Donna's Dream House Registered Charity 1072888 Annual Report For Year Ended 21st May 2023 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 21" May 2023 The Management Committee approved these accounts on 15th March 2023 Signed airman of Trustees Len Curtis MBE Signed Treasurer Trustee Violet Mclntyre Signed Vice Chairman of Trustees Michael Sugden Trustees Annual Report 2022 - 2023 The trustees present their report and the financial statements for the year ended 21 May 2023 Building back up to a level or normality following the Covid Pandemic we made the decision to continue to limit the number of families straying at the house at a given time to ensure the continued safety and confidence of the special families we look after. Achievements and performance We have altered the periods that families can stay with us to increase the numbers enjoying a holiday experience whilst still limiting the number of families staying at Donna's Dream House to one family at a time. We are again now able to offer two 51ots per week, Monday to Thursday and Friday to Monday which will allow routine cleaning as well as allowing us time to disinfect all areas on a weekly basis. We have started work on the second house to bring it up to the standard of the main house, however, due to volunteers dropping out this work is taking significantly longer than planned. We continue to support families in other ways and have arranged equipment and holidays with other providers offering similar facilities. Fundraising and Volunteers We have noticed that it has become more difficult to attract volunteers following the Pandemic, however we have increased our staffing levels to ensure that we can continue to offer our services. We once again held our fundraising ball, however decided that this would be on a smaller scale than previous as to not risklosing money on the event, our long term supporters attended to ensure that the event was a success. The Trustees would like to offer special thanks to the many organizations and individuals 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. All in all, we continue to move back to where the charity was pre pandemic and I look towards the future development of Donna's Dream House. Len Curtis MBE Chairman of Trustees Independent Examiners Report to the Trustees of Donna's Dream House I report on the accounts of the Charity year ended 21 May 2023 Bas15 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 Examiners 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. . or to which in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. 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