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¢tsthJi*nddd 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 Iiiei*ns- 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 8 Inyolvod In tha gYoj¢¢l wlll know thls Iiag been somethlng thllt we hA￿ b￿n trying10 8¢l resolvd for InAny yeats, lh# clwroom that w¢ wete r¢ntiii& for the dclivcry ofour D￿lOpM￿la] 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 subs*donoe. 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 mllna￿r 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 an￿her clAssroom on Ilic uthei side f)I' the building nvw suppor1% a r￿180 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 br￿Sir¢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￿.a1￿Me 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 0￿d00'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)ildr￿S 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 org￿lisatIO1]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'ogral￿rne 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 - C￿U Hoyso - Cara F.lousÈ olTets sull￿rI 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 8￿Y 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