Chairman Report 1st February 2021 to 2nd February 2022
Ollies Heroes is an independent Charity that supports children under the age of 16 who have been diagnosed with a cancer in the East of England.
The current Board of Trustees have been in position for just over 6 years now The Charity has found a settled place in the local community. We have discussed our positions and all are not only happy to remain in place but feel this is the best option for the charity particularly with the COVID 19 pandemic. The board have established an organised charity in terms of operation and financially we are organised and in a strong position. We believe we have a very strong Board of Trustees in place which each operate to their own strengths.
| Name | Position | Experience | Skills/ Strengths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jamie Gray | Chairman | Paramedic. Former School Govenor |
Finances project development |
| Claire Gray | Trustee | Mum Carer Teaching Assistant |
Organistation,Fundraising. |
| Linda Grainge | Trustee | Sales Manager | Organistation,Fundraising. |
As expected COVID-19 continued to be a problem to the operation as a charity. This meant that due to the lock downs in place we were unable to host our annual Cake sale which forms a large part of our fundraising. However with planned resilience we were able to adapt and managed to host our annual Ball although this was held several months later than normal. As this is hosted in combination with another local charity TopCats the funds raised were not released to us in time to be included in this years accounts. We were also very fortunate to be approached by the Malcolm Whales Foundation who made a very generous donation and we hope to work with them again in the future.
Our costs this year were Zero. We are fortunate to be supported by some wonderful local business’s who have helped cover costs such as printing.
Following on from the previous year with the effects of the pandemic we remained in contact with our partners at Addenbrookes and Clic Sargent and advised them that we would only be able to support the families in most need. So we could maximise our impact. Whilst we sympathise that all these families are in need from personal experience we know that some families struggle to exist during these times. As restrictions lift we will endeavour to scale up our fundraising operations and return to a more normal status. We only supported 2 families this year bringing the total number of grants the charity has made to 131
We are very disappointed as we had been supporting so many families in previous years. We made contact with our partners several times, but it was felt the best approach was to only help those in the most need. In retrospect we are aware that this was a difficult decision for them to make and perhaps we should have simply helped as many families as funds allowed. This is a lesson learnty and we look forward to scaling up the doantions over the next 12 months. We still aim to turn around applications within a week (normally within 2 days)
We are particularly proud of our local community and there ongoing support Ollies Heroes is a well known charity and much respected which means the world to us.
Regards
Jamie Gray (Chairman)
I have prepared the financial statements for the year ending 1st February 2022. From the records vouchers and other information available to me.
To the best of my knowledge and belief these financial statements have been drawn up in accordance with such information
| INCOME | |
|---|---|
| A Deacon Donation | £120.00 |
| Amazon Smile | £28.02 |
| Paypal Giving fund | £283.46 |
| Cash Donations Donation | £275.00 |
| Malcolm Whales Foundation | £2,500.00 |
| £3,206.48 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Total Income from 1st February 2021 to 2nd February | ||
| 2022 | ||
| EXPENDITURE | ||
| £600 | ||
| Grants Made (Total of 2) | ||
| Total Expenditure from 1st February 2021 to 2nd | £600 | |
| February 2022 |
Excess Income Over Expenditure
| £4,823.14 | |
|---|---|
| Funds Bought Forward | |
| Total Income from 21stFebruary 2021 to 2nd February | |
| 2022 | £3,206.48 |
| Total Expenditure from 1st February 2021 to 2nd | |
| February 2022 | £600 |
| £7,429.62 | |
| Total Funds Carried Forward |
Jamie Gray Chairman Ollies Heroes
INCOME
| Just Giving | £1,496.12 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Bt My Donate | £679.40 | ||
| Merchandise Sales | £799.78 | ||
| M Wood Parachute Jump | £545.00 | ||
| 2017 Ball Balance | £1,596.62 | ||
| B Horner Donation | £15.00 | ||
| Sentinel xmas day swim | £1,333.00 | ||
| L Thompson Donation | £13.00 | ||
| H Hardy Donation | £15.00 | ||
| Rachel Wing Donation | £10.00 | ||
| C Constant Donation | £5.00 | ||
| J Gray Donation | £100.00 | ||
| Cake Sale | £2,734.90 | ||
| Barclays £ for £ Cake Sale | £1,000.00 | ||
| Hafield Hotel Coffee Morning | £100.00 | ||
| Dinky Town Collection Box | £210.00 | ||
| Barclays £ for £ Summer Ball | £2,000.00 | ||
| Anne Gray Xmas Fayre | £365.00 | ||
| D Bond Donation | £120.00 | ||
| S Mayo Donation | £140.00 | ||
| Paypal | £519.86 | ||
| 2018 Summer Ball Balance | £2,107.62 | ||
| I Phillips Donation | £151.02 | ||
| Total Income from 2nd February 2018 to 1st February 2019 | £16,056.32 | ||
| EXPENDITURE | |||
| Grants Made (Total of 40) | £18,970.40 | ||
| Lanyard Printing IDANDC LTD | £396.00 | ||
| Marin Hailes Design | £206.40 | ||
| Total Expenditure from 2nd February 2018 to 1st February 2019 | £19,572.80 | ||
| Excess Income Over Expenditure | |||
| Funds Bought Forward | £23,278.12 | ||
| Total Income from 2nd February 2018 to 1st February 2019 | £16,056.32 | ||
| Total Expenditure from 2nd February 2018 to 1st February 2019 | £19,572.80 | ||
| Total Funds Carried Forward | £19,761.64 |