Trustees, Annual Report forthe period
PenrMI slart dale
Pe￿d eThJ date
From
Section A
Reference and administration details
Charfty name
Mary's Child
Other names charity is knovm by
Registered charity number lif any)
11872(
Charfty's princlpal address
'The Goldhay Centre.
105 Paynels
Peiertm
Postcode
PE2 5QP
Names of the charity trustees who manage the Charity
Dates a&ed IfnotfoTwho5•
Office fif any)
Charly￿e Chair
Nameof person lor t*)dyl entitled
toa
int trusteè
If a
Rev Andrew Avery
Rev Carol Avery
Charlotte wa￿er
ecame Chair SeFI 24
eS￿ned Sept 24
eshJned March 24
hair
Jackie Ashley
Lucy Canham
Rev Kennelh Clark
Treasurer
eswjned Marth 24
esvjned March 24
eswjned Marclj 24
WKe Chair
Revcharbtte
Uoy& Evans
John Mchatt
esKJned November 24
esyjned K4arch 24
pwjinled 1 Septemter 2025
p￿￿ted 18 January 202S
Davhj Mcrte
av#18athr
10
11
erek Arthur Hodgson
mith
gela Capuio
12
ppointed 18 January 2025
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
Names of the trustees for the charity. rf any• (for example. any custodian trustees)
Name
Dates acted rf not forwhole year
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Names and addresses of advlsers (Optional Inlomiation}
e ol adviser
Address
Name of chief executive or names of senlor staff members Ioptlonal Infom)ation)
harlottc Ai'cp*'_WalKcr
Section B
Structure, governance and management
Descripllon of the charity's trusts
Type of goveming document
cio
How the charity is constitirted
cio
Trustee selection methods
appoinled by exisling truslees
Additional governance issues (Optional infonnation)
You may ¢h¢)ose to indude
additional infomiation. where
relevant, about:
also have a Local Management Board, tt is comproffmsed of local businesses.
haribes. service users and residents. The Ch￿f Operab"ng Officer heads this
Id, and they are reswnsible for the operational side of the charity. They he5p
s ensure that we meet the demand5 ofthe community and not duplicating
e￿￿e$.
policies and procedures
adopted for the induction and
training of trustees.,
the charity's organisational
structure and any wider
network with which the charity
works.,
relationship with any related
parties",
trustees. consideration of
major risks and the system
and prO￿dUreS to manage
them.
Section C
Objectives and activities
The rel￿f of fmancial hardship amongst people in Peterbtsrough and surrounding
areas or in other parts of the United Kingd{￿ in such ways as the trustees from
til￿ to time think fiL In partieular. but not exclusively by a) providing emergency
essential toiletries. and household items lo individuals and families in need
or for dIstn"but￿n by charities or other organisations W￿Ing to prevent or
rel￿e povety. b) such other means, includllig (but not limited tol the provi￿Oft of
supp)rt or signposb'ThJ io relevant infomHtion and other advisory seryw.
Summary ofthe objects of the
charity set out in its
governing document

Over Ihis IASI year'M8ry's Chlkj. has ￿$￿rKled to Ihe needs of our Communitles
Ihis exceediNJty chalterylng lime ol 8 Imno cost ctsls. Our relallonshlps In the
communily and wrth hxal CfJunrJts. slalulory offjanisallons, h8¥E enable(l u5 10
SF#)Thd lo the needs 85 they arose. Our maln iefeffaEs ha¥t rx)me through the
h)¢al councils, Socl?I Sepites, Targeted Help. IDC81 schools and indivNJuals.
wi PelethJrowJh. HuThlreds ol fo(xJ parce15 conlaining I￿sh and linnethdried forxl
been delibored and many people have needed ongoing 5UPPOrt as they
louThJ Ihemschts rf) g￿81 need. Th6 is conlSnuiNJ. As well as foc*J we have had
many reque51s lor gas arKI eleclficily. blankets lor those who were findlng il hard
lo heat Iheff hon￿5. cleAnirvJ woducts, loilelries. and cblhe5. We haye now been
aile lo slart deliboriThJ furnfture Agaln. AddrtNJnaty, we been Gqlled UFon for
legBI 8dvtt os wople needed lo dgim new benefrts or fouThl Ihemselbts In
difficufties wilh hou5iTrJ or relalionships issues. Th15 SUPWrt has reduced Ihe
SI￿sS ol Ihose who need d8rity aTrJ Inlornalion. helping Ihem personalty and
savi￿ a g￿al de81 ol ff￿neY for Ihe local aulhoritles. The impa(a 15 a ￿duc1￿)n in
SI￿SS. ImrAo4¢ment kn self-worth a￿1 de¥tloiMng grealer Independence. The
impad ol Ihe chaiity overall has been lo relieve iThJi¥Mlual and I8￿MIY 'immediale'
poverty. parllcularty foryj poverty.
Summary of the main
activities undertaken for the
publlc benefit In rplatlon to
these objects (include within
this section the statutory
declaration that trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit)
Al the trflnning of 2024, we still had nlne In151ees Four based in Kent five
based in PeIert￿r0Ugh, which included the Iwo fOUThle￿ Rev Carol Avery BEM
arml Rev Andfftf Avery. In Marth 2024 Marjs Chikl slopped operalir@ Ni Dartford,
Kent. The tour lrnstees based In Kenl resYJned, as they had set up Iheir own
ch81iiy called MCK, which has nolhlng lo ¢Jo with Marys Chikj. Mary's Chibj is sel
up as a Charity Inc¢rp)faled OryanrA#)n.
Sin¢e March 2024. Mary's ch￿ Is based In Pelethrotyh 8T￿ surrounding
bjrowhs. We [Ko￿le fO￿j parcels in and around Ihe cly. INe continue lo wovxle
Iree *al in famty law, We1[a￿ benerrts and housiThJ Saw. We also
introduced a Famity Supw)rt worker, to nelp indNKlua15 and famifies who needed
on&t(￿One supwrt. We abo pmv•Jed holKJay dubs for families over the school
holKJay period. In 2024 we ran mother support groups. cooking ￿er￿nstrationS
and communily cafes. The aim of these extra a(aivities is to ta(*le the isolalion
followng the paTrJemi In OLlober 2024. W￿ receNed a fvyear granl from the
NatL)nal Lottery Comtmnly FuThl. Th6 allrmfed u5 10 iicrease staffing hours and
empby a Sentor Faffily Surp)rt PrartiiKJner. This alkmied us lo offer SFecialist
supp)rtto f8ffMlies. I8￿*11eS. indnrAlua15 fieeiro domets vK)lence.
Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional inf0m￿tiOn)
You may choose to indLKJe
further ststements. vknere
relevant. about.
policy m grantmakIn￿.
poli￿ programme related
investment:
contribution rnad8 by
volunteers.
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Section D
Achievements and performance
Summary of the rnain
achievements ofthe charlty
during the year
Included withwi activibes above.
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Section E
Financial review
Brief statement of thè
charity's pollcy on rEserves
keep two monlhs rnnnirwJ cosl in ufftslNled ￿$erNeS. Thi8 i5 conspjered
Suffi￿￿1 Io Co￿T Iho c051s of any Unkn￿n ftslure eycnts that may Nnpacl Ihe
charly. The [￿er￿ hekl al the year-erKI l(Aaled £20.OCQ of whith £10.CrfK) is
slrwxcd.
Details of any lunds materlally
in deficlt
Further finan¢lal review deta115 Ioptlonal Inforniatlon)
M8rys Chikj decAJed nol lo continue lo opernle in Kenl. This was due lo Ihe Kent
lrnstee5 wanling 10 Sel up their (Mn thanty. Our main lundiw i5 through grant
lundlwJ.
You may choose to indude
additional Info￿nati(￿, Ithere
relevant aboul:
the charity's principal
sources offunds {ind￿1r￿j
any fundraising):
how expenditure has
supported the key obieclives
of the charity:
investment poliw and
obje¢Xives induding any
ethical investrnent policy
adopted.
Section F
Other optional information
Section G
Declaration
The trustees declare thatthey have approved the trustees, report above.
Signed on behalf of the chafltys trustees
Signature(s)
Full name(s)
Position (eg Secretary, Chair.
etc)
DwEk Smith
-fru 5+e
Date
3011012025
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MARfs CHILD
ANNUAL REPORT AND UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024

MARY'S CHILD
CONTENTS

MARYS CHILD
INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT
TO THE TRUSTEES OF MARYS CHILD
l to the my exwm#tK)n Lrf Il* fmnoa of CThthJ (fv ch811ty) y•8r ended
31 Decembor 2024.
R￿pO￿lIbIlItI•S •nd b*•l# of r•port
thè rew1rn￿ts of ihe Cha￿l￿sAC1 3011.
I rowl in re￿￿1 of my ol the th8rily'$ fKwrti81 ￿der sectth 145 of the
Ch8rltte5 Acl 2011. In ¢g￿ng (*rt my ex8thnatkJn I ho¥0 lolbwed fv DwÈdlty)s g1￿ ty tha Ch8rlty C{Mr￿$S
18f seckn 14515Kbl ofthe Chothle•A(a 2011.
Ind*p•Dd•tht •x•mln•e• ststsm•nt
Your Is dia￿ to facl thal Ih• chwity ha8 weparnd th8 slalements kn acctyda1￿ wlth th8
rBlevanl versN)n of thg Statemenl of Re(x>mmended Piaclke ap￿scable k) charit￿$ pfvparing Ihair finandal
slat8rn8nts in aCaxrda￿ wrlh lh* Finanoal Rerrtyllng Standar(18ppltsblg in lh8 UK #nd RowkAic of Iroland IFRS
102) in wefer•n¢e lo Iho and by Charillgs.. Slalemenl ol RerXrn8rKI￿ PradKe Issued on 1
April 2005 is r•ferred to in Iho extant rngvlai1L￿s Lwt has rN)w bgon withdrawn. l undgrstand that this has
been dox￿ In ordw tor Ihe financlal stalcmenls Io FffjVMJe a a￿$ fgir in accrytsnc• with UK Generaly
Accepled Accwntsng PrnciKe.
I I￿ve crynF4eled my examinalK￿. l (x)nftmi Ihat ￿ mattws hava to my attenti￿ in c4¥M8ckn with the
exaMinalK￿ giving me cavse to b*ievè that in ary maknial respe¢L
acco￿ting records were r￿t kept In respect of the d￿rity as requlrod by sectk)r> 130 of the CharlYasAcl 2011.
the ffin8ndal ststements do Th)18c4Kd ￿th those rewds: or
ihè finar￿1 slalwnents do not comF4y wth thè 4Wicabb req￿rements IxM*ning the fom) and contsni of
fin8ncial slaiements sei oui in Ihe Charilres (Acc*wnts and Rewrtsl Regulalions 2008 other than any
reqUI￿rnefit fvl the financial slaieffl￿ gr¥e a aryl faY is rnl a malter consbdered as part ol
an independent examinaticffl.
shouhj bè drawn in Ihis rgwl in order to enatde a prcper Unde￿r#￿11￿J of the financaal stalernents lo bg reath8d.
Rud8rKI House
Minerva Bugness Park
Lynth Wood
Pelerts)ro
PE2 6PZ
30 October 2025

MARYS CHILD
STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTMnES
INCLUDING INCOME AND EXPENDITURE AccouNr
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEAIBER 2024
fiJnd•
2024
fvnd*
2024
2024
20
202J
10.Th1
135.937
148.727
55.667
49.8JJ
105.497
In¥tstr
187
187
5.121
S.121
11.085
135.937
147.022
49.830
110.716
Fundraislly
11.39)
11.3SXI
28.469
28.469
62.120
89.478
151.598
42.027
38m9
73.510
89.478
162.9B8
70.496
38.839
109,335
(62.42S)
46.459
(15.9661
(9.610)
10.991
1J81
23.320 123.320)
lunds
{39.105)
23.139
(15.￿)
(9.610>
10,991
1.381
Reconciliallon of funds".
Fund bala￿￿ at 1 January
2024
49252
10.991
60243
58.862
58.862
Fund balances at 31
December 2024
10.147
34.1&1
442
49252
10.991
60,243

MARYS CHILD
BALANCE SHEEr
AS AT31 DECEAIBER 2024
23
Currnnt as8•
Cash at bank and in haThJ
44277
60243
Net currBnt a&sels
44277
60.243
Th• fvnds of lh• dwrlty
34.130
10.147
10.991
49252
Un￿$t￿ed tunds
4427T
60243
were
MrD
Trust•e

MARWS CHILD
NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
Ch•thabh char￿¥ty
2024
2023
Siaff costs
71.256
35.189
ZJ.170
34.937
3.(M5
578
1.865
Ent•rfa*iin9 and events
Shar¢ of Support and go*rnwK• co#t• l¥•• nots 2)
107.044
65.104
44.554
15.762
151A98
Analysls by fithd
UnTrsbKaed frJThJ$
62.120
89,478
42.027
151.598
Charitsbl
aetl¥llles
2024
Totsl
2023
Rent
Telephone
2.551
7.902
611
695
4.539
3.804
1￿20
175
567
538
4.655
7.390
SuThJry
Administr¥tprn cosls
T￿b]Ing
Ad¥eiti&ng
Bank dwryes
Trnnsferslo MCK & kn repaym¢rts
317
308
1.764
44.554
15.762

MARY'S CHILD
NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
dwrty dL¥lrvJ Ihe year.
Al l J*nuwy R•sourc••
Tr•nsf•rn
At31
2024
4.020
1.819
1.657
3.49S
14.0201
cO￿￿Trty Health
Comiunty Garden
LF4ir¥J spJt
HSF 516
1.657
{1.1￿)
123,6781
{58.771)
32.29)
103.687
8,572
21,
(23.320)
10.991
135.937
{89.4781
(23.320)
34.130
A tr￿sIer of £23.320 ha5 t>een mad8 Irom ur¥estri(ied ILw¥J5 rdating ts the restrictrd lottery fwxl. Of ihe
È23.320 £22.236 fdates lo e>pendilurn p2*J in ts pr•)r year. this related to loliery fun(ling bul due ￿ the
tirntr¥J of the ￿p1 was t￿ frrmn unrEStr1d￿ tUTK1s in tern to **vibO$ lo o)rknnue. The
£10.1x￿ was loaned to tr* tharity by tru5te8s in y. a furthw £10.000 loaned to thè tharity in
year to 5upf•Yt d￿lI1#b[& The knan botarKe ha5 been rep•d in ful in 2tr24.
Followg ts decis*)n M¥rfs to to ryAt8 in £20244 was hn5férrwJ lo MCK

hd MOORE
MARfs CHILD
ANNUAL REPORT AND UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024

MARY'S CHILD
CONTENTS

MARYS CHILD
INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT
TO THE TRUSTEES OF MARYS CHILD
l to the my exwm#tK)n Lrf Il* fmnoa of CThthJ (fv ch811ty) y•8r ended
31 Decembor 2024.
R￿pO￿lIbIlItI•S •nd b*•l# of r•port
thè rew1rn￿ts of ihe Cha￿l￿sAC1 3011.
I rowl in re￿￿1 of my ol the th8rily'$ fKwrti81 ￿der sectth 145 of the
Ch8rltte5 Acl 2011. In ¢g￿ng (*rt my ex8thnatkJn I ho¥0 lolbwed fv DwÈdlty)s g1￿ ty tha Ch8rlty C{Mr￿$S
18f seckn 14515Kbl ofthe Chothle•A(a 2011.
Ind*p•Dd•tht •x•mln•e• ststsm•nt
Your Is dia￿ to facl thal Ih• chwity ha8 weparnd th8 slalements kn acctyda1￿ wlth th8
rBlevanl versN)n of thg Statemenl of Re(x>mmended Piaclke ap￿scable k) charit￿$ pfvparing Ihair finandal
slat8rn8nts in aCaxrda￿ wrlh lh* Finanoal Rerrtyllng Standar(18ppltsblg in lh8 UK #nd RowkAic of Iroland IFRS
102) in wefer•n¢e lo Iho and by Charillgs.. Slalemenl ol RerXrn8rKI￿ PradKe Issued on 1
April 2005 is r•ferred to in Iho extant rngvlai1L￿s Lwt has rN)w bgon withdrawn. l undgrstand that this has
been dox￿ In ordw tor Ihe financlal stalcmenls Io FffjVMJe a a￿$ fgir in accrytsnc• with UK Generaly
Accepled Accwntsng PrnciKe.
I I￿ve crynF4eled my examinalK￿. l (x)nftmi Ihat ￿ mattws hava to my attenti￿ in c4¥M8ckn with the
exaMinalK￿ giving me cavse to b*ievè that in ary maknial respe¢L
acco￿ting records were r￿t kept In respect of the d￿rity as requlrod by sectk)r> 130 of the CharlYasAcl 2011.
the ffin8ndal ststements do Th)18c4Kd ￿th those rewds: or
ihè finar￿1 slalwnents do not comF4y wth thè 4Wicabb req￿rements IxM*ning the fom) and contsni of
fin8ncial slaiements sei oui in Ihe Charilres (Acc*wnts and Rewrtsl Regulalions 2008 other than any
reqUI￿rnefit fvl the financial slaieffl￿ gr¥e a aryl faY is rnl a malter consbdered as part ol
an independent examinaticffl.
shouhj bè drawn in Ihis rgwl in order to enatde a prcper Unde￿r#￿11￿J of the financaal stalernents lo bg reath8d.
Rud8rKI House
Minerva Bugness Park
Lynth Wood
Pelerts)ro
PE2 6PZ
30 October 2025

MARYS CHILD
STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTMnES
INCLUDING INCOME AND EXPENDITURE AccouNr
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEAIBER 2024
fiJnd•
2024
fvnd*
2024
2024
20
202J
10.Th1
135.937
148.727
55.667
49.8JJ
105.497
In¥tstr
187
187
5.121
S.121
11.085
135.937
147.022
49.830
110.716
Fundraislly
11.39)
11.3SXI
28.469
28.469
62.120
89.478
151.598
42.027
38m9
73.510
89.478
162.9B8
70.496
38.839
109,335
(62.42S)
46.459
(15.9661
(9.610)
10.991
1J81
23.320 123.320)
lunds
{39.105)
23.139
(15.￿)
(9.610>
10,991
1.381
Reconciliallon of funds".
Fund bala￿￿ at 1 January
2024
49252
10.991
60243
58.862
58.862
Fund balances at 31
December 2024
10.147
34.1&1
442
49252
10.991
60,243

MARYS CHILD
BALANCE SHEEr
AS AT31 DECEAIBER 2024
23
Currnnt as8•
Cash at bank and in haThJ
44277
60243
Net currBnt a&sels
44277
60.243
Th• fvnds of lh• dwrlty
34.130
10.147
10.991
49252
Un￿$t￿ed tunds
4427T
60243
were
MrD
Trust•e

MARWS CHILD
NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
Ch•thabh char￿¥ty
2024
2023
Siaff costs
71.256
35.189
ZJ.170
34.937
3.(M5
578
1.865
Ent•rfa*iin9 and events
Shar¢ of Support and go*rnwK• co#t• l¥•• nots 2)
107.044
65.104
44.554
15.762
151A98
Analysls by fithd
UnTrsbKaed frJThJ$
62.120
89,478
42.027
151.598
Charitsbl
aetl¥llles
2024
Totsl
2023
Rent
Telephone
2.551
7.902
611
695
4.539
3.804
1￿20
175
567
538
4.655
7.390
SuThJry
Administr¥tprn cosls
T￿b]Ing
Ad¥eiti&ng
Bank dwryes
Trnnsferslo MCK & kn repaym¢rts
317
308
1.764
44.554
15.762

MARY'S CHILD
NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
dwrty dL¥lrvJ Ihe year.
Al l J*nuwy R•sourc••
Tr•nsf•rn
At31
2024
4.020
1.819
1.657
3.49S
14.0201
cO￿￿Trty Health
Comiunty Garden
LF4ir¥J spJt
HSF 516
1.657
{1.1￿)
123,6781
{58.771)
32.29)
103.687
8,572
21,
(23.320)
10.991
135.937
{89.4781
(23.320)
34.130
A tr￿sIer of £23.320 ha5 t>een mad8 Irom ur¥estri(ied ILw¥J5 rdating ts the restrictrd lottery fwxl. Of ihe
È23.320 £22.236 fdates lo e>pendilurn p2*J in ts pr•)r year. this related to loliery fun(ling bul due ￿ the
tirntr¥J of the ￿p1 was t￿ frrmn unrEStr1d￿ tUTK1s in tern to **vibO$ lo o)rknnue. The
£10.1x￿ was loaned to tr* tharity by tru5te8s in y. a furthw £10.000 loaned to thè tharity in
year to 5upf•Yt d￿lI1#b[& The knan botarKe ha5 been rep•d in ful in 2tr24.
Followg ts decis*)n M¥rfs to to ryAt8 in £20244 was hn5férrwJ lo MCK