2021-03-31-accounts - Baby Bank Network

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Trustees’ Annual Report for the period

From 1 April 2020 Period start date To 31 March 2021 Period end date

Charity name: Baby Bank Network

Charity registration number: 1165381

Objectives and Activities

	SORP reference
Summary of the purposes of the charity as set out in its governing document	Para 1.17	a. The prevention or relief of poverty in the UK in particular by providing items and services to families with young children and/or to charities or other organisations who also work to prevent or relieve poverty amongst families with young children; and b. for the public benefit, the advancement of health of women who are pregnant or who are mothers of young children and of children in particular by providing advice and support in relation to pregnancy, birth, post-natal health and breast feeding
Summary of the main activities in relation to those purposes for the public benefit, in particular, the activities, projects or services identified in the accounts.	Para 1.17 and 1.19	Providing second hand baby and child items to families in need (e.g. families on low incomes, refugees and asylum seekers, victims of domestic violence). We also supply some new items which we buy, such as mattresses and bottle teats (which cannot be passed on second hand). The end of the financial year was a challenge due to the coronavirus pandemic: we started to operate an emergency service during the UK lockdown.
Statement confirming whether the trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit	Para 1.18	The trustees have had regard to, and discussed in meeting, the Charity Commission’s guidance on public benefit.

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Additional information (optional)

	SORP reference
Policy on grant making	Para 1.38	N/A
Policy on social investment including program related investment	Para 1.38	N/A
Contribution made by volunteers	Para 1.38	We have approximately 50 volunteers who are key to providing our service. They not only help sort and pack up donated items for the families we help, but also help with administration, social media etc. We have two members of staff: an office manager and warehouse manager. They have been instrumental in helping keep the service going during the pandemic
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	It has been a challenge operating during the pandemic but our office manager, warehouse manager and volunteers have all done a fantastic job helping us to keep the service going. The service is now nearly back at the level pre-pandemic (in terms of number of families helped per week) and a number of operational efficiencies have been introduced. We helped 1048 families in 2020/21, with nearly 3000 items

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Achievements against Para 1.41 objectives set


	Performance of fundraising
	activities against objectives	Para 1.41
	set
	Investment performance	Para 1.41
	against objectives
	Other

Financial Review

Financial Review
Review of the charity’s financial position at the end of the period	Para 1.21	Receipts of £70,119 and expenditure of £49,478
Statement explaining the policy for holding reserves stating why they are held	Para 1.22	We have total reserves of approximately £64,778 – of this £32,721 is unrestricted reserves to cover at approx 9 months runningcosts.
Amount of reserves held	Para 1.22	£64,778 ( £32,721 unrestricted £32,057 restricted finds}
Reasons for holding zero reserves	Para 1.22	n/a
Details of fund materially in deficit	Para 1.24	n/a
Explanation of any uncertainties about the charity continuing as a going concern	Para 1.23	n/a

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Grants, community events and individual donors. The charity’s principal sources of funds (including Para 1.47 any fundraising) Investment policy and objectives including any Para 1.46 social investment policy adopted A description of the principal Para 1.46 risks facing the charity Other

Structure, Governance and Management

Description of charity’s trusts:
Type of governing document (trust deed, royal charter)	Para 1.25	Charitable Incorporated Organisation constitution
How is the charity constituted? (e.g unincorporated association, CIO)	Para 1.25	CIO
Trustee selection methods including details of any constitutional provisions e.g. election to post or name of any person or body entitled to appoint one or more trustees	Para 1.25	New trustees are required to complete an application form and are interviewed to assess their suitability.

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Trustees receive an induction pack on joining. Policies and procedures adopted for the induction Para 1.51 and training of trustees The charity’s organisational structure and any wider Para 1.51 network with which the charity works Relationship with any Para 1.51 related parties Other

Reference and Administrative details

Charity name	Baby Bank Network
Other name the charity uses
Registered charitynumber	1165381
Charity’s principal address	Ground Floor, Unit 5, Stoke View Business Park, Stoke View Road, Bristol BS16 3AE

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

Trustee name	Office (if any)	Dates acted if not for whole year Nam e of pers on (or body ) entitl ed to appo int trust ee (if any)
Nicola Manclark	Chair
Rebecca Gilbert
Eva Fernandes
Karen Houseman		20 May2020 to date
Morena Staiano		14 October 2020 to date 25 November 2020 to date
Catherine Brennan
Lauren Peters
Catharine Macleod	Treasurer
Anna Zawada		22 June 2021 to date
Lyn Sullivan		10 February2021 to date

– 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 held in this capacity	n/a
Name and objects of the charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects
Details of arrangements for safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets

Additional information (optional) Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)

Additional information (optional) Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)	Additional information (optional) Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)	Additional information (optional) Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)	Additional information (optional) Names and 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) Nic�� Ma�c��k

Full name(s) Nicola Manclark Position (eg Secretary, Chair Chair, etc)

Date 23 January 2022

Baby Bank Network	Baby Bank Network	Baby Bank Network	No 1165381	CC16a
Receipts andpayments accounts
For the period from	Period start date 01-Apr-20	To	Period end date 31-Mar-21

Section A Receipts and payments

A1 Receipts - Donations, grants, other funding	Unrestricted to the nearest £	Restricted to the nearest £	Endowment to the nearest £	Total funds to the nearest £	Last year to the nearest £
Grants	10,309	31,232 - - - - -	-	41,541	41,000
Crowdfunding	-		-	-	-
Donations	24,310		-	24,310	15,631
FundraisingActivities	4,268		-	4,268	4,030
Other Earned Income	-		-	-	-
Other Income	-		-	-	-
*Sub total*(Gross income for AR)	38,887	31,232	-	70,119	60,661
		- -
~~A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table).~~
~~not applicable~~	-		- -	- -	- -
*Sub total* *Total receipts*	-

	38,887	31,232	-	70,119	60,661

A3 Payments	11,615 3,750 12,446 1,599 227 470 - - 0 30,106 - - - 30,106 8,781 - 23,940 32,721
Staff	11,615	9,206 - 2,839 24 - 7,304 - - 0	-	20,820	12,379
Governance Costs	3,750		-	3,750	8,150
Office / Premises Costs	12,446		-	15,285	11,760
RunningCosts	1,599		-	1,623	9,533
Volunteer Costs	227		-	227	215
Project Activity	470		-	7,774	8,460
FundraisingCosts	-		-	-	-
Capital Items	-		-	-	-
Other Expenditure	0		-	1	-
*Sub total*	30,106	19,372	-	49,478	50,497

A4 Asset and investment purchases, (see
not applicable	-	- - -	-	-	-
	-		- -	- -	- -
**Sub total **	-
*Total payments* *Net of receipts/(payments)* A5 Transfers between funds A6 Cash funds last year end *Cash funds this year end*
		19,372	-	49,478	50,497

	8,781	11,860	-	20,641 -	10,164 -
	-	- 20,197 32,057	-
	23,940		- -	44,137 64,778	33,973 44,137
	32,721

Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period

Categories

B1 Cash funds

B2 Other monetary assets

B3 Investment assets

B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use

B5 Liabilities

Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the

Unrestricted to nearest £	Restricted to nearest £	Endowment to nearest £
32,721	32,057	-
-	-	-
32,721	32,057	-
OK Unrestricted funds to nearest £	OK Restricted funds to nearest £	OK Endowment funds to nearest £
-	-	-
Fund to which asset belongs	Cost (optional)	Current value (optional)
	-	-
Fund to which asset belongs	Cost (optional)	Current value (optional)
	-	-
Fund to which	Amount due	When due


		Date of
Nicola Manclark		23-Jan-22

CCXX R1 accounts (SS)

23/01/2022

Professional Accounting Support for the Voluntary Sector

Jon Stephens

26 Nutgrove Ave Victoria Park Bristol BS3 4QE

Tel mb 07906 856263 e-mail jostephs@yahoo.co.uk

17th January 2022

Independent examiner’s report to the trustees of Babybank charity

I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the Babybank (the Charity) for the year ended 31st March 2021.

Responsibilities and basis of report

As the charity trustees of the Charity you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (‘the Act’).

I report in respect of my examination of the Charity’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.

Independent examiner’s statement

I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect:

accounting records were not kept in respect of the Charity as required by section 130
the accounts do not accord with those records; or
the accounts do not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a ‘true and fair view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination.
I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
I have kept a record of my examinations and any meetings and documents obtained from the charity or from trustees.
Lastly, I think the charity has kept good records and has a very good control over their finances and has built up a reasonable amount of funds to continue on a sound basis.

Signed

Name Jon Stephens

Address 26 Nutgrove Ave Victoria Park Bristol BS3 4QE

Date 17[th] January 2022