## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period**
## **From 01/05/2021 Period start date To 30/04/2022 Period end date**
## **Charity name: Sibling Support**
## **Charity registration number: 1189271**
## **Objectives and Activities**
|**Objectives and Activities**|||
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||SORP
reference||
|Summary of the purposes of the
charity as set out in its governing
document|Para 1.17|Preserve and protect physical and mental
health and relieve suffering amongst young
persons affected by the death of a sibling by
providing appropriate and/or specialist
information, advice and support through the
provision of resources and access to a
community of persons similarly affected|
|Summary of the main activities in
relation to those purposes for the
public benefit, in particular, the
activities, projects or services
identified in the accounts.|Para 1.17
and 1.19|In this second year of operation Sibling
Support has continued to successfully raise
funds through our growing number of
supporters.
In the year leading to 30April 2022 Sibling
Support raised funds from Donations (£1709)
from Organized Fundraising (£7611). Sibling
Support received one Grant (£500).
The funds were used to continue to produce
and distribute the Sibling Support specific
resources, which now extend beyond the
initial booklets to include support packs
(£1573) and mood badges (£500). We
continue to produce memory boxes (£204)
and digital support assets through our
website (£470).
A proportion fo the funds was used to
purchase a cricut machine (£410)|
|Statement confirming whether the
trustees have had regard to the
guidance issued by the Charity
Commission on public benefit|Para 1.18|Trustees have reviewed the guidance issued
by the Charity Commission on public benefit|
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|Policy on grant making|Para 1.38||
|Policy on social investment
including program related
investment|Para 1.38||
|Contribution made by
volunteers|Para 1.38|We couldn’t do our work without the
invaluable support of volunteers. From those
that offer their time and advice, to others who
carry out admin tasks, such as posting our
mindfulness boxes.|
|Other|||
## **Achievements and Performance**
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|Summary of the main
achievements of the charity,
identifying the difference the
charity’s work has made to
the circumstances of its
beneficiaries and any wider
benefits to society as a
whole.|Para 1.20|In its second year of operation as a
registered charity Sibling Support has
continued to grow in size and recognition
within our sector.
We continue to be approached from
charities, families and other organizations
(like schools and children’s hospices) for our
specially designed resources and the
feedback we receive validates that they’re
making a valuable impact on the lives of
siblings.
Our aim to be sibling specific has continued
to be welcomed by new organisations in the
bereavement sector, we continue to be
asked to provide tailored information about
how siblings can be supported.|
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|Achievements against
objectives set|Para 1.41||
|Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set|Para 1.41||
|Investment performance
against objectives|Para 1.41||
|Other|||
## **Financial Review**
|**inancial Review**|||
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|Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end of
the period|Para 1.21|The Charity has £14146 in cash funds
available at year end|
|Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22||
|Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|Zero|
|Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|The board will agree a policy on holding
reserves in the next financial year. In the
second year of operation the charity has
focused on establishing the production and
distribution of resources to Siblings.|
|Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24||
|Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern|Para 1.23||
**Additional information (optional)**
## You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
The charity’s principal sources of funds (including Para 1.47 any fundraising) Investment policy and objectives including any social investment policy Para 1.46 adopted A description of the principal risks facing the charity Para 1.46 Other
## **Structure, Governance and Management**
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|Description of charity’s trusts:||Foundation model|
|Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|Constitution|
|How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)|Para 1.25|Charitable Incorporated Organisation|
|Trustee selection methods
including details of any
constitutional provisions e.g.
election to post or name of
any person or body entitled to
appoint one or more trustees|Para 1.25|Trustee application is an open process.
Applications from suitable candidates are
welcome and anyone wishing to apply to be
a trustee that fits the given criteria will be
considered.
New Trustees can be selected at a trustee
meeting, in which 50% or greater of trustees
will agree to a new appointment.
When considering the selection criteria for an
appointment as a charity trustee, the current
board will take into account the skills,
knowledge and experience needed for the
effective administration of the CIO.|
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|Policies and procedures
adopted for the induction and
training of trustees|Para 1.51||
|The charity’s organisational
structure and any wider
network with which the
charity works|Para 1.51||
|Relationship with any related
parties|Para 1.51||
|Other|||
## **Reference and Administrative details**
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|Charity name|Sibling Support|
|Other name the charity uses||
|Registered charity number|1189271|
|Charity’s principal address|The White House,
2 Meadrow,
Godalming,
Surrey, GU7 3HN|
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**Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity**
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||**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not**
**for whole year**|**Name of person (or**
**body) entitled to**
**appoint trustee (if any)**|
|1|Nicolas Robinson|Chair|||
|2|Callum Fairhurst||||
|3|Sascha Williams||||
|4|Rod Garnham||||
|5|Simone Pinto|Treasurer|||
|6|Janet Rand||||
|7|Jonathan James||||
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– Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved
**Director name**
Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity
**Trustee name Dates acted if not for whole year**
## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others**
Description of the assets held in this capacity Name and objects of the charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects
Details of arrangements for safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets
## **Additional information (optional)**
## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**
**Type of Name Address adviser**
**Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)**
## **Exemptions from disclosure**
Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details
## **Other optional information**
## **Declarations**
**The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.**
**Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees**
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Signature(s)
Full name(s) [Simone Pinto ]
Position Treasurer
(eg Secretary, Chair, etc)
Date 11.07.2022
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**Sibling Support 1189271**
## **Receipts and payments accounts**
> **For the period 5/1/2021 4/30/2022 To from**
## **Section A Receipts and payments**
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Unrestricted Restricted Endowment
Total funds
funds funds funds
to the nearest
to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £
£
A1 Receipts
Donations 2,309 - - 2,309
Fundraising 7,611 - - 7,611
Grants / Foundations 500 - - 500
- - - -
- - - -
- - - -
- - - -
- - - -
10,420 - - 10,420
Sub total (Gross income for AR)
A2 Asset and investment sales,
(see table).
- - - -
- - - -
Sub total - - - -
Total receipts 10,420 - - 10,420
A3 Payments
Sibling Resources 2,277 - - 2,277
Fundraising Expenses 209 - - 209
Postage 122 - - 122
Website Resources 470 - - 470
- - - -
- - - -
- - - -
- - - -
- - - -
Sub total [ 3,078 ] - - 3,078
A4 Asset and investment
purchases, (see table)
Circuit Machine 410 - - 410
- - - -
Sub total [ 410 ] - - 410
Total payments 3,488 - - 3,488
Net of receipts/(payments) [ 6,932 ] - - 6,932
A5 Transfers between funds - - - -
A6 Cash funds last year end - - - -
Cash funds this year end [ 6,932 ] - - 6,932
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## **Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period**
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|**Categories**|**Details**||**funds**||**funds**|
|**B1 Cash funds**|Bank Account|
**_Total cash funds_**|**to nearest £**
**14,146**
**-**
**-**
**14,146**|
|**to nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**|
||(agree balances with receipts and payments
account(s))||Agreement Error|OK||
||||**Unrestricted**||**Restricted**|
||||**funds**||**funds**|
|**B2 Other monetary assets**|**Details**||**to nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**|
|**to nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**|
|**B3 Investment assets**|**Details**||**Fund to which**
**asset belongs**|**Cost (optional)**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**||
|**B4 Assets retained for the**|**Details**||**Fund to which**
**asset belongs**|**Cost (optional)**
**-**||
|**charity’s own use**||||
|**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**|
|**B5 Liabilities**|**Details**||**Fund to which**
**liability relates**|
|**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**Amount due**
**(optional)**|
|Signed by one or two trustees on
behalf of all the trustees||Signature|Print|Name||
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CC16a
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Last year
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**to the nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
## **Endowment funds**
**to nearest £ - - - -**
OK
**Endowment funds to nearest £ - - - - - - Current value (optional) - - - - -**
**Current value (optional)**
**When due (optional)**
Date of approval