2024-03-31-accounts

Trustees' Annual Report for the period

Period start date Period end date Day Month Year Day Month Year From 01 04 2023 To 31 03 2024

Section A Reference and administration details

Charity name[Megan’s Wish List ]

Other names charity is known by

		Registered charity number (if any)1157562 Charity's principal address The Vicarage, Birling Road Ryarsh Kent Postcode ME19 5LS ~~ee~~
		Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity
		Trustee name Office (if any) Dates acted if not for whole year Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (ifany)
	1	1 Michael Francis Robert Cooper Finance
	2	2Christopher Mark Fox Chairperson
	3 Graeme Hod	3 Graeme Hodges
	4	4Lucy Ellen Yuille Fox
	5 L	5 Lyn Hodges
	6	6Nichola Katherine Cooper
		Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)
	Name Dates acted if not for whole year Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information) ~~—~~
	Type of adviser Name Address
TAR 1 March2012 Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information) ~~==>~~

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Section B Structure, governance and management

Description of the charity’s trusts

Type of governing document

Constitution

• (eg. trust deed, constitution)

CIO - Foundation How the charity is constituted

• (eg. trust, association, company)

Trustee selection methods

Appointed by trustees

• (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.

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Section C Objectives and activities

Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document

Fund raising & promote the physical and mental health of children from birth to teenage years, suffering from life changing disabilities and potential life shortening illnesses who reside within the districts of Tonbridge and Malling, Sevenoaks, Tunbridge Wells and Maidstone in the county of Kent, through the provision of financial assistance, support, education and practical advice and assistance.

The charity is very focused on the Charity Commissions guidance on public benefit and we bear this in mind when discussing and planning at our trustee meetings.

Through our charities work we have funded short breaks away, days out, memorable experiences/activities and provision of equipment and accessories.

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)

We continue to develop our links with local health trusts and promote awareness of our activities and fund-raising events via the website, through social media and local media, to broaden the awareness of the charities work under the following Charity Commission classification;

• GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES

• CHILDREN/YOUNG PEOPLE

• MAKES GRANTS TO INDIVIDUALS

• OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES

TAR

March 2012

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Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)

Our charity is extremely grateful and appreciative of the phenomenal ongoing support given by the volunteers, who offer their services and make our charities achievements possible.

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

• policy on grantmaking;

• policy programme related investment;

• contribution made by volunteers.

TAR

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Section D Achievements and performance

• Summary of the main The promotion of awareness for our charity, its goals and objectives;

• achievements of the charity during the year • Bereavement support to local family and assistance and guidance into setting up their own charity.

• • Ongoing assistance and support to local families with children facing life changing illnesses/disabilities.

TAR

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Section E Financial review

Brief statement of the charity’s policy on reserves

The charity has yet to establish capital that may necessitate a reserves policy. Accordingly, at the date of this report the charity has no reserves policy. The trustees will review as required.

Details of any funds materially in deficit

No funds 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

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) Christopher Mark Fox Position (eg Secretary, Chair, Chair etc) Date 10th January 2025

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Megan's Wish List

Registered Charitable Incorporated Organisation No 1157562

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Receipts and Payments account Year ended 31 March 2024
£ £
Receipts
MWL own events
Gross income 0
Gross expenditure 0
Net surplus/(deficit) from MWL events 0
Third party events
Net income 0
Incidental expenditure 0
Net surplus/(deficit) from third party events 0
Donations 0
Collection boxes 0
Online giving 0
Payroll giving 58
Gift aid 0
Chocolate umbrella 0
Promotional goods sales 0
Total receipts 58
Payments
Promotional goods 0
Facebook events 0
Public liability insurance 0
General admin costs (111)
Total payments (111)
Net surplus/(deficit) from activities for period (53)
Distributions to beneficiaries in period 0
Accumulated surplus/(deficit) for period (53)
Money transferred in from old MWL fund 0
Accumulated surplus/(deficit) brought forward 654
Accumulated surplus/(deficit) carried forward 601
Represented by:-
Balance at bank at end of period 601
Balance of cash at end of period 0
Total assets of trust at end of period 601
Approved by Trustees on 29-Jan-25
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