## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** **From April 2023 Period start date To April 2024 Period end date** ## **Charity name: The Last Kiss Foundation** ## **Charity registration number: 1164107** ## **Objectives and Activities** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|**“To relieve the suffering and emotional**
**distress amongst**
**parents, families and friends when a**
**baby, child, young person or adult**
**dies by:-**
**a)**
**The provision of Cuddle Cot**
**cooling systems and moses**
**baskets and memory boxes to maternity**
**units and similar**
**equipment designed for older children**
**in hospices across the**
**UK;**
**b)**
**The provision of advice, support**
**and information to those bereaved and**
**their carers;**
**c)**
**Working collaboratively with**
**health and social care**
**professionals to improve and enhance**
**professional practice with bereaved**
**families;**
**d)**
**Making donations to other**
**charitable organisations having**
**similar objects as the charity that the**
**trustees shall in their discretion**
**deem suitable;**
**e)**
**The advancement of bereavement**
**care through education,**
**training, grant making and research; f)**
**Raising awareness through public**
**events and supporting**
**research into stillbirth, miscarriage,**
**neonatal death, maternity**
**care and the improvements needed in**
**perinatal maternal health;**
**and**
**g) Producing appropriate written and**
**electronic materials in respect of**
**the above.”**| |Summary of the main|Para 1.17 and|**At all times the trustees have had regard**| |activities in relation to those|1.19|**to theguidance issued**| |---|---|---| |purposes for the public
benefit, in particular, the
activities, projects or
services identified in the
accounts.||**by the Charity Commission on public**
**benefit, this has been**
**incorporated into all of our planning for**
**the years activities and has informed**
**the work that we have done throughout**
**the year. We have regularly reviewed**
**this guidance during our trustee**
**meetings.**
**We continue to work in partnership**
**with the local hospitals to determine**
**the wish list of items and needs for**
**the respective bereavement suites**
**and identifying**
**where there is a need for the**
**equipment and resources.**
**We have been able to signpost families**
**affected by**
**bereavement to receive the appropriate**
**support and help and**
**have included links within our website**
**so families can access**
**the right level of support when they need**
**it.**
**We have developed the relationships**
**with health care**
**professionals and midwifes, identifying**
**the training and support requirements**
**and working in partnership with other**
**local charity called Children and**
**Families in Grief.**
**We have participated in a number of**
**public events to raise the profile**
**for the Charity and also to highlight**
**where improvements are needed**
**within the bereavement support**
**and care within hospital.**| |Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|**The charity is aware and has taken into**
**consideration the guidance issued by**
**the Charity Commission.**| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: SORP reference Policy on grant making Para 1.38 Policy on social investment Para 1.38 including program related investment Contribution made by Para 1.38 volunteers Other ## **Achievements and Performance** SORP reference |Summary of the main
achievements of the charity,
identifying the difference the
charity’s work has made to
the circumstances of its
beneficiaries and any wider
benefits to society as a
whole.|Para 1.20|**Emotional Support Programs: We have**
**delivered a range of emotional support**
**programs.**
**Awareness and Advocacy: Through**
**various campaigns and collaborations**
**with healthcare providers, we've raised**
**significant awareness about baby loss.**
**Our efforts have contributed to more**
**sensitive handling of such cases in**
**hospitals and the development of**
**bereavement training for healthcare**
**professionals.**
**We have rebranded and have developed**
**new information leaflets and a new**
**website that reflects our commitment to**
**working in the community.**
**We worked with a local celebrity to raise**
**funds through a calendar.**
**We negotiated training with Adapt**
**which was delivered on trauma informed**
**care to a range of healthcare**
**professionals.**
**We continue to provide memory boxes,**
**resources to bereavement suites across**
**Devon.**
**Impact on Beneficiaries**
**Emotional Healing: Beneficiaries report**
**significant improvements in their**
**emotional wellbeing due to our support**
**programs.**
**Increased Awareness: Families have**
**benefited from the greater**
**understanding and sensitivity they**
**receive from society and medical**
**professionals.**
**Wider Benefits to Society**
**Improved Healthcare Practices: Our**
**advocacy have led to more**
**compassionate and informed practices**
**in healthcare settings regarding baby**
**loss.**
**Societal Awareness: By raising**
**awareness, we've helped reduce the**
**stigma associated with talking about**
**baby loss, leading to a more empathetic**| |---|---|---| **society. Policy Influence: Our advocacy have influenced policies related to bereavement leave, mental health support, and healthcare protocols. We have revised the training and website for a fresh beginning and have been working on training. We have continued to work with the main hospital providers across Devon and provide equipment and facilities to those families in need.** ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |Achievements against
objectives set|Para 1.41|| |---|---|---| |Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set|Para 1.41|| |Investment performance
against objectives|Para 1.41|| |Other||| ## **Financial Review** |**Financial Review**||| |---|---|---| |Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of theperiod|Para 1.21|**The charity remains in a strong and**
**stable financial position**| |Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves|Para 1.22|**The charity does not hold reserves, we**
**have some funds in the account that are**| |stating why they are held||**specifically allocated to projects that are**
**still being developed and then delivered**| |---|---|---| |Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|**5000**| |Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|**NA**| |Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24|**NA**| |Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern|Para 1.23|**There are no concerns**| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |The charity’s principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising)|Para 1.47|| |---|---|---| |Investment policy and
objectives including any
social investment policy
adopted|Para 1.46|| |A description of the principal
risks facing the charity|Para 1.46|| |Other||| ## **Structure, Governance and Management** |Description of charity’s trusts:||| |---|---|---| |Type of governing document
(trust deed,royal charter)|Para 1.25|**CIO Constitution**| |How is the charity
constituted?(e.g
unincorporated
association,CIO)|Para 1.25|**CIO**| Trustee selection methods Para 1.25 **By AGM with the agreement of remaining** including details of any **trustees as per constitution.** constitutional provisions e.g. election to post or name of any person or body entitled to appoint one or more trustees ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |Policies and procedures
adopted for the induction
and training of trustees|Para 1.51|| |---|---|---| |The charity’s organisational
structure and any wider
network with which the
charity works|Para 1.51|| |Relationship with any related
parties|Para 1.51|| |Other||| ## **Reference and Administrative details** |Charityname|The Last Kiss Foundation| |---|---| |Other name the charityuses|NA| |Registered charitynumber|1164107| |Charity’s principal address|15 Briwere Road
Torquay
TQ1 4DU| ||| ## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** |**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not for whole**
**year**|**Name of person (or body) entitled**
**to appoint trustee(if any)**| |---|---|---|---| |Annika Palmer|Co-Founder|2015|| |Keely Pierce|Co-Founder|2015|| ||||| 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 - 18 19 20 Corporate trustees – names of the directors at the date the report was approved ## **Director name** Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity **Trustee name Dates acted if not for whole year** ## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others** Description of the assets NA held in this capacity Name and objects of the NA charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for NA safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets ## **Additional information (optional)** ## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)** |**Names and**|**addresses of advisers (Optional information)**|**addresses of advisers (Optional information)**| |---|---|---| |**Type of**
**adviser**|**Name**
**Address**|| |||| |||| |||| |||| |**Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members(Optional information)**||| |||| ## **Exemptions from disclosure** Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details ## **Other optional information** ## **Declarations** **The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.** **Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees** **Signature(s)** Annika Palmer **Full name(s)** Annika Palmer **Position (eg Secretary,** Co-Founder **Chair, etc)** **Date** 16.01.2025 **The Last Kiss Foundation** **No (if any)** ## **Receipts and payments accounts** **CC16a** **For the period** Period start date Period end date **To from** Apr-23 Apr-24 ## **Section A Receipts and payments** |**Section A Receipts and payments**||||| |---|---|---|---|---| |**A1 Receipts**
Donations
**6,815**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**6,815**
**-**
**-**
**_Sub total_ -**
**_Total receipts_ 6,815**
**A3 Payments**
Insurance
**110**
Stationary/postage
**590**
Account Fees
**60**
Marketing
**2,400**
Website + Hosting
**1,712**
Resources
**280**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**_Sub total_ 5,152**
**-**
**-**
**_Sub total_ -**
**_Total payments_ 5,152**
**_Net of receipts/(payments)_ 1,663**
**A5 Transfers between funds**
**-**
**A6 Cash funds last year end**
**8,047**
**_Cash funds this year end_ 9,710**
**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**to the nearest £**
**_Sub total_**_(Gross income for AR)_
**A2 Asset and investment sales,**
**(see table).**
**A4 Asset and investment**
**purchases, (see table)**|**to the nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**Restricted**
**funds**|**to the nearest £**
**Endowment**
**funds**|**Total funds**
**to the nearest £**
**6,815**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**6,815**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**6,815**
**110**
**590**
**60**
**2,400**
**1,712**
**280**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**5,152**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**5,152**
**1,663**
**-**
**8,047**
**9,710**|**Last year**
**to the nearest £**| |||**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**|**6,815**|**-**| ||||**-**|**-**| ||||**-**|**-**| ||||**-**|**-**| ||||**-**|**-**| ||||**-**|**-**| ||||**-**|**-**| ||||**-**|**-**| ||||**6,815**|**-**| |||||| |||**-**
**-**
**-**|**-**|| ||||**-**|**-**| ||||**-**|**-**| |||||| |||**-**|**6,815**|**-**| |||||| |||**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**|**110**|**-**| ||||**590**|**-**| ||||**60**|**-**| ||||**2,400**|**-**| ||||**1,712**|**-**| ||||**280**|**-**| ||||**-**|**-**| ||||**-**|**-**| ||||**-**|**-**| ||||**5,152**|**-**| |||||| |||**-**
**-**
**-**|**-**|| ||||**-**|| ||||**-**|**-**| |||||| |||**-**|**5,152**|**-**| |||||| ||**-**|**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**|**1,663**|**-**| ||**-**||**-**|**-**| ||**-**||**8,047**|**-**| ||**-**||**9,710**|**-**| ## **Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period** |**Categories**
**B1 Cash funds**
**B2 Other monetary assets**
**B3 Investment assets**
**B5 Liabilities**
**B4 Assets retained for the**
**charity’s own use**
Signed by one or two trustees on
behalf of all the trustees|**Details**
**Details**
**Details**
**Details**
**Details**
Signature
Annika Palmer
**_Total cash funds_**
(agree balances with receipts and payments
account(s))|**to nearest £**
**to nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
Agreement Error
OK
**to nearest £**
**to nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**Cost (optional)**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**Cost (optional)**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
Print Name
Annika Palmer
**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**Restricted**
**funds**
**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**Restricted**
**funds**
**Fund to which**
**asset belongs**
**Fund to which**
**asset belongs**
**Fund to which**
**liability relates**
**Amount due**
**(optional)**|**to nearest £**
**Endowment**
**funds**| |---|---|---|---| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||OK| ||||**to nearest £**
**Endowment**
**funds**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**Current value**
**(optional)**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**Current value**
**(optional)**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**When due**
**(optional)**| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||Date of
approval| ||Annika Palmer|Annika Palmer|16.01.2025| |||||