**To** ## **Trustees' Annual Report for the period** Period start date Period end date 1 08 2024 31 07 2025 **From** ## Section A Reference and administration details **Charity name** MRKH Connect **Other names charity is known by** **Registered charity number (if any)** 1157477 **Charity's principal address** White Friars Chapel Monks Lane Wadhurst, East Sussex **Postcode TN5 6EN** ~~ee~~ **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity Dates acted if not for whole Name of person (or body) entitled Trustee name Office (if any) year to appoint trustee (if any)** 1 Charlotte Cannell Director 2 Adrienne Bishop 3 Shelley Saxby 4 Alistair Maclenan 5 Michelle Lipton 6 Hasna Khanam 01/08/2024 – 31/12/2024 7 Alison Hensley 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 ~~ee~~ **Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees) Name Dates acted if not for whole year** **TAR** March **2012** 1 ## **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) How the charity is constituted CIO - (eg. trust, association, company) Trustee selection methods Appointed by board - (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; MRKH Connect continues to provide Safeguarding training for all trustees. This includes Trustee training as well as Safeguarding for 16-25 years olds (both provided by NSPCC). This is repeated on a 2 year basis. DBS checks are also undertaken for each member of the board, including our elective Youth Leader - 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** **Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document** To relieve and promote the relief of those diagnosed and living with Mayer Rokitansky Kuster Hauser (MRKH) Syndrome and to provide support and resources for such persons and their families To advance public education (including scientific education) and awareness in matters relating to MRKH syndrome **TAR** March **2012** 1 Provision of support network and events to bring those with MRKH together and to provide resources to those with MRKH, their families and friends and the general public. **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. **TAR** March **2012** 1 Section D Achievements and performance **Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year** 1. Encouraging the discussion of the condition through peer support and public outreach 2. Defined training and safeguarding procedures for charity 3. Supporting those with MRKH through peer support events, social media, webinars and MRKH website 4. Connecting with other MRKH charities to build community awareness as well as to related charities and groups to improve the understanding of infertility issues 5. Fundraising support from individuals raising money for MRKH Connect through sporting events 6. Investing in other peer initiatives such as MRKH podcast and community peer events such as socials and other in person informal events 7. Organised and hosted in person peer support event in London in July 2025 **TAR** March **2012** 1 **Section E Financial review** ~~ee~~ **Brief statement of the charity’s policy on reserves** MRKH Connect’s policy is to maintain a reserve sufficient funds to allow for reasonable unbudgeted expenditure **Details of any funds materially in deficit** None ## **Further financial review details (Optional information)** The Charity’s main source of funding is from donations generated through campaigns and via ad hoc donations to the charity including through sponsored events where individuals represent and raise money for MRKH Connect e.g. London Marathon, local sporting events. You **may choose** to include additional information, where relevant about: - the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising); All money raised goes directly back into the charity and its objectives including supporting its own as well as other community initiatives and events. - how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity; - Funds are also set aside, where relevant to support marketing activities - of the charity; including promotional items and marketing gifts such as notebooks, - • investment policy and badges, tshirts etc. objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted. ## ~~ee~~ **Section F Other optional information** Trustee Hasna Khanam stepped down from MRKH Connect in 2024 and will not at this point be replaced. A further note that Charlotte Bishop has updated her surname with the charity commission to Cannell (name change due to marriage). Professionally, Bishop is also used in some contexts however for the purposes of the Charity Commission and signing official documentation related to the charity, Cannell is now used. ## **Section G Declaration** ~~ee~~ **The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.** **Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees** **==> picture [66 x 52] intentionally omitted <==** **==> picture [526 x 106] intentionally omitted <==** **TAR** March **2012** 1 **MRKH CONNECT No (if any) Receipts and payments accounts For the period** Period start date Period end date **To from** 1.8.24 31.7.25 ~~ee ee ee~~ ## **CC16a** ## **Section A Receipts and payments** **Unrestricted Restricted Endowment funds funds funds** **Total funds Last year** **to the nearest £** **to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ 7,620 5,454 528 1,047** ## **A1 Receipts** |**A1 Receiptsptsts**|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**to the nearest**
**£**| |---|---| |Bank account|**7,620**| |Paypal|**528**| _**Sub total** (Gross income for_ **8,148 8,148 6,501** _AR)_ **A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table).** _**Sub total**_ ~~——————~~ _**Total receipts**_ **8,148 8,148 6,501 A3 Payments** Bank account **8,130 8,130 6,631** Paypal **2,931 2,931 519** _**Sub total**_ **[ 11,061 ] 11,061 7,150** **A4 Asset and investment purchases, (see table)** _**Sub total**_ ~~———_————~~ _**Total payments**_ **11,061 11,061 7,150** _**Net of receipts/(payments)**_ **- 2,913 - 2,913 649 A5 Transfers between funds A6 Cash funds last year end** _**Cash funds this year end**_ ~~===~~ **4,702** ~~>>~~ **4,702 7,614** CCXX R1 accounts (SS) 16/08/2025 1 |**Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period**|**Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period**|**Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period**|**Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period**|**Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period**||| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |**Categories**||||||| |**B1 Cash funds**|**4,702**
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