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2026-04-20-accounts

Charity Registration No.1190534

14, All Saints Place, Bury.

Lancashire BL8 1ND

07397089141

contact@wonderfullifeacademy.com www.wonderfullifeacademy.com

Trustee Annual Report 21[st] April 2025- 20[th] April 2026

Contents

Executive Summary ....................................................................................... 3 Legal and Charitable Status .......................................................................... 5 Objects and Area of Benefit .......................................................................... 5 Mission Statement ........................................................................................ 5 Statement of Values ....................................................................................... 6 Summary of Achievements to Date .............................................................. 7 Vision of Success .......................................................................................... 8 Aims ................................................................................................................ 8 Equality Statement ......................................................................................... 9 Governance .................................................................................................... 9 Situation Analysis ....................................................................................... 10 Business Strategy ........................................................................................ 12 Funding Strategy ......................................................................................... 13 Service Plan.................................................................................................. 14 Internal Policies and Procedures ............................................................... 17 Staffing ......................................................................................................... 18 Volunteers .................................................................................................... 19 Insurance ...................................................................................................... 20 Yearly Accounts ........................................................................................... 21 Independent Examiner’s report……….……………………………………….23

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Executive Summary

Wonderful Life Academy is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation registered with the Charity Commission and recognised as charitable by HMRC. The Objects as set out in Wonderful Life Academy’s governing document are:

To preserve and protect the health and wellbeing of, in particular but not exclusively, frontline workers in the United Kingdom by providing workshops and coaching sessions with Well-Being Coaches and providing access to online content designed to promote healthy lifestyle and well-being.

Our mission is " To help as many people as possible improve their lives through focussing on well-being. We provide coaching to help them to look after their Physical, Mental, Emotional and Spiritual well being and in doing so create their own Wonderful Life."

Since its foundation in 2020, Wonderful Life Academy has helped Frontline workers in the Fire Brigrade, the Greater Manchester Police, the NHS, Morrisons Supermarkets, Nationwide Building society, Social Workers, School workers and Nursey workers to improve the Well-Being of their staff.

Since the beginning of 2022, Wonderful Life Academy has offered our service free to everyone, running wellbeing workshops in schools, community centers, social clubs and at our Wellbeing Hub in Bury town centre. We continued to prioritise Key workers including care workers, teachers and postal workers.

Wonderful Life Academy's governance structure consists of four Trustees: Timothy Laycock, Mitchell Gowing, Lucy Gale and Jon McCrea and its Chief Executive Officer Neil Gowing. Full Board meetings are held annually. Trustee meetings are held quarterly with a minimum of two trustees in attendance.

The Charity has a number of key strengths. All our fully qualified Coaches are accredited by the largest coaching organisation in the world. All of our coaching content belongs to the Charity and is licence free. The CEO has over 30 years Leadership and business experience.

The Trustees have a plethora of experience including Greater Manchester Police, Mental Health First Aid, Management and Leadership, Logistics, Business Directors, Project Management, Training and Development, Retail, Hospitality, Human Resources and CIPD.

The need for Well-Being coaching is highlighted in the department of Health's recent paper on well-Being as being at an all time high thus creating a significant opportunity for our charity to flourish and benefit the maximum number of people.

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Wonderful Life Academy has a three-stage business strategy,

  1. To obtain grants from relevant organisations to continue to deliver workshops to Key workers, communities and specialist groups.

  2. Seek opportuities to work collaboratively with organisations to provide our service to and to receive funding/fundraising support from.

  3. Operate a Charity shop which includes a wellbeing hub.

The Charity's funding strategy follows three main workstreams; local fundraising, funding grants and Charity shop.

We have a clear set of objectives geared towards achievment of our business plan with reviews of all strategy, activities and procedures planned within the financial year.

All Strategic risks have been asessed and measures put in place to mitigate those risks.

The business plan has been assessed and agreed by our Board of Trustees to ensure compliance with our obligations under our Charity Constitution.

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Legal and Charitable Status

Wonderful Life Academy is:

Objects and Area of Benefit

The Objects as set out in Wonderful Life Academy’s governing document are:

To preserve and protect the health and wellbeing of, in particular but not exclusively, frontline workers in the United Kingdom by providing workshops and coaching sessions with Well-Being Coaches and providing access to online content designed to promote healthy lifestyle and well-being.

The Area of Benefit as set out in Wonderful Life Academy’s governing document and registered with the Charity Commission are:

To improve the health and Well-Being of Frontline workers in the United Kingdom. These workers are the key individuals who keep the country operational in times of crisis or public emergency. By improving the health and Well-Being of these workers they will in turn provide an improved service to the general public on a daily basis and also be more resilient in times of crisis thus maintaining a higher level of attendance and service in such times .

Mission Statement

Our mission is to help as many people as possible improve their lives through focussing on well-being. We provide coaching to help them to look after their Physical, Mental, Emotional and Spiritual well being and in doing so create their own Wonderful Life.

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Statement of Values

Wonderful Life Academy believes strongly in:

The right of everyone to enjoy a life of their own.

The right of Frontline and Key workers to expect effective support in their valued role.

The importance of a safe environment where people can share personal experiences with honesty and acceptance.

Wonderful Life Academy sees itself as:

Caring and respecting people’s individuality.

Promoting the importance of well-being to overall health.

Enabling and empowering people to take action.

Maintaining people’s confidentiality (subject to safeguarding issues).

Valuing Frontline and Key workers and their contribution to society.

Non-condemnatory, judging situations not people. Independent of statutory services.

Seeking and gaining the respect of professional colleagues.

Working consultatively and collaboratively. Open and communicative.

Knowledgeable, with a “can-do” approach to improving well-being.

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Summary of Achievements to Date

Since its foundation in 2020, Wonderful Life Academy has already:

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Vision of Success

In 2025/26 Wonderful Life Academy:

Aims

The strategic aims of Wonderful life academy are:

To enable Frontline and Key Workers, workers in other organsiations and members of our communities to manage their well-being and own lives more easily and more effectively, and to pursue their own goals and aspirations.

To enable Frontline and Key workers, workers in other organisations and members of our communities to support each other in their well-being.

To empower all members of our communities to take control of their own wellbeing and mental health and improve their resilience to mental illness.

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Equality Statement

Wonderful Life Academy is committed to equal opportunities principles in:

This commitment is set out in full in our Equal Opportunities Policy.

Governance

Wonderful Life Academy's governance structure is as follows:

Timothy Laycock - Director at M66 Car and Commercial.

Lucy Gale- Crime Recording officer, Greater Manchester Police. Mitchell Gowing – Admissions officer, Bury College.

Jon McCrea – Programme Manager, Bunzl Retail Supplies.

Chief Executive Officer/Founder - Neil Gowing

Full Board meetings are held annually. Trustee meetings are held quarterly with a minimum of two trustees in attendance.

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Situation Analysis

Strengths:

Led by fully qualified Coaches accredited by The largest Coaching Organisation in the world.

All content belongs to the Charity and is licence free.

Website is functioning and fit for purpose.

Network of qualified coaches already in place.

CEO has 30+ years Leadership and business experience.

Trustees bring a plethora of experience inluding Mental Health First Aid, Management and Leadership, Logistics, Greater Manchester Police, Business Directors, Retail, Hospitality, Training and Development, Project and Programme management, Human Resources and CIPD.

Content and format are tried and tested with excellent reviews and feedback.

No other Charity or Coaching organisation has the same content.

We are able to operate both online and in person allowing us to be flexible to the needs of our beneficiaries.

The Charity is largely self-funded via the Charity shop.

The Wellbeing Hub creates a point of focus and raises awareness of the Charity.

Weaknesses:

All of our fully trained Well-Being Coaches are based in the North West of England thus limiting our reach.

The website has limitations due to lack of expert knowledge within the Charity.

The adminsitration and day to day function of the charity is reliant soley on the CEO.

Our Brand awareness is low outside of home towns.

Opportunities

We are eligible to apply for funding from National Lottery, People's Postcode lottery and numerous other funding bodies.

Partnership with The Blue Light Card Foundation can bring publicity, credibility and fundraising opportunities.

Partnership with Morrisons, Asda and Tesco Supermarkets can bring publicity, credibility and fundraising opportunities.

Partnership with The Trafford Centre can bring publicity, credibility and fundraising opportunities.

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Tap into Retail contacts including Team members as source of volunteers and fundraisers.

Development of website to create a more accessible online coaching service.

Continuing to grow the Charity Shop can bring additional funding and self reliance.

Threats

The Current climate has made funding and fundraising more difficult with many charities finding it difficult to survive.

Loss of coaches due to other commitments

Not able to pay CEO and coaches.

Potential loss of Trustees due to other commitments.

Risk of lease on Charity shop being ended early due to town center development.

Difficulties in securing another affordable lease on a Charity shop.

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Business Strategy

Wonderful Life Academy has a three-stage business strategy.

Key priority areas are:

Expand our reach to more Beneficiaries

Operation of Charity shops and wellbeing hub

Team Development and knowledge

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Funding Strategy

The Charity's funding strategy follows three main workstreams.

1. local fundraising.

2. Funding grants.

3. Providing 'Paid for' coaching/speaking .

4, Online and bricks and mortar Charity shops.

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Service Plan

The main services offered by Wonderful Life Academy will be as follows:

  1. Face to face group Well-Being Coaching.

  2. Online Academy with resources to help improve Well-Being.

1.Face to face group Well-Being Coaching

Activities

Outcomes

Resources

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2. Online group Well-Being Coaching

Activities

Outcomes

Resources

3. Online Academy with resources to help improve Well-Being

Activities

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Outcomes

Resources

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Internal Policies and Procedures

Wonderful Life Academy will keep policies updated covering the following areas:

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POLICY AREA Adopted Action / Review
Safeguarding Sep 2020 Review Sep 2026
Confidentiality Sep 2020 Review Sep 2026
Conflict of interests Sep 2020 Review Sep 2026
Health & Safety Sep 2020 Review Sep 2026
Equal Opportunities Sep 2020 Review Sep 2027
Complaints Oct 2020 Review Oct 2027
Corporate Social Oct 2020 Review Oct 2027
Responsibility
Recruitment Oct 2020 Review Oct2027
Volunteering Oct 2020 Review Oct 2027
Financial Administration Oct 2020 Review Oct 2027
Code of Conduct Sep 2020 Review Sep 2026
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Staffing

The Charity currently employs the following roles:

Job Title: Chief Executive Officer Supervised by: The Trustees Contract : Self-Employed

Job Description:

Job Title: Well-Being Coach

Supervised by: The Chief Executive Officer Contract: Self Employed Job Description:

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Volunteers

The Charity has the following volunteer roles:

Fundraisers/Charity Shop workers

10 people working an average of 10 hours per week.

Social Media influencers

5 people working an average of 5 hours per month.

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Insurance

Insurance
TYPE LEVEL Renewal date
Product liability £5m 03/02/2027
Public liability £5m 03/02/2027
Professional indemnity £5m 03/02/2027

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Yearly Accounts

Charity Name No (if any) Wonderful Life Academy 1190534 Receipts and payments accounts

Period start Period end For the period date To date from 21/04/2025 20/04/2026

Section A Receipts and payments

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Unrestricted Restricted Endowment Total
funds funds funds funds
to the nearest to the to the nearest to the
£ nearest £ £ nearest £
A1 Receipts
- - -
Fundraising
230
Donations - 230
Sales from Charity Shop 22,085 - 22,085
3750
-
Other grants 3,750
1775
-
Workshop fees 1,775
- -
-
- - - -
Sub total (Gross
income for AR) 22,315 5,525 - 27,840
A2 Asset and
investment sales,
(see table).
- - - -
- - - -
Sub total - - - -
Total receipts 22,315 5,525 - 27,840
A3 Payments
Payment to Coaches
-
10,065 10,065
Transport/Fuel/Parking
864 - 864
Volunteer expenses
1,050 1,050
Telephone & Utility bills
-
2,524 2,524
Website fees
320 320
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Stationery and equipment
407 - 407
Insurance and fees
364 - - 364
Accounts, Solicitors,
Professional service
Training
Town BID
258 - - 258
Building Materials
-
Rent /Service Charge
16,386 - 16,386
Refreshments
- -
Sub total
32,238 - 32,238
A4 Asset and
investment
purchases, (see
table)
Printers
- - -
- - - -
Sub total
- - - -
Total payments -
32,238 32,238
Net of
receipts/(payments) -9,923 5,525 - -4,398
A5 Transfers
between funds - - - -
A6 Cash funds last
year end 9,494 - 9,494
Cash funds this
year end -429 5,525 - 5,096
Signed by CEO on behalf
of all the trustees Signature Print Name
N.Gowing
Neil Gowing
06/05/2026
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Independent examiner's report on the accounts

Section A Independent Examiner’s Report

Report to the trustees Wonderful Life Academy On accounts for the year 20/04/2026 Charity no 1190534 ended (if any) Set out on pages 2 I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended DD / MM / YYYY . Responsibilities and As the charity's trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the basis of report accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (“the Act”).

I report in respect of my examination of the Trust’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.

Independent examiner's statement I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect:

I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.

Date: 11/06/2026 Signed: Name: Kimberley Elliott Relevant professional CLC Licensed Conveyancer qualification(s) or body

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(if any):

Address: 22 Duchess Mews, York, YO26 5TA

Section B Disclosure

Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight material matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts: directions and guidance for examiners).

Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose .

N/A

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The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.

Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees

Name: Neil Gowing

Signature: Position: Chief Executive Officer Date: 11/06/2026

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