2020-12-31-accounts - Donations With A Difference

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Trustees' Annual Report for the period

Period start date Period end date 01 01 2020 31 12 2020

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Section A Reference and administration details

Charity name Donations With A Difference

Other names charity is known by Registered charity number (if any) 1157927

Charity's principal address

Suite 2 The Nook Stelling Minnis Postcode CT4 6AQ

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 20	Trustee name	Office (if any)	Dates acted if not for whole year	Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (ifany)
	Alan Tingey	Chairman
	Cheryl Causebrook	Vice Chairman
	Ella Brocklebank	Secretary
	Simon Gretton	Treasurer
	Dan Dyer
	Will Chan
	Aimee Nicholas
	Aimee Clayton- Brennan

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)

Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)	Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)	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

Constitution of a Charitable Incorporated Organisation Type of governing document (eg. trust deed, constitution) Trust How the charity is constituted (eg. trust, association, company)

Appointment of charity trustees Trustee selection methods (1) At the first annual general meeting of the members of the CIO all the (eg. appointed by, elected by) charity trustees shall retire from office; (2) The charity trustees to retire by rotation shall be those who have been longest in office since their last appointment or reappointment. If any trustees were last appointed or reappointed on the same day those to retire shall (unless they otherwise agree among themselves) be determined by lot; (3) The vacancies so arising may be filled by the decision of the members at the annual general meeting; any vacancies not filled at the annual general meeting may be filled as provided in sub-clause (5) of this clause; (4) The members or the charity trustees may at any time decide to appoint a new charity trustee; whether in place of a charity trustee who has retired or been removed in accordance with clause 15 (Retirement and removal of charity trustees), or as an additional trustee, provided that the limit specified in clause 12(3) on the number of charity trustees would not as a result be exceeded; (5) A person so appointed by the members of the CIO shall retire in accordance with the provisions of sub-clauses (2) and (3) of this clause. A person so appointed by the charity trustees shall retire at the conclusion of the next annual general meeting after the date of his or her appointment, and shall not be counted for the purpose of determining which of the charity trustees is to retire by rotation at that meeting. For further details please feel free to contact us on info@dwad.org

Additional governance issues (Optional information)

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There were no major edits or additions to policies in 2020

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

To further such charitable purposes for the public benefit as are exclusively charitable according to the laws of England and Wales as the trustees may from time to time determine.

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

Donations With A Difference is a grant making trust supporting general charitable purposes. It is the policy of the trustees to make grants to a wide range of charitable bodies and individuals.

Grants are made primarily, but not limited to, registered charities, charitable organisations and individuals in the UK within the following funding areas; Physical Health, Mental Health & Education.

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The charity continues to raise funds in numerous ways by running various events as described in “Section D Achievements and performance”. Some of the sporting events not only raise funds for the charity but also improves and encourages physical health.

The funds are used for grants which we receive online through our website at the following address: - https://donationswithadifference.org/grant application/

Grants in 2020 were as follows:

See Ability - £382

We continue to support this local charity and this funds the purchase a digital radio and fibre optic lights to help people improve their ability to engage and express through these sensory specialist equipment.

Ella Louth - £163

A small grant to provide Ella with a wheelchair canopy. Ella is using an NHS wheelchair and this will help to keep her more warm and dry.

Claire Moss - £2,151

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 were thrilled to step in and agree to help the family with their mission to fund the remaining £2,100 needed for Claire’s new electric chair as they had done a lot of fund raising themselves

Lucy Bowen - £468

Following on from a grant towards the end of 2019 for Lucy to have a Delichon Delta off road buggy we have now funded a further £468 to provide Lucy with a cycle conversion kit Rachel Lewis - £3,097 Rachel is 10 years and suffers from a defective Gene Tub 3 that has caused a congenital brain abnormality and continuing associated difficulties. We were delighted to fund an all-terrain buggy which is used all the time giving Rachel much more freedom, including taking the waterproof buggy into the sea near their home in Whitstable. The family has been able to take trips spontaneously rather than having to research access and restrictions Sharon Lewers - £2,739 We purchased a tilt in space wheelchair with carer assist for Sharon as she has scoliosis, osteoporosis of the spine and shoulders. Sharon suffers from a condition called FHD and has many physical and mental disabilities. Stephanie Kemp - £1,233 Stephanie has been ill with encephalitis and epilepsy since 2001 and also has functional neurological disorder and spinal issues. Stephanie came to us with a request for a manual wheelchair to ensure she has mobility all of the time as her electric wheelchair is far too heavy to get in and out of cars, We purchased a red and black neon quickie wheelchair from Complete Care Shop to meet Stephanie’s needs

Lucy Bowen - £800

To further Lucy’s development we supported an additional request for a

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specialist trike to enable Lucy to become more independently active in outdoor spaces

Dennis Spinner - £94 To assist with Dennis’ pre-school development, to enable Dennis to create better posture to manage his condition we purchased a specialist small wooden chair, designed for nursery age. Ellenor Hospice - £2,930

This hospice approached us with a request to purchase a bariatric bed and mattress to be used in their hospice by many who will need it in the coming years.

Zoya - £150

Zoya was in need of a specialist car seat, so we purchased via her healthcare support’s application a Cosatto Judo Group 123 Carseat - Bunny Buddy car seat

Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)

Grant Making Policy

Grants are made primarily, but not limited to, registered charities, charitable organisations and individuals in the UK within the following funding areas; Physical Health, Mental Health and Education

Please note that the trust does not fund expeditions or any entity registered or incorporated outside the UK. For further details please visit: You may choose to include - - https://donationswithadifference.org/grant making policy/ further statements, where relevant, about:

Our Supporters

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

Many people have helped us make our charity the success it is. Please click on the link below to see the people and companies that have helped us:

https://donationswithadifference.org/supporters/2019/

Please note we usually update our supporters list annually, but with minimal activity to raise funds in 2020 we’re still referring to 2019 supporters here.

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Section D Achievements and performance

Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year

The charity had great success throughout previous years with fundraising throughout the following events: Golf Days Charity Ball Super10 (online football game) Nominated charity funding. Special events nominating us as the benefactor charity

During the course of 2020 our primary focus was to manage the grant fund we had generated in 2019 wisely, given we had to suspend nearly all forms of fundraising due to the pandemic.

For further detail of our usual events please visit us at our news section: https://donationswithadifference.org/news/archive/2019/

For history of all previous grants and fund raising initiatives please visit our website and you’ll easily find this from our top menu

https://donationswithadifference.org/

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Section E Financial review

Brief statement of the charity’s policy on reserves

The charity does not have a specific policy regards reserves. It is the responsibility of the treasurer to maintain enough money in the bank accounts to fund all forthcoming grants and/or expenses. No grants are awarded without first a monthly review of funds available for the pending decisions. At no point during the financial period was the account overdrawn.

Details of any funds materially in deficit

N/A

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);

All income comes from fund raising activities. The majority of this comes from the events that we hold, as mentioned in Section D. We do also have a small element of funds coming from nominations, either entities or individuals who can choose us to be the benefactor of their charitable intentions and activities.

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) Simon Gretton Position (eg Secretary, Chair, Treasurer etc)

Will Chan

Trustee

Date 29/10/2021

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Charity Name No (if any) DONATIONS WITH A DIFFERENCE 1157927 Receipts and payments accounts

For the period Period start date Period end date To from 01/01/2020 31/12/2020

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Section A Receipts and payments	Section A Receipts and payments
A1 Receipts	Unrestricted funds to the nearest £ 2,847 1,800 - - - - - 4,646 - - - 4,646 470 83 24 518 16,259 - - - - 17,355 - - - 17,355 - 12,709 - 20,028 7,319	Restricted funds to the nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -	Endowment funds to the nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -	Total funds to the nearest £ 2,847 1,800 - - - - - - 4,646 - - - 4,646 470 83 24 518 16,259 - - - - 17,355 - - - 17,355 - 12,709 - 20,028 7,319	Last year to the nearest £
Donations,legacies &grants	2,847				1,678
Fundraisingevents	1,800				52,758
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*Sub total*(Gross income for AR)	4,646				54,436

A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table).
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*Total receipts* A3 Payments
					54,436

Cost of fundraisingevents	470				19,144
Telephone,internet &postage	83				94
Bank and PayPal charges	24				152
General admin	518				829
Grants and donationspaid	16,259				39,001
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**Sub total **	17,355				59,220

A4 Asset and investment purchases, (see table)
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*Total payments* *Net of receipts/(payments)* A5 Transfers between funds A6 Cash funds last year end *Cash funds this year end*
					59,220

	- 12,709	-	-	- 12,709	- 4,784
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	20,028	-	-	20,028	24,812
	7,319	-	-	7,319	20,028

CCXX R1 accounts (SS)

31/10/2021

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 Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees B1 Cash funds B2 Other monetary assets B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use B5 Liabilities B3 Investment assets CCXX R2 accounts (SS)	Signature Details Details Bank account Paypal Paypal 2 Details Details *Total cash funds* (agree balances with receipts and payments account(s)) Details ~~2~~	Unrestricted funds Restricted funds to nearest £ to nearest £ 4,783 - 1,853 - 683 - 7,319 - OK OK Unrestricted funds Restricted funds to nearest £ to nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - Fund to which asset belongs Cost (optional) - - - - - Fund to which asset belongs Cost (optional) - - - - - - - - - Fund to which liability relates Amount due (optional) - - Print Name Simon Gretton Will Chan	Endowment funds to nearest £
			17,038
			2,307
			683
			20,029

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			Date of approval
			29/10/2021
			29/10/2021
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CCXX R2 accounts (SS)