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2024-03-31-accounts

CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Trustees, Annual Report for the period From 0110312023 P•riod Start dats To 3110312024 Period end dats Charfty name: Glrl Pack Charity rngi8tration number: 1185864 Objectives and Activities Summary of the purposes of the charity as set out in its overnin document Summary of the main activities in relation to those purposes for the public benefit, in particular, the activiti&8, projects or sepil identified in the accounts. Por8 1.17 To provide free period p￿UCtS to anyone needs them. P4rn1.17•Th1 Girl Pack provides emergency period packs and per7c#J woducts to partners for them to distribute acn)s8 Milton Keynes. Partners indude sthools. children's centres, communty ￿ntre8, doctors, surgeries and local parish council offices. Partners can also access pad baskets at a reduced cost. We run pad basket scheme for employers to take advantage of. This is a paid scheme that raises money for the charity as the same time as supporting those in the lace Trustee$ have had acces8 to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefft. Statement confimiing whether the trustees have had regard to the guidance Issued by the Charty Cornmission on public benefit Parn 1.18 Addltlonal Infom)ation (optlonal) You ma choose to include further statements where relevant ab(x We do not give grants. Policy on grant making Parn 1.38 Our policy is to reinvest any monies raised back irto the chanty therefore benefitting the communrty. Policy on social investrnent induding program related investment P*a138 Girl Pack is a volunteer led charity which means that our volunteers do everything to make this charty a success. We value each and eve r50n who hel sto VKle the Contnbution made by volunteers Para 1.38

communty with free pericrfj products. Other Achievements and Perforniance Period Pad(s Delivered - 9806 Period Produtxs Delivered = 5802 New Partners - 42 Summary ofthè main achievements of the charity, identifying the drfference the charity's work has made to the circumstances of its beneficiaries and any WKler benefrts to s¢xiety as a whole. Pw•120 Total No. of Paitrers at the end of March 2024= 117 Of these 43- Schools 71 = Community 3 = Pad Basket Back to School Spon80r8hip from Xero and David Lock As80ciat88. We delivered 87% more perlod products and 70% more emergency pèriod pack8 this year when compared to last year. That's a total of 15608 periods supported this ear. Additlonal Inforniatlon (optlonal You ma choose to include further statements where relevant about: We deliv8red 87% more ￿riod product8 and 70% more emergency period packs this year when compared to last year. Achievements against objectives set Perfomance of fundraising activities against objectNes Pwa 1.41 Investrnent perfomian against objectives Para 1.41 Other

Financial Review Review of the charity. financial position at the end of the period Parn 121 The chanty's financial position was bolstered by £13632 in grarts being paid in November and this has allowed us to finish the year wrth a heatth bank balance. We have no policy with regards to holding Statement explaining the policy for holding reserrfes statin a￿ held Amount of reserves held Reasans for holding zoro reserves Para 1.22 Para 1.22 1.22 £0 We have very irttle running costs and have no staff so there is no need to have resep4es. WA Details of fund materially in deficit Explanation of any uncertainties a￿ul the charity continuing as a wng concem Para 1.24 Par4 123 We have no un￿rtaint18S about the charity going fofward with regards to funds. Addftional Inforniatlon (optlonal) You ma choose to include further statements where relevant about: Grants = Cfrop Communty Fund £2,132.69 Great Linford Parish Council ~ £1.500 MK Communty Foundation - £10,000 Fundrai$ing = £5,578 Donats'ons ~ £4.490 The Gharity's principal sources of fund8 (induding any fundraising) P•r• 1.47 Corporate Sponsorship = Xero £1.500 David Lock Associates £1,500 NIA Investment policy arKI objectives including any social investment policy adopted P¥rA 1.46 Obtaining grants has beo)me very hard in recent years and fundraisingldonations have also dropped since covid. A description of the principal risks facing the charity P4rt T.46 We hope this will change going forward. Other

Strncture, Governance and Management Description of charitrfs trusts.. NIA Type of goveming document Parn125 NIA How is the chanty onstituted? Para 125 Trustee selection method8 including details of any constitLrtional Drovisions e.0 election to post or name of any person or body entrued to appoint one or more truste8S Par• 1.25 Addltlonal Infomiatlon (Qptlonal) You ma ¢hoo$e to includè fijrther statements where relévant about NIA Policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of twstees P•ra 1.51 The charity has 4 trithes and a pool of 30 volunt8er8. Th8 charity's organi88tional structure and any wider network with which the chanty works 1.st WA Relationship with any related partl85 Par8 131 Other Reference and Administrative details Chari name Other name the cha ' uses Re istered char number Charity's principal address Girl Pack 1185864 1 George Avenue Glebe Fam Milton Keynes MK178

Names of the charfty trustees who manage the charity Tnwtse name (Xlke Ilf any) Name of ￿TrOn lor boty} ntitl•d inttl￿1# ifan Megan Kntght Jennrfer Head Debbie Go￿￿ridge Megan Head Treasurer Chair 10 12 13 14 15 17 18 19 20 Cor orate trustees- names of the direct(Ks at date the re D5ro¢tor n•1 rtwasa OV8d Name of trustees holding trtle to [￿pertY belonging to th8 chaiity Tru•te• name D*ts¥ actsd Ifnotforwholfr

Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others DescrFPtion of the assets NIA held in this capacity Name and obj8cts of the charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity's objects WA Details of arrangements for safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charty's own assets NIA Addltlonal Infomiatlon (optlonall Names and addre8808 of a¢fvlsers (Optional infomiatk+n) Type of Nam• Address odvlsor Name of chl•f ex•cutlv• or names ¢)f a•nlor •taff momb•r8 (Optlonal Inforniallon Exemptions from disclosure Reason for non-disclosure of ke r80nnel details Other o tlonal inforniatlon

Declaratlons Tho tnth declare that they have approved the Irustees. report above. Signed on behall of tho charity's tru$te•s Slgnaturels) Full name(s) Position (eg Socretary. Chalr, etc) Jennifer Head Chair Megan l(night Treasurer 31101r2025

CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Receipts and payments accounts CC16a For the perfod oIKJir2Q23 To 31103r2Q4 Section A Receipts and payments Ut)restrl¢tsd Endowment funds fund8 fund• to rwr••t e trtt rrB•tÉ J n•ar•JtÉ ts th• n•w•rtt Totsl fund¥ Last year Al Rec•1 ts tr•th• £ FuTh#r8in Grants 8.578 r&hl mss income AR) 21.701 1•0• t•bl•}. Total rn¢•lpt8 A3Pa m•nts Fvndraisin Period Packs Rumlg Costs ertK8ing & PrurvJtyc) 18.710 Sub total U24f 34247 A4 A••ot and Invgstmthrt ha• I￿￿ble NIA Subts Net ofrncwpW(p•ymontsJ . A5 Tran•f•rn betyfftn fund• A6 Ca•h fund$ last y•arw Cash funds thls year end . 13. 13. CCXX R1 aclounts ISSI 2W01r2025

Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period Unre•trbcted Rostrict•d funds Endowment funds Categories Detsils to WA rotal cash fimds fund to n￿l￿rt£ lund• to nwmt e to nb•r•Bte Detsl MIA u￿rt￿l￿• D•t41 NIA Curr•nt val Detalls 84 A•••ts rets1n￿ for th• charlty'• own u•• Wh•n d Detalls MIA BS Llabllltl•• Date of roval SKJned by ong or tNsts88 on b8haff of au the tru61egs Pml Name Jennrfer HWJ egan Kn￿2￿1 3110112025 31101r2025 29nir2026 CCXX R2 acc4)unts ISSI