for preparing Ihe Rewrt of the Tnt¢e5 and thc finftii¢ial gtaternents in accordancL with applicllble law and United Kingdom Accouiiting 8tandard5 (Unilcd Kingdom G¢nerally Accepted AcGounljng PractiLe) includiDg Financial Reportiiig Standard J 02 "Tli¢ Fii)ancial Repoi'ting Standard applicabl¢ in the UK aiid Repubjio of Ir¢land Comp&Try liw rwU1r khc tr$111¢3 to prepare flnan¢lal statenknts for @i¢h finwi¢ial YO whlch glve a Iru¢ and fair view of the state of affairs of tlie charitable eompaiiy aiid of Ilie incoming I'esoui'ces aiid appliLation of resources, including die incoine and expenditure, of the charitable coinpany for that period. In preparing thos¢ fiii&ii¢ial stateinents, the triistees aiE required to select suitable accounting policies aiid tlieii apply them Goiisist8ntly' observe (he methods and principles iii Ihe Cliarity SORP. makejudgeiments and estimates that are reasonable and prudent., sl&te whether applicable accounting standards liave beeii followed, subject to aiiy iiiaterial depariiii'es disclosed and explained in tlie financial stateinents. prepare Ihe finaiicial stateinents on the goiiig concerii basis unless it is inappi'opriate to presume tliat the charitable coinpany will ¢ontiiiue in busiiie5S.
olih hood Sure Start P ecl rtof the Year E#cl¢d Mmrch 2023 STATLNENT OTr TRUSTE.EI Sl RESPONSIBILITIES- coptinued Tho trustees are i'espoiisible foi. keei)iiig pIoper a¢coLlllting r¢cgrds whicli disclose with i'oasanable accui?cy at ai)y time the fiiiancial position of tlie charitable coinpany and to enabl¢ tliern to ensure that the financial st&tewents comply witb tlie Compaiiies A¢1 2Q06. They are also responsible foi. safeguarding the assets of the chai'il&ble coinpany and hence for takiiig rea8oiiabl8 %tL&ps for tlie preventign and d¥te¢tion of fraud .and oilier irir¥.ularities. In so far as tlie trustees are aware: Ihere is no relevaiit audil infonnolion of wliicli the charitable ¢ompAny's audiloj's llre un#wate' and Ihe {rte¢S have lakeii all stcps Ihal they ovglit Iv h&ve taken lo Inake ihemsttlv¢s of ai)y r¢levanl audit informatioi) and to eslablish tliat tlie aiiditors are awdre of tbat information. AUDJI'ORS The lludiloi's. Lyi)n Drake & C'o Ltd, will be proposLd for re-appoinlinent at thtt tortlicoming Aiiiiual Gcneral Meeting. Report of thè IWSt$. iii¢orporntii)8 & stralegic report, approved by urder of tlie board of ii'ustees. as the company directors, on 4 Septeiiiber 2023 and signed on Ilie board's belialf by., M iss Carla Leal) Fi'aser- Triistee fJ,i.h Secirl< '