2021-12-31-accounts - Redditch Baby Bank

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Trustees' Annual Report for the period

From Period start date T Period end date 01 January 2021 o 31 12 2021

Section A Reference and administration details

Charity name

Redditch Baby Bank

Other names charity is known by

Registered charity number (if any) 1184165

Charity's principal address 25 Ilmington Close

Matchborough Redditch Postcode B98 0EX

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

Name of person (or body) Dates acted if not for Trustee name Office (if any) entitled to appoint trustee whole year (if any)

1 Sarah Roberts Chair Hannah Trustee
2 Cartwright
3 Louise Martin Trustee
4 Sylvia Henley Trustee
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18 19 20 Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees) Name Dates acted if not for whole year

March 2012

TAR

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

Constitution

(eg. trust deed, constitution)

Charitable Incorporated Organisation How the charity is constituted

(eg. trust, association, company)

Elected by trustees Trustee selection methods

(eg. appointed by, elected by)

Additional governance issues (Optional information)

You may choose to include additional information, where relevant, about:

●policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees;
●the charity’s
organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works;
●relationship with any related parties;
●trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them.

Section C Objectives and activities

March 2012

TAR

Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document Summary of the main activities undertaken for the public beneft in relation to these objects (include within this section the statutory declaration that trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public beneft)	THE OBJECT OF THE CIO IS THE RELIEF OF POVERTY IN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND ELSEWHERE BY PROVIDING CLOTHING, TOILETRIES AND EQUIPMENT FOR BABIES, CHILDREN AND THEIR PARENTS/CARERS TO PERSONS WHO ARE IN CONDITIONS OF NEED, HARDSHIP OR DISTRESS BY REASON OF THEIR SOCIAL AND/OR ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES, AND/OR CHARITIES, OR OTHER ORGANISATIONS WORKING WITH PEOPLE IN NEED, HARDSHIP OR DISTRESS BY REASON OF THEIR SOCIAL AND/OR ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES.
	The trustees declare that they have complied with their duty to have due regard to the guidance on public beneft published by the Charity Commission in exercising their powers or duties. In the past year Redditch Baby Bank has continued working as the only baby bank covering the Redditch and Bromsgrove areas in the following ways: -Continuing to build connections with relevant referral bodies including local charities, NHS midwifery and Health Visiting teams, Social Services teams, Children's Centres, Community Nursing Teams & local charities -Being selected as a charity to beneft from funds raised at the Glastonbeoley event, both raising funds for the charity and raising the profle of the charity in the local area. -Continuing to operate throughout Covid lockdowns with much reduced volunteer availability & having to implement new processes and procedures to keep both volunteers & supported families safe. -Collaborating with other charities and organisations locally to ensure children and families in need were supported throughout the Covid crisis.

Summary of the objects
of the charity set out in
its governing document
Summary of the main
activities undertaken for
the public beneft in
relation to these objects
(include within this
section the statutory
declaration that trustees
have had regard to the
guidance issued by the
Charity Commission on
public beneft)

THE OBJECT OF THE CIO IS THE RELIEF OF POVERTY IN THE
UNITED KINGDOM AND ELSEWHERE BY PROVIDING CLOTHING,
TOILETRIES AND EQUIPMENT FOR BABIES, CHILDREN AND THEIR
PARENTS/CARERS TO PERSONS WHO ARE IN CONDITIONS OF
NEED, HARDSHIP OR DISTRESS BY REASON OF THEIR SOCIAL
AND/OR ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES, AND/OR CHARITIES, OR
OTHER ORGANISATIONS WORKING WITH PEOPLE IN NEED,
HARDSHIP OR DISTRESS BY REASON OF THEIR SOCIAL AND/OR
ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES.

The trustees declare that they have complied with their
duty to have due regard to the guidance on public beneft
published by the Charity Commission in exercising their
powers or duties.
In the past year Redditch Baby Bank has continued working
as the only baby bank covering the Redditch and
Bromsgrove areas in the following ways:
-Continuing to build connections with relevant referral
bodies including local charities, NHS midwifery and Health
Visiting teams, Social Services teams, Children's Centres,
Community Nursing Teams & local charities
-Being selected as a charity to beneft from funds raised at
the Glastonbeoley event, both raising funds for the charity
and raising the profle of the charity in the local area.
-Continuing to operate throughout Covid lockdowns with
much reduced volunteer availability & having to implement
new processes and procedures to keep both volunteers &
supported families safe.
-Collaborating with other charities and organisations locally
to ensure children and families in need were supported
throughout the Covid crisis.

Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)

March 2012

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You may choose to include further statements, where relevant, about:

●policy on grantmaking;
●policy programme related investment;
●contribution made by volunteers.

Section D Achievements and performance

March 2012

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Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year

-Continuing to build connections with relevant referral bodies including local charities, NHS midwifery and Health Visiting teams, Social Services teams, Children's Centres, Community Nursing Teams & local charities

-Being selected as a charity to benefit from funds raised at the Glastonbeoley event, both raising funds for the charity and raising the profile of the charity in the local area.

-Continuing to operate throughout Covid lockdowns with much reduced volunteer availability & having to implement new processes and procedures to keep both volunteers & supported families safe.

-Collaborating with other charities and organisations locally to ensure children and families in need were supported throughout the Covid crisis.

Section E Financial review

March 2012

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Brief statement of the charity’s policy on reserves

Redditch Baby Bank aims to keep approximately three months running costs in reserves. This is also to cover storage costs. To achieve this, we will aim to hold £300 in reserves from unrestricted income.

Details of any funds materially in deficit

The Trustees declare that the charity had no funds which were materially in deficit at the date of the statement of assets & liabilities.

Further financial review details (Optional information)

You may choose to include additional information, where relevant about:

●the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising);
●how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity;
●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) S Roberts Full name(s) Sarah Roberts

Position (eg Secretary, Chair Chair, etc)

Date 13/11/2022

March 2012

TAR

Charity Name Redditch Baby Bank

No (if any) 1184165

Receipts and payments accounts

For the period Period start date from 01.01.2021

Period end date 31.12.2021

CC16a

Section A Receipts and payments

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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
Carry over 2019 752 - - 752 688
Donations 3,129 - - 3,129 2,680
- - - - -
- - - -
- - - - -
- - - - -
- - - - -
- - - - -
3,881 - - 3,881 3,368
Sub total (Gross income for AR)
A2 Asset and investment sales,
(see table).
- - - -
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Sub total - - - - -
Total receipts 3,881 - - 3,881 3,368
A3 Payments
Rent/room hire 1,027 - - 1,027 568
Telephone, internet & postage 29 - - 29 27
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CCXX R1 accounts (SS)

11/16/2022

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Other payments - - - - -
Cost of charitable activities 522 - - 522 1,782
Accounting Software 24 - - 24 130
Advertising - - - - 24
Stationery, printing - - - - 27
Insurance 168 - - 168 -
Donation 125 - - 125 -
Sub total 1,895 - - 1,895 2,558
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A4 Asset and investment
purchases, (see table)
purchase of fixed assets 21 - - 21 58
- - - -
Sub total 21 - - 21 58
Total payments 1,916 - - 1,916 2,616
Net of receipts/(payments) 1,965 - - 1,965 752
A5 Transfers between funds - - - - -
A6 Cash funds last year end - - - - -
Cash funds this year end 1,965 - - 1,965 752
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Section B Statement	of assets	and liabilities at the end of the period	and liabilities at the end of the period	and liabilities at the end of the period
		Unrestricted	Restricted	Endowment
Categories	Details	funds	funds	funds
B1 Cash funds	Bank funds	to nearest £ 1,965 - - 1,965 *Total cash funds*	to nearest £	to nearest £ - - - - - - - -

CCXX R2 accounts (SS)

11/16/2022

B2 Other monetary assets

B3 Investment assets

B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use

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(agree balances with receipts and payments
account(s)) OK OK OK
Unrestricted Restricted Endowment
funds funds funds
Details to nearest £ to nearest £ to nearest £
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- - -
- - -
- - -
- - -
Fund to which Current value
Cost (optional)
Details asset belongs (optional)
Racking Restricted 231 -
Storage Boxes Restricted 86 -
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- -
Fund to which Current value
Cost (optional)
Details asset belongs (optional)
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
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CCXX R3 accounts (SS)

11/16/2022

B5 Liabilities

Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees

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Fund to which Amount due When due
Details liability relates (optional) (optional)
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Date of
Signature Print Name
approval
S Roberts Sarah Roberts 13/11/22
S Henley Sylvia Henley 13/11/2022
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CCXX R4 accounts (SS)

11/16/2022