Trustees’ Annual Report for the period
Period start date- 01.11.24 Period end date- 31.10.25
Charity name: Oscar’s Wish Foundation
Charity registration number: 1169892
Objectives and Activities
| SORP reference | ||
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| Summary of the purposes of the charity as set out in its governing document |
Para 1.17 | "To relieve the suffering and emotional distress amongst parents and families who have experienced the loss of a baby through Miscarriage, Stillbirth or Neonatal death, in particular but not exclusively by, supporting newly bereaved parents by the provision of bereavement packs, support, raising awareness and providing a support network". |
| 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 |
• Provide support through Bereavement Packs given to families at the hospital or received through the post • Raise awareness and Break the silence associated with this experience • To help relieve the suffering and distress experienced by parents, families and siblings who have lost their baby through miscarriage, stillbirth, multiple loss, neonatal death • Provision of online support through information and a message board on social media • By organising and holding community and fundraising events to support and raise funds/awareness • To reduce the feeling of loneliness, depression, anxiety and isolation felt by grieving through support workshops • The development of a support Network for parents by increasing contact with other families who have experienced a similar loss • Support for parents, families and siblings who have experienced a pregnancy or birth loss with the donation of our"Love-a-Bear" |
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| program and our bereavement support program. |
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| Statement confirming whether the trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit |
Para 1.18 | All of our Trustee’s have referred to the Charity commissions PB1 document on public guidance and when necessary referred to it to enable us to make decisions. Each Trustee has this document stored on their computers for reference. |
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
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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 | Due to a lack of funding during this last financial year, OWF had to make the difficult decision to temporarily halt its funded counselling service. The counselling service represents our largest area of expenditure, and unfortunately, four funding applications were unsuccessful. As a result, the charity experienced a significant shortfall in anticipated funding during this financial period. Despite this, we have worked hard to ensure that support remains accessible to those who need it. All of our support groups and wider support networks have continued to be promoted as available online, ensuring that individuals can access appropriate support and remain connected to the charity. These services have provided an important alternative for those who may otherwise have accessed our funded counselling provision. We have also worked closely with our counsellors to develop a reduced-rate counselling service, allowing individuals to continue accessing counselling on a self- referral basis. This means that people who require counselling can still access the counsellors they would previously have been referred to, although the service is now provided at a reduced funded rate. In order to protect the charity’s cash flow and ensure its financial sustainability, the Trustees made the difficult decision to reduce Gemma, the charity’s founder and sole employee, from five days per week to three days per week and monitor this closely. This decision was taken to enable the Trustees to carefully monitor and manage expenditure while ensuring that essential bills, payments and other ongoing charity costs could continue to be met. As part of this reduction in working hours, the Trustees also made the decision to discontinue the payment of all staff expenses. As a result, services and day-to- day operationshave beenadapted |
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accordingly to reflect the charity’s reduced financial capacity. While these decisions have been challenging, they have enabled OWF to continue operating responsibly, prioritising essential support services and maintaining a level of support for those who rely on the charity, while carefully managing the resources available to us.
Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
| 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
| Review of the charity’s financial position at the end |
Para 1.21 | Charity expenditure remained broadly in line with the previous financial year. Although |
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| of the period | fundraising was significantly more challenging during this period, we were able to organise a number of online fundraising activities and continued to receive generous donations, which helped to support the ongoing operation of the charity. The Charity Race Night and the Charity Ball were both successful despite tricky to fill to capacity due to the cost of living crisis... Charity overheads also remained broadly consistent with the previous year, as anticipated. This was despite the cost of living crisis. The launch of our online charity lottery and the development of our Charity of the Year initiative to local businesses have been helpful. This small investment was necessary to establish the project and create an additional fundraising stream for the charity. Bereavement support costs were naturally higher during this period, reflecting the increased demand for our services and the significant level of bereavement and emotional support required as Cost of living crisis has greatly affected our community. |
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| Statement explaining the policy for holding reserves stating why they are held |
Para 1.22 | Oscar’s Wish Foundation maintains a reserves policy to ensure that the charity has sufficient financial resilience to continue operating and supporting beneficiaries during periods of uncertainty, unexpected expenditure or reduced income. As a small local charity, maintaining an appropriate level of unrestricted reserves is particularly important. Unlike larger organisations, Oscar’s Wish Foundation has limited financial resources and fewer alternative sources of income available to absorb unexpected costs or temporary reductions in funding. Our income can fluctuate considerably, particularly where fundraising activities, donations and grant applications are concerned however we know that this can also mean that funding applications or donations are lower or less. |
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A number of unsuccessful funding applications or an unforeseen increase in expenditure could therefore have a significant impact on the charity’s ability to continue providing its services. The Trustees consider it prudent for the charity to maintain a minimum reserve of £10,000 at all times, where possible. This reserve provides a financial safety net and helps to protect the charity’s core operations, ensuring that essential costs and commitments can continue to be met during periods when income is lower than anticipated. The reserve is not intended to replace regular fundraising or grant income, but rather to provide the charity with sufficient time and flexibility to respond appropriately to financial challenges. It enables the Trustees to make considered decisions rather than having to make immediate or reactive changes to services due to short-term cash-flow pressures. Should the charity’s unrestricted reserves fall to, or below, the £10,000 threshold, the Trustees will formally review the charity’s financial position and consider the reasons for the reduction. The Trustees will assess whether the charity remains financially sustainable and able to continue as a going concern, taking into consideration anticipated income, expenditure, commitments and future funding opportunities. The Trustees will then agree an appropriate action plan to restore the charity’s financial position. This may include reviewing expenditure, adapting services where necessary, increasing fundraising activity, seeking additional grant funding, developing new income streams or making other appropriate financial and operational decisions. The purpose of this approach is to ensure that Oscar’s Wish Foundation remains financially responsible, sustainable and able to continue supporting local families and individuals who rely on its services. Maintaining a healthy reserve is therefore a vital part of the charity’s overall financial
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| governance and provides reassurance that the Trustees are actively managing the charity’s resources for the long-term benefit of its beneficiaries. Our wonderful treasurer is monitoring the accounts on a weekly basis and sharing financial updates, forecasts and spreadsheets regularly to allow the team to see the changes and make quick decisions if and when needed. |
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| Amount of reserves held | Para 1.22 | £10,000 |
| Reasons for holding zero reserves |
Para 1.22 | N/A |
| Details of fund materially in deficit |
Para 1.24 | |
| Explanation of any uncertainties about the charity continuing as a going concern |
Para 1.23 | None |
Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
The charity’s principal sources of funds (including Para 1.47 any fundraising) Investment policy and objectives including any Para 1.46 social investment policy adopted A description of the principal Para 1.46 risks facing the charity Other
Structure, Governance and Management
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| Type of governing document (trust deed,royalcharter) |
Para 1.25 | Our constitution and policies and procedures |
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| How is the charity constituted? (e.g. unincorporated association, CIO) |
Para 1.25 | Registered Charity 1169892 | |
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| 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 | The methods used to recruit and appoint Trustees are set out in our constitution. Officers and trustees (1) The charity and its property shall be managed and administered by a committee comprising the officers and other members elected in accordance with this constitution. The officers and other members of the committee shall be the trustees of the Charity and in this constitution are together called ‘the trustees’. Clause 14 - This is a discretionary power for the members to adjourn a quorate meeting – when the meeting is reconvened it must be quorate. This provision differs from the adjournment provisions in Clause 12 which are not discretionary and must be used where a general meeting is not quorate. (2) The charity shall have the following officers: (a) A charity officer, (b) A secretary, (c) A treasurer. (3) A trustee must be a member of the charity or the nominated representative of an organisation that is a member of the charity. (4) No one may be appointed a trustee if he or she would be disqualified from acting under the provisions of clause 20. (5) The number of trustees shall be not less than three but (unless otherwise determined by a resolution of the charity in general meeting) shall not be subject to any maximum. (6) The first trustees (including officers) shall be those persons elected as trustees and officers at the meeting at which this constitution is adopted. (7) A trustee may not appoint anyone to act on his or her behalf to attend meetings of the trustees. Appointment of trustees |
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(1) The charity in general meeting shall elect the officers and the other trustees. (2) The trustees may appoint any person who is willing to act as a trustee. Subject to sub-clause 5(b) of this clause, they may also appoint trustees to act as officers. (3) Each of the trustees shall retire with effect from the conclusion of the annual general meeting next after his or her appointment but shall be eligible for reelection at that annual general meeting. (4) No-one may be elected a trustee or an officer at any annual general meeting unless prior to the meeting the charity is given a notice that: (a) is signed by a member entitled to vote at the meeting; (b) States the member’s intention to propose the appointment of a person as a trustee or as an officer; (c) Is signed by the person who is to be proposed to show his or her willingness to be appointed. (5) (a) The appointment of a trustee, whether by the charity in general meeting or by the other trustees, must not cause the number of trustees to exceed any number fixed in accordance with this constitution as the maximum number of trustees. (b) The trustees may not appoint a person to be an officer if a person has already been elected or appointed to that office and has not vacated the office.
Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
Policies and procedures adopted for the induction and Para 1.51 training of trustees The charity’s organisational
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| structure and any wider network with which the charity works |
Para 1.51 | |
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| Relationship with any related parties |
Para 1.51 | |
| Other |
Reference and Administrative details
| Charityname | Oscar’sWish Foundation |
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| Other name the charity uses | OWF |
| Registered charitynumber | 1169892 |
| Charity’s principal address | 23 Tulip tree road Worthing West Sussex BN13 3FZ |
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Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity
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Trustee name | Office (if any) | Dates acted if not for whole year |
Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee(if any) |
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| Gemma Kybert | Founder/ Trustee | 2015- to date | Yes | |
| Lucinda Watkinson | Treasurer | 2025- to date | Yes | |
| Nilufa Babel | Chair & Trustee | 2025- to date | Yes | |
| ChelseyWeibel | Trustee | 2025- to date | Yes | |
| KellyMcLaren | Trustee | 2024- to date | Yes | |
Corporate trustees – names of the directors at the date the report was approved Director name
Gemma Kybert
Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity
| Trustee name | Dates acted if not for wholeyear | |
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| NONE | ||
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Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others
Description of the assets N/A held in this capacity Name and objects of the N/A charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for N/A 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
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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) Position (eg Secretary, Chair, etc) Date |
Gemma Kybert | |
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| Gemma Jayne Kybert | ||
Chair/ founder |
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Oscars Wish Foundation 1169892 Receipts and payments accounts CC16a For the period 11/1/2024 10/31/2025 To from
Section A Receipts and payments
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| A1 Receipts 43,908 - - - - - - - 43,908 - - Sub total - Total receipts 43,908 A3 Payments 69,062 - - - - - - - - Sub total 69,062 - - Sub total - Total payments 69,062 Net of receipts/(payments) - 25,154 A5 Transfers between funds - A6 Cash funds last year end 34,928 Cash funds this year end 9,774 Unrestricted funds to the nearest £ Sub total(Gross income for AR) A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table). A4 Asset and investment purchases, (see table) |
to the nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Restricted funds |
to the nearest £ Endowment funds |
Total funds to the nearest £ 43,908 - - - - - - - 43,908 - - - 43,908 69,062 - - - - - - - - 69,062 - - - 69,062 - 25,154 - 34,928 9,774 |
Last year to the nearest £ |
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- 25,154 | - 5,421 | |
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| - | 34,928 | 40,349 | ||
| - | 9,774 | 34,928 |
Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period
| Categories B1 Cash funds B2 Other monetary assets B3 Investment assets B5 Liabilities B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees |
Details Details Details Details Cash balance b/f Details Owed paye and other Signature Ms G Kybert Total cash funds (agree balances with receipts and payments account(s)) |
to nearest £ to nearest £ 11,170 - - - - - 11,170 - Agreement Error OK to nearest £ to nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - Cost (optional) - - - - - Cost (optional) 0 - - - - - - - - - 1396 - - - - - Print Name Ms G Kybert- Trustee Unrestricted funds Restricted funds Unrestricted funds Restricted funds Fund to which asset belongs Fund to which asset belongs Fund to which liability relates Amount due (optional) |
to nearest £ Endowment funds |
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| Ms G Kybert | Ms G Kybert- Trustee | 7/10/2026 | |
Independent examiner's report on the accounts
Section A Independent Examiner’s Report
Report to the trustees/ members of
Charity Name
Oscars Wish Foundation
On accounts for the year ended
To 31 October 2025
Charity no (if any)
1169892
Set out on pages
As in Section B Disclosure
(remember to include the page numbers of additional sheets)
Responsibilities and basis of report
I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended 31 / 10 / 2025
As the charity's trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (“the Act”).
I report in respect of my examination of the Trust’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.
Independent examiner's statement
The charity’s gross income exceeded £ 25,000 and I am qualified to undertake the examination by being a qualified member of MAAT.
I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect:
I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this 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.
Signed:
Paul Tolhurst
Date:
09/08/2026 IER
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Name:
Mr P Tolhurst Maat
Relevant professional qualification(s) or body (if any):
MAAT
Address:
Organic Accountancy Services, The Glade, Newick Hill, Newick, BN8 4QR
A t/name of Organic Property Co Ltd
Section B Disclosure
Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight material matters of concern (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 .
There are no areas of concern.
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