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Charity Registration No. 1177285

GIDDO'S GIFT

ANNUAL REPORT AND UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JANUARY 2024

GIDDO'S GIFT

LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION

Trustees S A Rowe A E Giddins B J Giddins J Heppleston Charity number 1177285 Principal address 6 Pwll Y Hwyaden Flint Flintshire United Kingdom CH6 5TW Independent examiner Georgieffs Accountants 39-41 Chester Street Flint Flintshire CH6 5BL

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CONTENTS

Page
Trustees' report 4 – 11
Independent examiner's report 12
Statement of financial activities 13
Balance sheet 14
Notes to the financial statements 15 – 22

The following does not form part of the statutory financial statements

Income & Expenditure Account 23

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TRUSTEES' REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JANUARY 2024

The trustees present their annual report and financial statements for the year ended 31 January 2024.

The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the accounting policies set out in note 2 to the financial statements and comply with the charity's [governing document], the Charities Act 2011 and "Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102)" (effective 1 January 2019).

Trustees Report- year end Jan 2024 Objectives and Activities

Giddo’s Gift is a small charity for teenagers and young adults suffering with Cancer within North Wales and Northwest England. Age range 13 - 24 years, at diagnosis.

Our aim is to bring a smile to their faces as they battle horrendous treatment regimes. The Charity was set up as a legacy in memory of Jordan Giddins whose smile would light up a room. Jordan always loved to give gifts and his nickname was Giddo so Giddo’s Gift is a fitting legacy to the bravest, kindest young person you could ever meet.

Our Aims

We offer bereavement grants to families in the devastating event of a young person’s death to aid with funeral expenses. We also provide memory boxes, memory books and support to bereaved families.

We aim to draw on experience and help young people and their families' at the most difficult time in their lives.

We receive all our applications for gifts and wishes from Social Workers or Support workers. They discuss with the young person what they would like such as a gift, grant or wish and the social worker completes our application form alongside the young person. Once we receive an application our trustees discuss each one on an individual basis, and then decide if all criteria are met and whether the grant is to be awarded. It is discussed, taking into consideration our financial resources, how much can be awarded to individuals and how much is to be gifted to charities to aid research.

Families contact us direct to book a short break in the Caravan. We discuss all the information and dates required. We ask if they are happy for us to share photos and their personal journey with our supporters.

The Charity aims to provide yearly financial grants to Sarcoma U.K Research & Bone Cancer Research Trust and Histiocytosis U.K. These grants will go towards research projects looking directly at advancing treatments for future patients. These diseases are under-funded with treatment regimes decades old. Jordan was diagnosed with both diseases therefore we chose these to support.

Sarcoma U.K Research & Bone Cancer Research Trust

Both Charities fund pioneering research into all forms of primary bone cancer and Sarcomas. They offer support and information for patients of all ages whilst raising national and international awareness of the disease.

Histiocytosis U.K/Research Trust

Histiocystosis is too rare a disease to have generated substantial research in medical circles. Histiocytosis U.K is dedicated to promoting and funding scientific research into uncovering not only the causes of all histiocytic diseases but also ensuring early diagnosis, effective treatment, and a cure.

Our work throughout 2023

We awarded £2.500 in cost-of-living grants, and £7,500 bereavement grants during the year. During 2023 Giddo’s Gift made 3 donations to aid research £5,000 to Sarcoma UK, £3,000 to Bone Cancer Research trust and £2,000 to Histiocytosis UK. In total £50,000 has been awarded to research since 2018

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TRUSTEES' REPORT (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JANUARY 2024

Grants and Wishes 2023

We awarded grants, gifts and wishes to 36 individuals totalling £10,578 during the year. These included-.

Samsung Galaxy earbuds and JD voucher for a 14 year old boy with Testicular Cancer.

Money towards a new bike for an 18year old with Sarcoma for him to try and build his muscles up after months of treatment.

Trainers and a JD voucher for a 22 year old with Liver Cancer.

Money towards driving lessons for a 24 year old with Lung Cancer.

An apple watch for a 14 year old girl with Leukaemia.

Wireless headphones for a 23 year old with ALL

Nintendo Switch to help a 15 year with Hodgkin’s Lymphoma pass the hours whilst in hospital.

Keyboard and mouse for a 14 year old boy who had relapsed from ALL

Ps5 for a 14 year old boy who has leukaemia.

We also provided financial grants towards new clothes, treats and days out. Many iPads were also gifted to those on treatment during the year.

Bereavement Grants

Unfortunately, again, during 2023 8 local families lost a child to cancer and asked for our support towards funeral costs. This totalled £7,500. Those young people who lost their lives far too soon from Cancer included an 18 year old girl with Pancreatic Cancer, 23 year old with breast Cancer, 13 year old with a brain tumour, 22 year old with Lymphoma, and a 14 year old with a brain tumour. All the families were also sent a memory box, book, candle, forget me not seeds, writing journal along with our support information.

Achievements of 2023

Thank you evening. Feb 2023,

For the last few years, we had wanted to organise a thank you evening for all our supporters. We achieved this in Feb 2023 and had such positive feedback. We wanted an evening to bring everyone together and thank them for the unwavering support of the last 6 years.

We decided to do it along with some awards. Over 150 fundraisers and supporters of Giddos Gift came along to a night of food, drink, awards and to see how far the charity had come in 6 years, it was held at the lovely venue Mountain Park, Flint. The night was finished off by our Young Ambassador Tom Collins singing.

The awards we decided on were –

  1. Community fundraiser - for raising the most in our Charity Pots -Tesco Flint

  2. Community Fundraiser for individual continued support - Kirsty Mills and The Dee, Flint

  3. Unique team Challenge Award – 4 x 4 s Ryan Coney, Charlie and Joe and Box for Giddo

  4. Outstanding individual achievement – Chris Rowe 30 days walking up Moel Fammau

  5. Star Award for Innovative Fundraising - James RMDY

  6. Blue HEART Award for outstanding contribution - Ann Claire Jones

  7. Special Recognition Award - Inspirational Team NBI

Each winner received a trophy. During the evening, we spoke about how far the charity has come and what we have achieved in the last 6 years, we also played a video announcing how much has been raised during this time.

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TRUSTEES' REPORT (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JANUARY 2024

Cost of Living Grants.

During 2023 we were awarded £2,500 from Flint and District Lions Club. We had seen a sharp rise in applications for financial grants towards cost of living and travel to hospital appointments. We were thrilled to have received this money and decided to offer the young people we support financial cost of living grants of £250 per application. We were inundated within the first 24 hours of our cost-of-living grants becoming available. The funds were all utilised within 2 weeks. This shows there is a great need for financial help for those families who have a child undergoing cancer treatment. We set criteria to ensure the application was from a parent whose child had been hospitalised for at least 7 days. All applications came from the child’s social/support worker. Every social worker agreed this was a valuable resource as families struggle so much whilst their child is hospitalised not only with extra travel and food expenses but with loss of earnings. We will apply for funding during 2024 to hopefully be able to offer this on a long-term basis.

Giddo’s Gaff 2023

Our first full season offering free breaks to bereaved families along with children and young people, of any age with a cancer diagnosis. Over 30 families stayed in Giddo’s Gaff making memories. We had fantastic feedback and thanks along with photos of their stay. Families also shared their stories with us so we can share with our supporters. Out of all the families only 1 family left the caravan dirty and damaged. We did have a cleaning company which we paid per clean but found that often it wasn’t being cleaned to a good standard so for 2024 we have, hopefully, found a lady local to the site who will clean and look after the caravan.

We were lucky to secure funding from M&S Bank to pay for a patio area, garden furniture and a garden with plants alongside the caravan. This was completed early in the year for the families to enjoy.

Gift Campaigns

Both our Easter Egg and Christmas Gift bag appeal proved very successful this year. Many businesses got involved and 1,200 Easter eggs were donated. This enabled us to make up gift hampers of eggs for all those we support along with hundreds of eggs and treats being delivered to all hospitals, social workers, and hospices.

The Christmas gift appeal was just as successful. This year we contacted all social workers and hospitals we support obtaining names and ages of all those children and young people on treatment for a cancer diagnosis. With help from M&S bank volunteers we put together gift bags for over 70 children and young people. All were delivered in time for Christmas. Also, the clothing company RMDY supported our campaign by donating hoodies, t-shirts and hats along with our gift bags. James the CEO of RMDY has supported the charity many times and we are so grateful for all his help. We had fantastic feedback so will make personalised gift bags again for Christmas 2024.

Awards 2023

2023 was a year of recognition for the charity. Mandy, Jordan’s Mum and founder of the charity was not only nominated but short-listed for a National Lottery award. Out of thousands of nominations Mandy was a finalist in the ‘Outstanding individuals’ category and came in the top 5. Following the short-listing Mandy was filmed for ITV along with local newspapers writing about the Charity and nomination. This was excellent in promoting the profile of the Charity. Unfortunately, Mandy did not win the award but was thrilled to be short-listed.

Following this one of our young ambassador’s Tom Collins won Flintshire young volunteer of the year 2023. Tom has worked incredibly hard for the last few years raising vital funds through fundraising events, this award was very well deserved. 2023 ended with Mandy being in the Kings New Years Honours list and awarded a British Empire Medal for Voluntary and Charitable Services to young people with Cancer. What a huge honour! The charity are extremely proud and it will be an emotional moment seeing Mandy receive her medal in 2024.

Testimonials 2023

We have a book in ‘Giddo’s Gaff’, our Caravan, whereby the families we support can write in. We have had some lovely comments left in the book.

“I just want to thank you from the bottom of my heart, this weekend was so special for me, you’ve made it truly magical”. “Thank you, what this charity is about is so inspirational”.

“We had forgotten what family time together was like away from hospitals and treatment. Life is a gift; we never take anything for granted. We are lucky and are so grateful for letting us stay at the caravan to help make precious memories and allow **** to have happy times again. A gift of memories we will never forget.”

“Thank you so much for our wonderful break away. We have had the most amazing time. **** has had so much fun even if he’s felt under the weather all week. He was sad to leave this morning. Thank you with all our hearts”

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TRUSTEES' REPORT (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JANUARY 2024

Testimonials from Gifts Awarded during 2023

“What you guys do is fantastic, this will help me so much”- £350 financial grant towards craft materials to aid recovery and help with her small business.18 year old with ALL who has relapsed

20 year old young girl with high grade lymphoma-£350 towards clothing and make up-to help with body image/hair loss, weight fluctuating.

“ Ahhh amazing thank you so much that’s absolutely made my day!”

“Just wanted to message to say thank you so much for **** gifts. He was so happy with it all this morning and wasn’t expecting the gift card too. You really are a great charity”.

Fundraising Activities 2023

Feb Challenge 100km raised £603.95

At the start of any new year, we always like to organise a virtual challenge for people to get involved in, they always prove popular.

Race Night

Our Race Night was a night of brilliant fun and laughter, held in the Royal British Legion Flint. Less well attended than last year however we still raised an amazing amount of £1457!

Bonus Ball

2023 saw the start of our weekly bonus ball. £2.50 per week for a number. The winning number is the lottery bonus ball on a Saturday night. There are 59 numbers with all but 6 currently taken. The winner gets £70 each week.

Rock for Giddo

Rock for Giddo has been a consistent event over the years since the charity was established, gathering local musicians from the community, and putting on a fantastic live show at The Legion in Flint. The staff and the venue have always been supportive of the charity, where we have hosted several events. This year, RFG raised over £800 despite the date clashing with other events in September, however we were proud of what we managed to raise. We put on a raffle and some fundraising games during the interval of the evening, seeing us boost our grand total which also broke up the entertainment nicely. The acts were magnificent as always, with a fantastic variety of talent which was brought together by our ambassador, Tom Collins. We all had a fantastic time at The Legion and are grateful for your continuous support!

Tough Mudder

The charity paid for Tough Mudder places which took place in Sept. Jordan’s best friends had a team of 10. We also had 3 other people undertake the challenge for the charity and an amazing amount of £4,477.00 was raised. Everyone said it was really good fun. 4 people unfortunately had to pull out so we have transferred the places to Oct 2024.

Go Blue for Jord.

As we do every year, we went Blue for Jord near his birthday!!

Each year on Jordan’s birthday weekend we invite schools, businesses, and individuals to Go Blue pay £1 and send us a selfie. We are always so grateful for everyone’s enthusiasm and it makes a difficult time a little easier knowing everyone is wishing Jordan a happy heavenly birthday and supporting his charity. £945.44 was raised this year!

Football Tournament

In a thrilling 5-aside football tournament, nine teams, over 70 players passionately came together, raising a remarkable £595.02 to support Giddo's Gift. The success of this event is a testament to the incredible community spirit and collective commitment to making a difference. A heartfelt thank you to all participants and supporters for honouring Giddo's love of football and contributing to a cause that truly matters, we look forward to more amazing sporting events.

Car Boot Sale

Our first ever car boot sale was well received. We held it on the large car park at the back of our offices. Not as many stallholders attended as we would have liked but footfall was steady and lots of positive comments asking for it to be a regular event. £293.52 was raised.

Bowling

Aura gave us all the bowling lanes to use on an evening. It was great fun with many people coming along and donating to the charity. They have agreed we can do this fundraising event again in 2024.

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TRUSTEES' REPORT (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JANUARY 2024

Jamaican Night

A new event for us in ’Up A Yard’ in Holywell. The venue, although small, was ideal with fantastic food, music, and atmosphere. The tickets sold out before we had chance to put them for sale on our webpage! Everyone agreed this should be a regular event.

Craft Fare

Once again, our craft fare was very well attended. Lots of stalls came along selling their crafts and footfall was very busy. We had St Mary’s School Choir singing carols which was lovely and even Santa in a grotto. All ambassadors and trustees attended and helped run the event efficiently. Our Tea, coffee and cake stall was very busy. Everyone agreed it was a lovely festive event raising £711.56. We also sold hundreds of tickets for our Christmas Raffle at the Craft fair, totalling £1342.00, people are always so generous of our raffles.

Cancelled Events

We planned an afternoon tea during the year but unfortunately, we had to cancel due to lack of ticket sales. Previously all our events have been so well attended with tickets sales of events selling out quickly. This year we found challenges and appeals tended to have more interest rather than fundraising events. We will keep this in mind for 2024.

September 2022 Go Gold for Childhood Cancer .

2023 saw us honour over 100 beautiful angels with our awareness campaign. We placed heartfelt messages and photos outside the big church in Flint and along the suspension bridge in Chester. Each year there are more and more children and young people taken from their families by Childhood Cancer.

We now have 11 Gold Bikes and 3 Gold scooters. Each of these are dedicated to an angel taken far too soon by such a brutal disease. They signify lost childhoods. We decided not to leave Gold Bikes in Chester as Matty’s Gold bike was stolen last year and never found.

As well as our fundraising events year on year we are overwhelmed by how many people help the charity and take on their own personal challenges- 2023 saw some amazing challenges-

Clare Williams overcome her fear and challenged herself to open water swimming and swam the Great North Swim in June and raised an amazing amount over £1,300.

Andre Schoneveld ran Chester half marathon and raised an amazing £512.

Hannah and Jamie took on the Ring o Fire firelighter challenge raising over £2,500.

A unique challenge was undertaken by James Hughes - 58 days sober with 28 days going in an ice bath each day raising over £2,500.

Lee Williams walked 150 miles raising almost £600.

Daniel Rhys Roberts took on the Chester Marathon also raised an amazing amount.

LOCAL BUSINESS SUPPORT

Throughout the year we had fantastic support from local businesses with donations fromGwynedd Primary School

The Rise in Buckley

Northop Golf Club Captain John Smith took us on as his charity of the year again and raised an amazing amount for the Charity Over £8,000 during his time as captain of the Golf Club.

Flint High School Holywell Golf Club Fervid Gym

A1 Motorcycles St Johns Church Flint

The Original Factory Shop Flint also took us on as charity of the year again and continued their fundraising for the Charity. Flint Town Ladies Football

Flint and District Lions Flint Mayors Office

All of these arranged their own fundraising activities and donated the funds to the Charity.

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TRUSTEES' REPORT (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JANUARY 2024

NATIONAL BUSINESS SUPPORT

Parker Hannifin £1,164.23 M & S Bank £,4000.00 The National Lottery £9,950.00 Toyota £3,000.00 Wilmington Trust Services £27,332.00 What’s Cooking £1,611.07 Rob Roberts MP – Charity Ball £6,593.20 Euphrates Lodge Charity £1,554.43

Rob Roberts MP for Delyn took us on as his charity of the year. He not only held a dinner at his Masonic Lodge in London but also put on a fantastic Gala Dinner locally where over 60 people attended for a great night of entertainment, raising an amazing amount.

LOCAL SUPPORT

D Hudson £1,000.00 Anna Filipe (Haircut for Princes Trust) £243.00 Natasha Pickards Family – coffee morning £335.85 Rebecca Gittins & Husband £500.00

Many kind donations from supporters for - birthdays, weddings, anniversaries, and funerals

Future Developments /Short Term Goals

· Continue Fundraising and supporting our fundraisers.

· Continue to offer free short stays in ‘Giddo’s Gaff ‘our caravan in Porthmadog to families who have a child with cancer and bereaved families.

· Secure funding to enable our Cost-of-Living Grant to be available to all young people who need financial help with day to day living costs.

· Good communication with our supporters

· Ensure all hospitals we cover, (Glan Clwyd, Wrexham, Bangor, Chester, Alder Hey and Clatterbridge) have meal vouchers for parents spending long periods of time on the ward with their child.

· Promote Childhood Cancer Awareness. Support the awareness months of Sept (Go Gold) and October (bone Cancer)

· Create a higher profile for the charity including an improved social media presence.

· Extending the skill mix on the board to enable the charity to grow.

Longer term Goals

· We currently offer grants and wishes to teenagers and young adults, extend our support to include children eventually.

· Provide significant research grants to make a bigger impact.

· Provide training and literature for health professionals to improve knowledge and early diagnosis.

Reserves Policy for 2023

We held funds in reserve for the following reasons:

We have put funds in reserve to cover all costs for 6 months. This will cover grants, gifts, wishes and financial aid so we will not have to refuse any applications.

Our yearly ground rent and utilities for Giddo’s Gaff, our caravan in Porthmadog is over £10,000 per year therefore we need at least 1 year’s costs for this in reserve.

Giddo’s Gift aims to help every child and family who applies to us for support.

Structure, Governance and Management

Giddo’s Gift complies with the governing document that is its Constitution which is on the Charity Commission Website and our Website. This sets out our purpose, structure and describes how we operate. At our AGM we form our governance, operational and financial strategies for the coming year.

The Charity is run by our group of trustees.

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TRUSTEES' REPORT (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JANUARY 2024

Trustee recruitment and appointment

We started the year with 5 appointed trustees on the board. Trustee recruitment happens as deemed necessary by the board.

Trustee recruitment is open for discussion at any point as we are aware that diversity and using a variety of skills and experiences will increase the charity’s performance.

At the end of 2023 Susan Collins stepped down as a Trustee as she felt she couldn’t commit the time needed to continue her role. This was a huge blow for the charity as Susan had been a founding member and worked closely with social workers and young people to ensure grant and wish applications were completed in a timely manner.

The board had to convene and discuss the way forward with only 4 Trustees on the board. We all realise that the workload and commitment needed for Giddo’s Gift to continue to thrive means that new trustee appointment is needed urgently. All the trustees have taken on extra responsibility and have committed more volunteer hours each week, this ensures the charity is able to continue the same level of help and support that we have always given to those in need. We are currently working closely with Flintshire Volunteers to aid us in recruitment.

Trustees - Amanda Giddins, Joanne Heppleston, Bethany Giddins, Stephanie Rowe.

Volunteers

Giddo’s Gift has many volunteers, mainly family and friends. We have a list of our volunteers who are eager to help during events. It would not be possible to carry out our purpose without their support. We welcome members of the public who are inspired by Jordan’s story and legacy to come and join us and help make a difference to young people with Cancer.

Trustees have previously undertaken all activities along with strategic planning and implementation. Going into 2024 we need to recruit volunteers that can assist with delivery and implementation of our appeals and projects.

We have received a lot of positive feedback from the public as to how well run and friendly our events are. We pride ourselves on how many families and friends are involved with Jordan’s Charity.

Young Ambassadors

We have the support of 9 young ambassadors who promote the Charity, organise their own events, help with fundraising and support the work of the Trustees.

Our ambassadors are - Kyle Mills, Ieuan Rowe, Ellie Von Borstal, Tom Collins, Tom McAlea, Ben Laughton, Tom Bibby, Katie Morris, and Alex Thomas.

Importance of Good Communication, Information Sharing and Transparency

We have Regular Trustees Governance and Strategy meetings, as well as Team Meetings. In 2023 we invited all our ambassadors to at least 4 meetings, as well as the AGM, throughout the year. We also had informal meetings to catch up and see if anyone needed help with anything. Separate Ambassador meetings were also held as needed to discuss fundraising.

All grants, gift and wishes awarded and Fundraisers are highlighted on social media platforms. These live feed onto Giddo’s Gift website.

We have close links with Specialist Nurses and Social Workers in all areas of Northwest England and North Wales. In 2023 we met with the Oncology Nurse Specialist in the Countess of Chester Hospital; she had nursed Jordan whilst in Alder Hey. We now have extended our services and support to COC.

We have received excellent feedback regarding information on the webpage. Ticket and merchandise sales can be accessed via the Webpage which is a great asset. Although we do, at times, struggle to keep the webpage up to date. A copy of our Annual Report and newsletters will be available on our website.

Room for improvement – We are constantly looking for ways to improve the Charities Profile. Taking on young Ambassadors has helped increase Social Media presence. We have improved our service user feedback since we have been providing short breaks in the Caravan. Families and young people themselves have left positive feedback and shared their personal stories with us.

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TRUSTEES' REPORT (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JANUARY 2024

Confidentiality policy

To respect families’ privacy and confidentiality, we do not publicise stories or photos unless this is something the family wish us to do. We always ask for written consent. Based on how Jordan conducted his life and how much he valued his privacy we know that he never wanted anyone to feel sorry for him.

We like to inform our fundraisers where the money is being spent so we have included a statement within our application forms for the young person to say whether they are happy for us to publicize their gift or wish while keep anonymity. We try to be as transparent as possible within the boundaries of this ethos.

Our aim is to support young people and their families with minimal stress to them and with total respect for their circumstances.

The Trustees’ report was approved by the Board of Trustees

A E Giddins Trustee Dated:

J Heppleston Trustee Dated

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INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF GIDDO'S GIFT

I report to the trustees on my examination of the financial statements of Giddo's Gift (the charity) for the year ended 31 January 2024.

Responsibilities and basis of report

As the trustees of the charity you are responsible for the preparation of the financial statements in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (the 2011 Act).

I report in respect of my examination of the charity’s financial statements carried out under section 145 of the 2011 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 2011 Act.

Independent examiner's statement

Your attention is drawn to the fact that the charity has prepared financial statements in accordance with Accounting and Reporting by Charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) in preference to the Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice issued on 1 April 2005 which is referred to in the extant regulations but has now been withdrawn.

I understand that this has been done in order for financial statements to provide a true and fair view in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Practice effective for reporting periods beginning on or after 1 January 2015.

I have completed my examination. I confirm that no matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect:

3 the financial statements do not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 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.

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.

Georgieffs Accountants 39-41 Chester Street Flint Flintshire CH6 5BL

Dated:

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STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES INCLUDING INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT (SHORT)

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JANUARY 2024

Unrestricted
Funds
2024
Notes
£
Income from:
Donations and grants
4
16185
Other Activities
3
68233
Investments
5
271
Total Income
84689
Expenditure on:
Charitable activities
6
58169
Net income/(expenditure) for the year
Net movement in funds
24927
Fund balances at 1 February 2023
114655
Fund balances at 31 January 2024
139582		 Restricted
Funds
2024
£
19450
19450
21043
-1593
4343
2750		 Total
2024
£
35635
68233
271
104139
79212
23334
118998
142332		 Unrestricted
Funds
2023
£
10495
69077
21
79593
62444
17149
97506
114655		 Restricted
Funds
2023
£
9921
9921
16911
-6990
11333
4343		 Total
2023
£
20416
69077
21
89514
79355
10159
108839
118998

The statement of financial activities includes all gains and losses recognised in the year.

All income and expenditure derive from continuing activities.

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BALANCE SHEET AS AT 31 JANUARY 2024

Notes
Fixed Assets
Tangible assets
10
Current Assets
11
Debtors & Prepayments
Cash at Bank and in Hand
Creditors
Amounts falling due in one year
Net current assets
Total assets less current liabilities
Represented by:
Restricted Funds
13
Unrestricted funds:
Designated funds
14
Reserves		 £
8645
88370		 2024
£
44957



97375
142332
2750


139582
142332		 £
10893
51050		 2023
£
57354



61644
97015
360		 61943
299
20000
119582		 20000
94655
118998
4343


114655
118998

The financial statements were approved by the Trustees on

A E Giddins Trustee

J Heppleston Trustee

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JANUARY 2024

1 Critical accounting estimates and judgements

In the application of the charity’s accounting policies, the trustees are required to make judgements, estimates and assumptions about the carrying amount of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. The estimates and associated assumptions are based on historical experience and other factors that are considered to be relevant. Actual results may differ from these estimates.

The estimates and underlying assumptions are reviewed on an ongoing basis. Revisions to accounting estimates are recognised in the period in which the estimate is revised where the revision affects only that period, or in the period of the revision and future periods where the revision affects both current and future periods.

2 Accounting policies

2.1 Accounting convention

The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the charity's [governing document], the Charities Act 2011, FRS 102 “The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland” (“FRS 102”) and the Charities SORP "Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102)" (effective 1 January 2019). The charity is a Public Benefit Entity as defined by FRS 102.

The charity has taken advantage of the provisions in the SORP for charities not to prepare a Statement of Cash Flows. The financial statements have departed from the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 only to the extent required to provide a true and fair view. This departure has involved following the Statement of Recommended Practice for charities applying FRS 102 rather than the version of the Statement of Recommended Practice which is referred to in the Regulations but which has since been withdrawn. The financial statements are prepared in sterling, which is the functional currency of the charity. Monetary amounts in these financial statements are rounded to the nearest £.

The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention, [modified to include the revaluation of freehold properties and to include investment properties and certain financial instruments at fair value]. The principal accounting policies adopted are set out below.

2.2 Going concern

At the time of approving the financial statements, the trustees have a reasonable expectation that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus the trustees continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.

2.3 Charitable funds

Unrestricted funds are available for use at the discretion of the trustees in furtherance of their charitable objectives. Restricted funds are subject to specific conditions by donors as to how they may be used. The purposes and uses of the restricted funds are set out in the notes to the financial statements.

Endowment funds are subject to specific conditions by donors that the capital must be maintained by the charity.

2.4 Income

Income is recognised when the charity is legally entitled to it after any performance conditions have been met, the amounts can be measured reliably, and it is probable that income will be received.

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2 Accounting policies

(Continued)

Cash donations are recognised on receipt. Other donations are recognised once the charity has been notified of the donation, unless performance conditions require deferral of the amount. Income tax recoverable in relation to donations received under Gift Aid or deeds of covenant is recognised at the time of the donation.

Legacies are recognised on receipt or otherwise if the charity has been notified of an impending distribution, the amount is known, and receipt is expected. If the amount is not known, the legacy is treated as a contingent asset.

Expenditure is recognised once there is a legal or constructive obligation to transfer economic benefit to a third party, it is probable that a transfer of economic benefits will be required in settlement, and the amount of the obligation can be measured reliably.

Expenditure is classified by activity. The costs of each activity are made up of the total of direct costs and shared costs, including support costs involved in undertaking each activity. Direct costs attributable to a single activity are allocated directly to that activity. Shared costs which contribute to more than one activity and support costs which are not attributable to a single activity are apportioned between those activities on a basis consistent with the use of resources. Central staff costs are allocated on the basis of time spent, and depreciation charges are allocated on the portion of the asset’s use.

2.5 Tangible fixed assets

Tangible fixed assets are initially measured at cost and subsequently measured at cost or valuation, net of depreciation and any impairment losses. Depreciation is recognised so as to write off the cost or valuation of assets less their residual values over their useful lives on the following basis:

Giddo's Gaff 20% Straight Line Computers 33% Straight Line

The gain or loss arising on the disposal of an asset is determined as the difference between the sale proceeds and the carrying value of the asset, and is recognised in the statement of financial activities.

2.6 Impairment of fixed assets

At each reporting end date, the charity reviews the carrying amounts of its tangible assets to determine whether there is any indication that those assets have suffered an impairment loss. If any such indication exists, the recoverable amount of the asset is estimated in order to determine the extent of the impairment loss (if any).

2.7 Cash and cash equivalents

Cash and cash equivalents include cash in hand, deposits held at call with banks, other short-term liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less, and bank overdrafts. Bank overdrafts are shown within borrowings in current liabilities.

2.8 Financial instruments

The charity has elected to apply the provisions of Section 11 ‘Basic Financial Instruments’ and Section 12 ‘Other Financial Instruments Issues’ of FRS 102 to all of its financial instruments. Financial instruments are recognised in the charity's balance sheet when the charity becomes party to the contractual provisions of the instrument.

Financial assets and liabilities are offset, with the net amounts presented in the financial statements, when there is a legally enforceable right to set off the recognised amounts and there is an intention to settle on a net basis or to realise the asset and settle the liability simultaneously.

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2 Accounting policies (Continued)

Basic financial assets

Basic financial assets, which include debtors and cash and bank balances, are initially measured at transaction price including transaction costs and are subsequently carried at amortised cost using the effective interest method unless the arrangement constitutes a financing transaction, where the transaction is measured at the present value of the future receipts discounted at a market rate of interest. Financial assets classified as receivable within one year are not amortised.

Basic financial liabilities

Basic financial liabilities, including creditors and bank loans are initially recognised at transaction price unless the arrangement constitutes a financing transaction, where the debt instrument is measured at the present value of the future payments discounted at a market rate of interest. Financial liabilities classified as payable within one year are not amortised.

Debt instruments are subsequently carried at amortised cost, using the effective interest rate method.

Trade creditors are obligations to pay for goods or services that have been acquired in the ordinary course of operations from suppliers. Amounts payable are classified as current liabilities if payment is due within one year or less. If not, they are presented as non-current liabilities. Trade creditors are recognised initially at transaction price and subsequently measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method.

Derecognition of financial liabilities

Financial liabilities are derecognised when the charity’s contractual obligations expire or are discharged or cancelled.

3. Other activities

Fundraising events
Shop income
Sponsorships
Other activities		 Unrestricted
Funds
2024
£
36983
46
31204
68233		 Unrestricted
Funds
2023
£
31883
52
37142
69077

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JANUARY 2024

4.
Donations and grants
Unrestricted
Funds
2024
£
Public Donations
12849
Grants / Corporate Support
Box & Tub Donations
2177
Gift Aid
1159
16185
5
Investments		 Restricted
Funds
2024
£
19450
19450		 Total
2024
£
0		 Unrestricted
Funds
2023
£
7522
2901
72
10495		 Restricted
Funds
2023
£
9921
9921		 Total
2023
£
7522
9921
2901
72
20416
Interest receivable
6
Charitable activities
Depreciation and Impairment
Purchases
Goody Boxes
Office Rent
Postage and Stationery
Advertising
Sundries
Caravan Costs
Repairs and Renewals
Accountancy
IT Costs
Grant funding of activities (see note 7)
Total Expenditure
Analysis by fund
Unrestricted funds
Restricted funds		 Unrestricted
Unrestricted
Funds
Funds
2024
2023
£
£
271
21
Overheads &
Overheads &
Expenses
Expenses
2024
2023
£
£
12397
2570
18683
12829
500
684
4680
4620
402
1000
650
324
71
461
12488
2
360
330
1152
972
51383
23792
27829
55563
79212
79355
58169
62444
21043
16911
79212
79355

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JANUARY 2024

7
Grants payable
Grants to institutions
Grants to individuals		 Grants
Paid
2024
£
10000
17829
27829		 Grants
Paid
2023
£
55563
55563

8 Trustees

None of the trustees (or any persons connected with them) received any remuneration or benefits from the charity during the year

9 Employees

The average monthly number of employees during the year was:

2023 2024
Number Number

Total ====== ======

There were no employees whose annual remuneration was more than £60,000

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Tangible fixed assets
Cost
At 1 February 2023
Additions
At 31 January 2024
Depreciation and impairment
At 1 February 2023
Depreciation charged in the year
At 31 January 2024
Carrying amount
At 31 January 2024
At 31 January 2023		 Giddo's Gaff
£
58547
58547
1952
11709
13661
44886
56595		 Computers
£
2084
2084
1325
688
2013
71
759		 Total
£
60631
60631
3277
12397
15674
44957
57354

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11
Debtors
Amounts falling due within one year
Prepayments and accrued income
12
Creditors
Amounts falling due within one year
Accruals and deferred income		 2024
£
8645
2024
£
360		 2023
£
10893
2023
£
299

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13 Restricted funds

2020 Lottery Grant
2022 Lottery Grant
Lions Club
Dorothy Hall Estate
Arnold Clark
Marks & Spencer Bank
Toyota UK
2023 Lottery Grant		 Balance
at
01-Feb-22
£
1333
10000
11333		 Incoming
Resources
£
2671
6500
750
9921		 Resources
Transfers
Expended
£
£
9192
790
6500
429
16911
0		 Balance
at
01-Feb-23
£
1333
808
1881
0
321
4343
0		 Incoming
Resources
£
2500
4000
3000
9950
19450
0		 Resources
Expended
£
1333
808
4381
321
4000
250
9950
21043
0		 Balance
at
31-Jan-24
£
0
0
0
0
0
0
2750
0
2750

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JANUARY 2024

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Designated funds
Balance at
Incoming
Balance at
Resources
Balance at
01/02/2022
resources
01/02/2023
expended
31/01/2024
Lodge
50000
50000
Running costs
20000
20000
20000
70000
50000
20000
20000
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Analysis of net assets between funds
Unrestricted
Restricted
Total
Unrestricted
Restricted
Funds
Funds
Funds
Funds
2024
2024
2024
2023
2023
Fund balances as at
£
£
£
£
£
31st January 2024
are represented by:
Tangible assets
44957
44957
57354
Current assets/(liabilities)
94625
2750
97375
57301
4343
139582
2750
142332
114655
4343		 Total
2023
£
57354
61644
118998

16 Related party transactions

There were no disclosable related party transactions during the current or previous year

GIDDO'S GIFT

INCOME AND EXPENDITURE FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JANUARY 2024

Profit and Loss Account

Income
Giddo's Gift Fundraising
Non GG Fundraising
Charity Tubs
Donations
Shop Merchandise
Restricted Funds
Sponsorship
Caravan
Gift Aid
Interest
Expenses
Purchases
Goody Boxes
Grants/Wishes Individuals
Research Grants
Restricted Funds
Travel
Post & Stationery
Rent
Advertising
IT Costs
Subs/Insurance
Sundry
Caravan
Accounts
Paypal Fees
Depreciation
Net retained funds		 18505
18478
2177
12299
46
19450
31204
550
1159
271






104139







79212
24927
10874
500
17829
10000
6986
331
402
4680
650
1152
443
71
12488
360
49
12397

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