| Trustees' Annual Report | Trustees' Annual Report | Trustees' Annual Report | Trustees' Annual Report | Trustees' Annual Report | for theperiod | for theperiod | for theperiod | ||
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| From | Period start date | To | Period end date | ||||||
| 01 | 03 | 2023 | 29 | 02 | 2024 |
Section A Reference and administration details
Charity name
Children’s Memorial Garden and Food Bank
Other names charity is known by
Registered charity number (if any) 1180048
Charity's principal address Saddleback Barn
Lower Icknield Way Princes Risborough, Bucks Postcode HP27 9RL
Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity
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Trustee name | Office (if any) | Dates acted if not for whole year |
Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (ifany) |
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| John Colinswood | ||||
| Deborah Colinswood |
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| Stephanie Colinswood |
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Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)
Name Dates acted if not for whole year
Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)
Type of adviser Name Address
Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)
Section B Structure, governance and management
Description of the charity’s trusts
Type of governing document (eg. trust deed, constitution)
Small Charity Constitution
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Trust
How the charity is constituted
(eg. trust, association, company)
Appointed by existing trustees, usually at the AGM Trustee selection methods
(eg. appointed by, elected by)
Additional governance issues (Optional information)
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policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees;
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the charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works;
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relationship with any related parties;
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trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them.
Section C Objectives and activities
Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document
To provide a place for families who have lost a child to come together and seek solace in a garden that has been built and maintained purely for the bereaved.
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Our mission is:-
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Provide a peaceful, symbolic retreat for bereaved families to
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celebrate and remember their child
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Raise awareness of child death issues along with prevention measures
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Provide high quality emotional and physical support through our charity partner The Compassionate Friends
Summary of the main activities undertaken for the public benefit in relation to these objects (include within this section the The Trustees are mindful of the Charity Commission guidance on statutory declaration that the requirement for activities to be for the public benefit. trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit) The gardens will be available to all members of the public regardless of their personal background, faith, gender or personal circumstances.
Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)
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policy on grantmaking;
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policy programme related investment;
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contribution made by volunteers.
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Section D Achievements and performance
Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year
The charity is currently working to create the gardens that will be used to fulfil the charitable objectives. Development of the gardens slowed down during the year ended 29 February 2024 and into the year ended 28 February 2025 because of issues surrounding planning permissions however the trustees and pleased to be able to report that these issues have now been resolved and the charity is able to push forward with the delivery of its objectives.
Further work has been done on planting the gardens. Including the Trustees, the charity currently has 50 volunteers registered to provide occasional assistance with this work.
Produce continues to be grown for donation to local food banks in the poly tunnels, providing support to other local charities who in turn provide support to those in need.
We would like to give our thanks to Warranty Solutions Group Ltd who continue to provide support to the charity with the donation of some time and expertise from their staff.
The charity has been working creating disabled access by constructing a series of pathways throughout the gardens.
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Section E Financial review
Brief statement of the charity’s The charity holds minimal reserves. At the year end there were no
policy on reserves employees or committed costs although the extent to which the gardens can be enhanced or maintained will depend upon future donations. To date much of the labour required has been from volunteers and the trustees are hopeful that this will continue.
Details of any funds materially in None deficit
Further financial review details (Optional information)
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the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising);
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how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity;
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investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted.
Section F Other optional information
Section G Declaration
The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.
Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees
Signature(s) John Colinswood
Full name(s) John Colinswood Position (eg Secretary, Chair, Chair etc) Date 7 January 2025
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| Children's Memorial Garden and Food Bank |
Children's Memorial Garden and Food Bank |
Children's Memorial Garden and Food Bank |
1180048 | CC16a | |
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Period start date 3/1/2023 |
To | Period end date 2/29/2024 |
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| Section A Receipts and payments | |||||
| to the nearest £ A1 Receipts Donations undergift aid Other donations 80 Gift Aid from HMRC 31,092 - - - - - 31,172 Machinery - Sub total- Total receipts 31,172 A3 Payments Garden Build and Maintenance 28,813 Equipment Hire - Promotion and onlinepresence 1,515 Legal andprofessional Insurance 495 Equipment repairs - Office costs 372 Sundry - Sub total 31,194 Equipment - Sub total - Total payments 31,194 Net of receipts/(payments) - 22 A5 Transfers between funds - A6 Cash funds last year end 208 Cash funds this year end 186 Unrestricted funds Sub total(Gross income for AR) A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table). A4 Asset and investment purchases, (see table) |
Restricted funds to the nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - |
to the nearest £ Endowment funds |
Total funds to the nearest £ - 80 31,092 - - - - - 31,172 - - - 31,172 28,813 - 1,515 - 495 - 372 - - 31,194 - - - 31,194 - 22 - 208 186 |
Last year to the nearest £ |
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| - | 80 | 295 | |||
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| - | - | 208 | 669 | ||
| - | - | 186 | 208 |
Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period
| Categories B1 Cash funds B2 Other monetary assets B3 Investment assets B5 Liabilities B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees |
Details Bank Details Details Details Equipment Details Signature MrJColinswood Total cash funds (agree balances with receipts and payments account(s)) |
to nearest £ to nearest £ 186 - - - - - 186 - OK OK to nearest £ to nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - Cost (optional) - - - - - Cost (optional) unrestricted 19,171 - - - - - - - - - - - - - Print Name Mr J Colinswood Unrestricted funds Restricted funds Unrestricted funds Restricted funds Fund to which asset belongs Fund to which asset belongs Fund to which liabilityrelates Amount due (optional) |
to nearest £ Endowment funds |
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| MrJColinswood | Mr J Colinswood | 1/7/2025 | |
Independent examiner's report on the accounts
Section A Independent Examiner’s Report
| Report to the trustees/ members of On accounts for the year ended Set out on pages |
Charity Name Childrens Memorial Garden and Food Bank |
Charity Name Childrens Memorial Garden and Food Bank |
Charity Name Childrens Memorial Garden and Food Bank |
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| 29 February 2024 | Charity no (if any) |
1180048 | |
| CC16a | |||
| I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended 29/02/2024. |
Responsibilities and basis As the charity trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the of report accounts in accordance with 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 all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.
Independent examiner's I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have statement come to my attention in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect,:
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the accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act; or
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the accounts did not accord with the accounting records; or
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the accounts did 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 accounts to be reached.
| Signed: Name: Relevant professional qualification(s) or body (if any): Address: |
SClarkson | 07/01/2025 |
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| Sarah Clarkson | ||
| FCA | ||
| C/O Clarkson Cleaver & Bowes Ltd, | ||
| 8a Wingbury Courtyard Business Village, | ||
| Wingrave, Bucks. HP22 4LW |
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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 details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose .
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