2022-03-31-accounts

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					SORP raiaranca
Summary		ofthe purposes of			Para 1.17	Forthe public benefit to relieve the mental,
the charity			as set out	in its		spiritual and physical distress ofchildren and
governing			document			young people sufi'ering from bereavement	or
						loss, in particular but not exclusively, through
						the provision ofmemory boxes and
						supporting materials to professional
						organisation s.
Summary activities	ofthe main in relation to those				Para 1.17and 1.1S	Our principle charitable activity is purchasing, packing and delivering memory
purposes	for the public					boxes and supporting contents to help
benefit, in		particular,		the		professionals better support children
activities,	projects or			services		experiencing the death ofa parent (or similar
identified	in the accounts.					ca iver or siblin .
Statement			confirming		Para 1.1$	Itis confirmed that all trustees on the board
whether the trustees				have		at Made a Mark are aware oftheir
had regard			to the guidance			responsibilities, as laid out by the Charity
issued by	the Charity					Commission, with regard public benefit
Commission			on public
benefit
Contribution			made by			The management and day4xhy running of
volunteers						the charity is carried out entirely by
						volunteers. Made a Mark isa no salary
						charity. Without the effort and commitment	of
						our volunteers, Made a Mark would not be
						able to carry out its charitable activity. The
						trustee board are gratjeful to all contributors
						for their i and s rt

Achiev	eme	nts	and Pe	rformance
				SORP reference
					The charity has received a significant
					increase in requests for support,
Summary ofthe main achievements ofthe charity,				Pere 1.20	necessitating a review ofhow we manage our limited resources. We now have in place an online process by which professional
identifying the difference the charity's work has made to the circumstances ofits					organisations can apply for support These support applications are reviewed by trustees in the context ofthe financial
beneficiaries and			any wider		position at the point ofapplication.
benefits to society asa					During this financial period we have
whole.					approved 35Support Applications for teams
					working in a wide variety ofsettings
					induding scute hospitals, hospices and
					primary care.
					The charity has supplied 796memory boxes
					and supporting contents to professionals
					working with bereaved children during the
					period covered by the report These memory
					boxes and supporting contents costf40 per
					unit to supply (on average over three age
					ranges) .
					We remain a no-salary charity and fun our
					operation from a donated space so also
					have no outgoings for premises.
					Ws hope that our charitable activity is
					providing opportunities for children
					experiencing bereaved to have memory
					making opportunities and for the supporting
					adults to have timely access to supporting
					materials and signposting information.
					Ws have received many kind words of
					feedback relating to how our work is
					benefitting the beneficiaries. Some examples
					from professionals to whom we supply
					memory boxes are below:
					'I find these beautiful boxes very useful
					indeed to help children who have losta
					parent and who go on to donate organs and
					give the gift of life'
					Your boxes bring so much comfort to our
					families'
					'Thank you for helping to support these
					children, I know each and every box has
					meant so much tothese famNes'
					'They make a horrendous tine a IiNe bit
					easier, thank you'

Review ofthe charity's financial position at the end ofthe period		For period 31/3/2021-01/04/2022 INCOME = R39,B72.81 OUTGOINGS = f45,444.95
Statement explaining the policy for holding reserves stating why they are held		CLOSING BALANCE =R9,990.80 Please see annual return for full details The charity holds reserves ofR2,500, which can be spent only I'orthe continued supply of memory boxes to our most local acute
		ho ital.
Amtxs1t ofreserves held	Para 122
Details offund materially in delicit	Para 1.24	Nil
Explanation ofany		Nil
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
Additional Information (optional) You ma choose to indude further statements		where relevant about
		The sources offunds for this period are as
The charity's principal sources offunds (induding an fundrai		follows: Fundraising =R3,293.78 Donations = R3B,379.03
A description ofthe principal risks facing the charity		-Risk ofreceiving more requests Ior support than we have financial and volunteer capacity to complete and therefore being unable tofull these requests. -Issues with rising costofmaterials items
		for exam le mem boxes and contents

Type ofgoverning docLInent (trust deed, royal charter)	Para 1M	Constitutional	Constitutional	Document	Document
How is the charity constituIJed?	Para 1M	Charitable	Incorpo		ad Organisation
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO
Trustee seleclon melhods
induding details ofany
consltut'onal provisions e.g. election topost orname of
any person orbody entitled
toappoint one ormore
trustees