2023-12-31-accounts - Hope In Grief

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CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examlnerfs report on the accounts Section A Independent Examiner s Report R•port to th• trusto0•1 m•mber8 of Hcpe in Grief On account• for the year •nd•d 31. December 2023 Chartty no (If any) 1189844 Sot out on pagos I report to the tnjstees on my examlnation of the accounts of the above chaiity (Ihe Trusf) for the year ended 3111212022. R•8pon•lbllllle$ and As the charlty tnJ8tees of the Trust, you are responslble for the preparation basls of report of the accounts In accordance with the requirem8nts of th8 Charities Act 2011 (Ihe Acr). I report in respect d my examination of the Twst's accounts carried out under se¢ti¢)n 145 of the 2011 Act and In carylng oul my 8X8mlnation, I have followed the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act. I have corn0t8d my examlnation. I confimi that no material matters have come to my attention in Connecti( with the examinalSon whlch gives me cause lo believe that in, any material reSct. accountlng records Vre not kepi in accordance with sectlon 130 of the Act or the accounts do not accord with the accounting records Independent examlnerf8 Statement I have no concems and have (rrfne across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attenlion should be drawn in cffder to enable proper underslanding of the ac£ounts to be reached. 3lgn•d: Date: 6° Odober 2024 Nam•: Gavin Kibble MBE R•lèvant professlonal quallflcatlon(s) or body (If any): A.C.M.A Addr•s*: 1 Kineton Road Wyken. Coventy CV2 3NR IER 2024 October

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Section A	Reference and administration details

	Charity name					Hope in Grief

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Section A		Reference and administration details

	Charity name			Hope in Grief

Other names charity is known by

Registered charity number(if any)				1189844

Charity's principal address				7 Church View
				Clapham
				Bedford
				Postcode					MK41 6ES

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20	Trustee name	Office (if any)	Dates acted if not for whole year	Name of person (or body) entitled 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

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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

Type of governing document

Constitution dated 09/06/2020

(eg. trust deed, constitution)

How the charity is constituted

Trust (Charitable Incorporated Organisation)

(eg. trust, association, company)

Trustee selection methods

Appointed by trustees

(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

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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 these objects (include within called Treasured Memories. 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.

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Section D Achievements and performance

Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year

The Charity was registered with the Commission on the 9th June, 2020, during the Covid-19 Pandemic.

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 not undertaken any activities since its incorporation. The charity hopes to restart activities in the future.

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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 27/9/24

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No (if any) pe in Griefe in Grief 1189844 Receipts and payments accounts For the period Period start date Period end date To from 01/01/2023 31/12/2023

Hope in Griefe in Grief

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 funds to the nearest £	esce funds to the nearest £	oe funds to the nearest £	Total funds to the nearest £	Last year to the nearest £
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A2 Asset and investment sales,
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A3 Payments

A3 Payments
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*Total payments* *Net of receipts/(payments)* A5 Transfers between funds A6 Cash funds last year end *Cash funds this year end*
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Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period

Unrestricted funds to nearest £	Restricted funds Endowment funds to nearest £ to nearest £	Restricted funds Endowment funds to nearest £ to nearest £
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CCXX R2 accounts (SS)

B2 Other monetary assets

B3 Investment assets

B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use

to nearest £	to nearest £	to nearest £
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Details

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Details	Fund to which liability relates	Amount due (optional)	When due (optional)

CCXX R3 accounts (SS)

B5 Liabilities

Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees

Signature	Sandra Saunders Print Name	Date of approval
	Sandra Saunders	27/09/2024

CCXX R4 accounts (SS)