Company regtstrdtion number: CE018075
Charity registration number: 1184223
Every Month
(A Charitable Incorporated Or8anisatlon)
Trustee5' Report and Financial Staternents
31 October 2023
Carter Collins & Myer
Chichester House
2 Chichester Street
Rochdale
Lancashire
OLIO 2BG

Every Month
0￿rIty reglstratlon Nr*. 1114211
The Trustees who art also directors of the char6ty forthp wrpa5es of the Companles Att 2(￿6. present thelr
annual report together wlth thÈfinancial ststements of the tharlty. Every Month (the chaiityl forthe year
ended 31 October 2023. The trustee5 have adopted the provisions ofAc(￿nti￿ and Rewrtln8 by Charities:
Statement of Rec¢)rnrnended Pracuce applkablè to thari¢ies preparlng thelr attounts in acc(xdarKe wlth the
nancial Reportln8 Stsndard applicable in the UK and Ireland IFAS 1021 leffectwe l January 20191.
Thè chartty is constltuted as a CIO and beorne a re8lstertd charity (number 11842231 on 3 JU￿ 2019. The
object and powers ofthe ao are ertat41shÈd In IlsBO¥ern1￿ doDJment
The chaTIty Is run by a board of Trustees. Day to day ￿na￿ernent Is by tA￿tte team and a bank of
volunteers. There are no paid members ofstaff.
Thè Trustee5 confirni that they havè ttynplled Ithth sectlon 17151 of the CharttlEs Art 2011 In having paid due
re8ard to the Charltks CommLsslon Sufrda￿ on publrc berth.
Trustees are elected under the term5 of the 8ovemln8 d¢¢tThent. Re6￿￿r reylews are held to Identlfy any
gaps In the expertlse of the btsard ol trurtees and apwntments are made sublect to all trustees, approval.
When It15 necessary to appc4nt nLM¥trustees due to a tru￿ee steppln8 down or where a qap in Iwrd
expertlsels Identlfled, reuuitment beilns inf(ialty th￿8h ihe networks of the board and volunieer team.
Appllcanis are reviewed and 1nte￿eWed. Al trustee5 must approve the apOnth*nt.
Only the trustees may appolnt a new trustee. No other person or exttrnal body15 entltled to appoint any of
the trusteès of the tharlty.
The oblerts ot the tharity are'.111 the ￿1￿1 ol poverty. In partkular bur not exclusfvety, of people Ilvln8 In
Gréatèr Manchester and the surrtyjnding area thrwh providlne period packs contalnlng menstrual hy6￿ne
produets to food bank5, shetters and other services used by peopk experienclng poverty and121 by raisin8
awareness about period poverty and the wider sooal impact of the same. Mensinjal hyglene products refer5
to both dlsF4Jsable and nO￿disPOsal￿t products. We fvlfil ihls purpose by creating and provldln8 period
packs Icontalnlnk tampons, sanitary towels and a thocolate barl to food bank5. shdters, medKal centres,
drop in cllnics and advice ontrts.
fficant devdo
me
Durln8 the accountlng period wt..
strengthened our partnersNp with MarKhE5ter United wrLs and RTC.
Received donatlons from hxal 5POrts teams.
Created and held quizzesto support our fundratsing eflorts.
Cdlaborated wlth local buslnesses and other tharit￿$ to run fundraisrng events, indudln8 tin?ma
nights and packing part*s.
Held packlw parties in local venues and Sch￿￿.
Expanded our publiiity reach thwh media Interviews, indudlwd Mancunian Matter5.
Inueased our presence In the community vrth a 8reaternumber of donation Stat10￿ kn local
businessts.

Gave talks in kxal schools and vmen.s8rc￿ps io raose awareness of pèriod poverry and ways to help
alleviate IL
Strate
ica
roach
We are a volunteer-led organisation and thi5 remained in place during this accounting period followingthe
ontlnued fallout from the Covid-19 pandemit. Our normal volunteer tommunity m(thl rests ¢Jn our packln8
partles whkh afe an Inte8rnl part of how we brln8 volunteers together and hèlp in a practlcal way to prtxluce
the pa(ks that we v￿lMate￿ dlstribute. Our vdunteers also host furvjraising events including Sn thelr
Indfvldual workF4ates (by a5kyn8 others to brin8 in products to go into our packsl. by hosting quizzes either In-
person or online, ￿rti￿pating in $p￿$01td sportire ￿ents on crtjr behalf lindudin8 the marK￿$ter
Marathon) and throu8h ralsln8 awareness about the work we do thrO￿h engagement on our srxlal media
platforrns. Slmilar to last year. durfng thls accauntlng Ferlod we have been abk to host and be part of mfft In
person event& This helps us to maintaln tyjf prestnee withln the communfjty and affc*th us ihe opportunity
to develop new partnerships and donation opwtuthes. We also work wrth vadou$ communitY8roups
Indudlng larger Corporates and smaller local buslnesses such a5 Afflecks pala￿ who provlde us wlth products
to pul Into our padts and houst ¢yJr donat￿rt bins. Our ¢h)nation bins contlnut to be a popular wayfor
businesses to help us. Our work con￿n￿ to tske us to local schools Whe￿ we have spoken about the Wofk
we do and the stLKlents have collected products for u5. We are grateful forthe stroni support we have In our
l¢xal community.
rlng the accountln8 perlod, ￿ contlnued tOTecefve sUPPOrt from local busIne￿e$ and have been able to
hold more in person events, includlng local pub quiue5, onema nl8hts and packing partle5. Following on frgm
last year, we have seen a further increase in requests from l¢xal 8ovemment facilities, such as libraries and
also bcal medlcal centres, Including NHS trusts. food banks ran by hospttal staff for hospltal staff and also
Irorn Indrylduals who are unable lo leave home fcy medical rea$￿$. As outlined last year, WÈ ¢ontlnue to see
greater product donatlons, as opposed to finandal donatlons. We believe thls to be In response to thè
ificreased bud8eJn8 people need to do durfng challen8in8 economic times, wPen donatin8 fi'nanclolly to
¢harlty Is not a prlorlty.
Th15 accountln8 perlod was a tlme ofthan8e, wlth further personnd movements contlnued demand for
our help In ihe post.pandemk world and In ecoMmi¢alty challenBlng ilmes.
Our robust operatlons systems have been Iwther refiMd to e￿ble us to trad¢ supplies and meet Inueasln8
demand for our service5. We continue to to understand our users, need5 and have honed our ability to
Me￿ such demand. for Èxample In supptyln8 Pad•On￿ packs. whe￿ needed. we obtalned and dellvered
products dlrect to those wtho contaa us. Thls has been neCe￿ry to mew speofic indlvidual needs, for
example, those who struggle wrth mcknility or heath issue5 cannot leave ho￿￿.
Our s0¢141 media wesewKe duringthe actountingperiod 5ky•rtd fflalnty due to p¢tsonn*l thanges. but we
contlnue to work on Wa￿ to Improve our sodal medla preserKe and we hope to see results In the n
accountin8 period. Some trustees recruited In the last accounting Per￿￿ have also rn￿ed on. However, 8iven
the commitment of our volunt&rs and the board. we remain adaptable and have strurtuies in plate to
weather such cha￿eS.

Financial review
Our accounting process Is based an a(tmals basis. At thr$ 5tsge, and gNen that the charity Is Sn Infancy.
we wlll be seeklng apprqjriate athiKe on the le¥el of resewve to maintain goingfoTh¥ard in orderto adequatelv
meet our statutory obligatron5. Thi5 will be re8ularty reAewed by the trurtees a5 Wt of assessir* ¢wr
strate8ic needs goin8 fon¥ard.
DUrf￿ the period ended 31 otte&tr 2023, the tharlty recelved a totsl irKome of £2.67512022.. £3.968,1.
Expenditure totaled £5,13112022- £5.9711.
HrAdin
There is currently no reseThes pollcy In place. Atthi5 stsge. and eiven that the tharity is in Its infancy, we wfill
be seeking approprlate advke ¢>n the level of reserve to malntaln goin8 forward in order to adequately meet
ourstatutory 0bl18at￿n$. This wll be regularty reviewed by trustees as part of assessln8 our strategic
eeds goin8 forward.
reserves
What we
ntto
oln
ft+rward
One of our tharitsble aims is to ralse awaren¢55 about perlod po¥erty. Our soclal medla presence ha5 Proven
Instrumental in achlevlng thls. We also have a template contart your local MP letter on wetslte ￿ that
people have an actessible and easy wayto help effect change and raise awarenets.
In the futu￿, we want to sèt En￿and adopt6n8 the same Law ¥ In ￿0t[and, to make period Pr￿u￿5 free for
all. Wè are encouraged ty cOntIn￿ media discussion amund perfods generally Ipartlcularly In rela￿0Th to
women and sptrtl to alleviate the taboo that sadly ￿111 exJ5ts. Ho4b*¥er. further work remalns and we want to
see further normallsatk+n of perlods in ￿der$oc￿.
We w￿al￿ Ilke greater ¢aMpaS8nl￿ to ralse awareness obwt poverty and to htlp empower people to
overcorne poverty throu8h 8reater acce5S to wodtxts and str¥ices to svpport people in need. In these
thalltn8in8 economlc tlmes, we have seen a di5tinrt shrft In requests for a35iStance. Requests now tome
from establlshed insthulions suth as NHS trusts and Itrtal 8overnment. We wènt to See perlod Fwrty bein8
t tbt lore of the political agenda as part of a naI￿al commitmellt to a¢4dress poverty ai large. AIthou8h
positive. the abolitloTh of ihe tampon tax has not made a SIZea￿e dIffere￿e to affordabillty of products as
compaThles Instead raised the prf¢e of products.
Plans
We h¢)pe to continue wr work as an en8ayd, experienced and athe ljoard that Is ful￿ refflèttfve ofthe
sodety we live in and of those we setye.
oln
forw¥d
We wlll also alm to meet the IncTea5tn8demnd5 1)n our serv1￿. We contlrnJously assess and Interrogate
e¥pendlture for a￿a$ in whKh it can be reduced. To this end. we also •irn to Increase ovr applltatloThs lor
funding and 8rants where are avablablé. This will hdp cemeni lon8-term operatlons ?￿d ensure wt
serve those most in need.
Otsr core ambltion 15 that the Feople we seThe ￿11 rm) bnger ￿qUire our service or need u$ to champion the
Issue of period poverty. Until everyone has access to period products we wlll not stop. We want to play a role
In Influencln8 the tacklln8 of Per￿ poverty and endlng the period stigma fvll stop.
We believe everyc￿e should have atte55 to period products. It ts not r*ht that a baslc heilthcare need is only
open to th￿ who tan afford to bLry perlod prod￿ts.
We feel incredibty gratefvl tothose Imve SUp￿ted us before. during and afterthis a(£tyJnting period in
contlnued challenging times. We look fonprdnl to bjilding our existire relatio￿hips and forgln8 new ones to
help the charity 80 from strewh lostre￿.

AEFEREPICEAND ADMINISTrATIVE DETAILS
Reglstered Company Number
CE018075 IEn8land and Walesl
Realstered oifKe
7 TheGro¥e
St¢xkport
Cheshire
SK2 6au
Trugtees
Ms H Azlz Trustee
Ms A Hall Trustee
Ms R Candlln Tnjstee IResl8ned IOJul¥ 20231
Ms L Konomoore Tnjstee
Ms C Thomas Trusiee
Ms E KenneolTnJstee IResl8ned 13 June 20231
Ms E Whlte Trurtee IAppolnted 24 July 20231
AppToved by order ol the toard of tTU5tees on 23rd Au8USt 2024 and 5¥r*d ￿ its behaw by..
Ms Hannah Aziz-Trustee

Independent Examiners, Report
to the mernbers of Every Month
I report on the unaudfried accounts of Every Morth forthe year ended 31 October 2023 whlch comprise the
statement of Financial AttNlties. the Balance Sheet, the Cashflow Statement and the rèlated notes. The financlal
reportin8 framework that has been applled In thelr preparation is applicable Liw and the United Klngdom
AccouAtin8 Standards Iunited Ki￿d0M Genèrally Accèpted Accountin8 Prarticel, includln8 FRS 102 The
Flnancial Reportln8 Standard applicable in the UK arsd Republic of Ireland..
Aeyperth￿ f•Spon￿b￿tkn$ oftNsth• and *￿mOneY
The trustees (who are also the dirertors of the company for thè purposes of Company lawl are responslble for
the preparatlon of the accounts. The trurtee5 consider that an audlt Is not rèquired for this year under sectlon
43121 of the chari￿es Art 2011 (the 2011 Artl and that an indepen(lent examination is needed.
l am qualffied to undertake the examination, belng a qual1f￿ member of the As%KSatlon of Internatlonal
Accountants
Havln8 satisfied myself that the charity is not subject to audrt under company law and is eli8ible for Independent
examlnatbon. It Is my responslbilltyto..
examlnè the attounts under sertlon 145 ofthe 2011 Art:
to follow the procedure laid down In the Éeneral Dlrertlon5 8fven by Charlty
Commlsslon under sertlon 14515llbl of the 2011 Act,. and
to state whether particular matters have come to my attentlon
Bx15 of IndeperKlent EKamln•¢s R•pDrt
My examination was carried out In accordance with 8eneral Dlrectlons glven by the Charily Comm155lon. An
examlnatlon includes a revlew of the accountln8 records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts
presented with those records. A also Indudes conslderation of any unusual items or dlsclosures In the accounts,
and seeklng explanatlons from you as trustees concemln8 any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not
provlde all the evldence that would be requlred in an aud￿ and consequently no oplnlon 1$ S￿en as to whether
the accounts present a *rue and falr vlew, and the rèport bs limited to those matters set out In the statement
below,
Inde￿ndent Exwnlnerfs Ststemerf Report
No matters have come to my attentlon In the 2023 Flnandal Statements, whith me
111 reasonable cause to belbeve that In any maierlal respett the requlrernents:
to keep attounting records in a¢¢ordance vAth sectlon 386 of the Companies Act 2CO6, and
to prepare accounts which accord wlth the a¢¢ountlng retords, compty with the accountin8 requlremtnt of
sertion 396 of the Companbes Art 2(KJ6 and wth methods and principles ol the Statement of
Aecommended Pra¢tl¢e- Attountln8 and Reporting byTharities
Have not been met: or
121 to whlch. In my oplnlon, attentlon should be drawn in order to enable a proper underrtanding of the
account5 to be reached.
Carter Collins and Myer Accountants
DATE: 27 August 2024

Every Month
Statem•nt of Mnandal Artl¥ftl•s farth• Y**r End￿ 31 October 2023
Funds
202J
Total
2023
Total
2022
Incomlni fftsources
Donations and legacies
Income ffom charltable activitles
other Income
2,611
64
2.611
3,918
50
Total Incomlni ve50urc•s
2,675
2,675
3,968
R•sourc•s •xp•nd•d
Raislng Funds
Charrtable Activities
Other
4.063
4,063
1.068
5,227
744
Totsl r•sourc•s •xpend•d
5.131
5.131
5,971
Net movement In lund$
12.4561
101
12.4561
IZ.OJ21
Transfers between lunds
Totsl funds brou8ht forward
12.098
12,098
14,101
Total funds carded forward
9.642
10}
9,642
12,098
The statement of financial activtties indudes all gains and losses in the year.
All incomln8 resources and resources expended derive from ¢ontinuln8 actlvftles.

Every Month
6*arte Sheet as at ao Awll 2023
2023
2022
Current Assets
Dèbtors
Cash at bank and In hand
9.642
9.642
9.642
12.098
Cred￿0￿%
Amounts falllni du• In one year
Net Currenl As5•ts
Amountslallng due
after more than one year
Net A55ets
Fund5 of ihe Ch•rlty
Unrestrirted funds
Restricted fund5
9.642
9,642
12.098
Total Funds
The charitable company Is entItl￿ to exemptlon from audlt under Sealon 477 of the Compan5e5 Act 2006 forthe
vear ended 31 December 2021.
Tht members have not requlred the charttable company to obtain an audlt of tts flnanclal staiements for the
vear ended 31 December 2021 in accordance wlth Sectlon 476 of the Companle5 Act 2l￿6.
The trustees a¢knowled8e theSr responslbllltles for
ensurlng thai the charitable company keeps accountlng records that Comp￿ wtth Sectlons 386 aThJ 387
ofthe Companles Act 2CK)6 and
preparln8 financial statements whkh give a true and falr vlew of the state of affalrs of the charltable
company as at the end of each financlal year and of Its surplus or defictt for each financial year in
accordance wlth tht r*quifement5 of Sectlons 394 and 395 and t*thich othtrwise comply wlth the
requirements olthe Companles Act ZL¥J6 relatin8 to financlal statements. so far as appllcable to the
charitable company.
These fSnanclal statements have been prepared in actordanee ￿￿th the specfjal pro￿$10￿5 of Part 15 of the
Companies Act 2006 relatlng to small charitable companie5 and with the Statement of Re¢ommended Pracllce
applicable to ¢har6tle5 PTeparln8 thelr accouTrts In accordancè wlth the FinarKlal RepNtlng Standard appli¢able In
the UK and Republlc of Ireland IFRS 1021 leffecti¥e l January 20151.
Approved by the Board and ￿8fted on their behalf by:
H Aziz
Trustee
Approved by the board on 23 Au8USt 2024

Every Month
At¢ountin8 polkles
Basis of pl•￿ratIOn
The fina￿la1 statements of the charltable company, which Is a public benefit entty under FRS 102. have been
prepared in accordance with the Charities SORP {FRS 1021'Accountin8 and Reporting by Charitie5'. Statement of
Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance wlth the Flnan¢lal
Reportin8 Standard applicable In the UK and Republlc of Ireland IFRS 1021 leffectfve i January 20191,. Flnanclal
Reportin8 Standard 102 The Flnanclal Rep)rtln8 stsnd•rd 3ppll¢able In the UK and Republic of Ireland, and the
Companles Act 2(￿. The flnancial ststements have been prepared under ihe hlstor6cal cost convention.
IMom•
All income Is recognlsed In the Ststernent of Flnanclal Artmtles once the ¢harrty h39 entltlement to the funds. It
15 probable that the Income wlll be recel¥ed and the amount can be measured reliably.
Exp•ndltur•
Liabilrties are recognised a5 eXpend￿Ure as 500n as there 15 a kgal or constnKttve obllgatlon commtttlng the
charlty to that expendlture, It Is probable that a transfer of e¢onoml¢ beneflts will be required In settlement
and the amount of the obllgatlon can be measured rellabty. Expenditure is accounted for on an accruals basis
and has been dassified under headin85 that a6gre8ate all cost related to the category. Where costs cannot be
dlrectly attributed to particular headin8S thty have been all¢xated to artivities on a bas15 conslstent wlth the
use of resources.
Tamtlon
The charity is exempt from tax on income and Bain5 falling Within SS05 of the income & Corporatlon Taxes Art
1988 IicfA 19981 or S256 of the Taxation of Char8eable Gains Art 1992 to the extent that these are applled to
Its chafltable objects. No tsx charges have arlsen In the chailty.
Fund accountl
Unrestrirted funds can be used in a¢cordatxe with the tharitable objectives at the dlKretlon of the trustees.
Restricted funds only be used for partlcular restrlrted purposes wlthln the objects of the charlty.
Restrktlons arlse when specllled by the donor or when funth are rabsed for particular restricted purposes.
Further explanatlon of the nature and purpose of each fund Is Included In the notes to the financlal
Tru5te•s renum•ratlon and •xp•n5•5
There were no trustees, remuneratlon or other beneffts for t￿ year ended 31 Ortober 2023 nor for the year
ended 31 Ortober 2022.
There were no trustees, ey4Jenses paid forthe year ended 31 October 2023 nor forthe ￿ar ended 31 Ortober
2022.

Notes to the $￿em￿rtS ol financial Artl¥lt*s
Incom• from
2023
2022
Donatlons and legacies
2,611
2,611
3,918
2,611
Incom1￿ from CharStalA• Acllvbtl•s
Unresirfrtod Re5trlrted
2023
2022
Other Charitsble Actlvttles
50
50
Expendltur• on ralilry fvnds
Unr¢strkt•d Resirkted
2023
2022
Rent I room hlre
Purchases
Computer runnink costs
Prlntln& postage & stationery
2322
674
936
130
2.322
674
936
130
2,702
1,099
1,305
121
Unrnstrf¢t•d R•rtrlcted
2023
io
Accountancy servlces
1,068
744
744
N•t In￿me
Unrestrlrt•d R•rtrkted
2023
N•t Income
Fund5 brought forward
12,4561
12098
12,4561
12098
9642
Fund
Mov•m•nt
At
01114.2022
IrKom1￿ Out8oFn8 Trnnsl•rs
At
31.03.2023
Unrestrkted Funds
General Funds
12.098
2.675
15,1311
9.642
12,098
675
15.1311
9,642
Totsl Funds
75


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