## **Lauren’s Legacy** Charity Registration Number 1185181 ## **Annual Report** ## **Receipts & Payments Account** For The Year 1[st] August 2023 to 31[st] July 2024 **Lauren’s Legacy** ## **Legal & Administrative Information** |**Trustees**|Mrs S J Gill| |---|---| ||Mr J Lambley| ||Mr D Marsh| ||Mr K Fraser| ||Ms R Gill| ||Mr K Elliott| ||Mrs E Elliott| |**Charity Number**|1185181| |**Principal Address**|21 Pennine Way| ||Heage| ||Belper| ||Derbyshire| ||DE56 2TE| |**Independent Examiner**|Simon Brooks MAAT| ||24 Mill Lane| ||Codnor| ||Derbyshire| ||DE5 9QF| **Lauren’s Legacy** ## **Trustees Report** The trustees present their annual report and receipt and payments account for year ended 31[st] July 2024. The charity had an income of £104,388 in the year and is eligible for independent examinations. As the charity is below the larger charity threshold it may also prepare a simple annual report along with a Receipt and Payments Account, in accordance with the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008. ## **Objectives and activities** Lauren’s Legacy was established in September 2019. The trustees’ objectives are that Lauren’s Legacy provides support to young people and their families who are undergoing treatment for cancer. The assistance provided is designed to help with quality of life or specific requests by provision of wishes. This support could be in the form of respite breaks, concert tickets, provision of travel grants, provision of technology such as laptops, tablets or iPads to enable communication and study whilst isolated and/or hospitalised. Other suitable grants and equipment are considered as determined by the Trustees to add quality to life or anything that can make life better during this di�cult time. The trustees also pay due regard to guidance issues by the Charity Commission in deciding which activities the Trust should undertake. ## **Achievements and performance** The trustees work with the Teenage Cancer Trust, Young Lives Vs Cancer and regional cancer centres who refer families to them for help. The primary focus is young people between the ages of 13 and 24 living in the East Midlands area, but requests from other areas and age groups are also considered. Since the charity’s formation, more than 144 wishes have been granted. These are as diverse as one to one swimming lessons, climbing lessons, tablets, laptops, smartphones, Lego Sets and holidays. All of these are designed to provide some joy during this di�cult time. The charity has also provided short breaks and holidays at its own holiday home for than 60 families. The charity achieved their biggest target in March 2024 and upgraded their existing holiday home to a larger lodge for families to use. The new property is still situated on the same holiday park, but is more spacious, allowing larger families to visit. The trustees welcomed their first guests to their new lodge in early June 2024 and have opened applications for holidays and short breaks to all the Teenage Cancer Centres within the UK. ## **Financial Review** The charity has had another amazing year with many fundraising events. The monthly lottery continues to be in huge demand, and the charity is now sponsored by Belper Meadows Cricket Club and Peak Mortgages and Protection in Belper. In September 2023, the charity became Barratt and David Wilson Homes (North Midlands) Charity of the Year. The division raises funds for the charity by hosting Corporate Golf and Football Tournaments along with employee led events such as Director Sliming, Bake Sales and other events. Any fund the division raise is also matched by the Barratt Foundation, a stand-alone charity which focuses on helping local charities and communities through the UK. The generous donation will go a long way in assisting to fund the day-to-day costs of the Holiday Lodge so that families can continue to receive much needed respite breaks. The charity also continues to have a fantastic support from independently run fundraising events that have been organised by the public. ## **Lauren’s Legacy** ## **Trustees Report continued** ## **Reserves Policy** The trustees have anticipated that the day to day running costs of the holiday lodge will be in the region of £10,000 per annum. The trustees estimate that the cost of granting wishes and supporting patients will be approximately £25,000 per annum. With the charity having cash reserves of £62,922 the trustees feel they have su�cient reserves to ensure the continuation of it’s work should the anticipated levels of donations dramatically reduce. ## **Future Plans** The Trustees of Lauren’s Legacy all have personal experience of how devastating a cancer diagnosis for a young person can be. Whilst the treatment received from the NHS is excellent, along with Macmillan Nurses providing support, sometimes there is a need to provide additional support to meet a specific need to bring some joy to a person and family. It is this area that the trustees at Lauren’s Legacy wish to occupy by granting wishes and to o�er stays in our own holiday lodge to o�er much needed quality family breaks. Just to know that here are organisations out there, non-medical, that can help when asked, can provide a feeling of support. The charity is a small flexible charity which can respond quickly, often within days, after a request for help. The charity continues to consist of trustees who take no personal expenses or costs from being involved in running the charity. ## **Structure, governance and management** The charity is controlled by its governing document, a deed of trust and constitutes an unincorporated charity. The trustees who served during the year end and up to the date of signature of this report were: |Mrs S J Gill|Mr J Lambley|Mr D Marsh| |---|---|---| |Mr K Fraser|Ms R Gill|Mr K Elliott| |Mrs E Elliott||| New trustees are recruited upon the resignation of any existing trustee. The current board of trustees see no need to increase the number at present. The trustee’s report was approved by the Board of Trustees. Mrs S J Gill ## **Trustee** 25[th] May 2025 **Lauren’s Legacy** ## **Independent Examiners Report** I report to the trustees on my examination of the Receipts and Payments account of Lauren’s Legacy for the year ended 31[st] July 2024. ## **Responsibilities and basis of report** As the trustees of the trust, you are responsible for the preparation of the financial statements in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (the Act). I report in respect of my examination of the Trusts accounts carried out under S145 of the Act and in carrying out my examination, I have followed the applicable directions given by the Charity Commission under S145(5)(b) of the Act. ## **Independent Examiners Statement** I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect: - Accounting records were not kept in accordance with Section 130 of the Act, or - The accounts to do accord with the accounting records. I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. **Simon Brooks MAAT** 24 Mill Lane Codnor Derbyshire DE5 9QF Dated – 25[th] May 2025 **----- Start of picture text -----**
Charity Name No (if any)
Lauren's Legacy 1185181
Receipts and payments accounts CC16a
For the period Period start date Period end date
To
from 01/08/2023 31/07/2024
Section A Receipts and payments
Unrestricted Endowment
Restricted funds Total funds Last year
funds funds
to the nearest
to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £
£
A1 Receipts
Barratt Homes Donation 17,823 - - 17,823 -
8,857 - - 8,857 6,662
General Donations
Collection Boxes 461 - - 461 599
Pin Badge Donations 21 - - 21 -
LOZMCC Donations 38,719 - - 38,719 37,290
Annual Fashion Show - - - - 731
3rd Party Events 18,812 - - 18,812 2,663
Facebook Donations 4,775 - - 4,775 6,516
Just Giving Receipts 3,886 - - 3,886 406
Lauren's Lottery 11,010 - - 11,010 11,940
Other Income 25 - - 25 98
Sub total (Gross income for AR) 104,388 - - 104,388 66,904
A2 Asset and investment sales,
(see table).
- - - - -
- - - - -
Sub total - - - - -
Total receipts 104,388 - - 104,388 66,904
A3 Payments
Patient Gifts 17,486 - - 17,486 9,910
Lauren's Lottery Costs 7,000 - - 7,000 7,005
Stationery & Postage 547 - - 547 68
Licencing 20 - - 20 199
Payment Fees 50 - - 50 19
Accountancy Fees 570 - - 570 540
Miscellaneous 542 - - 542 970
Holiday Home Operating Costs 8,575 - - 8,575 6,654
Raffle Prizes - - - - 408
Sub total 34,790 - - 34,790 25,774
A4 Asset and investment
purchases, (see table)
Holiday Home 67,995 - - 67,995 -
- - - - -
Sub total 67,995 - - 67,995 -
Total payments 102,785 - - 102,785 25,774
Net of receipts/(payments) 1,603 - - 1,603 41,130
A5 Transfers between funds - - - - -
A6 Cash funds last year end 61,319 - - 61,319 -
Cash funds this year end 62,922 - - 62,922 41,130
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CCXX R1 accounts (SS) 27/05/2025 1 ## **Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period** |**Categories**
Signed by one or two trustees on
behalf of all the trustees
**B1 Cash funds**
**B2 Other monetary assets**
**B4 Assets retained for the charity’s**
**own use**
**B5 Liabilities**
**B3 Investment assets**
CCXX R2 accounts (SS)|Signature
**Details**
**Details**
Holiday Home - Purchased 010524
Funds Held In Bank Account
PayPal Balance In Account
**Details**
**Details**
**_Total cash funds_**
(agree balances with receipts and
payments account(s))
**Details**
2|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**Restricted funds**
**to nearest £**
**to nearest £**
**48,471**
**-**
**14,451**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**62,922**
**-**
OK
OK
**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**Restricted funds**
**to nearest £**
**to nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**Fund to which**
**asset belongs**
**Cost (optional)**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**Fund to which**
**asset belongs**
**Cost (optional)**
Unrestricted
**148,952**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**Fund to which**
**liability relates**
**Amount due**
**(optional)**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
Print Name
Sally Gill
Elaine Elliott|**Endowment**
**funds**
**to nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**| |---|---|---|---| ||||**-**| ||||OK| ||||**Endowment**
**funds**
**to nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**Current value**
**(optional)**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**Current value**
**(optional)**
**148,952**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**When due**
**(optional)**
Date of
approval
28/05/2025
28/05/2025
27/05/2025|