## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** 

**From 01.10.2023   Period start date   To 30.09.2024    Period end date Charity name: The Anna Wilkinson Mockingbird Trust** 

## **Charity registration number: 1169674** 

## **Objectives and Activities** 

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|Summary of the<br>purposes of the charity<br>as set out in its<br>governing document|Para 1.17|The objects of the CIO are<br>To relieve the needs of young people in need by<br>reason of a cancer diagnosis within the UK and their<br>families, by providing them with opportunities that<br>theymaynot otherwise be able to achieve|
|Summary of the main<br>activities in relation to<br>those purposes for the<br>public benefit, in<br>particular, the activities,<br>projects or services<br>identified in the<br>accounts.|Para 1.17 and<br>1.19|The charity exists to provide young people with the<br>financial and organisational means to experience<br>events and experiences that may ease the burden of<br>the life limiting illness or condition that they are<br>experiencing.<br>With the help of the relevant health care<br>professionals, we aim to identify<br>young people who have a cancer diagnosis and offer<br>them the chance to experience a treat such as a fine<br>dining experience, theatre trip, sports event etc which<br>we hope will relieve them of some of the burden of<br>suffering that they must endure, at least for a short<br>time.<br>With the help of the relevant health care<br>professionals (HCPs), the charity has provided more<br>trips and evenings out to young people in need than<br>we did last year, and the number of referrals<br>continues to increase. We now aim to provide 2<br>treats/month.|





|Statement confirming<br>whether the trustees<br>have had regard to the<br>guidance issued by the<br>Charity Commission on<br>public benefit|Para 1.18|The charity trustees have regard to the commission's<br>public benefit guidance when exercising any powers<br>or duties to which the guidance is relevant.<br>https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/public-<br>benefit-the-publi-benefit-requirement-pb1<br>https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/public-<br>benefit-runninq-a-charity-pb2<br>https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/public-<br>benefit-reporting-pb3|
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## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: 

SORP reference Para 1.38 Policy on grant making Para 1.38 Policy on social investment including program related investment Para 1.38 Contribution made by volunteers Other 



## **Achievements and Performance** 

||SORP reference||
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|Summary of the main<br>achievements of the charity,<br>identifying the difference the<br>charity’s work has made to<br>the circumstances of its<br>beneficiaries and any wider<br>benefits to society as a<br>whole.|Para 1.20|During the year, the charity has successfully<br>continued fund raising and has built upon our<br>secure financial footing to continue the process<br>of helping young people with a cancer<br>diagnosis, as described above. In this period we<br>have not carried out a major fund raising<br>event, although we continue to plan for future<br>fund raising and have regular contributors and<br>donations to the charity.<br>We continued to use the referral criteria which<br>have been approved by health care<br>professionals. We have worked together with<br>our referrers and have continued to accept<br>referrals for items such as IT equipment,<br>gaming stations etc, but our main provision of<br>treats have been trips to theatres, sports<br>events and concerts etc for our target<br>population.<br>We have held regular trustee’s meetings for<br>which minutes have been kept.<br>We have kept accurate account records which<br>have been independently examined.<br>We have increased the number of referrals<br>that we have accepted. We have reviewed and<br>updated our referral process to increase the<br>momentum that we have achieved. We have<br>achieved our target of 2 treats/month|





## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: 

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|Achievements against<br>objectives set|Para 1.41||
|Performance of fundraising<br>activities against objectives<br>set|Para 1.41||
|Investment performance<br>against objectives|Para 1.41||
|Other|||





## **Financial Review** 

|**Financial Review**|||
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|Review of the charity’s<br>financial position at the end<br>of the period|Para 1.21|See accounts|
|Statement explaining the<br>policy for holding reserves<br>statingwhytheyare held|Para 1.22|The charity will review its ability to fund future<br>activities when its cash reserves reach £10,000<br>or lower|
|Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|£99,667|
|Reasons for holding zero<br>reserves|Para 1.22|n/a|
|Details of fund materially in<br>deficit|Para 1.24|None|
|Explanation of any<br>uncertainties about the<br>charity continuing as a going<br>concern|Para 1.23|No Concerns|



**Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: 

|The charity’s principal<br>sources of funds (including<br>any fundraising)|Para 1.47||
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|Investment policy and<br>objectives including any<br>social investment policy<br>adopted|Para 1.46||
|A description of the principal<br>risks facing the charity|Para 1.46||
|Other|||





## **Structure, Governance and Management** 

|Description of charity’s<br>trusts:|||
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|Type of governing document<br>(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|Constitution|
|How is the charity<br>constituted?<br>(e.g unincorporated<br>association, CIO)|Para 1.25|Charitable Incorporated Organisation|
|Trustee selection methods<br>including details of any<br>constitutional provisions e.g.<br>election to post or name of<br>any person or body entitled<br>to appoint one or more<br>trustees|Para 1.25|Appointed by a resolution passed at a<br>properly convened meeting of the charity<br>trustees|



## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: 

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 related Para 1.51 parties Other 

## **Reference and Administrative details** 

|Charity name|The Anna Wilkinson Mockingbird Trust|
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|Other name the charity uses||
|Registered charity number|1169674|
|Charity’s principal address|Farleigh House<br>Uphampton<br>Ombersley<br>Worcestershire<br>WR9 0JP|
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## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** 

|1<br>2<br>3<br>4<br>5<br>6<br>7<br>8<br>9<br>10<br>11<br>12<br>13<br>14<br>15<br>16<br>17<br>18<br>19<br>20|**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not for whole**<br>**year**|**Name of person (or body) entitled**<br>**to appoint trustee (if any)**|
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||Chris Wilkinson|Chairman|||
||Wendy Wilkinson||||
||Jessica Wilkinson||||
||Elizabeth Wilkinson||||
||Yvette Pygott||||
||Mark Tanser||||
||Gill Edmonds||||
||Alison Love||||
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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 None held in this capacity Name and objects of the None charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for Not applicable safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets 

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## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)** 

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## **Exemptions from disclosure** 

Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details 

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## **Declarations** 

**The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.** 

**Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees** 

**Signature(s) Full name(s)** Christopher David Wilkinson **Position (eg Secretary, Chair, etc)**[Chairman of Trustees ] **Date** 



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