2024 Annual Report
KATIE PIPER FOUNDATION
Charity No. 1133313
Company No. 07104074
CONTENTS
Annual Report and financial statements for the year ending 31st December 2024
3. Trustees’ Report
17. Independent Examiner’s Report
18. Statement of Financial Activities
19. Balance Sheet
20. Statement of Cash Flows
21. Notes to the Financial Statements
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ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION
Trustees
Nicholas Rudgard - Chair Andrea Sofield - treasurer Allyson Ballard (appointed June 2024) Helen Jeramiah (appointed June 2024) Joanne Mackie Jackie Martin Ciaran O’Boyle (resigned February 2024) Caryn Owen Annie Perez (appointed June 2024) Katie Piper Mark Roberts (appointed June 2024) Laura Rolley (appointed June 2024) Dr Tim Woodman (resigned at end of term, March 2024)
Chief Executive Officer
Kate Naish
Registered office
55 Loudoun Road St John’s Wood London NW8 0D
Correspondence address
Rainford Hall Crank Road St Helens WA11 7RP
Company number
07104074
Charity number
1133313
Bank
HSBC Bank plc 281 Chiswick High Rd W4 4HJ
Independent Examiner
Paul Cowham DChA FCA Withington Works Withington Baths 30 Burton Road Manchester, M20 3EB
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CHAIR AND CEO REPORT.
Welcome to the annual report and financial statements of the Katie Piper Foundation for 1st January - 31st December 2024.
Following a year of challenge and change 2024 has been an exciting year for the Katie Piper Foundation. We have reviewed all services offered by the charity and redefined our rehabilitation pathway which was launched at the end of the year. The work to
review and design this involved extensive consultation with our survivor network and our colleagues in the NHS Burns services, as well as our staff and trustees and was funded by the VTCT foundation, to whom we are very grateful.
We were very excited to embed our partnership with Steps Together which began in 2023, developing our residential rehabilitation programme at Rainford Hall, near St Helens in Merseyside. We welcomed 25 survivors to the centre to take part in our refreshed residential rehabilitation programme. This continued to be complemented by our online rehabilitation support.
The charity ended 2023 with very low reserves and a plan to address this year, with a surplus budget set by the new CEO who embarked on a financial recovery plan. There was a focus on ensuring all expenditure gave value for money, maximising existing fundraising events and known donors and, most importantly, focussing on multi year grant funding and building a pipeline of income for 2024 and beyond.
This focus has brought success in grant funding with The National Lottery Community Fund (£381K over 3 years) and the Department of Health and Social Care Suicide Prevention Fund (£263K over 15 months) which both launched in January. These were supplemented by additional grant funding. There was growth in contribution from the annual carol concert, as well as successful and well supported fundraising challenges in a Sahara trek and Snowdon climb.
We note our thanks to Steps Together at Rainford Hall for their ongoing support. LPG Endermologie, with whom we run a clinic in London and who provide equipment at our rehabilitation centre, allow us to continue to develop LPG treatment of scarring, pioneered in the UK by The Katie Piper Foundation.
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We thank our patrons, Simon Cowell, Simon McCabe, Nicola Murphy and Katie Brindle for their ongoing support, advocacy and fundraising. We note our thanks to James Green and deVere group for their incredible commitment to raising funds over the past 3 years.
The Board of Trustees remained clear on governance priorities. With recent retirements of trustees, the board embarked on a recruitment drive for new trustees in 2024. All roles were advertised and recruited via a robust application and interview process, with a focus on specific skills - notably clinical knowledge in rehabilitation, marketing, communications and fundraising. The trustees also endeavoured to increase lived experience on the board. We were delighted to welcome Helen, Mark, Laura, Annie and Allyson in June, who bring a diversity of skills and background and include 2 burns survivors.
The trustees note their thanks to Dr Tim Woodman who stepped down from the board after 10 years in role, and to Ciaran O Boyle, who resigned earlier in the year but remains involved with the charity as a clinical advisor.
We also revised our sub-committee structure and the 4 revised committees: Services, Finance & Governance, People, and Fundraising bring together key staff and trustees to meet at a minimum of quarterly intervals during the year, alongside quarterly full board meetings. This has allowed more focus on service design, delivery and impact by the board, who previously were heavily focussed on financial resilience.
2024 has been a year of recovery, growth and ambition for the Katie Piper
Foundation. We are delighted to have been able to develop and grow our staff team and our services and ultimately support more survivors of life changing burns and scarring.
We, along with the wider board, express our thanks to all the staff who have worked tirelessly in a challenging and changing environment over the past 12 months. Their determination, enthusiasm and resilience are greatly appreciated, and we look forward together to the exciting prospects of the year ahead.
Nick Rudgard, Chair Kate Naish, Chief Executive Officer
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THE TRUSTEES ANNUAL REPORT AND ACCOUNTS
The Trustees (who are also the directors under company law) present their report and the independently examined financial statements of the charitable company for the year ended 31 December 2024.
Status
Katie Piper Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, registration number 1133313 . It is a company limited by guarantee, number 07104074 . It has a Memorandum and Articles of Association as its governing document.
Charitable Objects and Aims. Charitable Objects
These are:
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the relief of sickness and disability; and
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the relief of those in need by reason of ill health, disability or social or economic disadvantage
Public benefit
The Trustees have referred to the guidance contained in the Charity Commission’s general guidance on public benefit when reviewing their aims and objectives and in planning future activities. In particular, the Trustees consider how planned activities will contribute to the aims and objectives of the charity.
Who we are
The Katie Piper Foundation, established in 2009 by burns survivor Katie Piper OBE, is a national charity dedicated to supporting adults who have experienced life-altering burns and scarring.
We aim to support survivors physically, mentally, and emotionally through a personalised and clinically led rehabilitation programme. We are the only charity in the UK providing a full burns rehabilitation pathway, supporting survivors beyond their discharge from NHS acute care.
Our support is informed by lived experience, and led by a specialised, expert team working with survivors, their families, and their loved ones.
We will support a survivor however long ago their injury was and for as long as they need us.
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Our Impact in 2024 - what we achieved
With 2023 having been a year of change, challenge and review, 2024 was a year to stabilise, build foundations and grow the charity. At the start of the year, we set 4 strategic themes, and our performance against these is outlined below.
Theme 1 - Delivery of tailored and survivor focused rehabilitation:
This continues to be our key objective and fulfils the main mission of the Katie Piper Foundation. As part of our review of services we focussed more of our promotion and storytelling on rehabilitation, which is at the core of all we do. Following the services review in 2023 and early 2024, we launched our revised rehabilitation pathway, ensuring an expert led and cost effective service is delivered to all survivors, regardless of their background or circumstances.
Following a comprehensive clinically led assessment we develop a bespoke rehabilitation programme for every survivor. Delivered through a combination of online support sessions and visits to our rehabilitation centre in St Helen’s, a programme will deliver specialist physiotherapy, occupational therapy and psychotherapy together with wellbeing sessions including yoga, mindfulness nutrition, fitness and relationship counselling.
The funding secured from The National Lottery Community Fund and Department of Health and Social Care Suicide Prevention Fund enabled us to increase specialist staffing in the charity, leading to the appointment of an additional Psychotherapist, Assistant Psychologist and Occupational Therapist. We were also able to work with more third party therapists. This all enabled us to reach more survivors, with a particular emphasis on supporting survivors who are struggling with mental health issues and are at risk of suicide.
Our residential rehabilitation at Rainford Hall continued to grow with an objective to deliver a minimum of 11 week stays. In addition, we ran a pilot programme of 3 group residential retreats over 3 days, working in partnership with Dan’s Fund for Burns. These were successful and we have secured funding from The National Lottery Community Fund Awards for All to grow these programmes further in 2025/2026
We continue to measure outcomes in our survivors across our services, and they show our positive impact in 2024:
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104 survivors accessed our support - increasing from 48 in 2023.
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179 new enquiries.
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48 referrals into the service - these are new survivors we worked with.
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100% of survivors reported an overall improvement in their health and wellbeing.
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26 people stayed at our residential rehabilitation programme, receiving intense rehabilitation.
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80 hours of LPG treatment were delivered at our scar clinic in London.
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25 survivors accessing the service were assessed as being at substantial risk of suicide - risk of suicide significantly decreased in all of them.
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76% of survivors reported a decrease in feelings of anxiety and depression.
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But our impact is better told by the survivors themselves, whose stories you will find later in the report.
We continue to use 5 different Patient Reported Outcome Measures: these are accredited scales for measuring different aspects of a patient’s physical and/or psychological state. The evaluation measures list is:
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EQ-5D (a standardised instrument for use as a measure of health outcome)
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POSAS Observer Scale (The Patient and Observer Scar Assessment Scale V20/EN)
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Brisbane Burn Scar Impact (BBSIP) for adults.
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CARe (The Centre for Appearance Research Evaluation)
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Patient KPF Experience Evaluation.
The outcomes from the measures informed the service delivery team on individual patient progress and developments to the structure and delivery of rehabilitation services.
Theme 2 - Further understanding of need and impact to continuously improve the access and delivery of rehabilitation.
The work started by Dr RuthAnn Fanstone in 2023 reviewing our services continued in 2024. We continued to develop and refine the rehabilitation pathway, with a review of all process and documentation. This included updating all paperwork and database processes, a project finished in late 2024.
We also refined the structure and content of the stays at our rehabilitation centre at Rainford Hall. Whilst each stay is still uniquely tailored to the needs of the survivors visiting us, there is now a clear structure and documentation underpinning each visit. We also developed and launched rehabilitation journals for all survivors, enabling them to record their time with us and document future goals. This not only helps them to reflect and learn from the experience but supports interactions with their NHS team.
An important part of our rehabilitation is, and has always been, providing services to support the visual appearance differences resulting from burns and scarring, which can have such a profound impact on a survivor’s psychological wellbeing, quality of life and ability to function. As part of the consultation in 2023 it was identified these are a highly valued part of the services offered by Katie Piper Foundation, particularly by NHS staff, but they have been less prioritised in the past 3 years due to limited funding.
We have reviewed these services which now form part of the overall rehabilitation pathway rather than being a standalone service. We will refer to a hair provider, tattooist or camouflage provider if it is part of the pathway and engage them as we do other third party providers.
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We have also explored new partnerships with providers in this area in 2024 which we hope to develop further in 2025. These include Novo Cabello, providing hair systems, and Alma Lasers. We note our thanks to Lucinda Ellory who have provided subsidised hair systems for the charity for many years.
We will continue to review, evaluate and develop all aspects of our rehabilitation pathway as needed, but the formal review process has now ended, and our focus is on embedding and delivering the services.
Theme 3 - Achieving sustainable finances:
Securing funding from the National Lottery and Suicide Prevention Fund in January 2024 meant starting the year in a favourable financial position. However, achieving sustainable, long term income remained a key priority throughout the year. The CEO and board agreed a surplus budget to allow the charity to build reserves and establish a more secure financial footing.
The charity saw fundraising success in the year with:
- Grant Funding - We worked with an external bid writer to focus on securing grant income.
We note our thanks to following funders, whose contributions have been vital to our work this year:
29th May 1961 Charitable Trust J Van Mars Foundation PF Charitable Trust The Brindle Family Trust The Broyst Foundation The Cecil Pilkington Foundation The Department of Health and Social Care Suicide Prevention Fund The Dowager Countess Eleanor Peel Trust The Grace Trust The Hodge Foundation The National Lottery Community Fund, Reaching Communities The Scarborough Foundation The Steven Block Image of Disability Charity The Thomas Sivewright Catto Charitable Settlement
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Event income from charity led events - we grew the carol concert, established in 2022, to contribute £45K of income to the charity at a spectacular event, hosted by Katie Piper, which also raised awareness of the charity and our work. In addition, we held a comedy event in September supported by Jo Brand.
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We established a major donor events committee. The committee, chaired by Sarah Newell, was established in January and hosted a fundraising lunch and supported the carol concert organisation. We note our thanks to them for their support.
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Stewardship of existing donors was a key focus in the year which led to re engagement with several donors. A regular newsletter was introduced for supporters and fundraising appeals ran in summer and winter.
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Challenge events - we grew a successful challenge event programme with a Sahara trek and Snowdon climb, each raising over £30K, and started to recruit for 2025 events, including the London Landmarks Half Marathon.
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Fundraising within the survivor community continues to be important to us.
Theme 4 - Telling our story.
To grow our reach and support more survivors we need to amplify the identity and key messages of the Katie Piper Foundation.
The funding from the National Lottery funded the appointment of a part time communications and digital officer, as well as investment for branding, materials to promote the service to the NHS and a new website and digital strategy. This funding is over 3 years from 2024.
In Spring 2024 we refreshed our logo and brand, adding “the burns rehabilitation charity” to our logo, in order to emphasise the charity’s focus; updating the logo colour palate, whilst staying recognisable and changing our messaging to focus on rehabilitation, life changing burns and scarring. We also focussed on telling the stories of our survivors.
This was complimented by a new marketing and communications plan to all audiences, but notably NHS units and survivors with new materials available to all NHS burns Centres.
This area has developed well, but there is still much to do, notably embedding our brand in NHS services and developing a new website, and therefore this will remain a key priority in 2025.
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SURVIVOR STORIES
Kelly
Kelly developed Necrotising Fasciitis, a rare flesh eating infection, alongside Sepsis, which left her in a coma and resulted in devastating injuries to her leg. Recovery was long and traumatic - she had to learn to walk again, use everyday items, and, hardest of all, be a mother again.
The psychological toll was immense. “What was once my motivation and enjoyment, playing with my children and taking them to school, I was now unable to do. It broke my heart.” Kelly wore a façade to get through each day, but despite pleading for help, she was repeatedly turned down for mental health support. At her lowest point, she considered ending her life.
A friend discovered the Katie Piper Foundation. “Contacting them was the best decision I ever made,” Kelly said. Within 24 hours, she received a callback; within two weeks, she had counselling, physiotherapy and meditation sessions in place. “For the first time, I had a reason to get up each day - a new routine centred around my recovery and my family.”
A year on, Kelly still receives personalised rehabilitation. Counselling and hypnotherapy have prepared her for surgeries, and her son Ronan, traumatised by her illness, has benefited from meditation support. “Life won’t be what it once was, but with the help of the Katie Piper Foundation, I can now provide a new normal for myself and my children.”
“I can honestly say hand on heart that the Katie Piper Foundation saved my life - I’m not sure I’d be here without them.”
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Hodan
Hodan, an NHS nurse and mother, sustained 40% burns in May during a brave act to protect others from a fire. Her recovery journey has been supported by the Katie Piper Foundation, providing her with the tools, confidence, and community to regain strength and independence.
In September, Hodan attended our five-day intensive residential burns rehabilitation programme at Rainford Hall. There, she worked with specialists on scar management, physiotherapy, and self-care techniques. “I’ve learned so much about myself and feel alive again,” she reflected. “I didn’t know I had an
issue with my mouth and needed to do more exercises to improve this; the deep scar massage is something I can take back home. The team has been wonderful; they’ve given me essential tools and resources to continue my recovery journey at home.”
The impact of simple but transformative changes was profound. “I walked so much during the stay - something I hardly do at home, where I rarely go out. Catrin encouraged me to keep pushing myself, as it will improve the elasticity and movement in my scars.”
Hodan’s journey shows that our rehabilitation services offer more than medical care - they provide renewed hope and a clear path forward. “Everyone listened to my goals and what I need to do, putting it into a structure for me to continue with,” she said. “I’ll be back driving again soon, which I can’t wait for.”
Josh
Josh recently described in conversation: “I survived being severely burnt.” Seven years ago, while working on a boat he had been restoring for almost two years, a camping stove accident changed his life forever.
“April screamed my name, and I ran into the other room. The stove on the table was on fire. Out of selfdefence, I went to grab the table to throw it out the window - in that split second, the gas ignited around me. I was consumed in a fireball.”
Josh recalls the surreal moment: “I remember weirdly feeling peaceful, almost surrendering to it, because your body doesn’t know what to do. I just fell to the floor.”
It was only after escaping that the reality hit: “I could feel it all coming off my face, my neck, my feet. I felt like I was covered in some substance, but it was actually my skin.” The pain that followed was indescribable: “I had no idea the body could send that degree of pain signals to the brain, there was no other signal going to my brain other than just pain.”
Throughout his recovery, the Katie Piper Foundation became a vital source of support. “I was really helped by the Katie Piper Foundation through my recovery process,” Josh shares. Katie Piper Foundation’s trauma-informed rehabilitation gave him the tools to heal physically and emotionally, and to reclaim a sense of normality.
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2025 PLANS, PRIORITIES AND OBJECTIVES
Consistently deliver comprehensive and expert led rehabilitation to burns survivors based on their needs and goals
In 2025 our priority is to consolidate the work of the last 2 years in reviewing and developing our services, consistently delivering exceptional rehabilitation to survivors of burns and life changing scarring.
We will continue to deliver our residential rehabilitation service, delivering 11 rehabilitation weeks and a minimum of 3 retreats, the latter funded by The National Lottery Awards for All funding secured in December 2024. This will continue to be complemented by our wider rehabilitation service, supporting people remotely with therapy in their own homes, delivered online.
We will also look to further develop our London Scar clinic, run in collaboration with LPG. We will develop and pilot group therapy, using an MDT approach to tackle key issues faced by survivors. Delivered to small groups in a series of online sessions. these will start with a pilot of a pain management group and nutrition group in summer 2025.
We state that we will support survivors however long ago their burn was and for however long they need us, and we remain completely committed to the promise.
However, in our survivor’s’ recovery, exiting our service - whether its moving to community based support or stepping away because they no longer need us, is a crucial step. It is important we can move people forward, when they are ready.
Increase financial sustainability and longer term planning
In 2024 we have worked hard to increase and diversify our income as well as set some foundations for future income generation. This has had some success and led to more stable finances in the year. However, the work to achieve financial security remains a challenge and will continue to be a key priority in 2025. In summary the income generation objectives are:
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To increase and diversify income in 2025 to increase the number of survivors we can support.
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To invest in growing and developing the income generation staff team.
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To strengthen our stewardship and retention of donors and funders.
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To focus on growth in corporate, major donors, grants and survivor led fundraising.
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Tell our story widely, celebrate our impact and amplify the voice of survivors
In 2024 we have revised our communications, launching a revised brand with refreshed visual identity, key messaging and materials. In 2025 we aim to take this forward with a focus on telling the story of the Katie Piper foundation and the stories of our survivors, across all media. The priorities will be
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Content creation - with a focus on increasing diversity in our storytelling to better reflect the service and to illustrate our impact more effectively.
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Develop our new website and digital strategy, a project starting in 2025 with funding from the National Lottery.
Review our strategy, looking at what is next for the Katie Piper Foundation
Whilst the year ahead is one of stabilising and embedding change, as we look beyond 2025, we recognise there is a need to focus on our longer term strategy and consider possible areas for development in our services. Some areas we plan to start to explore are:
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Development of the rehabilitation centre in the future, exploring accommodation independent of Steps Together to give us more flexibility for growth and better accessibility to disabled survivors whilst maintaining the connection and shared facilities at Rainford Hall, a collaboration which works well for us.
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We know that family members and carers of burns survivors can also experience trauma and suffering and that they can need psychological, emotional and peer support. We already address some of this in our current services, but it is informal and adhoc so will start to explore introducing a family and carers support programme.
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The Katie Piper Foundation currently provides rehabilitation in the UK to survivors over 18. However, patients in burns centres are moved from paediatrics burns to adult services at 16 and we are repeatedly asked about supporting these young adults. We are also aware of a further gap in younger people - there is no rehabilitation for teenage burns survivors and being asked if we could provide it is one of the most asked questions when we attend NHS burns events. Therefore, changing our age criteria is an area we want to explore as part of our longer term strategy development, although it is unlikely to result in active services for some time.
Safeguarding
Katie Piper Foundation is committed to safeguarding and ensuring the welfare of adults at risk, and expects all Trustees, employees and volunteers to share this commitment. As such, we have robust safeguarding policies and procedures in place. This includes carrying out disclosure and barring checks as appropriate on those staff members whose roles work directly with vulnerable adults. During the reporting period no significant safeguarding concerns were reported to the Safeguarding Lead.
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GDPR
Katie Piper Foundation takes data protection seriously, and our procedures around confidentiality and GDPR are clearly documented and regularly reviewed. All staff members have undertaken training in this area. The charity does not currently use professional fundraising services, does not engage in telephone fundraising via external agencies, and does not use wealth screening services. No breaches have been reported in 2024.
Risk management
A comprehensive risk register is maintained by the CEO and regularly reviewed with the board and staff team. The Trustees discuss risks quarterly at the finance and governance sub-committee and as a Board. Major risks are also assessed annually by the board, particularly those related to governance and management, operations, finances, external environment and compliance, and are satisfied that systems are in place to mitigate the Foundation’s exposure to the major risks in these categories.
Financial Review
2024 was a successful financial year for the charity. Total income increased by 70%, rising from £463,000 in the previous year to £789,189. Expenditure rose by 19%, from £520,334 to £617,672, reflecting the expansion of services and activity. The significant growth in income resulted in a surplus of £171,517. Combined with funds brought forward of £11,687, this left the charity with total funds of £183,204 at year end, of which £175,977 are unrestricted.
The charity remains in a strong and sustainable financial position, underpinned by diverse income streams and prudent cost management. There is no material uncertainty regarding the charity’s status as a going concern, and current reserves provide a solid foundation to support future growth and delivery of strategic priorities.
Reserves policy
The charity needs financial resources to achieve its purposes and must plan for the longer term to ensure continuity.
The charity forecasts expenditure based on:
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Planned activity and the analysis of future needs.
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The reliability and volatility of income.
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The need to cover contingencies and the ability to be able to respond to unexpected events or opportunities.
The policy in 2024 has been to maintain minimum cash reserves of £50K, based on covering core expenditure and staffing costs for 1 month.
There has been close monitoring of income and expenditure throughout the year by the Chief Executive and the Board of Trustees due to challenges of the previous years and the minimum reserves level has been comfortably maintained this year.
The unrestricted reserve on 31st December 2024 was: £175,977.
The reserves policy will be reviewed by the board in 2025 now financial stability is achieved to ensure reserves are kept at a level of 2-3 months operating costs going forward.
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Trustees
Katie Piper Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales and a company limited by guarantee with no shares. It is managed by a Board of Trustees who currently meet a minimum of four times a year.
The Trustees, who are also the Directors for the purpose of company law and who served during the year were:
Nicholas Rudgard - Chair Andrea Sofield - treasurer Allyson Ballard (appointed June 2024) Helen Jeramiah (appointed June 2024) Joanne Mackie Jackie Martin Ciaran O’Boyle (resigned February 2024) Caryn Owen Annie Perez (appointed June 2024) Katie Piper Mark Roberts (appointed June 2024) Laura Rolley (appointed June 2024) Dr Tim Woodman (resigned at end of term, March 2024)
The Board was comprised of eight members at the start of the year and eleven at the end of the year. The Memorandum and Articles of Association defines that there should not be less than three Trustees at any one time, of whom at least three quarters shall be resident in the United Kingdom; a quorum is defined as at least 50% of the total number of Trustees. In the year five new trustees were appointed. These were appointed in line with the policy below and specific skills were sought to fill gaps identified by the board. Three of our trustees (27%) have lived experience as survivors of life changing burns.
When a vacancy on the Board arises, Trustees will advertise the role openly and invite applications, with a focus on filling identified skills gaps on the board and building the representation of those with lived experience of burns and scarring. Having shortlisted a suitable candidate, a minimum of two Trustees will interview them to confirm their commitment to the work of the charity and their ability to fulfil the duties of a Trustee. This process will be supported by the CEO and management team as needed.
Provided they meet these criteria the Chair will send them a copy of the charity’s constitution and the relevant Charity Commission Information (ref CC3) on Trustee responsibilities and will extend an invitation to attend the next Trustees’ meeting as a guest. A comprehensive induction programme was developed in 2024 to ensure all trustees have a full understanding of their role.
A Trustee is appointed by recommendation of the Trustees, or by proposal of a Trustee entitled to vote at a meeting of the Foundation.
The Katie Piper Foundation believes it is important to have transparency in decision making and Trustees are required to declare conflicts to the Board as per the requirements of the conflicts of interest policy. This is documented annually and checked at each meeting.
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Trustee responsibilities
Company and charity law requires the Trustees to prepare financial statements for each financial year which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charitable company and of the surplus or deficit of the charitable company for that period.
In preparing those financial statements, the Trustees are required to:
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Select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently.
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Make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent.
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Prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the company will continue in business.
The Trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records which disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charitable company and to enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Companies Act 2006 and the Charities Act 2011. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charitable company and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.
Independent examiner
Paul Cowham has been appointed as Independent Examiner to the charity.
Small companies’ exemption
This report has been prepared and delivered in accordance with the provisions in Part 15 of Companies Act 2006 applicable to companies subject to the small companies’ regime. This report was approved by the board on 22 April 2024 and signed on their behalf.
Nick Rudgard, Chair
Date: 19/09/2025
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INDEPENDENT EXAMINER’S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF KATIE PIPER FOUNDATION FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
I report on the accounts of the company for the year ended 31 December 2024 which are set out on pages 18 to 31.
Respective responsibilities of trustees and examiner
The trustees (who are also the directors of the company for the purposes of company law) are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. The trustees consider that an audit is not required for this year under section 43(2) of the Charities Act 2011 (the 2011 Act) and that an independent examination is needed.
Having satisfied myself that the charity is not subject to audit under company law and is eligible for independent examination, it is my responsibility to:
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examine the accounts under section 145 of the 2011 Act;
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follow the procedure laid down in the general Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145 (5)(b) of the 2011 Act; and
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state whether particular matters have come to my attention.
Since the Company’s gross income exceeds £250,000 your examiner must be a member of a body listed in section 145 of the 2011 Act. I confirm that I am qualified to undertake the examination because I am a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales which is one of the listed bodies.
Basis of independent examiner’s report
My examination was carried out in accordance with general Directions given by the Charity Commission. 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. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit, and consequently no opinion is given as to whether the accounts present a ‘true and fair view’ and the report is limited to those matters set out in the statement below.
Independent examiner’s statement
In the course of my examination, no matter has come to my attention:
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which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in any material respect the requirements:
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to keep accounting records in accordance with section 386 of the Companies Act 2006; and
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to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records, comply with the accounting requirements of section 396 of the Companies Act 2006 and with the methods and principles of the Statement of Recommended Practice: Accounting and Reporting by Charities have not been met; or
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to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
Paul Cowham MA FCA DChA Withington Works Withington Baths 30 Burton Road Manchester, M20 3EB
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STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES
Katie Piper Foundation Statement of Financial Activities (including Income and Expenditure account) for the year ended 31 December 2024
| Income Note Donations and legacies 3 Charitable activities 4 Other trading activities -fundraising 5 Investments 6 Other income - Total income Expenditure Raising funds 7 Charitable activities 8 Total expenditure Net income/ (expenditure) 10 Transfer between funds Net movement in funds for the year reconciliation of funds Total funds brought forward Total funds carried forward |
Unrestricted funds £ Restricted funds £ Total funds 2024 £ Unrestricted funds £ Restricted funds £ Total funds 2023 £ 244,271 49,500 293,771 248,827 106,333 355,160 217,742 114,093 331,835 5,500 - 5,500 161,740 - 161,740 103,748 - 103,748 1,843 - 1,843 1,407 - 1,407 - - - - - - |
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| 625,596 163,593 789,189 359,482 106,333 465,815 |
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| 138,126 - 138,126 153,916 - 153,916 309,237 170,309 479,546 328,959 37,459 366,418 |
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| 447,363 170,309 617,672 482,875 37,459 520,334 |
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| 178,233 (6,716) 171,517 (123,393) 68,874 (54,519) - - - - - - |
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| 178,233 (6,716) 171,517 (123,393) 68,874 (54,519) (2,256) 13,943 11,687 4,955 61,251 66,206 |
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| 175,977 7,227 183,204 (118,438) 130,125 11,687 |
The statement of financial activities includes all gains and losses recognised in the year. All income and expenditure derive from continuing activities.
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Katie Piper Foundation Company number 7104074 Balance sheet as at 31 December 2024
| Note Fixed assets Tangible assets 14 Total fxed assets Current assets Debtors 15 Cash at bank and in hand Total current assets Liabilities Creditors: amount falling due in less than one year 16 Net current assets Total assets less current liabilities Net assets Funds of the charity Restricted income funds 17 Unrestricted income funds 19 Total charity funds |
£ £ - - 61,134 231,240 292,374 (109,170) 183,204 183,204 183,204 7,227 175,977 183,204 2024 |
£ £ - - 3,115 63,163 66,278 (54,591) 11,687 11,687 11,687 13,943 (2,256) 11,687 2023 |
£ £ - - 3,115 63,163 66,278 (54,591) 11,687 11,687 11,687 13,943 (2,256) 11,687 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|
| - 11,687 |
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| 292,374 (109,170) |
66,278 (54,591) |
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| 11,687 | |||
| 11,687 | |||
| 13,943 (2,256) |
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| 11,687 |
For the year in question, the company was entitled to exemption from an audit under section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies.
Directors’ responsibilities:
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The members have not required the company to obtain an audit of its accounts for the year in question in accordance with section 476,
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The directors acknowledge their responsibilities for complying with the requirements of the Act with respect to accounting records and the preparation of accounts
These accounts are prepared in accordance with the special provisions of part 15 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies and constitute the annual accounts required by the Companies Act 2006 and are for circulation to members of the company.
The notes on pages 21 to 31 form part of these accounts
Approved by the trustees on 19/09/25 and signed on their behalf by:
Nick Rudgard (chair) Name Signed
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Katie Piper Foundation Statement of Cash Flows for the year ending 31 December 2024
| Note Cash provided by / (used in) operating 21 Cash fows from investing activities: Bank interest Proceeds from sale tangible fxed assets Purchase of tangible fxed assets Proceeds from sale of investments Purchase of investments Cash provided by / (used in) investing activities Cash fows from fnancing activities: Repayment of borrowing Cash infows from new borrowing Cash provided by / (used in) fnancing activities Increase / (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents in the year Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the year Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the year |
2024 £ 2023 £ 166,234 (56,472) |
|---|---|
| 1,843 1,407 - - - - - - - - |
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| 1,843 1,407 |
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| - - - - |
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| - - |
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| 168,077 (55,065) 63,163 118,228 |
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| 231,240 63,163 |
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENT
Katie Piper Foundation Notes to the accounts for the year ended 31 December 2024
1. Accounting policies
The principal accounting policies adopted, judgments and key sources of estimation uncertainty in the preparation of the financial statements are as follows:
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) and the Companies Act 2006.
The charity has applied Update Bulletin 1 as published on 2 February 2016 and does not include a cash flow statement on the grounds that it is applying FRS 102 section 1A.
Katie Piper Foundation meets the definition of a public benefit entity under FRS102. Assets and liabilities are initially recognised at historical cost or transaction value unless otherwise stated in the relevant accounting policy note.
B. Reconciliation with previous Generally Accepted Accounting Practice
In preparing the accounts, the trustees have considered whether in applying the accounting policies required by FRS 102 and the Charities SORP FRS 102 the restatement of comparative items was required. No such restatement was required.
C. Preparation of the accounts on a going concern basis
The trustees consider that there are no material uncertainties about the charitable company’s ability to continue as a going concern.
There are no key judgments which the trustees have made which have a significant effect on the accounts.
The trustees do not consider that there are any sources of estimation uncertainty at the reporting date that have a significant risk of causing a material adjustment to the carrying amount of assets and liabilities within the next reporting period.
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Katie Piper Foundation
Notes to the accounts for the year ended 31 December 2024 (continued)
D. Income
Income is recognised when the charity has entitlement to the funds, any performance conditions attached to the item(s) of income have been met, it is probable that the income will be received and the amount can be measured reliably.
Income from government and other grants, whether ‘capital’ grants or ‘revenue’ grants, is recognised when the charity has entitlement to the funds, any performance conditions attached to the grants have been met, it is probable that the income will be received and the amount can be measured reliably and is not deferred.
Income received in advance of a provision of a specified service is deferred until the criteria for income recognition are met.
E. Donated services and facilities
Donated professional services and donated facilities are recognised as income when the charity has control over the item, any conditions associated with the donated item have been met, the receipt of economic benefit from the use by the charity of the item is probable and that economic benefit can be measured reliably. In accordance with the Charities SORP (FRS 102), general volunteer time is not recognised; refer to the trustees’ annual report for more information about their contribution.
On receipt, donated professional services and donated facilities are recognised on the basis of the value of the gift to the charity which is the amount the charity would have been willing to pay to obtain services or facilities of equivalent economic benefit on the open market; a corresponding amount is then recognised in expenditure in the period of receipt.
F. Interest receivable
Interest on funds held on deposit is included when receivable and the amount can be measured reliably by the charity; this is normally upon notification of the interest paid or payable by the Bank.
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Katie Piper Foundation
Notes to the accounts for the year ended 31 December 2024 (continued)
G. Fund accounting
Unrestricted funds are available to spend on activities that further any of the purposes of charity.
Designated funds are unrestricted funds of the charity which the trustees have decided at their discretion to set aside to use for a specific purpose.
Restricted funds are donations which the donor has specified are to be solely used for particular areas of the charity’s work or for specific projects being undertaken by the charity.
H. 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.
I. Operating leases
Operating leases are leases in which the title to the assets, and the risks and rewards of ownership, remain with the lessor. Rental charges are charged on a straight line basis over the term of the lease.
J. Tangible fixed assets
Individual fixed assets costing £1,000 or more are capitalised at cost and are depreciated over their estimated useful economic lives on a straight line basis as follows:
Motor vehicles: 4 years Office fixtures and equipment: 4 years Improvements to premises: 4 years
k. Debtors
Trade and other debtors are recognised at the settlement amount due after any trade discount offered. Prepayments are valued at the amount prepaid net of any trade discounts due.
l. Cash at bank and in hand
Cash at bank and cash in hand includes cash and short term highly liquid investments with a short maturity of three months or less from the date of acquisition or opening of the deposit or similar account.
M. Creditors and provisions
Creditors and provisions are recognised where the charity has a present obligation resulting from a past event that will probably result in the transfer of funds to a third party and the amount due to settle the obligation can be measured or estimated reliably. Creditors and provisions are normally recognised at their settlement amount after allowing for any trade discounts due.
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Katie Piper Foundation Notes to the accounts for the year ended 31 December 2024 (continued)
N. Financial instruments
The charity only has financial assets and financial liabilities of a kind that qualify as basic financial instruments. Basic financial instruments are initially recognised at transaction value and subsequently measured at their settlement value with the exception of bank loans which are subsequently measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method.
O. Pensions
The Katie Piper Foundation operates a work place pension scheme.
2. Legal status of the charity
The charity is a company limited by guarantee registered in England and Wales and has no share capital. In the event of the charity being wound up, the liability in respect of the guarantee is limited to £1 per member of the charity. The registered office address is disclosed on page 2.
3 Income from donations and legacies
| Unrestricted | Restricted | Total 2024 | Unrestricted | Restricted | Total 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | |
| Donations & grants | 244,271 | 49,500 | 293,771 | 248,827 | 106,333 | 355,160 |
| Gifts in kind | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 244,271 | 49,500 | 293,771 | 248,827 | 106,333 | 355,160 |
| 4. Income from charitable activities | ||||||
| Unrestricted | Restricted | Total 2024 | Unrestricted | Restricted | Total 2023 | |
| £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | |
| Suicide prevention | ||||||
| (Dept of Health) | 204,838 | - | 204,838 | - | - | - |
| National Lottery | 12,904 | 114,093 | 126,997 | - | - | - |
| Patient care income | - | - | - | 5,500 | - | 5,500 |
| Total | 217,742 | 114,093 | 331,835 | 5,500 | - | 5,500 |
4. Income from charitable activities
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Katie Piper Foundation Notes to the accounts for the year ended 31 December 2024 (continued)
5. Fundraising and other income
| Income from Fundraising events Insurance Earned income Other income |
Unrestricted £ Restricted £ 2024 £ Unrestricted £ Restricted £ 2023 £ 161,450 - 161,450 102,630 - 102,630 - - - 140 - 140 400 - 400 150 - 150 718 - 718 |
|---|---|
| 161,740 - 161,740 103,748 - 103,748 |
All income from fees and trading is unrestricted.
6. Investment income
| . Investment income | |
|---|---|
| Income from bank deposits Dividends received Rent - investment property |
Unrestricted £ Restricted £ 2024 £ 2023 £ 1,843 - 1,843 1,407 - - - - - - - - |
| 1,843 - 1,843 1,407 |
All of the charity’s investment income arises from money held in interest bearing deposit accounts.
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Katie Piper Foundation Notes to the accounts for the year ended 31 December 2024 (continued)
7. Analysis of expenditure on raising funds
| Staff costs Fundraising & strategic events fundraising website costs other fundraising costs |
Unrestricted £ Restricted £ Total 2024 £ Unrestricted £ Restricted £ Total 2023 £ 38,000 - 38,000 51,935 - 51,935 63,680 - 63,680 75,644 - 75,644 - - - - - - 31,778 4,668 36,446 26,337 - 26,337 |
|---|---|
| 133,458 4,668 138,126 153,916 - 153,916 |
8. Analysis of expenditure on charitable activities
| Burns rehabilitation Hair restoration Suicide prevent Peer support Governance costs |
Unrestricted £ Restricted £ Total 2024 £ Unrestricted £ Restricted £ Total 2023 £ 108,227 157,846 266,073 203,322 26,858 230,180 36,361 7,795 44,156 117,995 9,506 127,501 165,893 - 165,893 - - - - - - 5,442 1,095 6,537 3,424 - 3,424 2,200 - 2,200 |
|---|---|
| 313,905 165,641 479,546 328,959 37,459 366,418 |
9. Governance costs
| Independent examination Other governance costs Trustee meeting costs Trustee expenses |
Unrestricted £ Restricted £ Total 2024 £ Unrestricted £ Restricted £ Total 2023 £ 2,300 - 2,300 2,200 2,200 250 - 250 - - - 98 - 98 - - - 776 - 776 - - - |
|---|---|
| 3,424 - 3,424 2,200 - 2,200 |
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Katie Piper Foundation Notes to the accounts for the year ended 31 December 2024 (continued)
10. Net income/(expenditure) for the year
| This is stated after charging / (crediting): | 2024 £ |
2023 £ |
|---|---|---|
| Depreciation | - | - |
| Independent examiner’s remuneration | ||
| - Accountancy | 1,150 | 1,100 |
| - Independent examination | 1,150 | 1,100 |
11. Staff costs
Staff costs during the year were as follows:
| Wages and salaries Social security costs Employers pension contributions Previous year HMRC |
2024 £ 2023 £ 322,412 242,295 31,714 19,697 6,885 5,440 - 10,659 |
|---|---|
| 361,011 278,091 |
The following number of employees earned emoluments within the bands shown below:
| £60,001 | - £70,000 | 2024 1 |
2023 1 |
|---|---|---|---|
The average number of staff employed during the period was 7.4 (2023: 7.2).
The key management personnel of the charity comprise the trustees, the Chief Executive, the head of fundraising and communications and the head of patient services. The total employee benefits of the key management personnel of the charity were £192,835 (2023 £185,104)
12. Trustee remuneration and expenses, and related party transactions
Neither the trustees nor any persons connected with them received any remuneration during the year (2023: Nil). 5 trustees claimed travel expenses of £776 in the year (2023 £nil).
Aggregate donations from related parties were £nil (2023: £nil).
There are no donations from related parties which are outside the normal course of business and no restricted donations from related parties.
No trustee or other person related to the charity had any personal interest in any contract or transaction entered into by the charity, including guarantees, during the year (2023: nil).
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Katie Piper Foundation Notes to the accounts for the year ended 31 December 2024 (continued)
13. Corporation tax
The charity is exempt from tax on income and gains falling within Chapter 3 of Part 11 of the Corporation Tax Act 2010 or Section 256 of the Taxation of Chargeable Gains Act 1992 to the extent that these are applied to its charitable objects. No tax charges have arisen in the charity.
14. Fixed assets: tangible assets
| Cost At 1 January 2024 Additions Disposals At 31 December 2024 Depreciation At 1 January 2024 Charge for the year Disposals At 31 December 2024 New book value At 31 December 2024 At 31 December 2023 |
Fixtures & equipment Total £ £ 86,150 86,150 - - (86,150) (86,150) |
|---|---|
| - - |
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| 86,150 86,150 - - (86,150) (86,150) |
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| - - |
|
| - - |
|
| - - |
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Katie Piper Foundation Notes to the accounts for the year ended 31 December 2024 (continued)
15. Debtors
| 5. Debtors | |
|---|---|
| Trade debtors Other debtors Prepayments |
2024 £ 2023 £ 3,050 2,000 58,084 1,115 - - |
| 61,134 3,115 |
16. Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
| Trade creditors Pension Taxation and social security costs Accruals and deferred income |
2024 £ 2023 £ 15,989 43,841 1,428 1,216 7,132 7,334 84,621 2,200 |
|---|---|
| 109,170 54,591 |
17. Analysis of movements in restricted funds
| 1961 committe Eleanor Peel Hodge Foundation National Lottery Community Fund PF Charitable Trust Saturday Hospital Fund 2023 Scarborough Foundation 2024 Steven Gloch Trust T Silverwright VTCT Foundation |
Balance at 1 January Balance at 31 December 2024 £ Income £ Expenditure £ Transfers £ 2024 £ - 5,000 (5,000) - - - 10,000 (10,000) - - - 20,000 (20,000) - - - 114,093 (106,866) - 7,227 - 5,000 (5,000) - - 1,217 - (1,217) - - - 7,500 (7,500) - - - 1,000 (1,000) - - - 1,000 (1,000) - - 12,726 - (12,726) - - |
|---|---|
| 13,943 163,593 (170,309) - 7,227 |
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Katie Piper Foundation
Notes to the accounts for the year ended 31 December 2024 (continued)
18. Restricted funds (continued)
| Balance at | Balance at | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Previous reporting period |
1 January 2023 £ |
Income £ |
Expenditure £ |
Transfers £ |
31 December £ |
| 1961 committe | - | 5,000 | (5,000) | - | - |
| Cadbury | 18,559 | - | (18,559) | - | - |
| Clockworkers | - | 15,000 | (15,000) | - | - |
| Saturday Hospital Fund 2022 |
5,906 | - | (5,906) | - | - |
| Saturday Hospital Fund 2023 |
- | 2,000 | (783) | - | 1,217 |
| S Cowell | - | 35,000 | (35,000) | - | - |
| Rainford Trust 3 | 4,167 | - | (4,167) | - | - |
| Rainford Trust Peer Support | 3,248 | - | (3,248) | - | - |
| National Lottery Community Fund |
1,960 | - | (1,960) | - | - |
| NPT Trans | 2,597 | - | (2,597) | - | - |
| NPT Trans (AR sal) | 5,000 | - | (5,000) | - | |
| NPT Trans (JH/CP sal) | 19,814 | - | (19,814) | - | |
| VTCT Foundation | - | 49,333 | (36,607) | - | 12,726 |
| 61,251 | 106,333 | (153,641) | - | 13,943 |
19. Analysis of movement in unrestricted funds
| General fund General fund Previous reporting period |
Balance at 1 January As at 31 December 2024 £ Income £ Expenditure £ Transfers £ 2024 £ (2,256) 625,596 (447,363) - 175,977 |
|---|---|
| (2,256) 625,596 (447,363) - 175,977 |
|
| Balance at 1 January As at 31 December 2023 £ Income £ Expenditure £ Transfers £ 2023 £ 4,955 359,482 (366,693) - (2,256) |
|
| 4,955 359,482 (366,693) - (2,256) |
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Katie Piper Foundation Notes to the accounts for the year ended 31 December 2024 (continued)
20. Analysis of net assets between funds
| Tangible fxed assets Net current assets/(Liabilities) Total |
General funds £ Designated funds £ Restricted funds £ Total £ - - - - 175,977 - 7,227 183,204 |
|---|---|
| 175,977 - 7,227 183,204 |
21. Reconciliation of net movement in funds to net cash flow from operating activities
| Net income/(expenditure) for the year Adjustments for: Depreciation charge Loss/(Proft) on sale or fxed assets (Gains)/Losses on investments Dividens, interest and rents from investments Decrease/(increase) in stock Decrease/(increase) in debtors Increase/(decrease) in creditors Net cash provided by (used in) |
2024 £ 2023 £ 171,517 (54,519) - - - - - - (1,843) (1,407) - - (58,019) (1,378) 54,579 832 |
|---|---|
| 166,234 (56,472) |
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