## **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**
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|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||
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|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.|
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|Other|||
## **Achievements and Performance**
||SORP reference||
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|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:
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Achievements against
objectives set|
Para 1.41||
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|Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set|Para 1.41||
|Investment performance
against objectives|Para 1.41||
|Other|||
## **Financial Review**
|**Financial Review**|||
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|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:
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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:||||
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|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||
## **Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
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Policies and procedures
adopted for the induction
and training of trustees|
Para 1.51||
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|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|
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|Other name the charity uses||
|Registered charity number|1168730|
|Charity’s principal address|45 Brookfield Road
W4 1DF
London|
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**year**|**Name of person (or body) entitled**
**to appoint trustee (ifany)**|
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||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||
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## – 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**
## **FLAT FRIENDS UK**
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5. Taxation 2024
£
Current tax
-
UK corporation tax on (deficit)/surplus for the year
Current tax reconciliation
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Taxable (deficit)/surplus on ordinary activities before taxation
5. Taxation [Continued] 2024
£
-
Theoretical tax at UK corporation tax rate 20% (2024 - 20%)
6. Tangible fixed assets Fixtures &
Equipment fittings
£ £
Cost
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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|-|
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|**8.**|**CREDITORS: Amounts falling due within one year**|**2024**|
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||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**
|||**2024**||
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|**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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