Donna's Dream House Registered Charity 1072888 Annual Report For Year Ended 21st May 2022
Contents Legal & Administrative Information Trustees Approval Trustees Report Independent Examiners Report Balance Sheets
Legal and Administrative Information Registered Charity Number 1072888 Registered Address Donna's Dream House 21 Chapel Street Blackpool FYI SAW Trustees Leonard Curtis MBE Michael Sugden Violet Mclntyre Barbara Curtis Bankers Royal Bank of Scotland Talbot Square Blackpool FYI ILE Auditor John McBride 160 Normoss Road Blackpool FY3 8QW Mission Statement To provide free family holiday experiences for Children and Teenagers with life threatening illnesses, to enjoy the holiday of a lifetime with their immediate family or carers giving full support and benefit where needed.
Donna's Dream House Accounts Year ended 21st May 2022 The Management Committee approved these accounts on 3rd March 2022 Signed an of Trustees Len Curtis MBE Signed Treasurer Trustee Violet Mclntyre Signed Vice Chairman of Trustees Michael Sugden
Trustees Annual Report 2021- 2022 The trustees present their report and the financial statements for the year ended 21 May 2022 As the Covid 19 Pandemic continued it was another difficult year which has been felt by all organisations such as ours. Whilst the year started slowly we made significant decisions to ensure that we could begin once again offering holidays to some of the special families we look after whilst at the same time keeping them and the Donna's Dream House team safe. Achievements and performance We have continued to do as much as possible working remotely and have spent a considerable amount of time looking at different options for opening up holiday stays for our special families. We have made the decision to limit the number of families staying at Donna's Dream House initially to one family at a time from Friday to Monday which will then allow us time to fully clean and disinfect all areas used before opening up again to other families. To limit the risks to our special families and the core team we took the decision to carry on having all but the basic maintenance work carried out by professionals rather than a volunteer team. We felt that this would lesson the risk of Covid by completing work in a more timely manner, our expenditure in this area is therefore more than it has been previously. We have continued to support other families that we have not been able to accommodate at Donna's Dream House by providing them with equipment where possible.
Our part time staff were furloughed until the end of the government scheme. We took the decision to purchase laptops to ensure that they were able to work remotely where possible. Again we have struggled with not being able to hold the f undraising events that and we would normally undertake, however due to the generosity of our supporters and through the government grants we have been able to confirm that the charity remains in a good position going forward. Fundraising and Volunteers As the pandemic has continued we still feel that the use of too many volunteers would impact our families. and our costs for maintenance have continued to be high as we have had to pay for the work to be done that we would previously have used volunteers for. We will be monitoring the effects of this going forward. The Trustees would like to offer special thanks to the many organizations and individua15 for their extra special support of Donna's Dream House throughout this year, without whom we would not be able to support so many families, there are too many to name individually but we all know who they are. I should also thank the other trustees of the charity that assist me in keeping the charity moving forward with no financial benefit to themselves. I must also thank those individuals who have continued to be in touch and have supported us in whatever way possible through this situation. We end the year with promises of support from some of our big supporters and the expectation that the next year will allow us to
return further towards the normality that we were able to expect pre pandemic. All in all, whilst it has been difficult at times, the charity continues to move for¥vard and I look towards the future development of Donna's Dream House. rtis MBE Chairman of Trustees
Independent Examiners Report to the Trustees of Donna's DaM House I report on the accounts of the Charity year ended 21 May 2022 Basis of the Independent Examiners Report My examination was carried out in accordance with the general direction given by the Charity Commissioners. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the Charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts, and seeking explanations from you as Trustees concerning any such matters. Independent Examlners Statement In connection with my examination no matter has come to my attention. l. Which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in any material respect, the requirements to keep accounting records in accordance with Section 41 of the Act; and to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and to comply with the accounting requirements have not been met. 2. or to which in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. John McBride 160 Normoss Road, Blackpool FY3 8QW
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