## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period**
**From 06/04/2020 Period start date To 05/04/2021 Period end date**
## **Charity name: The Independent Birth & Education Trust - TIMBET**
## **Charity registration number: 1184791**
## **Objectives and Activities**
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|Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|Advancement, training, education, CPD,
Research in IM Practice. Advancement of
health & welfare of all families who need an
Independent Midwife.|
|Summary of the main
activities in relation to those
purposes for the public
benefit, in particular, the
activities, projects or
services identified in the
accounts.|Para 1.17 and
1.19|Support of birth choices by paying travel
expenses to IMs who have offered service
for free (gratis time). Paying for private
services not available in NHS to support
families in breast feeding or birth choices.
Supporting current campaigns which are
directly supporting Independent Midwifery
practice and supporting Independent
Midwives to access appropriate legal
support in investigations.|
|Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|**All Trustees are sent by post, a copy of**
**te charity commission guidance**
**documents by company secretary.**|
## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
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|Policy on grant making|Para 1.38|**Would need Trustee discussions and**
**vote. No grants issued in this financial**
**year.**|
|Policy on social investment
including program related
investment|Para 1.38|**Non taken**|
||Para 1.38|**TIMBET has no volunteers at this time.**|
Contribution made by volunteers **NA** Other
## **Achievements and Performance**
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|Summary of the main
achievements of the charity,
identifying the difference the
charity’s work has made to
the circumstances of its
beneficiaries and any wider
benefits to society as a
whole.|Para 1.20|Due to the corona virus pandemic, yet
again Timbet Charity has supported
families who’s birth choices were
withdrawn.
Support given to set up and run the IMUK
Conference, which was then postponed to
2022.
Support of an IMs legal fees for an NMC
investigation.
Private Tongue Tie division
Birth Trauma debriefing.|
## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
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|Achievements against
objectives set|Para 1.41|**See Below**|
|Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set|Para 1.41|Due to the Corona Virus pandemic, most
charity fund raising was again abandoned.
Some face to face began in the latter part
of 2021 at ARM conference.
Trustees were seconded to support NHS
111 & 119 services. Planning will begin in
2022 for face to face workshops.|
|Investment performance
against objectives|Para 1.41|**NA**|
|Other||**NA**|
## **Financial Review**
|**Financial Review**|||
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|Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|**Completed by Timbet Treasurer**|
|Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|**No Reserves held**|
|Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|**NA**|
|Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22||
|Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24|**Not In Deficit**|
|Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern|Para 1.23|**Plans to continue as the covid pandemic**
**eases and able to plan face to face**
**fundraising.**|
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|The charity’s principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising)|Para 1.47|**Easyfundraising – 54 subscribers**
**GoFundMe platform**
**Facebook birthday contributions**
**Promotion at Conferences.**|
|Investment policy and
objectives including any
social investment policy
adopted|Para 1.46|**Nil Achieved due to pandemic.**|
|A description of the principal
risks facing the charity|Para 1.46|**The Global Corona Virus pandemic has**
**continued to cause difficulties in face to**
**face fundraising. Opportunities began**
**to be advertised during November 2021.**
**More are planned for 2022**|
|Other|||
## **Structure, Governance and Management**
|Description of charity’s
trusts:|||
|---|---|---|
|Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|**CIO Foundation**|
|How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)|Para 1.25|**CIO**|
|Trustee selection methods
including details of any
constitutional provisions e.g.
election to post or name of
any person or body entitled
to appoint one or more
trustees|Para 1.25|**Selections were made by need and**
**experience. No further trustees added**
**this year. No changes**|
## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
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|Policies and procedures
adopted for the induction
and training of trustees|Para 1.51|**No new trustees.**|
|The charity’s organisational
structure and any wider
network with which the
charity works|Para 1.51|**Timbet Charity will be working closely**
**with Independent Midwives UK, a social**
**enterprise and membership**
**organisation of Independent Midwives.**|
|Relationship with any
related parties|Para 1.51|**IMUK – Social Enterprise.**|
|Other|||
## **Reference and Administrative details**
|Charity name|TIMBET|
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|Other name the charity uses|The Independent Midwifery Birth & Education Trust|
|Registered charity number|1184791|
|Charity’s principal address|17 Long Row
Ditherington
Shrewsbury
SY1 4DF|
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**year **|**Name of person (or body) entitled**
**to appoint trustee (ifany)**|
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||Thomas Hill|Treasurer|06/0/2019||
||Amanda Garside|CompanySecretary|06/09/2019||
||Kemi Johnson|Trustee|30/09/2019||
||Judith Barnett|Trustee|06/09/2019||
||Amanda Burleigh|Trustee|06/09/2019||
||Jane Ashwell
Carter|Chair / Trustee|06/09/2019||
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## – Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved
**Director name NA**
Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity
|**Trustee name**|**Dates acted if not for whole year**||
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## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others**
Description of the assets NA held in this capacity Name and objects of the NA charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for NA safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets
## **Additional information (optional)**
## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**
|**Type of**
**adviser**
**Name**
**Address**|**Type of**
**adviser**
**Name**
**Address**|**Type of**
**adviser**
**Name**
**Address**|
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|**Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)**|||
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## **Exemptions from disclosure**
Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details
**NA**
## **Other optional information**
**NA**
## **Declarations**
**The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.**
**Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees**
**Signature(s) Full name(s) Position (eg Secretary, Chair, etc) Date**
|**Date**|**Invoice**|**Amount**||
|---|---|---|---|
|30th April 2020|Stripe||£78.48|
|6th May 2020|Paypal||£540.00|
|21st May 2020|Amazon||£5.00|
|27th May 2020|Easy Fundraising||£80.99|
|30th June 2020|Stripe||£44.17|
|15th July 2020|Paypal||£578.72|
|21st August 2020|Easy Fundraising||£80.30|
|28th August 2020|Paypal||£519.10|
|21st September 2020|Paypal||£100.00|
|22nd October 2020|BCMY||£5.00|
|30th October 2020|Paypal||£135.59|
|16th November 2020|Easy Fundraising||£36.58|
|11th February 2021|Amazon||£7.79|
|31st March 2021|Easy Fundraising||£20.24|
||**Total**||**£2,231.96**|
|**Date**|**Invoice**|**Amount**||
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|6th April 2020|Starbots||£459.60|
|1st May 2020|Hiscox||£13.53|
|6th May 2020|Starbots||£459.60|
|15th May 2020|IMUK||£78.48|
|1st June 2020|Hiscox||£13.53|
|1st July 2020|Hiscox||£13.53|
|15th July 2020|IMUK||£44.17|
|21st July 2020|Expenses for Amanda||£161.00|
|21st July 2020|Expenses for Jane||£84.00|
|3rd August 2020|Hiscox||£13.53|
|2nd September 2020|Givey Charity||£525.00|
|2nd September 2020|Hiscox||£13.53|
|1st October 2020|Hiscox||£13.53|
|1st December 2020|Hiscox||£14.80|
|3rd December 2020|Paypal Payment||£1.34|
|4th January 2021|Hiscox||£14.76|
|21st January 2021|Expenses for Jane||£150.00|
|1st February 2021|Hiscox||£14.76|
|1st February 2021|Paypal Payment||£15.68|
|8th February 2021|Expenses for Kemi||£150.00|
|1st March 2021|Hiscox||£14.76|
|1st April 2021|Hiscox||£14.76|
||**Total**||**£2,283.89**|
|**Balance at**|**06/04/2020**|£780.15|
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|Income||£2,231.96|
|Expense||£2,283.89|
|**Balance at**|**05/04/2021**|£728.22|
_Checked against Bank Statement_
_Checked against Bank Statement_