CRACKERJACKS CHILDREN’S TRUST
TRUSTEES REPORT AND
I N DE P E N DE N T LY EX A M I N E D F I N A N C I A L STATEME N T S
YEAR ENDED 28[th] FEBRUARY 2022
Crackerjacks Children’s Trust. Annual Report and Accounts. Year Ending 28[th] February 2022
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Contents
MEMBERS OF THE BOARD AND PROFESSIONAL ADVISERS ............................................................ 1 TRUSTEES ANNUAL REPORT .......................................................................................................... 3 INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT ON THE ACCOUNTS ............................................................. 7 RECEIPTS & PAYMENTS ACCOUNTS .............................................................................................. 9 CHARITY INFORMATION ............................................................................................................. 11
Crackerjacks Children’s Trust. Annual Report and Accounts. Year Ending 28[th] February 2022
MEMBERS OF THE BOARD AND PROFESSIONAL ADVISERS
Members of the Board and Professional Advisers
REGISTERED CHARITY NAME & ADDRESS
Crackerjacks Children’s Trust 24A Worcester Street, Kidderminster, Worcestershire, DY10 1ED
CHARITY NUMBER
1146586
TRUSTEES Name Role Length of Service Mark Dearden Chairman of Trustees 14 Years Jay Cartwright Trustee 14 Years Paulina Lipiec Trustee 3 Year
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TRUSTEES ANNUAL REPORT
SENIOR ADVISORY MANAGEMENT TEAM
Terry Bull Co-Founder, Chief Executive Officer. John Bacon Co-Founder, Executive Officer, Secretary, Treasurer.
INDEPENDENT EXAMINERS ACCOUNTANT
Moneywise Midland, Suite 4, Third Floor, 26 Church Street, Kidderminster, Worcestershire, DY10 2AR.
BANKERS
Lloyds Bank 1 Vicar Street Kidderminster Worcestershire DY10 1HD
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TRUSTEES ANNUAL REPORT
Trustees Annual Report
The Trustees have pleasure in presenting their report and independently examined financial statements of the charity for year ended 28[the ] February 2022.
REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS
Reference and administrative details are shown in the schedule of members of the board and professional advisers on page 1.
THE TRUSTEES
The trustees who served the charity during the period were as follows:
Mark Dearden Appointed 2019 Re-elected 2022 Jay Cartwright Appointed 2019 Re-elected 2022 Paulina Lipiec Appointed 2020 Term 3 Years
PATRON
The charity is very honored to have the following Patron:
Claire Cashmore MBE
STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT
The trust was established under a Trust Deed dated 20[th ] March 2012 and registered with the Charity Commission on 26[th ] March 2012.
The Trustees are listed above and the organisational structure is such that the Trustees are officers of the organisation.
There are nine part-time staff and one-part time apprentice paid employees of the charity and no full time employees, the charity also has a small team of six volunteers
No single employee is paid over £29,000 per annum.
There is no relationship with any other Charity.
The power of appointing Trustees rests with the current Trustees.
OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES
The charitable objects of the Trust, as approved by the Charity Commission, are to relieve the charitable needs of children diagnosed and suffering from a disability, their families and carers in such ways as the trustees in their absolute discretion see fit.
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TRUSTEES ANNUAL REPORT
ACHIEVEMENTS PERFORMANCE & ACTIVITIES
Once again the charity has performed in line with its objectives for 2021-2022. The charity actively organising projects to increase the income for 2021/22 and consequently the amount of grants and increase in respite breaks at our respite holiday home will ensure that more disabled children will benefit from the Crackerjacks work and its facilities.
Some of the grants we have made during this
financial period included:
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Respite Breaks
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Mains run Nebulisers
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Specialist adapted wheelchairs
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Special Customized Trikes
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Special adapted wet rooms
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Sensory Toys: Dark Dens, Tactile Sensory Bags, Glow-in-the-Dark sensory bags A Soft Play Room & Sensory Mood Shapes
Crackerjacks Children’s Trust plan for the 2021/22 period is to, continue to promote our services to people around the UK so that we can continue to help yet more disabled children and their families. Our primary aim for next year is help more disabled children around the United Kingdom with a well-needed restful, worry free break at our respite home at Brean Sands, Somerset. However, to achieve this we require a continuous income from donors and sponsors around the country. We do not get any financial support from the government or lottery funding, we solely rely on individuals and organisations for their kind and generous donations.
This year the Respite home needed to be partly refurbished due to wear and tear, two new sofas and carpets were installed. Next year our respite home will have been in use for five years and further refurbishments will be required along with external maintenance.
Provisions will need to be provided for: garden sleeper maintenance, all fences to be treated, garden patio to be cleaned, broken slabs to be replaced, drive gates to be fixed, bed mattresses to be replaced, wheelchair decking access checked and cleaned, full valet/deep clean on respite home.
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TRUSTEES ANNUAL REPORT
FINANCIAL REVIEW
March 2021 – February 2022. The year started slowly for the charity which was a continuation from the previous year’s pandemic Covid-19. Like most small charities, COVID-19 cast a shadow over the survival of the charity.
Throughout 2021/22 the charity, where possible, tried to continue raising funds for its cause and continued with our Crisis Appeal to our donors which is proving successful and helping the charity to survive. It is the opinion of the trustees that this successful appeal will prove invaluable to the charity and its future.
During this period our total income was up by 82.6%. This is due to the charity being able to get back on track after the COVID19 pandemic. Payments and costs were also up by 61.7% and rental income increased by £3148. Expenditure has been difficult for 2021/22 as specialist equipment has been hard to obtain from suppliers as building materials have been on short supply.
Throughout this accounting period the charity has experienced many difficult situations that were similar to the previous year due to COVID19, however towards the end of this accounting period improvement has been made which is showing positive for our next accounting period. The outstanding efforts from the Crackerjacks staff, management and the trustees has been exceptional during these hard times. We now look forward to a prosperous accounting period for 2022/23.
This current accounting period shows the amount of £127,691 in restricted funds, these funds are currently held within the charities grants bank account and are set aside for ongoing and current new grant applications and small projects. This amount is constantly changing in line with charity’s grant expenditure and incoming funds and will be used in line with our charity activity report below.
Our respite home is listed in “Assets retained for the charity’s own use” as a cost of £47,078. Depreciation costs will of course be deducted over the coming years. The current valuation of the respite home has been given at £40,000 with decking £5000 and contents at £4200.
There are no subsidiary undertakings and the Trustees do not believe that the Charity is exposed to any major risks.
CHARITY ACTIVITY REPORT
This current period has seen an increase in grant applications and we are pleased to say that the charity seems to be making improvements in its catch up after the COVID19 pandemic. We have received thirtyeight new grant application for specialist equipment and sensory toy and forty-two applications for family respite breaks at “Rays Sunshine Respite Home”. The constant flow of new grants gives the charity and its team a feel of purpose and meaning to strive on.
RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE TRUSTEES
The charity's trustees are responsible for preparing the Trustees Annual Report and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).
The law applicable to charities in England and Wales 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 charity and of the incoming resources and application of resources of the charity for that period. In preparing these financial statements, the trustees are required to:
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Select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently;
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Observe the methods and principles in the Charities SORP;
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Make judgments and estimates that are reasonable and prudent;
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TRUSTEES ANNUAL REPORT
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State whether applicable accounting standards have been followed, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements;
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Prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the charity will continue in operation.
The trustees are responsible for keeping legal accounting records that disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charity and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Charities Act 2011 and the Charity (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008. The trustees are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charity and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.
Our Trustees and senior management meet several times throughout the year to discuss and agree on charity issues and grant approving, all our meetings are minuted in accordance with Charity Commission legislation. During the period of the outbreak of COVID19, meetings were held via video streaming.
As trustees we uphold our responsibilities to the charity and offer our help and support where possible, to enable to charity to operate within its work frame
Signed on behalf of the Trustees
Mark Deaden Chairman.
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CHARITY INFORMATION
Independent examiner's report on the accounts
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CHARITY INFORMATION
Receipts & Payments Accounts
| Crackerjacks Children's Trust | Crackerjacks Children's Trust | Crackerjacks Children's Trust | Crackerjacks Children's Trust | Crackerjacks Children's Trust | 1146586 | 1146586 | 1146586 | CC16a | |
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| For the period from |
01/03/2021 |
To | 28/02/2022 | ||||||
| Section A Receipts and payments | |||||||||
| A1 Receipts | Unrestricted funds to the nearest £ |
Restricted funds to the nearest £ |
Endowment funds to the nearest £ |
Total funds to the nearest £ |
Last year to the nearest £ |
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| Fundraising | 68,413 | - | - | 68,413 | 30,814 | ||||
| Donations(net of commissions) | **127,691 ** | - | **127,691 ** | 46,199 | |||||
| Gift Aid Receipts | 18,434 | - | - | 18,434 | 6,279 | ||||
| Bank Interest | - | - | - | - | 4 | ||||
| Small Business Grant-COVID | - | - | - | - | 10,000 | ||||
| Grants | 1,000 | - | - | 1,000 | 62,731 | ||||
| Rental Income | 7,012 | - | - | 7,012 | 3,864 | ||||
| Bounce back loan | - | - | - | - | 24,000 | ||||
| Sub total(Gross income for AR) |
94,859 |
127,691 | - | 222,550 | 183,891 | ||||
| A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table). |
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| - | |||||||||
| - | - | ||||||||
| Sub total | - | - | |||||||
| Total receipts | |||||||||
| 94,859 | 183,891 |
A3 Payments
| Charitable Payments | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grants & Donations | 598 | - | 598 | - | |||||
| Outreach Work | 19,200 | - | 19,200 | 19,200 | |||||
| Respite Home Expenses | 7,179 | 7,179 | 10,956 | ||||||
| **Total Charitable Payments ** | - | - | - | - | - | ||||
| 26,977 | - | - | 26,977 | 30,156 | |||||
| Other Payments | |||||||||
| Staff costs | 86,077 | - | - | 86,077 | 30,503 | ||||
| Rent & Utilities | 8,442 | - | - | 8,442 | 10,770 | ||||
| External Fundraisingcosts | 51,867 | - | - | 51,867 | 6,727 | ||||
| Administration costs | 5,968 | - | - | 5,968 | 7,384 | ||||
| Bank Loan Repayments | 2,688 | - | - | 2,688 | 13,942 | ||||
| Liabilityadjustments | 817 | - | - | 817 | - | ||||
| **Payments Sub total ** | 182,836 | - | - | 182,836 | 99,482 | ||||
| A4 Asset and investment purchases, (see table) |
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| Office equipment | 896 | - | 896 | 772 | |||||
| Investments | - | - | - | - | |||||
| **Sub total ** | 896 | - | - | 896 | 772 | ||||
| Total payments Net of receipts/(payments) A5 Transfers between funds A6 Cash funds last year end Cash funds this year end |
- 127,691 |
- - |
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| 100,254 | |||||||||
| - 88,873 | 127,691 | - | 38,818 | 83,637 | |||||
| 92,739 | -92,739 | - | - | - | |||||
| 115 | 88,648 | - | 88,763 | 5,126 | |||||
| 3,981 | 123,600 | - | 127,581 | 88,763 |
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CHARITY INFORMATION
Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period
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Categories
Signed by one or two trustees
on behalf of all the trustees
B5 Liabilities
B3 Investment assets
B1 Cash funds
B2 Other monetary
assets
B4 Assets retained for
the charity’s own use|Details
Total cash funds
Details
(agree balances with receipts and
payments account(s))
Bank balances|Details
Total cash funds
Details
(agree balances with receipts and
payments account(s))
Bank balances|Unrestricted
funds
to nearest £|Unrestricted
funds
to nearest £|Restricted funds
to nearest £|Restricted funds
to nearest £|Endowment
funds
to nearest £|
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funds
to nearest £|
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||Details||Fund to which
asset belongs||Cost (optional)||Current value
(optional)|
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||Details||Fund to which
asset belongs||Cost (optional)||Current value
(optional)|
||Office Equipment||||7,089||-|
||Fixture & Fittings||||2,413||-|
||Respite Care Caravan||Restricted||47,078||-|
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||Details||Fund to which
liability relates||Amount due
(optional)||When due
(optional)|
||Social Security||||1,884|||
||Bank loan||||21,600|||
||Payable to pension company||||384|||
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||Signature||Print Name
Mark Dearden|||||
||||||||Date of
approval|
||||Mark Dearden||||08/08/2022|
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CHARITY INFORMATION
Charity Information
CRACKERJACKS CHILDREN’S TRUST
24a Worcester Street Kidderminster DY10 1ED
Telephone: 0300-122-0124 Email: info@crackerjacks.org.uk Web: crackerjacks.org.uk
Facebook: facebook.com/crackerjacksct Twitter: twitter.com/crackerjacksct
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