TIGERLILY TRUST
REGISTERED CHARITY 1163387
ANNUAL REPORT
FOR THE YEAR END 31 AUGUST 2023
TIGERLILY TRUST
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2023
CHARITY INFORMATION
Registered charity number 1163387
| Address | 2 Holly House |
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| Barber Green | |
| Ayside | |
| Grange-Over-Sands | |
| Cumbria | |
| LA11 6HU | |
| Contact Details | 015395 33872 |
| Chair | Patrick Connor |
| Trustees | Val Isherwood |
| Tracy Butterworth | |
| Independent Examiner | Shweta Pankhadiwala |
| Lancaster District CVS | |
| The Cornerstone | |
| Sulyard Street | |
| Lancaster | |
| Lancashire | |
| LA1 1PX |
TIGERLILY TRUST TRUSTEES’ REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2023
The trustees present their report and accounts for the year ended 31 August 2023
Structure, governance and management.
The Charity is governed by it’s constitution written on 12th December 2012.
The trustees who served during the year were:
Val Isherwood Patrick Connor Tracy Butterworth
Trustees retire at the end of the annual general meeting and they may be reelected or re-appointed. The Trustees meet on a bimonthly basis to discuss all business relating to the charity, it’s maintenance and furthering of it’s aims and objectives.
We have a strong quorum of Trustees whose contribution to the charity is greatly appreciated.
Objectives and activities.
The charity’s objects are to preserve and protect the emotional and psychological health of parents who have suffered the loss of their baby through miscarriage, stillbirth or neonatal death, resident within the United Kingdom, with a preference for individuals and hospitals within the Morecambe Bay NHS Trust area, by the provision of support and information for such persons.
Also, to advance education of the emotional and psychological effects of such a bereavement to professionals and the public through the provision of information.
Activities and service provision.
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Provision of Remembrance Boxes and Miscarriage Care Boxes free of
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charge to Furness General Hospital, Royal Lancaster Infirmary and
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Westmorland General Hospital to give to bereaved parents.
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These contain items to encourage parents to engage with their baby and enable them to make and collect as many memories as possible in the short time they have with their baby.
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Support Group Meetings
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One to One Befriending Support
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Annual Remembrance Service
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Online Support Forums
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Provision of Burial Gowns, Angel Wraps and cribs, and other items of clothing to offer parents dignity for their baby no matter how tiny their baby May be.
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Berevement Training - ‘A bereaved Mother’s Perspective’ for Midwives,
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Student Midwives, Neonatal, Special Care and Paediatric Staff across the Morecambe Bay Hospitals Trust.
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Website and social media presence providing helpful information and
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resources for bereaved parents, their families and friends, as well as staff and carers
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Raising awareness, educating the public and breaking the silence surrounding baby loss.
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Creative Grief Workshops - therapeutic creative activities bringing together bereaved parents in a supportive environment.
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Tigerlily Rainbow Cubs Support Group - for bereaved parents who’re pregnant after previous loss.
Achievements and performance.
The Trustees have complied with their duty to have due regard to the guidance on public benefit published by the Chaities Commission in exercising their powers of duties. The charity continued with its activities throughout the year to fulfil its aims and objectives as well as continuing to develop its internal policies and overall governance of the charity.
Over the past 12 months Tigerlily Trust has sustained progress across all of its core areas and continues to receive heartfelt positive feedback from the recipients of the remembrance boxes, miscarriage care boxes and support in its groups and one to one provision. This positive feedback, also received from hospital staff and midwives, continues to inform our future service provision.
The charity has maintained its stability and sustainability, met all its service provision and continues to develop further support avenues for the future. The charity is extremely grateful to everyone who has enabled us to continue our service provision throughout 2022-2023 and allowed us to focus our efforts towards providing support to bereaved parents.
The charity is tremendously grateful to The Sir John Fisher Foundation, Lancaster District Community Health Champions and BAE for their funding to help us continue our service providing local support for bereaved parents.
The charity is also incredibly grateful for the continued support of donations from the public, fundraising events held by bereaved parents we have supported and those who have supported our own fundraising activities. All monies are carefully allocated to provide the best possible support to our parents. We sincerely thank every individual and organisation that has helped us to make such a difference in the lives of local bereaved parents.
The Trustees, as well as some of our bereaved parents and their family and friends have helped through volunteering with the making of remembrance boxes and miscarriage care boxes, finishing and preparing for hospital all the knitted items we provide, and helping with fundraising events.
We are deeply grateful to everyone who has knitted and crocheted for us, also, particular thanks go to our volunteer seamstresses who make the Etui pouches for our miscarriage care boxes, and to the people who donate their wedding dresses to be transformed by them.
As we reflect upon the past 12 months achievements and review the feedback we have received, it is clear that the ethos, values, compassion, understanding and kindness that underpin all our endeavours is deeply appreciated and valued by our service users and the hospitals we support. We will continue to foster an atmosphere of safety, comfort and healing throughout everything we do.
Statement of Trustee Responsibilities.
Charity law requires Trustees to prepare financial statements for each financial year which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the Charity and of its financial activities for that period. In preparing those financial statements the Trustees are required to:
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Select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently;
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Make judgments and estimates that are reasonable and prudent;
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State whether the policies adopted are in accordance with Statement of Recommended Practice (SORP) Accounting by Charities and with applicable accounting standards, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements.
The Trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records which disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the Charity and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Charities Acts. The Trustees are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the Charity and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud or other irregularities.
The Trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above. Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees
Patrick Connor 31-August-2023 Patrick Connor
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Tracy Butterworth 31-August-2023
Tracy Butterworth
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Tigerlily Trust ACCOUNTS and FINANCIAL STATEMENT For the Period
1[st] September 2022 to 31[st] August 2023
Tigerlily Trust INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT 1st September 2022 to 31st August 2023
| Income Expenditure Operating Surplus /Deficit Interest receivable Surplus / Deficit on activities |
2022-23 2021-22 27,159 38,334 29,217 34,729 2,057 - 3,605 - - |
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| 2,057 - 3,605 |
Tigerlily Trust BALANCE SHEET
1st September 2022 to 31st August 2023
| Current Assets Debtors Cash at bank Cash in hand Pay Pal Creditors:amounts falling due within one year Net current assets Total assets less current liabilities Net assets Funds: Unrestricted funds Restricted funds Reserves Total Funds |
2022-23 8,551 14 - 1 8,538 - 8,538 - 8,538 1,454 7,084 - 8,538 |
2021-22 - 10,562 33 |
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| 10,596 - |
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| 6,990 - |
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| 6,990 3,503 5,556 1,537 |
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| 10,596 |
Signed on behalf of The Tigerlily Trust
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Tigerlily Trust INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT
1st September 2022 to 31st August 2023
| INCOME Grants Donations Sales Virgin Money Giving Just Giving EXPENDITURE Materials Staff Costs Office Expenses Research Accountancy fees Fundraising Cost Travel & Motor Vehicle Cost Repair & Renewals(Equipment) Use of Home Room Hire/Rent Bank Charges Equipment Insurance Telephome & Internet Total Administrative expenses Surplus / Deficit on activities |
Restricted Unrestricted Total £ £ £ 19,584 - 19,584 89 7,388 7,477 - 90 90 - - - 8 - 8 19,681 7,478 27,159 826 396 1,222 17,489 3,036 20,525 818 1,777 2,594 365 532 897 - 110 110 - 376 376 2 2,309 2,312 - - - - 835 835 - - - - 15 15 - - - - 96 96 182 53 235 19,681 9,536 29,217 - 2,057 - 2,057 - 2022-23 |
2021-22 £ 22,505 14,688 75 1,066 - |
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| 38,334 | ||
| 2,446 20,100 792 230 85 915 4,678 1,282 1,639 1,685 19 859 - - |
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| 34,729 | ||
| 3,605 |
Independent examiner's report to the trustees of Tigerlily Trust
I report on the accounts for the year
– 1st September 2022 31st August 2023
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 Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the 2011 Act; and
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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 statement below.
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:
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to keep accounting records in accordance with section 130 of the 2011 Act; and
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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.
Shweta Pankhadiwala
C/o Lancaster District CVS, The Cornerstone Sulyard Street Lancaster LA1 1PX 15th May 2024.