TIGERLILY TRUST
REGISTERED CHARITY 1163387
ANNUAL REPORT
FOR THE YEAR END 31 AUGUST 2024
TIGERLILY TRUST
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2024
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 2024
The trustees present their report and accounts for the year ended 31 August 2024
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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Bereavement 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 diligently fulfilled their duty to consider the public benefit guidance published by the Charities Commission while exercising their responsibilities. Throughout the year, the charity remained active in pursuing its aims and objectives, while also focusing on strengthening its internal policies and overall governance.
Over the past 12 months, Tigerlily Trust has made steady progress across its core areas. We are heartened by the positive feedback from those who have received our remembrance boxes, miscarriage care boxes, and support through our groups and one-on-one sessions. This encouraging feedback, also shared by hospital staff and midwives, continues to guide and shape our future services.
We are proud to have maintained our service provision throughout the year. The charity is deeply grateful to everyone who has supported us in 2023-2024, enabling us to focus on providing vital support to bereaved parents during such a difficult time.
Our heartfelt thanks go to the generous donors, fundraising events organised by bereaved parents, and supporters of our own fundraising efforts. Every contribution is carefully allocated to ensure we deliver the best possible support. We sincerely appreciate every individual and organisation that has helped us make a meaningful difference in the lives of local bereaved parents.
Additionally, our dedicated volunteers—including trustees, bereaved parents, their families and friends—have contributed their time and skills by making remembrance and miscarriage care boxes, preparing knitted items for hospital, and assisting with fundraising activities.
As we reflect on the past year, it’s clear that the values of compassion, understanding, kindness, and a supportive ethos are deeply appreciated by those
we serve and the hospitals we support. We remain committed to fostering an environment of safety, comfort, and healing in 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-2024 Patrick Connor
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Tracy Butterworth 31-August-2024
Tracy Butterworth
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Tigerlily Trust ACCOUNTS and FINANCIAL STATEMENT For the Period
1[st] September 2023 to 31[st] August 2024
Tigerlily Trust INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT 1st September 2023 to 31st August 2024
| INCOME Grants Donations Sales Refund Just Giving Total Income EXPENDITURE Materials Staff Costs Office Expenses Research Accountancy fees Fundraising Cost Travel & Motor Vehicle Cost Use of Home Bank Charges Equipment Insurance Telephome & Internet Total Expenses Surplus / Deficit on activities |
Restricted Unrestricted Total £ £ £ 1,769 2,870 4,639 500 14,649 15,149 - - - - 180 180 - - - 2,269 17,699 19,968 400 1,008 1,408 7,839 11,691 19,530 421 1,995 2,417 - 696 696 - 140 140 - 221 221 102 270 372 - 9 9 106 280 386 - - - - 186 186 8,869 16,496 25,365 6,600 - 1,203 5,398 - 2023-24 |
2022-23 Total £ 19,584 7,477 90 - 8 |
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| 27,159 | ||
| 1,222 20,525 2,594 897 110 376 2,312 835 15 - 96 235 |
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| 29,217 | ||
| 2,057 - |
Tigerlily Trust BALANCE SHEET
1st September 2023 to 31st August 2024
| 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 |
2023-24 £ 3,044 96 1 3,140 - 3,140 - 3,140 2,657 483 - 3,140 |
2022-23 £ - 8,551 14 - 1 |
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| 8,538 - |
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| 6,990 - |
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| 6,990 1,454 7,084 - |
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| 8,538 |
Signed on behalf of The Tigerlily Trust
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Independent examiner's report to the trustees of Tigerlily Trust
I report on the accounts for the year
1st September 2023 – 31st August 2024
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 17th June 2025.