2025-03-31-accounts

Trustees’ Annual Report for the period

From 1[st] April 2024 Period start date To 31[st] March 2025 Period end date

Charity name: My Bag Charity

Charity registration number: 1178042

Objectives and Activities

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SORP reference
Summary of the purposes of Para 1.17 The prevention or relief of poverty of
the charity as set out in its vulnerable children throughout England.
governing document
Summary of the main Para 1.17 and Supplying a holdall with essential and comfort
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activities in relation to those items as they enter foster care, in order to help
purposes for the public those children have a more positive experience
benefit, in particular, the and ensuring they have a more stable and
activities, projects or supported opportunity in the care system.
services identified in the
accounts.
The benefit of the organisation’s purposes are
that children will obtain some relief from
acquiring a bag of essential and comfort items.
The bag itself, and the items included within it,
are selected by the Trustees to reduce the
discomfort and stress on the recipient during
the time of entering into Foster Care for the
first time which can cause physical and
emotional strain due to adverse circumstances.
More broadly, My Bag provides items of
comfort to children in foster care or semi-
independent living.
Statement confirming Para 1.18 Trustees understand the guidance issued by
whether the trustees have the Charity Commission on public benefit.
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit
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SORP reference Para 1.38 Policy on grant making

Para 1.38 Policy on social investment including program related investment Para 1.38 Contribution made by volunteers Other

Achievements and Performance

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My Bag Charity continues it’s work in
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Achievements and Performance	Achievements and Performance	Achievements and Performance
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		My Bag Charity continues it’s work in
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	the current year and the trustees have welcomed a successful year raising £31,020.62. As in previous years, the Trustees are overwhelmed at the generosity of their supporters who, without them, would not be able to achieve our objectives. The Trustees extend their deepest gratitude to all of My Bag Charity’s supporters and donors. As in the previous year, My Bag charity continue to work closely with both Nottingham City and Nottinghamshire County council to help achieve our aim of giving a ‘My Bag’ to each and every child that enters Foster Care in both Nottingham and Nottinghamshire for the first time. As Trustees we have again kept our running costs to an absolute minimum with no Trustee claiming any income from the charity. This means that, as a result, this year our overheads amounts to just 3.2% of income raised, meaning that almost 97p in every pound raised goes directly towards achieving our aims and objectives.

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Achievements against objectives set	Para 1.41

Performance of fundraising activities against objectives set	Para 1.41
Investment performance against objectives	Para 1.41
Other

Financial Review

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Review of the charity’s Para 1.21 The charity continues to have a strong
financial position at the end financial position to enable us to meet
of the period our aims into the following year
Statement explaining the Para 1.22 Any excess funds are held so that the
policy for holding reserves charity can achieve it’s aim of giving
stating why they are held each child in Nottingham and
Nottinghamshire a ‘My Bag’ as they
enter Foster Car for the first time
Amount of reserves held Para 1.22 At the year ended 31 [st] March 2024, the
charity held £35,254.75 which is
equivalent to the amount of money that
the charity expects to spend in the
following financial year.
Reasons for holding zero Para 1.22 N/A
reserves
Details of fund materially in Para 1.24 N/A
deficit
Explanation of any Para 1.23 N/A – No going concern issues.
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern
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Structure, Governance and Management

Description of charity’s trusts:
Type of governing document (trust deed, royal charter)	Para 1.25	Charitable Constitution Governing Document
How is the charity constituted? (e.g unincorporated association, CIO)	Para 1.25	Constitution for Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO) – Foundation Model
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	Apart from the first charity Trustees, every Trustee must be appointed by a resolution passed at a properly convened meeting of the charity Trustees. In selecting individuals for appointment as charity Trustees, the charity Trustees must have regard to the skills, knowledge and experience needed for the effective administration of the CIO.

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Any decision may be taken either:
 At a meeting of charity Trustees; or
Policies and procedures  By resolution in writing or electronic
adopted for the induction Para 1.51 form agreed by a majority of all of
and training of trustees the charity Trustees, which may
comprise either a single document
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Policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees	Para 1.51	Any decision may be taken either:  At a meeting of charity Trustees; or  By resolution in writing or electronic form agreed by a majority of all of the charity Trustees, which may comprise either a single document
The charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works	Para 1.51	or several documents containing the text of the resolution in like form to which the majority of all the charity Trustees have signified their agreement. Such a resolution shall be effective provided that: 1. A copy of the proposed solution has been sent, at or as near as reasonably practicable to the same time, to all charity Trustees; and 2. The majority of all the charity Trustees have signified agreement to the resolution in a
Relationship with any related parties	Para 1.51
Other		document or documents which has or have been authenticated by their signature, by a statement of their identity accompanying the document or documents, or in such other manner as the charity Trustees have previously resolved, and delivered to the CIO at its principal office or such other place as the Trustees may resolve within 28 days of the circulation date

Reference and Administrative details

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Charity name My Bag Charity
Other name the charity uses
Registered charity number 1178042
Charity’s principal address My Bag Charity C/O The Office Way
64 Derby Road
Long Eaton
Nottingham
NG10 4QP
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Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

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Dates acted if not for whole Name of person (or body) entitled
Trustee name Office (if any)
year to appoint trustee (if any)
1 Nicola Barber
2 Stuart Ferguson
Stephanie Rachael
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Mallory
4 Oliver Rolling
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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 N/A held in this capacity Name and objects of the N/A charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for N/A safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets

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Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)

Type of Name Address adviser

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) Oliver Rolling (electronically signed) Full name(s) Oliver Rolling Position (eg Secretary, Treasurer Chair, etc) Date 23/01/2026

My Bag Charity

Statement of Financial Activity For the Period 1st April 2024 - 31st March 2025

INCOME Donations 1 Interest Total EXPENDITURE Charity Expenditure Support Costs 2 Total NET INCOME Total Funds Brought Forward Total Funds Carried Forward	£ 30,050 971 31,021 33,704 983 34,687 -3,666 43,148 39,482

My Bag Charity

Balance Sheet For the Period 1st April 2024 - 31st March 2025

CURRENT ASSETS £ £ Stock 4,227 Cash at Bank 35,255 39,482 CREDITORS Amount falling due within one year 0 NET CURRENT ASSETS 39,482 TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT LIABILITIES 39,482 TOTAL NET ASSETS 39,482 FUNDS 39,482

My Bag Charity

Notes to the Financial Statements For the Period 1st April 2024 - 31st March 2025

1) Income from Donations

Single/One-Off Donations Monthly/Recurring Donations Business/Organisational Donations Donated Products/Services/Third Party Fundraising TOTAL 2) Support Costs Web and Email Hosting Miscellaneous Costs Mileage Claim TOTAL	£ 4,654 5,249 18,264 1882.36 30,050 £ 206 0 777 983

CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examiner's report on the accounts Section A Independent Examiner's Report Report to the trustees (W4 C44AlITrl On accounts for the year andèd 3I ST 2£)ZS Charlty no lif any) 117Eou2 Set out on pages I report lo the Iruslees on my examination of the accounts of the abova charity I'the Trust") for the year 6nd6d 31 03 2OZ£ Responsibilities and basis of report As the Charity's Iruslees, 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 8X8min8tion of the Trust's accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I have follow8d all the applicable Diraclions given by the Charity Commission under section 145151{bl of the Act. Independent I examlner's statement I have complet@d my examlnatlon. I conflrm that no mal8rial matters have come lo my alt6nlion in connection with the examination lolher than that disclosed below ') which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect.. the accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act., or the accounts did not accord with the accounting records., or the accounts did not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the fomi and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement th81 the accounts give a 'true and fair, view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination. I hava 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 accounts lo be reached. Ple8se delete the words in the brackets rfthey do not apply. 23 IDI Slgned: Date: 20L6 Name: RJTH MOTLE Relevant professional qualificationlsl or body IER Oct 2018

(if any): Address: vi£￿ iYKA)fvJ sf£EET ALLE<sTo￿j a CLE£1 & oi& iP Section B Disclosure Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight material matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts.. directions and guidance for examiners}. Glve hare brlef detalls of any items that the examiner wishes to dlsclose. NJONJE IER Oct 2018