2024-03-31-accounts - Flat Friends UK

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Trustees’ Annual Report for the period

From 01-04-2023 To 31-03-2024

Charity name: Flat Friends UK

Charity registration number: 1168730

Objectives and Activities

	SORP 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 widerpublic
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 300 breast units nationwide with our booklet, “Living Without Reconstruction”, which is given to ladies facing mastectomy surgery without immediate reconstruction. Attendance to the Association of Breast Surgery Annual Conference.
Statement confirming whether the trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit	Para 1.18	All trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit. Trustees have taken the guidance into account when making decisions on which proposed projects, activities and services would carry out our purposes for the public benefit.

Additional information (optional)

You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:

	SORP reference
Policy on grant making	Para 1.38	n/a
Policy on social investment including program related investment	Para 1.38	n/a
	Para 1.38	Moderating content and approving new members in our closed Facebook support

Contribution made by volunteers		group. Organisaton of regional face to face meet-ups. All of our volunteers are members of our group and are living without breast reconstructon afer mastectomy.
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	Our online community has now grown to some 3100 women and we have over 5500 supportng our public social media. As well as our online presence for support we now have coordinators organising local meet ups in areas across the country and this is something we want to expand on over the coming year. We subsidise at £5 a head for these gatherings and cover coordinator expenses. It is apparent that face to face support is as important as online and the regular meet ups and our weekend retreats are well supported and enjoyed by our members. By being part of a strong community women are developing self-esteem and the confdence to promote living without reconstructon as a positve outcome. Many have been involved in media artcles and areproud of who theyare.

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 the period	Para 1.21	Positve positon with sufcient funds to contnue charitable actvites
Statement explaining the policy for holding reserves stating why they are held	Para 1.22	Policy is to hold a small cash balance to cover one years charitable actvites in case of being able to raise sufcient funds to contnue. Post covid we have been able to reinstate regional face to face meetngs and are involved in possible research opportunites, which will require fundingin the near future.
Amount of reserves held	Para 1.22	44,353
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

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	Justgiving through various fundraising activities organised by our members; smaller Paypal donations & Easyfundraiding donations also
Investment policy and objectives including any social investment policy adopted	Para 1.46	Savings account
A description of the principal risks facing the charity	Para 1.46	Reduced fundraising
Other

Structure, Governance and Management

Description of charity’s trusts:
Type of governing document (trust deed, royal charter)	Para 1.25	Consttuton dated 8th August 2016
How is the charity constituted? (e.g unincorporated association, CIO)	Para 1.25	CIO Foundaton Structure, whose only votng members are its Trustees
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	Any new Trustees would be appointed by a resoluton passed at a properly convened meetng of the charity trustees. In selectng individuals the charity trustees will have regard to skills, knowledge and experience needed for the efectve administraton of the CIO

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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	Flat Friends UK
Other name the charity uses
Registered charity number	1168730
Charity’s principal address	45 Brookfield Road W4 1DF London

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

Trustee name	Office (if any)	Dates acted if not for whole year
Sarah Coombes	Chair
Odile Wittemans	Treasurer
Clare Jacobs	Trustee
Odile Wittemans	Trustee
Gilly Cant	Trustee	Resigned as trustee in Jan 2024
Nicky King	Trustee	Joined as trustee in August 2024

– 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

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)

Type of Name Address adviser

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) O Wittemans

Full name(s) Odile Wittemans

Position (eg Secretary, Secretary Chair, etc)

Date

20/10/2024

Flat Friends UK

UNAUDITED ACCOUNTS

For the year ended 31[st] March 2024

Charity Commission Number 1168730

Flat Friends UK

Financial Statements

For the year ended 31[st] March 2024

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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Report of the Trustees For the year ended 31[st] March 2024

Flat Friends UK

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 dedicated to supporting women who have had mastectomy surgery without breast reconstruction, including those who may face such decisions now or in the future

3. Financial result

The Charity generated a profit for the year of 5,700.61.

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 31[st] March 2024 there are no related party transactions

Report of the Trustees For the year ended 31[st] March 2024

10. Going concern

The Trustees consider that the going concern basis of accounting is appropriate

11. Charity information

The Charity was registered on 11 August 2016

The Charity's registered office is at 45 Brookfield Road London W4 1DF

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Flat Friends UK

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

Odile Witemans SECRETARY

9[th] July 2024 DATE

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FLAT FRIENDS UK

Income and Expenditure Account For the year ended 31[st] March 2024

	Notes	2024
		£
Income		14,750
Operatng costs		9,049
Operatng (defcit)/ surplus		-
Interest receivable and other income	4	-
Interest payable and similar charges		-
(Defcit)/surplus on ordinary actvites before taxaton
Tax on (defcit)/ surplus on ordinary actvites	5	-
(Defcit)/surplus for the year		5,701
Surplus at beginning of year		38,652
Surplus at end of year		44,353

The notes on pages 7 to 9 form part of these accounts

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FLAT FRIENDS UK Balance Sheet As at 31[st] March 2024

	Notes	2024
Fixed assets		£	£
Fixed Assets	6		-
Current assets
Debtors	7	-
Cash at bank and in hand		44,353
		44,353
Less :Creditors amounts falling due within
one year	8	-
Net current assets			44,353
Total assets less current liabilites			44,353
Creditors amounts falling due afer more
than one year	9		-
Capital and reserves
Income and expenditure account			44,353
			44,353

The financial statements on pages 5 to 6 were approved by The Trustees on 20/10/2024 and were signed on its behalf by:-

Odile Witemans

SECRETARY

Odile Witemans

TRUSTEE

Sarah Coombes

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 31[st] March 2024

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 remuneraton was paid to the trustees.
		2024
		£
	Total expenses reimbursed to the directors not chargeable to United
	Kingdom income tax	-	-
3.	Employee informaton	2024
		No
	The charity has no employees	-
		£
	Staf costs:
	For the above persons	-
4.	Interest receivable and similar income	2024
		£
	Interest receivable

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Notes to the Financial Statements For the year ended 31[st] March 2024

As at 31[st] March 2024 - -

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FLAT FRIENDS UK Notes to the Financial Statements For the year ended 31[st] March 2024

7.	Debtors	2024
		£
	Amounts falling due within one year:
	Charitable actvites	-
		-
8.	CREDITORS: Amounts falling due within one year	2024
		£
	Creditors	-
	Deferred Revenue	-
	Loan	-
	Bank overdraf	-
9.	CREDITORS: Amounts falling due afer more than one year	2024
		£
	Loans	-
		-

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FLAT FRIENDS UK Income and Expenditure Account For the year ended 31[st] March 2024


Income	£	£
Donatons	14,274
Sponsorship
Misc Fundraising	476
		14,750
Expenditure
Merchandise	53
Members Conference
Professional Fees	140
Leafets & print	2,730
Insurance	150
Web	240
General Expenses inc postage	5,736
		9,049
Net (defcit)/ surplus for the year		5,701

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