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 corn￿0t8d 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 reS￿ct.
accountlng records V￿re 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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||**Charity name**|||Hope in Grief||||||||
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|**Other names charity is known by**||||||||||||
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|**Registered charity number(if any) **||||1189844||||||||
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|**Charity's principal address**||||<br>7 Church View||||||||
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## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** 

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||Sandra Saunders|Chair|||
||Matthew Buttery||||
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## **Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)** 

**Name Dates acted if not for whole year** 

1 

**2023** 

**TAR** 



## **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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**2023** 

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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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**2023** 

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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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**2023** 

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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**<br>**funds**<br>**to the nearest**<br>**£**||**esce**<br>**funds**<br>**to the nearest £**||**oe**<br>**funds**<br>**to the nearest £**||**Total funds**<br>**to the nearest £**||**Last year**<br>**to the nearest £**||
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|Donations|**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**||
|Grants|**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**||
|Other income|**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**||
|Investment income|**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**||
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||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**||
|**_Sub total_**_(Gross income for_|||||||||||
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|**A2 Asset and investment sales,**|||||||||||
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|**_Sub total _**|**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**||
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|**_Total receipts_ **|**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**||



## **A3 Payments** 

|**A3 Payments**||||||||||
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|Charitable activities|**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**|
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|**_Sub total_ **|**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**|



|**A4 Asset and investment**<br>**purchases, (see table)**|||**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**|**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**|**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**|**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**|**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**|**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**||
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|**_Total payments_**<br>**_Net of receipts/(payments)_**<br>**A5 Transfers between funds**<br>**A6 Cash funds last year end**<br>**_Cash funds this year end_**||||||||||
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## **Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period** 

|**_Total cash funds_**<br>(agree balances with receipts and payments<br>account(s))<br>**Details**|**Unrestricted**<br>**funds**<br>**to nearest £**|**Unrestricted**<br>**funds**<br>**to nearest £**|**Restricted**<br>**funds**<br>**Endowment**<br>**funds**<br>**to nearest £**<br>**to nearest £**|**Restricted**<br>**funds**<br>**Endowment**<br>**funds**<br>**to nearest £**<br>**to nearest £**|**Restricted**<br>**funds**<br>**Endowment**<br>**funds**<br>**to nearest £**<br>**to nearest £**|
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## **B2 Other monetary assets** 

## **B3 Investment assets** 

## **B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use** 

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## **Details** 

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|**Details**||**Fund to which**<br>**liability relates**||**Amount due**<br>**(optional)**||**When due**<br>**(optional)**|



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## **B5 Liabilities** 

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

**-** 

|Signature|Sandra Saunders<br>Print Name|Date of<br>approval|
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||Sandra Saunders|27/09/2024|
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CCXX R4 accounts (SS) 

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