Butterflies Bereavement Support Ireglstered charfty no. 1181599) Report and Accounts for the year ended 31 December 2024
Trustees. Annual Report for the period Period start d818 Day Month 01 01 Pariod end date DAY Month To 21 12 Yr 2024 Year 2024 From Section A Reference and administration details Charlty name Butterflies Bereavement Support Other names charlty18 known by Re9iStered charlty numb•r Ilf any 1181599 Charlty's princlpal addro88 19 Pirelli Way Easlleigh Hampshire Postcodo 5050 SGE Narnos of the charfty tru8lees who manage the charlty Dot¢• •ciod If not for wholg •ar Tru*t8• nam• Offlc• Ilf any) Name of porson lor bodyl en¢ltlod toa olnt tru•¢•• Ifan The board Julle Lamont Chair Judith Hopn5 Neil Butcher Trustee The board Th8 board The board Th8 board Trustee Jane Goold-Davles Shelley Usher Trustee Trustee M8r¢h 2024 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 Names of tho trustoos for the ¢harlty, If any, (for gxamplo, any cuslodion tru810•s> Name Dates acted If not for whole •ar TAR March 2012
Names and addresses of advisers Ioplional infomiatlon) of advlser Name Address Honorary Treasuror Colin Shaw 30 Torque Close, Bursledon, Hampshlr8 S019 6RN Honorary Minulo 30 Torque Close, Bursledon, Hampshire S019 6RN Secretary Ali Shaw Nam• of chief execullv6 or names of senior stsff mombgrs (Optlonal Informatlonl Section B Structure, overnance and mana ement Descrlptlon of the charfly's trust8 CStitUtion Type of governing document How the charity 58 constituted Charllable Incorporated Organlsatlon Trust88 8election methods Elgcled by Board Addltlonal govomanco l•sue• (Optlonal Informatlon) You may ¢hoo88 to include additlonal Informatlon, where relevant, about- policies 8nd procedures adopted for the Inducllon and tralning of trustees: the charlty's organisational structure and any wlder netsvork with which the charlty works., relationshlp with any related parties. trustees, conslderation of major risks and the sy8tem and procedures to manage them. Section C Ob'ectives and activities To relieve the mental, $pirilual and physical distress of the sufferlng of beavement or loss, in particular but not exdusively, by providing free bereavement counselling and 8UPPOrt In th& communty- Summary of tho objocts of the charlty set out In Its governlng documenl TAR 8reh 2012
ActivitTre$ to achieve the Obleclives are.. Counselling Service providing face-to-face, telephone or online counselling lo adults, 18+ struggling with bereavement irrespectrve of the time gap since said bereavement. Bereavement Groups providing soclal interadion wtlh Others who have or continue to Stwggle with bereavement. Friendship Servtce wilh BldieS provldlng a we8kly telephone call to people who ar8 lonely andlor isolated for any reason, not necessarily beTeav8m8nt. Summary of tho maln a¢tlvltle6 undertakan for tho publlc benefft In relatlon to these objocts (Include wlthln thls sedion the Ststutory daclaratlon that trtee8 have had regard lo tho guidance Issued by Iho Charlty Comml8•lon on publlc bonoflt) DeveSoping the s8Nlce to support P80ple with leamiw dIfficUle9 tknugh bereavement and 8880clated 8UPPOrt for their CargIv8r8. Addltlonal detall• of oblectlv•s and adlvllles (Optlonal Inforniatlon) 8utterfli8s Bereavement Support18 a voluntary organbsatlon with a slngle part-time {12 hours) employee. All our counsellors, group facilltators and Buddies are volunteers. without our volunteers there would b8 no charlty. You may chooso to indude furth8r stat8m8nts, where relevant, about: policy on grantmaklng; policy programm6 rnlaled Investment-, contribution made by volunteers. TAR March 2012
Section D Achievements and performance Summary ol the main achievomgnts of the charlty during thè y•ar DuTing 2024 we provided concesslon rates to a third of our coun$elling clients and 8 similar number of free sessions wer8 provided. This has b88n achi8ved d8spile the current econ¢)mic climale. We op8ned a n8w peer support group In Ihe ex-Am)y town of Borden at the request of Ihe community and are looking at provldlng further groups In rural areas of Th)rth east Hampshlre. Our Learning Disability & Bereavement project was initiated following a meeting of relevant support agenaes, social prescribers and ourselves to review the Standard of support for this group available locally and found il lacking. We provlded 8 new placements for counselllng traln88S and retalned 3 who undertook their placements with us and qualified in the prevlous year. TAR 8h 2012
Section E Financial review To maintain a level of reserves lo keep the charity fvnded for 6 months at any one lime. Brlef statement of the charlty's pollcy on reserves Doto11s of any funds materlally In deflclt Further flnancial r•vl•w dotails Ioptlonal Infomiationl Principal funding is via grants, fundraising and donatSons. You may choose to include additional informatlon. wh8re relevant about: the charity's principal sources of funds (including any fundraising)., how expendlture has supported the key objectlve8 of the charlty., investmont policy and objecllves including any ethical investment wlicy adopled. The current financlal situalion has sever81y affected grant fundlng, however we had some funds from grants. We tried new forms of fundralslng events during thls year, bLrt we struggled against weather to generat8 slgnificant funds from certaln events in the lalter parl of the year. Donatlons provided a source of income- h¢)W8ver as in the prevlous year, one-third of clients were unable lo financlally contribute. Our suggested donatlon is £201£10 concession). Section F Other optional information A revlew of ¢oslings has been undertaken and any savings wh8r6 posslble have been made. Section G Declaration The trustaes declare that they have approvod th8 tru8tees' roport above. Slgned on b•half of the charlty's trustoe8 Signature(s) Full namo($ Posltlon (eg Secrotary, Chalr, atc) Julie Lamont Chairman TAR arch 2012
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INI)EPENOENT EXAMINER'S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES ON THE UNAUDITED ACCOUNTS OF BuERFLIEs BEREAVEMENT SUPPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDÉD 31ST DECEMBER 2024 I report to the trustees on my emamlnation of the accounts of Butterflles Bereavement Support for the year ended 31 December 2024, whlch are set out on pages 8 to 9. Responslbllltles and basls of report As the trustees of the Charity you are responslble for the preparation of the accounts In accordance wlth the requlrements of the Charltles Act 2011. I report In respect of rny examlnatlon of the Trustee'5 accounts carrled out under sectlon 145 of the 2011 Act and In carrying out my examlnation I have followed all the applicable dlre¢tion5 given by the Charity Commission under 5ectlon 14515llbl of the 2011 Act. Independent •M•mlnees statement I have cornpleted my examinatlon. l confirm that no materlal matters have come to my attentlon In connettion wlth the examlnatlon glvln8 me cause to belleve that In any materlal respert.. 111 accountln8 records were not kept In respect of the Charlty a5 requlred by sectlon 130 of the Act; or 121 the account5 do not accord wlth those records,. or 131 the Kcount5 do not comply wlth the applkable requlrements concernlng the form and Content of accounts set out In the Charlties Ikcounts and Report51 Regulatlons 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts 8lve a 'true and falr vlew, whl¢h Is not a matter con$ldered as part of an independent e¥aminatlon. I have no concerns and have come across no other malters in connectlon wlth the examination to which attentlon should be drawn In thls report In order to enable a proper understandln8 of the accounts to be reached. a Goodhead FCA Knlght Goodhead Chartered Accountants 7 Bournemouth Road Chandler's Ford Eastleigh Hampshlre S053 30A Dated..
BUThERFLIES BEREAVEMENT SUPPORT YEAR ENDED 31sr DECEMBER 2024 RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS Unreslrlcled Restrirted Total 2024 Total 2023 Recelpts Hampshire County CoLbncll Co-operative Society CAF Hendy Foundatlon Ea5tleigh Borough Councll National Lottery Perslmmon Ltd Just Glvlng Imarathonl Har8aVe5 Lansdown The Hlve Portsmouth Community Eastlelgh Llons Shanty Foundatlon Yapp Charltable Interest Returns Indlvldual Donatlons Counselllng Receipts Tthal recelpts 5(M) 5.thjo 500 5,000 500 11.0001 1,000 i.cK)o 1,000 soo I,0( I,0¢ 2,000 1.500 32 li 9,648 7,697 32 li 7,734 6,163 7.697 27.388 29.388 24A97 Payments: Venue Fee Volunteer Tralnlng Volunteer Expenses Phones/Helpllne Admln15tratlon costs Publicitv/Outreach Sundrtes OBS Check5 Insurance Supervtslon Office Fundralslng Staff costs Independent examlnation Computer runnln8 Costs 373 60 37 1,618 299 373 262 37 1,627 299 448 272 939 342 550 301 24 304 4,020 10,365 266 10.792 903 166 272 50 303 3,395 11,276 456 11,972 304 3,395 11,330 456 12.049 54 77 22 22 Total payment5 30,581 141 30,722 29,231 Net re¢elpts for the year 13,1931 1,859 11,3341 14,3341 Cash and bank balances at 31 December 2023 9,351 9.351 13,685 Cash and bank balances at 31 Dttembef Z024 6,158 1,859 8.017 9,351
BUTfERFLIES BEREAVEMENT SUPPORT YEAR ENDED 31ST DECEMBER 2024 ATEMEP4T OF ASSETS AND UABILMES Unre5tr1cted Restricted General Funds 2024 General Funds 2023 A Cash lunds Cash at bank wlth Immediate access 6.158 1.859 8,017 9.351 Other monetsry assets Flxed temi deposlts C Llabllitles Fee for Independent Examinatlon 960 960 NOTES TO THE Accoupirs AoUntIng polklv4 The accounts have been prepared on a recelpts and payments basis and comprlse a statement that shows the charitV'5 recelpts and payments. a Statement that summari5es the charlty's assets and Ilabllltles and related notes. The accountancy profession have detem)Ined that only accounts prepared In accordance wlth appllcable accounting standards present a 'true and falr, vlew and, as these recelpts and payments accounts have not land cannot) be prepared In accordance wlth accountlng Standards, these accounts do not present land are not intended to presentl 'true and fair, vlew of the charity'5 flnanclal activitles and state of affalrs. Funds The Restrlcted fund Is In respert of a donatlon for work to be carrled out In North East Hamp5hlre. All other recelptsi payments and balances shown In these accounts are general funds. General funds are unrestrlcted funds whlch are avallable for use at the dlscretlon of the charlty In furtherance of the general oblectlves of the charlty. Related party trandIott$ No trustees received any remuneration or beneflts durlng the year. Durlng the year no trustee5 were relmbursed expense5. Independent examlnatlon For the prior year the trustees took advantage of the exemptlon from having the accounts Independently examined due to the level of total Income. The accounts were approved by the Trustees and Signed on thelr behalf by: Date.. tee