## **Trustees' Annual Report for the period** ||Period start date|Period start date|||Period end date|| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |**From**|06|April|2023|**To**|05
April|2024| ## **Section A Reference and administration details** **Charity name** Time Is Precious (in memory of Ben Halford) **Registered charity number** 1141671 ## **Charity's principal address** 25 Preachers Vale Coleford Radstock Somerset BA3 5PT ## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** |1
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7|**Trustee name**|**Office (ifany)**|**Dates acted if not for whole year **| |---|---|---|---| ||Mr Neil Halford||| ||Mrs Nicola Halford||| ||Miss Debra Plummer||| ||Miss Louise Coate||| ||Mrs Michelle Richards||| ||Mrs D Bradley||| ||||| ## **Section B Structure, governance and management** ## **Type of governing document** ## Trust Deeds **How the charity is constituted** Trust **Trustee selection methods** Appointed by existing Trustees **TAR** 1 ## **Section C Objectives and activities** |**Section C**|**Objectives and activities**| |---|---| |**Summary of the objects of the**
**charity set out in its**
**governing document**
**Summary of the main**
**activities undertaken for the**
**public benefit in relation to**
**these objects**|To assist in the relief of sickness and the preservation and protection of
children who are affected by illness or those children who suffer from a
form of disability which involves treatment and / or a stay in hospital and
their families, by providing such services, facilities and equipment as the
trustees in their absolute discretion determine, for use during their time in
hospital or at home, whilst receiving treatment, including operations and
rehabilitation, in particular but without limitation to supporting this object
in the following hospitals :- 1) Royal United Hospital Bath NHS Trust
Children Centre, Combe Park, Bath, BA1 3NG; 2) Bristol Royal Hospital
for Children, Paul O'Gorman Building, Upper Maudlin Street, Bristol, BS2
8BJ; 3) Yeovil District Hospital Children & Adolescent Services, Higher
Kingston, Yeovil, BA21 4AT| ||The aim of the charity is to help create a more comfortable and relaxed
atmosphere for children and their families in hospital or at home.
The charity works alongside specialists to purchase equipment and
refurbish areas to support not just those children who because of illness
or disability find themselves in hospital for treatment but also their
families who want to be with them because time is just that precious.
**We can help at home**
Time Is Precious aim to help as many children as possible who may need
extra equipment not supplied by the NHS at home. This could also
include sensory equipment, specialised devices such as Eye Gaze
Communication etc. Every child is unique & will need equipment to suit
them, working alongside hospital staff, to ensure the needs of the child is
met correctly.
**Hospitals**
Hospital life can be extremely stressful when you have an ill child. Time is
precious purchase amazing equipment to help relax the children as well
as helping distract them from traumatic procedures.
Family and friends like to visit young patients, but visits can be cut short
because it is difficult keeping brothers and sisters entertained. We want
to be able to make visiting time as best we can for everyone so they can
enjoy playing games, chatting and just being a family.
Hospital Wards, play and physiotherapy departments often need extra
funding for resources and equipment as Hospital budgets are limited.
The Charity aims to fund the departments by raising monies to purchase
equipment for the patients to use during their time in the hospital.
The principal hospitals to Benefit are as follows:
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Bristol Children's Hospital
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RUH Bath Hospital
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Yeovil Hospital Children's Ward| **TAR** 2 ## **Section D Achievements and performance** **Charitable Activities Summary of the main** The main projects completed in the period at RUH Bath were in the A&E **achievements of the charity** Department. This X-ray department has been refurbished, making the **during the year** area more child friendly. Also, in the A&E Department, we have refurbished the Bereavement Room and in the Waiting Area have added TVs/DVDs/game consoles to keep children occupied. Two more Sensory Voyagers (mobile interactive distraction units) were provided for Bristol Children’s Hospital, costing £9k. This brings our total number of units across all hospitals to 15. Our commitment to maintaining our previously purchased interactive and sensory equipment continues and increases year-on-year, ensuring the children continue to benefit. These cost £5.4k (2023: £4k). The charity continues to be committed to the _Ben’s Gift_ help at home initiative. Fundraising work during the period has been done to support a family raising money to fund a large piece of mobility equipment. **Fundraising** The Bath Half Marathon, our main annual fundraising event, 100 people running for Time is Precious over two races during the period. We were again chosen as event charity for the famous Santa Dash in Saltford. We were also chosen charity for local solicitors FSM. Longstanding support continued from local company Parkers Transport. We received large donation of £9k from the Original Bristol Santa Float. |**Section E**|**Financial review**| |---|---| |**Brief statement of the**
**charity’s policy on reserves**
**Further financial review**
**details**|| ||The charity started off with a large lump sum of money transferred from
The Ben Halford Foundation (money raised by the public to try to send
Ben to USA to keep him alive, but he deteriorated quicker than expected,
so his parents set up Time Is Precious).
We only commit to projects & equipment we know we can afford/raise,
being realistic. If any grants are donated to a specific project this is always
honoured.
As money raised within the Yeovil area, will be spent on Yeovil Hospital.
Any money raised not within this area, will go towards either Bath RUH or
Bristol Children’s. Donors may be specific on which hospital it is put
towards.| ||The financial Receipts and Payments Accounts are set out on page 6.
Through the fundraising efforts the charity achieved receipts in the period
of £91.3k (2023: £64.7k).
Spending on core charitable activities totalled £22.6k (2023: £40.4k) in the
year.
Cash reserves remain high at £374k (2023: £332k) as the charity
continues to work towards hospital projects and in-home equipment
donations.| **TAR** 3 **Section F Other optional information** The charity continues to attract a large and growing, committed volunteer base. ## **Section G Declaration** **The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.** **Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees** |**Signature(s)**
**Full name(s)**
**Position (eg Secretary,**
**Chair, etc)**
**Date**||| |---|---|---| ||Neil Halford|Nicola Halford| ||
Trustee|Trustee| |||| ||18thJune 2024|18thJune 2024| **TAR** 4 **Independent examiner's report on the accounts** **Report to the trustees/ members of**[Time Is Precious (in memory of Ben Halford) ] **On accounts for the year ended**[5 April 2024 ] **Set out on page** 6 **Charity no** 1141671 **Respective** The charity's trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. **responsibilities of** The charity’s trustees consider that an audit is not required for this year **trustees and examiner** under section 144 of the Charities Act 2011 (the Charities Act) and that an independent examination is needed. It is my responsibility to: - examine the accounts under section 145 of the Charities Act, - to follow the procedures laid down in the general Directions given by the Charity Commission (under section 145(5)(b) of the Charities Act, and - to state whether particular matters have come to my attention. - **Basis of independent** My examination was carried out in accordance with general Directions given **examiner’s statement** 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 the 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** In connection with my examination, no matter has come to my attention - **examiner's statement** 1. which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in, any material respect, the requirements: - to keep accounting records in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act; and - to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and comply with the accounting requirements of the Charities Act - have not been met; or 2. to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. |**Signed:**
**Name:**
**Address:**

||18thJun 2024| |---|---|---| |||| ||Gregory Errington MAAT|| |||| ||75 Blackberry Way|| ||Midsomer Norton|| ||Radstock BA3 2RN|| 5 |**Time Is Precious(in memory of Ben Halford)**
**Charity Name**|**Time Is Precious(in memory of Ben Halford)**
**Charity Name**|**Time Is Precious(in memory of Ben Halford)**
**Charity Name**|**1141671**
**Number**| |---|---|---|---| |**Receipts and Payments Accounts**|||| |**For the period**
**from**|6 April 2023
Period start date|**To**|5 April 2024
Period end date| ## **Section A Receipts and payments** |**Receipts**|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**£**
**91,335**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**91,335**
**22,637**
**26,177**
**-**
**-**
**48,814**
**42,521**
**-**
**331,859**
**374,380**|**Restricted funds**
**£**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**- **
**-**
**-**|**Endowment**
**funds**
**£**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**|**Total funds**
**£**
**91,335**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**91,335**
**22,637**
**26,177**
**-**
**-**
**48,814**
**42,521**
**-**
**331,859**
**374,380**|**Last year**
**£**| |---|---|---|---|---|---| |Voluntaryreceipts|**91,335**||||**64,597**| |Activities forgeneratingfunds|**-**||||**90**| |Bank interest received|**-**||||**-**| ||**-**||||**-**| |**_Total receipts_**
**Payments**|||||| ||||||**64,687**| ||||||| |Charitable activities|**22,637**||||**40,384**| |Generatingvoluntaryreceipts|**26,177**||||**24,777**| |Fundraisingcosts(tradingactivities)|**-**||||**-**| ||**-**||||**-**| |**_Total payments_**
**_Net of receipts_**
**Transfers between funds**
**Cash funds last year end**
**_Cash funds this year end_**|||||| ||||||**65,161**| ||||||| ||**42,521**|**-**|**-**|**42,521**|**- 474**| ||**-**|**- **|**-**|**-**|**-**| ||**331,859**|**-**|**-**|**331,859**|**332,333**| ||**374,380**|**-**|**-**|**374,380**|**331,859**| ## **Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period** |**Cash funds**
**Signed by the trustees**|Signature
**_Total cash funds_**
Cash at bank|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**Restricted funds**
**to nearest £**
**to nearest £**
**374,380**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**374,380**
**-**
Print Name
Neil Halford
Nicola Halford|**Endowment**
**funds**
**to nearest £**| |---|---|---|---| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||Date of approval| |||Neil Halford|18th Jun 2024| |||Nicola Halford|18th Jun 2024| ||||| 6