## **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||
|---|---|---|
|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||
|---|---|---|
|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.|
|---|---|---|
|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**
|Description of charity’s
trusts:|||
|---|---|---|
|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|
|---|---|---|---|
|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||
|---|---|---|
|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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**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|
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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||
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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**
|**Section A Receipts and payments**|||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|**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 £**|
|||**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**|**43,908**|**54,374**|
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**-**
**-**|**-**||
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|||**-**|**43,908**|**54,374**|
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**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**|**69,062**|**59,795**|
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**-**
**-**
**-**|**- 25,154**|**- 5,421**|
||**-**||**-**|**-**|
||**-**||**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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||||OK|
||||**to nearest £**
**Endowment**
**funds**|
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**(optional)**|
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**(optional)**|
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approval|
||Ms G Kybert|Ms G Kybert- Trustee|7/10/2026|
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## **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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**Oct 2018**
**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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**IER**