**Trustees' Annual Report for the period 20-21** 


||Period start date|Period start date|||Period end date|Period end date||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||Day|Month|Year||Day|Month|Year|
|**From**|1|10|2020|**To**|30|09|2021|



## Section A                        Reference and administration details 

**Charity name** EARLY ESSENTIALS UK 

**Other names charity is known by Registered charity number (if any) 1186657 Charity's principal address** 123 Cheadle Old Road, 

EE 

Stockport Cheshire **Postcode SK3 9RH** 

## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** 

|1<br>2<br>3<br>4<br>5<br>6<br>7|**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not for whole**<br>**year**|**Name of person (or**<br>**body) entitled to**<br>**appoint trustee (if**<br>**any)**|
|---|---|---|---|---|
||Graham Leech|Book keeper|||
||Christine Scott||||
||Lee Leech||||
||Martin Austin||||
||Sarah Hope||||
||Natalie Hands||||
||Jennifer Slack|Co-founder|1/10/20 – 13/8/21||



**Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)** 

**Name Dates acted if not for whole year** NONE 

## **Names and addresses of advisers –** 

EE engages no advisors 

**Name of senior staff members –** 

Sarah Newton-Smith – ‘Coordinator’. Co-founder and the only paid staff (part time self-employed). 

## **Section B              Structure, governance and management** 

## **Description of the charity’s trusts** 

Type of governing document CONSTITUTION How the charity is constituted Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO) Trustee selection methods Appointed by existing Trustees under para#10 of constitution 

**EARLY ESSENTIALS UK - TAR – 2020 to 2021** 

1 



Addltlonal gov•man¢è Issues (Opknal lnft¥matK￿j
You may cho(*•
to include
addib.onal
This reportiNJ year is from 1* Oclober 2020 to 30•1 September 2021.
Early Essentials UK (EE), and from on in this repor( Wuslouf, received
confirmation on 2V November 2019 that we were entered onto the Register of
Chariiies as a CIO- Charrtable IrKorp(rted (knnisatiM. Vk have therefore
been a CIO for a year ten months.
relevan( abouL'
policies and
procedures
adopted for the
induction and
training of
trustees..
This is our second Trustees report as a charitylCIO. For the background
infomiation, how EE stsrted in March 2015. and a short history of our operations,
please refer to la* yearfs TAR- Tntstees Annual Report.
the chanty's
organisational
structure and
any wder
net4VOrt( with
which the
EE UK is still operated by a team kn(y*n as Earty Essentials Manthester, packing
and delNering Moses Baskets. from 23rd October 2020, from rented premises in
the M21N22 wstCC*Je areas of south Manchester. EE Manchesterfs use of 'The
Den. on the Merseybank estate was no bnger feasible, due to tyoblems with the
r. arKI our need for larger premises to meet an increasing demand. We thank
the Eden team and The Message Tn*t for ￿1r 9enerous and much apweciated
gfft of the use of thbs wemises.
• relationship WFih
any Trlatsd
Two new satellite groups have commenced operations during this reportirvJ
peri¢xl, Whrtby, who wovided their first Moses Basket in February 2021, and
Ballymoney in April 2021. There continue to be satellite groups known as Early
Essentials Stow, Warriwton, Peterfocmugh, operab"ThJ in their local areas
during thts rep￿lIr￿d year.
trustees.
consideratKJn of
major Tisks and
the system and
All our actNrties are undertaken by volunteeT5, ex￿Pt for one seifaemployed part-
time Coordinator. receiwng additional monies fr(￿ EE duriNJ this reporting period
in recognition of her dedication, addilional hours Working, and fund4aisirWgrant
application su￿SSeS.
nag8 th8m.
The first 'Covi&19' lo¢kdw) was 23° March 2020. and for the knt)ole of this
reportirvJ year all six EE teams have operated und8r the various restrictions
imposed by Govemment. This has been challeroing for all locations, but the
volunteers have found ways to continue to stock. pack. and supply Moses
Baskets throughout the p8ricxl to meet a demand from the referring agencies that
is 10% higher than the wevious 12 months.
Earty Essentials operates for the 'wbbic benefft. so does not 'gfft' starter
pad<slMoses baskets directly to the el￿1b￿ mothers, and therefore does not meet
or know the mothers and bab￿5. The need is Ident￿ed by 'referring agencies..
and the wofessional stafffvdunteer5 of these agencies apply to us explaining how
the recipients meet the digilylty criteria. Our stafflvolunteers then check the
application and notfy the referring agency wWher or not the criteria are met, and
rf met, fr(Yn Whe￿ arKI when the starter pack can be collected by the referring
agency.
EE Man¢he*erfs t*neficiari8s are all within Greater Manchester. Eath satellite
teamnocation serves referring agency professionals and staff with benefioaries in
their local communities, whK*) are StockFrf)rt, Warrirulon, Peterborough. V¥l)itby,
and Ballymoney in Northern Ireland.
The trustees note that none of EE'S a¢aivib8s involve or require face to f
contact wrth vulnerable adults or children, and therefore there is no need to
implement a 'safeguarding' w11￿. Trustees regularfy re¥￿W this.
A risk assessment has bèen undertaken, and EE Manct*ster volunteers and staff
have been a part of this wocess.
EARLY ESSEPfflALS UK - TAR- 2020 to 2021

The trustees took the deasion to take Insurance in the name of EE UK. arKI
cover commenced on 11th February 2021. This provides Public and Employerfs
liabilrty cover, and also includes Gover ft)r volunteers and material108s where
packing and stw is in rented or leased (at Manchester and
Warrington).
In April 2021 Natalie Hands joiwl the six Trustees. bringing her welcome
experience and kno¥Aedge.
All six trustees and our Coordinator V￿re sad to receive notification from Jen
Slack in August 2021 that she was stepping dwi as a trustee. We thank Jen for
the contribution she has made as a ft)under of EE Manchester and
su(xessfulty assisting ts expansion to this poinL
Section C
Ob'ectives and activities
Summary of tr
¢&J'￿15 of th¢ ¢P•
8etothinits
To relieve or weverrt the financial hardship of parents or carers of new4)om
babies in the UK, in particular Ixrt not exdusNely by providing Moses baskets
and ttems of baby dothirvJ, bedding, toiletries and other essentials.
We provldo eMOry￿¢Y Moses Basknt hampern or *tsrter pocks
We wovrde Moses basket starter packn for the most vuln8rable pregnant
women, who would othep*ise be unable to tyovide for their babies directly after
birth. The women are referred to EE via either their midwife. health visitor,
socyal worker or dArity. criteria are that ttw must be 32 or more ￿kS
pregnant and fam into ore of the followirvJ categm..
(a) Homeless
(b) RefugeelséekirKJ asylum
(c) F18eing domestic abuse
(d) In serious financial crisis
(e) Or similar disadvant
The starter pack in(auth essentials such as.. baby dothes. blankets. nappies,
wipes, Ixeast pads, matemty pads. toiletr￿ for baby and mum. toys, a towel
and a gift for mum. The rtems donated are either brand new or pr&loved. All
items are carefully inspected and checked that they are in very good condiiion.
These are packed into a Moses basket along with a mattress arKI vffapped, as
a grft. in celwane ready to be ￿lleCted.
The stsrter pack is ￿llected fr(xn our EE premises by the referring third party
agency staff, who then delNer thè pack to the moth8r. We ¥￿Uld also provide a
Moses starter pad( in special txjt equalty unJent and needy circumstances, for
exaM￿e, tailored to the needs of a father arKI bom baby where a mother
and baby are separated at birth.
All trustees have been Fmided with applicable irrfomiation, and each have
signed the required Trustee eligibilty dedaration whith states the purposes
and obJ'e¢t of EE, induding its underlying requirements for public benefit. The
dedaration regarding working wtth vulnerable groups is not signed as staff and
volunteers and trustees do not work wrth vulnerable people including children.
Trustees regul*ty revi￿ the main activit￿ urKlertaken by EE in their trustee
meetings.
The publi¢ terth requirements are met by impknienting a referral process,
maintsining an indèKw¥Jence of th8 team leaders and volunteers from the
choosing of which mums-tcth receive the benefft of a Moses basket. The
heath Ca￿ and other yofessionals and staff of the referring agencies make
referral
ainst set oui uiteria and this referral is checked b a team leader. If
Summary of the
main a¢ti¥ibes
undertaken for
wblic benefft in
reLqtion to these
objects (include
within this section
the slatutory
d￿ara￿n that
trustees have had
regard to the
guidance issued by
the Char
CommissK)n ¢)n
publi¢ beneffitl
EARLY E&8ENTIALS UK- TAR- 2020 to 2021

the referral meets the 'wblic benefft. txiieria. the agenw staff are infomied
when a basket is ready fv colleiaion.
Addltlonal d•taih of obioGtiv•s and activiti•s (Opth)nal inft¥matit￿)
We do not make grants to others, aThJ do not undertake financial inve8trnent.
All t)ur activite8 are ur¥Jertaken by vokjnteers. except for one paid part.time
Coordinator {bec¢Jming our Exeojtive OfficAr on 1° octotr￿ 2021).
have been entirety reliant <)n ¢)ur'Coordlnat￿ and a reduc￿ team of
volunteers through the last 6 months (Covid19 restrictK)ns in place). Our work,
of sorting, washing, and storing of clothing. the pathng of baskets with
many items we provide, rep￿nIShi￿j stock. colleding donations, disposal of
unsuitsble items, communicating with referring agencies, marketing and social
media Fmnotion arKI admin, websrte ￿TitIn￿1npUl. and the setting up of rtw
satellite teams, has ¢￿tinUed des￿te many obstacles, and enabled us to
increa8e the number of baskets wovided to needy Mums.
Public SpeakI￿re$*￿ns. and the training and support of new volunteers,
has not been possible durirwj this tough [￿.
Some volunteers are also trustees are involved in de￿iOn making,
ac¢ountinglbook keeping. bankiWnancial transactior￿. po5icylwo￿dUre
writirvj, and attendirvJ trusteelmembers meetings
You may chooso
to include further
statements. where
rel8vanL at#￿t.
policy on
grantmaking.,
pol
programm8
related
investment
contribution
made by
¥olunte8rn.
Section D
Achievements and performance
Early Essential's {EE's) 'core' activity is the sup*y of packed Moses basketsl
starter packs to 'rthiThJ agery. staff who delNer them to thg needy or
vulnerable Mums.
SUMM￿ of the
main
achievements of
the charity during
the year
Please refer to each EE locatton's Facebook pages to rjee what
achievements, suc￿sSes, and highlights each location has reported through
the year. These K￿la1 media pages also identrfy our supporters -
organisations, ¢¢xnpanies, schools. church groups. faith groups. and
indNiduals who have made it possible to maintain and grow wr 'core' acti¥ity.
Teams at all 4 existiftg EE locations have continued to Or￿rat8 throughout the
ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, and il ts wondethjl to have 2 new teams start
providing Moses baskets during this wmxl.
In this ￿￿ting year commencing October 2020 and ending September 2021
the numbers of baskets provided have been 471 across our 6 locations.
which is 8 10% increase on the Previo￿ year.
LOCATION B••k•ts THIS YEAR Total Slnce starting- start date
EE Manchester-
275 (+56)
1.170
March 2015.
EE StockFQrt-
(41)
July 2015
EE v￿rrington-
51 (-8)
March 2018,
EE Petert)orough-
47 (+18)
March 2017,
EE Whitby -
February 2021.
EE Ballymor￿-
April 2021.
(Numberin (xx) t)rnckets shows th8 lncrn8s8/d8u￿ to lasty88r).
Our totsl basketslstarter packs to date is 2,240, b*t)ich we find
humbling and sad. It highlights a tr8merthus need whiL* we prefer didn't
exist, but we are w¥ileged to make 8 difference for tho many babies and
their mums.
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13
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EARLY ESSENTIALS UK- TAR- 2020 to 2021

(At the time ofprnpanng this n&xtJfrarfs pn)viwi 2021 to Sept 2022)
of baskets ts up 42% on this years fitst 9 n>￿￿s}
We give heartfett thanks to tndivKluals. groups, churc1￿ and companies who
have so generously suppyJrted us financially this year. (See the financial
review at se(aion E beknv for more details).
We a180 give heartfelt thanks lo all those who donated goc#Js arKI supplies
that together make up a full Moses BaskeL You are an essential and
apprectat8d part of the wort( we do, and we thank you for josning us in
meeting the needs of so many neth Mums.
We surprised and honoured to be nominated for The Queen's Award for
Voluntary Se￿1￿. and although we did not receive an award, we learned a
lot during the lengthy and thorowJh wKess.
Section E
Financial review
Brlef statement
of the charity,
pollcy on
reserves
Please refer to our Annual Accounts, wblished together wtlh this Annual
Report. We started the year with £16.177". Our Receipts were £16,772. Our
Paymerts were £20.891. Our erKI of year balance was £12,058.
Most of conterrts of the starter pa(*s are donated items. and lo date Earty
Essentials, from all stx teamsllocations. has in just over 6 years given out
over £672,0(Xl worth of stod( on an average buty of £9.000 per year. This
an excepts'onal uplrfl l added value- giving just over £10 of delivered
8eNice for every £1 donated and spent (or a full basket of essentials worth
over £300 for just under £30 incurred costs).
For the expendilure necessary to adiwe thi8, Trustees, current policy is
to maintain 6 months finanaal reser4e - £10,500 (bas8d on this yearfs
payments). At the end of the financial year, we have just over £12,000 in the
bank. This is a strong financial FQSition. wkth which the Tru*ees are
satisfied thal current reseprfes are adequate.
Nots". r w8 ￿F￿ed £16. 159 in Vjis TAR last￿. Ixrtlatsr8ubmilted 8 C¥)ffeC￿ set
ofaccounts the £18 drf8renL¥).
Delaib of•ry fijrth
There are no furKls materially in deficit.
Furthor financlal rev1￿ dot•ll• (op1K￿81 lnftffi￿)
You may cho<
lo include
add￿"Onal
informatK)n,
where relevant
about.
We do not have monies to invest If and when we do, we shall prepare an
investment Fdicy.
have rK)t re(xived any fiJTrJing or wants in the 1•t OL*ober 2020 to
30th September 2021.
. the charty's
prTrncipal
sources of
fvnds (induding
any
fvndraising);
•hthv
expendrture has
SUpp￿ted the
key objectrrfes
ofthe chatty"
The receipts of ow £18,CKIO have ￿Xne from:
(a) generous individuals or (x>uples wtK) give either regularfy or by 'Or￿Off
donations;
(b) churches, Christian wrtres. and schools. Thank you to DId8￿ry CofE
primary Sch¢￿1, St. knibrose R.C. primary school, Burnage Family Church.
Connect christs.an Centre, Elmwood Church,.
(c) retailerslcompanies; thank you to Famity SF*thm Ltd., and J. Lewis.
(d) fundraising by staff at Manchester Univetsty NHS Foundation Trust,"
(e) HMRC tax relief in the fofm of Gfft.AKI dedar&l on some donations at (a)
above.
EARLY ESSENTIALS UK- TAR- 2020 to 2021

• investmerrt
pOI￿Y and
obiecbves
induding any
ethul
investment
poly ado#ed.
Individuals have given to EE UK for the worf( of EE Manchester and EE UK, or
for SFeafied EE locations. The atta￿￿1 accounts are for the 6 locations
Many indivKluals arKI ¢wples donate to us through 'Stthvardship' on their web
giviro pages. This had been named 'Give.neY bui they Changed their name
and branding during the year. We do not pay any subsc¥iption nor'plaffonn
fee,. Stewardship pays us the donab.on plus any gift-aid tax rel￿f, ￿$S a wnall
percentage service fee. (Currenty 3.5%)
We could not continue as a c*witable srn without the very generous
finanoal support of all the above. and thank you with grat8fv1 hearts.
t￿ring the year we have regtstwed with HM Government HMRC and have
daimed and received tax relief on all 'Grft-Aid' donatiorts sinc* we registered as
a CIO up to ts end of this reportiThJ year. (£987 to date)
Payments this year, rounded to ￿ nearest whole %. arKI only listing line items
greater than 1 %, are Identif￿ as follty￿.
43% {a} Sup￿leS f¢x Moses Baskets where we do not have donations or
where we must buy new. induding Moses Baskets themselves
2% (b} ￿￿￿lOtIon indLKling *Ebsite development
3%
(c) miscellane(Xts bt8ms, induding training
25% (d} rent of wemises at Access Storage, Shar5ton. Manchester.
3%
(e) irBurances
18% (fj topup payments lo wr s8lf-fijnde￿Self-eMP1OYed 'Coordinato
3%
(g) furfflraisiTrJ (payment to ow Coordinator for time in applying for
funding ar￿ grants in the past 2 years.).
{h) shelving and ra(*ing in the premises rented at Access Storage,
Sharston, Manc*)ester.
3%
Each of 'line items. support the key obJ'e(Xives of EE - to prthfjde Moses
Baskets pack full of essentials for a needy Mum and her new-bom baby.
Section F
Other optional information
Full details of the work of EE ind￿1n9'. details of what we pad( in baskets; a video showing what we do.,
contact details of all loGations' testimonbals from referriThJ agency staff and mums who have received the
baskets- and more- can be found on our website- htt .Ilead essentials or
uk
The website also provides links to Facebook arKI (thr soThal media pa98s run by each location, or you can
search Facebook ft)r Early Essentials xxx arKI insert the Socation in which you are interested.
Section G
Declaration
The trustees declaro that they have approvad the trustees, report above.
Slgn•d on behalf of the ¢harlty'$ trust
Slgnaturn(s)
Full name(s)
Posltlon (e.9. S￿. Ctroir)
MARTIN HOWARD AUSTIN
Tr￿te8
TNstee
2Tr Juty 2022
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EARLY ESSENTIALS UK
#1186657
Receipts and payments accounts
CC16a
Forth8 porlod
10Mf2020
To
91311r2021
Section A Receipts and payments
Unro$trl¢tgd
lulld5
R•siiict•d
£ndowm6nt
fvnds
Total fvnds
Last >Yar
Al Recèi
14782
lJ.7
granlslfw￿￿ Iv(4w)I
Sp￿S(Ks￿￿
Ernor￿y CovN119thJnthWk4
GovemrnoDVNknkn* Loilery c￿m￿￿ty
Fund •t¢
Bonk Ini8r••t
l•x rgH•f. &ftAld clahnqd
233
EE
Sub fotalfGmss ￿cOm0 for
ARJ
A2 A•••t and Inw•lm•nt sal•
(Me tabl•l.
nono
1&7n
18,772
i•.Jss
Sub to
Total recelpts
16.772
f6,772
19.355
A3P•
suppIK lor Mob•• 8uk•
. s181￿n￿ry, qtcets
promobon inrA'
blolherfs 00
mi$collarw8 ￿￿tI
rent ol premrses
6,112
27
1,515
411
2$
627
S892
Vc4unlowJ' oxpon
Slalt¢xpenaes
Pay iowaTd5 1 p*timg rxKtht
19JQ
Sub totsi
19.JJg
930
2D,319
12,115
A4 Asset and tnw8tm•nt
purcha6•8. (see tsbl81
shdvi
rxkjn stoi
572
19.961
930
20,891
12.115
Net of receipts/(paym•nts)
A5 Transfers between funds
A6 Cash funds last yaar end
Cash funds Ihls yearend
3,189
4,119
7,240
15247
12.058
930
16,17Y
11058
8.937
16,177
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Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period
Unrestricted
Restrkt•d
fvnds
Endowmgnt
funds
•w•*t£
81 Cash lund8
11058
Unr•strlctsd
funds
Endowmont
fvnd*
tr* r*arnAtf
fund$
82 Other mon•t•ry aM•ts
rnMdl¢YtAwJ rb3t￿ d￿￿J)
83 Inv•stm•nt a880ts
Fufid 10
B4 A•iet• retaSn•d for th•
¢harW• own u•0
B5 Llabllltl
Siglled by one or two trust8e5 on
behalf ol all the trustees
Date of
roval
Ti
P iC£L
Tf2022
31Tf2022
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