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Registered Charity Number: 1188643

THE MOTHERHOOD PLAN Charitable Incorporated Organisation Financial Accounts for the year ended 31 December 2021

Financial Accounts | Year Ended 31 December 2021

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CHARITY OVERVIEW Registered Charity Name: The Motherhood Plan Other Known Names: Pregnant Then Screwed Charity Number: 1188643 Principal Office Address: 8 St. Aelreds Mews York North Yorkshire YO31 0RW Trustees: Lauren Currie OBE – Chair Thomas Higham Shazia Mustafa (resigned in June 2022) Nichola Garde Beth Hazon Molly Rowan Kizzy Gardiner

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TRUSTEES’ REPORT

Introduction

The Motherhood Plan Charitable Incorporated Organisation (otherwise known as Pregnant Then Screwed) is the UK’s leading charity working to end the motherhood penalty.

Our Vision

Our vision is to create a society where care is valued and in which pregnant women and mothers, in all their diversity, are enabled to fulfil their potential, creating a stronger, happier, better future for us all.

Our Mission

We are the voice of the working mothers in the UK. We have a strong and deep connection with our beneficiaries. We provide world-class advice and support to mothers and help them improve their confidence and wellbeing, to give them the tools they need to challenge discrimination in the workplace, and to support them to find work that works for them.

We advocate for change and raise awareness of the specific challenges faced by working mothers. We challenge deeply entrenched stereotypes about the role of mothers in society. We work with employers, politicians, women and men to make change happen. We publish compelling research to educate, inform and lead the debate.

Our Principles

  1. We want radical change: Constantly striving for an overhaul of the way we live and work – we don’t believe small tweaks work. We will work with politicians, employers, collaborators and the public to achieve this.

  2. We translate complexity and make it simple: Ensuring our beneficiaries understand complex legal language, policy, data, research and legislation that could impact them both positively and negatively.

  3. The lived experience of the people we support provides insight and informs everything we do: Leaving ourselves room to be reactive to issues, opportunities and campaigns as they arise is critical. Our experience and expertise ensure we can identify important campaigns and projects.

  4. Create and nature a deep and strong connection with our beneficiaries / community: Not only providing for our beneficiaries but ensuring we include them in every element of our work. Ensuring PTS feels like a friend and confidant, and makes our beneficiaries feel as though they are part of the team. Talking to our beneficiaries as we would talk to a friend.

  5. To be the voice of working mothers we need to listen, always: Being willing to adapt and iterate based on feedback from our beneficiaries, and we always listen no matter how uncomfortable it may be. We don’t think we always know best!

  6. We will challenge and be provocative to create change: Not being afraid to show our anger. We believe anger is a mechanism for change. We will, on occasion, campaign on and talk about the issues that others are too nervous to discuss.

Our Trustees

The Trustees who served the charity during the year were as follows:

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Structure, Governance and Management

The Motherhood Plan is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO) governed by a memorandum and articles of association, which incorporated the organization in December 2016, when the charity operated as a Community Interest Company (CIC). The Motherhood Plan converted to a CIO on 19[th] March 2020 and a new memorandum of association was drafted and agreed by the board of trustees as a result.

Trustees are recruited following a skills audit of Board members to ensure that the Board has the right mix of skills and experience. Trustees are enrolled onto the board for an initial period of two years and can be voted back in for another period of three years. There is an induction process in place to support new Trustees. The Board meets quarterly. A scheme of delegation is in place and day-to-day responsibility for ensuring the charity delivers on its aims and objectives is delegated to the Chief Executive.

The Trustees are responsible for staff pay, benefits and terms and conditions. Remuneration is reviewed annually. Salaries reflect the roles and responsibilities of each postholder. Salaries are set at an appropriate level to retain excellent staff, while also making a comparison with rates of pay in the charity sector for similar roles and size of charity. In addition to pay we also provide annual leave and pension contributions above the legal minimum.

Major risks are reviewed quarterly by the full Board. The Board monitors impact, probability, mitigations taken and identifies any additional action required.

Staff

The Charity is managed on a day-to-day basis by our Chief Executive Officer, Joeli Brearley.

Due to an increase of funding and demand on our services, the team has grown from four members of staff to five by December 2021 inc. Head of Operations, Analiese Doctrove; Support Services Administrator, Emily Broadbent; Campaigns and Communications Manager, Lauren Fabianski; and Communications Assistant, Taryn Robinson. All staff work part-time and flexibly apart from the CEO who is full-time.

Public Benefit Statement

The Trustees confirm they have complied with their duty in section 4 of the 2011 Charities Act to have due regard to the guidance on public benefit published by the Charity Commission in exercising their powers and duties.

Objectives

The promotion of equality and diversity for the public benefit by:

Financial Accounts

The members of the Board who act as Directors of the charity, for the purposes of the Companies Act, and Trustees for charity law purposes, submit their annual report and the financial statements of The Motherhood Plan for the 2021 financial year. The Board confirms that the annual report and financial statements of the charity comply with the Charities Act 2011, the Companies Act 2006, the Articles of Association, and the Accounting and Reporting by Charities - Statement of Recommended Practice, applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standards applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102).

Funding

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We would like to thank our funders who have supported our work through the pandemic and beyond. Without them everything we have achieved in 2021 would not have been possible. Particular thanks must go to:

Activities

Pregnant Then Screwed is a small national charity with an increasingly large profile and ambitious agenda. In 2021 we:

Support Services:

2021 IMPACT
2021 2020
Total number of individuals who have:
•
Received advice from the PTS Helpline and legal line
•
Received Mentoring support
•
Received advice from a PTS online event or clinic
•
Signed a PTS petition		 4.255
51
75,828
113,445		 4,084
35
25,853
-
TOTAL 193,579 29,972

Pregnant women and the vaccine:

Supporting women to rebuild their confidence and find work that works for them:

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Advocacy, PR and research:

Campaign Achievements in short

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Vaccine in Pregnancy

Ensuring pregnant and breastfeeding women have the information they need to decide whether to take the vaccine, and priority access to the vaccine, was a key part of our work in 2021.

Initially, breastfeeding women were informed they couldn’t access the vaccine as it had not been tested on lactating women. We worked in collaboration with the Hospital Infant Feeding Network, GP Infant Feeding Network, Breastfeeding Doctors, and the Women’s Equality Party to campaign for informed choice amongst this group of women. To prevent breastfeeding women from taking the vaccine would force them to choose between breastfeeding or protecting themselves and their unborn child. The campaign was successful and the MRHA and JCVI agreed to follow the CDC in America and give breastfeeding women the option of having the vaccine.

As the vaccine had also not been tested on pregnant women, they too were unable to access this life-saving drug, until 16[th] April 2021 when enough real-world data had been collected to show that it was safe. But pregnant women could only have the Pfizer or Moderna vaccine as the real-world data utilized only these vaccines. The NHS booking system hadn’t been updated so that pregnant women could select the type of vaccine they were eligible for, and this led to huge amounts of confusion with pregnant women turning up to vaccine centres, only to be sent away. We worked closely with Stella Creasy MP in a successful campaign to update the NHS booking system so that it reflected the needs of pregnant women. This was finally implemented on the 7[th] May 2021.

Following this, we worked closely with Stella Creasy MP on a campaign to prioritise pregnant women for the vaccine. The issue was raised repeatedly by PTS and Stella Creasy MP with Ministers and the JCVI, including 3 oral questions in Parliament and 4 official letters to Ministers. We collected data and research on the barriers to vaccination for pregnant women and shared this with senior officials at the department for health and social care (DHSC), and leaders at the NHS vaccination department. We launched a petition demanding pregnant women to be prioritised as they were the only vulnerable adult group who had not been. This was finally successful in December 2021 when pregnant women were placed in priority group 6.

Alongside this work we were acutely aware that pregnant women did not feel they had enough information about how the vaccine worked to feel confident taking it whilst pregnant. Our research also told us that 47% of pregnant women had been put off from taking the vaccine by health professionals. We ran two webinars with immunology experts to answer questions, one on 19[th] April 2021 and one on 22[nd] July 2021. In total these webinars were attended by: 47,066 people. 81% of attendees said our webinar gave them enough information to make an informed choice about the vaccine.

Additionally, we worked with the charity, Full Fact, to dispel misinformation about the vaccine. Our Whatsapp services which offers pregnant women unbiased factual information in response to questions they have about the vaccine was used by 1,106 women. Our videos, developed in collaboration with Full Fact, designed to mitigate misinformation about pregnancy and the Covid vaccine were viewed 103,375 times.

Future Plans

In 2022 Pregnant Then Screwed has four priority areas which we will focus on:

Our five high impact campaigns will focus on:

We will continue to develop our seven core activities:

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Reserves Policy

The Trustees aim to maintain free reserves in unrestricted funds at a level that equates to approximately six months of unrestricted charitable expenditure. The Trustees consider that this level will provide sufficient funds to ensure the organisation can continue to operate whilst new sources of funding are realised. The Trustees consider that a level of six months is sufficient given that the team will be continuously working on sourcing new funding for the organisation and hope to be generating at least £4,000 per month of self-generated income by the end of 2022.

The balance held as unrestricted funds as at 31 December 2021 was £144,903, £97,903 which is regarded as free reserves, after allowing for funds tied up in tangible fixed assets and funds ear-marked by the Trustees for future projects. Basic core costs for running the organisation are £18,000 per month. The current level of reserves is therefore lower than is needed, however ear-marked funds can be released at the Trustees discretion.

The charity also holds £317 in restricted reserves.

Trustees Responsibility Statement

The Trustees (who are also directors of The Motherhood Plan CIO for the purposes of company law) are responsible for preparing the Trustees Annual Report and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and regulations.

Company law requires the Trustees to prepare financial statements for each financial year. Under that law the Trustees have elected to prepare the financial statements in accordance with United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice (United Kingdom Accounting Standards and applicable law). Under company law the Trustees must not approve the financial statements unless they are satisfied that they give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the company and the income and expenditure of the company for that year.

In preparing these financial statements, the Trustees are required to:

The Trustees are responsible for keeping adequate accounting records that are sufficient to show and explain the company’s transactions are disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the company and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Companies Act 2006. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the company and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.

Each of the persons who is a trustee at the date of approval of this report confirms that:

Signed on behalf of the Board of Trustees:

LAUREN CURRIE OBE (Chair) Date: 12/09/2022

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INDEPENDENT EXAMINER’S REPORT

I report on the accounts of The Motherhood Plan Charitable Incorporated Organisation for the year ended 31 December 2021, which are set out on pages 11 – 16.

Respective responsibilities of trustees and examiner

The charity’s trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. The charity’s trustees consider that an audit is not required this year under section 144(2) of the Charities Act 2011 (the 2011 Act) and that an independent examination is needed.

It is my responsibility to:

Basis of independent examiner’s report

My examination was carried out in accordance with the General Directions given by the Charities Commission. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items of disclosures in the accounts and seeking explanations from you as trustees. Consequently, no opinion is given as to whether the accounts present a “true and fair view” and the report is limited to those matters set out in the statement below.

Independent examiner’s statement

In connection with my examination, no matter has come to my attention:

Have not been met, or

________ Nicola Ainscough ACA BSc MANAGING DIRECTOR Equilibrium Accountants Ltd 48 Goodramgate, York, YO1 7LF

17 August 2022

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STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES For the year ended 31 December 2021

Notes
INCOME
Incoming and endowments from:
Donations and legacies
2
Charitable activities
3
Other trading activities
Investments
Other income
Total incoming resources
EXPENDITURE
Expenditure on:
Raising funds
4
Charitable activities
5
Other
6
Total resources expended
Net income / (expenditure) for the year
RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS
Total funds brought forward as at 1 Jan 21
Total funds carried forward as at 31 Dec 21		 Restricted
Funds
£
-
29,750
-
-
-		 Unrestricted
Funds
£
27,453
208,364
45,122
-

Year to
31 Dec 21
Total
£
Year to
31 Dec 20
Total
£
27,453
30,619
238,114
112,897
45,122
7,775
-
-
19,995 19,995
402
29,750
5,406
26,155
-		 300,934
5,333
199,801
5,745		 330,684
151,693
10,739
4,401
225,956
99,942
5,745
3,049
31,561 210,879 242,440
107,392
(1,811)
2,128		 90,055
54,848		 88,244
44,301
56,976
12,675
317 144,903 145,220
56,976

The notes on pages 13-16 form a part of these financial statements

A statement of Total Recognised Gains and Losses is not required as all gains and losses are included in the Statement of Financial Activities.

There is no difference between the net income / (expenditure) for the year above and the historical cost equivalent. All activities are continuing.

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BALANCE SHEET

For the year ended 31 December 2021

Notes
FIXED ASSETS
Tangible assets
CURRENT ASSETS
Stocks
Debtors
7
Cash at bank and in hand
Creditors: Amounts falling due within one year
8
Net Current Assets / (Liabilities)
Total Assets less Current Liabilities
Creditors: Amounts falling due after more than one year
Net Assets
FUNDS
9
Unrestricted funds
Restricted funds
Total Funds		 £
-
8,012
210,641		 As at
31 Dec 21
£
5,033
(78,466)


£		 As at
31 Dec 20
£
1,848
-
1,252
93,546
218,653 94,798
(39,670)
140,187 55,128
145,200
-		 56,976
-
145,220 56,976
144,903
317
56,547
429
145,220 56,976

The notes on pages 13-16 form a part of these financial statements

Trustee benefits: advances, credit and guarantees

During the year no benefits, in the form of advances, credit and guarantees, were conferred upon the trustees of the charity.

Guarantees and other financial commitments

During the year no guarantees or other financial commitments were made.

The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the Charities Act 2011, with respect to accounting records and the preparation of accounts.

The financial statements on pages 11-16 were approved by the Board of Trustees and signed on its behalf by:

_____ LAUREN CURRIE OBE (Chair)

Date: 12/09/2022

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NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS

For the year ended 31 December 2021

1. ACCOUNTING POLICIES

a) Statutory Information

The Motherhood Plan is a charity, operating as a Charitable Incorporated Organisation, in the UK that is registered with the Charities Commission, registration number 1188643

b) Basis of preparation and assessment of going concern

The accounts have been prepared under the historical cost convention and on the receipts and payments basis.

The financial statements are prepared in sterling, which is the functional currency of the charity.

The principal accounting policies, which have been applied consistently in the year, are set out below.

c) Compliance with accounting standards

The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the Charities Act 2011, the Accounting and Reporting by Charities for Small Entities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective January 2015) – (Charities ‘SORP’ FRS 102)): the provision of FRS 102 Section 1A – Small Entities and other applicable accounting standards in the United Kingdom

Earmarked funds, as shown in the notes to the accounts, represent funds set aside by the Trustees for use on specific projects. Amounts shown as Restricted Funds, on the Statement of Financial Activities and the Balance Sheet, present funds donated for specific projects in accordance with the Charities Act definition.

Income is recognised in respect of non-government, non-exchange transactions, donations and funds received for goods and services supplied during the financial period on a receipt basis.

Grants which are restrictive in nature or are allocated by the Board for specific purposes are recognised using the accrual model.

f) Trustee’s remuneration and expenses

During the year the trustees did not receive any remuneration or reimbursement of out-of-pocket expenses, as none were incurred.

Refunds of taxation received as a result of claims made relating to donations given under Gift Aid are treated as Unrestricted Income. No income was gift aided during the year, as the charities registration was still pending.

2. DONATIONS AND LEGACIES

. DONATIONS AND LEGACIES
Restricted
Funds
£
Unrestricted
Funds
£		 Year to
31 Dec 21
Total
£		 Year to
31 Dec 20
Total
£
General - 27,453 27,453 30,619
- 27,453 27,453 30,619

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3. CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES

|l Accounts|Year Ended 31 December 2021
. CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES||||| |---|---|---|---|---| ||Restricted
Funds
£|
Unrestricted
Funds
£|Year to
31 Dec 21
Total
£|Year to
31 Dec 20
Total
£| |Smallwood Trust|19,550|-|19,550|5,700| |KeyFund|6,000|-|6,000|9,000| |Solace|4,200|-|4,200|| |Other Grants*|-|208,364|208,364|98,197| ||29,750|208,364|238,114|112,897| ||||||

** Please note that during the year £6,200 was received from Solace. The grant received was restricted in nature and related to ongoing projects. As such, an appropriate proportion of the income received has been recognised on an accrual basis, with £2,000 treated as deferred income within the financial accounts, alongside another £5,000 received from the Postcode Lottery and £20,000 received from Enterprise Development Fund for projects that did not commence until 2022.

*** Please note that during the financial year £86,000 was received from the Esme Foundation as an unrestricted grant. The grants are issued on an annual basis with the grant value being £43,000 per annum. An administrative error meant that the grant for 2022 was received prior to the financial year end date, as such this income has been deferred into the next financial year.

4. RAISING FUNDS

. RAISING FUNDS
Restricted
Funds
£
Unrestricted
Funds
£		 Year to
31 Dec 21
Total
£		 Year to
31 Dec 20
Total
£
Donation ProcessingFees - 419 419 204
Marketing 5,406 4,914 10,320 3,352
5,406 5,333 10,739 4,401

5. EXPENDITURE ON CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES

Restricted
Funds
£
Unrestricted
Funds
£		 Year to
31 Dec 21
Total
£		 Year to
31 Dec 20
Total
£
Pregnant Then Screwed Live - - - 6,474
RESET Festival - 3,153 3,153 -
Freelancers 2,700 11,525 14,225 16,453
Administrative Costs 7,872 896 8,768 2,452
Legal and Professional Costs 3,680 47,244 50,924 7,812
Equipment Expensed - 212 212 300
Staff Costs 11,903 132,789 144,692 66,083
Travel Costs - 3,982 3,982 368
26,155 199,801 225,956 99,942

6. OTHER

. OTHER
Restricted
Funds
£
Unrestricted
Funds
£		 Year to
31 Dec 21
Total
£		 Year to
31 Dec 20
Total
£
Accountancy - 3,420 3,420 2,134
Bank Charges - 199 199 117
Depreciation - 2,126 2,126 798
- 5,745 5,745 3,049

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7. DEBTORS

|l Accounts|Year Ended 31 December 2021
. DEBTORS||||| |---|---|---|---|---| ||Restricted Funds
£|Unrestricted
Funds
£|Year to
31 Dec 21
Total
£|Year to
31 Dec 20
Total
£| |Trade Debtors|-|5,000|5,000|-| |Prepayments|-|3,012|3,012|1,252| ||-|8,012|8,012|1,252| ||||||

8. CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR

Restricted Funds
£		 Unrestricted
Funds
£		 Year to
31 Dec 21
Total
£		 Year to
31 Dec 20
Total
£
Trade Creditors - 1,224 1,224 120
Deferred Income 27,000 43,000 70,000 37,750
Accruals - 1,839 1,839 558
Other Creditors - 5,403 5,403 1,242
27,000 51,466 78,466 39,670

a. DEFERRED INCOME

DEFERRED INCOME
Restricted Funds
£		 Unrestricted
Funds
£		 Year to
31 Dec 21
Total
£		 Year to
31 Dec 20
Total
£
Smallwood Trust - - - 12,000
KeyFund - - - 6,000
CommunityUnion Grant - - - 1,000
The BaringFoundation Grant - - - 18,750
Enterprise Development Fund 20,000 - 20,000 -
Esme Foundation - 43,000 43,000 -
Postcode Lottery 5,000 - 5,000 -
Solace 2,000 - 2,000 -
27,000 43,000 70,000 37,750

9. FUNDS

. FUNDS
Restricted Funds
£		 Unrestricted
Funds
£		 Year to
31 Dec 21
Total
£		 Year to
31 Dec 20
Total
£
UNRESTRICTED FUND
General - 97,903 97,903 54,848
Ear-marked - 47,000 47,000 -
RESTRICTED FUND*
Smallwood Trust 2,139 - 2,139 1,450
KeyFund 678 - 678 678
Esme Fairburn** (2,500) - (2,500)
317 144,903 145,220 56,976

** A grant application was submitted for £2,500 of training, however the course was required to be completed and paid for before the grant income was secured.

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10. RESTRICTED FUND RECONCILIATION

Incoming
resources
£		 Outgoing
resources
£
Capital
Items
£		 Balance at
31 Dec 21
Total
£		 Balance at
31 Dec 20
Total
£
Restricted Fund 29,750 31,561 - 317 2,128
29,750 31,561 - 317 2,128

11. EMPLOYEES

The average number of employees during the year, calculated on the bass of full-time equivalents was 4 (2020: 2)

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