SARAHS SPIRIT
Trustees Annual Report
Year Ended 31 May 2025
Registered Charity: 1157939
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Sarah’s Spirit Registered Charity No 1157939 Trustees’ Annual Report Year Ended 31 May 2025
The Trustees’ Annual Report and Accounts for Sarah’s Spirit are included in this report covering the period from 1 June 2024 to 31 May 2025.
Section A - Reference and administration details
Charity name: Sarah’s Spirit
Registered charity number: 1157939
Charity’s principal address: 18 Middle Street, Great Gransden, Sandy, Bedfordshire, SG19 3AD
Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity are:
| 1 | Mark Gostick |
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| 2 | Melissa Green |
| 3 | Karen Whinney |
| Type of Advisor | Name | Address |
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| Bank | HSBC | Cambridge |
Section B - Structure, governance and management
Below are details of the structure, governance and management of the charity.
| Governance Information | The organisation is managed by the charity trustees. As charity trustees they are responsible for complying with legislation applicable to charities. This includes the registration, selection of trustees, keeping proper accounts and making returns to the Charity Commission as appropriate. |
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Section C - Objectives and Activities
The charity’s objects are to promote and protect the physical and mental health and wellbeing of children in the United Kingdom and such parts of the world as the trustees think fit, who have suffered bereavement, through the provision of grants.
The organisation’s purpose benefits children who have suffered from loss of parents, family or carers. Financial support is provided to such children through making grants to organisations and people who are ensuring that the children have a home and are educated.
Fundraising activities are organised to raise funds for the organisation.
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Sarah’s Spirit Registered Charity No 1157939 Trustees’ Annual Report Year Ended 31 May 2025
Section D - Achievements and performance
The organisation was not actively fundraising during the year.
No grants were made during the year.
Section E - Financial Review
There was interest income of £512.41 for the year ended 31 May 2025, there were no expenses.
The organisation’s principal sources of funds are from donations from individuals.
In the year no gift aid claims were completed
Reserves Policy
The Group's policy on reserves is to hold sufficient resources to continue the charitable activities of the organisation should income and fundraising activities fall short.
The organisation held cash reserves of £21,198 at the year end.
Section F - Declaration
The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above. Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees:
Full name(s) Karen Whinney __ Full name(s) Mark Gostick_____
Date: _ 31 March 2026___ Date: _ 31 March 2026_ Position: ___ Treasurer __ Position: Chairman______
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Sarah’s Spirit Registered Charity No 1157939 Trustees’ Annual Report Year Ended 31 May 2025
Receipts and Payments Accounts
| Receipts and Payments Accounts from 1st June 2024 to 31 RECEIPTS Fundraising Donations Other income Total Receipts PAYMENTS Fundraising costs Donations Bank charges Misc Expenses Total Payments Net Receipts/ (Payments) Cash Funds Last Year End Cash Funds this Year End |
May 2025 2025 £ - - 512.41 |
May 2025 2025 £ - - 512.41 |
May 2025 2025 £ - - 512.41 |
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| 512.41 - - - - |
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| Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the year | ||||
| Cash Funds Bank Balance |
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The above receipts and payments account and statement of assets and liabilities were approved by the Trustees on the 31 March 2026 and signed on their behalf by:
Signature / Print Name Mark Gostick , Chair Karen Whinney, Treasurer
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Independent examiner’s report to the trustees of Sarah’s‘ Spirit
I report on the accounts of the Trust for the year ended 31 May 2025 which are set out on pages 1 to 3.
Respective responsibilities of trustees and examiner
The charity’s trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. The charity’s trustees consider that an audit is not required for this year under section 144(2) of the Charities Act 2011 (the 2011 Act) and that an independent examination is needed.
It is my responsibility to:
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examine the accounts under section 145 of the 2011 Act
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to follow the procedures laid down in the general Directions given by the commission under section 145(5)(b) of the 2011 Act
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to state whether particular matters have come to my attention
Basis of independent examiner’s report
My examination was carried out in accordance with the general Directions given by the Charity Commission. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts, and seeking explanations from you as trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit and consequently no opinion is given as to whether the accounts present a ‘true and fair view’ and the report is limited to those matters set out in the next statement.
Independent examiner’s statement
In connection with my examination, no matter has come to my attention:
(1) which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in any material respect the requirements:
• to keep accounting records in accordance with section 130 of the 2011 Act and
• to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and comply with the accounting requirements of the 2011 Act have not been met or
(2) to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached
Name: C WHINNEY
Relevant professional qualification or body: ACCA
Address: 18 Middle Street, Great Gransden, SG19 3AD
Date: 31 MARCH 2026
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