CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examlnerfs report on the accounts Section A Indepelldent Examiner s Report R0POrt to th• trusteosl m•mb•rn of Hope In Grief On ac¢ounl• for tho ￿•r ondod 31° December 2022 Charlty no (If any) 1189844 Sot out on pag I rep)rt to the trustees on my examlnatSon of the ac(x)unts of the above charity (Ihe Trusf) ft)r the year ended 31 st December 2021 Responslbllltles and ba818 of r•port s the charltys trustee8, YOU are responsible the preparallon of th8 ac¢C￿nts in acc¢xdan¢e with the requirements of the Chartties N£t 2011 {Ihe Acr). I rewrt In respect of my examination of the Tru*'s accounts carfed out under section 145 of th8 2011 Act and in carrySng out my 8xamlnation. I have followed all the appllcable D1￿ctionS giv&n by the Charity Commission under $8clion 145(5Xb) of the ACL Independent I have completed my examination. l Confirm that no material matters have examlnerfs statement come to my attention in fZ•nnection with the examinatlon whlch gives me Gguse to belie￿ that In. any materfal respect: the acwunting records were not kept In accordance wlth sedon 130 of the Charit'88 A£t' or the a(tounts did not a(a)rd with the accounting records: or the acwunts dkl not mpty wilh Ihe applicable requirements concemlng the fomi and (x)ntent of accounts set out in the Charltl8S (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the acfX)unts give a Irue and fair, view which is not a matter nsldered as part of an inde￿ndent examlnallon. I have no concerns and have ¢ome across no other matters in connectlon v4tth the examination to vthl¢h att￿tic￿ should be drawn in thls re￿rt in order to enable a prcrf)er understsndlng of the accounts to be reached. 8lgned: Dat•: 1911012023 Namo: Gavin Kibble MBE Relevant profgsslonal quallflcatlon(s) or body {Ir any): AC.M.A Addr•M: 1 ￿neton Road. Wyken, Coventy cw2 3NR IER Oct 2018 **No (if any) Hope in Grief 1189844 Receipts and payments accounts For the period** Period start date Period end date **To from** 01/01/2022 31/12/2022 **CC16a** ## **Section A Receipts and payments** **Unrestricted Restricted Endowment Total funds Last year funds funds funds to the nearest to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ £** ## **A1 Receipts** |**A1 Receipts**|**esce**
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**to appoint trustee (if any)**| |---|---|---|---| ||Sandra Saunders|Chair|| ||Matthew Buttery||| ||Rachel Bright||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||**Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)**||| ||**Name**||**Dates acted if not for whole year**| ||||| ||||| **2021** **TAR** 1 ## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)** **Type of adviser Name Address** ## **Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)** **Section B Structure, governance and management** ## **Description of the charity’s trusts** Constitution dated 09/06/2020 Type of governing document (eg. trust deed, constitution) Trust (Charitable Incorporated Organisation) How the charity is constituted (eg. trust, association, company) Appointed by trustees Trustee selection methods (eg. appointed by, elected by) ## **Additional governance issues (Optional information)** You **may choose** to include additional information, where relevant, about: ● 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 procedures to manage them. **Section C Objectives and activities** 1.To promote the good mental health and well-being of people suffering from bereavement or loss, in the United Kingdom and Northern Ireland, by the provision of counselling and support groups. **Summary of the objects of the** 2. To advance the education of the public in issues related to grieving, bereavement, **charity set out in its** and loss. **governing document** **2021** **TAR** 2 The organisation carries out its purposes by: - 1.Providing creative, safe events where people can express their grief and honour the memory of their loved ones in community. 2.Providing support for the bereaved through counselling, groups and use of social media. 3.Providing information, training, and education: a) to organisations - to train their leaders and staff on how to support the bereaved and how to create bereavement friendly cultures. b) to the UK public – to change public attitudes to bereavement and loss. **Summary of the main activities undertaken for the** 4.Helping bereaved parents capture and keep safe memories of their child by **public benefit in relation to** creatively photographing the child’s room and their possessions, through a project called Treasured Memories. **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)** ## **Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)** You **may choose** to include further statements, where relevant, about: - policy on grantmaking; - policy programme - related investment; ● contribution made by volunteers. **2021** **TAR** 3 TAR 2021 ## **Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year** The Charity was registered with the Commission on the 9th June, 2020. Due to the Covid-19 Pandemic the charity was unable to function in its capacity as grief and loss support is fundamentally undertaken face to face or through support events. The charity has paused its activities since then It is hoped that the charity will resume its work in 2024/25. **2021** **TAR** 5 ## **Section E Financial review** Currently the charity does not have a reserves policy as it has not been **Brief statement of the** actively seeking funding. **charity’s policy on reserves Details of any funds materially in deficit** ## **Further financial review details (Optional information)** There has been no financial activity of this charity since it was entered on You **may choose** to include the Register of Charities on the 09th June, 2020. additional information, where relevant about: ● the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising); ● how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity; ● investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted. ## **Section F** ## **Other optional information** ## **Section G Declaration** **The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above. Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees** ## **Signature(s)** **Full name(s)** Sandra Mary Saunders **Position (eg Secretary, Chair, etc)** Chair **Date** 19/10/23 **2021** **TAR** 6