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Making Miracles

Annual Report and Accounts

2024/2025

Company Registered Address 7 The Street, Detling, Maidstone, Kent ME14 3JU. Head Office: 01622 735230

Registered Charity No. 1158233 Company Registration No. 9073484

Contents Page

Legal and Administrative	1
Charity Objectives and Main Activities	2
Recruitment of Trustees and Policy on Reserves	3
Chairman’s Report	4
C.E.O. Report	5-6
Organisation Structure	7
Support Services	8
Key Achievements	9
Impact	13-14
Referrals	15-16
Examiners Report	17
SOFA	18
Balance Sheet	19
	20-27
Notes to Accounts

MAKING MIRACLES

(A COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE AND REGISTERED CHARITY)

Legal and Administrative Information

Registered Charity Number	1158233
Company Registration Number	9073484
Date of Incorporation	5thJune 2014
Start of Financial Year	1 July 2024
End of Financial Year	30 June 2025

Trustees/Directors as at 4 August 2025	Trustees/Directors as at 4 August 2025	Trustees/Directors as at 4 August 2025
Sally Howells	Patricia Bax	Linda Goss
Matt Crockett	Jane Williams	Julie Fentiman
Chief Executive Officer		KellyWells
Registered Address		7 The Street
		Detling,
		Maidstone
		Kent ME14 3JU
Bankers		Charities Aid Foundation
		West Malling, Kent
		Barclays Bank
		Rainham, Kent

Governance and Management

The charity is a company limited by guarantee and registered charity. It is operated under the rules of its memorandum and articles of association dated 05/06/2014 and most recently amended 25 June 2020. It has no share capital and the liability of each member in the event of winding up is limited to £10.

Charity Objectives

Providing appropriate personal, professional, emotional and practical support to our service users and their wider family network including partners, siblings and grandparents in relation to baby loss and miscarriage and adapting our services to meet the needs of other client groups as needed.
To raise the profile of issues surrounding miscarriage, baby loss and other issues affecting those other groups we support who have lost in order to make the public more aware of the need for services and the need for such issues to be discussed more openly.
Developing new support services as identified by our service users.
Finding new ways of raising funds to ensure the sustainability of our organisation for the benefit of the public.
To promote volunteering in the wider community engaging them in fulfilling opportunities to raise funds for our charity and, at the same time, promote their own personal well-being;
Taking care of our staff and volunteers and recognizing the value they add to the organisation.

Summary of the main activities undertaken using the Charity Commission guidance on public benefit

To provide to members of the public professional counselling services and other informal support services for bereavement, trauma or loss in order to reduce mental health issues and improve emotional well-being for themselves and their families.
To promote volunteering in the wider community engaging them in a range of fulfilling opportunities to raise funds for the provision of services which the charity provides and, at the same time, promote their own personal well-being.
To respond to local and national issues and use the experience we have to support other client groups as needed.

The Board of Trustees

The Board of Trustees have legal responsibility for all aspects of the charity and sets the direction to the small staff team it employs. No member of the Board is paid and all are volunteers bringing their individual skills and experience to the charity. Each Board member have due regard to the Charity Commission guidance on public benefit as set out and confirmed in our Articles of Association.

The Trustees actively review the major risks which the charity faces on a regular basis and believe that maintaining the reserves stated, combined with the annual review of the controls over key financial systems carried out on an annual basis will provide sufficient resources in the event of adverse conditions. The Trustees have also examined other operational and business risks which they face and confirm that they have established systems to mitigate the significant risks.

In the event of needing new Trustees the charity publishes invitations on social media and through existing links with volunteers and supporters of the Charity. People firstly have a telephone interview with the Chairman, they then provide information including a pen picture about themselves which is circulated to all existing Trustees.

Trustees have 7 days to object advising why any objection is forthcoming. Arrangements are then made for the Chairman to meet them to go through the role and responsibility of being a Trustee and if they still wish to do so and they are suitable they are then put forward at a Board meeting. Induction and then ongoing support and training is provided as and when needed.

Potential new Trustees are required to familiarise themselves with the practical work of the charity. They are encouraged to meet key employees and attend a variety of the fundraising events. New Trustees are provided with information which includes:

A copy of the Memorandum and Articles of Association. A copy of the latest approved Report and Financial Statements.

In addition to the above, initial and then periodic training and information sessions are arranged by the Chairman of the Charity to update Trustees on their obligations, the charity’s framework, risk assessments, understanding financial reporting and strategic planning.

Making Miracles Policy on Reserves

The charity has a policy agreed with the Charity Commission which has enabled one years running cost to be secured in a separate Reserves Account in order to ensure that should the organisation cease to exist all families receiving the range of professional bereavement and counselling services and other support services at that time would be able to complete their individual services still free of charge from an alternative provider. In addition the charity would provide sufficient to meet staffing for the one year whilst services were reduced and redundancy costs for all current staff employed.

For 2025 the total reserve fund would be £257,547.66

All monies remaining after necessary payments made would be transferred to another not for profit provider of bereavement services within the area.

Chairman’s Report

As I look back on another year I am always filled with pride on the support we have been able to provide to our baby loss families across Kent and Medway and very grateful to everyone who, in any way, has supported us.

As a volunteer led organization we are continually grateful to each and every volunteer who gives their time and energy to support us and those especially who take responsibility for areas of work where they have the skills, experience and capacity to do so. In addition our army of other volunteers out there in communities organising and managing groups, coming up with new ideas to improve and offer more through our shops and stalls, (which continue to grow) make me so grateful for their enthusiasm and commitment, and our service users supporting events to raise much needed funds to enable others, like themselves, to receive our services. Our thanks to everyone involved and also thanks to our funders who see the value of the work we do and provide grants to enable us to continue as we go forward.

Kelly, our Founder, has continued to establish even more services to meet what our service users tell us they need and her very small team work tirelessly to deliver that work as directed by the Board of Trustees.

We are however never complacent and we do reflect and ensure that every aspect of what we do is always professional and of the highest quality and will enable our future sustainability so we were pleased to firstly receive the outcome of the independent research which finished earlier this year. This research covered every area of our work with service users, volunteers, staff and our partners. We wanted to make sure that our service users, volunteers and team felt part of what we do, felt able to contribute ideas and that they were listened to and ideas acted upon. We wanted to know that our partners across Kent and Medway valued our services and agreed that what we do is of the highest quality and met our service user’s needs and we wanted those who fund us in any way to know that their money had been spent wisely. We were not disappointed as people told us consistently that they did and thank everyone who took part for their comments and continued support.

As part of our tenth year we also thought we should have an independent review of the way in which we strategically operate and help us develop our next forward plan. Early this year we worked with the Cranfield Trust, which supports organisations look at this strategic aspect of charities, and thank them for their guidance and support and for awarding us their internal Journey to Excellence award during the last 12 months. Reflecting on what and how an organisation runs and changes over the years to ensure it continues to meet charity commission recommendations is always good to do and allows time for some really important reflection and discussions and whilst we do that all the time it’s good to take time for a real in depth focus on any organisation.

Making Miracles always worked quietly in the background for so many years ensuring that our families were at the heart of what we did and remained our sole focus. Whilst that remains the case we are now privileged to have more capacity through our volunteers and other support through the partnerships we have developed and so look forward to continuing into the future with you all.

Sally Howells,Chairman.

Founder & CEO Report

Welcome to year 11 of Making Miracles!

As always, as I sit to write this report, I am filled with gratitude for our amazing staff, Board of Trustees, volunteers, fundraisers and organisations we have supporting our objective to ensure no-one feels alone in Birth Trauma and Baby Loss. This year has, like every other year, had many wonderful moments and achievements, which I will touch upon later.

Earlier this year we took over Baby Loss Charity “Forever Finley”. This was because of the fantastic service the charity offered parents in the first moments after their baby has died, with casts that parents can hold forever. We have worked hard to develop and expand the casting team and work closely with professional casters as we do with our counselling service. The counselling service is busier than ever and whilst having to keep very short waiting times of just a few weeks we are still under pressure to deliver more and have expanded our counselling team again to fulfil this.

This year we also opened our clinical hypnotherapy service, which can offer a slightly different therapy for those who are open to working more in the sub-conscious mind than the traditional conscious mind of talking therapy. Hypnotherapy can be faster paced and less sessions are required so I have been looking at new kinds of therapy where we can reduce waiting times and offer alternative therapies to those who feel counselling isn’t for them. Offering more choice to our grieving families is really important to us as a charity. Grief does not have a one size fits all approach and it is important we embrace this.

With these two new services, we need to constantly work hard to ensure we have enough donations, funding and fundraising activities to keep up with the demand and great reputation our charity carries. This is not easy, with funding opportunities seemingly becoming less; this will remain a challenge as we go into the next financial year.

You will be able to look at our outcomes and service user feedback later in this report, but it is always a pleasure to read and see our standards are consistently very high and we continue to support hundreds of family’s year on year. As part of our ten year review we were independently looked at from the view point of service users, professionals, volunteers, Board and staff and I was so happy to see the alignments of satisfaction in all areas, happiness in their roles and with our services and the recommendations that the report delivered.

Looking at new relationships and community work (which aligns with our values here at Making Miracles), we have some fantastic partnerships with both Maidstone and Swaleside Prisons. We have so many plans to expand the work we do here and it is going to be an exciting few months ahead.

I believe that we have had more awareness of the charity and this is leading to an increase in partnerships with corporates. This year we have worked with B&M, Martin Tolhurst and Riverside Underwriting, who have been amazingly supportive to us. I thank them for their humility and fundraising efforts.

“Handmade with Love” has also become more successful with new partnerships and people donating their hand made master-pieces! These include the Prison Service making handmade items, learning new skills and giving back to their community by donating these items for us to sell at our shop.

We also have a fantastic new relationship with Bluewater which helps us to reach even more customers for the shop and service users who may not have heard of us before. Awareness for Making Miracles is really in a good place.

The Podcast I host called “Baby Loss, Grief and Love” is achieving a very large audience across the world with very little promotion. We organically are over 23,000 downloads (100% growth from this time last year). We are inviting guests from the USA, Canada and all over Europe to join us. One US citizen had the podcast recommended to them in a Mid-Western USA state couples bereavement retreat. This simply blows my mind.

October saw another very successful Baby Loss Awareness campaign and we are just in the final stages of 2025’s which promises to be bigger than ever. We are having a presence in the church, in shopping centers and our beautiful baby garden. We also have designed a pack for anyone Worldwide to get involved and have a MM heart and umbrella which they can display in their own homes, shops or churches wherever they may be in the UK and beyond and can all feel a part of such an amazing movement.

I would like to end this overview with some “thank you’s” to all: our Trustees, supporters, partners, volunteers, fundraisers, staff and service users. All of us when working together make up the family that is Making Miracles and in our own unique ways help to ensure families that enter the world of trauma and loss never have to do so on their own. Here is looking forward to celebrating the next successful year in 25/26.

Best wishes

Kelly

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Making Miracles is the birth trauma and baby bereavement care charity offering families the support, services and tools they need to help find their “new normal” following trauma and grief.

We have been established and providing support services across parts of Kent and Medway since 2014 and have a team of professional counsellors on hand to provide free of charge specialist counselling.

We provide this service to the whole family ensuring they help improve emotional well-being to everyone who has been affected by trauma and loss.

Following on from the face to face (or via Zoom) specialist counselling or play therapy for children we have a range of excellent support services to ensure that no-one ever feels alone during trauma and baby loss.

Handmade with Love Shop

Handmade with Love is a unique charity shop that sells new handmade baby / toddler knitted craft items which are made and sold by volunteers.

Our shop has a stunning boutique feel and oozes both positivity and love. On behalf of bereaved families, who would not receive their counselling without it, we want to say thank you to all who visit, create, give up time and are committed to making this shop successful and sustainable for our future.

Our Year with Key Achievements

2024 / 2025

Annual MM Events

Summer Party at Baby Memorial Garden Baby Loss Awareness Month / BLAW Umbrella Awareness Campaign The Big Knit Christmas Service at Baby Memorial Garden

Charity of the Year

Martin Tolhurst Riverside Underwriting Limited The Kent Network of Women b&m

New Services Launched

Memorial Casts National Online Service Pregnancy After Loss Hypnotherapy

Our Supporters

Impact 2024-25 265 1,590 10,000 + 100% of our People receiving Counselling Supported people counselling a min of sessions over 12 months service users 6 professional delivered across our range counselling of services leave MM with sessions at least a 100% rise in their emotional 23 60 300 wellbeing score. —6@ee@ Counsellors across Community 300+ Volunteers for knitters / crafters Kent and Medway Making Miracles in the Community

Service User Outcomes • • • •

Improved Feeling more Feeling able Feeling less lonely relationships positive & confident to cope and isolated

Quotes from Service Users

Having counselling gave me the hope of moving forward.

What words spring to mind when thinking of MM?

Becka, Bereaved Mum

The podcast has been so valuable for me.

Sophie, Bereaved Mum

Hardworking individuals, motivated by love and a genuine desire to help people.

Independent Research Report

Our service user’s presenting issue(s)

The pie chart below details the various types of trauma or loss that our service users stated on their application forms as being the area in most need for support for them.

Impact following Counselling

Service users on entering the services provided complete an initial form which enables Making Miracles to measure their emotions, needs and focus for counselling. As part of that they score themselves. The details below show, on a scale of 1 – 10 start average their starting point and the second their end average score.

Category	Start Average	End Average
Relationships	6	8
Confidence	4	7
Coping	4	7
Overall Wellbeing	4	8

Referral Route

Service Users may be referred through a range of health care of other professionals but may also self-refer. The chart below shows where the referrals originated during the last year.

ETHNICITY

The chart below shows the ethnicity of the service users for the last year.

Income Sources

The pie chart below shows the breakdown of our income with the biggest percentage being income raised through grants.

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S Howells

Signed on behalf of the Board of Trustees

Dated ……10 March 2026…………………………………..

MAKING MIRACLES

INDEPENDENT EXAMINER’S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF MAKING MIRACLES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2025

I report to the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of the company for the year ended 30 June 2025, which are set out on pages 18 to 27.

Responsibilities and basis of report

As the charity’s trustees (and also its directors for the purposes of company law) you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 (‘the 2006 Act’).

Having satisfied myself that the accounts of the company are not required to be audited under Part 16 of the 2006 Act and are eligible for independent examination, I report in respect of my examination of your charity’s accounts as carried out under section 145 of the Charities Act 2011 (the ‘2011 Act’). In carrying out my examination I have followed the Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the 2011 Act.

Independent examiner’s report

I have completed my examination. I confirm that no matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe:

(1) accounting records were not kept in respect of the company as required by section 386 of the 2006 Act; or

(2) the accounts do not accord with those accounting records; or

(3) the accounts do not comply with the accounting requirements of section 396 of the 2006 Act other than any requirement that the accounts give a ‘true and fair’ view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination; or

(4) the accounts have not been prepared in accordance with the Charities SORP (FRS102).

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.

61 London Road Maidstone Kent ME16 8TX

J A Griggs FCA LEVICKS

Chartered Accountants & Business Advisers

10 March 2026

MAKING MIRACLES (Company number 9073484 Charity number 1158233) Statement of financial activities Year ended 30 June 2025

Unrestricted Restricted Funds Funds 2025 2025 £ £ 63,104 0 9,007 147,336 64,792 0 7,231 0 9,241 0 185 0	Unrestricted Restricted Funds Funds 2025 2025 £ £ 63,104 0 9,007 147,336 64,792 0 7,231 0 9,241 0 185 0	Total Funds 2025 £ 63,104 156,343 64,792 7,231 9,241 185	Total Funds 2024 £ 55,023 139,728 77,489 6,538 3,103 4,365
153,560 147,336		300,896	286,246
18,644 0 121,239 135,628 8,390 0 23,742 0 -4,755 0		18,644 256,867 8,390 23,742 -4,755	16,143 108,842 17,913 108,256 1,007
167,260 135,628		302,888	252161
(13,700) 407,555 393,855	11,708 22,061 33,769	(1,992) 429,616 427,624	34,085 395,531 429,616

MAKING MIRACLES

(Company number 9073484 Charity number 1158233)

Statement of financial position Balance Sheet Year ended 30 June 2025

	Note	Note 2025	2024
Fixed Assets
Tangible assets	7	26,240	21,191

CURRENT ASSETS

Debtors	20		33	33
Cash at bank and in hand
Barclays 2 - Handmade with Love Shop	35,296		38,696	38,696
Barclays Making Miracles	73,307		33,468	33,468
CAF General Account	57,019		107,147	107,147
CAF Instant Gold Account (Reserve)	257,547		202,382	202,382
Skipton	-		51,720	51,720
Cas in hand	-		205	205
Total for Cash at bank and in hand	423,169		433,618	433,618

TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS	423,189		433,651	433,651
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
Deferred income	21,805		25,226	25,226
NET CURRENT ASSETS/(LIABILITIES)		401,384		408,425

TOTAL NET ASSETS/ (LIABILITIES)		427,624		429,616

FUNDS
Unrestricted funds		393,855		407,555
Restricted funds		33,769		22,061
		427,624		429,616

For the year ended 30 June 2025, the company was exempt from audit under section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies.

The directors acknowledge their responsibility for complying with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 with respect to the accounting records and preparation of the financial statements.

These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies regime.

The financial statements were approved by the directors and authorised for issue on 10 March 2026

………………………………………. S Howells, Director

MAKING MIRACLES (Company number 9073484 Charity number 1158233) Year ended 30 June 2025

Notes to the Accounts

1.

Accounting Policies

1.1. General Information

Making Miracles is a company limited by guarantee, registered in England and Wales, 9073484. It is also a charity registered with the Charity Commission in England and Wales, registration number 1158233. Its registered address is 7 The Street, Detling, Maidstone, Kent ME14 3JU.

1.2. Basis of preparation of financial statements

These accounts have been prepared in accordance with Accounting and Reporting by Charities, Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standards applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) and the Companies Act 2006.

The financial statements are prepared in Sterling which is the functional currency of the charity and are rounded to the nearest £. The current information contained in the financial statements relates to the financial year ended June 2025 and the comparative information relates to the year ended 2024.

Making Miracles Charity meets the definition of a public benefit entity under FRS102. Assets and liabilities are initially recognized as historical cost of transaction value unless otherwise stated in the relevant accounting policy.

1.3. Company status

The Company is a company limited by guarantee. The members of the company are the Trustees named on page 1. In the event of the company being wound up, the liability in respect of the guarantee is limited to no more than £10 per member of the charity.

1.4 Fund accounting

General funds are unrestricted funds which are available for use at the discretion of the Trustees in furtherance of the general objectives of the Charity and which have not been designated for other purposes.

Restricted funds are funds which are to be used in accordance with specific restrictions imposed by donors or which have been raised by the charity for a particular purposes. The costs of raising and administering such funds are charged against the specific fund. The aim and use of each restricted fund is set out in the financial statements.

MAKING MIRACLES (Company number 9073484 Charity number 1158233) Year ended 30 June 2025

Notes to the Accounts continued

1.5 Income

Income is recognized by the Charity when it has entitlement to the income, it is probable that the income will be received and the amount of income receivable can be measured reliably. Income is only recognized in the period to which the corresponding expenses for which it was granted are also recognized and income received ahead of corresponding expenditure is deferred on the balance sheet.

Grants received do not necessarily align with the charity financial years and will therefore carry over and be included in more than one year’s accounts.

Donations and Grants are included on a received basis.

Interest is included on a receivable basis.

1.6 Expenditure

Expenditure is recognized once there is a legal or constructive obligation to transfer economic benefit to a third party, it is probable that a transfer of economic benefits will be required in settlement and the amount of the obligation can be measured reliably. Expenditure is classified by activity. The costs of each activity are made up of the total of direct costs and shared costs, including support costs involved in undertaking each activity. Direct costs attributable to a single activity are allocated directly to that activity. Shared costs which contribute to more than one activity and support costs which are not attributed to a single activity are apportioned between those activities on a basis consistent with the use of those resources. Central staff costs are allocated on the basis of time spent, and depreciation charges allocated on the portion of the asset’s use.

Fundraising costs are those incurred in seeking voluntary contributions and do not include the costs of disseminating information in support of the charitable activities. Support costs are those costs incurred directly in support of expenditure on the objects of the charity.

Governance costs are those incurred in connection with administration of the charity and compliance with constitutional and statutory requirements.

Grants payable are charged in the period when the offer is made except in those cases where the offer is condition, such grants being recognized as expenditure when the conditions attached are fulfilled. Grants offered subject to conditions which have not been met at the period end are noted as a commitment but not accrued as expenditure.

1.7 Going concern

The Trustees consider there are no material uncertainties about the Charity’s ability to continue as a growing concern. The review of our financial position, reserve levels and future plans gives Trustees confidence that the charity remains a going concern for the foreseeable future.

MAKING MIRACLES (Company number 9073484 Charity number 1158233) Year ended 30 June 2025

Notes to the Accounts continued

1.8 Tangible fixed assets and depreciation

A review for impairment of a fixed asset is carried out if events or changes in circumstances indicates that the carrying value of any fixed asset may not be recoverable. Shortfalls between the carrying value of fixed assets and their recoverable amounts are recognized as impairments. Impairment losses are recognized in the Statement of Financial Activities.

Tangible fixed assets are carried at cost, net of depreciation and any provision of impairment. Depreciation is provided at rates calculated to write off the cost of fixed assets, less their estimated residual value, over their expected useful lives on the following basis:

Garages - not depreciated Computer equipment under the value of £500 – not included Vehicles – 25% year on year to a scrap value of £1000.

1.9 Debtors

Debtors are recognized at the settlement amount after any discount offered. Prepayments are valued at the amount that the charity will benefit from in future periods.

1.10 Pensions

The charity operates a defined contribution pension scheme and the pension charge represents the amounts payable by the Charity to the funds in respect of that period. Pension costs are shown in the cost of Salaries – Note 9.

1.11 Stock Values

The value of stock held is the value stated in the annual relevant insurance policies.

1.12 Cash at Bank and in hand

Cash at bank and in hand includes cash which may be transferred to the opening of a higher rate savings account.

1.13 Liabilities and provisions

Liabilities are recognised when there is an obligation at the Balance Sheet date as a result of a past event, it is probable that a transfer of economic benefit will be required in settlement, and the amount of the settlement can be estimated reliably. Liabilities are recognized at the amount that the Charity anticipates it will pay to settle the debt or the amount it has received as advance payments for the goods and services it must provide.

1.14 Financial instruments

The charity only has financial assets and financial liabilities of a kind that qualify as basic financial instruments. Basic financial instruments are initially recognized at transactional value and subsequently measured at their settlement value with the exception of bank loans, which are subsequently measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method.

MAKING MIRACLES (Company number 9073484 Charity number 1158233) Year ended 30 June 2025

(Notes to the Accounts continued)

2. Grants/Projects/Services

Grants and donations were received for the following:

Counselling – Big Lottery Sundry Counselling Volunteer Co-ordinator Post Sundry Project support Casting Service Baby Memorial Garden	2025 £ 94,215 16,007 18,590 22,924 4,491 116 156,343	2024 £ 99,961 15,350 12,500 10,917 - 1,000 139,728

Note: Sundry counselling is made up of many smaller grants relating to that heading.

3.Donations and events

	2025	2024
	£	£
Donations	23,591	25,398
Fundraising	41,201	52,091
events
	____	____
	64,792	77,489
	____	____

MAKING MIRACLES (Company number 9073484 Charity number 1158233) Year ended 30 June 2025

(Notes to the Accounts continued)

4. Grants/Projects/Services

4.	Grants/Projects/Services
		2025	2024
		£	£
	Counselling	228,672	107,265
	Project expenses and materials	8,843	758
	Memorial garden	4,148	590
	Memorial Casting service	3,758	-
	Management fees	5,193	229
	Marketing	6,253	-
		____	____
		256,867	108,842
		____	____
5.	Donations and event costs
		2025	2024
		£	£
	Fundraising costs	8,390	17,913
		____	____
6.	Operational costs
		2025	2024
		£	£
	Counselling service	-	78,573
	Legal & Professional fees	7,763	-
	Marketing	841	2,463
	Building repairs	-	840
	Motor and travel costs	3,391	5,916
	Subscriptions	3,231	-
	Computer and IT	608	1,766
	Bookkeeping	3,075	2,400
	Insurance	783	1,156
	Training	1,475	1,631
	Office costs	1,110	641
	Bank charges	326	303
	General running expenses	1,139	12,567
		____	____
		23,742	108,256
		____	____

MAKING MIRACLES (Company number 9073484 Charity number 1158233) Year ended 30 June 2025

(Notes to the Accounts continued)

7. Tangible fixed costs

Cost Cost bought forward Additions Depreciation Accumulated depreciation Provisions for the year Over provision Net Book Value At 30 June 2024 At 30 June 2025	Garages £ 24,169 - _ 24,169 _ 5,761 - (5,761) _ - _ 18,408 24,169	Equipment £ 777 294 _ 1,071 _ - - - _ - _ 777 1,071	Motor Vehicle £ 22,250 - __ 22,250 __ 20,244 1,006 - __ 21,250 ___ 2,006 1,000	Total £ 47,196 294 __ 47,490 _ 26,005 1,006 (5,761) __ 21,250 _ 21,191 26,240

MAKING MIRACLES (Company number 9073484 Charity number 1158233) Year ended 30 June 2025

(Notes to the Accounts continued)

8. Restricted funds:

Have been grouped into categories reflecting our four main service areas as follows:

Counselling – the majority of this provision is for professional bereavement and trauma counselling and also includes some smaller grants which fund other less formal services the charity provides.

Craft Groups – majority of funding supports post/s and smaller grants towards materials and venue costs.

Casting Service – provides feet/hand casts of babies lost for families who would like them.

Baby Memorial Garden – development and maintenance costs

2025	Balance	Income	Expenditure	Balance
	b/fwd			c/fwd
	£	£	£	£
Baby Memorial Garden	805	116	(921)	-
Shop and Volunteer Support	1,707	780	(2,046)	441
Counselling grants	12,222	7,533	(9,173)	10,582
Volunteer Co-Ordinator	7,327	40,201	(25,515)	22,013
Counselling – Big Lottery	-	94,215	(94,215)	-
Memorial casting service	-	4,491	(3,758)	733
	_ _		_____	_____
	22,061	147,336	(135,628)	33,769
	_ _		_____	_____
2024
Baby Memorial Garden	-	1,000	(195)	805
Shop and Volunteer Support	-	3,416	(1,709)	1,707
Counselling grants	-	13,500	(1,278)	12,222
Volunteer Co-Ordinator	-	7,500	(173)	7,327
Counselling – Big Lottery	-	99,961	(99,961)	-
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	-	125,377	103,316	22,061
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Staff costs
Staff costs were paid by the	charity as follows:-
		2025	2024
		£	£
Counselling	132,177		74,189
Administration	14,196
Employer NI & Pensions		2,250
	____		____
	148,623		74,189
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Staff costs

No salaries were paid exceeding £60,000

MAKING MIRACLES

(Company number 9073484 Charity number 1158233) Year ended 30 June 2025

(Notes to the Accounts continued)

Related party transactions
There were no related party transactions in the current or previous year that are required to be disclosed.
Trustee expenses
During the current and previous year no trustee received any remuneration or other benefit.
Controlling party
The charity is a company limited by guarantee and is controlled by the directors. Membership of the company is under the control of the directors. The liability of members is limited to a sum not exceeding £10.