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THE NATIONAL CHILDREN’S CHARITY
DREAM MAKERS
Charity No: 1045148
RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNT AND STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025
THOMAS & YOUNG LIMITED
CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS
Solihull
THE NATIONAL CHILDREN’S CHARITY
DREAM MAKERS
RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNT AND STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
For the year ended 31 March 2025
CONTENTS
Page Charity Information 1 Annual Report 2 Accountants’ Report 3 Receipts and Payments Account 4-5. Statement of Assets and Liabilities 6
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THE NATIONAL CHILDREN’S CHARITY
DREAM MAKERS
CHARITY INFORMATION
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DECLARATION OF TRUST
8 March 1995
TRUSTEES
J B M Walsh - Cooper J McKeown C McKeown
BANKERS Lloyds TSB Bank Plc Erdington Birmingham ACCOUNTANTS Thomas & Young Limited Chartered Accountants . Carleton House ; 266-268 Stratford Road Shirley Solihull . ; West Midlands B90 3AD
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THE NATIONAL CHILDREN’S CHARITY
DREAM MAKERS
ANNUAL REPORT
for the year ended 31 March 2025
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Dream Makers charity is constituted by a declaration of trust and is a registered charity, number 1045148. Its address is 69 Meriden Road, Hampton in Arden, Solihull, West Midlands, B92 OBS. The charity trustees during the year to 31 March 2025 were:
J B M Walsh - Cooper J McKeown C McKeown
The above trustees were appointed on 8 March 1995.
The object of the charity is to relieve people, particularly but not exclusively children, their families and carers, who have severe physical, mental or life-threatening illnesses.
Reserves policy
The trustees consider that the level of reserves should remain as shown to generate sufficient resources to fund the day-to-day running of the charity and any future major costs.
The accumulated excess of receipts over payments is represented by cash reserves.
This report was approved by the trustees and signed on their behalf by:
J B M Walsh — Cooper
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Date: ob. 1}. 20H.
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THE NATIONAL CHILDREN’S CHARITY
DREAM MAKERS
ACCOUNTANTS’ CERTIFICATE
As described below, you have approved the receipts and payments account and statement of assets and liabilities for the year ended 31 March 2025, set out on pages 4 to 6. In accordance with your instructions, we have compiled these unaudited accounts from the accounting records and information and explanations supplied to us.
Thomas & Young Limited Chartered Accountants Carleton House 266-268 Stratford Road Shirley Solihull West Midlands B90 3AD
Date: Do . Or: Mo
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CLIENT'S DECLARATION
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I approve the receipts and payments account and statement of assets and liabilities on pages 4, 5 and 6 and confirm that the records produced, together with the information and explanations supplied to Thomas & Young Limited, constitute a true and correct record of all the transactions for the year ended 31 March 2025.
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THE NATIONAL CHILDREN’S CHARITY
DREAM MAKERS
RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNT
for the year ended 31 March 2025
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|RECEIPTS||||||
|From Voluntary Sources:||||||
|Donations||128,803||87,179||
|Total Receipts||128,803||87,179||
|Total Payments listed on page 5||(77,316)||(53,447)||
|Surplus forthe yearon normal activities||51,487||33,732||
|Impairment offixed assets
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|Retainedsurplus||11,492||33,732||
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THE NATIONAL CHILDREN’S CHARITY
DREAM MAKERS
RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNT (continued)
for the year ended 31 March 2025
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Unrestricted
Funds
2025 2024
£ £ £ £
PAYMENTS
Direct charitable expenditure:
Charitable donations - -
Caravan maintenance and site expenses 22,352 14,832
Fundraising - costs 53,690 37,982
76,042 52,814
Other expenditure:
Professional fees 1,214 475
Sundries 60 158
1,274 633
; , 77,316 ; 53,447
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THE NATIONAL CHILDREN’S CHARITY
DREAM MAKERS
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STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES at 31 March 2025
|||2025|2025||2024| |---|---|---|---|---| ||£|£|£|£| |FIXED ASSETS||||| |Caravans at valuation/cost||30,000||69,995| |CURRENTASSETS||||| |Cash at Bank and current assets|127,556||76,019|| |||127,556||76,019| |||157,556||146,014| |LIABILITIES||||| |Creditors: Accountancy charges||(525)||(475)| |||(525)||(475)| |TOTAL NETASSETS||157,031||145,539| |FUNDS OF THE CHARITY||||| |Unrestrictedfunds||157,031||145,539|