Registration number NI614232
Foyle Child Contact Centre
(Company limited by guarantee)
Directors' report and financial statements
for the year ended 31 March 2024
Foyle Child Contact Centre Company limited by guarantee
Contents
| Page | |
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| Information | 1 |
| Directors' report | 2 - 3 |
| Independent examiner's report | 4 |
| Statement of Financial Activities | 5 |
| Balance sheet | 6 - 7 |
| Notes to the financial statements | 8 - 13 |
Foyle Child Contact Centre Company limited by guarantee
| Company information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Directors | Jean Thompson | Chairperson |
| Lesley McMorris | ||
| Carrie Mullan | ||
| Phyllis Quigley | ||
| Elizabeth Fielding | ||
| Mary Durkan | ||
| Charity number | XR89332 | |
| NIC104570 | ||
| Company number | NI614232 | |
| Registered office | 12-14 The Diamond | |
| Ground Floor Rear | ||
| Derry | ||
| BT48 6HW | ||
| Accountants | McGroarty McCafferty & Company | Ltd |
| Accountants & Tax Consultants | ||
| 2 Carlisle Terrace | ||
| Derry | ||
| BT48 6JX | ||
| Business address | 12-14 The Diamond | |
| Ground Floor Rear | ||
| Derry | ||
| BT48 6HW | ||
| Bankers | Ulster Bank | |
| Da Vinci Complex | ||
| 2 Bay Road | ||
| Derry | ||
| BT48 8JB |
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Foyle Child Contact Centre Company limited by guarantee
Directors' report for the year ended 31 March 2024
The directors present their report and the financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2024.
Principal activity
The principal activity of the charitable company is to provide a relaxed, neutral and child centred environment where parents, family members and children who no longer live together can meet in warmth and comfort.
Objective and activities
With the help of approximately 40 volunteers who work on a rota basis and 1 paid co-ordinator, our service involves the provision of contact sessions in 2 centres on Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday - Derry and Limavady (Wednesday).
The clients who use the service come from within the Derry, Strabane and Limavady catchment area and we have also facilitated contact visits with parents who live outside these areas including Donegal, Portadown and London. We provide child friendly rooms in each of the locations. More than one family can be present during the session and the layout of the room is constantly reviewed and changed to suit the ages and needs of the families present. Whilst the main objective of our service is to allow parents, siblings, grandparents or significant others to spend time playing and interacting with the children, our volunteers are also there to support the contact (not supervise) in areas like providing help and support especially to young and first time fathers who may be seeing a very young baby for the first time. We also provide a handover facility, where contact is taking place in the community but the Centre is used as a safe and neutral venue for the child to be handed over to the contact parent. When funds permit we also provide art therapy for some of the children who may be presenting as having particular difficulty dealing with the situation they have found themselves in. We also signpost parents to other organisations who may be able to help with any issues they are dealing with.
Directors
The directors who served during the year are as stated below:
Jean Thompson Carrie Mullan Elizabeth Fielding Lesley McMorris Phyllis Quigley Mary Durkan
Governing document
The organisation is a company with charitable status. The company was formed on 30th August 2012. The company was established under Memorandum & Articles of Association which outlined the area of benefit and the objects of the charitable organisation.
Risk management
The directors have a risk management strategy which consists of establishing a system of identifying risks and mitigating such risks.
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Foyle Child Contact Centre Company limited by guarantee
Directors' report for the year ended 31 March 2024
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Financial review and performance
The results and performance for the year ended 31 March 2024 are summarised in the enclosed accounts.
Directors Responsibilities In Relation To The Financial Statements
The Directors of Foyle Child Contact Centre for the purposes of company law are responsible for preparing the Directors' Annual Report and the Financial Statements in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).
Company law requires the directors to prepare financial statements for each financial year which give a true and fair view of the state of the affairs of the charitable company and of its surplus or deficit for that year. In preparing these the directors are required to:
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select suitable accounting policies and apply them consistently;
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make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent;
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state whether applicable accounting standards have been followed, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements;
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prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the company will continue in business;
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observe methods and principles in the Charities SORP 2019 (FRS 102).
The directors are responsible for keeping proper accounting records which disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the company and to enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Companies Act 2006. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the company and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.
This report is prepared in accordance with the special provisions of part 15 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies.
This report was approved and authorised for issue by the Board on and signed on its behalf by:
Director
Director
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Foyle Child Contact Centre Company limited by guarantee
Independent examiner's report on the unaudited financial statements to the directors of Foyle Child Contact Centre
We report on the accounts of the company for the year ended 31 March 2024, which are set out on pages 5 to 13.
Respective responsibilities of charity directors and examiner;
As the charity directors you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006. Having satisfied ourselves that the charity is not subject to audit under company law, and is eligible for independent examination, it is our responsibility to;
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examine the accounts under section 65 of the Charities Act 2008;
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follow the procedures laid down in the general directions given by the Charity Commission for Northern Ireland
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under section 65(9)(b) of the Charities Act 2008.
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state whether particular matters have come to our attention.
Basis of independent examiner's report
We have examined your charity accounts as required under section 65 of the Charities Act and our examination was carried out in accordance with the general directions given by the Charity Commission for Northern Ireland under Section 65(9)(b) of the Charities Act. The examination included a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also included a consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts, and seeking explanations from you as charity directors concerning any such matters.
Our role is to state whether any material matters have come to our attention giving us cause to believe:
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that accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 386 of the Companies Act 2006;
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that the accounts do not accord with those accounting records;
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that the accounts do not comply with the accounting requirements of the Section 396 of the Companies Act 2006 and the methods and principles of the Charities Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland;
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that there is further information needed for proper understanding.
Independent examiner's statement
We have completed our examination and have no concerns in respect of the matters listed above and, in connection with the following directions of the Charity Commission for Northern Ireland, we have found no matters that require drawing to your attention.
McGroarty McCafferty & Company Ltd
Accountants & Tax Consultants
2 Carlisle Terrace
Derry
BT48 6JX
Date:
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Foyle Child Contact Centre Company limited by guarantee
Statement of Financial Activities for the Year Ended 31 March 2024
| Unrestricted Restricted Income and Expenditure Funds £ Funds £ Incoming resources from charitable activities 4,720 50,428 Total Incoming Resources 2 4,720 50,428 Resources Expended Management & Administration 4,542 49,965 Total Resources Expended 2.1 4,542 49,965 Net Incoming / (Outgoing) Resources 6 178 463 Balances brought forward 1 April 2023 3,127 271 Balances carried forward 31 March 2024 3,305 734 |
Total Funds Total Funds 2024 £ 2023 £ 55,148 49,053 55,148 49,053 54,507 48,949 54,507 48,949 641 104 3,398 3,294 4,039 3,398 |
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The above amounts relate to continuing operations of the charity.
The charity has no recognised gains and losses other than those included in the results above and therefore no separate statement of total recognised gains and losses has been presented. There is no difference between the net incoming resources for the period stated above and their historical cost equivalents.
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Foyle Child Contact Centre Company limited by guarantee
| Balance sheet as at 31 March 2024 2024 Notes £ £ Fixed assets Tangible assets 5 695 Current assets Debtors 6 2,404 Cash at bank and in hand 13,227 15,631 Creditors: amounts falling due within one year 7 (12,287) Net current assets 3,344 Total assets less current liabilities 4,039 Net assets 4,039 Funds Unrestricted 3,305 Restricted 734 Funds 6 4,039 |
2023 £ - 15,178 15,178 (11,780) |
£ - 3,398 3,398 3,398 3,127 271 3,398 |
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The notes on pages 8 to 13 form an integral part of these financial statements.
Foyle Child Contact Centre Company limited by guarantee
Balance sheet (continued)
Directors' statements required by Sections 475(2) and (3) for the year ended 31 March 2024
In approving these financial statements as directors of the company we hereby confirm:
The company was entitled to exemption from audit under s477 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies.
The members have not required the company to obtain an audit in accordance with section 476 of the Companies Act 2006.
The directors acknowledge their responsibilities for complying with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 with respect to accounting records and preparation of accounts.
These accounts have been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to small companies subject to the small companies regime and in accordance with FRS102 SORP.
The financial statements have been approved and authorised for issue by the Board on .
Director Director Date: Date:
Registration No: NI614232
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Foyle Child Contact Centre Company limited by guarantee
Notes to the financial statements
for the year ended 31 March 2024
1. Accounting policies
The principal accounting policies adopted in the preparation of the financial statements are set out below and have remained unchanged from the previous year, and also have been consistently applied within the same accounts.
1.1. Accounting convention
The charity constitutes a public benefit entity as defined by FRS102. The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the accounting policies set out in notes to the accounts and comply with the charity's governing document, the Charities Act (Northern Ireland) 2008 and Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland published in October 2019 (SORP 2019) and the Companies Act 2006.
The financial statements are prepared on a going concern basis under the historical cost convention, modified to included certain items at fair value. The financial statements are presented in sterling which is the functional currency of the charity.
1.2 Incoming resources
(i) Grants
Grants represent all amounts received and receivable during the year.
Revenue grants are credited to the Statement of Financial Activities in the year they are received.
(ii) Sundry Income
This comprised amounts reveived during the year.
1.3 Resources expended
- (i) Direct Charitable Expenditure
This represents all expenditure directly attributable to charitable causes.
(ii) Management & Administration
This includes all other expenditure not directly allocated above and a portion of the overhead cost attributable to management and administration.
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Foyle Child Contact Centre Company limited by guarantee
Notes to the financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2024
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1.4 Tangible fixed assets and depreciation
Tangible fixed assets are stated at cost less depreciation.
Depreciation is provided at rates calculated to write off the cost less residual value of each asset over its expected useful life, as follows:
Fixtures, fittings and equipment - 25% Straight Line
| Incoming Resources Unrestricted Income Restricted Income 2024 £ 2024 £ Health & Social Care Board - 46,373 Halifax - 2,475 Honorable Irish - 1,580 John Moores - - Donations & room hire 4,720 - 4,720 50,428 |
Total Funds Total Funds 2024 £ 2023 £ 46,373 45,370 2,475 763 1,580 - - 550 4,720 2,370 55,148 49,053 |
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2. Incoming Resources
(i) Restricted Funds
Funds received which are earmarked by the Funder for specific purposes. Such purposes are within the overall aims of the organisation.
(ii) Unrestricted Funds
Funds which are expendable at the discretion of the company in furtherance of the aims of the charity. In addition funds may be held in order to finance capital investment and working capital.
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Foyle Child Contact Centre Company limited by guarantee
Notes to the financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2024
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| 2.1 Resources Expended Unrestricted Restricted Management & Administration Funds £ Funds £ Wages & Salaries - 26,805 Rent - 6,600 Insurance 800 889 Maintenance & repairs - 1,170 Volunteer Expenses - 5,929 Administration Expenses - 1,320 Printing, Postage & Stationery 325 - Light and heat - 995 Travel 888 - Telephone and internet - 1,154 Art Therapy - 2,475 Accountancy - 900 Resources & Refreshments 530 220 Bank charges 373 - Subscriptions - 493 Computer costs - 348 Rates - 435 Sundry 116 - Meetings and room hire 1,510 - Depreciation - 232 4,542 49,965 |
Total Total 2024 £ 2023 £ 26,805 24,327 6,600 6,600 1,689 800 1,170 353 5,929 4,921 1,320 1,320 325 647 995 1,557 888 618 1,154 1,216 2,475 850 900 900 750 852 373 358 493 679 348 660 435 382 116 222 1,510 1,687 232 - 54,507 48,949 |
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Foyle Child Contact Centre Company limited by guarantee
Notes to the financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2024
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3. Employees
| Number of employees The average monthly numbers of employees during the year were: Employment costs Wages and salaries |
2024 Number 1 2023 Number 1 2024 £ 2023 £ 26,805 24,327 26,805 24,327 |
2024 Number 1 2023 Number 1 2024 £ 2023 £ 26,805 24,327 26,805 24,327 |
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| 2023 £ 24,327 |
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| 24,327 |
4. Tax on profit on ordinary activities
No charge to taxation is due as the company has charitable status.
| Tangible fixed assets Fixtures, fittings and equipment Cost £ At 1 April 2023 2,818 Additions 927 At 31 March 2024 3,745 Depreciation At 1 April 2023 2,818 Charge for the year 232 At 31 March 2024 3,050 Net book values At 31 March 2024 695 At 31 March 2023 - |
Total £ 2,818 927 3,745 2,818 232 3,050 695 - |
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5. Tangible fixed assets
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Foyle Child Contact Centre Company limited by guarantee
Notes to the financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2024
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| 6. Debtors Other debtors 7. Creditors: amounts falling due within one year Other taxes and social security costs Deferred income Accruals 8. Movements in Funds Restricted funds: Restricted funds: Total restricted funds Unrestricted funds: Unrestricted funds: Total unrestricted funds Total funds |
2024 £ 2023 £ 2,404 - 2024 £ 2023 £ - 1,942 10,685 8,200 1,602 1,638 12,287 11,780 At 1 April Incoming Outgoing At 31 March 2023 £ resources £ resources £ 2024 £ 271 50,428 (49,965) 734 271 50,428 (49,965) 734 3,127 4,720 (4,542) 3,305 3,127 4,720 (4,542) 3,305 3,398 55,148 (54,507) 4,039 |
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Purposes of Restricted Funds
Restricted grants awarded to the charity is provided to cover the core objects as explained in directors report.
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Foyle Child Contact Centre Company limited by guarantee
Notes to the financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2024
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9. Related party transactions
There were no related party transactions in the period under review.
10. Controlling interest
Ultimate control rests with the board of directors.
11. Company limited by guarantee
The company is limited by guarantee and does not have a share capital.
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