## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** **From Period start date 1[st] April 2023 to Period end date 31[st] March 2024** ## **Charity name:The Moira Fund** ## **Charity registration number: 1129693** ## **Objectives and Activities** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|**To alleviate the distress of persons**
**suffering a bereavement through the**
**violent death of a loved one through**
**murder or manslaughter**| |Summary of the main
activities in relation to those
purposes for the public
benefit, in particular, the
activities, projects or services
identified in the accounts.|Para 1.17 and
1.19|**The charity makes grants to individuals**
**and families in support of these**
**objectives and may also make unsolicited**
**grants to other organisations which**
**provide services to traumatically**
**bereaved victims**
**The charity organises fundraising**
**activities to provide the monies for the**
**grant-makingTrustess**| |Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|**All Trustees have regard to the guidance**
**issued by the Charity Commission**| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: ||SORP reference| |---|---| ||Para 1.38| |Policy on grant making|| ||Para 1.38| |Policy on social investment|| |including program related|| |investment|| ||Para 1.38| |Contribution made by|| |volunteers|| Other ## **Achievements and Performance** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the main
achievements of the charity,
identifying the difference the
charity’s work has made to
the circumstances of its
beneficiaries and any wider
benefits to society as a
whole.|Para 1.20|**Grants were made to individuals and**
**families referred to the charity by Police**
**Family Liaison Officers of Police**
**Scotland, by Homicide Support Agencies**
**of Victim Support, England and Wales,**
**and Victim Support Scotland helping in**
**many different ways to alleviate the**
**financial and emotional stress**
**experienced in the aftermath of murder**
**In the year ending 31 March 2024 the**
**increased demand of the previous year**
**was sustained. All applications were**
**responded to positively and more than**
**150 traumatically bereaved families**
**nationwide were granted help.**| |**Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements|**Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements|where relevant about:| |---|---|---| |Achievements against
objectives set|Para 1.41|**Objectives were reached**| |Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set|Para 1.41|**Objectives were reached**| |Investment performance
against objectives|Para 1.41|**Investments were receiving little interest**
**and so reserves have now been**
**reinvested and so a better performance**
**is expected**| |Other||| ## **Financial Review** |**Financial Review**||| |---|---|---| |Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|**The charity’s finances are healthy and**
**our reserves also remain healthy**| |Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|**At present all at the charity are unpaid**
**volunteers working hard to help others.**
**Realistically this may change in the near**
**future when principal officers die or are**
**unable to function appropriately. The**
**charity may need to employ a suitable**
**person to oversee the valuable work**
**done by The Moira Fund. Healthy**
**reserves reassure the Trustees that if and**
**when this situation arises, they will be**
**prepared**| |Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|**£179798**| |Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|| |Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24|| |Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern|Para 1.23|| |**Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements|**Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements|where relevant about:| |---|---|---| |The charity’s principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising)|Para 1.47|| |Investment policy and
objectives including any
social investment policy
adopted|Para 1.46|| |A description of the principal
risks facing the charity|Para 1.46|| |Other||| ## **Structure, Governance and Management** |Description of charity’s
trusts:||| |---|---|---| |Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|**Trust Deed dated February 2009**| |How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)|Para 1.25|**The charity is managed by Trustees**| |Trustee selection methods
including details of any
constitutional provisions e.g.
election to post or name of
any person or body entitled
to appoint one or more
trustees|Para 1.25|**There must be at least three Trustees all**
**of whom are appointed for a term of three**
**years by a resolution of the existing**
**Trustees passed at a special meeting.**| **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: Policies and procedures adopted for the induction and Para 1.51 training of trustees The charity’s organisational structure and any wider Para 1.51 network with which the charity works Relationship with any related Para 1.51 parties Other ## **Reference and Administrative details** |Charity name|The Moira Fund| |---|---| |Other name the charity uses|| |Registered charity number|1129693| |Charity’s principal address|The Moira Fund
37 Ferrers Road
Weston
Stafford ST18 0JN| ||| ## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** |1
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**year **|**Name of person (or body) entitled**
**to appoint trustee (ifany)**| |---|---|---|---|---| ||Helen Beatrice
Jones|Chair||| ||Colin D Field|DeputyChair||| ||Peter Ward|Treasurer||| ||Hubert Jones|Assistant Treasurer||| ||Grant Hugh Jones|||| ||Dianne Leslie|||| ||John Leslie|||| ||Rebecca
Whitehouse|||| ||Kate Ward|||| ||Carol Thomas|||| ||EmilyDangerfield|||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| – Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved **Director name** Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity **Trustee name Dates acted if not for whole year** ## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others** Description of the assets held in this capacity Name and objects of the charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets ## **Additional information (optional)** ## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)** **Type of Name Address adviser** **Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)** ## **Exemptions from disclosure** Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details ## **Other optional information** ## **Declarations** **The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.** **Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees** |**Signature(s)**
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**Chair, etc)**
**Date**||| |---|---|---| ||Helen Beatrice Jones|Hubert Jones| ||
Chair|Assistant Treasurer| ||28 August 2024|| ||28 August 2024|| THE MOIRA FUND ## ANNUAL ACCOUNTS- Financial year ending 31st March 2024 **----- Start of picture text -----**
|||||||||| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |2023/24|2022/23| |RECEIPTS| |Donations|and|fundraising|30,148.11|31,723.94| |Donations|and|fundraising|(Mydonate/GoldenGiving)|3,937.71|5,151.83| |Scottish|Governant|Grant|- Victims|Surcharge|Fund|14,500.00|12,000.00| |Gift Aid|(HMRC|generated from|general|receipts)|2,080.70|1,898.87| |Bank|interest|(Santander|Business|account)|233.93|77.89| |Interest|&|miscel.|2,846.62|540.31| |Total|Receipts|53,747.07|51,392.84| |PAYMENTS| |Grants|and|donations|paid|44,312.87|49,415.26| |Office|expenses|(Computer|I.T.|&|PO|box)|415.46|1,083.37| |Printing|and|publicity|294.69|125.00| |Travel|and|hotel|expenses|1,219.31|747.30| |Consultancy|fees|80.00|80.00| |Miscel|667.92|279.00| |Total|payments|46,990.25|51,729.93| |SURPLUS|FOR|YEAR|:|6,756.82|-|337.09| |RESERVES|BROUGHT|FORWARD|173,041.26|173,378.35| |RESERVES|CARRY|FORWARD|179,798.08|173,041.26| |REPRESENTED|BY:|:| |RBS/Cooperative|Bank|current|account|balance|39,783.10|95,064.46| |Santander|Business|Reserve|Account|14.98|14.98| |Santander|12|Month|Business|Account|-|77,961.82| |Stafford|Railway|B.S.|140,000.00|-| |TOTAL NET ASSETS|179,798.08|173,041.26| **----- End of picture text -----**
Pe y PS 3 CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examiner's report on the accounts Section A Independent Examiner's Report Reportto the trusteosl momb•rs of THE ￿￿+￿0 On accounts for the year Ondod 31sP a￿a Chaflty no lrf•ny> IlJ)693 S•t out ¢>n p•qes I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the aLTh? chanty (Ihe Trust.) for the year ended 3 13* rIt￿C￿ Responsibllltlos and AS the chanty trustees of the Trust. you are res￿n￿￿e for the preparation basls of rgport of the accounts in ￿[dance with tha raquiremants of the Chantses Act 2011 (Ihe Acr) l rnport in rnspect of my examination of the Tru8t's &u)urts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act arKI in carrying out my examinth'on, I have follow￿ the applicable Direclions gr4*en by Ihe Charity Commission under sedion 145(51(b} of the Act. I have u)mpl8ted my examination. l (x)nfim that no material matters have to my attention in connection with the exarrination whi(* gives cause to believe thal in. any material Independent examinerfs ststement acmunlin9 record8 wero not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act or the accounts do not *ith the aCt￿Ming re(a>rds I have no concems and hale come across no other matters in conneth'on ith the ax8minats.on to which attention should bè drawn in order to enable a proper urKlerslanding of the Kownts to be reathed. . Please delele the I￿rdS in the brnd(ets rfb)ey do not apply. S*ned: N•m•: Rel•vant prof•sslonal qualllkatlon(s) or body (ff any): AddfO$9: i RIJ STI& 3SQ IER October 2018 Section B Disclosure Onfy r3)mFAe*e rf the examner netsts to h￿hh"ght mattets of {see CC32, examiners}. Glve l*rn brf•f dfjtslls of ary Il•ms that th• examln•r wknhes to dis¢lose. IER October 2018