## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period**
## **From Period start date 01/04/2022 To 01/04/2023 Period end date**
**Charity name:** The Woody And Winter Foundation
**Charity registration number:** 1185243
## **Objectives and Activities**
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|Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|FOR THE ADVANCING OF
HEALTH AND THE RELIEF OF
SICKNESS AND SUFFERING
OF THOSE IN, OR USERS OF,
A HEALTHCARE
ESTABLISHMENT, WHO ARE
CRITICALLY ILL BABIES AND
CHILDREN, THEIR
GUARDIANS AND SIBLINGS
BY: (I) AT THE HEALTHCARE
PROVIDERS DISCRETION,
PROVISION OF FREE SOFT
TOY COMPANIONS TO
ACCOMPANY VERY SICK
BABIES AND CHILDREN. (II)
AT THE HEALTHCARE
PROVIDERS DISCRETION,
THE PROVISION OF FREE
RECREATIONAL PRODUCTS,
COMFORTS AND OTHER
INTERACTIVE ACTIVITIES FOR
USE BY VERY SICK BABIES
AND CHILDREN, THEIR
GUARDIANS AND SIBLINGS.
(III) WORKING IN
CONJUNCTION WITH
HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS
AND THE PUBLIC TO
IMPROVE CRITICAL,
TERMINAL AND|
|||BEREAVEMENT CARE
SERVICES
THROUGH RESEARCH AND
INNOVATION|
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|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|AT THE HEALTHCARE
PROVIDERS DISCRETION,
PROVISION OF FREE SOFT
TOY COMPANIONS TO
ACCOMPANY VERY SICK
BABIES AND CHILDREN.
Through our successful
‘Send a Friend’ campaign we
have sold a range of soft
toys which have funded
further soft toys which have
been distributed to many
sick babies, children and
their siblings free of charge.
AT THE HEALTHCARE
PROVIDERS DISCRETION,
THE PROVISION OF FREE
RECREATIONAL PRODUCTS,
COMFORTS AND OTHER
INTERACTIVE ACTIVITIES FOR
USE BY VERY SICK BABIES
AND CHILDREN, THEIR
GUARDIANS AND SIBLINGS.
Fundraising has provided
funds to support trips and
other entertainments for sick
children and their families.
WORKING IN CONJUNCTION
WITH HEALTHCARE
PROVIDERS AND THE PUBLIC
TO IMPROVE CRITICAL,
TERMINAL AND
BEREAVEMENT CARE
SERVICES THROUGH
RESEARCH AND
INNOVATION.|
We continue to provide two free bereavement peer support groups which has also led to a link between members of these groups and our ‘Send a Friend campaign’. The ‘Send a Friend’ campaign provides and innovative way to support parents and families in remembering and honouring their child. We have made a substantial grant to the Birmingham Children’s Hospital Parents Accommodation department to develop a bespoke relaxation room for service users families. Statement confirming Para 1.18 whether the trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit
## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
SORP reference Para 1.38 Policy on grant making Para 1.38 Policy on social investment including program related investment Para 1.38 Contribution made by volunteers 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|The ‘Send a Friend’ campaign
continues to fund small soft toys
which are provided partner
hospitals and services in the UK to
distribute at their discretion to
very sick children and their
families. Families can also
approach or be selected by the
charity directly to receive free gifts
from the scheme.
Fundraising has provided:
Funds to support trips and other
entertainments for very sick
children and their families.
Funds towards guardians caring
for very sick children afected by
the cost of living crisis as well as
helping with funeral costs to
support bereaved parents.
Funds to set up local peer support
bereavement groups.
Funds to hold an annual Babyloss
Remembrance service with
memorialgiftsforattendees.|
## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
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Achievements against
objectives set|
Para 1.41||
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|Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set|Para 1.41||
|Investment performance
against objectives|Para 1.41||
|Other|||
## **Financial Review**
|**Financial Review**|||
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|Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|The charity is in a stable position financially|
|Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|No reserve policy currently but this is in
development as the charity grows|
|Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22||
|Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22||
|Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24||
|Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern|Para 1.23||
## **Additional information (optional)**
## You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
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The charity’s principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising)|
Para 1.47||
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|Investment policy and
objectives including any
social investment policy
adopted|Para 1.46||
|A description of the principal
risks facing the charity|Para 1.46||
|Other|||
## **Structure, Governance and Management**
|Description of charity’s
trusts:|||
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|Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25||
|How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)|Para 1.25|CIO - FOUNDATION|
|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|Elected by trustees|
## **Additional information (optional)**
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Policies and procedures
adopted for the induction
and training of trustees|
Para 1.51||
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|The charity’s organisational
structure and any wider
network with which the
charity works|Para 1.51||
|Relationship with any related
parties|Para 1.51||
|Other|||
## **Reference and Administrative details**
Charity name Other name the charity uses Registered charity number Charity’s principal address
## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity**
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**year**|**Name of person (or body) entitled**
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## – Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved
**Director name**
Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity
**Trustee name Dates acted if not for whole year**
## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others**
Description of the assets held in this capacity
Name and objects of the charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects
Details of arrangements for 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 Name Address adviser**
**Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)**
## **Exemptions from disclosure**
Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details
## **Other optional information**
## **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)** Carla Newby **Position (eg Secretary,** Chair **Chair, etc) Date** 29.01.2024
**THE WOODY AND WINTER FOUNDATION 1185243**
## **Receipts and payments accounts**
**CC16a**
**For the period** 01/04/22 31/03/23 **To from**
## **Section A Receipts and payments**
**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** Sales **3963 3246 7209 7168** Donations **5735 5735 4319** Fundraising **1098 1098 1385** _**Sub total** (Gross income for_ **10795 3246 14041 12872** _AR)_ **A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table).**
_**Sub total Total receipts**_ **10795 3246 14041 12872**
## **A3 Payments**
|Toys to Sell|**4243**||||||**4243**||**5400**|
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|Toys to Donate|**651**||||||**651**|||
|Postage|**463**||||||**463**||**683**|
|Fees & Subs|**456**||||||**456**||**393**|
|Donations|**3702**||||||**3702**||**2382**|
|Insurance|**101**||||||**101**||**101**|
|Admin/FundraisingExpenses|**874**||||||**874**||**1511**|
|Bereavement GroupExpenses|**654**||||||**654**||**263**|
|Xmas Cards to Sell|||||||||**1064**|
|Hall Hire|**559**||||||**559**||**593**|
|**_Sub total_**|
**11702**||||||**11702**||**12390**|
**A4 Asset and investment purchases, (see table)**
_**Sub total**_
|**_Total payments_**|**11702**||||||**11702**||**12390**|
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|**_et of receipts/(payments)_**|**-907**||**3246**||||**2339**||**482**|
|**A5 Transfers between funds**||||||||||
|**A6 Cash funds last year end**|**7124**||**2370**||||**9494**||**9012**|
|**_Cash funds this year end_**|**6217**||**5616**||||**11833**||**9494**|
## **Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period**
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**B1 Cash funds**|**Details**|**to nearest £**
**6217**
**Unrestricted**
**funds**|**to nearest £**
**5616**
**Restricted**
**funds**|**to nearest £**
**Endowment**
**funds**|
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|Signed by one or two trustees on
behalf of all the trustees|Signature||Print|Name|||Date of
approval|
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