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2024-03-31-accounts

REGI￿ERED CHARITY NUMBER: I I￿1098 iaj Ststements for the Year to 31° March 2024 nt Nickn1￿ FuThl CIO

SiLNichol&s Fund CIO In Contents o forth in Statem￿ts Rerrt)rt of the Tn]5tees I to 2 Independent Examincrfs RepDrt Stat¢mtrti of Finan¢ial Activill¢s Balance Shect Notcs to ihc Financial St8trm¢nts 6107 D¢tsiled Swem¢nt of Finèrtcial Activities

Sainl nd CEO Re rt fh Tn to31" h 2024 Thc trustres present th¢iT report with the financial s¢a¢¢m¢nt5 of the chariry for the year ended 3 1 March 2024. The trustees have adopted the provisions of Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Re¢ommended Practice applicable to charities preparing iheir arcounis in Accordance with the Financial Reportit)& Stsndard applicable in the UK and R¢public of Ireland {FRS 102) leffeclive l January 2015). The charity was re8isiered as a CIO on 27 SeptembrT 2018, and this 15 th¢ sixth report of (he trusrees. OBJEcfsvES AND ACTIVITIES The objeGt of th¢ CIO ig the advancement of health and the relief fr()m $ickn¢ss of childr¢n artd young people who are hospital patient5 jrt En¥land and Wales, by the (kf¥ranis for, but not limited to.. th¢ purcha$e of ¢quipmenl including. bul iiut limited io- ioys and equipment for play artd therapeutic purposes; beds oiher equipment to help fa¢iliiate the overnighi $tay of parent￿ families of paiients. and such other e4uipmeni as the Trusiee5 shall from time to time in their absolute di5cr¢lion think fit. the Provision or improvement of f￿llItIeS at hospit&ls', the provision of presenisl8ifts or arrangement of p&rtics for inpltients at Chris¢mas or on other occasions; hnd the provisiort of any other items whieh the Trustees consider are likely to improve thé hospitsl experien¢e of Palients and ih¢ir fAmilies and which, in all coses. are not Usually provided by the Naiion41 H¢alth Service or other Statuiory authority. ACHIEVF.MENT AND PERFORMANCE Tlic charity's rol¢ is LO provide support whiLh improvcs the h05pithI experience of paediatrie paiienis. It does this by enhan¢in8 the service provided by th¢ NHS through Ihe provision of 8r&nts for toys, play equipment and oiher equipmcn¢ which the NIIS is un&ble to fund. Th¢ most si8nificAni piece of expcnditure during the year w&$ £10,145 for wents, bed5, which were needed b¢¢ause of an increased number ofbeds in the paediairic wards. lThc chthrity has also invc5tcd in a rtew website Ipart I c05ting £2,350. with part 2 coming in thc next financi¥l year), which is &lrcody bcaring fruit in iemis uf interest and donations. As in PT¢ViOUS ye&rs. we havc funded ihe service contract for ¢h¢ Rhino sensory equipment1£4.1041 as well as the subs¢ription w No l%o18tion1£900). We have also piid for another year's worth of Bravery Box (£1.2001 to be u5¢d at both c.helsea & Wc5tminytcr and West Middlesex hospi¢als. Our fundr4i5ing activitie$ hav¢ included a Medic81 History Tour, a visit to the Hyde Park Nurseries. a fvndrai5in8 Chris¢ma8 Iwich and & Table Sale. The Charity was fortunate to rec¢iv¢ th)n￿10Th5 from its re8ular supporters throu8h the artnu&l Christmas 4ppcal as well as subswitial dOn￿lOnS from A local s¢hottl. FINANCIAL REVIEW During the Yearihe charity T￿e1Ved donAtions of £14,718. Lega¢ies of £27.482. Intrrest inctsrne of £802. Other income of £1,141, made gr￿ts of £16349. had fundraising costs of £245, and had supp¥)rt c(k%ts of £4590, 8iving an exce55 of cxpEndi￿r¢ over income of £22959. At the end of the Year the unrestricted fund ba]8ncc amounted to £93006, of which w&8 representrd by cash at bank less Credi￿rS under one year.

Apart from l¢gwies. the chariry ex1￿C￿ to raise rnom of irs funds from an annual Christyn&% Appeal for donations. and occasional ¢¥eThts. FUIiIRE PLANS The thaTity will continue to suppon the paediatric wards in both C.hels¢a& W¢stminMer hospitsl aml West Middlesex hospira]. as w¢ll the h05Pital ￿￿(￿)1 and th¢ IKJSPital play seThices STrUCTURE. GOVERNANCE AND MAI%AGEMEliT Governing document The Charity is governed by a CIO FO￿￿tIOti Consiiw¢trn dated 2 SeOernt¢r 2018. REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAIIS R¢gistered Chrlty 1180098 PrincipAI JKidreJs Clo PWW Solicitors Thomas House 84 Eccle5ton Square London swiv ipx Tru5tee5 Mari MacGre¥or Carole Feldman Ir¢signed on 15° October 20?41 Kirsti Townend (app)itiied on 15° OctotrKr 2024) Pri[K￿5 Marina LobanoY-Rostovsky IDdependtnt WA#mintr Rekha Shah FCCA, cfA Able & Young Ltd Chartered Ccrfifjed Accounlants Alr￿rt House Purley Way Croydon CRO OXZ BADkers C. Hoare & Co PLBLIC BENEFIT STATEMENr The TTUStc¢s confirm that they have complied with their duty w have due regard tD the 8llidanc£ on public benefit Published by th¢ CTharity Commission in exercising thciT P)wers and duiies. Approved by ord¢r of the IK)ard of bwes on 10 December 2024 and $i￿ed th its behalf by.. 14JnaUJEGr¢yrlJan4.20150_ Maria M￿GregOr

Indc Saint dcni ￿arn￿ne￿5 Re rt to th I rerA)rt to the ch￿lty tryste¢5 on rny examindion of th¢ a￿Oll￿5 of the Saint NIC1￿[aS Fund CIO for the Ycar to 31st Mar¢h 2024. R¢S￿b￿sIbIlItIeS 8rtd b4sis of report As ihe trustees of the Charity you arc responsible for the preparation of the accounts in ac£ordartt with the requirements of the Charities Au 2011 ('the Art). l TeP)rt In respect of my exmiitiaiion ofthe Charity's xcounts Carri￿ wi under section 145 of the Act and in carryjng out m) examination I have followed ail appii¢able DireaioTrs 8iVtn by the Charity Commission LU]dcr sectmjn 14515Kb) of the A¢t. Independent exmlner's s¢•t¢ment I have ¢ompletcd my ¢xaminion. I wifinn that M matertal matkrs have come to rny attention in wnne¢tion with the examination giving me cwse to believe that in any mawiol Tesp¢¢L accounting records were noi kept in Twtttofthe Chariry &8 rtquired by seaion 130 of the Act. or thc acounts do accord with those recwds: or the accounts do t￿t ￿EnPlY wfth thc applicable requirements ¢oncerning the fom artd conlertt Df accounts set out in the Charities (Acwunts and Reports) RegulatioThs 2008 other than any requirement ih¢ a¢counts give a true aNI fairview which 15 TKJt a rnall￿ ¢4)nsider*J as p3rt of an in&pendent exwninatiDll. I confirrtj that there are no othcr mauers ￿ whi¢h youratteniion s)KJuld be drdWTr lo enable a proper understanding of the aceou#ts to be r¢ached. Rekha Shah FCCA. CTA Able & Y4)Uts8 L Chartered Certified Accountants Airw>rt House Pllrley Way Croydon CRO OXZ

Saint Nicholas Fund CIO Statrme f Finan¢1 to31° ViEtes 2024 31.03.24 31.03.23 Lnre5trictrd fund Total fimds Totsl funds INCOME AND END0WMEI￿s FROM: lknnalion5 14.718 802 14,718 9.160 Interest In¢ome Other Incomc L£gxies 7.482 27.482 Totsl 44.143 44,143 9.160 EXPENDrruRg ON Charitable txpcndtiiire Raising funds 16,349 245 16J49 245 17,350 20 Oth¢r Expettditii 4.5 Total 21.1 21.184 19.415 NET (EXPENSESPIliCOME 22.959 22,9S9 {10,255) RECONCILIATIOY OF FUNDS Totsl fund5 broughi fonbzrd 70.047 70.047 80.302 TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD 93.IKJ6 93,006 Th¢ tt(tts fomi part of these finmcial 5tstements

Saint Nicholas Fund Balance l March 2024 31.03.24 Total rtds 31.03.23 To¢a] funds Unrestricted fund Notes CURRENT ASSETS Cash at bank 94,126 94,126 71.870 CREDITORS Amounts failing du¢ within onc {l.120) (1.120) 11,8231 NET CL.RREhT ASSETS 93.006 70,047 TOTAL ASSETS LE&S CURRENT LIABILITILS 93,006 93,006 70.047 NET A&SETS FL'NDS 93.006 70,047 TOTAL FUNDS 93.006 70.047 The financial stateM￿ts were approved by th¢ Board Df t[￿teS on 10 tkcember 2024 and were signcd lis b¢half by.. Maria MacGre8or The rtotrs forni part of these financial swements

aint Nicholas Fund CIO Ststemen 24 forth Y rto 31° ACCOUI¥TING POLICIES BA8iS of prewritsg tho finrtncial 5twteDieii¢8 The financial statements of ih¢ charity. which is a public benefit entiry under FRS 102. have been prepared in aecordance with the Charities SORP {FRS 102) 'Accouniin8 and Reporting by CharitLe5.' Statement of Recommended Practiceapplicableto charilies weparing theirxcuuts in acwrdance with th¢ Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the LK and Republic of I￿10￿d (FRS 102) leff¢dive l January 2015)., and the Charitie5 Act 2011. The financial staments have bcen wepared ulthr the his￿rical LX)St conveniion with the exception of investmcnT5 which are I￿luded at rnarket value. as modifd by the revaluation of certaitj assets. Income All income is re¢ognised in the S12tcment of Fina￿la1 Adivities once the charity h&s entitlerncnt w the hnd4 It ts probabk thai th¢ income will be received and thc amount can be me￿r￿a reliabty. Exptmditure Liabilities are rE￿gnised as ¢xpendiDJre ￿ soon as th￿e is a legal or ¢onstrnLtive obligation ¢tsmmitting the charity to thai expendittire, it is probabk that a trdnsfcr of ccott(Mni¢ benef￿ w211 be required in scttlcmcttt and the amount of the obligation be measured reliably. ExpeThdibJre is xcounted for on an accruals basis and has been C[￿lfied under headings that a88re8atc all cosl related ￿ the Catrgory. Ivhere costs cannot bc dir¢cdy attributed to pxrticular headings W havt been allocatcd to ￿tlY[li¢S ort a basis ￿nsistenI with the use of resources. Grants off¢red subject ￿ conditio￿8 which have bcett met at the year end dai¢ ￿ Mted as a commitment but noi ar¢￿￿4 a5 ex￿ndit￿r<. T•xAtffi(n The charity is exempt frorn tax on its charithbk a¢iivilies. Fund ¢¢ollntlng Unrrstricted fuThds can be used in x¢ordance with the charitsblc obj¢uives * the discretion of the t￿￿tes. Rrstyi¢t¢d funds can onty be wd foT particularrestric*d purpow within the objects of the charty. Restrictions arise when specified by the (kjnor or when funds are rais&J for particular restricted pUErX￿s. There atr restricted funds in ihe year to 31° March 2024.

Saini Ni¢holas Fund C Notes to Financ iemen for th Yearto 31" March 2024 ntinu TRUSTEES, REMUNERAT10N AND BENEFTIS There wue no tru5tees' remuneration oroth¢r benefits for the year to 3 1st March 2024. Trnstee$' upeDses There were M trus*e< expenses paid fv the yearty 31￿ March 2024. MOVEMENT IN FUNDS Nct movement in fuDds Ai31.0323 At31.03.24 UnrestrA¢ted funds General fund 70,047 22.959 93.006 TOTAL FUNDS 70.047 22.959 N¢t movernenl in funds, I￿l￿ded in the above are os follows: lrtwming Gains aThd Movement in losses is UDre$trlcted fund5 General fvt 44.143 {21.1841 22.959 21959 TOTAL FUNDS 21,184 22.959 RELATED PARTY DISCLOSURES There are no related party IransthnL