## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** **From: Period start date 01 April 2020. To. Period end date 31 March 2021 Charity name: Cwtch Baby Bank** ## **Charity registration number: 1166744** ## **Objectives and Activities** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|Cwtch Baby Bank is a registered charity
run by volunteers who work with health and
social care professionals and other support
agencies in the South Wales area. The
object of the charity is to relieve poverty or
financial hardship among people with
young families by providing essential
equipment, clothing, toys and toiletries to
parents and families. Donated goods such
as Moses Baskets, baby baths, bouncy
chairs, high chairs, cots, prams, clean
clothes and bedding, and goods bought
with monetary donations, such as nappies,
mattresses and toiletries, are prepared and
gifted to those with babies and toddlers
from birth to 24 months who are not be able
to afford through lack of means.| |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|The main activities for public benefit
include:
•Distribute used and new baby
equipment and clothes to vulnerable
families to alleviate poverty and help
ensure safety.
•Promote social inclusion and wellbeing
by providing opportunities to volunteer.
This also allows individuals to develop
new skills and use the opportunity as a
potential route to employment.
•Protect the environment by recycling
clothes, equipment etc| |Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|Trustees give careful consideration to the
Charity Commission’s general guidance on
Public Benefit.| **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: SORP reference 1 |Policy on grant making|Para 1.38|Not applicable| |---|---|---| |Policy on social investment
including program related
investment|Para 1.38|Not applicable| |Contribution made by
volunteers|Para 1.38|The charity relies on the contribution of
volunteers to meet its objectives and
activities. The charity trustees give their
time freely and receive no remuneration or
other benefits.| |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|Cwtch Baby Bank was impacted by the
pandemic this year, although it continued to
operate to serve those identified as in
greatest need. Donations of equipment and
goods from members of the public was
stopped at times to adhere to government
guidelines during the pandemic.
Donations of essential equipment and
clothes to vulnerable individuals reached
582 families during 2020/21. The
individuals helped were victims of domestic
abuse and human trafficking, individuals
seeking asylum, and those who are
homeless or in other vulnerable situations.
The items are tailored to meet the needs of
individuals and the most basic, if bought
from new, would cost at least £250.
Donated items include: Moses baskets,
cots, high chairs baths, prams, bouncer
chairs, clothes, towels, blankets, high
chairs, and stair gates. The equipment and
clothes helped to ensure the safety of
babies/children.
Fundraising was disrupted due to the
pandemic therefore the charity relied on
grants and funding from various
organisations. Monetary donations from
members of the public were lower this year
due to the financial climate and uncertainty
and so many families found themselves in
financial hardship. As such, we have seen
an increase in demand for goods as a
result of Covid-19 because of their
situations, which include, the self-
employed, those on a zero-hour contracts
and businesses closing with an increase in
unemployment.| 2 Referrals for donations continue to be received from health and social care professionals as well as other organisations supporting vulnerable families. All confirm that Cwtch Baby Bank is an extremely valuable resource. Feedback from families also reinforce the valuable work of the charity in helping to ensure babies/children are safe, and the financial demands on the families/women are reduced, which helps to relieve stress and anxiety, thus preventing mental health issues. Cwtch Baby Bank continues to recruit volunteers and the number of volunteers has continued to grow. Opportunities are open to all, including those living with a disability. **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |Achievements against
objectives set|Para 1.41|Not applicable| |---|---|---| |Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set|Para 1.41|Not applicable| |Investment performance
against objectives|Para 1.41|Not applicable| |Other||Not applicable| ## **Financial Review** |**Financial Review**||| |---|---|---| |Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|The accounts were in credit at the end of
the financial year.| |Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|Reserves are held to ensure the viability
and sustainability of the charity. Examples
include the rent for the Distribution Centre
and to purchase items that cannot be
donated such as nappies, wet wipes etc.| |Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|The charity endeavours to keep money as
reserves to cover activities for at least six
months.| |Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|Not applicable| |Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24|Not applicable| |Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern|Para 1.23|Not applicable| 3 |**Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements|**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|At the start of the financial year, the UK
was in lockdown due to Covid-19. The
charity had to stop receiving clothes and
essential equipment from members of the
public and stop fund raising activities to
adhere to Government regulations.
Volunteers could not visit the Distribution
Centre to help sort, pack and distribute
orders. The charity also received less
monetary donations from members of the
public.
The charity applied for grants from a range
of organisations willing to fund charities
affected by the Coronavirus, (e.g.
Moondance, Martin Lewis Funds,
Community Foundation Fund, Charities Aid
Foundation) and this allowed the charity to
continue supporting women and families in
need throughout the pandemic. Track 2000
and The Waterloo Foundation also
supported the charity by providing funds to
pay the rent for the Distribution centre. A
grant was also awarded by The Lottery
Fund to pay for a Distribution Centre
Manager to increase accessibility to the
Centre.| |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|Covid| |Other||| ## **Structure, Governance and Management** |Description of charity’s
trusts:||| |---|---|---| |Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)|
Para 1.25|The charity is governed according to a
Constitution adopted 11 April 2016| |How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)|Para 1.25|Charitable Incorporated Organisation| |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|Trustees are appointed| 4 ## **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** |Charity name|Cwtch Baby Bank| |---|---| |Other name the charity uses|Not applicable| |Registered charity number|1166744| |Charity’s principal address|Unit 16a/b
Moy Road Industrial Estate
Moy Road
Taffs Well
CF15 7QR| **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** |1
2
3
4|**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not for whole**
**year **|**Name of person (or body) entitled**
**to appoint trustee (ifany)**| |---|---|---|---|---| ||HilaryJohnston|Chair||| ||Susann Guppy|Secretary||| ||Alison Greig|||| ||Eiddwen Thomas|||| – Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved |**Director name**|Not applicable|| |---|---|---| |||| |Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity||| |**Trustee name**|**Dates acted if not for whole year**|| ||Not applicable|| ## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others** |Description of the assets
held in this capacity|Not applicable| |---|---| |Name and objects of the
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**from**|01/04/2019
Period start date|**To**|31/03/2020
Period end date||| ## **Section A Receipts and payments** |**A1 Receipts**|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**to the nearest £**|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**to the nearest £**|**Restricted funds**
**to the nearest £**|**Restricted funds**
**to the nearest £**|**Endowment**
**funds**
**to the nearest £**|**Endowment**
**funds**
**to the nearest £**|**Total funds**
**to the nearest £**|**Total funds**
**to the nearest £**|**Last year**
**to the nearest £**| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |
Donationa|**4,791**||**-**||**-**||**4,791**||**13,716**| |Misc|**794**||**-**||**-**||**794**||**644**| |Grants|||**71,004**||**-**||**71,004**||**40,549**| |HMRC|**1,949**||**-**||**-**||**1,949**||**-**| |Interest|**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**||**22**| |Events|**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**||**1,075**| |CharityBall|**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**||**5,356**| |**_Sub total_**_(Gross income for AR)_|**7,534**||**71,004**||**-**||**78,539**||**61,362**| ||||||||||| |**A2 Asset and investment sales,**
**(see table).**|||||||||| ||**-**||||||||| ||**-**||||||||**-**| |**_Sub total_**|**-**||||||||**-**| |**_Total receipts_**
**A3 Payments**|||||||||| ||||||||||**61,362**| ||||||||||| |
Goods to donate|||**33,371**||**-**||**33,371**||**16,058**| |Telephone/WiFi|**-**||**524**||**-**||**524**||**414**| |Donation fees|**216**||**-**||**-**||**216**||**216**| |Packaging|**935**||**-**||**-**||**935**||**997**| |Office/Unitgoods|**863**||**-**||**-**||**863**||**439**| |HMRC|**669**||**-**||**-**||**669**||**117**| |Wages|**-**||**8,665**||**-**||**8,665**||**1,989**| |Rent|**-**||**11,340**||**-**||**11,340**||**11,775**| |Misc|**346**||||||**346**||**410**| |CharityBall|**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**||**3,033**| |**_Sub total_ **|**3,029**||**53,900**||**-**||**56,929**||**35,448**| ||||||||||| |**A4 Asset and investment**
**purchases, (see table)**|||||||||| ||**-**||||||||| ||**-**||||||||| |**_Sub total_ **|**-**||||||||**-**| |**_Total payments_**
**_Net of receipts/(payments)_**
**A5 Transfers between funds**
**A6 Cash funds last year end**
**_Cash funds this year end_**|||||||||| ||||||||||**35,448**| ||||||||||| ||**4,505**||||||||**25,915**| ||**-**||||||||**-**| ||**3,371**||||||||**-**| ||**7,876**||||||||**25,915**| CCXX R1 accounts (SS) 22/01/2022 1 Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at tlio ond of the period UnreJlr+¢t•d R•itriGted owm•nt fvnd• ¢•t•g0rf•• 81 C••h A¢¢ 81229933 Tothlc••h 7,170 42,470 fund• lund• thtatls •# (q•• Fw4 ••• Detwl8 B4 A88•1• r•t•lMd ky th• ¢h•rty's umk BO U•t*l•• 8W•d byon• Ort￿ •b b•h•¥ ol 4 th• 22KJ1rI022 CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examiner's report on the accounts Section A Independent Examiner's Report Report to the trusteesl members of Cwtch Baby Bank On accounts for the year ended 3110312021 Charity no (if any) Set out on pages I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts ofthe above charily {"the Trusl") for the year ended Responsibilities and basis of report As the charity's Irustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 I'the Act"). I report in respect of my examination of the Trust's accounts carried OLrt under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carying out my examination, I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 14515)(b) of the Act. Independent tThe charity's gross income exceeded £250,000 and l am qualified to examiner's statement undertake the examinalion by being a qualified member of linsert name of applicable listed bodyll. Delete I l if not applicable. I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination {olher than that disclosed below ') which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect.. the accounling records were nol kept in accordan￿ with seclion 130 of the Charities Act., or the accounts did not accord with the accounting records,. or the accounts did 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 nol a matter considered as part of an independent examination. I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection wilh the examination to which attention should be drawn in Ihis report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. Please delete the words in the brackets if they do not apply. Slgned: 144 Date: 2210112022 Name: Lynsey Harris Relevant professional qualification(s} or body ICAEW, ACA IER Oct 2018 (if any): Address: 65 Coryton Crescènt Cardiff CF14 7EQ Seclion B Disclosure Only complete if the examiner needs to highlighl material matters of concem (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts.. directions and guidance for examiners). Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose. Nothing to disclose. IER Oct 2018