CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Trustees, Annual Report for the period From 1 January to 31 Decomber 2023 Charity namo: Donnie's Fund Charity registration number: 1174829 Objectives and Activities SORP Introduction Donnie Berenblul was Ixrn on Thursday 20 April 2017. He had Trisomy 18 and was not exp8cled1g live more | than a lew days or weeks In the end, he lived 142 days. spending the entirely ol h15 life in neonatal intensive care al University College Hospilal. London. The tare Donnie rece1ved was. al limes, grovnd- breaking. ¢realive. collaborative. compassionate. respecrful and oulslanding And yel Ille wa$ really very hard lor his family. who speni long hours on the unil and faced uncertainty and worry at all limes ol day and nttt. Other families with babies on the neonatal unit spoke of arduous journeys, stress ancl linan¢i81 sacrifices Donnie's Fund seeks to addrèss some of these challenges. to improve the lives of families with babies in neonatal intensive care through woiects that cannot paid lor from NHS budgets The charrty was founded in 2017 and thi$ 2023 report is the charity's sixth Annual Report. Summary oflhe purposes ol the charily as sel out in ils governing document P4r•l 11 To prcffioie and FNole¢t good health for the publi¢ benefit by 1 providing additional resources equipment i and training in Univefsily College Hospitals London and other hospitals. hospices and medical facilities In | England,. 2. To la¢ililale medical research carried out in EnglarKI and inlernalionally, and 3 To create resoufces and raise awareness lor the furtheran of understanding medical ethics Summary of the main activrties in lalion lo those purposes for the public benefit. in particular. the a¢tivilies, Donnie's Fund Tru5tees' Annual Report 2023 Web-based camera system *J1 19 In 2018, the Trustees agreed lo fund a slate-of-the-art camera system lo allow families 10 See their babies when away from the neonatal unil. There Is evidence from the Unrted Slates where such systems are read that this alleviates the lo islical and ects or
services identified in the accounts. emotional challenges th21 families face when their baby is on a neonatal unil. The first shipment of four neonatal carneras arrived in the UK in 2019. the resull ol successfully negolialing a cosl-lree trial period with the supplier, Angel Eye, wth a small number ol cameras. The full Gamera syslem, deployed acro$s the unil. went live on 1 November 2020 Statement confirming whether the Iruslees have had regar(J lo Ihe gu1dance issued by the Charity Conimission on public benefit The Trustees Confirm that they have referred ID the guidance Issued by the Charity Commission on pU1C benefit. This guidance Is on hand whenever the Trusteès meet and Is referred lo In particular when reviewing the organisalion s aims ancl objectives and ift planning future activities and In parti¢ul3r when decisions regarding spend are made Ad(iitional informatlon loptionall You ma ¢hoose lo Include lurlhef slalemenls where relevant about.. SORP rel8r•n P419 1 38 Contribution made by volunteers In lolal. Donnie's Fund raised just over £400 in the year This was from regular and occasional donors reaching out lo us as the Trustees ¢onlinued their policy, sel al the 2021 Annual General Meeting. of n¢1 actively fundraising. Performance of fundraising activities against objectives sel Achievements and Performance io)l¥ience Donnie's Fund Trustees. Annual Report 2023
Summary ofthe main achievements of the charity. identifying the difference the charity s work has made to the circumstances of its benefieiaries and any wider benefits to setY as a whole Web-basad camgra system The camera system was operational through 2023. However, conlracltsal issues between us, the hospital and the supplier. an(1 operational difficulties on the ground meant that usage declined lo a level where continuing the contract fell unsustainable and rt has therelore not been renewed for 2024. 1.20 The Trustees of the charrty are di$¢us5ing how else the charity s assets can best be used. Financial Review eview of the charity s financial position al the end of the period Para 1.21 At the end of 2023. the charity remained comfortably within the parameters of the reserrfes policy Isee below). Wrth the end of the camera projed. the reserves policy will need lo be reviewed. Statement explaining the policy for holding reserves stating why they are held P•r• 1.22 The Trustees have in the past agreed to work iowards.. Holding sufficient funds to guaraniee the continued funding of the camera project for the financial years. holding reseryes of £10.000 to fund shortfalls in income when income d$ not reach exFected levels. The remaining general funds are held in an accessible Gurrent account as unrestr1cled funds which may be l used generally to further the Donnie s Fund objectives. The Trustees will assess the need for investment periodically. including at Ihe AGM Any funds Invested will be In schemes marketed as 'low risk. Amount of reserves held Reasons for holding | zero reserves Details of fund materially In deficit Explanation of any uncertainties about Ihe charity continuing as a oin concern Par• 1 22 Our reserves al 31 Oe¢ember 2023 were £68,671. Para 122 nla Para 1 24 nla Para 7 23 nla structure, Governance and Management Description of charity's trusts: Donnie's Fund Trustees, Annual Report 2023
Type of goveming document Para 1.25 Constrtution How is the charity constituted? Para 1.25 cio 'aip 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 INstees Por• 1 25 Trustees were appointed lo four-year terms al Ihe Inception ol the charity. Methods for selection of replaeement Trustees are to decided. Reference and Administrative details charitnaMe Other name the charil uses islered charli number Charity s principal address Donnie's Fund nla 1174829 58 Broadfields Ave, Edgware. Middx HA8 8SW Donnie's Fund Trustees. Annual Report 2023
Name of the charity trustees who manage the charity Trustee name Office lif anvl Dates acied if not for whole year Name of person or body entitled to appoint trustee lif any) Marcel Berenblvt I Simon Zeital Yael Berenblut Declaraiions The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees. report, above. Signed, on behalf of the charity's trustees Signature Full namelsl Marcel Berenblut Simon Posltion Chair Date 31 Octobei 2024 31 October 2024 Dorbnie's Fund Trustees, Annual Report 2023
CHARIIY COMMISSIO Fok, EN(JlAND ANJ WALE DonnK•'s Fund ' 1174B29 Receipts and payments accounts CC16a For the period frorn To Section A Receipts and payments UliipsiiIèd fund R•5LriLla(I lunds Tolal luThJ$ funds Last y•ar to th• n••rnst E Al Recelpts General (kmal nvJhl C¢¥nmnfy fvrkYTr•r5 424 424 436 acs tot• ross income AR) or 424 424 A2 Asset an (see tsblel. nv••tment 8a A3Pa 2S.088 ,ts Fee& to FuThafJiS.*G 4 i•t Jo 35 Sub toral 469 469 25.587 A4 Asset and in¥estment ur¢aS see table Sub total 2S.557 rotal poyment5 469 489 24.22 Net ol receipt{Wymentsj A5 Translers between funds A6 Calh fundo last y•ar ènd Cash lunds thi5 ye•r end 68,71 68,671 68.671 68.716
Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period Unrestiicted fund5 10 rwiest£ Endowment funds to nearnst È B1 Cah funds Total cash funds 68,671 tsalwsvnlli rapID1_9 AriilSIRyiiiEiI15 Unwestricw Restrictod Endowment funds fund• funds lo n•arwat É to n••rn•t £ to E Fund to whlth ai801 belon Currert¥41ue on•1 Ctai lopb"ortall 83 InYMs1mt a88et8 Fund to whlch Curr•nt v•lu• B4 Assets rtsined for th• charity's own se FU to Amount Whon du• .131 B5 Liabilitifrs Oate of roval Sbjnèd by one or tsvc trustees on tehaLf of all Ihe trustees Print Name Signature M*c81 Berenblut 28-Oct-24