## **Knitted Knockers UK** 

**Annual Report and Accounts for the Year Ended 31 March 2022** 

**Charity Number: 1161125** 


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## **Contents** 

Charity Details ..................................................................................................................... 3 Trustees Annual Report ...................................................................................................... 4 Structure, governance and management ................................................................ 4 Objectives and activities ......................................................................................... 5 Achievements and performance ............................................................................. 6 Financial Review ..................................................................................................... 7 Reserves ................................................................................................................ 7 Independent Examiners Report .......................................................................................... 8 Receipts and Payments Account ........................................................................................ 9 Statement of assets and liabilities..................................................................................... 10 Notes to the accounts ....................................................................................................... 11 


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## **Charity Details** 

**Charity Name:** Knitted Knockers UK **Also known as:** KKUK 

**Registered Charity Number:** 1161125 **Address:** 426 Liverpool Road Birkdale Southport Merseyside PR8 3BA **Current Trustees:** Mrs Lynne Hawksworth Chair Mrs Mary Mochan Mrs Deborah Wright Secretary 12 July 2021 **Other Trustees serving during the financial period:** Mrs S Simpson Resigned 26 September 2021 Mrs M Birse Resigned 31 October 2021 

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## **Trustees Annual Report** 

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022 

The Trustees have pleasure in presenting their report for the year ended 31 March 2022 

## **Structure, governance and management** 

The charity is a registered Charitable Incorporated Organisation which is governed by a constitution dated 10 January 2015, updated December 2016 and October 2019. 

The charity is governed by its Trustees. In addition, advice is available from Non-Trustee Advisory Board members. 

New Trustees are invited and voted by majority to Board. 

The charity has no employees, with everyone acting in a voluntary capacity in all roles. 

The charity’s organisational structure is given below: 


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TRUSTEES<br>NON-TRUSTEES<br>ADVISORY BOARD<br>MEMBERS<br>PR VOLUNTEERS SHOP ONLINE ADMIN<br>Knitters and  Membership<br>PR Events Shop Team<br>Crocheters Team<br>Sample Packs Fundraisers Orders team<br>Social Media<br>Supporters Approvals Team<br>Team<br>Supplies Team<br>**----- End of picture text -----**<br>


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## **Objectives and activities** 

The objective of KKUK is to ‘provide free of charge, a prosthetic to any lady who has undergone mastectomy or lumpectomy due to breast cancer’. Summary of activities: 

- **Provision of knitted and crochet prosthetics for recipients** In order to do this, our teams of volunteers are involved in: 

   - responding to general enquiries received via the website ‘enquiry’ forms 

   - collating and filling of orders from recipients for knitted prosthetics 

   - selection, approval & mentoring new volunteers and ensuring the required product standard is met & maintained 

- **Provision of sample packs of knitted and crochet prosthetics to healthcare and other services aimed at women who have undergone mastectomies or lumpectomies** 

   - collating and filling sample pack requests for organisations requesting sample packs 

   - Liaising with these organisations, and offering speakers to talk to health professionals, staff and potential recipients 

- **Raising Awareness of Knitted Knockers UK and the service we provide** In order to do this, our teams of volunteers are involved in: 

   - advertising and promoting KKUK CIO through website, direct contact with healthcare organisations, support groups, retail outlets & bespoke lingerie stores 

   - profile raising through social media & mainstream media 

- **Organisational admin and management** In common with all charitable organisations behind the scenes a huge volume of other work goes on, to keep the organisation running and develop it to meet the needs of beneficiaries now and in the future 

   - ordering and purchasing yarn and other items to make the prosthetics 

   - developing and building on the Charity’s identity – developing ‘house style’ for flyers and promotional material 

   - engaging with volunteers with skills or knowledge not held by Trustees or Board members for the advancement of the charity (e.g. web design) 

The charity is reliant on the hard work and effort of our volunteers: without whom the charity would not exist. The charity continues to rely primarily on the work of our approved volunteers to: 

- knit & crochet 

- fundraise 

- raise awareness by attending events across the country 

Whilst providing the prosthetics is the key purpose of KKUK, a real depth of understanding and the spirit of community has developed amongst the volunteers. Being spread all over the UK has made it difficult for every volunteer to meet up but efforts continue for ‘pockets’ of volunteers to meet. 

## **Public benefit statement** 

The Trustees confirm that they have referred to the guidance contained in the Charity Commission’s general guidance on public benefit when reviewing the Trust’s aims and objectives and in planning future activities and setting the grant making policy for the year. 

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## **Achievements and performance** 

The year ended 31 March 2022 has once again been an unusual year as it will have been for all charities.  We started the year with operations suspended due to the COVID Pandemic and Government regulations. 

Since our charity provides items for ladies who have had major surgery, we had a duty of care to them in the first place. We also had a duty of care to our volunteers, thus sadly we closed during periods of lockdown. We used Government guidance and were told we could follow the same principles as companies dealing with mail order items which could be returned. We put in place appropriate policies and procedures to ensure that our volunteers and beneficiaries could feel as safe as possible making and receiving the knitted prostheses. These procedures are regularly reviewed. We were able to reopen to orders on 26[th] April 2021. However, our face to face fundraising activities did not restart until after 31[st] March 2022. 

The Trustees consider the following to be the key achievements during the year: 

- number of individual knockers made and delivered were 4,620 in the year to 31[st] March 2022 (1,034 in the year to 31[st] March 2021) 

- total number of orders was 3,234, much higher than year to 31[st] March 2021 (718) but still less than pre-COVID years. 

- Online sales matched those of year to 31[st] March 2021 and we benefitted from corporate donations from King Cole 

## **Raising Funds for the Charity** 

When KKUK was established it relied upon the donations and the generosity of its volunteer members to operate. We soon became aware that the unique design of our prosthesis made a talking point, and as they could be made smaller, we started to make and sell mini knocker keyrings. They are ‘made with love and filled with hope’ by the knitters in the same way as the standard knockers. 

These mini knocker key-rings are normally on display at events, and special editions are made for Christmas and Breast Cancer Awareness month. However due to the Covid-19 pandemic, all external events that KKUK volunteers usually attend, were cancelled, and sales were reduced as a result. 

Due to Covid-19 restrictions that included stay at home and uncertainty early on in the pandemic regarding transmission routes, we also stopped online sales during lockdown periods. This obviously had a negative impact on our sales income. Since re-opening the mini-knockers can be bought, along with the special edition ballerina notecards and Christmas cards from our online shop at www.knittedknockersuk.com. 

Due to the pandemic very little in the way of other external fundraising was possible, as events such as 10k and marathon runs were cancelled. This has led to a reduction in donations via fundraising sites such as Just Giving. 

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## **Independent Examiners Report** 

The income of the charity has been under £25,000 for the last 2 years and therefore there is no requirement for an Independent Examiner. 

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## **Receipts and Payments Account** 

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022 

|||**Year to 31 March 2022**||**Y/E 31**|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|||||**March 2021**|
||**Note**|**Unrestricted**|**Total Funds**|**Total Funds**|
|||**Funds**|||
|||£|£|£|
|**Receipts**|||||
|Donations|4|16,960|16,960|6,170|
|Receipts from Funding &|5|2,619|2,619|2,763|
|Trading Activities|||||
|**Total Receipts**||**19,579**|**19,579**|**8,933**|
|**Payments**|||||
|Cost of Generating Funds|6|1,126|1,126|1,289|
|(Fundraising & Trading to|||||
|Raise Funds)|||||
|Cost of Charitable Activities|7|10,491|10,491|3,889|
|Governance Costs|||||
|**Total Payments**||**11,617**|**11,617**|**5,178**|
|Net Receipts/(payments)||7,962|7,962|3,755|
|Transfers to/(from) Funds||-|-|-|
|**Surplus/(deficit) for year**||**7,962**|**7,962**|**3,755**|
|Opening Cash & Bank Balance||63,491|63,491|59,736|
|**Closing Cash & Bank**||**71,452**|**71,452**|**63,491**|
|**Balance**|||||



At present the charity only holds unrestricted funds and therefore no restricted funds column is shown 

The notes on pages 11-13 form part of these accounts. 

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Statement of Asset8 and Llabllltle8
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FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022 

## **Notes to the Accounts** 

## **1. Basis of Preparation** 

These accounts are prepared on the Receipts and Payments basis. 

## **2. Fund Accounting** 

- **Unrestricted** Funds are funds which can be used at the discretion of the trustees in furtherance of the charity’s objectives. 

- **Restricted Funds** are funds which can only be used for specific purposes as specified by the donor or when funds have been raised for a specific purpose. Currently the charity holds only unrestricted funds. 

## **3. Debts and Guarantees** 

The charity has not given any guarantees where there is an outstanding liability at the date of this statement 

The charity has no outstanding debts at the date of this statement which are secured on the assets of the charity. 

## **4. Analysis of Donations Receipts** 

|||**Year to 31 March2022**|**Year to 31 March2022**|**Year to 31**|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|||||**March 2021**|
||**Note**|**Unrestricted**|**Total Funds**|**Total**|
|||**Funds**||**Funds**|
|||**£**|**£**|**£**|
|Corporate Donations||6,020|6,020|**-**|
|Voluntary Donations direct to||3,110|3,110|2,038|
|Charity|||||
|Donations via Just Giving||2,943|2,943|469|
|Gift Aid via Just Giving||472|472|100|
|Donations via Virgin Money||50|50|-|
|Donations via Charitable Giving||39|39|-|
|Donations via PayPal||3,892|3,892|3,037|
|PayPal Giving Fund||434|434|526|
|**Total Donations**||**16,960**|**16,960**|**6,170**|



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## **5. Analysis of Fundraising & Trading Receipts** 

|||**Year to 31 March 2022**|**Year to 31 March 2022**|**Year to 31**|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|||||**March 2021**|
||**Note**|**Unrestricted**|**Total Funds**|**Total**|
|||**Funds**||**Funds**|
|||**£**|**£**|**£**|
|Sales of Mini Knocker Keyrings||1,785|1,785|1,833|
|Sales of Cards/Notelets||99|99|115|
|Postage charges for online||307|307|363|
|sales|||||
|Easy Fundraising||254|254|299|
|Amazon Smile||174|174|153|
|**Total Fundraising & Trading**||**2,619**|**2,619**|**2,763**|
|**receipts**|||||



## **6. Analysis of Cost of Raising Funds** 

|||**Year to 31 March 2022**|**Year to 31 March 2022**|**Year to 31**|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|||||**March 2021**|
||**Note**|**Unrestricted**|**Total Funds**|**Total**|
|||**Funds**||**Funds**|
|||**£**|**£**|**£**|
|Fundraising Events||-|-|-|
|Cost of Mini Keyrings||603|603|746|
|Cost of Cards||4|4|21|
|General online shop costs||129|129|168|
|PayPal/Just Giving Cost||390|390|354|
|**Total F/R Activities Costs**||**1,126**|**1,126**|**1,289**|



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## **7. Analysis of Cost of Charitable Activity** 

|||**Year to 31 March 2022**|**Year to 31 March 2022**|**Year to 31**|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|||||**March 2021**|
||**Note**|**Unrestricted**|**Total Funds**|**Total**|
|||**Funds**||**Funds**|
|||**£**|**£**|**£**|
|**Cost of Knitted Knockers**|||||
|Cost of Yarn||1,507|1,507|340|
|Cost of Filling for Knockers||830|830|185|
|Postage & Packaging Knockers||5,885|5,885|1,623|
|Cost of Sample Packs||120|120|194|
|**Cost of Helpful Hearts**|||||
|Beads||13|13|12|
|Postage||98|98|29|
|Other Postage||372|372|353|
|Phone||164|164|136|
|Insurance||415|415|142|
|Website, software & IT||1,065|1,065|875|
|Bank Charge||22|22|-|
|**Total F/R Activities Costs**||**10,492**|**10,492**|**3,889**|



## **8. Trustee Remuneration and Expenses** 

No remuneration was paid to any trustee or related party No trustees received any expenses 

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