Company re8iStralion number.. 11522658 Charity regisirdtion number.. 1181769 Period Power {A company limited by guarantee) Annual Report and FInCIal Ststements for the Year En¢kd 31 August 2025 Alextra Group Limited Chartered Certifi¢d A¢couThtststs 7-9 Macon Court Ch¢shir¢ CWI 6EA
PérEod Power CoDtsnts Referenrx and Administrative Detsils Trust¢¢s' Report 2104 Independent Examin&s Report Ststement of Fin8ncial ActivitlC5 Balance She Noies to the Financial StstementS 8t0 13
Period Power Reference and Administrative Details Trustees Linda Allbutt Alison Briggs Susan Elizabeth Moffat Verity Venter Sharon P¢nd¢r Rosemarie Hunter Prlth¢ip#l Office 3 Byonna Gr8¢ sNnertOn Road Ec¢leshall Stafford5hire ST216LD CompaDy Regi8trAtion Number 11522658 Cbgrity Registr*tioD Number 1181769 ADditOT Alextra Group Limited Chartered Certified Accountants 7-9 Macon Court Cheshire CWI 6EA PaB¢ I
Period Power Trustees, Report Thc trustees. who are dire¢tors for the PUTPOSCS of company law, present the annual report together with the financial statements of the ¢haritsble company for the year ¢nd¢d 31 August 2025. Objectives aelivitiu Objeets aim To eradicate period poverty by supplying ¢hariry patthen with period products so that all wom¢n and girls will have access to the correct period protection. To raise awareness of period poverty and to remove the stigna surrounding periods. To Supply period products to women and glS who otherwise would not have access to them. Objeclives, slrotegles a•dadivilies We have supplied ov¢r 150 ¢harities aTyJ Foi)dbkS over the last ttvelve months. Since ¢he paodemic and th¢ cost of livin8 ¢risis we haw¢ included toiletrie5. baby producis arjd cl¢anin8 products as ih¢y have requ¢$ted by tsur partner5. N¥tura]ly, we hav¢ also pmided our core products being period pads 8nd taM[LI. OUT Outgoings each month has increased drasli¢ally Since the pandcmic due to the in¢rea%e in the lo¢at need foI SUPPOn. The tLouf5 8iv£n during the losi twelve months have in¢wsed du¢ to the demand on our setviccs. The average weekly hours given on a voluththry basis are approximately 35 hours per ek. Public benefit The trutt& confiTh that th¢y have complied with the requirernents of 8e¢tion 4 of the Charitie$ Act 2011 to have due regard to th¢ public benefit guidance published by the Charity Commission for England and Wales. Use of volmnleers All of our Trttte$ and voluntews give their lirne frt¢ly and we havenobody on a payroll. Hours per month vary greatly bLrt on averdge tlw will be around 100 per month. Page 2
Period Power Trustee5' Report Achievements alld perfornianee A5 in previous years, the requests for our help has incre&wl ow¢ agoin. Wc are now working wth over 200 centr¢5, foodballks, charities and organisations which 15 something we had never ¢nvisaged, evth two yeaT5 ago. Som¢ Of the Teque5ts we have received hav¢ been from much further afleld, such as Scotland and the South coast. but we have always fow)d a way of working throu this. Two of thc main organisations hav¢ asked for 5UPPOrt in this way are The Field Studi¢s Coun¢il which hag 14 centres throughoui the aThJ WP who 05 The Potteries Shopping C.¢ntre. We are already working with The Pott¢ri¢s Slb)pping Centre and we have been asked to work wtth a couple more of their cenlres ifft th¢ UK. Agplin, we bav¢ managed to fi1 a way whi¢h 1$ WOTkable to both these or8anisations and ourselvcs. Our work with Staff5 Girls and Ladi¢s Football League continues and we were again invited to their FinaEs day where we hosted a stand and Verity gave out ¢ups and mcda15. This is 8 parth¢rship which we treasur¢ and IK)pe to continue for years to come. We were invited a nu]nber of events throughout th¢ y¢or, all of which proved to be ¢xtremely successful in our att¢mpt to talk about the use of reusable p¢riod produds attd distribute thes¢ products to pcoplc who were int¢rest¢d. The work Mith reusable period products has, once again. been made p0s5iblc by Th¢ MerGer Family FouJMlalion and their continud support and donations. We must take thi5 Opportunity of ihanking Arnjadillo Stordge in Stokewon-Tr¢ni who hav¢ off¢r¢d ug our storage space fret of charge and ¢hi$ saving ha5 allowed us to reach out to approximately 15,000 more women and gir18 than would have been possible. A major thanks must be made to our fri¢nd ond long time support, Lyn SIMrpe. who during her tenure of lord Mayor of Siokwn-Trcnl nominated us as one of her chosen charities. Lyn proved w be an amazing lord MayoT, probably the best, and she raised appromatejy £48,000 io be divided between ourse]ves and Emmaus, North Stsffs. We cannot thank her enough. We still have re8ulxr do0[$ supporting our work on a monthly basis and the money they supply us Mith covers much of our n)nning ¢osts. such as travel expenses, accout)tÉnts, insurance etc. Thry hav¢ ixen a coth51anl thoughout our work tryit to eradicale period poverty- Mas$iv¢ thank you to you all. Lty, we have to thank our fabulou5 team of volunteers and Youth Ambassadors have always rtsponded to r¢qu¢sts of help. As this year has been extremely busy they have been ¢alled on far more often than is sometimes fair but tly have always responded positively and with a smile. Thank you guys. Wc wouldnt be able to continuc our work wittUl you. FI1nd8] revlew Poli on reserve Our reserve policy is to knld is £15.000 and this has be¢n dEcida because thi5 wryll 8iv¢ us 12 month operational ¢osis if we h&Ye to without any grants. Free r¢seryes at the end of the period stood al £114,841 (2024.. £81,438) Page 3
Perlod Power Thistses, Report Stryctsr4 yverntsttee manigtment MenDdUm &r¥] arti¢l¢s iD¢orpototsJ 17 Auw)5t 2018 95 4rnthJ&d by wi81 res0110n regI¥Td 4t con4Me$ house on 23 Jaw]4ry 2019. New trslEe we 8PPOitrtttl by fht (JJIrt body of trnJte¢s. Srnall COMnY provlthiD Tjllsrepon h&8 been pryred Ivith th¢ specisl PrnViSiDD8 for fOLnpanirs undcT Part 15 ofthc Compgoxs Act 2006 Tk thiuol rew¢ was aFyroved by the trusteeB of th¢ ¢hwity 0Tr...11 1:.1.kn on its behalf by.. Linda Altb P&8¢ 4
Period Power Independent Examincr's Report to the trustees of Pcriod Power I report on the arGounts ofthe charity for th¢ year ended 31 August 2025 which are sd out on pages 6 to 13 . Respective responsibllitits oltrustte5 aDd examiner The trustees (who or¢ also the directors of the company for the purposes of company law) are responsible for the preparation of th¢ accounts. Thr trustees consider that an audÉt LS Iiot qUIred for this y¢8r under 5¢¢tion 144(2) of th¢ Charities Act 2011 {the 2011 Actl that an independent tMinatIon ts needed. Having $8ti$fied Tnyself that the charity is rtot subj¢ct to audil under company law and is eli8ibl¢ for iDdepcndent exarnittation, it is my r¢sponsibility to.. examine the acg)unts under se¢iion 145 of the 2011 A¢L' to follow the procedures laid down in the general Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 14515Nb) of th¢ 2011 Act. 8nd to State Mthether particular mattcrs have come to my att¢ntion. B#5is of independeDt exAmlner'8 report My examination w&s carried out in a¢¢ordan¢t with Ihe 8enerdl Directions givem by the Charity Q>mmission. examination includes a review of the accounting records k¢pt by th¢ dwity and A ComplsOn of ihe &¢counts presented with those rerords. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the aecounts. and seeking explanations from you as truste¢$ ¢oncernin8 any Such mattErs. The procedures undertaken do not provide 811 the evidenc¢ that would be required in an audit athd ¢on5equently no opinion is 8iven os to wh¢ther the accounts pr¢s¢nt 4 'tw¢ and fair illew, And the repon is limited to those matters Set out in the stat¢ment b¢low. ludependenl txaminer'8 Statement In connection with my exomination. no matter has ¢om¢ to my attention.. 11) which gives me r¢850Trable cause to b¢li¢v¢ that in any material r¢sp¢¢t the requirernents.. to keep aceollDting r¢wrds in accordance with section 386 of the Compani¢5 Aet 2006,. and to prepare a¢wunts which accord with the a¢¢ounting re¢ord5. comply with the accounting requirements of section 396 of the Compantes Act 2006 and with ihe methods and principle5 of the sta¢ent of R¢¢ornmended Praciiee.. Accountin8 and Rep)rting by Charitie5 have not been met. or (2) to which, in my opinion. attetition slK)uld be drawi in order to enable 4 propcr undetstanding of the a¢Ullts to be r¢a¢h¢d. Alextra Group Limited Chartered Certified Actountsnts ACCA 7-9 Mawn Court Cheshire CWI 6EA Page 5
Period Power ststement of Finan¢ial Activities for the Year Ended 31 August 2025 (Including Income and Eipendilure Account and Statem¢Dt of Total Recognised Gains and Losses) Unrestricted fwids Restri¢¢eil funds Total 21125 Note Income 2nd EDdowment8 from: Lkjnations and lega¢ies Investment income 48,374 1,435 48,374 1,435 Total Income 49,809 49,809 xwditure on: Charitable activities {16,406) {2.232) 118,638) Total Exp¢nditw¢ {16,406) (2,2321 {15,638) incomel{expendilu) et movem¢nt to ndS 33,403 {2.232) 31.171 33.403 (2.232) 31,171 Retoncilixtion of fuDds Tolal funds brought fonvard Totsl fimds carried fonyard 81,438 2.232 83.670 114,841 Unrestritted nds 114,841 Total 2014 RestAct¢d fuThd$ Note Intome and Endowments from: Donations and legacies 8,457 2.000 10.457 Totsl In¢om¢ 8.457 2.OQO 10,457 Expendlthre on: ChaTitsble activiti¢$ 17.961 10,000 127,961) Total Expendibjre {17,961) 10,000) {27,961) Net expenditure 9.51)4 8,000) {17,504 Net movement in furyjg (9.504) (8,000) (17.504) ReconciliitKID of fund8 Total funds brought forward Totsl ndS ¢arri¢d fon¥#rd 90,942 10,232 101.174 81,438 2,232 83.670 All of the charity'5 activities d¢riv¢ from ntinUing opemions during the 8Frf>v¢ two periods. Th¢ funds breakdown ftir 2024 is shown in note I l. Pag¢ 6
P70 Power (Reglstrition number: 11522658) Balanté Sheet a8 at 31 AllEt 2025 2025 21ll4 N•te Casts 4t boDk aDd ir¢ h8d L]6,161 84.085 41 Credlton: fgllkng dutwhhiD one yesr 10 .320 114.841 83.670 lldI of tbe ebrSty: RlT1¢t¢d f4¥Jd8 2232 Ur¢]¢¢td funth 114841 81,438 T•tsl thDdJ 83.670 Forihe financial year endiD8 31 AW 2025 the chBrttyw89 rtitleAi to exefftption from audituder settiott 477 of the CornpArriesAct 2006 tela¢itig small COllVDie Th¢ mEmbKs hav¥ rrfrt required the Chity to ublain an •udrt of its aKwnl¥ for th¥ ye4r in qur5tion accoTd4nce with section 476.. and Thc dir¢ctOTS acknowledBE their restmibilitiB5 for corrqJ1g with th¢ r¢quiT¢mMt& of the Act witb Tewt to I¢C(JJLiting rcoYd8 and thepJw8rntion of acci)unts. Thes¢ a¢rouDts have bee4 pr¢p8r¢d iti the prnvisioN applib tti wmpaDies 8ubj¢c¢ to th¢ Small c¢)]llpan7cs rcgime. The fin181 sNft*rrt5 on pBge5 6 th 13 •weT¢ 8ppmv¢d by the truythu. and for imue on Ll...A..,.ts. attd sign¢d on thciTbchalf by.. Thistee Page 7
Period Power Notes to.the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 August 2025 I Chritysts¢ The ¢hartty ts a charity limited by 8uarante¢ and cons¢quenily does not have share capitsl. Each of the tru5tee5 is liabl¢ to contribthe att aTnounl not ex¢¢¢ding £10 tt)WOTds th¢ assets of the charity in th¢ event of liquidation. 2 Aceownt5ng policies Sumtnry •f slgnitSe#nt #CCllUDéing polici¢s 4nd key gccountlne egtlmateg The principal aOut]ting policies applied in the preparation of th¢s¢ financial Sthtements are s¢t out below. These policies hav¢ be¢n ¢onsistenily applied ail the years pr¢s¢nted unless othenvise stated. Ststement ofeompllttte The statements have been prepared in accordance wth Accounting and Reporting by Charities.. Stal¢m¢nl of R¢¢ommended Prn¢iic¢ applicable to charities pr¢paring their a¢¢ounts in aceordan¢¢ with ihe Financial R¢porting Standard applicable itt Ihe UK and R¢publi¢ of Ire]d (FRS 102) l¢ff¢¢iiv¢ l jUry 20151- (Charities SORP (FRS 102}I, the Financial Rep)rting Standard applicable in th¢ UK Republic of Ireland {FRS 1021 and the Companies Act 2006 and c.ompanies A¢t 2011. Bsi$ of preparation Period Power meets the definition of a public benefit entity under FRS 102. A55¢ts and liabiliti¢s are iniiially Te¢ognis¢d at historical e05t or transaction volu¢ unless othen¥ise staled in the relevant accounting policy note5. Golng toneern The trustees wn5id¢r that ihere are no material uncertailltie$ ab¢xrt the ¢harity's ability to contiThue as a going conccm nor any si8nificaM areos of uncertainty that the carrying va]u¢ of assets held by the Charity. Ineomt endowments All income is recogttised otJ¢¢ the ¢harity ha5 entiilement to the income. it is probable that the inwme will be r¢c¢iv¢d and ihe amount of the income rcceivable can be measurtd Teliabty- Donallons 47Mdleg¢ide$ Donations are reeognised when th¢ ¢harity has been notified in writing of both the amount 2nd settlement date. In the event that a donation is subj¢¢t io ¢onditions that require a level of perforni8n¢e by the charity bcfore the charity is entitled lo th¢ fvnds, the inwme is deferred and recogni5ed until either ih05e condition5 are fi]Ily mel, or the fulfilm¢nt of those ¢onditions 15 wholly within the control orth¢ ¢h4rity And it is probabl¢ that th¢$e conditions will be fulfilled in the repotting period. Grants receivowe GTants HT¢ rcco8nised when the charity has an ¢ntiil¢ment to th¢ furlds and atty conditions linked to the grallts have been rnet. Where perfomi8n¢e ¢ondttions ott attached to the and are yet to be met. the incom¢ is rects8lli5ed as a liability aDd included on th¢ bolan¢¢ she¢1 deferred income to be released. Page 8
P¢riod Power Notes to th¢ Financial Statements for th¢¥e4r Ended 31 August 2025 Expenditure All expendiwre is retognised once there is a legal or ¢onstru¢tive obligation to thai expenditure. it is probable settlem¢nt is required and the arnount can be measured reliably. All costs are allocat¢d io the applicable ¢xp¢nditure heading that aggregat¢ Similar ctssts to that cate80ry. Where tosts ¢an]M)t be dir¢¢tly attribul¢d to particular headings they have b¢en alloGated ort a b&8rs consi$t¢nt wilh the use of resources. with central stsff ¢ost$ allocated on the basis of time spent. and depreciation ¢harge5 allocated on th¢ portion of the assd's use. Other support costs are allo¢at¢d based on the spr¢ad of staff Costs. Govern8n¢¢ eosts These inelude the costs attributhble to the charity's complian¢e with ¢onstEtutional aThJ stshrtory rquirem¢nts, including audil, slral¢gi¢ managernent and trustees'$ m¢¢tings and reimbursed expenses. Government grnnls Government grants are recognised bastd on the accruals model and are measured at the fair value of th¢ a5ts received and receivable, Grants are classified &8 relating ¢ith¢r to revenue or to awts. Grants relating io ¢Yvenue arc reco8ni5ed in in¢om¢ over th¢ period in which the r¢laring ¢osts are rec08n1s. Grats Telating to assets are rewgnis¢d over ihe expe¢ted useful life of the w¢t. Wh¢re part of a grant relattng to asset is d¢feffed. it is recognised 3s d¢ferr¢d income. Toxatlon The charity is tonsid¢red lo pass th¢ tests set out in Paragraph I Schedule 6 of the Financ¢ Act 2010 #nd therefor¢ it meeis the definition of a charitable company for UK corporation tax purposes. A¢cordingly. ¢h¢ hprity 15 POteniia]ly exempt from taxation in respect of income or capit81 gains Teceived within categories cover¢d by Chapt¢r 3 Part I l of the Coryorotion Act 2010 or S¢¢tion 256 of the Taxation of Char8eable Gaitis A¢t 1992, lo the extent that $u¢h in¢om¢ or gaRns #re appli¢d ¢]siVelY kn charitsbl¢ purposes. Cash and csh equivlents Cash and CA$h equivalents comprise ¢ash on hand and e&ll deposits. and other short-term highly liquid investh)ents that are readily conv¢rtibl¢ to A known amount of cash &nd are subjeet to an insiEnifi¢ant risk of change tn valve. Fund strudure Unrestricted inwme fimds are gener fi]nds that are available for use at the tTUSte¢s'$ discretion in thrtheranre ofthe objectives of the ¢harrty. Restri¢ied I0]nE funds are those donated for use in a particular Brea or for specific PUTrx)ses, the use of wbich is restri¢t¢d io that area or putyise. Fillntil in¥truments CIwsifieAtif FiTJan¢ial assets and financial liabilities ar¢ r015 when the charity be¢omes a party to the contractual provisions ofthe ItruMent. Finan¢ial liabilitie5 and equity instruments are classifjed according to the substance of th¢ contractua arrangements entered into. An equiry instrument is any contract that evidences & residual interest itj the 855ets of the charity after dducting a]1 of its liabiliiie5. Pa8e 9
Period Power Notes to the Financial Statemertts for the Year Ended 31 Angu$t 2025 3 Ineome from donation5 *nd legaties Utsre5tricted ndq Total 2025 Totsl 21124 General Donations and le8acies' Donatiorts from individuals Grants, inoluding capitsl Graj from other chariti¢s 34.717 34,717 4,457 7,200 7,200 6.¢JOO 41.917 41.917 10,457 4 IDveB¢mtnt Ineome Unrestricted fund$ Total 2025 General Interest r¢¢eivable and similar income., Intrresi receivable on bank derA)$its ,435 1,435 S Expenditsre on eharitable ittivttles Unrestrieted fndS gener%1 Totil 2025 2024 Advertising Events Goods Printing, posts8c and station¢ry Sundry expenses Travellin8 expenses Accountancy Storage Governartt ¢ost$ 395 2.209 9,742 146 ,539 2,861 1,043 103 600 395 2,209 9,742 146 1.539 2.861 .043 103 600 315 3,272 18.077 1,644 505 1,590 240 1.903 415 18,638 18,638 27.961 £16.638 (2024 - £17,961) of the above expEnditure was attributable to unre$tri¢ied funds and £2.00012024 . £IO,ODO) to restricted fiu)d$. Pag¢ 10
Period Power Note8 lo the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 August 2025 6 Anitysis of governADce #lld sUprt costs Governnet eo$ts IJrestrIcted fwids Total 202$ Totsl 2024 Gener1 Ind¢p¢nd¢nt examiner fees Examination of the financial statem¢nts 600 600 415 600 600 415 7 Trus¢e¢s ren)unertlort #nd expense5 During the Ye the charity made the following tr•)sa¢tion5 With tru5t¢e5". Llnda Allbutt £2,116 (2024.. £1.024) of expenses wert reimbursed to Linda Allbutt during the year. Verity Venter £237 {2024.. £251) of ¢xp¢ns¢s wer¢ reimbursed to Verity Venter during the year. No trllstees, nor any persons ¢onnecttd with them. hav¢ re¢eived any remurteration from the ¢harity during the y¢ar. No trustees have Teceived at)y other benefits frorn the charity during the year. 8 ldePendent examiner's remuneratlo 2025 2024 Examination of thc fLnancia] statements 600 415 9 TAX•tlon The charity 15 8 registered charity and is therefore exempt from taxation. 10 CreditOT8: amounts flling dll¢ within 2025 2024 Accn]Jis 1.320 415 Pogell
Period Power Notes to the Financial Ststements TOT the Year Ended 31 August 2025 11 Futtds Balanet at I September 21124 Incoming Resfyurees ¢xpended B8laD¢t at 31 August 2025 UDrestrieted GeneMI Genera] Funds 81.438 49,809 (16,406) 114,841 Restricted fund5 Newbury Trust Coalfields Reg¢nei0rt Tr¢ 232 2,000 (2321 (2.0001 Totsl restricted fvDds 2.232 12.232) To¢•1 funds 83.670 49.809 (18,638 114,¥41 Balance at I September 2023 I¢0m1n8 resources Rewurce expende BalaDee at 31 August 2024 Uttrejtricted fuDdB Generol General Funds 90.942 .457 (17,961) 81,438 Restricted thDds Newbury Ttwst Natioltal Lottery Coalfields R¢gencrdtion Trust 232 10,000 232 {10,000) 2,000 2.0 Tot31 restri¢t¢d funds 10232 2,000 10.000) 2.232 Total futsds 101.174 10,457 127,961 83,670 The specific pwp05¢5 for which the funds are to be applied are as follows: Newby Tru5t- Funding for storage facilities. National Lottery- Seeing Red Goin8 Green Conferen¢¢ and Workshop being January 2024. Page 12
Period Power Notes to the Financial Stst¢ments for the Year Ended 31 August 2025 12 Anatysij Of ne¢ assets between ndS iIDrtstricted funds Cener81 Total funds Current assets Current liabilities 116.161 {1,320 116,161 {1,320 Total net &ssets 114,841 114,841 13 Rdsted party trAnsactions Theff were no relatcd party Iransa¢tions in the year. Pag¢ 13