Trustees’ Annual Report for the period
From: 01/10/2023 To: 30/09/2024
Charity name: Heswall Disabled Children’s Holiday Fund
Charity registration number: 1177670
Objectives and Activities
| SORP reference | ||
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| Summary of the purposes of the charity as set out in its governing document |
Para 1.17 | The support and relief of disabled children and young people through the provision of holidays, respite care and day activities. |
| 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 |
We provide free summer camps, respite care and other activities which support disabled children and young people. These activities are aimed at developing confidence and independence while in a caring and supportive environment. We continued to provide two free week-long holiday camps to children with disabilities in the Heswall and Bristol areas. Additionally, we continued to provide books and video readings of these books to service users via our Book Club service. |
| Statement confirming whether the trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit |
Para 1.18 | Why the trustees believed that the charity’s activities provided public benefit: We believe that these activities provide public benefit due to our services providing opportunities for service users to grow confidence, make friends and learn new skills. Who benefitted from charitable activities: ● Children with disabilities in attendance ● Young people with disabilities in attendance ● Families and carers through respite care Impact of what the charity had done, such as examples of how the charity’s services had led to improvements in people’s lives Feedback we receive from service users and their families describes a positive, friendly and confidence growing environment. |
Example of this is within an extract from the latest Ofsted Report, “Although our daughter is non-verbal, we know that she is happy on the holiday. She starts squealing and laughing as soon as we go through the gates of the camp and is greeted by the volunteers who are going to look after her.”
As in previous years, we received the rating of “Outstanding” from Ofsted.
Additional information (optional)
You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
| SORP reference | ||
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| Policy on grant making | Para 1.38 | The charity does not make grants, only the provision of services through holidays and other activities. |
| Policy on social investment including program related investment |
Para 1.38 | N/A - no social investment. |
| Contribution made by volunteers |
Para 1.38 | The charity relies almost entirely on volunteers to undertake the projects as stated above. The charity employs one full time staff member. |
| Other | N/A |
Achievements and Performance
| 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. |
SORP reference Para 1.20 |
1. The charity continued to develop its service in South-West through provision of week-long residential holiday for children with disabilities. 2. The organisation continued to receive an “Outstanding” rating from Ofsted after its visit to one of our services during the period. Demonstrating our high levels of care and provisions for service users. |
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| Achievements against objectives set |
Para 1.41 | Please see the above section for achievements of the charity. |
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| Performance of fundraising activities against objectives set |
Para 1.41 | The charity receives the majority of funds via donations, grants and fundraising events. The charity is performing well against its objectives to have a slight deficit in order to utilise historic funds. |
| Investment performance against objectives |
Para 1.41 | No investments are held. The charity holds cash reserves which it holds in an interest |
earning bank account, this has performed well in the period due to increased BoE IR. Other N/A
Financial Review
| Review of the charity’s financial position at the end of the period |
Para 1.21 | The charity has a positive cash balance at the year end, there are sufficient funds to operate into FY25. FY24 receipts and payments accounts were a net payment position. This is due to increased costs and in order to decrease reserves. |
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| Statement explaining the policy for holding reserves stating why they are held |
Para 1.22 | Reserves are held to ensure sufficient coverage of invoices, bills and commitments due in the next 12 months. |
Amount of reserves held |
Para 1.22 | Cash funds at 30/09/2024 are £85,320, the charity has sufficient funds to pay invoices, bills and commitments. |
| Reasons for holding zero reserves |
Para 1.22 | N/A - Reserves are not zero. |
| Details of fund materially in deficit |
Para 1.24 | N/A - No funds in deficit. |
| Explanation of any uncertainties about the charity continuing as a going concern |
Para 1.23 | The charity has sufficient cash reserves to cover the primary activity of the organisation. No uncertainty about the charity continuing as a going concern. |
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The charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising) |
Para 1.47 |
51% and 37% of funds received in FY24 were from Donations and Grants respectively. These two income streams comprise 88% of total income, with the remaining 12% composed of fundraising events and bank interest income. |
| Investment policy and objectives including any social investment policy adopted |
Para 1.46 | N/A - The charity makes no investments. |
| A description of the principal risks facing the charity |
Para 1.46 | Finance Risks Inflationary risk, increased costs for the charity which requires additional and larger funds to be raised. Mitigation is budget reviews and increased grant applications and fundraising. Risk of fraud. Mitigated through bank dual approval controls, budget reviews and bank reconciliations. Governance Risks Skills Gap. The trustees have performed a skill gap analysis relating to skills held by trustees, staff and volunteers within the organisation. Gaps identified continue to be flagged work in line with the action plan initiated. |
Other
Structure, Governance and Management
| Description of charity’s trusts: |
N/A | |
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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 | Charitable Incorporated Organisation |
| 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 | The trustees holding the honorary offices: Chair, Vice Chair, Treasurer, and Secretary are reappointed annually. A third of the remaining trustees have to stand for reelection annually in when they were most recently elected order oldest to most recent. |
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Policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees |
Para 1.51 |
Induction and training of trustees is carried out by other trustees and our full-time employee. We encourage all trustees to understand their legal responsibilities as set out by charity commission and related law. All trustees, including new trustees, are encouraged to take on applicable training if relevant. |
| The charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works |
Para 1.51 | The charity is limited by membership in which the Board of Trustees are elected at the AGM by the members of the charity. The trustees are responsible for the strategic direction of the charity. The Trustees have created two committees. The Heswall Committee and the South West Committee that are responsible for the planning and organising for activities in their respective parts of the country. |
| Relationship with any related parties |
Para 1.51 | No related party relationships or transactions within the period. |
| Other | N/A |
Reference and Administrative details
| Charity name | Heswall Disabled Children’s Holiday Fund |
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| Other name the charity uses | Heswall Camp, HDCHF |
| Registered charity number | 1177670 |
Charity’s principal address |
9 Milton Road Waterloo Liverpool L22 4RE |
Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity
| Trustee Name | Office (if any) | Dates acted if not for the whole year |
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| Charlie Bough | Chair | |
| Andrew Powell | Vice Chair | |
| George Bemrose | Treasurer | |
| Grant Wray | Secretary | |
| Bernard Larkin | ||
| Veronica Clarke | 01/10/2023 to 21/05/2024 |
– Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved Director name N/A
Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity
| Trustee name | Dates acted if not for whole year | |
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| N/A |
Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others
| Description of the assets held in this capacity |
N/A |
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| Name and objects of the charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects |
N/A |
| Details of arrangements for safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets |
N/A |
Additional information (optional)
Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)
| Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information) | Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information) | Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information) |
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| N/A | N/A | N/A |
Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)
Vinny Keating (Charity Manager, Employee)
Exemptions from disclosure
Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details
N/A
Other optional information
N/A
Declarations
The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.
Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees
Signature(s) Full name(s) GEORGE BEMROSE CHARLES HOWARD BOUGH Position (eg Secretary, Chair, etc)[Treasurer] Chair Date 26/10/2024
| Charity Name | Charity Name | No (if any) | No (if any) | No (if any) | |||||||||||||
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| Heswall Disabled Children's Holiday Fund | 1177670 | ||||||||||||||||
| Receipts and payments accounts | CC16a | ||||||||||||||||
| For the period from |
Period start date 01/10/2023 |
To | Period end date 30/09/2024 |
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| Section A Receipts and payments | |||||||||||||||||
| Unrestricted funds |
Restricted funds | Endowment funds |
Total | funds | Last year | ||||||||||||
| to the nearest £ | to the nearest £ | to the nearest £ | to the nearest £ | to the nearest £ | |||||||||||||
| A1 Receipts | |||||||||||||||||
| Donations | - | 42,663- | - | 2,640- | - | -- | - | 45,303- | - | 39,581- | |||||||
| Grant Income | - | 7,026- | - | 25,869- | - | -- | - | 32,896- | - | 30,727- | |||||||
| Gifts left in Memory | - | -- | - | -- | - | -- | - | -- | - | 2,500- | |||||||
| Fundraising and Other Income | - | 9,644- | - | -- | - | -- | - | 9,644- | - | 1,210- | |||||||
| Interest Income | - | 1,430- | - | -- | - | -- | - | 1,430- | - | 1,049- | |||||||
| - | 60,763- | - | 28,509- | - | -- | - | 89,272- | - | 75,067- | ||||||||
| Sub total(Gross income for AR) |
| A1 Receipts | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Donations | - | 42,663- | - | 2,640- | - | -- | - | 45,303- | - | 39,581- | ||||||||||||
| Grant Income | - | 7,026- | - | 25,869- | - | -- | - | 32,896- | - | 30,727- | ||||||||||||
| Gifts left in Memory | - | -- | - | -- | - | -- | - | -- | - | 2,500- | ||||||||||||
| Fundraising and Other Income | - | 9,644- | - | -- | - | -- | - | 9,644- | - | 1,210- | ||||||||||||
| Interest Income | - | 1,430- | - | -- | - | -- | - | 1,430- | - | 1,049- | ||||||||||||
| - | 60,763- | - | 28,509- | - | -- | - | 89,272- | - | 75,067- | |||||||||||||
| Sub total(Gross income for AR) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| A2 Asset and investment sales, | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| (see table). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| N/A | - | -- | - | -- | - | -- | - | -- | ||||||||||||||
| Sub total | - | -- | - | -- | - | -- | - | -- | - | -- | ||||||||||||
| **Total receipts ** | - | 60,763- | - | 28,509- | - | -- | - | 89,272- | - | 75,067- | ||||||||||||
| A3 Payments | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Direct Costs | - | 61,215- | - | 28,509- | - | -- | - | 89,724- | - | 74,973- | ||||||||||||
| Administrative Costs | - | 21,658- | - | -- | - | -- | - | 21,658- | - | 8,474- | ||||||||||||
| **Sub total ** | - | 82,873- | - | 28,509- | - | -- | - | 111,382- | - | 83,447- | ||||||||||||
| A4 Asset and investment | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| purchases, (see table) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Computer Equipment | - | 400- | - | -- | - | -- | - | 400- | - | 314- | ||||||||||||
| **Sub total ** | - | 400- | - | -- | - | -- | - | 400- | - | 314- | ||||||||||||
| **Total payments ** | - | 83,273- | - | 28,509- | - | -- | - | 111,782- | - | 83,761- | ||||||||||||
| **Net of receipts/(payments) ** | - | 22,510- | - | -- | - | -- | - | 22,510- | - | 8,693- | ||||||||||||
| A5 Transfers between funds | - | -- | - | -- | - | -- | - | -- | - | -- | ||||||||||||
| A6 Cash funds last year end | - | 107,830- | - | -- | - | -- | - | 107,830- | - | 116,523- | ||||||||||||
| **Cash funds this year end ** | - | 85,320- | - | -- | - | -- | - | 85,320- | - | 107,830- | ||||||||||||
Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period
| Unrestricted | Restricted funds | Restricted funds | Endowment | ||||||||||||
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| Categories | Details | funds | funds | ||||||||||||
| to nearest £ | to nearest £ | to nearest £ | |||||||||||||
| B1 | Cash funds | Cash at Bank | - | 85,320- | - | -- | - | -- | |||||||
| Total cash funds | - | 85,320- | - | -- | - | -- | |||||||||
| (agree balances with receipts and payments account (s)) |
OK | OK | OK | ||||||||||||
| Unrestricted | Restricted funds | Endowment | |||||||||||||
| funds | funds | ||||||||||||||
| Details | to nearest £ | to nearest £ | to nearest £ | ||||||||||||
| B2 | Other monetary assets | N/A | - | -- | - | -- | - | -- | |||||||
| Details | Fund to which asset belongs |
Cost (optional) | Current value (optional) |
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| B3 | Investment assets | N/A | N/A | - | -- | - | -- |
CCXX R1 accounts (SS)
10/29/2024
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| Details Office and Computer Equipment Office and Computer Equipment Details Accounts Payable Signature |
Fund to which asset belongs Cost (optional) Unrestricted - 1,313- Restricted - 314- Fund to which liability relates Amount due (optional) N/A - -- Print Name GEORGE BEMROSE CHARLES HOWARD BOUGH |
Current value (optional) |
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| - 867- |
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| - 188- |
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| When due (optional) |
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| N/A | ||
| Date of approval | ||
| GEORGE BEMROSE | 26/10/2024 | |
| CHARLES HOWARD BOUGH | 26/10/2024 |
B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use
B5 Liabilities
Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees
CCXX R2 accounts (SS)
10/29/2024
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Independent examiner's report on the accounts
Section A Independent Examiner’s Report
Report to the trustees/ Charity Name members of Heswall Disabled Children’s Holiday Fund On accounts for the year 30/09/2024 ended Set out on pages
Charity no 1177670 (if any)
(remember to include the page numbers of additional sheets)
I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended 30/09/2024.
Responsibilities and basis of report
As the charity trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (“the Act”).
I report in respect of my examination of the Trust’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I have followed the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.
Independent examiner's statement
I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect:
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accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act or
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the accounts do not accord with the accounting records
I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
| Signed: | N. Schorah | Date: | 25/10/2024 | |||||
| Name: | Mr N.J. Schorah | |||||||
| Relevant professional | N/A | |||||||
| qualification(s) or body | ||||||||
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| Address: | 27 Avondale Road | |||||||
| Wirral | ||||||||
| CH47 | 3AR | |||||||
Section B Disclosure
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October 2018
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Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts: directions and guidance for examiners).
Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose .
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October 2018
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