2025-03-18-accounts - The Palmer Children's Trust

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Trustees' Annual Report for the period

Period start date Period end date 19 03 2024 18 03 2025

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Section A Reference and administration details

Charity name

The Palmer Children’s Trust

Other names charity is known by Registered charity number (if any) 1155644

The PCT

Charity's principal address

Forbury Farm Kimbolton Leominster, Herefordshire Postcode HR6 0EP

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19	Trustee name	Office (if any)	Dates acted if not for whole year	Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (ifany)
	Julian PhilipPalmer
	Rachel Sarah Palmer
	GuyAlexander Palmer

Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)

Name Dates acted if not for whole year

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Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information) Type of adviser Name Address	Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information) Type of adviser Name Address	Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information) Type of adviser Name Address

Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)

Section B Structure, governance and management

Description of the charity’s trusts

Type of governing document

Constitution

(eg. trust deed, constitution)

Charitable Incorporated Body How the charity is constituted

(eg. trust, association, company)

Appointed by the existing trustees for a term of not more than 3 years Trustee selection methods

(eg. appointed by, elected by)

Additional governance issues (Optional information)

You may choose to include additional information, where relevant, about:

policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees;
the charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works;
relationship with any related parties;
trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them.

Section C Objectives and activities

The relief of sickness, promotion of good health and assistance in the treatment and care of children and young people suffering from life limiting mental or physical illness of any description or in need of Summary of the objects of the rehabilitation or palliative care as a result of such illness; to provide charity set out in its respite to such children and young persons and their families; and governing document provide financial support or grants to other charities or directly to beneficiaries as the trustees may determine.

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In the reporting year, the trustees were unable to deliver any charitable activities due to lack of income. The trustees have reviewed the charity’s purposes and confirm that they still believe these purposes are capable of delivering public benefit. The trustees have had due regard to the Charity Commission’s guidance on public benefit when exercising their powers or duties where applicable

Summary of the main activities undertaken for the public benefit in relation to these objects (include within this section the statutory declaration that trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit)

Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)

You may choose to include further statements, where relevant, about:

policy on grantmaking;
policy programme related investment;
contribution made by volunteers.

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Section D Achievements and performance

The charity did not deliver any charitable activities or make any grants Summary of the main during the reporting period due to the absence of incoming funds and achievements of the charity minimal cash in bank (under £1,000). The trustees kept the charity’s during the year position under review to ensure compliance with statutory and governance obligations, and confirmed that the charity’s purposes remain capable of delivering public benefit when resources allow.

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Section E Financial review

The charity has yet to establish capital that may necessitate a reserves Brief statement of the policy. Accordingly, at the date of this report the charity has no reserves charity’s policy on reserves policy. The trustees have agreed to review this position biannually.

Details of any funds materially N/A in deficit

Further financial review details (Optional information)

You may choose to include additional information, where relevant about:

the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising);
how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity;
investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted.

Section F Other optional information

In the previous reporting period, the trustees resolved to realise the charity’s remaining investments and assets and to distribute the resulting funds to charities and hospitals previously supported by the charity, or such other charitable beneficiaries as the trustees may determine.

Due to the absence of incoming funds, minimal cash reserves, and the need to reassess the practical and administrative steps required to effect an orderly wind-down, this process was not completed during the current reporting year.

The trustees have reviewed this position and confirm that the decision to liquidate the charity’s remaining assets and distribute all remaining funds remains unchanged. The trustees intend to complete the liquidation and distribution process by the end of February 2026, following which the trustees will consider the appropriate steps to bring the charity’s affairs to a close.

Section G Declaration

The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.

Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees

SIGN SIGN Signature(s) Full name(s) Julian Philip Palmer Rachel Sarah Palmer Position (eg Secretary, Chair, Trustee Trustee etc) Date 31/12/2025

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The Palmer Childrens' Trust

1155644

Receipts and payments accounts

CC16a

For the period 19/03/2024 18/03/2025 To from

Section A Receipts and payments

Unrestricted Endowment Restricted funds Total funds Last year funds funds to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ A1 Receipts Donations - Sub total (Gross income for AR) - ~~==55===~~ A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table). - - - - - - - - - Sub total - Total receipts - ~~=SSS5=~~ A3 Payments - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Sub total - ~~22-5~~ A4 Asset and investment purchases, (see table) - - - - - - - - Sub total - Total payments - ~~=SSSe=~~ Net of receipts/(payments) A5 Transfers between funds - - - - - A6 Cash funds last year end 815 - - 815 - Cash funds this year end 815 - - 815 - Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period ~~=—>>—>~~ Unrestricted Restricted funds Endowment Categories Details funds funds to nearest £ to nearest £ to nearest £ B1 Cash funds Bank 815 - - - - - - - - Total cash funds 815 - - CCXX R1 accounts (SS) ~~===~~ 1 31/12/2025

Signature Details Details Details (agree balances with receipts and payments account(s)) Details 5 year investment with Aviva SIGN SIGN	OK OK Unrestricted funds Restricted funds to nearest £ to nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - Fund to which asset belongs Cost (optional) Unrestricted - - - - - Fund to which asset belongs Cost (optional) - - - - - - - - - Fund to which liability relates Amount due (optional) - - - - - Print Name Julian Palmer Rachel Palmer	OK
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		Date of approval
SIGN	Julian Palmer	31/12/2025
SIGN	Rachel Palmer	31/12/2025

CCXX R2 accounts (SS)

31/12/2025