## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period**
## **From 30/09/24 Period start date To 29/09/25 Period end date**
## **Charity name: Chiltern Toy Bank**
## **Charity registration number: 1175510**
## **Objectives and Activities**
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|Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|The core object is to provide free toys and
gifts at Christmas to children, aged 0-18
years old, living in parts of the Chilterns,
Buckinghamshire, that would otherwise not
receive anything due to financial hardship or
other disadvantages of their parents or
guardians.
Where there is no detriment to the core
object, the Trustees may support other
likeminded organisations throughout the
year to provide free toys and gifts to children
aged 0-18 years old, living in part of the
Chilterns, Buckinghamshire, where the
children are living in financial hardship or
other disadvantages.|
|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|The charity collects new and used toys from
members of the public, checks, sorts and
cleans these toys, the charity uses financial
donations to purchase additional items such
as footballs, art and craft supplies, shower
gel, toothpaste and toothbrushes,
confectionary, sticky tape, labels, wrapping
paper and new batteries for toys. When
cleaned and checked, a bag of toys is made
up for each child and these are distributed to
families hit by financial hardship in time for
Christmas.|
|Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity|Para 1.18|Trustees are fully aware and follow the
guidance issued by the Charity Commission
on public benefit.|
Commission on public benefit
## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
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SORP reference||
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|Policy on grant making|Para 1.38||
|Policy on social investment
including program related
investment|Para 1.38||
|Contribution made by
volunteers|Para 1.38|Our volunteers assist in collection
of, cleaning, sorting and distributing toys.
Volunteers help with fundraising at various
community fundraising events.|
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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|Chiltern Toy Bank provided Christmas gift
packs comprising soft toys, age-appropriate
toys, games, books, jigsaws, stocking fillers,
including necessary items such as shower
gel and toothpaste to approximately 271
families in the Chiltern area. This equated to
over 625 local children.
This year we were able to include along with
the bag of toys a school pack which included
essential stationery for all registered school
age children. This initiative was supported
by The Douglas McMinn Centre.
We had a huge influx of new and used toys
from local residents as well as collections by
local schools. This meant that we were also
able to pass on some of the extra toys to
support other charitable and like-minded
projects where doing so would not be to the
detriment of achieving our main objective.
Some of the larger items, which are too large
to gift to families and other items such as
excess books and toys were donated to local
schools, playgroups and nurseries.||
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Achievements against
objectives set|
Para 1.41||
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|Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set|Para 1.41||
Investment performance against objectives Para 1.41 Other
## **Financial Review**
|**Financial Review**|||
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|Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|Income £24380.22
Costs £7695.40|
|Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|Chiltern Toy Bank does not hold reserves, all
donations received are used for running
costs such as insurance, stationery, printing,
internet and telephone costs and where
necessary heat, light and rental costs and for
purchasing toys, stocking fillers and gift wrap
for the following Christmas.|
|Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|N/A|
|Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22||
|Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24||
|Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern|Para 1.23||
## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
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The charity’s principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising)|
Para 1.47|
The principal source of funds for Oct 24 –
Sep 25 was through grants, which made up
80% of the total income.
Fundraising and donations made up the
remaining 20%.|
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|Investment policy and
objectives including any
social investment policy
adopted|Para 1.46||
|A description of the principal
risks facing the charity|Para 1.46||
Other
## **Structure, Governance and Management**
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|Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|Constitution|
|How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)|Para 1.25|CIO|
|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|Appointed by a resolution|
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Policies and procedures
adopted for the induction and
training of trustees|
Para 1.51||
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|The charity’s organisational
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**
|Charity name|Chiltern Toy Bank|
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|Other name the charity uses||
|Registered charity number|1175510|
|Charity’s principal address|29 Hivings Hill, Chesham, Bucks, HP5 2PG|
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||Julia Freeman|Treasurer|||
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## – Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved **Director name**
Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity
**Trustee name Dates acted if not for whole year**
## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others**
Description of the assets
held in this capacity
Name and objects of the charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects
Details of arrangements for 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 adviser Name Address 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**
## **Declarations**
**The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.**
**Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees Signature(s)** Kate Kemp **Full name(s)** Kathryn Louise Kemp **Position (eg** Treasurer **Secretary, Chair, etc) Date** 19/07/26