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SORP reference
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the charity as set out in its sickness and preservation
ofhealth of
governing document children
and their families
by the provision
ofequipment,
resources and bereavement
su
ort.
Summary
activities
ofthe main
in relation tothose
Para 1.17and
1.19
The charity provides parent packs to
families transferred
in the Nectar
purposes for the public ambulances
across the region to get them
benefit, in particular, the through
the first few days in hospital, and
activities, projects or also provide
parent packs to families
services identified in the admitted
to the Special Care Baby Units.
accounts. The charity renovated
family rooms on
wards to create a safe space for families.
The charity provides portable libraries
in
children's
wards across the region, and
provide bereavement
breaks for families
after the death ofa child. The charity funds
medical equipment
and provides
training
that saves children's
lives, makes time in
hospital easier for sick children
and
reduces anxiety for families and are ther~
for bereaved
arents
in their time ofneed.
Statement confirming Para 1,18 The trustees have had regard to the
whether the trustees have guidance
issued by the Charity
had regard to the guidance Commission
on public benefit when
issued by the Charity pianning
the activities ofthe CIO. Without
Commission
on public
vital equipment,
e.g. SATs and heart rate
benefit monitors,
families cannot care for their sick
children
at home and they would need to
remain
in hospital.
Through
the CIO's
purchases
families are able to be together
at horne, where they should be. The
equipment
bought
will be used by a
succession offamilies over time in the
West Cumbria area.
Having a child in
intensive care can mean that families can't
bond with their child as they would
normally.
Research has shovifn that 69%of
parents feel closer to their baby through
reading
and 86k ofparents said they
en'o ed it. Parents described
how readin
helped them to gain an increased sense of helped them to gain an increased sense of
control, intimacy
and normality.
Staff in
PIGU (Paediatric
Intensive Care Unit)
suggested
the iPads.
They felt they would
aid cognitive development,
provide
educational
resources and could be used
by siblings ofsick children
and parents as a
reprieve from the intense environment.
There is a iack ofsensory equipment
and
physiotherapy
aids in the PICU. Long term
patients
in intensive care need stimulation
to aid continued
cognitive development
while incapacitated.
The children also
require
much support to continue their
physical development
and without the
purchase
ofmore equipment
children
miss
out. The bereavement
support
will provide
comfort, information
and help for families
in
their greatest time ofneed, following the
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TQFs is vital in supporting
famiTies when
their child is diagnosed
with this condition.
chievem e nts and Performance
SORP reference
The charity has had a year ofgrowth and
development,
which is really exciting.
Summary
of
achievements
the main
ofthe charity,
Para 1.20
As well as successfully
adding
larger
fundraising
events to our calendar with the
identifying the difference Festival ofFootball being a huge success,
the charity's work has made we have also attracted
support from the
to the circumstances of its Cumbria
Community
Foundation
and The
beneficiaries and any wider National
Lottery with our first large funding
benefits to society as a grants.
whole,
Based on feedback from service users and
the professionals
we work with we have
also developed
the services we offer—
adding
our Peer Support Service, which is
going to make a big difference to the way
we operate and the support we offer to our
famiiies. Through the service moving
forwards we will be offering 1-2-1 support to
parents,
from our volunteers
who have been
through
similar experiences.
This service
has also meant we have the ability to offer
those who wish to volunteer to make a
difference for families a role in the charity,
which is something
we haven't been able to
do in the past,
This deveiopment
has been in addition to
our ongoing work providing
parent. bags to
families
in the Special Care Baby Units, who
are transferred
by the NECTAR team and
the Bobb 's Little Ex lorer ba s to families

spending
a long time in hospital to support
their sensory development.
We have
continued
to provide portable
libraries to
children's
wards across the region to make
books accessible to families 24/7 also.
We have renovated
more family rooms this
year, making a space for families
while they
are in hospital
with their baby —to have a
moment
ofquiet, or distraction —or
sometimes just normality
along with their
babyl We have also continued
to support
medical teams with equipment
and families
with donations
ofcomfort items to relieve
stress and make time in hospital easier.
Among
all these achievements
this year, we
have also been welcomed
into more
regional and national
boards and bodies to
nfluanca. poliey~ci-preeadvr~whieh-
means we can make even more ofa
difference to families
in hospital,
based on
our knowledge
as a charity.
We have had a really successful year, and
we look forward tothese projects continuing
to develop
into 2024 and beyond!

Review ofthe charity's The CIO has had a good year leaving ihe
financial
position at the end
ofthe
eriod
charity with agood balance sheet at the
ear end.
Statement
explaining
the
Para 1.22 The trustees intend to hold reserves so that
policy for holding reserves the CIO can continue
its charitable
stating
why they are held
activities for a period of i2 months
should
fundin
cease.
Amount
Gfreserves
held
Para 1,22 f.138,256 ofwhich 8",2,507are restricted
reserves.
Reasons for holding zero Para 1.22 N/A
reserves
Details offund materially in Para 1.24 N/A
deficit
Explanation
ofany
Para 1.23 No uncertainties
about the CIO's ability to
uncertaintiis
about the
continue
activities.
charity continuing
as a going
concern

Description
ofcharity's
trusts:
Type ofgoverning
document
Constitution.
CIO-Foundation
registered 20
November 2015as amended
on 24
Februa
2020.
How Is the charity Para 1.25 CIG
constituted'
Trustee selection methods
including
details ofany
constitutional
provisions e.g.
election to post or name of
any person or body entitled
to appoint one or more
trustees
Para 1.25 Apart from the first trustees,
every trustee
must be appointed
by a resolution
passed
at a properly convened
meeting ofthe
charity trustees.
In selecting
individuals
for
appointment
as charity trustees,
the charity
trustees must have regard to the skills,
knowledge
and experience
needed for the

Refere nce and Ad minis trative
details
Charit name Team Evie
Other name the charit uses
Re istered charit number 1164489
Charity's principal address 176Church Meadows
Great Broughton
Cockermouth
CA13 OJL
ame s ofthe chaiity trus tees who manage the charity
Trustee name ONce (ifany) Dates acted ifnot for whole
ear
Name
toa
ofperson (or body) entitled
oint trustee
ifan
1 Hazel Johnston
2 Jill Johnston
3 Emma Ivison
4 Stephen Johnston
5 Stuart Buchanan
6 Abigail Clucas
7 Robert Nordon
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9
10
11
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15
16
17
18
1&
20

Funds held as custodian Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf ofothers
Description
ofthe assets
N/A
held in this capacity
Name and objects ofthe N/A
charity on whose behalf the
assets are held and how this
falls within the custodian
charity's objects
Details ofarrangements for
safe custody and
segregation
ofsuch assets
from the charity's
own
assets
Name ofchief executive or names ofsenior staff members (0 tionai information)

{agree balances yAth receipts and payments
account{a))
Unrestricted Restricted Endowment
funds funds funds
to nearest 8 to nearest 8 to nearest 8
B2Other monetary aesete
Dataas Fund towhich
asset belon s
Cost {optional) Current value
o
onal
B3Investment assets
Data)ie Fund towhich
asset belon 3
Cost {optional) Current value
o tlonal
B4Assets retained for the Other tsni)ibis assets Unrestricted 81,318 28,883
charity's
own
use Other tangible assets Restricted 1,837 1&338
Fund to which Amount dus When dus
ilsbll reiates o onal o
tonal
BSLiabilities
Signed by one or two trustees on
behalf ofall the tr'ustses
Signature Print Name Date of
a
roval
Jill Johnston