THE GOOD GRIEF PROJECT
UK charity no 1170244
ANNUAL REPORT April 2021 to March 2022
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 5[TH] JULY 2022
OUR MISSION
Approximately 6000 young people under the age of 24 die in the UK every year leaving up to 50,000 newly bereaved parents, siblings and grandparents.
Our mission is twofold - to support families grieving after the untimely death of a loved one, particularly the death of a child - and to promote an understanding of what it means to grieve in a society that often has difficulty talking openly about death, dying and bereavement. Both of these objectives involve giving a voice to grief – we do this with the films we produce and distribute, by delivering our Active Grief Weekend Retreats, liaising with other bereavement charities and with a sustained activity on social media.
SUMMARY OF ACTIVITIES
This is the fifth year of operation in which we have successfully built on our founding resolve to establish the charity as a significant voice within the UK’s bereavement community and an important resource for bereaved families who mourn for the death of a son or daughter. Our activities can be summarised into three separate areas of work
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FILM PRODUCTIONS – promoting A LOVE THAT NEVER DIES and BEYOND THE MASK
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Delivering ACTIVE GRIEF WEEKENDS
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Delivering a number of presentations and talks to various charities, public institutions and corporates
Both Jane and Jimmy continue to work 3- 4 days a week on a voluntary basis though TGGP pays a licence fee to their company Beyond Goodbye Media Ltd. for the use of the documentaries.
We have also been supported by Annabel Richmond who has taken the lead in promoting our work on social media. Annabel works for a small monthly fee.
We are very grateful for the continuing support of The Jessica Mathers Trust who fund us to the tune of £12,000 per annum.
ACHIEVEMENTS AND PERFORMANCE
The year has been taken up by two major developments – promoting and screening Beyond The mask and preparing the manuscript and visual materials for the new book When Words and not Enough. Despite Covid we have been able to deliver one Active Grief Weekend and a number of corporate presentations of which revenue has a useful source of income.
FILM SCREENINGS – A Love That Never Dies
Without any in person audiences A LOVE THAT NEVER DIES continues to have a virtual life online and remains the property of Beyond Goodbye Media Ltd to whom TGGP will pay a small monthly licence fee.
Online sales of ALTND have reduced over the year with revenue from Amazon (UK/US) at £175.61 and Vimeo (mostly UK and Ireland)) at £85
FILM SCREENINGS – Beyond the Mask
Produced entirely during lockdown and premiered by Death Positive Libraries in March 2021 we continued to screen Beyond the Mask, our documentary about grief during the Covid pandemic, to audiences across the UK.
In making the film we realised that in many ways the coronavirus invited us to re-evaluate what is important in life, and not unlike the trauma of grief , it asked us to divert our attention away from comfortable assumptions about a so called natural order of things and to consider that when things get broken, (whether on a personal or social level) we will find amazing and truly imaginative ways of healing and repair.
Restrictions continued through most of the year so with the exception of a live screening as part of the Stroud Film Festival in July (a hybrid event with both a live and online audience) we collaborated with a number of other organisations to reach just over 1000 viewers online. Following the launch in March 2022 these included:
CRUSE BEREAVEMENT CARE (SEPTEMBER 2021) - fundraising screening and webinar with conversation between Jane and Cruse director Andy Langford. 600 in attendance
COMPASSIONATE COMMUNITIES UK (OCTOBER 2021) – online screening and discussion hosted by Dr Julian Able with guests Jane and Jimmy Dr Kathryn Mannix, Dr Lucy Selman and Amber Jeffrey. 300 in attendance.
LIFTING THE LID (NOV 2021) – online screening as part of a new international festival international festival on death and dying featuring an incredible line up of end of life and palliative carers, funeral directors, grief supporters, artists, film makers, live music and much more. This screening was followed by a Q&A with directors Jane and Jimmy along with panellists and authors Dr Kathryn Mannix and Mark Lemon, both of whom appear in the film.
As with other ‘online’ screenings Beyond the Mask attracted a much larger audience than if we had screened live in theatre.
Our total revenue from these events was £1012. BEYOND THE MASK received no public or private funding and remains the property of Beyond Goodbye Media Ltd to whom TGGP will pay a small monthly licence fee.
Unlike A Love that Never dies We have now made Beyond the Mask free to view online with a request for donation on screening.
ACTIVE GRIEF WEEKENDS:
Our programme of weekend retreats was a repeat of 2020. Covid restrictions meant that we had to cancel the May event, but September went ahead as planned. As usual we delivered three courses in photography, creative writing, and physical exercise. Since starting this programme we have now delivered 6 weekend retreats benefiting over 150 bereaved parents and a few siblings. And with Jo Bousfield, Gill Mann, Lizzie Pickering and Sharon Jackson augmenting the family members we’ve established a core and committed team to deliver them. Our weekends have now become an established part of our calendar and are usually booked up far in advance.
The retreats have also been instrumental in developing our own learning – we’ve discovered that grief is almost by definition a creative process and that a proactive approach to grief, especially the process of creating new images and stories that belong in the ‘now’, liberating memories from the past and rejuvenating them in ways that they become embedded in our lives today … is where healing occurs. Along with the concept that grief, especially the grief that follows the death of a son or daughter, is best served by a continuing relationship with the deceased, we also believe that it’s a lot easier to share your grief in a setting that is truly unconditional and non-judgemental, and that offering retreats that are exclusively by and for bereaved parents we provide a safe space to explore all the difficult and painful emotions that come with grief.
“It was so important for me to hear that wailing like a mad woman and not wanting to live, were what others had experienced. The death of a child is a trauma. Thank you Jane for saying it. It wasn’t just the workshops, wonderful food, beautiful surroundings and nurturing company but the combination of all factors that made for a powerful weekend, the memories of which will stay with me for a long time. It was exactly what I needed. So, thank you.” Bereaved Mum about the September retreat.
The average cost for each retreat is approximately £14000. Given that we discount places quite heavily as well as offering bursaries, receipts for the September event came to £4,500, meaning the remainder has to be made up from funding and donations.
WHEN WORDS ARE NOT ENOUGH
Jane and Jimmy have spent much of the last year synthesizing these ideas for a new book commissioned by Stroud based publishers Quickthorn/Hawthorn Press. Scheduled for release in October 2022, ‘ When Words Are Not Enough – creative responses to grief’ is our attempt to bridge the divide between the silence that surrounds grief and the lived experience of the bereaved. The book charts our own responses to Joshua’s death along with contributions from 14 others who have also found solace from doing and creating new things following the death of a loved one. We were delighted to secure a wonderful Foreword by Dr Kathryn Mannix.
TALKS AND PRESENTATIONS
The year also saw a number of talks and video presentations about our work nearly all via the zoom video conferencing platform and most dealing with issues surrounding grief, trauma and loss during the pandemic.
Jane and Lizzie Pickering continue to present talks on well-being in the workplace to the following:
19th Nov 2021 - session for Law Business Research (LBR)
‘Coping with Loss and Change, how to support Yourself and Others’
‘Jane and Lizzie were really wonderful presenters. How amazing to be in a place to be able to share their experiences as they do to help other people – certainly courageous. It was great to see a mix of people on the call, and I look forward to the reading list. Thanks again; it’s a different (and maybe more emotional!) way to spend a Friday lunch, but the session was very much appreciated.’
29th September, 2021, session for Savills in the wake of a member of staff’s son’s death by suicide
‘Managing Grief and Supporting each Other through Bereavement’
‘Thank you so much Lizzie and Jane for the sessions today. The team found it really valuable and it gave them food for thought, especially how to openly speak about grief and bereavement, so thank you again.’
Thursday 24[th] March session for DAC Beachcroft,
‘It was a pleasure to have you join DACB in conversation to ensure we continue to talk, share and come together to discuss topics that are sensitive and sit outside the day to day legal transactions that affect so many – thank you both very much for sharing an insight into both of your journey’s’
WEBSITES
We continue to maintain and rely on our two websites to communicate with our community – one for the work of TGGP specifically and one as a stand-alone for A LOVE THAT NEVER DIES.
Tom Kihl continues to lead on managing the websites, specifically the work of maintaining and updating the previous 2016 version of TGGP site which began in the summer 2020.
13,580 new users came to read the website for the first time over the last 12 months. Average daily visitors is 45, monthly is 905. 68% of these visits are via mobile devices. Grief Retreats is the top landing page (after the homepage).
The international spread remains largely in line with previous years, with 68% of traffic from the UK, 13% the USA, and maybe interesting to note that 2.2% (300 individuals) visited from China.
25-34 years olds make up the biggest visitor demographic (33.5%) followed by 18-24 year olds (27.5%) although I think data on older groups is less well documented so unsure whether this is a trend but certainly interesting. Also interesting is that visitors are apparently 54% male
Currently we manage to send quarterly newsletters (via Mailchimp) to approx. 2,500 subscribers.
https://thegoodgriefproject.co.uk/
PRESS
We have made the most of our Press coverage for 2021/2022 - the most significant were:
BBC POINTS WEST (JULY 2021) Our latest film BEYOND THE MASK, was featured on BBC Points West. Jane explained our motivation to make the film and contributor Deirdre Nolan talked about the value of talking openly about your grief, something the pandemic has enabled her to do.
BBC SPOTLIGHT (NOVEMBER 2021). After our move to South Devon the BBC TV again featured BEYOND THE MASK. Jane was interviewed about the film and contributor Sangeeta Mahajan talked about the way the film helps people to feel less alone.
END OF LIFE PARTNERS THINK TANK (JULY 2021). A What Matters Most: 5 things that I have learnt since the death of my son, Josh
GOOD ON PAPER (Stroud’s Listing Magazine) (July 2021). Review of Beyond the Mask by Nikki Owen.
SOCIAL MEDIA
Our thanks go to Annabel Richmond for all her help in developing our strategies for social media an increasingly important way of communicating our core message and linking with others (charities and individuals) as part of a general conversation around death, dying and bereavement. We currently are active on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
Despite the fact that our audience is now post-pandemic and less actively engaged online, the engagement on all of our platforms has been climbing steadily between 21 and 22. Overall, the trend has been an encouraging increase in followers on all three social media platforms. This hopefully means, that word about our work is continuing to be spread internationally. The aim of this type of communication includes: raising awareness of the project,
encouraging fundraising for the charity and to bring comfort to a like-minded peer-to-peer community.
Our audience continues to be predominantly female, with 45–54-year-olds the most engaged. If possible, we need to be continuing to find ways of reaching out to more men and to the younger age groups in the coming year. Hopefully the publication of the new book and the publishing of ‘Beyond the Mask’ free online, will help this process.
Our Active Grief Weekend participants regularly engage with posts discussing the weekend workshops. Care has been taken to include all the photography workshop material in our online platforms.
The best performing posts continue to be the very personal stories posted by Jane and Jimmy.
THE PRIVATE FACEBOOK GROUP for sharing photographic images and thoughts has continued to grow. This group now has 313 members who share newly created photographic expressions of their grief.
On FACEBOOK our followers have increased to 4,883 currently (an increase of 15% over the last year). 52.3K accounts have been reached throughout the year up from 41.4K in 2021.
On TWITTER our audience has grown by 12% with the numbers of followers increasing to 6233over the year. Jane’s professional standing continues to be well-respected on this platform and her conversational engagement serves the charity very well indeed. It is an excellent way of boosting conversations about grief while reaching out to corporations and those in the public eye.
On INSTAGRAM : The total number of followers is now 2880, an increase of 33% over the previous year It very much seems that the current expectation of this Meta-owned account is that users should pay to promote business posts. It is now far more difficult to generate organically grown followers – particularly when ‘Reels’ are now the ‘best-rated’ type of post among social media audiences. Grief and ‘Reels’ do not seem to be a natural combination. Though, short video clips of our work continue to attract number of ‘views’. With the increasing popularity of podcasts, readings from the new book, or from the AGW writing groups might should be considered to add to our online offering.
Networks and our place within the bereavement community and relationship to other charities
We continue to develop our relationships with other bereavement charities in the UK many of whom have used the documentary A LOVE THAT NEVER DIES to engage in the national conversation about death dying and bereavement. We have regular and friendly contact with Cruse, Child Bereavement UK and The Compassionate Friends.
Jane is on The House of Commons All Party Parliamentary Group on Bereavement Support and attends monthly meetings of the Childhood Bereavement Network and National Bereavement Alliance.
FUNDRAISING
It’s been a mixed year – as a small charity it seems that we can be overlooked in favour of larger bereavement charities. The pandemic has also taken its toll and the Good Grief Kilimanjaro Challenge had to be postponed once again. It’s now due to take place in October 2022. But the Yorkshire Three Peaks challenge did go ahead with 16 of us trekking the 24 miles and 5200ft of assent all in under 12 hours. Anyone who has taken on a physical challenge (organised or not) knows what it means to double the task by fundraising for charity, especially when there are so many ‘good causes’ to support. We are indebted then to all our supporters who raised £17,500, over twice the original target. Report and video on the website - https://thegoodgriefproject.co.uk/2021/08/06/grief challenged/
Again, we thank The Jessica Mathers Trust for their continued financial support to the tune of £12,000 annually. We continue to receive small donations from our online presence principally through PayPal.
PLANS FOR THE FUTURE
In September 2021 Jane and Jimmy moved into their new home near Totnes in South Devon, which is now the official address for TGGP. Our plans for the next year are:
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Active Grief - To continue developing our practice and philosophy around active and creative grief. Our next retreat is scheduled for October at a new venue – Blackadon Farm. Further weekends are now scheduled at Blackadon for September 2022(fully booked ) and May 2023
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When Words are not Enough – we will be spending much time promoting and publicizing the book in the run up to the launch in October 2022. This will involve researching and attending book festivals and literary events as well as endeavoring to get it into as many bookshops as possible.
3. European Grief Conference - in September 2022 Jane has been invited to deliver a presentation – “When Words Are not Enough – creative responses to grief’ at the inaugural European grief and bereavement conference in Copenhagen. A good opportunity to promote the book and network .
4. Film Screenings – now that the grip of covid has lessened we will hope to be able to screen both films to as many live audiences as possible. Currently we have just the one booking for ALTND at Totnes Cinema as part of a local arts festival in August 2022
5. Fundraising – fundraising challenges are an important part of garnering support, both financially and physically. Apart from supporting the Good Grief Kili Team Jimmy will be doing his own bit by swimming the Dart 10Km
FINANCIAL REVIEW
Our annual accounts have been prepared by David Blood FCCA of DB Accountants Ltd. (see separate document)
STRUCTURE AND GOVERNANCE
THE GOOD GRIEF PROJECT is a CIO – Charitable Incorporated Organisation whose only voting members are its Charity Trustees.
Governing Document - Our Constitution can be found here https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BziPhO3rqpzMdDlIbDk4ZFVIdVk
Reference and administrative details - UK registered Charity number: 1170244
Principal Office : 3 Rowes Farm Barns, Stoke Gabriel, Totnes TQ9 6RT
Our advisers
Auditors: David Blood FCCA, DB Accountants Ltd., The Gables, Yonder Meadow, Stoke Gabriel, Totnes, Devon TQ9 6QE
Solicitors: Anthony Collins Solicitors LLP, 134 Edmund Street, Birmingham B3 2ES
Directors and trustees The trustees and officers serving during the year and since the year end were as follows:
TGGP nominated chair: Andy Freedman
Chief Executive Officer/Secretary: Jimmy Edmonds
Trustees: Jane Harris, Joe Edmonds, Jo Bousfield, Rosa Harris Edmonds, Tom Kihl, Sara Tibbetts, Sally Byng.
www.thegoodgriefproject.co.uk
Company Registration Number - ce009068
The Charity Registration Number is :- 1170244
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Report and Accounts
31 March 2022
THE GOOD GRIEF PROJECT
Company Registration Number - ce009068
Trustees' Annual Report for the year ended 31 March 2022
The Trustees present their Report and Accounts for the year ended 31 March 2022, which also comprises the Directors' Report required by the Companies Act 2006.
Reference and administrative details
The charity name.
The legal name of the charity is:- THE GOOD GRIEF PROJECT.
The charity is also known by its operating name, N/A.
The charity's areas operation and UK charitable registration.
The charity is registered in England & Wales with the Charity Commission in England & Wales (CCEW) with charity number 1170244.
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The charity does not operate in any overseas jurisdictions.
Legal structure of the charity
The charity is constituted as a company limited by guarantee, registered under the Companies Acts . The governing document of the charity is the Memorandum and Articles of Association establishing the company under company legislation.
There are no restrictions in the governing documents on the operation of the Charity or on its investment powers other than those imposed by Charity Law.
By operation of law all, trustees are directors under the Companies Act 2006 and all directors are trustees under Charities legislation and have responsibilities, as such, under both company and charity legislation.
The trustees are all individuals.
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Company Registration Number - ce009068
Trustees' Annual Report for the year ended 31 March 2022
The principal operating address, telephone number, email and web addresses of the charity are:-
3 Rowes Farm Barns
Aish Road Stoke Gabriel
Totnes
Devon TQ9 6RT
The registered office of the charity for Companies Act purposes is the same as the operating address shown above.
The Trustees in office during the year and on the date the report was approved were:-
James Edmonds Jane Harris Andy Freedman Rosa Harris Edmonds Joe Edmonds Sara Tibbetts Tom Kihi Jo Bousfield Sally Byng
The trustees who served as a trustee in the reporting period were as shown above, and there were no changes during the year, or in the period between the year end and the approval of the accounts.
Objects and activities of the charity
The purposes of the charity as set out in its governing document.
Promotion and screening programme of our documentary Alove That Never Dies.
Delivering three Acive Grief Weekends per year
Delivering a number of presentations and talks to various charities, publicinstitutions and corporates.
The trustees have had regard to the Charity Commission's guidance on public benefit in managing the activities of the charity.
Structure, governance and management of the charity
The methods used to recruit and appoint new charity trustees.
The management of the Company is the responsibility of the Trustees who are elected and coopted under the terms of the Trust deed.
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Company Registration Number - ce009068
Trustees' Annual Report for the year ended 31 March 2022
Financial review
The charity's financial position at the end of the year ended 31 March 2022
The financial position of the charity at 31 March 2022 and comparatives for the prior period, as more fully detailed in the accounts, can be summarised as follows:-
| Total Funds Unrestricted Revenue Funds available for the general purposes of the charity Net income |
2022 £ (9,473) 6,253 6,253 |
2021 £ (6,478) 15,726 15,726 |
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Financial review of the position at the reporting date, 31 March 2022 .
After making appropriate enquiries, the Trustees have a reasonable expectation that the Company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. For this reason, they continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the financial statements. Further details regarding the adoption of the going concern basis can be found in the accounting policies.
Availability and adequacy of assets of each of the funds
The board of trustees is satisfied that the charity's assets in each fund are available and adequate to fulfil its obligations in respect of each fund.
Details of The Independent Examiner
David Blood FCCA
Member of Chartered Certified Accountants
The Gables
Yonder Meadow Stoke Gabriel Totnes TQ9 6QE
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Company Registration Number - ce009068
Trustees' Annual Report for the year ended 31 March 2022
Statement of the Directors Trustees' Responsibilities
The charity's trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the terms of the Companies Act 2006, the Charities Act 2011 and the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008. Notwithstanding the explicit requirement in the extant statutory regulations,the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008, to prepare the financial statements in accordance with the SORP 2005, in view of the fact that the SORP 2005 has been withdrawn, the Trustees determined to interpret this responsibility as requiring them to follow current best practice and prepare the accounts according to the FRS 102 SORP (Statement of Recommended Practice for Accounting and Reporting by Charities) 2015, (as amended by the Bulletin issued in October 2018 and applicable to all accounting periods beginning on or after 1st January 2019), (The SORP), .
In particular, the Companies Act 2006 and charity law require the Board of Trustees to prepare financial statements for each financial year which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charity as at the end of the financial year and of the surplus or deficit of the charity. In preparing those financial statements the Board is required to :-
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to prepare the accounts in accordance with United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice (United Kingdom Accounting Standards and applicable law).
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select suitable accounting policies and apply them consistently;
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make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent;
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prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the charity will continue in business;
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state whether applicable accounting standards and statements of recommended practice have been followed, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements;
The law requires that the trustees must not approve the accounts unless they are satisfied that they 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.
The Trustees are also responsible for maintaining adequate accounting records which disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charity and which are sufficient to show and explain the charity's transactions and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Companies Act 2006 and comply with regulations made under the Charities Act. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charity and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.
The Trustees are also responsible for the contents of the Trustees' report, and the statutory responsibility of the Independent Examiner in relation to the Trustees' report is limited to examining the report and ensuring that , on the face of the report, there are no material inconsistencies with the figures disclosed in the financial statements.
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Company Registration Number - ce009068
Trustees' Annual Report for the year ended 31 March 2022
Method of preparation of accounts - Small company provisions
The financial statements are set out on pages 12 to 14.
The financial statements have been prepared implementing the FRS 102 SORP (Statement of Recommended Practice for Accounting and Reporting by Charities) 2015, (as amended by the Bulletin issued in October 2018 and applicable to all accounting periods beginning on or after 1st January 2019), (The SORP), and in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard 102, These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the provisions in Part 15 of the Companies Act 2006. applicable to companies subject to the small companies regime.
This report was approved by the board of trustees on 5 July 2022.
JAMES EDMONDS AND ANDY FREEDMAN Directors and Trustees
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Report of the Independent Examiner to the Trustees of the charitable company on the accounts for the year ended 31 March 2022
I report to the Trustees on my examination of the financial statements of the charitable company on pages 12 to 14 for the year ended 31 March 2022 which have been prepared in accordance with the Charities Act 2011 (the Act) and with the Financial Reporting Standard 102, (effective 1st January 2016) as modified by FRS 102 SORP (Statement of Recommended Practice for Accounting and Reporting by Charities) 2015, (as amended by the Bulletin issued in October 2018 and applicable to all accounting periods beginning on or after 1st January 2019), (The SORP), published by the Charity Commission in England & Wales (CCEW) , and under the historical cost convention and the accounting policies set out on page 12.
Respective responsibilities of the Trustees and the Independent Examiner and the basis of the report
As described on page 9, you, the charitable company's Trustees, who are also the Directors of the Company for the purposes of Company law, are responsible for the preparation of the financial statements in accordance with the Companies Act 2006, the Charities Act 2011 and all other applicable law and with United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice, applicable to smaller entities, and for being satisfied that the financial statements give a true and fair view.
The Trustees consider that the audit requirement of Section 144(1) of the Charities Act 2011 (the Act) does not apply, and that there is no requirement in the memorandum and articles of the charity for the conducting of an audit, and that the accounts do not require an audit in accordance with Part 16 of the Companies Act 2006 and that no member or members have requested an audit pursuant to Section 476 of the Companies Act 2006. As a consequence, the Trustees have elected that the financial statements be subject to independent examination.
Having satisfied myself that the financial statements are not required to be audited under any legal provision, or otherwise, and are eligible for independent examination, it is my responsibility to:-
a) examine the financial statements of the charity under Section 145 of the Act;
b) follow the applicable procedures in the Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.
Basis of Independent Examiner's Statement and scope of work undertaken
I report in respect of my examination of the charity's financial statements carried out under s145 of the Act. 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 setting out the duties of an independent examiner in relation to the conducting of an independent examination. An independent examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charitable company and of the accounting systems employed by the charitable company and a comparison of the financial statements presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the financial statements, and seeking explanations from you, as Trustees, concerning such matters. The purpose of the examination is to establish as far as possible that there have been no breaches of charity legislation and that, on a test basis of evidence relevant to the amounts and disclosures made, the financial statements comply with the SORP.
The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit, and information supplied by the Trustees in the course of the examination is not subjected to audit tests or enquiries and does not cover all the matters that an auditor would consider in arriving at an opinion. The planning and conduct of an audit goes beyond the limited assurance that an independent examination can provide
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Consequently, I do not express an audit opinion on the view given by the financial statements, and in particular, I express no opinion as to whether the financial statements give a true and fair view of the affairs of the charity, and my report is limited to the matters set out in the statement below.
I planned and performed my examination so as to satisfy myself that the objectives of the independent examination are achieved and before finalising the report I obtained written assurances from the Trustees of all material matters.
Independent Examiner's Statement, Report and Opinion
Subject to the limitations upon the scope of my work as detailed above, I have completed my examination: and can confirm that:-
The accounts of this charitable company are not required to be audited under Part 16 of the Companies Act 2006;
This is a report in respect of an examination carried out under 145 of the Act and in accordance with Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act which may be applicable;
and that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect:-
accounting records were not kept in respect of the charity as required by Section 386 of the Companies Act 2006 and Section 130 of The Charities Act 2011;
the financial statements do not accord with those records; or
the financial statements do not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in section 396 of the Companies Act 2006 other than any requirement that the accounts give a 'true and fair' view, which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination;
have not been prepared in accordance with the methods and principles set out in the FRS 102 SORP (Statement of Recommended Practice for Accounting and Reporting by Charities) 2015, (as amended by the Bulletin issued in October 2018 and applicable to all accounting periods beginning on or after 1st January 2019), (The SORP).
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 financial statements to be reached.
Signed:-
David Blood FCCA - Independent Examiner
Chartered Certified Accountants
The Gables Yonder Meadow Stoke Gabriel Totnes TQ9 6QE
This report was signed on 6 July 2022
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THE GOOD GRIEF PROJECT - Statement of Financial Activities for the year ended 31 March 2022
Statement of Financial Activities (including the Income and Expenditure Account for the year ended 31 March 2022, as required by the Companies Act 2006)
| Current year Unrestricted Funds 2022 £ Income & Endowments from: Donations & Legacies A1 34,231 Charitable activities A2 11,090 Total income A 45,321 Expenditure on: Raising funds B1 54,794 Total expenditure B 54,794 Net income for the year (9,473) Net income after transfers A-B-C (9,473) (9,473) Reconciliation of funds:- E Total funds brought forward 15,726 Total funds carried forward 6,253 SORP Ref Net movement in funds |
Current year Restricted Funds 2022 £ - - - - - - - - - - |
Current year Total Funds 2022 £ 34,231 11,090 45,321 54,794 54,794 (9,473) (9,473) (9,473) 15,726 6,253 |
Prior Year Total Funds 2021 £ 22,759 11,575 34,334 40,812 40,812 (6,478) (6,478) (6,478) 22,204 15,726 |
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The 'SORP Ref' indicated above is the classification of income set out in the formal SORP documents. As required by paragraph 4.60 of the SORP, the brought forward and carried forward funds above have been agreed to the Balance Sheet.
A separate Statement of Total Recognised Gains and Losses is not required as this statement includes all recognised gains and losses.
All the prior year transactions were unrestricted items, and no further analysis is required
All activities derive from continuing operations
The notes attached on pages 12 to 14 form an integral part of these accounts.
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All activities derive from continuing operations
The notes attached on pages 12 to 14 form an integral part of these accounts.
THE GOOD GRIEF PROJECT - Resources applied in the year ended 31 March 2022 towards fixed assets for Charity use:-
| Funds generated in the year as detailed in the SOFA Net resources available to fund charitable activities |
2022 £ (9,473) (9,473) |
2021 £ (6,478) (6,478) |
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The notes attached on pages 12 to 14 form an integral part of these accounts.
Movements in revenue and capital funds for the year ended 31 March 2022
Revenue accumulated funds
| Unrestricted Funds 2022 £ Accumulated funds brought forward 15,726 (9,473) 6,253 Closing revenue funds 6,253 Summary of funds Unrestricted and Designated funds 2022 £ Revenue accumulated funds 6,253 Recognised gains and losses before transfers |
Restricted Funds 2022 £ - - - - Restricted Funds 2022 £ - |
Total Funds 2022 £ 15,726 (9,473) 6,253 6,253 Total Funds 2022 £ 6,253 |
Last year Total Funds 2021 £ 22,204 (6,478) 15,726 15,726 Last Year Total Funds 2021 £ 15,726 |
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The notes attached on pages 12 to 14 form an integral part of these accounts.
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THE GOOD GRIEF PROJECT - Statement of Financial Activities for the year ended 31 March 2022
THE GOOD GRIEF PROJECT
Income and Expenditure Account for the year ended 31 March 2022 as required by the Companies Act 2006
| Income Income from operations Gross income in the year before exceptional items Gross income in the year including exceptional items Expenditure Fundraising costs Realised losses on disposals of social investments which are programme related Total expenditure in the year Tax on surplus on ordinary activities Retained surplus for the financial year Net income after tax in the financial year Net income before tax in the financial year Investment income |
2022 £ 45,321 45,321 45,321 54,794 - 54,794 (9,473) - (9,473) (9,473) |
2021 £ 34,334 34,334 34,334 40,812 - 40,812 (6,478) - (6,478) (6,478) |
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All activities derive from continuing operations
In accordance with the provisions of the Companies Act 2006, the headings and subheadings used in the Income and Expenditure account have been adapted to reflect the special nature of the charity's activities.
The notes attached on pages 12 to 14 form an integral part of these accounts.
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THE GOOD GRIEF PROJECT - Balance Sheet as at 31 March 2022
| SORP | ||||||
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| Note | Ref | 2022 | 2021 | |||
| £ | £ | |||||
| Current assets | B | |||||
| Debtors | 6 | B2 | 1,500 | 1,750 | ||
| Cash at bank and in hand | B4 | 5,178 | 14,576 | |||
| Total current assets | 6,678 | 16,326 | ||||
| Creditors: amounts falling due within | ||||||
| one year | 7 | C1 | (425) | (600) | ||
| Net current assets | 6,253 | 15,726 | ||||
| The total net assets of the charity | 6,253 | 15,726 | ||||
| The total net assets of the charity are | funded | by the funds of the | charity, as follows:- |
Restricted funds
| Unrestricted Funds Unrestricted Revenue Funds 10 D3 6,253 Designated Funds Total charity funds |
- 15,726 6,253 6,253 |
- 15,726 15,726 |
|---|---|---|
The 'SORP Ref' indicated above is the classification of Balance Sheet items as set out in the formal SORP documents. As required by paragraph 4.60 of the SORP, the brought forward and carried forward funds above have been agreed to the SOFA..
The directors are satisfied that the company is entitled to exemption from the requirement to obtain an audit under section 477 of the Companies Act 2006.
The members have not required the company to obtain an audit in accordance with section 476 of the Act.
The directors acknowledge their responsibilities for complying with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 with respect to accounting records and the preparation of accounts.
The charity is subject to Independent Examination under charity legislation, and the report of the Independent Examiner is on page 6.
The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the provisions in Part 15 of the Companies Act 2006. applicable to companies subject to the small companies regime.
JAMES EDMONDS AND ANDY FREEDMAN Trustee
Approved by the board of trustees on 5 July 2022
The notes attached on pages 12 to 14 form an integral part of these accounts.
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Notes to the Accounts for the year ended 31 March 2022
1 Accounting policies
Policies relating to the production of the accounts.
Basis of preparation and accounting convention
The accounts have been prepared on the accruals basis, under the historical cost convention, and in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard 102, (effective 1st January 2016) and 'FRS 102 SORP (Statement of Recommended Practice for Accounting and Reporting by Charities) 2015, (as amended by the Bulletin issued in October 2018 and applicable to all accounting periods beginning on or after 1st January 2019), (The SORP), published by the Charity Commission in England & Wales (CCEW) , effective January 2016, , and in accordance with all applicable law in the charity's jurisdiction of registration, except that the charity has prepared the financial statements in accordance with the FRS 102 SORP (Statement of Recommended Practice for Accounting and Reporting by Charities) 2015, (as amended by the Bulletin issued in October 2018 and applicable to all accounting periods beginning on or after 1st January 2019), (The SORP), in preference to the previous SORP, the SORP 2005, which has been withdrawn, notwithstanding the fact that the extant statutory regulations, the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 refer explicitly to the SORP 2005. This has been done to accord with current best practice.
Fund Accounting
Unrestricted funds are available for use at the discretion of the trustees in furtherance of the general objectives of the charity.
There are no endowment funds.
2 Liability to taxation
The Trustees consider that the charity satisfies the tests set out in Paragraph 1 Schedule 6 of the Finance Act 2010 for UK corporation tax purposes. Accordingly, the Charity is potentially exempt from taxation in respect of income or capital gains received within categories covered by chapter 3 part 11 of the Corporation Tax Act 2010 or Section 256 of the Taxation of Chargeable Gains Act 1992, to the extent that such income or gains are applied exclusively on the specific charitable objects of the charity and for no other purpose. Value Added Tax is not recoverable by the charity, and is therefore included in the relevant costs in the Statement of Financial Activities.
3 Winding up or dissolution of the charity
If upon winding up or dissolution of the charity there remain any assets, after the satisfaction of all debts and liabilities, the assets represented by the accumulated fund shall be transferred to some other charitable body or bodies having similar objects to the charity.
4 Significance of financial instruments to the charity's position
There are no significant implications of such matters
5 Remuneration and payments to Trustees and persons connected with them
No such payments were made (2021 nil)
| No such payments were made (2021 nil) | |||
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| 2022 | 2021 | ||
| 6 | Debtors | £ | £ |
| Trade debtors | 1,500 | 1,750 |
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Notes to the Accounts for the year ended 31 March 2022
| 7 Creditors: amounts falling due within one year Accruals 8 Income and Expenditure account summary At 1 April 2021 Deficitafter tax for the year At 31 March 2022 |
2022 £ 425 2022 £ 15,726 (9,473) 6,253 |
2021 £ 600 2021 £ 22,204 (6,478) 15,726 |
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9 Particulars of how particular funds are represented by assets and liabilities
| At 31 March 2022 Current Assets Current Liabilities At 1 April 2021 Current Assets Current Liabilities |
Unrestricted funds £ 6,678 (425) 6,253 Unrestricted funds £ 16,326 (600) 15,726 |
Designated funds £ - - Designated funds £ - - - |
Restricted funds £ - - - Restricted funds £ - - - |
Total Funds £ 6,678 (425) 6,253 Total Funds £ 16,326 (600) 15,726 |
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10 Change in total funds over the year as shown in Note 9 , analysed by individual funds
| Unrestricted and designated funds:- Unrestricted Revenue Funds Total unrestricted and designated funds Total charity funds |
Funds brought forward from 2021 £ 15,726 15,726 15,726 |
Movement in funds in 2022 See Note 11 £ (9,473) (9,473) (9,473) |
£ - - - Transfers between funds in 2022 |
Funds carried forward to 2023 £ 6,253 6,253 6,253 |
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Notes to the Accounts for the year ended 31 March 2022
11 Analysis of movements in funds over the year as shown in Note 10
| Unrestricted and designated funds:- Unrestricted Revenue Funds |
Income 2022 £ 45,321 45,321 |
Expenditure 2022 £ (54,794) (54,794) |
Other Gains & Losses 2022 £ - - |
Movement in funds 2022 £ (9,473) (9,473) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Gains and losses are detailed in notes 0,0, 0, 0 and 0
12 The purposes for which the funds
Unrestricted and designated funds:-
Unrestricted Revenue Funds
Unrestricted Revaluation Reserve
These funds are held for the meeting the objectives of the charity, and to provide reserves for future activities, and , subject to charity legislation, are free from all restrictions on their use.
This fund represents the unrestricted surplus arising on the revaluation of the charity's assets.
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13 Ultimate controlling party
The charity is under the control of its legal members.
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Company Registration Number - ce009068
The Charity Registration Number is :- 1170244
THE GOOD GRIEF PROJECT
Report and Accounts
31 March 2022
THE GOOD GRIEF PROJECT
Company Registration Number - ce009068
Trustees' Annual Report for the year ended 31 March 2022
The Trustees present their Report and Accounts for the year ended 31 March 2022, which also comprises the Directors' Report required by the Companies Act 2006.
Reference and administrative details
The charity name.
The legal name of the charity is:- THE GOOD GRIEF PROJECT.
The charity is also known by its operating name, N/A.
The charity's areas operation and UK charitable registration.
The charity is registered in England & Wales with the Charity Commission in England & Wales (CCEW) with charity number 1170244.
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The charity does not operate in any overseas jurisdictions.
Legal structure of the charity
The charity is constituted as a company limited by guarantee, registered under the Companies Acts . The governing document of the charity is the Memorandum and Articles of Association establishing the company under company legislation.
There are no restrictions in the governing documents on the operation of the Charity or on its investment powers other than those imposed by Charity Law.
By operation of law all, trustees are directors under the Companies Act 2006 and all directors are trustees under Charities legislation and have responsibilities, as such, under both company and charity legislation.
The trustees are all individuals.
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Company Registration Number - ce009068
Trustees' Annual Report for the year ended 31 March 2022
The principal operating address, telephone number, email and web addresses of the charity are:-
3 Rowes Farm Barns
Aish Road Stoke Gabriel
Totnes
Devon TQ9 6RT
The registered office of the charity for Companies Act purposes is the same as the operating address shown above.
The Trustees in office during the year and on the date the report was approved were:-
James Edmonds Jane Harris Andy Freedman Rosa Harris Edmonds Joe Edmonds Sara Tibbetts Tom Kihi Jo Bousfield Sally Byng
The trustees who served as a trustee in the reporting period were as shown above, and there were no changes during the year, or in the period between the year end and the approval of the accounts.
Objects and activities of the charity
The purposes of the charity as set out in its governing document.
Promotion and screening programme of our documentary Alove That Never Dies.
Delivering three Acive Grief Weekends per year
Delivering a number of presentations and talks to various charities, publicinstitutions and corporates.
The trustees have had regard to the Charity Commission's guidance on public benefit in managing the activities of the charity.
Structure, governance and management of the charity
The methods used to recruit and appoint new charity trustees.
The management of the Company is the responsibility of the Trustees who are elected and coopted under the terms of the Trust deed.
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Company Registration Number - ce009068
Trustees' Annual Report for the year ended 31 March 2022
Financial review
The charity's financial position at the end of the year ended 31 March 2022
The financial position of the charity at 31 March 2022 and comparatives for the prior period, as more fully detailed in the accounts, can be summarised as follows:-
| Total Funds Unrestricted Revenue Funds available for the general purposes of the charity Net income |
2022 £ (9,473) 6,253 6,253 |
2021 £ (6,478) 15,726 15,726 |
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Financial review of the position at the reporting date, 31 March 2022 .
After making appropriate enquiries, the Trustees have a reasonable expectation that the Company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. For this reason, they continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the financial statements. Further details regarding the adoption of the going concern basis can be found in the accounting policies.
Availability and adequacy of assets of each of the funds
The board of trustees is satisfied that the charity's assets in each fund are available and adequate to fulfil its obligations in respect of each fund.
Details of The Independent Examiner
David Blood FCCA
Member of Chartered Certified Accountants
The Gables
Yonder Meadow Stoke Gabriel Totnes TQ9 6QE
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Company Registration Number - ce009068
Trustees' Annual Report for the year ended 31 March 2022
Statement of the Directors Trustees' Responsibilities
The charity's trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the terms of the Companies Act 2006, the Charities Act 2011 and the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008. Notwithstanding the explicit requirement in the extant statutory regulations,the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008, to prepare the financial statements in accordance with the SORP 2005, in view of the fact that the SORP 2005 has been withdrawn, the Trustees determined to interpret this responsibility as requiring them to follow current best practice and prepare the accounts according to the FRS 102 SORP (Statement of Recommended Practice for Accounting and Reporting by Charities) 2015, (as amended by the Bulletin issued in October 2018 and applicable to all accounting periods beginning on or after 1st January 2019), (The SORP), .
In particular, the Companies Act 2006 and charity law require the Board of Trustees to prepare financial statements for each financial year which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charity as at the end of the financial year and of the surplus or deficit of the charity. In preparing those financial statements the Board is required to :-
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to prepare the accounts in accordance with United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice (United Kingdom Accounting Standards and applicable law).
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select suitable accounting policies and apply them consistently;
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make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent;
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prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the charity will continue in business;
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state whether applicable accounting standards and statements of recommended practice have been followed, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements;
The law requires that the trustees must not approve the accounts unless they are satisfied that they 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.
The Trustees are also responsible for maintaining adequate accounting records which disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charity and which are sufficient to show and explain the charity's transactions and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Companies Act 2006 and comply with regulations made under the Charities Act. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charity and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.
The Trustees are also responsible for the contents of the Trustees' report, and the statutory responsibility of the Independent Examiner in relation to the Trustees' report is limited to examining the report and ensuring that , on the face of the report, there are no material inconsistencies with the figures disclosed in the financial statements.
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Company Registration Number - ce009068
Trustees' Annual Report for the year ended 31 March 2022
Method of preparation of accounts - Small company provisions
The financial statements are set out on pages 12 to 14.
The financial statements have been prepared implementing the FRS 102 SORP (Statement of Recommended Practice for Accounting and Reporting by Charities) 2015, (as amended by the Bulletin issued in October 2018 and applicable to all accounting periods beginning on or after 1st January 2019), (The SORP), and in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard 102, These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the provisions in Part 15 of the Companies Act 2006. applicable to companies subject to the small companies regime.
This report was approved by the board of trustees on 5 July 2022.
JAMES EDMONDS AND ANDY FREEDMAN Directors and Trustees
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Report of the Independent Examiner to the Trustees of the charitable company on the accounts for the year ended 31 March 2022
I report to the Trustees on my examination of the financial statements of the charitable company on pages 12 to 14 for the year ended 31 March 2022 which have been prepared in accordance with the Charities Act 2011 (the Act) and with the Financial Reporting Standard 102, (effective 1st January 2016) as modified by FRS 102 SORP (Statement of Recommended Practice for Accounting and Reporting by Charities) 2015, (as amended by the Bulletin issued in October 2018 and applicable to all accounting periods beginning on or after 1st January 2019), (The SORP), published by the Charity Commission in England & Wales (CCEW) , and under the historical cost convention and the accounting policies set out on page 12.
Respective responsibilities of the Trustees and the Independent Examiner and the basis of the report
As described on page 9, you, the charitable company's Trustees, who are also the Directors of the Company for the purposes of Company law, are responsible for the preparation of the financial statements in accordance with the Companies Act 2006, the Charities Act 2011 and all other applicable law and with United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice, applicable to smaller entities, and for being satisfied that the financial statements give a true and fair view.
The Trustees consider that the audit requirement of Section 144(1) of the Charities Act 2011 (the Act) does not apply, and that there is no requirement in the memorandum and articles of the charity for the conducting of an audit, and that the accounts do not require an audit in accordance with Part 16 of the Companies Act 2006 and that no member or members have requested an audit pursuant to Section 476 of the Companies Act 2006. As a consequence, the Trustees have elected that the financial statements be subject to independent examination.
Having satisfied myself that the financial statements are not required to be audited under any legal provision, or otherwise, and are eligible for independent examination, it is my responsibility to:-
a) examine the financial statements of the charity under Section 145 of the Act;
b) follow the applicable procedures in the Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.
Basis of Independent Examiner's Statement and scope of work undertaken
I report in respect of my examination of the charity's financial statements carried out under s145 of the Act. 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 setting out the duties of an independent examiner in relation to the conducting of an independent examination. An independent examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charitable company and of the accounting systems employed by the charitable company and a comparison of the financial statements presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the financial statements, and seeking explanations from you, as Trustees, concerning such matters. The purpose of the examination is to establish as far as possible that there have been no breaches of charity legislation and that, on a test basis of evidence relevant to the amounts and disclosures made, the financial statements comply with the SORP.
The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit, and information supplied by the Trustees in the course of the examination is not subjected to audit tests or enquiries and does not cover all the matters that an auditor would consider in arriving at an opinion. The planning and conduct of an audit goes beyond the limited assurance that an independent examination can provide
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Consequently, I do not express an audit opinion on the view given by the financial statements, and in particular, I express no opinion as to whether the financial statements give a true and fair view of the affairs of the charity, and my report is limited to the matters set out in the statement below.
I planned and performed my examination so as to satisfy myself that the objectives of the independent examination are achieved and before finalising the report I obtained written assurances from the Trustees of all material matters.
Independent Examiner's Statement, Report and Opinion
Subject to the limitations upon the scope of my work as detailed above, I have completed my examination: and can confirm that:-
The accounts of this charitable company are not required to be audited under Part 16 of the Companies Act 2006;
This is a report in respect of an examination carried out under 145 of the Act and in accordance with Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act which may be applicable;
and that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect:-
accounting records were not kept in respect of the charity as required by Section 386 of the Companies Act 2006 and Section 130 of The Charities Act 2011;
the financial statements do not accord with those records; or
the financial statements do not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in section 396 of the Companies Act 2006 other than any requirement that the accounts give a 'true and fair' view, which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination;
have not been prepared in accordance with the methods and principles set out in the FRS 102 SORP (Statement of Recommended Practice for Accounting and Reporting by Charities) 2015, (as amended by the Bulletin issued in October 2018 and applicable to all accounting periods beginning on or after 1st January 2019), (The SORP).
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 financial statements to be reached.
Signed:-
David Blood FCCA - Independent Examiner
Chartered Certified Accountants
The Gables Yonder Meadow Stoke Gabriel Totnes TQ9 6QE
This report was signed on 6 July 2022
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THE GOOD GRIEF PROJECT - Statement of Financial Activities for the year ended 31 March 2022
Statement of Financial Activities (including the Income and Expenditure Account for the year ended 31 March 2022, as required by the Companies Act 2006)
| Current year Unrestricted Funds 2022 £ Income & Endowments from: Donations & Legacies A1 34,231 Charitable activities A2 11,090 Total income A 45,321 Expenditure on: Raising funds B1 54,794 Total expenditure B 54,794 Net income for the year (9,473) Net income after transfers A-B-C (9,473) (9,473) Reconciliation of funds:- E Total funds brought forward 15,726 Total funds carried forward 6,253 SORP Ref Net movement in funds |
Current year Restricted Funds 2022 £ - - - - - - - - - - |
Current year Total Funds 2022 £ 34,231 11,090 45,321 54,794 54,794 (9,473) (9,473) (9,473) 15,726 6,253 |
Prior Year Total Funds 2021 £ 22,759 11,575 34,334 40,812 40,812 (6,478) (6,478) (6,478) 22,204 15,726 |
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The 'SORP Ref' indicated above is the classification of income set out in the formal SORP documents. As required by paragraph 4.60 of the SORP, the brought forward and carried forward funds above have been agreed to the Balance Sheet.
A separate Statement of Total Recognised Gains and Losses is not required as this statement includes all recognised gains and losses.
All the prior year transactions were unrestricted items, and no further analysis is required
All activities derive from continuing operations
The notes attached on pages 12 to 14 form an integral part of these accounts.
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THE GOOD GRIEF PROJECT - Statement of Financial Activities for the year ended 31 March 2022
All activities derive from continuing operations
The notes attached on pages 12 to 14 form an integral part of these accounts.
THE GOOD GRIEF PROJECT - Resources applied in the year ended 31 March 2022 towards fixed assets for Charity use:-
| Funds generated in the year as detailed in the SOFA Net resources available to fund charitable activities |
2022 £ (9,473) (9,473) |
2021 £ (6,478) (6,478) |
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The notes attached on pages 12 to 14 form an integral part of these accounts.
Movements in revenue and capital funds for the year ended 31 March 2022
Revenue accumulated funds
| Unrestricted Funds 2022 £ Accumulated funds brought forward 15,726 (9,473) 6,253 Closing revenue funds 6,253 Summary of funds Unrestricted and Designated funds 2022 £ Revenue accumulated funds 6,253 Recognised gains and losses before transfers |
Restricted Funds 2022 £ - - - - Restricted Funds 2022 £ - |
Total Funds 2022 £ 15,726 (9,473) 6,253 6,253 Total Funds 2022 £ 6,253 |
Last year Total Funds 2021 £ 22,204 (6,478) 15,726 15,726 Last Year Total Funds 2021 £ 15,726 |
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The notes attached on pages 12 to 14 form an integral part of these accounts.
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THE GOOD GRIEF PROJECT - Statement of Financial Activities for the year ended 31 March 2022
THE GOOD GRIEF PROJECT
Income and Expenditure Account for the year ended 31 March 2022 as required by the Companies Act 2006
| Income Income from operations Gross income in the year before exceptional items Gross income in the year including exceptional items Expenditure Fundraising costs Realised losses on disposals of social investments which are programme related Total expenditure in the year Tax on surplus on ordinary activities Retained surplus for the financial year Net income after tax in the financial year Net income before tax in the financial year Investment income |
2022 £ 45,321 45,321 45,321 54,794 - 54,794 (9,473) - (9,473) (9,473) |
2021 £ 34,334 34,334 34,334 40,812 - 40,812 (6,478) - (6,478) (6,478) |
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All activities derive from continuing operations
In accordance with the provisions of the Companies Act 2006, the headings and subheadings used in the Income and Expenditure account have been adapted to reflect the special nature of the charity's activities.
The notes attached on pages 12 to 14 form an integral part of these accounts.
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THE GOOD GRIEF PROJECT - Balance Sheet as at 31 March 2022
| SORP | ||||||
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| Note | Ref | 2022 | 2021 | |||
| £ | £ | |||||
| Current assets | B | |||||
| Debtors | 6 | B2 | 1,500 | 1,750 | ||
| Cash at bank and in hand | B4 | 5,178 | 14,576 | |||
| Total current assets | 6,678 | 16,326 | ||||
| Creditors: amounts falling due within | ||||||
| one year | 7 | C1 | (425) | (600) | ||
| Net current assets | 6,253 | 15,726 | ||||
| The total net assets of the charity | 6,253 | 15,726 | ||||
| The total net assets of the charity are | funded | by the funds of the | charity, as follows:- |
Restricted funds
| Unrestricted Funds Unrestricted Revenue Funds 10 D3 6,253 Designated Funds Total charity funds |
- 15,726 6,253 6,253 |
- 15,726 15,726 |
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The 'SORP Ref' indicated above is the classification of Balance Sheet items as set out in the formal SORP documents. As required by paragraph 4.60 of the SORP, the brought forward and carried forward funds above have been agreed to the SOFA..
The directors are satisfied that the company is entitled to exemption from the requirement to obtain an audit under section 477 of the Companies Act 2006.
The members have not required the company to obtain an audit in accordance with section 476 of the Act.
The directors acknowledge their responsibilities for complying with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 with respect to accounting records and the preparation of accounts.
The charity is subject to Independent Examination under charity legislation, and the report of the Independent Examiner is on page 6.
The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the provisions in Part 15 of the Companies Act 2006. applicable to companies subject to the small companies regime.
JAMES EDMONDS AND ANDY FREEDMAN Trustee
Approved by the board of trustees on 5 July 2022
The notes attached on pages 12 to 14 form an integral part of these accounts.
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Notes to the Accounts for the year ended 31 March 2022
1 Accounting policies
Policies relating to the production of the accounts.
Basis of preparation and accounting convention
The accounts have been prepared on the accruals basis, under the historical cost convention, and in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard 102, (effective 1st January 2016) and 'FRS 102 SORP (Statement of Recommended Practice for Accounting and Reporting by Charities) 2015, (as amended by the Bulletin issued in October 2018 and applicable to all accounting periods beginning on or after 1st January 2019), (The SORP), published by the Charity Commission in England & Wales (CCEW) , effective January 2016, , and in accordance with all applicable law in the charity's jurisdiction of registration, except that the charity has prepared the financial statements in accordance with the FRS 102 SORP (Statement of Recommended Practice for Accounting and Reporting by Charities) 2015, (as amended by the Bulletin issued in October 2018 and applicable to all accounting periods beginning on or after 1st January 2019), (The SORP), in preference to the previous SORP, the SORP 2005, which has been withdrawn, notwithstanding the fact that the extant statutory regulations, the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 refer explicitly to the SORP 2005. This has been done to accord with current best practice.
Fund Accounting
Unrestricted funds are available for use at the discretion of the trustees in furtherance of the general objectives of the charity.
There are no endowment funds.
2 Liability to taxation
The Trustees consider that the charity satisfies the tests set out in Paragraph 1 Schedule 6 of the Finance Act 2010 for UK corporation tax purposes. Accordingly, the Charity is potentially exempt from taxation in respect of income or capital gains received within categories covered by chapter 3 part 11 of the Corporation Tax Act 2010 or Section 256 of the Taxation of Chargeable Gains Act 1992, to the extent that such income or gains are applied exclusively on the specific charitable objects of the charity and for no other purpose. Value Added Tax is not recoverable by the charity, and is therefore included in the relevant costs in the Statement of Financial Activities.
3 Winding up or dissolution of the charity
If upon winding up or dissolution of the charity there remain any assets, after the satisfaction of all debts and liabilities, the assets represented by the accumulated fund shall be transferred to some other charitable body or bodies having similar objects to the charity.
4 Significance of financial instruments to the charity's position
There are no significant implications of such matters
5 Remuneration and payments to Trustees and persons connected with them
No such payments were made (2021 nil)
| No such payments were made (2021 nil) | |||
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| 2022 | 2021 | ||
| 6 | Debtors | £ | £ |
| Trade debtors | 1,500 | 1,750 |
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Notes to the Accounts for the year ended 31 March 2022
| 7 Creditors: amounts falling due within one year Accruals 8 Income and Expenditure account summary At 1 April 2021 Deficitafter tax for the year At 31 March 2022 |
2022 £ 425 2022 £ 15,726 (9,473) 6,253 |
2021 £ 600 2021 £ 22,204 (6,478) 15,726 |
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9 Particulars of how particular funds are represented by assets and liabilities
| At 31 March 2022 Current Assets Current Liabilities At 1 April 2021 Current Assets Current Liabilities |
Unrestricted funds £ 6,678 (425) 6,253 Unrestricted funds £ 16,326 (600) 15,726 |
Designated funds £ - - Designated funds £ - - - |
Restricted funds £ - - - Restricted funds £ - - - |
Total Funds £ 6,678 (425) 6,253 Total Funds £ 16,326 (600) 15,726 |
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10 Change in total funds over the year as shown in Note 9 , analysed by individual funds
| Unrestricted and designated funds:- Unrestricted Revenue Funds Total unrestricted and designated funds Total charity funds |
Funds brought forward from 2021 £ 15,726 15,726 15,726 |
Movement in funds in 2022 See Note 11 £ (9,473) (9,473) (9,473) |
£ - - - Transfers between funds in 2022 |
Funds carried forward to 2023 £ 6,253 6,253 6,253 |
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Notes to the Accounts for the year ended 31 March 2022
11 Analysis of movements in funds over the year as shown in Note 10
| Unrestricted and designated funds:- Unrestricted Revenue Funds |
Income 2022 £ 45,321 45,321 |
Expenditure 2022 £ (54,794) (54,794) |
Other Gains & Losses 2022 £ - - |
Movement in funds 2022 £ (9,473) (9,473) |
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Gains and losses are detailed in notes 0,0, 0, 0 and 0
12 The purposes for which the funds
Unrestricted and designated funds:-
Unrestricted Revenue Funds
Unrestricted Revaluation Reserve
These funds are held for the meeting the objectives of the charity, and to provide reserves for future activities, and , subject to charity legislation, are free from all restrictions on their use.
This fund represents the unrestricted surplus arising on the revaluation of the charity's assets.
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13 Ultimate controlling party
The charity is under the control of its legal members.
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