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## Children’s Burns Foundation -A Step Forward
## REPORT AND UNAUDITED ACCOUNTS
Children’s Burns Foundation: Report and Accounts 2022-2023
## Contents
|Contents|1|
|---|---|
|Trustees’ Report and Financial Statements for the period to 31 March 2022|2|
|Objectives and Activities of the Foundation|3|
|Structure Governance and Management|5|
|Achievements and Performance|7|
|Donations in kind and volunteers|8|
|Financial Review|9|
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Trustees’ Report and Financial Statements for the period to 31 March 2023
Registered Charity Number 1121682
Principal Office: 1 St Peter’s Square Manchester M2 3DE
Trustees at the date this report was approved
Mamta Shah (Chair) Sarah Gaskell (Secretary) Sue Weighell (Treasurer) Samantha Bedford Jonathan Smith
Bankers HSBC plc
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## Objectives and Activities of the Foundation
## Overview
The charity, Children’s Burns Foundation - A Step Forward, was established by a Trust Deed on 7 October 2007 and was, at that time, called the Manchester Children’s Burns Foundation (the Foundation). The objects of the Foundation as set out in the Trust Deed are to relieve the consequences of burn injury to children and young people under the care of the Manchester Paediatric Burns Service and to advance the clinical and basic science research in the area of burn injury in children.
The Foundation’s name was subsequently changed on 13 August 2008 to ‘Children’s Burns Foundation – A Step Forward’ to reflect the reality that the scope of the services provided extended beyond the confines of Manchester. The Foundation has been registered as a charity with the Charity Commission from 26 November 2007 and allocated number 1121682.
The purpose of the Foundation is to support the recovery of children with burn injuries. In doing so, the Foundation is uniquely placed in that it does not act as a direct provider of support to such children but instead works with different partnerships (including volunteers, health workers, health and fire services and research bodies). The Foundation is also independent of any Government funded organisation and therefore has access to a wider range of grant givers.
## Objectives and Activities of the Foundation
A burn is one of the most painful injuries for the body to cope with; recovery can often take months with scars, both physical and psychological, lasting a lifetime. A burn injury is one of the commonest causes of injury in children with more children admitted with burns than road traffic accidents in the Greater Manchester area. With improving survival rates as young people recover from traumas that may previously have been fatal, the spotlight has moved onto the quality of life and function of burn injured children.
For many children the psychological scarring can be as bad as, or even worse than the physical scarring. Following a burn injury many children have difficulty re-integrating into everyday life. They may have nightmares, disturbed sleep patterns or behaviour, struggle with schoolwork and suffer the breakdown of important friendships. Additionally, they have to endure being stared at, teasing and intrusive questions about their scars from other people.
Manchester Paediatric Burns Service has supported the rehabilitation of burn injured children through Manchester Children’s Burns Camp (MCBC) which organises residential activity camps, designed to improve the self-belief, confidence and psychological well-being of burn injured children. These camps are run by healthcare professionals, fire fighters from Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service and volunteers – some of whom are adult burn survivors. However, due to limited resources, only a few children can attend annual camps and there are minimal training opportunities for volunteers to improve the delivery of such rehabilitation support projects. Feedback from children who have attended these camps clearly defines the benefits and more importantly, highlights the need for more such
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programmes during the year particularly day events to supplement the residential rehabilitation activities.
There is little research targeted at improving the physical and psychological outcomes of burn injuries in children, largely due to the lack of specific funding opportunities. Whilst there is recognition of the need for specific research into improving psychological and physical outcomes of burns in children, funding from the national research funding body, NIHR or mainstream research funding bodies such as MRC or Wellcome trust, is sparse. The National Burn Care Review (published in 2001) recognised the importance of such rehabilitation programmes for burn injured children and the need for further research and included both in the subsequent standards of burn care. It is recognised that the NHS has a finite pool of resources and this is not a priority.
The Children’s Burns Foundation recognises this shortfall and has been established to raise funds for supporting rehabilitative programmes and research specifically for children with burn injuries.
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## Structure Governance and Management
## Trustees during the year covered by this report
Mamta Shah and Sarah Gaskell became Trustees when the Foundation was established and continue to be so. Sue Weighell, Samantha Bedford and Jonathan Smith were all appointed prior to this financial year.
The current Trustees and their areas of responsibility are given below:
Dr Mamta Shah (Chair) Dr Sarah Gaskell (Secretary) Sue Weighell (Treasurer) Samantha Bedford (Legal) Jonathan Smith (Digital)
In addition, the Foundation is honoured to have the following Patrons and Ambassador:
Mr Peter Davenport (Former Consultant Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeon, Manchester Children’s Hospital)
Miss Aimee Carroll
Miss Amy Meadows
## Governance
The Trustees have developed:
- a vision and mission statement for the Foundation;
- a robust policy framework including policies on:
banking, correspondence; communications; fundraising; risk management; data protection; expenses; code of conduct; conflicts of interest; volunteers; health and safety;
- a Trustee register of skills and interests.
In addition to regular formal training, an information pack and intranet web access is provided for each Trustee containing details of the Foundation’s policies, procedures and the governing Trust Deed that details the Trustees’ duties and responsibilities.
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The Trustees have overall responsibility for the day-to-day management of the Foundation and meet regularly to discuss matters and to make decisions affecting the Foundation.
A risk assessment has been prepared and reviewed by the Trustees. Policies and procedures have been formalised so that any risks can be identified, actively managed and where possible, mitigated.
## Recruitment and appointment of new trustees
Regular reviews are undertaken to assess the skills of the current trustees and identify any areas for strengthening.
New trustees are appointed by existing trustees.
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## Achievements and Performance
## _Manchester Children’s Burns Camps_
The Manchester Children’s Burns Camp programme was started in 1993 and has expanded and developed ever since. It now runs five main programmes – a young children’s camp, an older children’s camp, an American exchange programme, a family camp and a young leader training programme. Currently they take around 50 children a year away on camps. The main aim of the camps is to equip the children with the skills they need to overcome their injuries such as coping strategies, sharing their problems and experiences and developing a more positive body image.
## _Publicity and Conferences_
During the year, the website at www.cbf-uk.org was updated with details of events, projects, fund raising activities and a link for donations. Links were set up with social media and Twitter and Facebook accounts updated for the Foundation.
## _Fundraising_
Throughout the year many people raised money for the Foundation through sponsored events. In addition, the Foundation continues to be generously supported by regular and one-off private donations.
## _Kiki Counts the Fish_
“Kiki counts the Fish” has been written by Jonathan Smith and illustrated by Katy and Natasha Stanley. The book has been written by a parent of a child treated in the Burns Unit. The book started life as a brief conversation with Miss Shah
This book will aim to help patients in the Burns Unit through learning and play. It is a handillustrated book full of vibrant colours. The book will be given to patients in the Burns Unit and a copy can be obtained for a minimum donation of £10 online, via the CBF website.
## _Grants_
The second payment has been made of £10,000 for the three year grant investigating the problems in burn wound healing.
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## Donations in kind and volunteers
## Donations in kind
The Foundation has also benefited from the services of Ultimate Creative Communications Ltd in website updates. Tenos Ltd supply a telephone message machine.
The value of these services and items has been included in the accounts as donations in kind. In addition, many hours have been contributed by volunteers in arranging fund raising events and helping to get the Foundation onto a sound footing.
- Tenos Ltd provided telephone answering machine - £138
- Tenos Ltd paid for the independent examination - £1200
- Ultimate Creative Communications Ltd donated SEO, design and website services - £250
- Susan Weighell (Delta Solutions) provided Xero accounting software - £175
## Volunteers
The trustees are grateful for the invaluable contribution of those who gave their time voluntarily to assist fundraising events.
Our sincere thanks go to all volunteers, supporters, fundraisers, Patrons and Trustees for their help.
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## Financial Review
The Trustees review the financial position of the charity as part of the regular Trustee meetings and are satisfied that the income of the fund is sufficient to meet annual operating expenditure.
## Results for the year
Incoming resources were £42,732 and total expenditure was £23,252. There was a surplus for the year of £19,480.
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Donations
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Expenditure on raising
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Grants (charitable
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Expenditure on
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## Reserves Policy
The trustees have considered the requirement for reserves and aim to keep a reserve of £10,000 in unrestricted funds (represented by cash in the bank) to cover any emergency expenditure or other contingency. Funds in excess of £10,000 are kept in a HSBC Savings Account.
## Statement of Trustees’ responsibilities
In the attached accounts set out on pages 13 to 18, the Trustees have prepared financial statements for the period up to 31 March 2023. In preparing such statements the Trustees are required to:
- select suitable accounting policies and apply them consistently;
- make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent;
- state whether applicable accounting standards and statements of recommended practice have been followed, subject to any departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements; and
- prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume the Foundation will continue in its operational existence.
The Trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records which disclose with reasonable accuracy at the time the financial position of the Foundation and to enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Charities Act 2011. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the Foundation and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.
The report was approved by the trustees on ___23/11/2023______________ and signed on its behalf by:
Mamta Shah S Weighell ~~______________~~ Mamta Shah (Nov 30, 2023 13:23 GMT) _________ ~~_____________~~ S Weighell (Nov 30, 2023 05:59 GMT) __________ Mamta Shah Susan Weighell Chair Treasurer
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## Independent Examiner’s Report
**Report to the** Children’s Burns Foundation **trustees/ members of On accounts for the** 31 March 2023 **Charity** 1121682 **year ended no (if any) Set out on pages** 13 to 18
I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended 31/03/2023
**Responsibilities and** As the charity's trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the **basis of report** accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (“the Act”).
I report in respect of my examination of the Trust’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.
## **Independent examiner's statement**
I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination.
I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
**Signed: Date:** C.Abbott C.Abbott(Nov 30, 2023 08:46 GMT) 30/11/2023 **Name:** Christopher Abbott FCA
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> **Relevant professional** ICAEW **qualification(s) or body (if any):**
> **Address:** DJH Mitten Clarke Manches
St George's House, 56 Pete Manchester, M2 3NQ
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2023 2022
## Accounts for the year ending 31/03/2023
## **Statement of Financial Activities for the year ended 31/03/2023**
|**_Notes_**|**_Unrestricted_**
**_funds_**
**_Restricted_**
**_funds_**
**_Designated_**
**_funds_**
**_Total funds_**
**_Prior Period_**
**_Total funds_**
**_2023_**
**_2022_**
**_£_**
**_£_**
**_£_**
**_£_**
**_£_**|
|---|---|
|**Income and endowments from:**
Donations and legacies
2
Other trading activities
3
Income from investment
5
**Total income**
**Expenditure on:**
Raising funds
4
Charitable activities
6
**Total expenditure**
Net income/(expenditure)
Transfers between funds
**Net movement in funds**
Total funds brought forward
Total funds carried forward|13,608
0
13,608
9,935
28,640
0
28,640
484
0
484
58|
||42,732
0
42,732
9,993
9,910
0
9,910
336
13,342
0
13,342
11,612|
||23,252
0
23,252
11,948
19,480
0
19,480
(1,955)
10,000
(10,000)
0
0|
||29,480
0
(10,000)
19,480
(1,955)
84,420
0
6,016
90,436
92,391|
||113,900
0
-3,984
109,916
90,436|
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## Accounts for the year ending 31/03/2023
## **Balance Sheet as at 31/03/2023**
|**_Notes_**|**_2023_**
**_£_**
**_£_**|**_2023_**
**_£_**
**_£_**|**_2022_**
**_£_**|
|---|---|---|---|
|**Current Assets**
Debtors
7
Cash at bank and in hand
**Current Liabilities**
Creditors and accruals
8
**Net current assets**
**Net assets**
**The funds of the charity**
Designated funds
Unrestricted funds
**Total charity funds**
9|0
4,550
109,916
95,693
109,916
100,243
0
9,807
109,916
90,436
109,916
90,436
6,016
16,016
103,900
74,420
109,916
90,436||4,550
95,693|
||||100,243|
|||109,916
90,436||
|||6,016
16,016
103,900
74,420||
|||109,916
90,436||
Approved by the trustees on _________23/11/2023_____________ and signed on its behalf by
Mamta Shah S Weighell ~~_________________~~ Mamta Shah (Nov 30, 2023 13:23 GMT) ________________ _ ~~________________~~ S Weighell (Nov 30, 2023 05:59 GMT) _____________ Chair Trustee
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## Notes to the accounts for the year ending 31/03/2023
## **1) Accounting policies**
## _a) Basis of preparation_
The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective 1 January 2015) - (Charities SORP (FRS 102)), the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102).
Children’s Burns Foundation meets the definition of a public benefit entity under FRS 102.
Assets and liabilities are initially recognised at historical cost or transaction value unless otherwise stated in the relevant accounting policy note(s).
## _b) Donations and grants_
Donations, grants other forms of voluntary income are recognised as incoming resources when receivable.
## _c) Donated goods and services_
Intangible income which comprised donated goods and services, is included at a valuation which is an estimate of the financial cost borne by the donor where such cost is quantifiable and measurable. No income is recognised where there is no financial cost borne by the third party.
## _d) Expenditure and irrecoverable VAT_
Expenditure is recognised once there is a legal or constructive obligation to make a payment to a third party, it is probable that settlement will be required and the amount of the obligation can be measured reliably.
Irrecoverable VAT is charged as a cost against the activity for which the expenditure was incurred.
## _e) Fund Accounting_
Funds held by the Foundation can be one of:
i) Unrestricted general funds – which can be used in accordance with the Foundation’s objects at the discretion of the ii) Designated funds- which are funds set aside by the Trustees out of unrestricted general funds for specific future purposes or projects; or
iii) Restricted funds – which are funds that can only be used for particular restricted purposes within the objects of the
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## Notes to the accounts for the year ending 31/03/2023
## **2) Donations and legacies**
||**_Unrestricted_**
**_funds_**
**_Restricted_**
**_funds_**
**_Total funds_**
**_Prior Period_**
**_Total funds_**
**_2023_**
**_2022_**
**_£_**
**_£_**
**_£_**
**_£_**|
|---|---|
|Donations
Donated goods and services
Sponsored events
Cash collections
Book donations
Total
**3) Other trading activities**|11,805
0
11,805
8,764
1,763
0
1,763
661
0
0
0
0
40
0
40
510
0
0
0
0|
||13,608
0
0
13,608
9,935|
|||
||**_Unrestricted_**
**_funds_**
**_Restricted_**
**_funds_**
**_Total funds_**
**_Prior Period_**
**_Total funds_**
**_2023_**
**_2022_**
**_£_**
**_£_**
**_£_**
**_£_**|
|Fundraising Ball
28,640
0
28,640
0
Ceilidh
0
0
0
0
Christmas concert
0
0
0
0
Total
28,640
0
0
28,640
0
**4) Expenditure on raising funds**|28,640
0
28,640
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0|
||28,640
0
0
28,640
0|
||**_Unrestricted_**
**_funds_**
**_Restricted_**
**_funds_**
**_Total funds_**
**_Prior Period_**
**_Total funds_**
**_2023_**
**_2022_**
**_£_**
**_£_**
**_£_**
**_£_**|
|Fundraising Ball
Ceilidh
Charges for online donations
Total
**5) Investment income**|9,456
0
9,456
0
0
0
0
0
454
0
454
336|
||9,910
0
0
9,910
336|
|||
||**_Unrestricted_**
**_funds_**
**_Restricted_**
**_funds_**
**_Total funds_**
**_Prior Period_**
**_Total funds_**
**_0_**
**_0_**
**_£_**
**_£_**
**_£_**
**_£_**|
|Interest in savings
Total|484
0
484
58|
||484
0
0
484
58|
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## Notes to the accounts for the year ending 31/03/2023
## **6) Expenditure on charitable activities**
||**_Unrestricted_**
**_funds_**
**_Restricted_**
**_funds_**
**_Total funds_**
**_Prior Period_**
**_Total funds_**
**_2023_**
**_2022_**
**_£_**
**_£_**
**_£_**
**_£_**|
|---|---|
|Grants
Independent Examination
Bank fees
ICO registration
IT software
Telephone
Publicity and website
DBS checks
Subscriptons
Stationry
Insurance
Total|10,000
0
10,000
10,500
1,200
0
1,200
0
681
0
681
46
35
0
35
35
175
0
175
323
138
0
138
138
395
0
395
200
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
321
321
397
0
397
370|
||13,342
0
0
13,342
11,612|
## **7) Other Debtors**
||**_2023_**
**_2022_**
**_£_**
**_£_**|
|---|---|
|Invoiced for ball
Deposit in advance for ball venue
Gift Aid
Total|0
0
0
4,550
0
0|
||0
4,550|
## **8) Creditors: amounts falling due within one year**
||**_2023_**
**_2022_**
**_£_**
**_£_**|
|---|---|
|Ball income received in advance
Future events
Total|0
7,675
0
2132|
||0
9,807|
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## Notes to the accounts for the year ending 31/03/2023
## **9) Statement of funds**
||**_Brought_**
**_forward_**
**_Incoming_**
**_resources_**
**_Resources_**
**_expended_**
**_Transfer_**
**_between_**
**_funds_**
**_Carried_**
**_forward_**
**_£_**
**_£_**
**_£_**
**_£_**
**_£_**|
|---|---|
|**Restricted funds**
Restricted funds
**Unrestricted funds**
Unrestricted funds
**Designated funds**
Research project
Total|0
0
0
0
0
74,420
42,732
(13,252)
103,900
16,016
(10,000)
0
6,016|
||90,436
42,732
(23,252)
0
109,916|
## **10) Related party transactions**
Ultimate Creative Communications Ltd goods in kind (SEO, website and email updates) to the value of £250
Tenos Ltd donated telephone rental to the value of £138 and the independent examination fee of £1200
Sue Weighell (Trustee) provided goods in kind through her company Delta Solutions (accounting software subscription) to the value of £175
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