Kids' City Annual Report

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Contents Introduction Reference and Administrative Information Details of the Charity and its Trustees Structure, Governance and Management Organisation around the Child Governing Document Incorporation and Trading Name Organisational Structure Recruitment, Appointment, Induction and Training of Trustees Risk Management Objectives and Activities Charitable Aims Mission Meeting the Needs

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Achievements and Performance Kids' City and the Every Child Matters Outcomes Working with Children Activities Safe Place for Play The Caring Environment A Bright Start to the Day After-school Activities Holiday Playschemes Welcoming for All Major Achievements in 2006 Professional Development Working in Partnership

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Plans for the Future

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Financial Review Statement of Financial Activities Balance Sheet

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Introduction The Trustees recognise 2006 as one of the most challenging and interesting years in its histor y and are pleased that the charity demonstrated its resilience whilst continuing to fulfil its aims. We successfully met our objectives of increasing volunteers and raising awareness of our work. We raised some core funding but were not successful in our aim to expand the ser vice for reasons given below. During 2006 the charity underwent two major reviews conducted by external parties. These were:

Introduction

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• Stakeholder Survey conducted by Elizabeth Ramsey through KPMG's volunteering programme • Organisational review by Charities Aid Foundation (CAF) and Impetus Trust Both reviews recognised the impact of the charity's work and its effectiveness in meeting its objectives. They have greatly assisted the Trustees and Senior Management in developing strategic goals. Trustees also engaged in a series of stakeholder consultation events. My colleagues and I were pleased by the key findings of the Stakeholder Survey. Parents gave Kids' City an average of nine marks out of ten and a number of Headteachers commented on the 'very good service'; most children could not find anything that they did not like about it, with 86% saying that they had done new or dif ferent things and 93% that they had made new friends.

From the CAF review came confirmation that the organisation is very clear about what it does and how it does it; that it is a well run and professional operation that merits consideration for investment; it is a well-respected operation at the leading edge in its particular niche market and is likely to play a significant role in the development of Government strategy for after-school activity.

We continued to align ourselves with the Government's challenging national target for all schools to be extended and to offer a core of services including play, extracurricular activities and childcare, by 2010. Schools were being encouraged to see the voluntar y, community and not-for-profit sector as key delivery partners of extended services in and around schools. 80% of responding Headteachers in our Stakeholder Survey considered Kids' City to be part of the extended schools scheme. W e were frustrated then to find that government funding would not be available to the voluntary sector.

This, and the decision by many councils, including Lambeth, to introduce Extended Services Co-ordinators, resulted in fragmentation of the service environment and brought new tests in understanding the political changes and in making new relationships. We could find no reliable information or pathways to support growth. Investment in Children 's Centres and the effects of the Extended Services funding direct to schools saw two of our branches swallowed up and placed others under threat.

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Our resources were placed under considerable pr essure, meanwhile, national and local out-of-school networks evaporated, leaving providers, including Kids' City, isolated and vulnerable. Politicians and council leaders were sympathetic but apparently unable to of fer any respite from the prevailing climate. With development evidently impossible, and with such a high degree of uncertainty, we decided that it was in the best interests of the charity to postpone growth plans and focus on stabilising existing provision.

Kids' City continued to provide valuable ser vices to almost a thousand children throughout the year. Highlights of the year included the official launch at the House of Commons of our new trading name, Kids' City. The name was chosen by children and better represents what we do, and our thanks go to Keith Hill MP and Baroness Glyns Thornton for their enduring support. We repeated the success of our

Our exciting work with Impetus Trust and Charities Aid Foundation brought in new expertise while our stakeholder consultations refreshed our mission and generated new ideas. We had the pleasure of hosting two interns fr om Hong Kong Baptist University and twenty-six delegates from the Begonia Foundation in Taiwan visited Kids' City to examine the way it operates as a social enterprise.

We were able to elicit wide support for more physical and arts activities; funders continued to support us with our volunteering programme, and Training Centre in particular, attracting sizeable grants towards the end of the year.

The charity continues to benefit from strong leadership, effective financial management and a committed workforce. The organisation is stronger, wiser and more cautious for the experiences of 2006 and we are in ver y good shape for the future.

Sue Branson Chair of Trustees

02 Introduction

We devised a repositioning plan consisting of staf f reductions, elimination of the waged workplace-training programme and the shrinking of our team of peripatetic tutors. The net results of which were the loss of eighteen jobs for local people, the squander of an enormous amount of expertise and a small demand on our r eserves.

Trustees also formed a task group to concentrate on our communications, which the Stakeholder Sur vey had shown to be weak, and a new communications strategy was introduced.

10th birthday circus in 2005, for National V olunteers' Week and Childcare week celebrations; we also produced a short film with the help of Media Trust, and a new Parents Handbook, both starring our children. We engaged in a number of events including Streatham Festival and a huge arts project called Recycle the World. Children enjoyed end-of-year-parties and generous educational gifts from a corporate sponsor.

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Details of the Charity and its Trustees Charity Name Trojans Scheme (trading as Kids' City) Charity Registration Number 1108509 Company Registration Number 5347511 Registered OfďŹ ce and Operational Address Unit 4, 25 Morrish Road, London SW2 4EE Key Staff

Chair Sue Branson Vice Chair Cathy Daniels Secretary Lucy Ferguson Treasurer Shirley Ashby Amanda Vasey (resigned June 2006) Sarah James Paul Branson

Chief Executive Jackie Nunns Head of Operations Brid Muldoon Sport Programme Co-ordinator Laura Swanston (from August 2006) Finance Controller Angie West (left September 2006) Finance Director Colin Locock (from October 2006) Head of Development Jim Wallman (left September 2006) Training Co-ordinator Ulain Mireku Human Resources Co-ordinator Debbie Binns Volunteers Manager CarolAnne Payne (left December 2006)

Auditor Michael Jellicoe Chartered Accountant and Registered Auditor 59 Knowle Wood Road Dorridge, West Midlands B93 8JP 04

Bankers The Co-operative Bank 51 Lewisham High Street Lewisham London SE13 6AA CAF Bank 25 Kings Hill Avenue West Malling Kent ME19 4JQ Solicitors Russell-Cooke Solicitors 2 Putney Hill London SW15 6AB

Reference and Administrative Information

Board of Trustees 2006

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Organisation around the Child

Governing Document The organisation is a charitable company limited by guarantee, incorporated on 31 January 2005 and registered as a charity on 9 March 2005. The company was established under a Memorandum of Association which established the objects and powers of the charitable company and is governed under its Articles of Association.

In the event of the company being wound up, members are required to contribute an amount not exceeding ÂŁ1.

Incorporation and Trading Name Structure, Governance and Management

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On 1 April 2005 the assets and liabilities of the previously unincorporated charity 'The Trojans Scheme' were transferred to the newly incorporated charity and the company continued to provide the ser vices and activities offered by the unincorporated charity.

The company decided to change the name under which it operates to Kids' City early in 2006. The name was intended to have wider appeal and to more accurately represent what the charity does. A launch party was held at the House of Commons in Febr uary 2006, hosted by Keith Hill MP and Baroness Glyns Thornton.

The Kids' City name and logo are registered with the Trade Marks Registry.

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Organisational Structure The full Trustee Body is up to nine members and during the period of this report we had three Trustee vacancies.

The Trustees employ staff to run the charity; this staf f team is led by the Chief Executive, Ms Jackie Nunns, and consists of the following staff numbers shown on the chart below.

Policy and strategic direction is set by the Trustees, and the general operational management of the charity is conducted by the Chief Executive with the Senior Management Team, who have delegated authority to act on the Trustees' behalf. In 2006 Trustees attended two workshops facilitated by CAF and hosted consultations with staff and service users.

Director Finance Operations Development & Fundraising Human Resources Training Centre Centre Managers Breakfast Club Managers Playworkers

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Tutors Volunteers

(as at 01.01.06) 10 full-time and 187 part-time

(as at 31.12.06) 6 full-time and 122 part-time

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Recruitment, Appointment, Induction and Training of Trustees The directors of the company are also charity Trustees for the purposes of charity law. Under the requirements of the Memorandum and Articles of Association, the Trustees have the power to appoint new Trustees who must be re-elected at the following Annual General Meeting.

The Board of Trustees seeks specific skills in its membership.

Vacancies are advertised inviting expressions of inter ests, which are followed by three information and familiarisation events covering:

Risk Management The Trustees have conducted a thorough review of the significant risks relating to the continued operation of the charity. The resulting Risk Register has been discussed with the Senior Management team and reasonable steps have been taken to mitigate those risks and put in place amelioration measures or recovery plans, as appropriate.

The register is reviewed by the Senior Management Team and the Trustees on an annual basis.

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Those wishing to pursue an application are co-opted as non-voting members until the next AGM when they will be considered for election.

The board were fully-occupied with training, consultations, external reviews and extraordinary meetings and no Trustee recruitment took place during 2006.

Required skills

Match

Position

Finance

Sue Branson Shirley Ashby Cathy Whitmore TBA* Lucy Ferguson Sue Branson Paul Branson Shirley Ashby TBA* Amanda Vassey Sarah James

Chair Treasurer Vice Chair

Human Resources Legal Marketing Parent user

Political Primary Education Sector

Secretary

TBA* denotes that Trustee(s) with requisite skills are being sought

Structure, Governance and Management

• Responsibilities of Trustees • Mission and history of Kids' City • Governance, strategy, management and resourcing • Future plans and objectives • Visit with beneficiaries • Meet the Trustees event

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Charitable Aims The charitable aims of The Trojans Scheme, trading as Kids' City, as set out in its governing document are: To advance the education of school-age children through providing recreational and educational activities during out of school hours and in school holidays so to develop their physical mental and spiritual capacities that may grow to full maturity as individuals and members of society and that their conditions of life may be improved.

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In furtherance of these objects, but not otherwise, the Committee may exercise the power to disseminate good practice in after-school care, extending provision in other schools and providing training and consultancy services to community organisations wishing to establish new or additional after-school schemes.

Our mission is • To advance the education of school-age childr en through providing recreational, educational and play opportunities for children • To harness the skills, values and ener gy of the local community • To share good practice with others • To demand high standards of care for our children

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Mission Kids' City is one of the largest and longest running charities in the UK providing before and after-school and holiday play schemes which also incorporate development opportunities for young people and adults in the way we deliver our ser vices. We are an awardwinning organisation, and have been recognised by both the Government and think tanks as a standards benchmark for the sector.

The project was particularly aiming for children to develop an activity habit in order to avoid becoming involved in antisocial behaviour. This was successful and sustainable and attracted interest from other neighbouring schools and the charity grew by demand.

We work to achieve our mission by • Providing a range of activities for children between the ages of 4 and 11 years at breakfast, after -school and during school holidays • Providing volunteering opportunities • Delivering training and development courses • Undertaking consultancy work for others wishing to establish new or additional out-of-school hours schemes

'The model has been adopted all over the UK and can be clearly recognised in the government's Extended Services Agenda'

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The organisation has developed a holistic approach to play, activities and childcare for children by involving children, families, schools, workers and others in the community in designing and delivering the ser vices.

Kids' City began in 1995 as a joint parent and school initiative at Eardley Primary School, Wandsworth under the name The Trojans Scheme. Parents and staff came together to create a solution to the lack of play space and dearth of positive activities in the area.

An after-school programme was started to help childr en develop socially, physically, intellectually, creatively and emotionally and to enable them to develop interests they might otherwise have missed out on.

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Meeting the Needs The need for local, quality, exible and affordable play, activities and care facilities is essential to the well-being of children and, in many cases, the ďŹ nancial viability of families. Nowhere is that more important than in inner cities where play space is not practically accessible to young children and where pressures on families overall are greater.

Figures show that, Black and Minority Ethnic (BME) households are almost three times more likely to be homeless as the London population at large (Housing and Homeless Unit) and indicate wider issues of social exclusion for BME groups. Lambeth's BME population is 37.5% of the total (Lambeth Council) and Kids ' City's staff (77%), volunteers (70%) and service users (71%) are from BME groups.

'For many families, staff and volunteers, Kids' City fulďŹ ls the role of trusted friend'

Families with young children especially those with babies, are very vulnerable to debt. Where there are pr oblems relating to debt, families, substance misuse, housing and other welfare issues, children's needs are often unable to be met in full by their carers and there are often limited prospects of engaging individuals, children and adults, in community and economic activities.

Through its out-of-school services and family social events, volunteering, work and training programmes, it is able to expose children and their families to constructive networks and positive learning experiences. A good example of this is our annual cir cus where several generations of families come together to par ticipate in a giant picnic, live entertainment and physical activities.

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We currently work in some of the most disadvantaged communities in the country and have succeeded in maintaining these vital services for the twelfth year.

43 percent of poor children live in one parent families (Daycare Trust) and the highest proportion (48%) of lone-parent families is in Lambeth (Gingerbread).

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Kids' City and the Every Child Matters Outcomes Be Healthy Improved mental, physical and emotional health for children through play, particularly activities that promote healthy-eating, personal welfare, self-esteem and physical movement in and outside of the play setting.

Stay Safe A secure, supportive group that develops children 's own support mechanisms and an environment that is free from hazards. Play-based educational activities that promote safety and well-being.

Make a Positive Contribution Being involved in designing the activities, supportive roles to newcomers and as monitors, speaking up and contributing as a member of the community. Helping others through organised events.

Achieve Economic Well-being Encouraging positive attitudes to self and helping par ents and other adults develop employable skills. Positive models of working life and developing a 'can do' attitude; problemsolving and social skills.

We provide educational and recreational opportunities for all young children, so that they may mature into conďŹ dent members of society.

Activities In consultation with children, we design and provide 45 different activities weekly throughout our 14 after-school schemes and 25 a week in our playschemes. Most of these are led by a person with expertise in the subject area and in 2006, 85% of these took place as planned.

Examples of activities are Roald Dahl Book Club, Construction Club, Cheerleading, Rollermania, Mad Professors, Marvellous Me!, trips out etc. Many promote healthy eating, self-care and well-being beyond the play setting, including educating children about personal safety and how to get help if needed.

These are play-based educational activities which children choose to join. Play for its own sake is always an alternative and children are involved in choosing the activities and equipment that they want at their scheme. Through the Stakeholder Survey, children reported that they best liked playing outside (44%) with scooters, skateboards and skipping etc., 11% liked playing or making things, 11% liked

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Enjoy and Achieve Fun with friends and wide opportunities for success.

Working with Children

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playing games and 13% liked playing with friends and meeting new friends. Elsewhere in the sur vey more structure is called for by adults; more needs to be done to express to adults the beneďŹ ts of play-based learning activities and the rights of the child to play .

At Kids' City, children can explore their environment and interests, form different relationships with children and adults, and develop a habit of using their fr ee-time in positive pursuits.

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Parental quotes from the Stakeholder Sur vey include 'My daughter thoroughly enjoys the atmosphere and mix of children' and 'My son seems to enjoy a new experience outside his school routine'. The style of service provides children with opportunities for success that may not be available in other areas of their lives and we make all this available to nearly 6,000 children.

Safe Place to Play Children in Lambeth and Wandsworth experience the highest amount of crime after the school gates shut at 3:30pm and during school holidays when crime rates rise notably. The competition for space along with cars, crime, fouling, grafďŹ ti and the lack of adult super vision are major inhibitors to play and social activity amongst young children.

Whilst Lambeth and Wandsworth have good play spaces, for a young child these are inaccessible without an adult to take them. For parents, competing demands on their time and the real pressures of living in the inner city environment mean that children's play and social needs are overlooked in favour of more pressing demands.

The Caring Environment The needs of working parents for childcare are met by Kids' City, contributing to the economic well-being of hundreds of families. But childcare is relevant to more than just the requirement to earn a living. For families new to the area, particularly refugees, the charity provides a valued opportunity for developing social networks and establishing themselves in the community.

For families where a carer is mentally or physically incapable of offering their children a physically active and social environment, Kids' City picks up the slack.

For children at risk, or where there is sudden family trauma, the access to after-school and holiday services can give everyone time to review and remedy while the child is safely amongst friends.

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A Bright Start to the Day

Holiday Playschemes

We run five early morning clubs giving a healthy breakfast and happy start to the day for children whose parents go to work or further education.

Holiday clubs create the right environment for children to mix together, make new friends and get involved in a whole range of in-depth activities and ' big' projects that there is neither the time nor space for in after -school hours. Into this category falls the very popular Crazy Golf, Bubblemania, Learn to Lasso, Lost in Space, Kids' City Cops and others.

After-school Activities From close of school until 6 pm, Kids' City provides a snack, supervised play, a choice of one hour play-based learning activities followed by more supervised play until parents arrive. All services are based in primary schools and are Ofsted registered.

'By manning the schools' playgrounds and fixed resources with trained and committed Playworkers, Kids' City ensures that there is the space for young children to access easily, and gives parents peace of mind'

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A popular fixture in our holiday timetable is the weekly 'Breakout', trips to the countryside, parks and places of interest. This year's eight exciting expeditions included Holmbush Farm, Richmond Park, Greenwich Park, Wimbledon Common and a visit to the Princess Diana Memorial Playground.

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Welcoming for All Our strong inclusion ethos has driven continued special provision for children with additional needs. 39% of children in schools in Lambeth and Wandsworth have special educational needs, compared to the national average of 16.9%. Kids' City has a long and successful history of working with children with additional needs and 2006 was no exception.

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Because of the greater freedom and diverse assortment of playmates, most children, including those with additional needs ďŹ nd it easy to settle in at our services and a common complaint is that they don't want to leave. Thanks to very favourable adult:child ratios averaging 1:5, children who need extra attention do receive it and as a consequence, often we ďŹ nd that a child's additional needs become irrelevant in the play setting. Where needed, we may also provide 1:1 support.

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Major Achievements in 2006 Managing Change

Volunteers

The charity benefits from strong leadership, ef fective financial management and a committed workforce.

This year it ably demonstrated its core strengths and a willingness to make difficult and timely decisions in order to ensure its enduring success.

In 2006 we saw steady development of our volunteer taskforce. We conducted an exercise to measure the cost of getting a new voluntary recruit prepared for, and into, the workplace for the first three months and found this to be approximately £535, very much higher than we expected. This influenced some of our recruitment decisions and helped to create a framework within which volunteers could be encouraged to progress at a rate that gave at least equal return on investment to the charity.

National Volunteers' Week and other Events

Teenscene 2006 was the third year of the Teenscene project funded by the Urban II programme (ERDF)* and Tudor Trust.

We continued to successfully recruit young adults to professional, paid, sheltered work placements in our services, giving them valuable experience of the workplace and developing their confidence. This has also now extended to volunteering for young people still in school aged 14 and over. Several Teenscene project beneficiaries now work permanently with us. * European Regional Development Fund

We now measure numbers of volunteers as those currently active and no longer count recruits awaiting placement or those who have been inactive for mor e than four months. Twenty-five volunteers successfully applied for work after gaining skills and experience thr ough their relationship with Kids' City.

Volunteers undergo compulsory training and are thoroughly vetted, including Criminal Record Bureau checks.

Thereafter volunteers give a regular commitment of their time to the charity's work in the after-school clubs and playschemes, at our main office and on special projects.

They bring a wide range of special skills particularly in sport and art and 70% of volunteers are from black and ethnic minority origins.

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In celebration of the marvellous work of volunteers, we held our second circus and giant family picnic to mark National Volunteer Week and National Childcare Week. An end-ofyear event for staff and volunteers successfully combined Chinese food and a live Caribbean steel band.

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People volunteer for a variety of reasons, including to: • share and develop special interests and skills • build social networks • enhance parenting skills • enable their child to attend for free • as a route to employment

Professional Development

Achievements and Performance

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The Training Centre enjoyed a busy year in which our workplace training centres and their leaders were developed to better facilitate the NVQ process and we expanded the range of soft skills workshops to fur ther support professional practice.

Acquiring an NVQ in Playwork is essential to the car eer prospects of any individual with ambitions in this field; more importantly, it is central to our children' s experience that Playworkers and Managers expect to per form to high standards.

Throughout the 6 years of running City & Guilds accredited NVQ courses in Playwork, we have developed exper tise in working with adults and young people who have an aptitude for Playwork and the willingness to train to a professional standard; many of whom have been previously resistant to formal education and/or long-ter m unemployed.

Training is generally over-subscribed and well-attended.

Insufficient funding remained a constant constraint on the amount of work we were able to do for other or ganisations and individuals and our own returns on the training programme investment were diluted by the political events described above and the related capacity reductions.

However, in 2006, 25 people benefited from NVQ training and assessment, 111 attended the Introduction to Playwork courses alone and more attended various short courses.

In December, we were delighted to receive a thr ee-year commitment to the Training Centre from Esmée Fairbairn Foundation.

We are pleased to have created a format and environment that places realistic expectations on the students to ensure their progress, and to be able to of fer work placements.

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Co-ordination and delivery of courses and workshops: • Introduction to Playwork • Investing in Playwork Management • Managing poor performance • Managing volunteers in a child-centred setting • Marketing your service • Moving into management • Ofsted – preparing for inspection • Playscheme essentials • Playwork Foundation course • Playwork NVQ level 2 • Playwork NVQ level 3 • Portfolio building support sessions • Positive behaviour management • Staff supervision & appraisals * delivered by accredited external training providers

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• Administration in a child-centred setting • Assertiveness skills for workers in a child-centred setting • Babysitting – a practical guide • Child Protection • Customer Service in a child-centred setting • Delivering high quality activities of a child-centred setting • Epi Pen – how to administer the Epi Pen in case of anaphylactic shock* • FA Coaching cert level 1* • First Aid* • Food Hygiene* • Fundraising from Trusts • Health & Safety* • Inclusion • Interview techniques for Managers

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Working in Partnership We are grateful to all of the people and organisations that work in partnership with us.

We receive referrals from schools advising us of children who would particularly benefit from attending the out-ofschool projects through free places and we are pleased to have been able to continue to of fer this during 2006.

ACE (Arts Community Exchange)

Bonneville Glenbrook Henry Cavendish Kings Avenue Reay St. Andrew's RC Sunnyhill

Arts Community Exchange brings together, and trains, volunteer artists to support arts and crafts activities with children in schools and after-school clubs, including those run by Kids' City. They also provide artists who wish to work with children an opportunity to volunteer, and so gainthe training and experience they require to follow their employment aspirations.

Eardley (and St. Leonard's) Granton Jessop Ravenstone Rosemead St. Mary's RC Woodmansterne

Schools offer their space and fixed resources and we provide the infrastructure and manpower to facilitate a wide programme of interesting activities. Each school relationship is unique as each site of fers different spaces and resources and each school community has its own distinct character. Centre Managers build strong working relationships with staff at the schools, learning with the school how to operate for the maximum benefit to all involved. Our Head of Operations keeps in termly contact with Headteachers.

Local Authorities We enjoy good working relations with the various local authority departments dedicated to children's education, development and well-being, including Social Ser vices, Children's and Young People's Services, Early Years and Sure Start Services and Education Business Partnerships.

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Achievements and Performance

We would like to extend our thanks to the following schools:

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Plans for the Future Raise Awareness of Our Work In continuing to increase awareness and understanding of our work to schools' management and parents to promote the benefits of joining Kids' City.

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Expand Volunteering Activity To expand the volunteering activity to new areas and formalise workplace training programmes for sports and arts specialists and office-based volunteers. We will renew the Investing in Volunteers quality assurance mark and develop a formal volunteer network of other language speakers.

New Technology We will investigate and invest in new technology to impr ove effectiveness of communications and administration.

Further Reviews We will conduct a new Stakeholder Sur vey and another series of stakeholder consultations. We will review the fundraising function and examine ways to develop new funding streams, particularly ways of improving our own unrestricted income.

Develop the Training Centre We will review the Training Centre and conduct a full market analysis. We will develop the capacity to deliver the Community Sports Leader Award, Parenting Support workshops, Trainer and Assessor qualifications.

Salaries Review We will conduct a thorough review of salaries throughout the organisation in order to attract the best personnel.

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Statement of Financial Activities (Trojans Scheme – trading as Kids' City) Year ended 31 December 2006 • Incoming resources Incoming resources from generated funds Donations Interest receivable Incoming resources from charitable activities Play schemes Grants receivable Income from play schemes Sundry operating income Training Fees

Financial Review

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Restricted Funds £

5,233

Total Funds £

15,654 875

20,887 875

440,619 15,675

301,498 440,619 15,675

306,731

5,420 478,243

5,420 784,974

0

1,925 836 2,761

1,925 836 2,761

120,511 29,033 1,559 18,288 3,150 5,333 4,123 5,387 1,585 2,927 0 2,010 291,960 485,866

299,327 31,184 14,706 20,313 5,950 5,333 4,123 6,548 4,914 3,346 0 4,844 360,745 761,333

301,498

• Resources expended Costs of generating funds Costs of generating voluntary income Subcontractors Support costs Charitable activities Play scheme costs Staff Tutors Equipment and activities Snacks & drinks Premises costs Depreciation of premises assets Loss on disposal Transport, including dep'n of minibuses Scheme publicity Insurance Caravan costs Other costs Support costs

Unrestricted Funds £

178,816 2,151 13,147 2,025 2,800 1,161 3,329 419 0 2,834 68,785 275,467

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(continuation) Statement of Financial Activities

Restricted Funds £

Training centre Staff Tutors/ subcontractors Materials for course activity Other training costs Support costs

Unrestricted Funds £

Total Funds £ 41,004 1,076 1,320 2,312 14,941 60,653

2,030

5,500 0 1,778 7,684 14,962

5,500 2,030 1,778 7,684 16,992

277,497

564,242

841,739

• Net income before transfers Gross transfers between funds

29,234 -3,790

-85,999 3,790

-56,765 0

• Net movement in funds Total funds b/fwd Total funds c/fwd

25,444 50,324 75,768

-82,209 132,240 50,031

-56,765 182,564 125,799

0 Governance costs Audit fees Professional & legal fees Trustee meeting costs Support costs • Total resources expended

2,030

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41,004 1,076 1,320 2,312 14,941 60,653

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Balance Sheet Year ended 31 December 2006 Fixed assets Tangible assets Current assets Debtors Cash at bank and in hand Creditors

Total Funds ÂŁ 26,795 47,327 103,048 150,375 51,371

Net current assests

99,004

Total assests less current liabilities Financial Review

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Capital and reserves Restricted Funds Unrestricted Funds

125,799 75,768 50,031 125,799

These summarised accounts may not contain suf ficient information to allow for a full understanding of the financial af fairs of the charity.

Copies of the full audited accounts can be obtained from Kids’ City Head Office by request to finance@kidscity.org.uk or 020 8683 9606.

Michael Jellicoe Chartered Accountant and Registered Auditor 59 Knowle Wood Road Dorridge, West Midlands B93 8JP

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