## **Trustees’ annual report (including Directors’ report) for the period**
**From: 11[th] august 2016 Period start date 1[st] April 2020 To: Period end date 31[st] March 2021**
## **Charity name: Flat Friends UK**
## **Charity registration number: 1168730**
## **Objectives and activities**
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reference||
|---|---|---|
|Summary of the purposes
of the charity as set out
in its governing
document|Para 1.17|**The relief of women in the UK who**
**have had or may face mastectomy**
**and who live or are considering**
**living without breast**
**reconstruction; in particular (but**
**not exclusively) by providing**
**information, advice, and raising**
**awareness among healthcare**
**professionals and the wider public**|
|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|**Continuing to provide around 250**
**breast units nationwide with our**
**booklet, “Living Without**
**Reconstruction”, which is given to**
**ladies facing mastectomy surgery**
**with out immediate**
**reconstruction.**
**Due to Covid the conferences that**
**we normally attend were cancelled**
**and we were unable to hold our**
**annual get together of our**
**members.**
**We have started to put together a**
**small research project among our**
**members to ascertain the surgical**
**options they were given and**
**whether they felt completely**
**informed about their choices.**|
|Statement confirming
whether the trustees
have had regard to the
guidance issued by the|Para 1.18|**All trustees have had regard to the**
**guidance issued by the Charity**
**Commission on public benefit.**
**Trustees have taken the guidance**|
Charity Commission on public benefit
**into account when making decisions on which proposed projects, activities and services would carry out our purposes for the public benefit.**
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Para 1.38
Policy on grant making N/A
Para 1.38
Policy on social N/A
investment including
program related
investment
We have 12 ladies moderating
content and approving new
Para 1.38
Contribution made by members in our closed Facebook
volunteers support group. These volunteers
also help to run our public online
forum, which was launched in
January 2019. All of our volunteers
are members of our group and are
living without breast
reconstruction after mastectomy.
Other
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## **Achievements and performance**
||Summary of the main
achievements of the
charity, identifying the
diference the charity’s
work has made to the
circumstances of its
benefciaries and any
wider benefts to society
as a whole.|Para 1.20|**Our online community has now**
**grown to some 2100 women and**
**we have over 4000 supporting our**
**public social media. As well as our**
**online presence for support we are**
**also organising local meet ups in**
**areas across the country, but due**
**to Covid these have had to be**
**done via online platforms. It is**
**apparent that face to face support**
**is as important as online and the**
**regular meet ups via Zoom are**
**enjoyed by our members.**
**By being part of a strong**
**community women are developing**
**self-esteem and the confdence to**
**promote living without**
**reconstruction as a positive**
**outcome. Many have been**
**involved in media articles and are**||
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## **proud of who they are.**
## **Financial review**
Review of the charity’s Para 1.21 **Positive position with sufficient** financial position at the **funds to continue charitable** end of the period **activities** Statement explaining the Para 1.22 **Policy is to hold a small cash** policy for holding **balance to cover one years** reserves stating why they **charitable activities in case of** are held **being able to raise sufficient funds to continue** Amount of reserves held Para 1.22 **£10,861.00** Reasons for holding zero Para 1.22 reserves Details of fund materially Para 1.24 in deficit Explanation of any Para 1.23 **None** uncertainties about the charity continuing as a going concern
## **Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
**Virgin Money Giving, for various** Para 1.47 The charity’s principal **fund raising activities.** sources of funds **Smile Amazon and Easy** (including any **Fundraising** fundraising) **Collection of stamps and ink cartridges. Selling merchandise**
## **Structure, governance and management**
Description of charity’s trusts:
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Type of governing Para 1.25
document: for example, Constitution dated 8 [th] August 2016
trust deed, memorandum
and articles of
association etc
How is the charity Para 1.25 CIO Foundation Structure, whose
constituted? only voting members are its
for example limited Trustees
company, unincorporated
association, CIO
Trustee selection Para 1.25 Any new Trustees would be
methods including details appointed by a resolution passed
of any constitutional at a properly convened meeting of
provisions e.g. election to the charity trustees. In selecting
post or name of any individuals the charity trustees
person or body entitled will have regard to skills,
to appoint one or more knowledge and experience needed
trustees for the effective administration of
the CIO
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## **Reference and administrative details**
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Charity name Flat Friends UK
Other name the charity
uses
Registered charity 1168730
number
Charity’s principal 5 Gingers Green, Herstmonceux, East Sussex,
address BN27 4PT
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## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity**
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Name of person (or body)
Dates acted if not for
Trustee name Office (if any) entitled to appoint trustee
whole year
(if any)
1 Gill Cant Chair
Sarah Coombes Treasurer/Secretar
2
y
3 Clare Jacobs Trustee
4
5
6
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## **Exemptions from disclosure**
Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details
## **Other optional information**
## **Declarations**
**The company has taken advantage of the small companies’ exemption in preparing the report above.**
**The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report (including directors’ report) above.**
**Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees/directors**
**Signature(s)** G A Cant **Full name(s)** Gillian Anne Cant
**Position (for example** Trustee & Chair **Secretary, Chair, etc)**
**Date** 21[st] September 2021
## **Flat Friends UK**
## **UNAUDITED ACCOUNTS**
**For the year ended 5[th] April 2021**
Charity Commission Number Number add number here
## **Flat Friends UK**
## **Financial Statements For the year ended 5[th] April 2021**
|**Contents**|**Contents**||**Page**|
|---|---|---|---|
|1.|Report of the Trustees||2 - 3|
|2.|Income and Expenditure|Account|4|
|3.|Balance Sheet||5|
||4.|Notes to the Financial Statements 6 - 8||
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**Flat Friends UK**
**Report of the Trustees For the year ended 5[th] April 2021**
**1.** The Trustees of Flat Friends UK present their report and financial statements for the year ended 31[st] January.
## **2. Principal activities**
The principal activity of the charity is to support women who have had or are facing mastectomy surgery without reconstruction across the UK
## **3. Financial result**
The Charity generated a profit for the year of 635.71.
## **4. Environmental, Health and Safety**
The charity seeks to comply with all Health and Safety Regulations
## **5. Financial risk management objectives and policies**
The charity uses conventional forms of working capital to finance its day to day activities and as such the figures appearing in the accounts reflect the absolute value of amounts recoverable and payable. The Trustees receive regular reports on these figures in order to manage the charity requirements.
## **6. Insurance**
The charity insures against risk in relation to the business.
## **7. Employment policies**
The charity has no employees.
## **9. Related party transactions**
As at 5[th] April 2021 there are no related party transactions
## **Report of the Trustees For the year ended 5[th] April 2021**
## **10. Going concern**
The Trustees consider that the going concern basis of accounting is appropriate
## **11. Charity information**
The Charity was registered on 11[th] August 2016 Reg No 1168730
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## **Flat Friends UK**
The Charity's registered office is at 5 Gingers Green, Herstmonceux, East Sussex, BN27 4PT
## **12. Statement of Trustee's responsibilities in relation to the Charities’ financial statements**
The Trustees are legally required to prepare financial statements for each financial year which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charity and of the surplus or deficit of the charity for the year then ended.
In preparing these financial statements, the Trustees are required to:
- select suitable accounting policies and apply them consistently;
- make reasonable and prudent judgements and estimates;
- state whether applicable accounting standards have been followed, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements;
- prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the charity will continue its operations.
The Trustees also responsible for:
- keeping proper accounting records;
- safeguarding the Charity's assets;
- taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.
## **BY ORDER OF THE TRUSTEES**
**Sarah Coombes 21[st] September 2021 SECRETARY DATE**
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**FLAT FRIENDS UK**
## **Income and Expenditure Account For the year ended 5[th] April 2021**
|**Notes**
Income
Operating costs
Operating (defcit)/ surplus
Interest receivable and other income
4
Interest payable and similar charges
(Defcit)/surplus on ordinary activities before
taxation
Tax on (defcit)/ surplus on ordinary activities
5
(Defcit)/surplus for the year
Surplus at beginning of year
Surplus at end of year|**2021**
**£**
3,435
2,800
-
-
-
635
-
635
10,226
10,861|
|---|---|
**The notes on pages 7 to 9 form part of these accounts**
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**FLAT FRIENDS UK Balance Sheet As at 5[th] April 2021**
|**Notes**
**Fixed assets**
Fixed Assets
6
**Current assets**
Debtors
7
Cash at bank and in hand
Less
:Creditors amounts falling
due within one year
8
**Net current assets**
Total assets less current liabilities
Creditors amounts falling due
after more than one year
9
**Capital and reserves**
Income and expenditure account|**2021**
**£**
**£**
-
-
10,861
10,861
-
10,861
10,861
-
10,861
10,861|**2021**
**£**
**£**
-
-
10,861
10,861
-
10,861
10,861
-
10,861
10,861|
|---|---|---|
|||-
10,861
10,861|
**The financial statements on pages 5 to 6 were approved by The Trustees on 21[st] September 2021 and were signed on its behalf by:-**
## **Sarah Coombs**
## **SECRETARY**
_Gill Cant_
**TRUSTEE Gill Cant**
## **TRUSTEE**
**The notes on pages 7 to 9 form part of these accounts**
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**FLAT FRIENDS UK Notes to the Financial Statements For the year ended 5[th] April 2021**
## **1. Principal accounting policies**
The financial statements are prepared in accordance with UK Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (UK GAAP) and the Statement of Recommended Practice:
## **Basis of accounting**
The financial statements are prepared on the historical cost basis of accounting.
## **Income**
Represents donations, sponsorship and other raised income
## **Tangible fixed assets and depreciation**
There are currently no fixed assets
## **2. Trustees emoluments**
|No remuneration was paid to the trustees.|||
|---|---|---|
||**2021**||
||**£**||
|Total expenses reimbursed to the directors not chargeable|||
|to United Kingdom income tax|-|-|
## **3. Employee information**
|**3.**
**Employee information**
The charity has no employees
**Staf costs:**
For the above persons
**4.**
**Interest receivable and similar income**
Interest receivable|**2021**
**No**
-|
|---|---|
||**£**
-|
||**2021**
**£**|
**Notes to the Financial Statements For the year ended 5[th] April 2021**
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## **FLAT FRIENDS UK**
|**5.**|**Taxation**|**2021**|
|---|---|---|
|||**£**|
||**Current tax**||
||UK corporation tax on (defcit)/surplus for the year|-|
||**Current tax reconciliation**||
||Taxable (defcit)/surplus on ordinary activities before||
||taxation|-|
|**5.**|**Taxation[Continued]**|**2021**|
|||**£**|
||Theoretical tax at UK corporation tax rate 20% (2014 -||
||20%)|-|
|**6.**|**Tangible fxed assets**|**Fixtures &**|
||**Equipment**|**fttings**|
||**£**|**£**|
||**Cost**||
At 5[th] April 2020 - -
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**FLAT FRIENDS UK Notes to the Financial Statements For the year ended 5[th] April 2021**
|**7.**
**Debtors**
**Amounts falling due within one year:**
Charitable activities
**8.**
**CREDITORS: Amounts falling due within one year**
Creditors
Deferred Revenue
Loan
Bank overdraft
**9.**
**CREDITORS: Amounts falling due after more than**
**one year**
Loans||**2021**
**£**
-|
|---|---|---|
|||-|
|||**2021**
**£**
-
-
-
-|
||||
|||**2021**
**£**
-|
|||-|
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**FLAT FRIENDS UK Income and Expenditure Account For the year ended 5[th] April 2021**
|**Income**
Donations
Sponsorship
Misc Fundraising
**Expenditure**
Merchandise
Members Conference
Professional Fees
Leafets & print
Insurance
Web
General Expenses inc postage
Net (defcit)/ surplus for the year|**2021**
**£**
**£**
3435
3435
827
730
20
130
604
489
2800
635|**2021**
**£**
**£**
3435
3435
827
730
20
130
604
489
2800
635|
|---|---|---|
|||2800|
|||635|
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