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2023-12-31-accounts

Trustees' Annual Report for the period

Period start date Period end date 01 01 2023 31 12 2023

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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

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Dates acted if not for whole Name of person (or body) entitled
Trustee name Office (if any)
year to appoint trustee (if any)
1 Alan Tingey Chairman
Cheryl Causebrook Vice
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Chairman/Treasurer
3 Ella Brocklebank Secretary
4 Sharon Bowles
Aimee Clayton-
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Brennan
6 Connor Styche
7 Matt Pitchacaren From 28 [th] February 2023
8 Dan Dyer
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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
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 2023

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

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 2023 were as follows:

Jade’s Mobility Scooter - £1,690.00 (G2023-01)

Jade has fibromyalgia, chronic pain and fatigue, impingement in her fat pads in knees, chronic bronchitis, depression, anxiety, borderline personality disorder. Jade had a manual wheelchair from NHS wheelchair service but Jade did not have not the strength to push herself for more than a few metres.

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)

Jade’s husband is her carer. They have just had a baby and when she was five months old she had to go to foster care. They will soon be together again but Jade had no way to push a buggy, and she was not able to go out alone. This affected Jade’s depression quite badly. Jade needed a cheap power chair (electric wheelchair) so she could have the independence she desperately needed whilst her husband pushes the buggy. We provided a more substantial chair for Jade’s needs and she was able to have her baby girl back with her ffamily

Evie’s Bed - £592.95 (G2023-02)

This was referred from social services – Evie is living with Hemiplegia and under investigation for Autism. The family live in a two-bedroom property and Evie has a younger sister. The family need to have the two children in the same bedroom but the room is not large enough to have two single beds. The family therefore require a bunk bed. Due to Evie's disabilities, she cannot manage the normal stairs that come with a bunk bed and needs a bunk bed with proper stairs however these are expensive. The family want Evie to be as independent as possible so that she does not feel that her disability can stop her achieving. Evie would significantly benefit from this bed, and it would help her to feel independent like other children her age. The family would benefit as this would have a positive impact on Evie’s mental health as she would feel like she has achieved.

Ara’s Parallel Bars - £357.39 (G2023-03)

Ara suffers with cerebral palsy. We bought the parallel bars to aid Ara’s mobility and independence

Dad, Femi says “Cerebral palsy has severely affected my daughter's ability to walk and maintain balance. As a result, she relies on assistance from others to move around”

Ara uses this equipment at an occupational therapist but only one hour every month

With the aid of the Parallel Walking Bars, Ara will have the opportunity to learn how to walk independently and improve her overall health and quality of life. This piece of equipment would also give her the opportunity to engage in social activities and build confidence in her abilities.

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Ivy’s All Terrain Wheelchair - £5,131.00 (G2023-04)

Ivy is 3 years old. She has two very rare chromosome abnormalities and is unable to move around herself. Her favourite thing is the sea 5 mins away. Mum, Emily says “I’m desperate for Ivy to not miss out on things that she loves and exploring new places. Ivy might never walk and she’s currently not able to move herself around at all and is now too big to carry safely. Ivy will use this piece of equipment nearly every day. We live near cliffs which we’d love to carry on exploring with her and we are lucky enough to live very close to the beach which, even in cold weather, we like to play on which will otherwise be inaccessible and limited to Ivy. This wheelchair will allow Ivy to carry on playing and exploring. The quote includes all the support straps, seat supports, transport bags and wheels so there will be no family trips off limits to Ivy. It has lots of growing room and will last her until she’s about 8 years old.”

Brompton Fountain - £2,000.00 (G2023-05)

We held a charity netball tournament and raised funds towards the Brompton Fountain Family Support Group (Charity Number 1110339). The Brompton Fountain support seriously ill babies and children at The Royal Brompton & Harefield Hospitals raising funds for the paediatric intensive care unit, Rose Ward and the hospital playroom.

Arthur’s Wheelchair - £7,330.00 (G2023-06)

Arthur is a 12-year-old with severe learning disabilities and complex health problems, he is under 9 different consultants at Great Ormond Street Hospital. Arthur needed an electric wheelchair to give him some form of independence. The chair will grow with Arthur and become carer controlled when he is no longer able to use it himself.

Castle Hill Primary School - £3,140.00 (G2023-07)

We provided 2 grants for a local school. - £2,000 for a Family Support Fund which offers emergency financial support to the school’s families, helping with school uniforms, shoes, transport to appointments, emergency food and baby item. We were also able to fund the Breakfast Club - £1,140 which is for 50 children every day, 20 of which are free, this covers the cost of food and staff to run this non-profit activity.

Rockitts Sensory Room’s Interactive Projector - £6,650.00 (G202308)

Rockitts Sensory had seen an increase in the number of children with additional needs and we were able to purchase an interactive projector which is for all abilities and disabilities, enabling play for all.

SANDS’ gifts - £300.00 (G2023-09)

We gave a donation to a local event in aid of Stillbirth and Neonatal Death Society (Charity Number 299679) which supports anyone who has been affected by the death of a baby

Porchlight’s Christmas Dinner Gifts - £3,149.06 (G2023-10)

We provided 85 gift bags for the annual Porchlight Christmas Dinner. Packed full with useful items for the clients, who are either homeless or in temporary accommodation

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KCFG’s Christmas Charity donations - £500 (G2023-11)

We donated gifts for teenagers in hospital over Christmas and a donation to the Magical Taxi Tours to Disneyland Paris organised by RAP interiors

Folkestone Homeless Christmas Dinner - £1,000.00 (G2023-12)

We partnered with the team at Folkestone Homeless to provide the funds for their client for their Christmas dinner and purchasing gift bags of useful items, warm clothing, snacks, drinks and toiletries

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

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://dwad.org/our-supporters/

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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 Nominated charity funding. Special events nominating us as the benefactor charity During the course of 2023 our primary focus has continued to be to manage the grant fund we generate wisely. For further detail of our usual events please visit us at our news section: https://dwad.org/news/

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://dwad.org/

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Section E Financial review

The charity does not have a specific policy regards reserves. It is the Brief statement of the responsibility of the treasurer to maintain enough money in the bank charity’s policy on reserves 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:

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.

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) Cheryl Causebrook Matt Pitchacaren Position (eg Secretary, Chair, Trustee Trustee etc) Date 29 November 2024

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Charity Name No (if any)
DONATIONS WITH A DIFFERENCE 1157927
Receipts and payments accounts CC16a
For the period Period start date Period end date
To
from 01/01/2023 31/12/2023
Section A Receipts and payments
Unrestricted Restricted Endowment
Total funds Last year
funds funds funds
to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £
A1 Receipts
Donations, legacies & grants 7,983 - - 7,983 4,062
Fundraising events 53,904 - - 53,904 47,097
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Sub total (Gross income for
AR) [ 61,887 ] - - 61,887 51,160
A2 Asset and investment sales,
(see table).
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Sub total - - - - -
Total receipts 61,887 - - 61,887 51,160
A3 Payments
Cost of fundraising events 20,104 - - 20,104 15,903
Telephone, internet & postage 58 - - 58 79
Bank and PayPal charges - - - - -
General admin 1,979 - - 1,979 1,835
Grants and donations paid 31,840 - - 31,840 19,237
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Sub total [ 53,982 ] - - 53,982 37,053
A4 Asset and investment
purchases, (see table)
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Sub total [ - ] - - - -
Total payments 53,982 - - 53,982 37,053
Net of receipts/(payments) 7,905 - - 7,905 14,106
A5 Transfers between funds - - - - -
A6 Cash funds last year end 49,374 - - 49,374 35,267
Cash funds this year end 57,278 - - 57,278 49,373
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CCXX R1 accounts (SS)

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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		 Signature
Details
Bank account
Paypal
Paypal 2
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Total cash funds
(agree balances with receipts and payments
account(s))
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to nearest £
to nearest £
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57,278
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Print Name
Cheryl Causebrook
Matt Pitchacaren		 Endowment
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Date of
approval
29/11/24
29/11/24

CCXX R2 accounts (SS)

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Independent examiner's report on the accounts

Section A Independent Examiner’s Report Report to the trustees Charity Name Donations With A Difference On accounts for the year 31/12/2023 Charity no 1157927 ended (if any) Set out on pages 1-10 I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended 31/12/2022 Responsibilities and As the charity's trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the basis of report accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (“the Act”). I report in respect of my examination of the Trust’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act. Independent I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have examiner's statement come to my attention in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect:

I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.

Signed:
Name:
Relevant professional
qualification(s) or body
(if any):
Address:		 Date: 04/01/2025
Eddi Taylor
ICAEW
252-254 Wincheap, Canterbury, Kent, CT1 3TY

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Oct 2018

IER

Section B Disclosure

Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight material matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts: directions and guidance for examiners).

Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose .

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Oct 2018

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