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The charity received £1,000 from Essex Community Fund to support the Trusted Charity standards process.
ECF: Thrive Third sector Fund: £1,000 was received from Essex Community Fund, as we were undertaking the Trusted Charity standards process and they provided a grant to support us, by contributing to the salaries of staff that were working on this process.
Financial · Observational claim · From Extra - Support for Families — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 March 2025, page 20
The charity received £45,000 from Essex Health & Wellbeing Alliance to assist in running supportive programmes for parents and carers.
Essex Health & Wellbeing Alliance: Start Well Fund - £45,000 was granted last financial year to assist in running supportive programmes for parents and carers to help provide therapeutic support for their children. The remaining balance has been carried forward to be used in future periods.
Financial · Observational claim · From Extra - Support for Families — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 March 2025, page 20
The charity received £3,555 from Essex County Council to deliver a block of weekly training courses on Non-Violent Response (NVR).
Essex County Council - NVR Small Grants: £3,555 was received to deliver a block of weekly training courses dealing with Non-Violent Response (NVR). The NVR is a therapeutic model for parents and carers that identifies, understands and addresses challenging or violent behavior in children and young adults.
Financial · Observational claim · From Extra - Support for Families — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 March 2025, page 20
The charity received £1,640 from HCRG Care Group to provide training under the partnership for inclusion of neurodiversity in schools (PINS).
HCRG Care Group - PINS training: £1,640 was received from HCRG Care Group to enable us to provide training under the partnership for inclusion of neurodiversity in schools (PINS). This is a national pilot project which aims to improve outcomes for neurodivergent children and increase inclusivity in mainstream primary schools.
Financial · Observational claim · From Extra - Support for Families — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 March 2025, page 20
The charity aims to maintain at least five months of running costs in reserves within unrestricted funds.
General funds - to cover running costs in the event of reduced funding. The trustees aim to have at least five months worth of running costs in reserves.
Financial · Policy statement · From Extra - Support for Families — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 March 2025, page 20
The charity operates a defined contribution pension scheme with contributions of £2,811 in the year.
The charity operates a defined contribution pension scheme. The pension cost charge for the year represents contributions payable by the charity to the scheme and amounted to £2,811 (2024 - £2,037).
Financial · Observational claim · From Extra - Support for Families — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 March 2025, page 19
The charity's total employee benefits for key management personnel decreased from £51,701 to £49,103.
The total employee benefits of the key management personnel of the charity were £49,103 (2024 - £51,701).
Financial · Observational claim · From Extra - Support for Families — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 March 2025, page 6
The charity's activities for the year ended March 31, 2025, were derived from continuing operations.
All of the charity's activities derive from continuing operations during the above two periods.
Operational · Observational claim · From Extra - Support for Families — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 March 2025, page 9
EXTRA aims to actively seek additional support for its services due to increased funding demands.
Our priority for the coming year will be to actively seek additional support for our services. We will continue to closely monitor our unrestricted reserves, and to look at ways to improve these and explore different funding streams to ensure sustainability.
Financial · Commitment statement · From Extra - Support for Families — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 March 2025, page 5
The main source of funding is through grants, with a significant amount from the National Lottery Community Fund.
Our main source of funding is through grants, which totalled £167,500 in the current financial year, consisting of: £99,000 - from the National Lottery Community Fund (Oct 24 - Mar 25) £49,500 - from the National Lottery Community Fund (April 25 brought forward to Jan 25)
Financial · Funding statement · From Extra - Support for Families — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 March 2025, page 5
The majority of funding goes towards core costs and the delivery of programmes, which are free to access.
The majority of our funding has contributed to the core costs and the delivery of programmes, which are free to access, and cover various needs identified by parents/carers.
Financial · Observational claim · From Extra - Support for Families — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 March 2025, page 3
EXTRA maintains a policy of holding reserves to cover five months running costs in case the charity needs to be closed.
EXTRA aims to maintain a policy of holding reserves to cover five months running costs, in the event that the charity needs to be closed. This is to cover staff redundancy payments, any outstanding office overheads, and to ensure that parents/carers actively engaged with EXTRA at that time can continue to attend and complete current programmes and be supported in their transition to other support providers.
Financial · Policy statement · From Extra - Support for Families — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 March 2025, page 5
EXTRA supports parents with children who have Special Educational Needs and Disabilities through specific workshops.
We continue to support parents whose children have Special Educational Needs and Disabilities, through our SWAN programme and other specific workshops, such as the ADHD, Emotional Regulation and Sensory Child workshops.
Service · Observational claim · From Extra - Support for Families — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 March 2025, page 3
EXTRA's services cover various needs identified by parents and carers, including emotional and mental health support.
We have seen increasing numbers of parents who are coming to EXTRA presenting with their own emotional and mental health needs and have included support in these areas within our services.
Service · Observational claim · From Extra - Support for Families — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 March 2025, page 3
EXTRA collaborates with partner agencies to deliver training and facilitate groups, bringing additional income.
During the last year we have also successfully worked with local council and health authorities to deliver training and facilitate groups, and this has brought some additional income.
Commissioning · Observational claim · From Extra - Support for Families — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 March 2025, page 3
EXTRA's informal approach and nurturing environment are important factors in achieving the charity's aims.
The informal and friendly approach of EXTRA's staff team and provision of a nurturing environment in groups, as well as practical support through childcare and transport for families when needed, has been an important factor in achieving the aims of the Charity.
Service · Observational claim · From Extra - Support for Families — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 March 2025, page 3
EXTRA offers a wide range of parenting support courses, workshops, and peer support groups in Tendring District.
EXTRA offers a wide range of universal and targeted parenting support courses, workshops, and parenting peer support groups throughout the Tendring District.
Service · Observational claim · From Extra - Support for Families — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 March 2025, page 3
EXTRA aims to advance education and promote health and wellbeing among parents in North East Essex.
EXTRA-Support for Families (known as 'EXTRA') aims to advance education and promote good health and wellbeing among parents/carers in North East Essex by providing and assisting in the provision of programmes and workshops in parenting skills, family support and other related activities in order that their children may develop into emotionally and physically able adults.
Policy · Policy statement · From Extra - Support for Families — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 March 2025, page 3
Wiltshire MIND's total current assets were £77,384 at the end of March 2025.
At 31 March 2025: Current assets/(liabilities) 77,384
Financial · Metric statement · From Wiltshire MIND — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 March 2025, page 27
Wiltshire MIND's unrestricted funds include unexpended balances of donations and grants without specific conditions.
The unrestricted funds of the charity comprise the unexpended balances of donations and grants which are not subject to specific conditions by donors and grantors as to how they may be used. These include designated funds which have been set aside out of unrestricted funds by the trustees for specific purposes.
Financial · Policy statement · From Wiltshire MIND — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 March 2025, page 26