## **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
1.19
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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## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
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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SORP reference
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.**|
**Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
|Achievements against
objectives set|Para 1.41||
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|Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set|Para 1.41||
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|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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**Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: The charity’s principal sources of funds (including Para 1.47 any fundraising) Investment policy and objectives including any Para 1.46 social investment policy adopted A description of the principal Para 1.46 risks facing the charity Other
## **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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You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
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|
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|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
3
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
## **Additional information (optional)**
## **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**|
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## 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**|
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CHARITY COMMISSION
FOR ENGLAND AND WALES
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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.
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