Registe1 Charity Nurnbw 1164034 SAMUEL'S IHARITY" Every sick child needs a smile Report of the Trustees and the Unaudited Financial Statements for the Period Ended 3 1st May 2024 for Samuel's Charity Reglstered Charity Numter- 1164034 Registered Scottish Charity Numter - SC050492 Company Registsred Number - 098)49 Registered C(fi address- 19 Haklene, Two Mile Ash, Milton Keynes, MK8 8HS www.samuelscharity.org.uk
Samuels Charity Contents of the Financial Statements for the Period Ended 31st May 2024 Rewt of the Trustees 5-12 Independent Examinern Report 13 Statement of Financial Activittes 14 Balan Sheet 15 Notes to the Finanaal Ststements 16-18 The ac(Dunts for thls perlod cover a 12-morth perioj from 1st June 2023 to 315t May 2024, whereas the comparative peri covers a 17-month WKMJ from 1st January 2022 to 31st May 2023 9) are rK)t direcuy comparable.
Charity Trustees during 2023-24 were as follows: Martin Leib (chair of trustees) Karen G Jeffries John Dale Tillie L Mortier-young Dawn Mccarthy (treasurer) The Charity is a Company Limited by Guarantee and its governing document is its Memorandum and Articles of Associatlon Testimonials from parents It MAde a frKtastiG difftyew toJeW to Ms As tg ¥JoH 9S were tkert frr Ms rt the MDSt hDThibL¢ tiw rf DHY Llvts. Thath goodS we 9Dt thrDM9h it bmt it WAS o e4MfDYt trs hAVe yoHfsL4PPOYt. 'wkot I4OK Are doiy for us for Peter is wotheYfvL we ure so iredIbL¥j grw yoHr heLp rt thi£ YeAiLy d[fF41t ttthxe for Ks AS o fAMbLy. we aisD Love sawrfL's qmestio IAt AbOt the other kLth7' we WA to thath frr 0YpASS to hdp as
TRusfEES REPORT trusttts prent anrxjal rqxNt W wtth the finala1 statenErts of the tharty for the year ended 31st ky 2024, incldIng tsjr &ccMJntsnts (Una1ted) rep( for that year. In Fxeparing thls, thelr dghth amual rewr¥ the 8oèrd of Trust5 have Th)t8J the gudarte t di)Nn by CharltEs Commisgon regding public efIt. Our Mission ts to exprtss and att on 9-year-old Samuel's heartfelt dere to make beiro in hospita so mud) better fr)r 0r children it was for him; it was literally his dying wish. We want to p)sitsvely transfomi the exFeientr of ery chlld hang to face the challenge arKI distress of l¢NwJ-tem care in IndlIng erKd of life ore, or rf tho ne8Jiro cAre at home bthn or after bouts of treatment We eSplalIY work to gJPWrt d)ildren (and thdr parents aNJ famllles) In uTrJfUnd SpilS and childrw's wards by d)allwolng aepted practlce, Imwovlng the ward and tIElr pers(1 environmen¢ atKi providing recreaticnal as well as pain lieng equiprrEnt, alongside aCctr to Wi-Fi, gam& COnleS and sen9)ry g]ulpment. In the sarr way we work to support w1¢x and tffminally ill children and their families Whe a in the scary 4bJatlon of rE&ling (are at FM)me ¥there the thild reMaIr fragile and vulnerdble arKI there is Th)t the b up of a Fb)spital and very litde care in the community or effertive traritIOn ttheen the We wt kn help seriously arxl twmirwlly-dl childm in hosptLal, and at Iv)me, fed lov&Y and carej for, reaswral and pported for WIK) tlw are as irKlidUal5. We want hospits15 for them arKI their pants to be I5 scary, nre cari and we want the children to feel loved and speaal at a lIV diffKult time, inclujing where they red lJ)at care at trK)me. We want to do that for as many children we can a1 esperialty Whe we can make tkE most dIfferen. We want to vdue and be a catstyst to PK)stive charue. Our Wision Is to cnge and transform the of children everywhere, a in the of jaOn Samuel was in, trxng treat8Y for a br¥J teryn or life limibng or life Illness, whether in Ho4)itsl or at Home. We wJ)t (r country to provide the b&t Ca in w(Nld for strh chlldren and young and we w¢nt to thallenge PCKsr prnckn chamtion be prBciice- and 11 up sIve5 to help deliver that. ANI we wart what happens here to ts a 1cOn an example to other countn.es and ots hortaLS and communiti'es all over the wortd. Our Values < Affimimig aNJ Positive O Ftr50n cenfj O 11 aThJ family centred 4 knskning Leaming O Determlr*d and Per51stent O Celebratiry differerKe aThJ ¢Jvugty O Committed to quality arKI excdlerte collaboraVe and partnershlp-based lu¢JOn5 1)Jtc(xne frused
The fornial obJeLtlve of the Chartty as slated within our constition and agreed with the Charilies Commission is: rellef of ad(ness amongst chlldren and of those in re8J ty rea50n of111 health, through Injury abuse, by the prSn of auxillary serwces aimed at Ire?ng patits, welfa aTrJ provldlng 9JPPCt to pauents, famllls, induding, but Th)t limited to the of 9]u1lent amenitles frjr palJerts, thdr famllles and medical staff.. Our eighth annual report- for 2023-24 (Year ended 318t May) An excitiiw yeardevelowngandpreparing laUh ofourAtmon PrntIn Wandsworth (launchedl.1.25) alOngse further expandlng and developing support forchlldren In Hosptial. A periodofdeterminedpnwressin a challenging envimnmentand with a growlnq Introduction and background We were e5tabllshaJ In 2015 and r8Jlstered a Charfty Llmlted by Guarant on 20th fknber 2015. The thadty was Core1ve estsbllshed very muth cth rf the eIe of Samud, Just ne years old, who was fighting (7nr in a hospitsl 0rd arKi wa5 siruggh'rwJ mre he neethd to of quallty of hls In- h05Pita exwien. Samuel was a remarkabk youThJ man. His big conrn, esperially when kneV he was dytThJ, was to Imwove that eYperie for all the other chlldren In every thlldren s SpIta In the , Samud's Charity wa5 Ix)rn from Imuel's dyFng exper1er and the mi5SK)n remains the same, trj postively transform the eXperfen of ewy ctwld hang to face the chalknge arKI di*w of l¢xwJ-tem care in hospitsl, IrlL¥jIng end of life care. Sam was bored, anxK)us, at times depressed, in pain, feding de9)erately hats'ng the food, the moulty the lack of 5bmulabon the lad( of focus on anythirrtJ other tIN3n medlcal treatment and his illw. He was very cOnce to help ¢Xher thIld to feel mo lo and better cared for. 9) are What is dear is fir5dy that uThJ&fundèJ NHS hosptsls Ik the resources. IrK1lng nurgrvJ and play co-ordinator time, to make the ample chawes that make sh a blg differerKe. And secondly IYS dear that there Is Iltde pmwsion for such children at FK)me, between and after bcths of treatment- and that translIJc arrangenL$ betsn me and hospltsl are dI¥(Mntj aThl le than satisfartory. We know that PW50nontred approaches aloNJ%de a transfomiaoon of the ward enronmert can hugely impro¥E the exFedence or those who are dying and spe&1 recovery aThJ promote the N)Ort of tIK)se who l(Y¥J te care and on reiDver. Indeed, it almost certainly saves live5 twl These are some of the th5 we do to devdop a much mre chlld-frlendly awironment and experierKe: In Hospltal arlg sterile aKI unaptealing ward walls into designs and cdours w01ng wth ward managers Cating teams to Improve the quallty and type of foc¥J Provldlng Accuvein Mad)In to relve paln and SUkP)rt sl&p arKI relaxation FlY)vlde seng)ry U1pmt to arL¥iety and 9JPkW)rt mentsl health Provide rerntional 4uipment like tabts and X-XeS arkl the WI- to run them to suprhyt engagement and o)mbat td0M cross-ward engagement OPForknnities to improve thallsatlcn and o)nknt lonelln Prowde proper S for paMts to use to p)rt th'r child. pr0dIrrfj bags wth TgleS Small preserrts as part of their welo)me exFerfen to the wa Promde ptIOn quipment and celllrg (kcoration ft)r tIK)se to Iwng on ttElr bad( mh
Asking thIldr vthat gnall thirgs would make a difference to them arxl swcing them. At Home FWplro chikIn to tran¥er to hom4 impnNro pabert care, reduarKJ ted bl(tkJng and sawThJ arouThJ £7((J,000 to the NHS per I(tiO 20% of children in howtsl dont to e there. F0dIng co-crdinaticffi cf trSitIon arraThJements. Workirg with pats a1 chIldn at Horre to support care and support at a s(7ry Ume. Providlng qualffied eXperse to SJFWrt transfer and treatsnvcare. HelThJ familEs by deploying voluntrs to 5UPWrt sFK)pplng, deanlng arKI domesyc tt)r. Jpporung adaFtaOn ar ensuring a postive and fe care environML Prowding cor¥Ethvlty and gatYEs conx)les etc to ensure the chlld is corwcted to frietKIs, famlly, h¢y and other posltNe rekitionslips ttovlding emotioFI supkxyt and Indudiro volunteer VIsOr5 and peer suppc4t from par&ts who w)m the T-shirt and can help arKI advlce. An aVee ward Yull InteenOn. co#s arThI É40,(MX) and nefftS amurKI 2500 chlldren at a c(Lst of le55 than £17 FEr thlld. 70% of those Inputs vlll have continuing ttnefits for severnl years afterwanls arKI ty(alty (x)going irwt in years 2 and 3 will te around £10,000 per year. That means that a three- yw intervenbon by sam15 Ctrk8rity wim cost around £62,0(K) and 75¢XI chlldren- a c05t per thlld of Just É8.27. Hugely ImpKJrtant charKJes and outcomes for a small arnount of nKsney. but money whbth the NHS dots not have, aThl deploy&l wlth exEYii and lfved ejwtence so as to brtro opomum tkrEfits. Equallyi it costs around £65,0(i) to provide an At Home Care co-ordSnatr)r to pv)rt a casdoad of 20 clN'ldrenlyoung pwle at a time, (a Band 5-6 palIaC nurse) to around 200 throLMJhwt the year, lng a Ca10 of 20 chlldren as a base. That wlll In ttjm bI(k b, wppsyt Oth children's adrFissions, rJU fall transfers, improve aMbULan and staff allocatlons and cor&tivy save the NHS around £7,(01 Our prH)rity is always seiiou4y tMI711Y-lll thildren but there are arKillary terfits that are alw important. We make a powthl contiibution in lots of ways but e5wially for thildn ar¥J familie5 dIv affec by lrfe-threatening al-life limiting illne55 and cfflditior6. re Is a real shortage of Ix)me SLPPOrt arKI g) where honE tran¥ers do hapn, they too often fall, and wllle families love hawrrfJ their chlld bad( wbth them, Its also a scary time and kkirents feel 1rfjere aTrJ are often left very much cfft their own, to care for a very sick child. Supp)rt from our At Home Co-onlinator and from Samuels Charity, makes all the differ, esla1 to siThJle wents and to those with litue infomial SLPPNt. We alm to work with 9)11$ and communloes Whe thwe is no supp)rt aVaIlab We do not thjplicate aTrd J not fd for fKwitsI (tharities, whose foajs Is often around Infrastructure and expen4ve treatsnent equipment, a1 we provide At Home sermce where there is m 9xh Ser, and we can ma(e the most differ. There is a gr&it d&il still to do! Our stsgy Is to Ilnk ow'ln Hospltsl. and"At Ho. CO and wprK)rt to ensure cOnstenCY and eff&dveness ard reduce costs. In 2024-25 we wlll prlmarfly In Wandsworth and with St crg¥S Hospltal Tootlng (the largest In Europe). In 2025-26 we wlll add mIn Keynes Unlversity H(tspital add at least new hub per year thereafter. Meanwhlle our hdp and SUPF(Srt to oOr chlldm In HosFAtsI In other area5 continue5 a5 fvrKIs pemilt. We a grovlrwJ deteTmln&lly ar¥J lIs¢311Y In the current envlronmenL The need is In¢Jeagng and while child mortsllty Is raluong, the numb¥ of chlldren wlth Ilfelong arNI Ilfe-threatenlThJ lrftrllmlting cOndlU0 has trfpled In last 20 yea
Testimonial frfxn a volunteer "I WAS t¢td[bL wved to see hDW wc to childre who Art 90£9 thromok sutsh A hoFrfbi¢ exFA£wAe. fdt rtALLy gotsd to be PQYt of thAt hAPpe. Par}¢ and further Eeonomlc Impacts Our eXperiee of Covld was that It severely impacted our maln methcxls of fuNlralslryJ - via 9)onsorfl Èwents challeS- and reduced our IoMe expectations enormousty. sire then, the e(r)rK)mlc fuThJral4rvJ •• otses have further thallengd u5 arKI many other tharitles - aThJ e9Jedally gnaller ones Ilke ours, where a large pCOn of our fuThllng Is o)n¥nunlty based. An nrtn Impts all thlnkjng a1 makes u5 more cauuous, IrlUd1j abtyrt our g6MrKJ. at that sltmayon has dor£ L5 to make us lo)k carefulty to deveksp mre effectlve and nre dlverse fuTh41 approadE5 and to look at FN)w we develop the w(k of the charlty as a resEKfftse, indudlng thklng nre at the value of pr and (ther irtUal a1 volunteer supporL We are still on that )Urney, but we can rM)W the traction and rrK)mentum gainql. In this rep¥)rt we alx) Wbll share y)me of our ftjture plans ambltlons. Structurfy Governance and Management Trustees are approthj pw9Jnally, or adwbs& for. We have a clear prctess for rtML aprAlcatlon, approval or rejthn, lThlurtbnlontoarding aThJ deve1owit. A duly completed appllcation fomi is qui1, I111ng refe, and a role person Is cthr1y outllned. AJI trustees are DBS (as are F and volunteers) In Ilne wlth r &ifegLkirdlng and equal oprtUnItieS wlicie& Trusts a supplied with apprwlate infom)abon ahead of tsr appli(ation for Tru5teethip; tw are apInted supprtd In li with the charity oDn5titution, the g)cé trustee guKle arKi other legislative guIdan. The Board of Trustees meets gx times per year {3 to and 3 virthlty) to fvlfil their ro In 0Vwrj and di(ting ihe affai of tke tharfty, enSung that Itls wdl-run and ¢lIr5 ttE clwrilabk outcomes for whlch Is establlshed. One of those eetiTrJs is an annual strategy day, wtren the Trustees revlew the overall strategy for the chartty, lThYudlrKJ Whe we and that we need to prnmde and offer. Trustees are o)mmltted to the Nokn prlnclples (rf seIfle$y, integity, d)iecbwty, accountsbllty, and leajership. We currendy fKqve five Tnjstees and akn trfy add Iwo more duriry year to end may, especially across18]al matters a)d nior pa&liatrlc We have struggl&J to deAekip our communlty fuThJralslng by bt1NJing in a part time ftjndraiser. Its a thallen wlth small resour to Justlfy an expenslve apwlntment and ttE rf5k of a lower salary is that dont gd the calibre or results we need. From July 2023 our 0 has been full me and tske8 nMJch of the ccnmunty ndral4rrfJ wlthln his rok, 9JPPOrted ty our e¥Ferienced part-ttme Develrpmert Dlrertor (10 hr5 we) In late 2024-25 we wlll agaln to a fundrr as part of our Income drty plannir¥J. We are alg) w(rtlng to establlsh I0 volunteer fuThJraising teams In Mllton Keynes aThJ &Juth L(don. C*Jr CEO1fouer eXtSIve Marketlng commerdal exper1, and has iEen runniNJ the tharfty for 8 years now and our Deva)pment Th'rector has a strong track reLord has pre0 run Swdl as (, Ir114 a Hos and at nati¢Thl level. We now ernploy a 27.5 hrs week band 5 paalkatric Mrse to run our S LOOn At Home project and are recrultlng for a part-tlme admln 9JPPOrt role to allow better and cost- effecbve use of time. As part of ¢)ur develokxnent planThng, we a tsvowr strategy set into a fNe-year frame of ambition. trNJether wlth a two-year otBational plan and fLntratng pkn. A rolllng I2Month (ash flow 15 maintsin& to engjre sustalnablllty and advan finan plannlng.
InfrastnJaMJre and s To suppcrt our cuent stratY and develotwment aMbIor6 we use a CRN syStn for monitorlng and fiJndrai%tvJ arhj use arePoInt to supwrt goc•J Inf0MtIC sharing and jrt worklng. We work renY)tdy nTr)st of the tlme but have r&Jular vlrtual Team Meetings cnme together for day Fer month fa to face to maintsin laonlIpS J)d mutual CoUntablI1eS The alm is to bala growth and pAlen, Jnblilcffi arnl sustalnaiAIIty, arKJ tr) engxe the Ws and proctsses are in Ine wth 4ightly ah&)J of. tho devel(wmen e xbox YOK boKgkt M£ hqs bee Kttjust frr DWYK I ¢RvbpL4ti &th s6hooL fi7¢MIs Hse It to do A bEt rfs¢hogLwoYk totsl. Hospitsl Intervention and Collaboration Programme Dwite the usual strwgle for income, we mana3ed a wide range of inputs tD 5UPPOrt thous3nds of thlldren. We always work to nNike LEst of our Ilmlt8J resour Even a Ilttle can make a bpj differerK& r the last 2 years We dlded to fr(us ow efforts two itsls.. St Georges Tooting, Wandsworth, (We we have a loro aSsiation) and Milton Keynes University Hospltsl - there i5 also intevention. That was to ewre better Ixrtcomes atxl not teing 9) widely spread that tt might dilute o effeven% Aso, to devdop m(xlel of deliwy for fiJbJre IIKaticfi. We ConU8 to WO hard to rede cc6ts and overheads and to make yjre that we we as effective- arKi cost-etstive- as ssiNe. Wetre us&1 our furmling to make as Mtt differe[ as [ble. We wue alx) erKouraged to receive g)me addlyonal grant fundlng and our corpornte ajrwrt contlnues to Intyea The chartty ded ertrrtalnment g]ulpnt Includlng computer C501e5, IPais and AndroKi Tablets, DVD players, Tv'si games and various other r(ems for entertalrffient which was othetwl unawdilakje due to its cost to the children's wards, indudir¥J at st George's Hospltsl in LoTrJon arKI milt¢ Keynes kknspitsl, and els&¥hwe. We had to laUrh the At HonE ProJt thls year but we not maroged to FBlse 5ufflclent fund5 to get if off the ground In 20234 and wth reltare, accepted that we would ne8J to that deveIq)mt txd( Into 202+25. The V4[)nderf news is tlwt we have managed to achleve that and that the proÈrt Is up and nlnniro, thanks to generous grant fuThJlrMJ In pardcular. Refer a Child Progt3mmelAt Home sepiice We also LDntinue to occaonally 9prt irKlividual chlldren that are goirvj thrOh treatment in othw rjyrts of the UK, either on a ward or at home, hdplng thlldren who Uld otheNise rKJt k able to have a gift witlxjut our gjpport. Tytiolly, a child wlll want and need an IPad or Tat4et, a ble games console or other simil¥ gift that can u*, on the wards or at home. There were just 4 children in 2023-24 reCaV a personal gift thrwgh thls canpalgn. We exm to hdp more thldM in this way goirg forward. with the Hospltsl Intetle Programme, bringiNJ some resy.te to the constsnt fear, and pain makes each day that Iitde btt mre aeptable and, with a more posib.ve fedlrg, the childM h3ve a stroThJer m resillent oudook RedL[j #ress hdps recovery- for thlldren and for families, who fed more 9JppknJ and Itss on their own.
202+ rnvl•n- a Trustees reman concenBJ to rrN)ve forward a stmger ambltion to 1p more d)ildren and to bjild our reS0S and fundralgng to tske us b) the next level but are realistic atyJt the challcf¥Je. Th& IrlleS building a pellne of fundSrKJ from grart maklro trusts and statutory urCeS aThJ to add capacty In Ilne th development Cxjr alm Is to have a tommunlty corFK)rate fuNlraiser, at least part Me, In Mllton KneS S Lorthn next finarla1 year and will laUrh our Wandsworth based At Fk)me Servke In January 2025. as the first of wera more over the five years. We are cOnr to grow and the huge a1 In(Jealng level of ne& In the context of a gr(sY uTrJerfiJnd8 NHS and SIKfallS in I1 autPK)rity provi&on. We know OLY spIfiC foajs is much needed and hlghly efferte- and provldes a very retum on investrnent for children. We are w01ng to er6ure we can dence what we know, Informally, that our intervendo save lanallY more morey than they cost We alm to make a case fty l(xal funding from l(knl commlssloners and as part of a social impxt statement. Provision In 2024-25 and beyond - In Hospital and At Home Senflces By diversrfyirvj wr irKX)me arKI steadily and realisbcalty irKTeasirYJ wr resour we plan to p)de over £IC(l{l worth of dIr support and includlro Hc6pltal aThJ At HcThe intervent10r where ty will nke I most dIfferen. We alm to br1ng In a totsl of £180,(K) of Income. That wll made w) of £10,000 fr7 statutory support, InclLJlrwJ CCG and heah and &xial Care, £70,LK)O fmm grants arKI twsts, £25,000 frcffi COorateS and LxL8lness, £65,O¢J) from commurm'ty events arnl spon50rad challenges aThl £10,0 of traded Income. We alm to devd¢w capacity to delwer that on an irrem1 tosls. That means overBII, we will directly arn1 velY affect the ex of at least 6000 thildm In 2024125 and weclally transfomi the experience of 200 children on our At Home r. We a a19) convenlng a Meeng of alIgnl rffowders in 2025 to share prtice and to map gaps agree ways of addressiThJ those gdrvJ foNard. In Ord to SU sustslnablllty arKI vk3tAIlty for the d)arlty we wlll malrtsln a resffve of 3-6 month5 expendliure arnl d¥oy the balan of fiJndltYJ to MamuM effect aThJ Irrpact. Ing forward
We wlll alm then to grow by orE Ic(at)n per year at a cost of around £60-£70,IXIO addal {En Spital and At In eath of the next three years 2025- 28, We want to expand our footprint arKJ to offer services, within 10-15 years, in every country of the UK arxl in th0 Fry)its15 afKI SittiOnS which mo# nd 1p and lrteNentbn. We wlll le a Yranchise str44rj" modd to () so. We will woth to map where there is the gmtest need, {it's drffi(]Jlt to find Inft)miation from the NHS and its unfcknnatety not readi available otherwlse but neals to be). So. one of our alms Is to Sre some fijnding towards that mappiThJ and rewrth. We are dev0r0 collab)ratfve Ilnks wlth companie5 manufacture5 to woduce a'&7mbo (to coverlencase dlstwlng and 9Jry b, Chemo arKJ pk5ma b5 hanglng next to a chlld's be(1) a 10
coed box with a supthwo or unicom, buit&fy etc imwJe to'wwerf that chlld towards h831th and That will be in pyoductyon row in 2025 and we hope it will pmmde a tradeable Inccffie too. We are l(x)klrwJ to commisslon a McbI sensory room to enJie thildw to"e5cape" from the ward In a 9)uThJprcof8J and sersjry ermronment that can be ere(tsY and moved to fit the neals of children and the ward reglme. That will co anjund £IO,OC(l. Aga, prototype will be in In 2025.
We want to develop a campaigning arm 2027, to d)all pr and supp)rt FOSitNe tharoe. We want to hdp deVep collthrdtive worTring, including arng ch.ldr,S nurses and NHS play cfessiontls acn)ss regions and nationalty to share test prti and helpful vrdys forw¥d. We want to grow by Leen 30% ar¥J 50% per annum over the next the years to make as mh differen as we can. The Chadty W0ed h¥d to In¢Jease provislon during 20234 on its prewous ndiThJ m(xJd and income for 2023- 24 is up to at Und £96,OCK). TFot 20% increa heltkd us to malntaln [slon levds and begin to further aThJ them. It's also a I2-nnth year againsi 17 nvjnths the previous year. 202+25 PJeCtiOrS ¥e to Ilft inccKne to ar0 £ieo,000 arKI Ewayllture to £lfy),IyJ)- a £20,000 surplus - aThJ maintsin 3 -6 mrnths resave at arouThd £50,00). As iliCated already, our previous fvndraising aptfoach had bn to rdlse funds prtmarily throwh Challge events aNJ 4M)ny)rship and tspecially relyiNJ uprx) the WKllglous peryA)nal efforts of our fouThJw, Man Leib. We realised that thls was not a realIsC or helpful apwoach if we want8J to expand to meet the nd and demand. Glven our levd or rerce and the fLndraising envIronnt, rolr¥ the of [96,0 la year. largety fM SLth activitles, was a crlItable perforrnan bjt will not sustain or develop the Charrty pirvJ fomard. Ir plans are about cliverslflcatlon as mh as expanson. JIA We und8took dllenge events such as obstscle COLrses, IOK rurs, Skydives and smilar events. The sntirE swlm was our ent and raiwj alnmjst £io,oc(I for The charity altr had many memLErs of the p1 take part In slmllar events, as wdl as cVIng donatlons fr7 n)berS of publlc aThl sllJpt from a gr1[¥j nuMr of local Corpcate organisadons. We are fijrther developlThJ our cortorate pIpellr and use our corpore brthu dlgltsl wesentaljons to support expanson. We contlnue to invest In blds to grant fflang trusts especi3lly as our At Home SeNI develop aj hoFe tr) leverage sc¥ne Statutory supwt as wdl as Increasing traded incon throtMJh reLrydlng hemes and sales of gcKxls. We were ddhted to recefve support from The Farthing Trust, Albert Hunt Trust aThl, among others. We ere esplalIY grateful to re1ve Income fr¢ another dogng chadty, Tderh&Tht Those grant donatiCf6 de [SSible laUh of the At H(¥ne Folt Future fUrnlr?4Si devd(pment will furlher dIfy wr Income streams and Sre sustalnatqlity and a worknrKJ reseNe to support the develOpnnt of the charity and the increa* of 5 provision, Pyovig'm will aways be aligned wlth our Income and subjett to fvndiro. We to expar4J Caplty arvj rrUit at least part tjme community ndralser th15 year. Gett1r the calibre reeratiOn pa(kage light is a major pr¥)rty.
2023.24 As Ir1<3ted atThe year urKler port mained challenglNJ aThl perhaps me so than we had expthd. Our recruited FT communty fundralsers stnjggled even to tKeak even and we rntlY ag to part company, rnI[ Instthj to r CEO to shouldtr the bulk of the fundrdisiro, supp)rted by Our Developnnt Direttor. Howevtr, we were eroUrJ b) receNe mtre trtion applicatiS to Grant Mang Trusts- e5peoally for our At Home Foje£t now Inched in S Lorthn in January 2025. Therds al} a grwrM19Nell of communty supp)rt tco arKI we can see g¢xd prtsjre Income for year under repxt was E95,159,' experx1iknj was £92,704 that left us with a of £2,455 for the year. The majorfty of that fimding was unrestricted fiJrKling (£79,548) and, wlth an IrromlThJ sum of unrestrlcbj ndlrwJ from the prewous 5Ear of £81,777 meant that our free reSve at erKI was £13.835. C3th at Bank on 31.05.24 was £15,324. That level of reseNe last yew (x)nstitutal 2 months nJnnlThJ costs (Thjr am Is at 2 th5. For comparlson, 2022-23 was a 17-nM)nth year, whereas thls th forward years 11 12 monttts. Cajr reserve tx)Ilcy Is to malntoln free re5erve5 equfvaIt to 3-6 months runnlro costs, to ensure sthlna)Illty and our abllity to respond to engi need. That prrides a atfOrn for furtlv deVelont in 2024-25 and W)nd. r budget In 2024-25 deS for £160,0 of eXkEndlbJre and a surklus of £25,IXIO provldlng a reserve of £50,OIX) or just 4 months runnlng costs. As iThJic?t ab)ve we aim to erUre a dfversfi&1 inco stream across Ststutw, Grant, Cory)rate arwj Community incotre arKi to inv& in each of those streams as part of strateglc aThJ fvndratsing pkn, We ccfftOnue to In in a(Jibonal skiHs atyl rur and a confthnt of the direction a1 pe of fOard devd0pMt. We rna1n kn to serure parkners arKI funder5 at all lev b) help us to make tal Ortervd0nS and contiibutions to the care and of thIldr who are (tylro h lorwj temi care. The trustees dedare that they have approved the tNstees' report above. Signed on behalf of the ¢harlt*s trustees Name: Martin Lelb (chair) Slgnature Date 2910112025 12
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SAMUEL'S CPLARITY
rt to the Trustee$ of
Independerrt exanlnerf5 report lo the twstees of SAMUEL'S CHARITY ('the Company.)
I report to tha charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of the Charitable Ccthpany forthe
pericd 1 June 2023 10 31Bi May 2024 which are set out on pages 14 10 18.
R88ponsibilities and ba81s of report
As the charitys trustees of the Charrtable C¢)mpany land also direcltys for Ihe puws of
company lawl you are responsible lor the pr¢paralion of the aGwunts in accordan wi(h the
requirements of the Companies Ad 20c61.lhe 2CQ6 Acf).
Having satisfied mysew that the accounts of the Company are not rwluired to be 8rted under Pwt
16 of the20C6Act and are eligible independent exlall0. I report in reSptOf my examination
your charttys accounts as Carried OLrt under $tion 14S of the Charities Act 2011 {'Ihe 2011 kl'l.
In carrying out my examination I have foll¢)wed the DirectwJns given by the Charity Commission under
t 14515) Ibl of the 2011 Act.
Indepgnqlent examlngtrs statement
I have ccmpleled my examination. l o)nfim that no matter5 have ccffielo my attgntion in nlion
with the examination giving me eause to believe..
accounting (¥dS were not kept in resped of th& Ctxnpany as requir by section 386 of the
20C6 Act,. or
the accounts thj not COrd wtih thos8 rOrds., or
the accounts do not c(xN)ly with the accounting requirements of Sectic 396 of the 2[ Act
other than any requirement that the accL)unls give a true and fair view whh is not a matt
conshl8r&g a$ part of an infjepondent examinatK)n,' or
the accounts havo not been prepare(l in accordance with the methods and principlès of the
Statement of Reccfflmended praCte for a¢pWitthftWrting by chaTiti8s (applicable to
¢haritias prèpariry their *c
SAMUEL'S CHARITY ststement of Financial ActivItS 01.06.23- 01..23- 31.05.24 31.05.24 Unrestricted Restricted Funds Funds 01.06.2& 01.01.22- 31.05.24 31.05.23 Total Total Funds Funds Notes INCOME AND ENDOWMEpifs FROM Donations and1&3acies Grants Sale of merchandise Intwest eNable 79,256 15,611 94,867 72,774 9,000 269 269 23 79,548 15.611 95.159 81,777 EXPENDITURE ON Charltable actlvltles Charitable activilÉs Management and support cosls Finance costs GovernatKe costs 61.265 14,988 160 61,265 30,599 160 56,793 33,341 709 15.611 Total 77.093 15.611 92,704 91.706 NET INCOMINGI{OUTGOING} RESOURCES 2,455 2,455 19,9261 RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS Total funds bmught forward 11,380 11,380 21,309 TOTAL FUNDS CARPJED FORWARD 13.835 13.835 11.380 CONTINUING OPERATIONS.. All inc(xne and expenditure derive from continuing &tiwties. All gains and losses rK¢)Jnksed in the period are included aLKJve. 14
SAMUEL'S CHARITY Balan Sheet 31.05.24 31.05.23 Unrg5lricted Unrestri(iad funds fvJnd5 Notes CURRENT ASSETS Debtors Cash at bar* 503 15.324 15,910 13,534 CREDITORS Amount$ falling due within one jpar 12,075) 12,1S4) NET CURRENT ASSETS TOTAL ASS8 LESS CURRENT LIA81LITIES 13,835 11,380 NET ASSETS FUNDS Unrestricted fund8 TOTAL FUNDS 13.835 These finaneial statements have been prepared in a¢cttidance wlh Sla1 provish)ns ol Part 15 of the Companies Act 2C(E relating to small charitable companies. The charrtable company is entitled lo exemption from autjil under slI0n 477 of the crpaniesACt 2(M)6 relaing lo small companies fc¢ the pertiy ended 31 May 2024. The members have not fequirfrj the company to oblain an audit of its fironcial Statements for the perh)d ended 31 May 2Q24 in a¢wdance with Section 476 of the Companies Act 2006. The ITtee5 kn[edge their respon8ibilf(ies for comptywig the requirements of the Act wf(h res tr) accounting rrdS and the preparation of accounts. The finanaal statements were approved by the Board of Trustees and authorised for issue on 2910112025 . and were signed on its behalf by. M Leib - Truslee 15
SAMUEL'S CHARITY Notes to the Financial Sta19ments for the Pericxl Ended 31 Ma 2024 ACCOUNTING POLICIES Basis of prnparing the financial statomonts The financial Statements of the charrtable cempany. vthich 1$ a public benefrt entity under FRS 102, hav8 been prepar1 in accordance wrth the charit$ SORP {FRS 102) Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice appltable to charitias preparing tlwir accounts in &cordance wrth the Financial Reporb'ng Standard app1Kab in the UK and Republ of Ireland IFRS 1021 (effective 1 January 20191,, Fina181 Rewting Standard 102 'The Financial Reportir¥J Standard applicable in the UK and RepU1C of Ireland.. the Charities Act 2011, and the Companies Act 2C4)6. The financial statements have been prepar Cyb a gng concern basi$ under the hislcrfical wst nventI. Income All IrMe is reccgnised in the Stslemenl of Finanaal Activities once the charity has enlillemenl to the funds. rt is pro18 that the inccfflewill be receiv&J and the amwnt can be measur&J reliably. Expendituro Liabilities are recognised as ey8ndrture as soon as there is a legal constructive obligation )mmitting the tharity lo that expenditure. it is probable that a transfer of economK beneffts will be required in settlement and the amount of the obligation ¢an be measured reliably. Expenditure is accounted for on an atxruals baS and ha3 been cla55ffied Urer headirwJs that aggregate all cost related to the category. Where costs canncl be direclty attributed lo particular headings they have been allocated lo activit*s on a basrd consistent with the of resources. Toxation The ¢harty is oxempt frcm Corporation tax on its charitable actimtses. Fund accountlng Unreslricted funds can used in xcOrdare wf(h the charitsble ObltNeS at the discretlon the trust. Restricted funds can onty be used for particular restricted purposes within th8 objects cl th8 charity. Restrictions arise wn sled by the donor or when ffiJnd8 a rais&J for partieular restricted purposes. Further explanation of the nature and purpc6e of each furKI is included in the notes to th financial statanenls. 16
SAMUEL'S CHARITY Notes lo the Financial Slalements - conlinugd forthe Perityj Endèd 31 2024 TRUSTEES. REhWNERATION AND BENEFITS Truste88' expenses 31.0524 31.05.23 Trustees. expenses DEBTORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR 31.05.24 31.05.23 VAT due from HMRC Trade Debtors 503 CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE wrrHIN ONE YEAR 31.05.24 31.05.23 Taxation costs A¢¢ruals and deferred incom8 1,225 850 1,134 MOVEMENT IN FUNDS movement in funds At 31.OS.24 At 1.C6.23 Unreslrlcted funds fund 11,380 2.455 13.835 TOTAL FUNDS 11.380 2,455 13,83S Nel movoment in funds. iluded in the above are as folbw8'. Inccrning Resou Movwnent resources expended in funds Unrestrlcted funds General fund 95,159 192,7041 2,455 TOTAL FUNDS 17 continued...
SAMUEL'S CHARITY Notes lo the Financial Statements- contlnu for the Peri¢JJ Ended 31 Ma 20 MOVEMENT IN FUNDS - contlnugd Comparatives for movomwt in fund5 At 31.05.24 At 1.C6.23 in funds Unreslrkted funds General furKI 21,309 19,9291 11,380 TOTAL FUNDS Compar81ive net movemerrt in funds, IndUd in th8 above are as follows.. Incoming Resour$ Movement re80urces expend in funds Unrestricted funds General fund 81.777 191,7C61 19.9291 TOTAL FUNDS RELATED PA DISCLOSURES Martin Leb, a trustee, was paid £34,O50120218,082l for servKe$ rendered lo the tharity in Ihe year. STAFF COSTS 31.05.24 31.05.23 WaJes and Salaries 9,333 9,333 The average number of employees during the year was as follcyw5". 31.05.24 31.05.23 Fundraisirg No employee recewed emc4umgnls in excess of £60,000. N(-PAyE staff costs amounted to £44,92712023431.093). 18