Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2022
for
The Henry Spink Foundation
Registered Charity No. 1055469
The Henry Spink Foundation
Annual Report for the Year Ended 31 December 2022
Legal and Administrative Information
The Henry Spink Foundation is constituted by Deed of Trust dated 18 April 1996.
Registered Charity Number: 1055469 Address: Thatched Cottage, Mawgan Helston Cornwall TR12 6AB
The trustees during the year to 31 December 2022 were:
Mrs. H Spink Mr. M Spink Bankers: Coutts & Co. Independent Examiner: S J Bradshaw Accountant CAAT Advisory Ltd
Objects of the Charity
The objects of the charity are:
The relief and support of persons suffering from any form of mental or physical handicap.
The provision in the interests of social welfare of recreational and educational facilities for such purposes.
The promotion of research into the causes and treatment of all forms of mental or physical handicap on terms that the results of such research are published.
Brief Summary of main charitable activities in year
The Charity continued to provide information to parents and carers of handicapped children through the fact sheets available through the Website and the Helpline.
Review of Financial Activities and Affairs
The attached financial statements show the current state of the finances which the trustees consider sound. The total income for the year was £58,052 (2021 - £594) Total expenditure was £2,413 (2021 - £4,064). The surplus/(deficit) for the year is £55,639 (2021 – (£3,470).
ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Henrietta Spink ............................... Henrietta Spink
Dated: 13 January 2025
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The Henry Spink Foundation
Statement of Assets and Liabilities 31 December 2022
| Notes CASH FUNDS: Cash at bank and in hand LIABILITIES: |
31.12.22 Unrestricted £ £ 62,485 62,485 0 |
31.12.21 | ||
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| Unrestricted £ £ 6,846 6,846 300 |
The Financial Statements set out on pages 2 to 5 were approved by the Trustees on 13 January 2025
| Henrietta Spink | |
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| Mrs. H Spink | Trustee |
| Michael Spink | |
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| Mr. M Spink | Trustee |
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The Henry Spink Foundation
Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2022
- ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Accounting convention
The financial statements have been prepared on a receipts and payment basis.
Funds Accounting
General funds are unrestricted funds available for use at the discretion of the Trustees in furtherance of the general activities of the charity and which have not been designated for other purposes.
Restricted funds are funds subject to specific restrictions imposed by donors or by the nature of the appeal. The purpose and use of their restricted funds is set out in the notes to the financial statements.
Incoming Resources
Incoming resources becoming available to the charity during the year are included under income when received.
Resources Expended
The costs of resources expended by the charity during the year are included under expenses when paid. Cost of generating funds includes costs associated with the fund-raising events in furtherance of the charity’s objects. Charitable Expenditure includes costs associated with particular activities in furtherance of the charity’s objects. Charitable expenditure and administration costs comprise direct expenditure including direct staff costs attributable to the activity. Where costs cannot be directly attributed, they have been allocated to activities on a basis consistent with use of the resources. Management and administration costs are those incurred in connection with the management of the charity’s assets, organisational administration and compliance with constitutional and statutory requirements.
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The Henry Spink Foundation
Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2022
2. Trustees’ Remuneration and Expenses
No remuneration directly or indirectly out of the charity was paid or payable for the year to any trustee or to any trustee or to any person or persons known to be connected with any of them.
3. LIABILITIES
| 31.12.22 | 31.12.21 | |
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| £ | £ | |
| Independent Examiners Fees | 0 | 300 |
| 0 | 300 |
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The Henry Spink Foundation
Receipts and Payment Account for the Year Ended 31 December 2022
| Restricted Fund Receipts Donations - Bank Deposit Interest - Reclassification - Total Income- Payments Charitable Expenditure Charitable Donation - Research - Meeting costs - Marketing - Events - Depreciation of Computer Equipment - - Management Administration of the Charity Telephone - Printing, post & stationery - Repairs and maintenance - Storage - Independent Examiners Fees - Professional fees - Internet - Computer Consumables - Sundries - Bank charges and interest - Insurance - - 2,197 Total Payments - Net of Receipts/Payments - Cash Funds last year end - Cash Funds this year end£ - |
General Fund 57,978 74 - 58,052 216 0 0 0 0 0 216 1,268 0 0 0 300 0 0 0 0 374 255 2,197 3,848 2,413 55639 6,846 £62,485 |
31.12.22 3 57978 74 - 58,052 216 0 0 0 0 0 216 1,268 0 0 0 300 0 0 0 0 374 255 2,413 55,639 6,846 £62,485 |
1.12.21 593 1 - 594 216 0 0 0 0 0 216 1,185 0 0 1,260 500 0 0 0 165 496 242 4,064 (3,470) 10,316 £6,846 |
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The Henry Spink Foundation Charity Number 1055469 Independent Examiners’ Report to the Trustees of
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The Henry Spink Foundation
I report to the Trustees on my examination of the accounts set out on pages 2 to 5 of the above for the year ended 31 December 2022.
Respective responsibilities of trustees and examiner
As the charity trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation of accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (“the Acts”).
I report in respect of my examination of the Trust’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011Act and in carrying out my examination, I have followed the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.
Independent examiners statement
I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect:
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accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act or
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the accounts do not accord with the accounting records.
I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
S J Bradshaw - Accountant CAAT Advisory Ltd Studio 19a Oru Space Sutton 7 Throwley Way Sutton SM1 4AF
Date:
Henry Spink Foundation Annual Report Charity number: 1055469
The Henry Spink Foundation is an independent charity set up by Henry Spink’s parents in 1996 to assist families who, like them, have a child diagnosed with severe disabilities. From their direct experience of the complexities of finding treatments and undergoing therapies or simply locating appropriate information, they felt they could do something to assist others in the same situation. We have 3 main aims:
To provide an information resource covering the widest possible range of conventional and complementary/alternative medicine and therapies, international research and centres of excellence.
To establish activity centres for parents and children to meet and enjoy therapeutic and fun activities.
To be a focus for research into the chemical causes of disability and to encourage investigation of essential topics. The Foundation aims to foster holistic approaches to care and treatment and to identify centres of excellence.
The Information Centre provides an on-line database of information at www.henryspink.org and has helped over 300,000 individual visitors to the website.
We also campaign to improve services for children and adults with special needs.
The charity has extremely low administrative costs, and money raised goes to develop the Information Centre and to providing activities for children with special needs.
Current funding: The charity receives funding at various times from a range of fund-raising activities and personal gifts, which in the past have included supporters running marathons, organising sky-dives and other similar activities. We have also received substantial sums at infrequent intervals from private charities and trusts which have enabled the charity to provide services for the past 18 years. This year the charity received a private bequest which accounted for most of its fund-raising in the year.
Henrietta Spink Chairman
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