**To** ## **Trustees' Annual Report for the period** Period start date Period end date 01 01 2020 31 12 2020 **From** ## 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
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**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-
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**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)** **TAR** March **2012** 2 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. **TAR** March **2012** 3 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 **TAR** March **2012** 4 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. **TAR** March **2012** 5 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/ **TAR** March **2012** 6 ## **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 **TAR** March **2012** 7 **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** **CC16a** |**Section A Receipts and payments**|**Section A Receipts and payments**||||| |---|---|---|---|---|---| |**A1 Receipts**|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**to the nearest**
**£**
**2,847**
**1,800**
**-**
**-**
**-**
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**4,646**
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**4,646**
**470**
**83**
**24**
**518**
**16,259**
**-**
**-**
**-**
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**17,355**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**17,355**
**- 12,709**
**-**
**20,028**
**7,319**|**Restricted**
**funds**
**to the nearest £**
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**470**
**83**
**24**
**518**
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**7,319**|**Last year**
**to the nearest £**| |Donations,legacies &grants|**2,847**||||**1,678**| |Fundraisingevents|**1,800**||||**52,758**| ||||||**-**| ||**-**||||**-**| ||**-**||||**-**| ||**-**||||**-**| ||**-**||||**-**| ||**-**||||**-**| |**_Sub total_**_(Gross income for_
_AR)_|**4,646**||||**54,436**| ||||||| |**A2 Asset and investment sales,**
**(see table).**|||||| ||**-**||||**-**| ||**-**||||**-**| |**_Sub total_**|**-**||||**-**| |**_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**| ||**-**||||**-**| ||**-**||||**-**| ||**-**||||**-**| ||**-**||||**-**| |**_Sub total_ **|**17,355**||||**59,220**| ||||||| |**A4 Asset and investment**
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**A6 Cash funds last year end**
**_Cash funds this year end_**|||||| ||||||**59,220**| ||||||| ||**- 12,709**|**-**|**-**|**- 12,709**|**- 4,784**| ||**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**| ||**20,028**|**-**|**-**|**20,028**|**24,812**| ||**7,319**|**-**|**-**|**7,319**|**20,028**| CCXX R1 accounts (SS) 31/10/2021 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**|| |---|---|---|---| |**Categories**
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**B2 Other monetary assets**
**B4 Assets retained for the**
**charity’s own use**
**B5 Liabilities**
**B3 Investment assets**
CCXX R2 accounts (SS)|Signature
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**to nearest £**
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Simon Gretton
Will Chan|**Endowment**
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approval| ||||**29/10/2021**| ||||**29/10/2021**
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