## Trustees’AnnualReportfortheperiod
From02.04.2022Periodstartdate To01.04.2023Periodenddate
## Charityname:LittleWillow’sWish
## Charityregistrationnumber:1181150
## ObjectivesandActivities
||SORP
reference||
|---|---|---|
|Summaryofthe
purposesofthecharity
assetoutinits
governingdocument|Para1.17|Toprovideitems,goodsandfinicalsupporttoeasethe
sufferingorassistinthetreatmentandrecoveryof
criticallyillchildrenfromacrosstheSouthWestof
England.|
|Summaryofthemain
activitiesinrelationto
thosepurposesforthe
publicbenefit,in
particular,theactivities,
projectsorservices
identifiedinthe
accounts.|Para1.17
and1.19|Thetrusteeswithinourorganisationcreateanddeliver
supplyboxesforfamiliesstayingawayfromhomewhile
theirchildreceivescareinhospital.Theseboxesare
packedfullofeverydayessentialslikefood,toiletries,
washingpowderandmuchmore.Theseareitemsmany
familiesdon’thavetimetosourcethemselvesbecause
theyareneededattheirchild’sbedsideorsimplycan’t
affordthem.Wealsoofferadditionalfinancialsupport
forthosefamilieswhorequirehelpwithfoodorfuel
expensesthroughourpersonalreferralsystem|
|Statementconfirming
whetherthetrustees
havehadregardtothe
guidanceissuedbythe
CharityCommissionon
publicbenefit|Para1.18|Trusteeswithinourorganisationhavebeenadvised
whenrepresentingandrunningourcharitytheymust
carryoutourcharity’
spurposesforthepublicbenefit
andhaveregardtothecharitycommissionerspublic
benefitguidewhenplanningeventsduringtrustee
meetings|
## Additionalinformation(optional) Youmaychoosetoincludefurtherstatementswhererelevantabout:
SORP reference Grantsaremadeinaccordancewithcharitylaw,our constitutionandthewishesofdonors.Whenmaking grants,weaskforrelevantinformationanddirectfunds Para1.38 towardsareastheytellusaremostinneed.Duringthe Policyongrant year2021-2022,weissuednogrants. making
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|Policyonsocial
investmentincluding
programrelated
investment|Para1.38||None||
|Contributionmadeby
volunteers|Para1.38||Allourtrustee’
sarevolunteerswithinourorganisation.
Dutiesofwhichincludeoptionalvolunteeringat
fundraisingevents.Allvolunteeringisunpaidandoftheir
ownfreewill.Anyfinancialcontributionsaretreatedasa
donationwithnogaintotheindividualmakingthe
donation.||
|Other|||None||
|AchievementsandPerformance|||||
|||SORPreference|||
|Summaryofthemain
achievementsofthecharity,
identifyingthedifferencethe
charity’sworkhasmadeto
thecircumstancesofits
beneficiariesandanywider
benefitstosocietyasa
whole.||Para1.20||Duringtheperiodofthisreportourcharity
hassuccessfullyfundraisedandsecured
fundingtomeetthetargetsfirstoutlinedat
thebeginningoftheperiodmakingour
operationsviable.
Weconsideritagreatachievementthatwe
havebeenabletoremainstablethrough
suchanunprecedentedtime.
Ourcharityhassuccessfullycreatedand
delivered42supplyboxes(eachofwhich
providesenougheverydayessentialstolast
overtheperiodofoneweek)tofamiliesof
criticallyillchildren.|
Wealsoachievedalongtermgoalof obtainingourownvehicletotransportthe boxeswesupplysetoutasagoalatthe beginningoftheyear.
## Additionalinformation(optional) Youmaychoosetoincludefurtherstatementswhererelevantabout:
|Achievementsagainst
objectivesset|Para1.41|Ourmainobjectivefortheyearwasto
successfullysecureavehicletoallowusto
makemoreregularsupplyboxdropsto
reachmorefamiliesofcriticallyillchildren.
WhichIampleasedtoreportwehavebeen
abletodo.Thishasvastlyimprovedhowour
charitycreatesanddeliversthesupplyboxes
wesend.Thismeanswehavebeenableto
providemoreboxesinonetripthenbefore
andatmorenecessarytimesratherthen
relyingonrentalvans.Thisalsomeanswe
havebeenableprovidemoreboxesthen
previouslytoo,helpingmorefamiliesand
spreadingawarenessofourcause.Ithas
alsomeantwehavebeenabletousethevan
duringthecreatingprocessoftheboxesfor
shopping/collectingtheitemswesendas
wellasstreamliningtransportforeventsand
fundraisingbyusingonevehicleinsteadof
several.|
|---|---|---|
|Performanceoffundraising
activitiesagainstobjectives
set|Para1.41|DuetotheCoronaviruspandemic,wehadto
bewearyofourpublic,facetoface
fundraisingevents.Instead,ourtrustees
restructuredourfundraisingtobecome
mostlyvirtualandminimalfacetoface
fundraisingeventsinkeepingwithsocial
distancing.Oureffortshadtosignificantly
increaseinordertostillachieveourtarget
outlinedatthebeginningoftheoperational
period.Howeverwewerestillableto
successfullyachievedthistarget.|
None Investmentperformance againstobjectives Para1.41 None Other
## FinancialReview
|FinancialReview|||
|---|---|---|
|Reviewofthecharity’
s
financialpositionattheend
oftheperiod|Para1.21|Remainsinastrongfinancialpositionwith
nofinancialdeficit.|
|Statementexplainingthe
policyforholdingreserves
statingwhytheyareheld|Para1.22|Thereservesourcharityholdisinvestedinto
additionalfundraisingactivitiesifneededor
allocatedtowardsadditionaloperational
costs.Ourreservesareallocatedtowards
ourpersonalreferralsystemforfinancialaid
asreferralsareunrestrictedandcan
fluctuateindemand.|
|Amountofreservesheld|Para1.22|£500|
|Reasonsforholdingzero
reserves|Para1.22|Reservesareheld.|
|Detailsoffundmateriallyin
deficit|Para1.24|None|
|Explanationofany
uncertaintiesaboutthe
charitycontinuingasagoing
concern|Para1.23|Theonlyuncertaintyweface,inmyopinion,
isthepossibilityofDisposableincomes
reducingduetounemploymentandtherise
incostoflivingofourpotentialdonor’sas
werelyheavilyonpublicdonations.To
overcomethiswecanfocusoureffortsinto
securefundingfrombusinesses,grants,
fundraisingsponsorshipsandfundraising
events.|
## Additionalinformation(optional) Youmaychoosetoincludefurtherstatementswhererelevantabout:
|Thecharity’
sprincipal
sourcesoffunds
(includingany
fundraising)|Thecharity’
sprincipal
sourcesoffunds
(includingany
fundraising)|Para
1.47|Ourmainsourceoffundingisthroughfacetoface
fundraisingeventsandindividualsobtainingsponsorships
inwaydonations.Howeversomefundraisinghas
continuedinwaysofvirtualfundraisinganddonations
mainlythroughoursocialmediaplatforms.
Muchofourfundingcamefromdonationsandfundraising
activitiesatalocalshoppingcentre,AffinityDevon.The
centreallowedustobeanexclusivecharityforayear
allowingourcollectionpotsandfreespacetoholdevents.
AlocalCo-opshopalsoraisedsignificantfundsforusand
otherlocalcommunitygroupsinstoreprovidingvaluable
fundsandpublicity.
Wealsohadsupportfromlocalbusinessesdonatingraffle
prizesanddisplayingourcollectionpots.|
|---|---|---|---|
||||ThelocalCouncilcommunitygrantalsoawardeduswitha|
ThelocalCouncilcommunitygrantalsoawardeduswitha
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|---|---|---|---|---|
||||grantfor£300.||
||||None||
||Investmentpolicyand||||
||objectivesincludingany||||
||socialinvestmentpolicy|Para|||
||adopted|1.46|||
||||Oneoftherisksfacingthecharitywouldbenotbeingable||
||||tofundraiseenoughtogeneratethefundstooperate||
||||sufficientlyandcontinuesustainably.Ifeelconfidentthat||
||Adescriptionofthe||thispossesaminorrisk.||
||principalrisksfacingthe|Para
1.46|||
||charity||||
||||None||
||Other||||
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## Structure,GovernanceandManagement
|Descriptionofcharity’
strusts:||Reliefofthoseinneed.The
preventionorreliefofpoverty.|
|---|---|---|
|Typeofgoverningdocument
(trustdeed,royalcharter)|Para
1.25|ConstitutionofaCharitable
IncorporatedOrganisationwho’sonly
votingmembersareitscharity
trustees.|
|Howisthecharityconstituted?
(e.gunincorporatedassociation,CIO)|Para
1.25|Constitutionofacharitable
incorporatedorganisation(CIO).|
|Trusteeselectionmethodsincludingdetails
ofanyconstitutionalprovisionse.g.election
topostornameofanypersonorbody
entitledtoappointoneormoretrustees|Para
1.25|Trusteesareelectedbyexisting
votingcharitytrustees.
Anytrusteewithaconflictofinterest
willbeunabletovoteonanymatters
whichrelyupontrusteesmajority
decisionorunanimousdecision.|
## Additionalinformation(optional) Youmaychoosetoincludefurtherstatementswhererelevantabout:
|Policiesand
proceduresadopted
fortheinductionand
trainingoftrustees|Para
1.51|Allourtrustee’
sarevolunteerswithinourorganisation.Duties
ofwhichincludeoptionalvolunteeringatfundraisingevents.All
trainingforeventsisgivenpriortoeachindividualevent
dependingonitstypeandtheexpectedactivitiesofthe
volunteer.Eachtrusteeisgivenacopyofourgoverning
documentspriortobecomingatrustee,whichoutlineshis/her
powersaswellasproceduresandcompliances.Eachtrustee
isaskedtoundertakeannualtrainingprovidedinourhealth
andsafetymanagementfolderinregardstoheavylifting,fire
safetyect.|
|---|---|---|
|Thecharity’
s
organisational
structureandany
widernetworkwith
whichthecharity
works|Para
1.51|None.|
|||Withinourgroupoftrustees,someofwhicharerelatedtoeach
other.Incircumstanceswherethismaybecomeaconflictof
interest,oranyothermatter,affectedpartieswillbeunableto|
|Relationshipwith
anyrelatedparties
Para
1.51||voteonanymatterswhichrelyupontrusteesmajoritydecision
orunanimousdecisionandbeexemptfromdisclosureto||
|---|---|---|---|
|||enableunbiasedopinionsandoutcomes.||
|||None.||
|Other||||
|ReferenceandAdministrativedetails||||
|Charityname||LittleWillow’
sWish||
|Othernamethecharityuses||||
|Registeredcharitynumber||1181150||
|Charity’
sprincipaladdress||5Velatorclose,BrauntonEX332DT||
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## Namesofthecharitytrusteeswhomanagethecharity
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20|Trusteename|Office(ifany)|Datesactedifnotforwhole
year|Nameofperson(orbody)entitledto
appointtrustee(ifany)|
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||TylerJames
Maddock|||Foundingmember|
||SophieWhiting|CharityChair||Foundingmember|
||HollyWhiting|||Foundingmember|
||DannyWhiting|||Foundingmember|
||AbigailJennifer
Vickery|||Foundingmember|
||LaurenElizabeth
Johnston||13.12.2018–03.10.2022|Foundingmember|
||NicolaMarieDunn|||Votedinbyalltrustees|
||CarolAnneMorgan|||Votedinbyalltrustees|
||CaraMaryGifford|||Votedinbyalltrustee|
||ClaireJoanne
Hutchings|||Votedinbyalltrustee|
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## – Corporatetrustees namesofthedirectorsatthedatethereportwasapproved
Directorname
## Nameoftrusteesholdingtitletopropertybelongingtothecharity
Trusteename Datesactedifnotforwholeyear
## Fundsheldascustodiantrusteesonbehalfofothers
Descriptionoftheassets None. heldinthiscapacity Nameandobjectsofthe None. charityonwhosebehalfthe assetsareheldandhowthis fallswithinthecustodian charity’sobjects
Detailsofarrangementsfor None. safecustodyand segregationofsuchassets fromthecharity’sown assets
## Additionalinformation(optional)
## Namesandaddressesofadvisers(Optionalinformation)
Typeof Name Address adviser Nameofchiefexecutiveornamesofseniorstaffmembers(Optionalinformation)
## Exemptionsfromdisclosure
## - Reasonfornondisclosureofkeypersonneldetails
None.
## Otheroptionalinformation
## Declarations
## Thetrusteesdeclarethattheyhaveapprovedthetrustees’reportabove.
## Signedonbehalfofthecharity’strustees
Signature(s) Fullname(s) SophieWhiting
Position(egSecretary, CharityChair Chair,etc) Date 24.11.2023
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Charity Name No (if any)
Little Willow's Wish 1181150
Receipts and payments accounts CC16a
For the period Period start date Period end date
To
from 02.04.2022 01/04/2023
Section A Receipts and payments
Unrestricted Restricted Endowment
Total funds Last year
funds funds funds
to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £
A1 Receipts
Donations 5,069 - - 5,069 -
Fundraising / Events 4,912 - - 4,912 -
- - - - -
- - - - -
- - - - -
- - - - -
- - - - -
- - - - -
Sub total (Gross income for
AR) [ 9,981 ] - - 9,981 -
A2 Asset and investment sales,
(see table).
- - - -
- - - - -
Sub total - - - - -
Total receipts 9,981 - - 9,981 -
A3 Payments
Fundraising / Events 511 - - 511 -
Hire - - - - -
Supplies 194 - - 194 -
Financial Aid - - - - -
Fees and services 101 - - 101 -
The main purpose of the charity (Supply
Boxes) 1,175 - - 1,175 -
Rent 2,700 - - 2,700 -
Transport 6,602 - - 6,602 -
- - - - -
Sub total [ 11,283 ] - - 11,283 -
A4 Asset and investment
purchases, (see table)
- - - -
- - - -
Sub total [ - ] - - - -
Total payments [ 11,283 ] - - 11,283 -
Net of receipts/(payments) - 1,302 - - - 1,302 -
A5 Transfers between funds - - - - -
A6 Cash funds last year end - - - - -
Cash funds this year end - 1,302 - - - 1,302 -
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CCXX R1 accounts (SS)
28/11/2023
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|**Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at**|**Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at**|**the end of the period**||
|---|---|---|---|
|**Categories**
Signed by one or two trustees on
behalf of all the trustees
**B5 Liabilities**
**B3 Investment assets**
**B2 Other monetary assets**
**B4 Assets retained for the**
**charity’s own use**
**B1 Cash funds**|**Details**
**Details**
**_Total cash funds_**
(agree balances with receipts and payments
account(s))
**Details**
**Details**
**Details**
Signature|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**Restricted**
**funds**
**to nearest £**
**to nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
Agreement Error
OK
**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**Restricted**
**funds**
**to nearest £**
**to nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**Fund to which**
**asset belongs**
**Cost (optional)**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**Fund to which**
**asset belongs**
**Cost (optional)**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**Fund to which**
**liability relates**
**Amount due**
**(optional)**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
Print Name
Sophie Whiting
Tyler James Maddock|**Endowment**
**funds**
**to nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**|
||||**-**|
||||OK|
||||**Endowment**
**funds**
**to nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**Current value**
**(optional)**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**Current value**
**(optional)**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**When due**
**(optional)**
Date of
approval
**28.11.2023**
**28.11.2023**|
CCXX R2 accounts (SS)
28/11/2023
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