CHAIRMAN’S REPORT tear ending dec 2024 I would like to start by thanking all the volunteers and the committee for making this another strong year for the charity both in terms of sales and grants. This has been achieved through hard work and a willingness on the part of the volunteers to step in and cover for sicknesses and holidays. As always we could do with some additional volunteers but we have coped admirably. One disappointment has been the collapse of receipts from rags as a consequence of the problems in the Middle East. Our weekly income from this source has dropped from about £50/week to £10. An annual loss of nearly £2000. One of our continuing positives is the strength of our bond with the local community. They have supported as well with donations and there are always regular customers (of all ages) looking for bargains. We are known as the Toy shop by many of the younger children in the village. We get many positive comments from the local people and they were particularly appreciative of our gesture to offer free books in school holidays. Indeed over easter we received donations of £38 from a number of parents who wanted to show their gratitude. I like to finish by thanking the committee for all their hard work in keeping the shop and the charity running. Particularly Chris,as secretary, for all her work in dealing with the requests. Not an easy task given the various social workers and health professionals she has to deal with. I would also like to thank Mike for fixing the garages and dealing with the landlord and the bank. Both of which can be a bit tricky. Finally I would like to thank Stewart for the new flooring in the sink/ toilet area. |**Childhelp-Hassocks (registered**|**Childhelp-Hassocks (registered**|**Childhelp-Hassocks (registered**|**charity # 1065008) accounts (£s) for y/e December 2024**|**charity # 1065008) accounts (£s) for y/e December 2024**|**charity # 1065008) accounts (£s) for y/e December 2024**|**charity # 1065008) accounts (£s) for y/e December 2024**|**charity # 1065008) accounts (£s) for y/e December 2024**|**charity # 1065008) accounts (£s) for y/e December 2024**|**charity # 1065008) accounts (£s) for y/e December 2024**|**charity # 1065008) accounts (£s) for y/e December 2024**|v5| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |||**2024**||||% change||**2023**|||| ||cleared||Opening|Closing|hence|relative to|cleared||Opening|Closing|hence| ||amounts||||truepicture|lastyear|amounts||||truepicture| |Sales|62788||||62788|-3|64946||||64946| |Barclays Interest received|0||||0|279|||||0| |Donations & membership|13||||13|0|13||||13| ||||||||||||| |Total receipts|62801||||62801|-3|64959||||64959| ||||||||||||| |Rent and service charge|9880||||9880|4|9500||||9500| |Waste Disposal charges|2741||||2741|11|2469||||2469| |rates|800||||800|-2|817||||817| |telephone|431||||431|31|330||||330| |electricity|1768||||1768|-22|2272||||2272| |Other runningcosts|2193||||2193|1|2164||||2164| |solicitor's advice regarage wall|||||0||840||||840| |garage door springs|||||0||450||||450| ||||uncl'd chqs:|uncl'd chqs:|||||uncl'd chqs:|uncl'd chqs:|| |Donations to children|46956||5651|3131|**44436**|-3|43190||2828|5651|**46013**| ||||||||||||| |Total outgoings|64769||||62249|-4|62032||||64855| ||||||||||||| |surplus for theyear.|-1968||||552||||||104| |United Trust Bank holdings|31685||||31685||||||| |of which UTB interestpaid to date|279||||279||||||| |Barclays cash in bank|9187||||9187|-78|||||42562| |apportioned thus:|||||||||||| |uncleared cheques|3131||||3131|-45|||||5651| |reserves & accrued debts|7758||||7758|-21|||||9862| |available to donate|18828||||18828|-30|||||27049| |(pettycash)|||||10||||||7| Independent Examlner'8 Report to the TruJtee4 of Childhelp - Ha880C I report on the ae¢ounts of Ihe Trujt for Ihe year ended 31 December 2024. Respective reJpoDsibilltleJ of trustees and examiner As the charitys tnthes you are responsible for th¢ prep&*ion of the aC￿ll￿ts. you consider that an audit is not required for this year widff sectlon 144(2) of the Charities Act 2011 (the 201 l Act) and that an It is my responsibility to.. eX￿￿￿e the accounts under sectioll 145 of th¢ 201 l Act; follow the prO￿dureS laid down under section 145(5Xb) of the 2011 Act: and stat¢ whether partIC￿ar matters hav¢ come to my attention. B￿18 of Independent examiner'j report My trAamination ￿rIed out in accordance with th¢ General Directions given by the Charity conuniw0n￿s. An examinthon includes a review of the accountitig records kept by th¢ chtrity and a comparison of th¢ accounts presenied with those re￿rds. It also includes conSide￿10n of any unusual items or disclosur¢s in thc account8 and seeking ¢xplanations from you as trustees concernin8 any such matters. Th¢ proc