2024-10-31-accounts - Chernobyl Children (East Midlands)

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Trustees’ Annual Report for the period

From 1 November 2023 Period start date To 31 October 2024 Period end date Charity name: Chernobyl Children (East Midlands

Charity registration number: 1185795

Objectives and Activities

	SORP reference
Summary of the purposes of the charity as set out in its governing document	Para 1.17	The relief and assistance of children and their families in Belarus and the Ukraine who are the victims of the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear disaster, in particular by raising funds to support the charitable work of organisations established to: (a) enable afected child victims to visit the UK for recuperative breaks; (b) alleviate social and economic hardship in afected families.
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	Chernobyl Children (East Midlands) has established systems of governance and liquidity. Close contact has been maintained with Chernobyl Children's Lifeline (The helping hand for Ukraine) which is the main benefciary of the Charity's grant making.
Statement confirming whether the trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit	Para 1.18	The trustees of Chernobyl Children (East Midlands) have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public beneft.

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Policy on grant making	Para 1.38	Chernobyl Children (East Midlands) has a policy on grant making which documents the background, policies and procedures that are to be followed when grants are made to organisations tofurther the charitable objects..
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Policy on social investment including program related investment	Para 1.38	does not have an investment policy related to investment. In the reporting year, the focus has been on liquidity. As the reserves of the Charity grow, the Trustees will develop a suitable investmentpolicy
Contribution made by volunteers	Para 1.38	In this reporting period Chernobyl Children (East Midlands) has been operated by volunteers supervised by a manager employed by the charity. The volunteers support of the shop operations and have been critical to the sustainability of the Charity.
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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	Chernobyl Children (East Midlands) supported  a Christmas Project in Poland which involved bringing 40 children from Ukraine and a further 50 Ukrainian children refugees in Poland for a short Christmas break.  the building of underground shelters for schools and kindergartens.  Replacement of books and teaching aids in school and public libraries as they have been destroyed (intentionally burnt) during the occupation period or during the heavy bombingin 2022

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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
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Financial Review

Financial Review
Review of the charity’s financial position at the end of the period	Para 1.21	The charity is a going concern
Statement explaining the policy for holding reserves stating why they are held	Para 1.22	The Charity will hold reserves to ensure adequate cash fow and the ability to pay any liabilities that are not chargedmonthly.
Amount of reserves held	Para 1.22	A minimum cash balance of £25k will beretainedin the charity current
Reasons for holding zero reserves	Para 1.22	Not applicable
Details of fund materially in deficit	Para 1.24	No funds are in defcit
Explanation of any uncertainties about the charity continuing as a going concern	Para 1.23	Not applicable

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The charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising)	Para 1.47	During the reporting year the principal source of funds was through trading in the charity shop.
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:
Type of governing document (trust deed, royal charter)	Para 1.25	Constitution (dated 12th October 2019)
How is the charity constituted? (e.g unincorporated association, CIO)	Para 1.25	Charitable Incorporated Organisation
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	Appointed by existing 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
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Reference and Administrative details

Charityname	CHERNOBYLCHILDREN(EAST MIDLANDS)
Other name the charity uses	Not applicable
Registered charity number	1185795

Charity’s principal address 37 MILL STREET, CLOWNE, CHESTERFIELD, S43 4JN

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20	Trustee name	Office (if any)	Dates acted if not for whole year	Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (ifany)
	RUTH NELLIE STEVENSON		1/11/2023 to 1/09/2024
	STEPHEN HAYDN DANDO
	LIZ COATES
	PETER FISHER
	JACQUELINE KENNETT		1/11/2023 to 1/08/2024

– 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	Not applicable
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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Declarations

The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above. Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees Elizabeth Coates Signature(s) Stephen Dando Elizabeth Coates Full name(s) Stephen Dando Position (eg Secretary, Trustee Trustee Chair, etc) Date 06/02/2025

CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examiner's report on the accounts Section A Independent Examiner's Report Rèport lo the trusteesl members of Chernobyl Children (Easl Midlands) On accounts for the year ended 31" October 2024 Charity no (if any) 1185795 Set out on pages ol I report to the trustees on my examinalion of the accounts of the above ¢harily ("the Trust") for the year ended 31, October 2023. Responsibilities and As the charity truslees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation basis of report of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 ("the Act"). I report in respect of my examination of the Trust's accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I have followed the applicable Directions given by tho Charity Commission under section 145(51{bl of the Act. 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 do not accord with the accounting records Independent examiner's statement I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination lo which attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. Please delete the words in the brackets if they do not apply. Date: 0310212025 Signed: Name: Julie Robinson Relevant professional qualification{s} or body (if any): CGMA, ACMA, MAAT Address: Foolprinls Accountancy Ltd 24 Napier Court, Gander Lane Chesterfield, S43 4PZ IER March 2022

Section B Disclosure Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight matters of Gonrn (see CC32, Independent exarninalion of charity accounts.. directions and guidance for examiners). Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose. IER March 2022

cMArtITY CUMM15510N 1185795 Receipts and payments accounts CC16a For the period rom 1st November 2023 31$1 OclDb8r 2024 Section A Receipts and payments Unrgslricted funds Rtslricted funds Endowment funds Total funds Last yoar toth• niarn%t to lh near¢Bi e io th& nqatvt£ 10 the n•aTOStE tothB nar¢•t£ Al R8celpts Sas 57.851 57. 60238 &JunCIl Grtnt8 Inrtjalfullds deposit Sub total(Gross incom9 ffor AR) 57.851 602 2 Asset and investment sales, lsee table). Sub tglal Total receiprs 57,851 A3 Payments Rent 10.725 1,•8D 730 1.OPI Tel8¢oMmunIclN)llS 751 Repairs and ma1DleDÉQ Offe cO$ts 655 330 12e TTrvel 12,480 11.440 Rates 1.955 1,499 3.740 781 1.436 905 Ih%uffaThcg. Accountsncy fe85 ChamabiÈdonau¢ns 1,744 2D,540 597 1,7¥ 20.S 2.90d 40.000 eank ¢harye4 591 Sub total A4 Asset and inv¢stmont urchases, Isee table) Sub total Net of rgeeipts/(payments) A5 Transfers between funds A6 Cash funds last year end Cash funds this yoarend 47,295 47 $9,642 561

Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period Unrestricted funds tts nearEstÈ Reslricled funds Endowment funds to nearÈEt£ Categories Delails B1 Cash funds ank Account 49,481 Potycash fiDat 100 Total cash Funds 49.$61 1¥5199 tsbn¢¢$wtth rÈcÉiPl3 Unrastricted fund5 Resirlcted funds Endowtnent funds tLs npaTp5t£ Details lo nBareBtE to narn$i£ -"•#44 Fun4 to whlch $set belon Currentyaluq onal Cost loptSonal B3 Investment assets Fund towhlch Curw•nt¥4lu• Details C05tlopt5on?l} B4 Asset5 retained for the charitWs own use Fund lo whirh Amount4u•loptk)nall VJh•Tr due Details ACC&nnCyAccral B5 Liabilities Signed by one or trusteés on behalf Signare Print Name Date os roval