WYNTERS WISH BABY LOSS & BEREAVEMENT SUPPORT CHARITY
Trustee Annual Report & Accounts for period: 01/04/2024 to 31/03/2025
Charity Details:
Name: Wynter's Wish (Babyloss & Bereavement Support Charity) Registration Number: 1187998
Address:
14 Pear Tree Avenue
Barkby
Leicestershire
LE7 3AS
Trustees:
Sarah Andrews (Chair) Christina Tissington (Treasurer)
Gary Andrews (Correspondence Secretary)
Mark Tissington (Administration Secretary)
Selection of Trustees:
Trustees are elected at the Annual General Meeting of the charity. They are selected to utilise available professional or vocational skills where possible. All Trustees are inducted by familiarising them with the constitution, policies, aims and objectives, and other relevant documents relating to the charity's governance.
Report Format
The charity’s income is under £500,000 (and it doesn’t have assets worth more than £3.26million), a simple report is therefore adequate.
Targets and Objectives for 2024-2025
The general objects are set out in the Charity's Constitution
The objectives for the period were to raise funds to support the charity’s aims and objects, secure funding for the purchase of a cold cot, and promote and provide the Wynter’s Wish book as a resource to support bereaved families.
Performance Against Targets and Objectives
Achievements
A significant achievement for the charity during this period was the donation of an Abi cooling cot to Southmead Hospital, Bristol, facilitated through the charity Abigail’s Footsteps (registered charity number 1149005). Cooling cots are an essential resource for bereaved families, as they allow parents precious time to stay with their baby, create memories, and say goodbye at their own pace. This donation ensures that families experiencing the devastating loss of a baby are supported with dignity, compassion, and choice during an unimaginably difficult time.
Continued to distribute copies of the Wynter’s Wish children’s story to bereaved families affected by baby, child, or pregnancy loss.
Maternity Safety Advocacy:
During this reporting period, regular activities and fundraising efforts were limited and continue to be affected. This is due to the ongoing involvement of the trustees in advocating for maternity safety improvements, both as trustees and as harmed and bereaved parents. Several trustees are actively contributing to the Independent Maternity Review chaired by senior midwife Donna Ockenden.
Despite these challenges, and the impact of personal mental and physical health issues on some trustees, the charity was still able to meet all of its performance objectives in line with the constitution. The trustees have continued to advocate for maternity safety by engaging with the Secretary of State for Health and Members of Parliament, including participation in the All-Party Parliamentary Groups (APPGs) on maternity and baby loss.
Financial Review / Summary
The charity’s reserves were maintained above the minimum level of £300, in accordance with the Banking Reserve Policy.
For the period under review:
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Total income (rounded to the nearest pound): £716
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Total expenditure (rounded to the nearest pound): £2,929
| Charity Name | Charity Name | Charity Name | Charity Name | Charity Name | No(if any) | No(if any) | CC16a | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WYNTER’S WISH (BABYLOSS & BEREAVEMENT SUPPORT) | 1187998 | ||||||||
| Receipts andpayments accounts | |||||||||
| For the period from |
Period start date | To | Period end date | ||||||
| 01/04/2024 | 31/03/2025 | ||||||||
| Section A Receipts and payments | |||||||||
| Unrestricted funds |
Restricted funds | Endowment funds |
Total funds | Last year | |||||
| to the nearest £ | to the nearest £ | to the nearest £ | to the nearest £ | to the nearest £ | |||||
| A1 Receipts | |||||||||
| Start balance | 2,362 | - | - | 2,362 | - | ||||
| Total Income | 716 | - | - | 716 | - | ||||
| - 0 | - | - | - | - | |||||
| - 0 | - | - | - | - | |||||
| - 0 | - | - | - | - | |||||
| - 0 | - | - | - | - | |||||
| - 0 | - | - | - | - | |||||
| - 0 | - | - | - | - | |||||
| Sub total_(Gross income for AR) _ | 3,078 |
- | - | 3,078 | - | ||||
| A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table). |
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| - 0 | - 0 | - 0 | - | ||||||
| - 0 | - 0 | - 0 | - | - 0 | |||||
| Sub total | - 0 |
- 0 | - 0 | - | - 0 | ||||
| **Total receipts ** | 3,078 |
- 0 | - 0 | 3,078 | - 0 | ||||
| A3 Payments | |||||||||
| Insurance (INS) | 119 | - | - | 119 | - | ||||
| Bank Charges / fee’s / other | 10 | - | - | 10 | - | ||||
| Abigails Footsteps Cold Cot Donation | 2,800 | - | - | 2,800 | - | ||||
| - 0 | - | - | - | - | |||||
| - 0 | - | - | - | - | |||||
| - 0 | - | - | - | - | |||||
| - 0 | - | - | - | - | |||||
| - 0 | - | - | - | - | |||||
| - 0 | - | - | - | - | |||||
| **Sub total ** | 2,929 |
- | - | 2,929 | - | ||||
| A4 Asset and investment purchases,(see table) |
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| - 0 | - 0 | - 0 | - | ||||||
| - 0 | - 0 | - 0 | - | ||||||
| **Sub total ** | - 0 |
- 0 | - 0 | - | - 0 | ||||
| **Totalpayments ** | 2,929 |
- 0 | - 0 | 2,929 | - 0 | ||||
| **Net of receipts/(payments) ** | 149 |
- | - | 149 | - | ||||
| A5 Transfers between funds | - 0 | - | - | - | - | ||||
| A6 Cash funds lastyear end | - 0 | - | - | - | - | ||||
| **Cash funds thisyear end ** | 149 |
- | - | 149 | - | ||||
| Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period | |||||||||
| Categories | Details | Unrestricted funds |
Restricted funds | Endowment funds |
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| to nearest £ | to nearest £ | to nearest £ | |||||||
| B1 Cash funds | Closing balance 2024/2025 | 149 | - | - | |||||
| - | - | - | |||||||
| - | - | - |
CCXX R1 accounts (SS)
30/01/2026
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| Total cash funds | Total cash funds | Total cash funds | 149 | - | - | - | |||
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| (agree balances with receipts and payments account(s)) |
OK | OK | |||||||
| Unrestricted funds |
Restricted funds | Endowment funds |
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| Details | to nearest £ | to nearest £ | to nearest £ | ||||||
| B2 Other monetary assets | - | - | - | ||||||
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| Details | Fund to which asset belongs |
Cost (optional) | Current value (optional) |
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| B3 Investment assets | - | - | |||||||
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| Details | Fund to which asset belongs |
Cost (optional) | Current value (optional) |
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| B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use |
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| Details | Fund to which liability relates |
Amount due (optional) |
When due (optional) |
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| B5 Liabilities | - | ||||||||
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| Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees |
Signature | Print Name | Date of approval | ||||||
| Date of approval - 30/01/2026 | G.Andrews | GARY ANDREWS | 30/01/2026 | ||||||
CCXX R2 accounts (SS)
30/01/2026
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