## **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.| ## **Additional information (optional)** ## You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: ||
SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |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..| |||Chernobyl Children (East Midlands)| |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.| |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|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| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |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**||| |---|---|---| |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| |**Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:|**Additional information (optional)**
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You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:| |---|---|---| |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| ## **Additional information (optional)** ## You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |
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** |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
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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|| ## **Additional information (optional)** ## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)** |**Names and**|**addresses of advisers (Optional information)**|**addresses of advisers (Optional information)**| |---|---|---| |**Type of**
**adviser**|**Name**
**Address**|| |||| |||| |||| |||| |**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** 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 Gon￿rn (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$1 OclDb8r 2024 Section A Receipts and payments Unrgslricted funds Rtslricted funds Endowment funds Total funds Last yoar toth• niarn%t to lh* near¢Bi e io th& nqatv*t£ 10 the n•aTOStE tothB n*ar¢•t£ Al R8celpts Sa￿s 57.851 57. 60238 &JunCIl Grtnt8 Inrtjalfullds deposit Sub total(Gross incom9 ffor AR) 57.851 602 2 Asset and investment sales, lsee table). Sub tglal Total receiprs 57,851 A3 Payments Rent 10.725 1,•8D 730 1.OPI Tel8¢oMmunIc￿lN)llS 751 Repairs and ma1DleDÉ￿Q Off*e cO$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 n*arn$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&￿n￿nCyAccr￿al B5 Liabilities Signed by one or trusteés on behalf Signa￿re Print Name Date os roval 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 Gon￿rn (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$1 OclDb8r 2024 Section A Receipts and payments Unrgslricted funds Rtslricted funds Endowment funds Total funds Last yoar toth• niarn%t to lh* near¢Bi e io th& nqatv*t£ 10 the n•aTOStE tothB n*ar¢•t£ Al R8celpts Sa￿s 57.851 57. 60238 &JunCIl Grtnt8 Inrtjalfullds deposit Sub total(Gross incom9 ffor AR) 57.851 602 2 Asset and investment sales, lsee table). Sub tglal Total receiprs 57,851 A3 Payments Rent 10.725 1,•8D 730 1.OPI Tel8¢oMmunIc￿lN)llS 751 Repairs and ma1DleDÉ￿Q Off*e cO$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 n*arn$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&￿n￿nCyAccr￿al B5 Liabilities Signed by one or trusteés on behalf Signa￿re Print Name Date os roval