Trustees’ Annual Report for the period
From Period start date 01/04/2024 To 31/03/2025 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 |
| Summary of the main activities in relation to those purposes for the public |
Para 1.17 and 1.19 |
AT THE HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS DISCRETION, PROVISION OF FREE |
| benefit, in particular, the activities, projects or services identified in the accounts. |
SOFT TOY COMPANIONS TO ACCOMPANY VERY SICK BABIES AND CHILDREN. Through our successful ‘Send a Friend’ campaign we continue to sell a range of soft toys which have funded further soft toys which have been distributed to 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. We have been able to fund private CBT therapy for a young person with severely disabling anxiety, autism and agoraphobia with a noted positive outcome, the young person is now able to go out on a regular basis and has enrolled in education at college. 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 bereavementpeer supportgroups |
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which continues 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 attended institutions to present our work and raise awareness. We have been involved in training hospital staff on child bereavement contributing towards lived experience and evidence based practice. Statement confirming Para 1.18 whether the trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit
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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
SORP reference
| 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 affected by the cost of living crisis. Funds to set up local peer support bereavement groups. Funds to hold an annual Babyloss Remembrance service and Xmas community lunch both with gifts for attendees. |
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| Achievements against objectives set |
Para 1.41 | |
| 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 |
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| The charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising) |
Para 1.47 | |
| 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 |
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| Policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees |
Para 1.51 | |
| 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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Trustee name | Office (if any) | Dates acted if not for whole year |
Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee(if any) |
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| Carla Newby | ||||
| Matthew Meredith- Storer |
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| Amy Meredith- Storer |
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| June Storer | ||||
| Julia Louise Wilson | ||||
– 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
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Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)
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| adviser |
Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)
Exemptions from disclosure
Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details
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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 |
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| Carla Newby | ||
Chair |
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| 12.11.2025 | ||
| 12.11.2025 |
Charity Name THE WOODY AND WINTER FOUNDATION
CC16a
No (if any) 1185243
Receipts and payments accounts
For the period Period start date from 01/04/24
To
Period end date 31/03/25
Section A Receipts and payments
| A1 Receipts | 1802 3516 5318 Unrestricted funds to the nearest £ ) |
to the nearest £ 488 488 Restricted funds |
to the nearest £ Endowment funds |
Total funds to the nearest £ 2290 3516 5806 |
Last year to the nearest £ |
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| Sales | 1802 | 488 | 2290 | 7103 | |
| Donations/Fundraising | 3516 | 3516 | 6203 | ||
| Sub total(Gross income for AR | 5318 ) |
488 | 5806 | 13306 | |
| Sub total Total receipts 5318 A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table). |
488 | 5806 | |||
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| Total receipts | |||||
| 5318 | 488 | 5806 | 13306 |
| A2 Asset and investment sales, | |||||||||
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| Sub total | |||||||||
| Total receipts | 5318 | 488 | 5806 | 13306 |
A3 Payments
| A3 Payments | |||||||||
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| Toys to Sell | 2345 | 2345 | 4165 | ||||||
| Toys to Donate | 558 | 558 | |||||||
| Postage | 131 | 131 | 189 | ||||||
| Fees & Subs | 541 | 541 | 510 | ||||||
| Items Purchased/Cash to Donate | 1384 | 1384 | 3403 | ||||||
| Insurance | 101 | 101 | 101 | ||||||
| Admin/FundraisingExpenses | 140 | 140 | 1609 | ||||||
| Bereavement GroupExpenses | 496 | 496 | 366 | ||||||
| Hall Hire | 36 | ||||||||
| Sub tota | l 5139 | 558 | 5697 | 10379 |
| Hall Hire Sub total |
5139 | 558 | 5697 | 36 10379 |
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| A4 Asset and investment | |||||||||
| purchases, (see table) | |||||||||
| Sub total | |||||||||
| Total payments | 5139 | 558 | 5697 | 10379 | |||||
| **Net of receipts/(payments) ** | 180 | - 70 | 110 | 2927 | |||||
| A5 Transfers between funds | |||||||||
| A6 Cash funds last year end | 5765 | 8995 | 14760 | 11833 | |||||
| **Cash funds this year end ** | 5945 | 8925 | 14870 | 14760 |
Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period
| Categories B1 Cash funds |
Details | to nearest £ 5945 Unrestricted funds |
to nearest £ 8925 Restricted funds |
to nearest £ Endowment funds |
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| 5945 | 8925 | |||
| B2 Other monetary assets B3 Investment assets B5 Liabilities B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees |
Total cash funds Details Details Details Details Signature (agree balances with receipts and payments account(s)) |
5945 |
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