Sefton CVS Impact Report & Accounts

Supporting Sefton’s voluntary, community and faith sector 2016

@SeftonCVS

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Contents

4 Foreword 5 Introduction 6 Highlights of 2015/16 Part 1 8 Strategic leadership and partnership 10 Support for groups 12 Volunteering and citizenship 14 Criminal justice 16 Equalities 18 Children, young people and families 20 Highlights of 2015/16 Part 2 22 Health and wellbeing 24 Strand By Me and Southport Community Centre 25 Community intelligence and communication 26 Sefton CVS factfi le 27 Treasurer’s report and funders 28 Financial statement 29 Balance sheet 30 Special recognition 4

Foreword

As austerity continues and new uncertainties arise following the momentous Brexit vote in June, it is essential that the VCF sector is strong, resilient and adaptable for change in a turbulent environment.

CVS provides diverse underpinning We will also be launching a new Very sadly, two members of our We are grateful to our funders services in support of the sector, integrated wellness service, Living staff passed away during the last and partners for their ongoing working collaboratively with Well Sefton, which is a voluntary year - Mary Roberson who was support, and also to our Trustees, key partners and developing sector-led collaboration between in our Health Trainer Team and Patrons, staff and volunteers for responses to identifi ed needs. Sefton CVS, Sefton CAB, Brighter Sue Tracey who had been with their continued involvement and Living Partnership, the May Logan the organisation for 26 years as hard work. We would also like to Increasingly, we are working Centre, the Feelgood Factory and Volunteer Co-ordinator and then pay tribute to the VCF sector in with new charity/social sector Fun 4 Kidz working with Public Human Resources Manager. We the borough for its contribution organisations from inception to Health, Active Sefton and the hope to establish two community to making Sefton a stronger and action. Existing organisations Smoking Cessation Service. awards in their memory, in more resilient community. are also diversifying, with recognition of what they meant to collaborations being formed to The focus of this joint initiative is Dave Roscoe us and of their community service deliver response, either by locality, on how we can achieve better Chair in Sefton. theme, through networks or by outcomes for residents by Angela White OBE area-based services or recognised improving access and referral Chief Executive consortia. through the use of technology and effective partnership working, The 2016 Sefton CVS annual whilst promoting the value of local conference will consider services and contacts. We hope health inequalities and sector this will demonstrate the strength of interventions to support our most a change-ready and resilient local vulnerable citizens through, for voluntary sector. example, early help and prevention and specialised support in housing, employment, mental heath, substance misuse and community wellbeing. 5

Introduction

Mission Values Approach Do more and do it better We support and train local Our mission is to promote and Our guiding principles are to: The key elements of our community organisations to assist voluntary, community and approach are to: Put Sefton people, places and improve their effectiveness, faith (VCF) sector activity. organisations at the heart of what Start where people are at quality, reach, sustainability and Vision we do. We encourage grassroots social social impact. action and community-led service Our vision is to develop a vibrant Be open and fair in our Innovate and pass it on delivery by helping local people voluntary, community and faith transactions. We help to spot gaps in provision to set up and develop robust sector that encourages and and fi ll them by brokering creative Take responsibility and be projects, groups and social supports independent, resilient and solutions, levering in resources and accountable for our actions. enterprises. sustainable communities. developing new initiatives. Promote equality, diversity and Pull in others and link it up Promote Activities cohesion through our activities. We operate as a sector champion, We promote the positive and bringing together often diverse progressive values of the VCF Our key activities are to: Support the most vulnerable groups and organisations to sector and highlight the added Provide support services to the people in our communities. network and collaborate more value of community-led and VCF sector. Seek solutions, not problems. effectively. delivered services. Promote partnerships within the Be prepared to listen and learn. sector, and between the VCF sector and other sectors. Operate ethically, honestly and with the highest standards of integrity. Provide a channel through which the VCF sector is represented. Develop new ideas, strategies and organisations. Support and develop volunteering opportunities. Promote equality of opportunity and access, and the value of diversity. The Trustees of Sefton CVS pictured at a recent meeting at the organisation's Burlington House offi ce. 6

Highlights of 2015/16 Part 1

£3.3m 542 1,353

secured for local groups Care4You referrals intensive cases of from known funding handled, and a further 303 capacity-building support applications supported by signposting service users delivered with local VCF Sefton CVS. supported. sector groups.

1,431 3,934

people took part in 72 Sefton records of VCF sector CVS training courses and services now available online masterclasses. via VCF Direct.

Mental Health £ First Aid 431 876 37

people including VCF Sefton residents attended grants awarded to sector and school staff drop-in sessions at the groups from the CVS- provided with mental new Strand By Me managed £1.3-million CCG health training. pop-up shop. VCF Fund. 7

3,500 166 62

people follow GP surgery staff VCF sector groups used the work of and local residents the services of the Sefton CVS on trained as Dementia Sefton CVS Community social media. Friends. Accountancy Service.

20 176

Young Advisors aged Connected Communities 15-23 are employed to referrals handled to provide engage young people in support to socially isolated community life. older people.

29 11 1,174

different nationalities of quality assurance people accessed volunteering people were clients of the marks and training opportunities through BME CDW Project during accreditations currently Volunteer Centre Sefton in the year. held by Sefton CVS. 2015/16. 8 Strategic leadership and partnership

Sefton CVS works closely with Sefton Council, South Sefton and Southport and Formby Clinical Commissioning Groups and other statutory partners to address local priorities and facilitate VCF sector representation and participation.

Highlights of this work in 2015/16 included: Involvement as a key partner in Leading work with Sefton Council Being a partner in the Sefton Cares Supporting community initiatives work programmes including the on the development of New marketing campaign encouraging associated with World War One Sefton Leadership Collaborative Realities, a strategic framework for residents and community groups and World War Two, including the and Health and Wellbeing Board the future relationship between the to look out for their neighbours. Sefton at War schools heritage structures focused on adults, the local authority and the VCF sector. project and VE Day and Armistice Managing the CCGs’ VCF Health Engagement and Consultation Day commemorations. Facilitating the New Realities in Fund and administering grants Panel, Corporate Parenting Board, Action conference attended by 177 focused on health and wellbeing Facilitating the Police and Substance Misuse Partnership, people which explored how the priorities. Crime Commissioner’s Crime Community Adolescent Service VCF sector can work with the local Prevention Fund totalling £180k and Sexual Health Partnership. Supporting the Armed Forces authority with fewer resources. with Liverpool CVS. Covenant and Sefton Veterans Involvement in ongoing work Being a key partner in a Project which provides one-stop- streams relating to community multi-agency group planning a shop support to current and former resilience, transformation, co-ordinated response to welfare members of the forces and their CVS Chief Executive integration and early prevention, reform through a programme of families. Angela White (centre) pictured and advocating the vital role at the New Realities in Action measures to mitigate the impacts that the sector plays in providing conference with Cllr Trish of austerity, including the local services and support to Sefton Hardy (right) and keynote foodbanks. residents. speaker Dawn Austwick, Chief Executive of the Big Lottery Facilitating participation and Facilitating sector networks and Fund. engagement mechanisms forums as a consultation and including parent forums, equalities engagement conduit, to contribute groups, the Young Advisors and to public policy and develop and the Youth Cabinet. shape local services. Supporting the work programmes of the South Sefton, Southport and Formby Area Partnerships. 9

Developing and facilitating sector Quality assurance Recognition awards consortia looking at youth service Sefton CVS holds the following In addition to existing redesign, adult mental health quality assurance marks and recognition awards, Sefton and children and young people’s training accreditations: CVS and its projects emotional wellbeing. Investors in People received the following new Supporting the VOLA organisation - Gold Standard honours in 2015/16: which manages a VCF supply The Merseyside Offender NAVCA Quality Award chain delivering employment and Mentoring Project received the skills training provision. Volunteer Centre Quality Assurance Queens Award for Voluntary Service. Initiating a VCF sector Royal Society for Public Health collaborative, focused on the (RSPH) Health Promoting The Chameleons Project - part of delivery of an integrated wellness Organisation Sefton Voices - was presented with service to become the Living Well a Your Heroes Team of the Year Sefton service. Navajo (LGBT-friendly) honour in the local Trinity Media Charter Mark Facilitating sector involvement in and Scottish Power Your Heroes the City Region in the emerging Workplace Wellbeing Charter Annual Awards. Building Better Opportunities Disability Two Ticks. Sefton CVS supported Fund which will see the Big Lottery a number of VE Day matching investment from the Approved Provider Status celebrations across European Social Fund on projects (Mentoring and Befriending) Sefton including this that tackle poverty and promote one at Ainsdale Open Awards Approved Centre social inclusion. The key emerging Community Care. themes were digital and fi nancial Recognised Centre Royal Society inclusion. for Public Health (RSPH) Providing the secretariat to - and Recognised Centre Mental Health being a member of - the Greater First Aid Merseyside V6 which is a focal point for VCF and social enterprise infrastructure/support providers to debate, infl uence and shape policy at Liverpool City Region level. 10

Support for groups

Organisation development Key activities during 2015/16 Funding Information Service included: This service provides support to The Funding Information Service local people looking to establish Handling 1,353 intensive provides support to VCF sector new projects and groups, and also cases of capacity building and groups to help them access helps existing organisations to customised support with 309 funding opportunities which will improve their effectiveness. It also VCF sector groups, 57 per cent enable them to become more encourages groups to collaborate with organisations with an annual sustainable by improving their more effectively. income under £100k. fi nancial security and capacity. Support is available with a wide Supporting 50 potential new Organisations can access this range of issues including setting groups, with 23 going forward support through funding surgeries up a charity or social/community as new charity and enterprise and roadshows, one-to-one enterprise, developing policies, start-ups. meetings, training courses, Sefton CVS funding, managing community conferences, bulletins and online. Successfully concluding the ERDF launched its buildings, governance, achieving Merseyside Business Support The service also works closely with Leadership Links quality standards, project Programme which provided 50 key funders such as the Big Lottery seminars and training development, business planning events during the existing third sector organisations to promote their investment funds and skills development. year. with a minimum of 12 hours of and encourage applications from intensive support. local groups. Providing advice and support to Detailed support is provided 41 groups on the Star Standard, a with developing the proposals to local quality assurance framework. bid status, compiling evidence Facilitating meetings of the and data, fi nal submission and 893 Sefton Community Centre Network monitoring and managing grants once awarded. which promotes collaboration at funding opportunities local level. Staff also provide a bid review advertised on the Merseyside Supporting the ongoing operations service to help groups with Funding Information Portal. and development of the foodbanks applications, and bespoke support in Sefton. to organisations in crisis. 23

new VCF sector groups and social enterprises created with Sefton CVS support. 11

Key activities during 2015/16 Community accountancy Training and skills. Launching Leadership Links included: seminars and training with The Community Accountancy The Sefton CVS Training and presentations from the CEOs of Organising the Funding Fair Service provides fi nancial health Development Programme builds Liverpool and Sefton Chamber of at the CVS New Realities in checks, independent examinations, the skills and knowledge of the Commerce, Voluntary Sector North Action conference including key training, bookkeeping and payroll VCF sector workforce, thereby West and the CCGs. funders such as the Big Lottery, services to the VCF sector. strengthening the capacity and the Morgan Foundation, John capability of the organisations they Organising masterclasses on Key activities during 2015/16 Moores Foundation and PH Holt work for. subjects including debt and mental included: Foundation. health awareness, radicalisation, Providing services to 62 groups, Key activities during 2015/16 Helping the VCF sector to secure volunteers and the law, pension 48 per cent with incomes from included: £3.3 million from known funding reform, chairing meetings, minute £10k-100k. Delivering 72 training and applications during the year. 35 per taking and social value. masterclass opportunities to 1,431 cent of funds came from resources Preparing annual accounts for 43 individuals. Delivering RSPH Understanding outside the borough, and a further groups, 49 per cent with incomes Health Improvement, Five Ways £1.2 million of bids were awaiting between £10k-100k. Providing accredited online and to Wellbeing and Connect Five decisions at the year-end. face-to-face safeguarding training Carrying out independent training. to 657 individuals. Managing the Merseyside examinations for 40 groups. Training 166 GP frontline staff Funding Information Portal, which Offering a suite of 95 training Providing a payroll bureau service and local residents as Dementia advertised 893 funding and courses that can be delivered on a to 23 groups. Friends. tendering opportunities during bespoke basis. the year and received 24,691 Undertaking bookkeeping for six profi le visits and 314,300 tweet groups. impressions. Supporting three groups in crisis. Participating in the Funding Advisers Network and the Handling 28 cases relating to Merseyside Charitable Trusts governance advice, four to VAT Network. and eight to company secretarial support. Working with Grantscape as a panel partner and promoting applications to the newly developed Burbo Bank Community Fund. Many major funders attended the Funding Fair at the CVS New Realities in Action conference. 12

Volunteering and citizenship

Volunteer Centre Sefton supports volunteers, and the organisations that recruit volunteers, by providing a brokerage service that matches local people to organisations with volunteering opportunities.

The centre also provides bespoke Key activities during 2015/16 Presenting certifi cates at this support to organisations deploying included: event to 124 people, recognising volunteers including good practice Helping 1,174 individuals to access 59,335 hours of volunteering guides, advice on policies and volunteering opportunities. which equates to a contribution procedures, training and support of more than £792,000 to the with developing new initiatives Supporting 509 organisations with local economy based on average deploying volunteers. deploying volunteers or promoting earnings in Sefton. volunteering. In addition, the centre has links Launching the new Volunteer with regional and national Advertising 662 volunteering Involving Project of the Year Award South opportunities from 451 Sefton agencies in policy work relating which saw the inaugural honour Foodbank organisations during the year. to volunteering, and is a being presented to South Sefton won the National Council for Voluntary Staging events in the Strand Foodbank. fi rst Volunteer Organisations-accredited Volunteer Involving Project of by Me Shop in Bootle and at Working with the Formby Area Quality Assurance Centre. the Year Award. Maricourt High School Maghull Partnership, local faith groups and The centre has lead responsibility and Southport College to promote projects in community buildings to for the Sefton CVS and VCF sector volunteering to Sefton adult improve services for older people response to World War One and residents, the under 18s and in the area. World War Two commemorations. students. Working as part of a project This has included working with Providing 14 drop-in facilities group which has commissioned Bootle Strand Shopping Centre at Sefton@Work, the Linaker an independent evaluation of the as well as representing CVS and Community Hub and Venus aimed support needs of Sefton sports the sector at VE Day and other at helping long-term unemployed clubs and associated volunteer remembrance events. residents to harness the benefi ts of requirements and opportunities. volunteering. Commissioning a new improved Celebrating volunteering with 130 volunteer database - VC Connect - individuals and 17 organisations to be introduced during 2016/7. at a recognition event at Bootle Town Hall during Volunteers’ Week Commissioning a new report on attended by the Mayor of Sefton the future of volunteering to be and the Sefton CVS Patrons. available in 2016. 13

Sefton 4 Good Key activities undertaken in Producing new postcards and 2015/16 included: wristbands to promote Sefton Sefton 4 Good - launched by Sefton CVS staff organising silent 4 Good. 509 Sefton CVS in 2013 - is an initiative focused on developing auctions, a sponsored bike ride, Awarding three grants to local an Easter extravaganza and other philanthropy and local giving, groups - Ykidz, Linacre Bridge Sefton organisations activities to raise funds for the primarily through an online Community Hub and the supported with the initiative. presence. Merseyside Offender Mentoring deployment of volunteers. Service. Building on the model developed Supporting VE Day celebrations in by Voluntary and Community the borough by sourcing specially Planning a range of fundraising Action Tameside, the initiative’s prepared cream tea packs at cost events for 2016/17 and the website enables donors to support from a local baker, with 16 local initiative’s fi rst round of open grants local causes via payroll giving, an organisations providing activities for autumn 2016. online shop and corporate giving for older people. of time, skills and goods. Recruiting Lancashire Tea, Tetley 652 Tea and Taylors of Harrogate as supporters of the Sefton Cares volunteering opportunities campaign by donating tea to community groups to host events from 451 organisations to reduce loneliness. advertised during the year.

Volunteer Centre Sefton’s annual volunteer recognition event at Bootle Town Hall. 14

Criminal justice

The aim of Sefton CVS’s work in this fi eld is to provide strategic leadership within the VCF sector, and be a conduit to partners and interpret policy relating to the criminal justice system, community safety and Transforming Rehabilitation.

It involves working with key Highlights of 2015/16 included: HMP Kennet and Liverpool partners within Merseyside Police, Engaging 1,223 offenders before Sefton CVS’s Partnership Liaison the Offi ce of the Police and Crime and after release. Offi cers work within HMP Liverpool Commissioner, HM Prison Service and HMP Kennet to broker and Sefton Council. Recruiting and training 76 mentors, a third of them ex-offenders. relationships with a diverse range Merseyside Offender Mentoring of VCF and enterprise sector Project Successfully matching 150 organisations, with the aim of offenders with a mentor. helping offenders settle back into This project provides mentoring the community and reducing the Ex-offenders are being and befriending support to Just 10 per cent of offenders who risk of reoffending. recruited as mentors to offenders from HMP Liverpool, engaged with the Merseyside support prisoners in HMP before and after release, with the Offender Mentoring Project Liverpool. aim of helping them to resettle returned to prison, compared with positively back into the community. a national average of 60 per cent. A comprehensive service is Being represented on Sefton provided to help offenders Community Safety Partnership, overcome any barriers they face, Compass, Sefton MARGG, Sefton with the objective of reducing DISARM, Merseyside Reducing reoffending rates signifi cantly, and Reoffending meetings and Sefton 150 thus the consequent impact on the and Wirral Integrated Offender wider community. Management meetings. offenders were The project was awarded the Establishing young people’s successfully matched with mentoring projects to work with prestigious Queen’s Award for a mentor during the year. Voluntary Service in 2015. Sefton Youth Offending Team, the Gun & Gang Crime Unit and St Helens Youth Offending Team. Beginning a new Achieve North West NOMS contract, working with 49 mentees to prepare them for release and reduce reoffending. 76

new mentors were recruited and trained – a third of them ex-offenders. 15

Key activities during 2015/16 Co-facilitating 25 staff and prisoner Co-organising three family days included: events focusing on the equalities, for 34 prisoners and their families Completing 474 prisoner induction health and wellbeing, debt in order to strengthen family ties questionnaires as a means management and employment during sentence. agendas. of identifying their needs and Organising four family forums to arranging appropriate support and Supporting the debt and fi nance support families on the outside with interventions. pathway by helping offenders to the prison regime. apply for bank and credit union Delivering stress awareness Organising two veteran forums, account facilities. and personal wellbeing training providing 23 veterans in custody to 38 prisoners as part of their Facilitating training for offenders with services to support their therapeutic recovery programme. including the Think Differently, resettlement. Cope Differently programme and Helping 63 statutory and VCF Organised a veteran family day healthy eating awareness. sector organisations and social for nine veterans and 36 family enterprises to engage with Working with the Veterans in members. prisoners and their families with Custody Team and Expect to Establishing a 50+ prisoner forum the aim of contributing to their develop support for offenders who to encourage healthy lifestyle resettlement. have been in the armed forces. changes and share good practice Enabling 15 prisoners to record with older offenders. stories for their children as part of the Storybook Dads Programme to maintain crucial family links.

The Merseyside Offender Mentoring Project received the prestigious Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service during the year. 16

Equalities

Sefton Equalities Team works to reduce inequalities in the borough by supporting and enabling partners to meet their requirements under the Equalities Act 2010 legislation. 141 It also provides a conduit through Participating in the Sefton Hate Facilitating quarterly Sefton which Sefton’s protected groups Crime MARAC, facilitating joint Equalities Partnership (SEP) organisations and can gain access to, and participate equality and hate crime training meetings, bringing together in, decision making, consultation with Merseyside Police and representatives from the equality practitioners received equality and engagement. becoming a Third Party Hate Crime forums and escalating issues and training during the year. Reporting Centre. information to the appropriate Key activities in 2015/16 organsiations, as required. included: Initiating a Modern Slavery and Supporting Sefton Council with Traffi cking Task and Finish Group in Facilitating networks for equality delivery against its Equality partnership with Merseyside Police, groups covering disability, black Duties including the production the CCGs, MASH and Public and minority ethnicities, sexual of documentation, strategic Health to share intelligence and orientation, transgender and faith. develop procedures for supporting 54 engagement and consultation with Delivering the annual SEP a vulnerable person suspected of service users regarding changes equalities event at Strand By Me being traffi cked. or closures in day centre provision to promote the networks to the long-term unemployed people and the Supported Living Review. Co-delivering an information communities of south Sefton and with disabilities received support from the Work-Ability Working as a member of a workshop for Sefton’s faith leaders research residents’ perceptions of Project. pilot programme responsible with Together Liverpool to raise community safety and hate crime. awareness of refugee and asylum for identifying and planning the Supporting Sefton Access Forum seekers and the barriers they face, implementation of the School which provides advice and and explore ways faith groups Readiness strategy to support recommendations to planning could help them. pupils and their parents with and development schemes language barriers in fi ve nursery Providing input to the development regarding physical access and settings. of the Sefton and Merseyside improvements. and Cheshire Suicide Prevention Providing data and intelligence Supporting the Merseyside-wide Strategies and addressing equality to support the development award ceremony for organisations issues identifi ed with Healthwatch. of a range of strategies by the achieving the Navajo LGBT Charter Sefton Sexual Health Integrated Supporting research by the CCGs Mark following peer assessments. Partnership, Sefton Wider into BME health inequalities in Producing accessible materials Determinants of Mental Health Task central Southport and initiating utilising Daisy Disc and Easy Read Group Partnership, Valuing People a programme of training for GP formats and audio translation. Partnership Board, Valuing People practice staff. sub-groups relating to autism and workforce development, EPEG and the Corporate Equalities Group. 17

Providing briefi ngs, guidance Managing the BME CDW Project and training for the incoming which provides intensive one- Accessible Information Standards. to-one support to vulnerable members of Sefton’s BME Providing volunteer bi-lingual communities experiencing mental interpreters to CCG representatives health issues. The project ran to improve access to identifi ed weekly surgeries at Parenting 2000, GP surgeries for Sefton’s migrant Holy Trinity School and children’s communities. centres supporting 97 families and Being an active long-term partner 19 individuals from 29 different in football’s Show Racism the nationalities. Red Card initiative, and facilitating Managing the Work-Ability Project the involvement of Sefton schools which provides intensive support in its events. to long-term unemployed people Delivering equality training with disabilities to help them enter including Gypsy/Roma/Traveller the labour market, access learning awareness, radicalisation and and undertake volunteering. During The Work-Ability the year the project supported 54 human traffi cking awareness to Project helps long-term 141 frontline organisations and benefi ciaries. unemployed people practitioners including Sefton to return to the labour councillors, GP practice staff market. and school staff. Providing mental health training to 431 participants - including school staff and VCF sector staff and volunteers - on topics including debt and mental health awareness, mental health fi rst aid, the Deprivation of Liberties and Mental Capacity Act, Think Differently, Cope Differently and workplace wellbeing. 18 Children, young people and families

This area of the work of Sefton CVS involves the development of a co-ordinated, strategic approach to local services, seeking to embed best practice to deliver quality outcomes for children, young people and families with a focus on multi-agency working and integrated processes.

The Every Child Matters Forum Facilitating six meetings of the Supporting local organisations facilitates VCF representation, Every Child Matters Forum and through capacity building and enabling the sector to provide working proactively with Sefton training to develop and review service solutions to meet the needs Council and the CCGs on safeguarding policy within and priorities identifi ed locally strategic priorities including Sefton community settings, including the and nationally. 468 members Community Adolescent Service, delivery of NSPCC Safeguarding participate in forums and policy 0-19 Healthy Child Programme and e-training (Level 1). and information bulletins. the developing Children’s Plan. The Providing DBS checks for local Shining Key activities in 2015/16 Delivering a successful partnership VCF sector staff and volunteers, Stars included: initiative funded by NHS processing 364 disclosures for 61 Awards Active involvement in the Local England to accelerate integrated separate organisations. ceremony at commissioning of CAMHS Bootle Town Hall in Safeguarding Children’s Board Delivering an intensive capacity December 2015. including a VCF pathway working structures and work streams of the building support programme with on the local delivery of Tier 2/3 Executive Board, Training and Child 21 VCF providers around the services. Sexual Exploitation Group. provision of universal targeted Engaging in the CAMHS Co-ordinating 116 referrals for services for 11-18 year olds. Southport and Birkdale Provident Transformation Reference Group Co-ordinating the work of Society Trust grants for vulnerable 468 Early Help and Neglect Sub Group, the Parent Participation and families. including the Early Life Forum 0-19 Engagement Project, providing a members participated in within the Health and Wellbeing Hosting the fi rst Youth Mental consultation route between local the work of the Every Child Structures. Health Awards celebrating those parents and the statutory agencies Matters Forum. Leading the Sefton Emotional who support young people’s responsible for the planning and Achievement Service (SEAS) mental health and people who delivery of children’s services. consortium of six local charities have achieved success despite engaged in the mental health mental health issues. wellbeing of children and families. A CCG-funded initiative delivered self harm prevention and support 364 for 11-25 year olds.

DBS checks processed for 61 separate VCF sector organisations. 19

Sefton Voices Key activities in 2015/16 Undertaking a ‘mystery shopper’ included: exercise of Sefton’s sexual health Sefton Voices aims to increase services and conducting research the involvement of children and Producing a fi lm about the story with young people about them. young people in decision making of a World War One hero from by developing their confi dence and Southport included in the Sefton Facilitating youth voices through a skills to give them a voice. History Learning Package for Youth Cabinet which now reports schools. directly to the Sefton Council’s Sefton Young Advisors Planning and delivering an event full Cabinet and Heads of Service Sefton Voices employs 20 young on child sexual exploitation twice a year. people aged 15–23 as Young attended by 70 young people Undertaking the fi rst Youth Cabinet Advisors to show community to inform Local Safeguarding campaign about local transport leaders and decision makers Children’s Board (LSCB) with fi ndings presented to the how to engage young people safeguarding practice. Sustainable Transport Review. in community life. They help organisations ‘youth proof’ their Designing methods of consultation Managing Play It Forward, practices, policies, strategies and on the priorities for the LSCB. funded by the Heritage Lottery, commissioning. Sefton’s Young Creating a youth-proofed version which involved young and older Advisors have gained local and of the Children and Young musicians exploring the musical national recognition for their work. People’s Plan. heritage of Sefton. A showcase event was held at the Atkinson Organising the Shining Stars and music sessions staged in Awards celebrating the Southport and Strand By Me. achievements of children and young people in Sefton.

The Sefton Young Advisors have received further prestigious national awards. 20

Highlights of 2015/16 Part 2

1,223 41 95

prisoners engaged with VCF groups supported as training courses can now the Merseyside Offender they worked to achieve be delivered by Sefton CVS Mentoring Project during the Star Standard quality to the VCF sector on a the year. assurance framework. bespoke basis.

£792K 63

of economic value statutory and VCF contributed to Sefton via organisations engaged with the volunteer certifi cate prisoners at HMP Liverpool scheme. and HMP Kennet.

177 50 657

delegates attended third sector organisations individuals received the CVS New Realities in supported via the ERDF online and face-to-face Action conference in Merseyside Business Support accredited safeguarding autumn 2015. Programme. training from CVS. 21

1,052 43 14

Sefton VCF sector sets of annual accounts drop-in facilities provided organisations and 1,465 prepared for VCF groups, to promote the benefi ts of locations included on the with payroll services provided volunteering to long-term VCF Direct database. to 23 groups. unemployed people.

16 474

local organisations prisoner induction supported in providing questionnaires completed events for older people to at HMP Kennet to identify mark VE Day. individuals’ needs.

10% 97 17

of Merseyside Offender families and 19 individuals CVS-affi liated Twitter Mentoring Project prisoners from vulnerable members of accounts hosted with a total reoffend, compared to an BME communities in following of 10,585 people average of 60%. Sefton supported. and organisations. 22

Health and wellbeing

CVS co-ordinates and facilitates the response of the VCF sector in Sefton to local and national health priorities, and also supports the sector’s engagement with key partners and commissioners on developing solutions to the identifi ed health and wellbeing priorities in the borough.

As part of this work CVS also Making presentations about the Facilitating the Information and Co-ordinating a range of training co-ordinates the Health and Social role of the VCF sector in Shifting Advice Forum, Mental Health courses including Connect 5, Care Forum which currently has the Mindset, a systems leadership Service Users Forum and Shared Make Every Contact Count and a membership of 187 VCF sector programme led by the CCGs. Reading Groups. RSPH Understanding Health organisations. Improvement. Facilitating six meetings of the Helping to establish Sefton In Mind, Key activities in 2015/16 Health and Social Forum and a multi-agency group working to Managing the £1.3-million CCG included: co-ordinating the VCF sector’s improve access to mental health VCF Fund which awarded grants Active engagement in the Health engagement in the implications of resources in the borough. to 37 groups for projects tackling the Care Act, personalised care long-term mental health conditions, and Wellbeing Strategy structures, Supporting the development of an planning and Dementia Friendly social isolation and dementia. including the Adults and Wider integrated wellness service. Sefton. Determinants Forums and Mental Producing a bi-weekly health and Managing the Health Promotion Health Sub Group. Exploring an Accelerating Ideas social care policy and information Project which supports local VCF proposal to the Big Lottery e-bulletin. Providing sector intelligence to groups in promoting healthy focused on the opportunities and Sefton CCGs’ Experience and choices. challenges of ageing. Patient Engagement Group. A still from a promotional Supporting Sefton Partnership for Successfully bidding to Locality’s fi lm featuring the work of the Sefton Older Citizens and its action plan. Our Place Programme to build referral pathways amongst VCF CVS Health and Providing support to the Church Wellbeing groups to support client groups in Trainers. Ward Older People’s Pilot aiming to south Sefton. reduce social isolation on a virtual ward model. Supporting VCF sector engagement in Carers in the Acting as a representative to Workplace, End of Life Strategy, groups including the Health and Shaping Sefton, suicide prevention, Wellbeing Adult Forum, Well Sefton community services in Sefton and Steering Group, Voluntary Sector the Big Chat events. Care Act Group, Dementia Action Alliance, Adult Safeguarding Board Facilitating the Sefton Adult Mental and Quality Assurance Groups, Health and Wellbeing Consortium Early Intervention and Prevention (SAMHAWC), working with eight Group, Anti-Poverty Working local organisations who have Group and Mental Heath and formed a provider collaborative. Employment Working Group. 23

Reablement Key activities in 2015/16 Handling 176 Connected included: Communities referrals and The Reablement Project provides Handling 494 Health and Wellbeing undertaking 205 activity visits 187 personalised rehabilitative support aimed at re-engaging socially to service users to enable them Trainer referrals, with 85 per cent of clients engaging in the isolated older people with the to return to full independence, VCF sector organisations behaviour change programme, community. including interventions for timely involved in the Health and receiving regular home visits and and safe discharge from hospital, Establishing two social groups - Social Care Forum. and the assessment of needs to ongoing focused support. The Fellas First and Lively Ladies. avoid unnecessary dependence on remaining 15 per cent received Facilitating Ageing Well Clubs with more acute, long-term services. tailored information and/or were signposted to appropriate services. 35 regular members. The services are delivered Running a Shopping Service which through: Handling 542 Care4You service referrals, with a further 303 uses 20 volunteers to support 31 Care4You Reablement Service signposting service users registered clients. in partnership with Sefton Carers 494 supported. Centre Reablement Information and referrals handled by the Signposting Service Health and Wellbeing South Sefton Health and Wellbeing Trainers during 2015/16. Trainers Connected Communities (North) SAMHAWC partners pictured at a World North Sefton Social Inclusion Mental Health Day event Project at Strand By Me.

24 Strand By Me and Southport Community Centre

Strand By Me Southport Community Centre Running chair-based exercise sessions, mums and tots and CVS opened Strand by Me during CVS has been working closely with the Charlie’s Way parent/carer , the year, a pop-up community the Brighter Living Partnership and 3 864 support group. signposting and health shop in the the PCC of St Simon and St Jude Bootle Strand Shopping Centre, to transform Southport’s All Souls Undertaking consultation with residents used Strand By funded by South Sefton CCG. A building into a community hub for residents through Faiths4Change Me’s wide range of pop-up range of partner organisations the area. about the establishment of a services. use the shop to hold events and community garden. This has included the refurbishing promote their services to residents. of the hall and offi ce space and Holding a senior fraud awareness Highlights of 2015/16 included: renovating the parking area. seminar for older citizens in partnership with Merseyside Police The offi cial launch of the shop Highlights of 2015/16 included: in October 2015 by Liverpool and Barclays. Establishing an IT hub for use by footballing legend Jamie local residents. Running a winter warmth event Carragher. in partnership with the Affordable Establishing a range of activities Establishing drop-ins held by Warmth Team, One Vision Housing including Brighter Mondays organisations including the and Sefton Pensioners Advocacy developed by the Feelgood May Logan Centre, Lifeline and Centre. Factory to reduce social isolation. Galloway’s Society for the Blind. Establishing referral pathways with Providing a luncheon club and 876 residents attending drop-in Sefton Credit Union and Southport Friday fi lms facilitated through the sessions. Foodbank. Brighter Living Partnership. 3,864 residents using the shop’s wide range of pop-up services. 40 local organisations organising activities in the shop to promote their services including Age Concern, Emmaus, the May Logan Centre, the Feelgood Factory and 3tc. Promoting mental health awareness and local sources of Former Liverpool and mental health support on World England footballer Jamie Mental Health Day. Carragher offi cially opens the Strand By Me shop. 25 Community intelligence and communication

Sefton CVS continues to develop VCF Direct, an online directory that includes contact and service details for groups/organisations in and around the Sefton area. 47 The system is managed by Researching and verifying 3,934 Hosting 17 affi liated accounts CVS, and was commissioned by VCF sector community service including Sefton 4 Good, the e-bulletins were issued to South Sefton and Southport and entries now available online. Health and Social Care Forum, Formby Clinical Commissioning Young Advisors and Every Child a total of 35,613 contacts Acting as a communication conduit Groups, and developed by Matters with a combined total of during the year. with the distribution of nine CVS VidaVia Ltd. 10,585 people and organisations e–bulletins to 1,297 contacts per receiving our community VCF Direct currently has issue, a total of 11,673. e-messaging facilities. records of 3,934 services, 1,052 Launching a Chief Executive’s organisations and 1,465 locations Acting as a consultation and bulletin with 17 issues distributed to on its database. information conduit on issues 1,022 contacts per issue, totalling including day opportunities, New Key activities in 2015/16 17,374. Realities, Christmas emergency included: Distributing ten Health and Social and out-of-hours services and the Researching and/or liaising with Care Forum bulletins to 177 promotion of the Big Chat events. 1,052 VCF sector organisations recipients per issue, a total of to secure updated directory 1,770 contacts. information on their community services. Distributing 11 Every Child Matters bulletins to 436 recipients per Providing tailored VCF sector issue, totalling 4,796. intelligence both informally and in response to nine formal requests Sharing 406 articles across for information from public the Sefton CVS website and agencies and MPs. associated social media outlets. Generating 893 tweets from the Sefton CVS Twitter account with 3,500 social media followers.

Residents enjoying the regular arts and crafts activities at Southport Community Centre. 26

Sefton CVS factfi le

Registered offi ce Auditors Solicitors Board of Directors 3rd Floor Suite 3B, North Wing, BWMacfarlane Middletons Solicitors Dave Roscoe (Chair) Burlington House, Castle Chambers 8/10 Stanley Street Elizabeth Barnett (Vice Chair) Crosby Road North, 43 Castle Street Liverpool Simon Sharman (Treasurer) Waterloo L22 0LG Liverpool L1 6AF Paul Cummins L2 9SH Valerie Elson T 0151 920 0726 Charity legal advisers Dr Mike Homfray E [email protected] Bankers Brabners Chaffe Street Paulette Lappin www.seftoncvs.org.uk HSBC Horton House David McGregor Southport offi ce 197 Stanley Road Exchange Flags Brenda Porter Bootle, Merseyside Liverpool Nikki Ronan Southport Community Centre L20 3DX L2 3YL Mark Sonne Norwood Road Southport Unity Trust Bank PLC Principal insurers Angela White Merseyside Nine Brindley Place (Company Secretary and Chief David Edwards PR8 6HQ Birmingham Executive) Insurance Brokers B1 2HB T 01704 517810 1 Rotten Row Barns Sefton Council representatives Investment managers 1957 Warwick Road in attendance Company/charity registration Knowle, Solihull Rathbone Greenbank Investments Cllr Janet Grace Registered in England and Wales West Midlands Port of Liverpool Building Cllr David Pullin as a Company Limited by B93 0DX Pier Head Cllr David Robinson Guarantee No: 2832920 Liverpool Registered Charity No: 1024546 Patrons L3 1NW The Worshipful the Mayor of Sefton Colonel Martin GC Amlôt OBE DL Professor Helen ML Carty DL President Margaret Hardman MBE 27

Treasurer’s report and funders

I have pleasure in presenting the fi nancial statements of Sefton CVS for the fi nancial year 2015/16.

Sefton CVS manages various The Trustees have re-examined I would like to thank the fi nance projects and programmes the charity’s requirements for free team for their continued hard throughout Sefton, and wherever reserves and have concluded work during the year. Peter Taaffe possible, diversifi es its funding that, to allow the charity to be and staff from BWMacfarlane are sources for the development of managed effi ciently and to provide to be thanked for ensuring our specifi c projects. a buffer for uninterrupted services, compliance with current legal a general reserve of approximately requirements. I have proposed This fi nancial year saw a reduction £211,000 should be maintained. their re-election at the annual in income, from £2.76 million in general meeting. 2014/15 to £2.25 million in 2015/16. The Finance Sub-committee regularly reviews the organisation’s Simon Sharman Of the income 88 per cent is investments, and the performance Treasurer on behalf of the Trustees restricted funding, coming with of the various funds. In 2015 the specifi c conditions imposed by Trustees took the opportunity the donor which are binding on the to implement a new investment organisation. policy which had a clear focus on Total expenditure during 2015/16 ethical investments and providing a was £2.32 million. Of this satisfactory return to enable Sefton expenditure 92 per cent was spent CVS to continue to invest in its Funders 2015/16 on services to the sector, work that charitable objectives. Consequently helps CVS achieve its objectives of the Trustees appointed Rathbones Sefton Council The Morgan Foundation promoting and assisting voluntary as investment managers for the NHS South Sefton Clinical St Helens Council and community activity in the organisation. As at 31st March Commissioning Group borough. 2016 the investments managed The Heritage Lottery Fund by Rathbones had made an NHS Southport & The remaining 8 per cent was Community Foundation unrealised gain of £7,220. Formby Clinical spent on support services which for Merseyside Commissioning Group include audit, governance, rents Groundwork UK and other ancillary items. Greenbank College (ESF NEET Programme) The core services of Sefton CVS Locality are highly dependent upon the The Big Lottery Mersey Care NHS Trust continued support of Sefton Council. We thank them for their HM Prison Service Liverpool Community Health NHS Trust contribution. The Offi ce of the Police Commissioner Southport & Ormskirk for Merseyside NHS Hospital Trust Achieve North West Seedbed Christian Community Trust 28

Financial statement

Unrestricted Restricted Total Total funds funds 2016 2015

Income from: £ £ £ £

Donations and legacies 106,304 0 106,304 103,585

Investment income 2,804 0 2,804 54,613

Charitable activities 151,715 1,992,924 2,144,639 2,602,935

Total income 260,823 1,992,924 2,253,747 2,761,133

Expenditure on:

Charitable activities 313,725 2,014,685 2,328,410 2,814,818

Total expenditure 313,725 2,014,685 2,328,410 2,814,818

Net gains on investments 7,220 0 7,220 0

Net income/(expenditure) (45,682) (21,761) (67,443) (53,685)

Transfers between funds 739 (739) 0 0

Net movement in funds (44,943) (22,500) (67,443) (53,685)

Fund balances at 1st April 2015 685,042 963,657 1,648,699 1,702,384

Fund balances at 31st March 2016 640,099 941,157 1,581,256 1,648,699

Sefton Council for Voluntary Service year ended 31st March 2016 These summarised accounts are The auditors have confirmed to the They will be submitted to the Charity Signed on behalf of the an extract from the statutory annual Trustees that these summarised Commission on 27th October 2016. Trustees 21st September 2016 report and accounts of Sefton accounts are consistent with the full Copies of the charity’s full annual Council for Voluntary Service for the annual accounts of the charity for accounts, the auditor’s report on financial year ended 31st March the year ended 31st March 2016. those accounts and the Trustees’ 2016 and which have been audited The full annual accounts and report may be obtained from Sefton by BWMacfarlane, who gave an Trustees’ report of the charity CVS, 3rd Floor Suite 3B, North unqualified audit report on were approved by the Trustees Wing, Burlington House, Crosby 5th October 2016. and signed on their behalf on Road North, Waterloo, Liverpool 21st September 2016. L22 0LG. 29

Balance sheet

2016 2016 2015 2015

£ £ £ £

Fixed assets

Tangible assets 85,319 91,171

Investments 507,220 0

592,539 91,171

Current assets

Debtors 293,982 449,538

Cash at bank and in hand 877,951 1,290,445

1,171,933 1,739,983

Creditors: Amounts falling due within one year (183,216) (182,455)

Net current assets 988,717 1,557,528

Total assets less current liabilities 1,581,256 1,648,699

1,581,256 1,648,699

Income funds

Restricted funds 941,157 963,657

Unrestricted funds

Designated funds 428,321 458,508

Other charitable funds 211,778 226,534

1,581,256 1,648,699 30

Special recognition

In addition to the other awards Commenting on the OBE Angela received by Sefton CVS this year – said: “This award came completely and those presented by the charity out of the blue and I was both – there was special recognition for overwhelmed and humbled to have the organisation’s Chief Executive, been recognised in this way. Angela White. “Sefton is fortunate in having a Angela was awarded an OBE in fantastic voluntary, community the Queen’s New Year’s Honours and faith sector and it has been for ‘services to community action’. a privilege to work with these organisations over the years, and Sunderland-born Angela has to support the vital work they do headed up CVS since 1992, and with some of the most vulnerable over the last 24 years has overseen members of our community. a major expansion of its activities. “I would also like to pay tribute to She has also represented the all my Sefton CVS colleagues past views of the VCF sector on many and present. Everything we have of the borough’s most important Angela done has been a team effort, and committees, steering groups and White they have supported me and the consultative bodies. pictured sector every step of the way.” after being presented with her OBE at Buckingham Palace.

3rd Floor Suite 3B, North Wing, Burlington House, Crosby Road North, Waterloo L22 0LG T 0151 920 0726 E [email protected] @SeftonCVS www.seftoncvs.org.uk Registered in England and Wales as a Company Limited by Guarantee No: 2832920 Registered Charity No: 1024546 The information contained in this annual report is available in different formats on request.

Sefton CVS would like to thank chartered accountants BWMacfarlane for sponsoring this year's annual report.

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