
## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** 

**From 1[st] April 2021 Period start date   To 31[st] March 2022                            Period end date** 

## **Charity name: Emmies Kitchen** 

## **Charity registration number: 1191029** 

## **Objectives and Activities** 


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SORP reference<br>Summary of the  Para 1.17 The relief of sickness among<br>purposes of the charity  hospitalised children in the North<br>as set out in its  West of England by the provision of<br>governing document support and facilities to their parents<br>and carers, in particular but not<br>exclusively the provision of hot meals<br>and respite, to enable families and<br>carers to have extended visits.<br>Summary of the main  Para 1.17 and  During this reporting period the<br>1.19<br>activities in relation to  charity has continued to provide hot<br>those purposes for the  meals and snack bags on a weekly<br>public benefit, in  basis to parents who are staying long<br>particular, the activities,  term with their children in the Royal<br>projects or services  Manchester Children’s Hospital.<br>identified in the  The charity has continued to develop<br>accounts. its relationship with local food outlets<br>who can offer hot food.<br>The post Covid period allowed better<br>access to parents and enabled more<br>time to talk with parents to offer them<br>support and relief from isolation<br>during the time of their child’s<br>treatment.<br>A cohort of volunteers has remained<br>active over this reporting period and<br>provided regular input into the<br>preparation, delivery and distribution<br>of food and snack bags.<br>Partnership building continued over<br>the year, especially with our most<br>long-term partner Ronald Macdonald<br>House, as well as with hospital staff<br>and management, and other external<br>bodies such as the University of<br>Manchester, and local galleries and<br>arts centres.<br>This partnership approach has been<br>guided by the charity’s core values of<br>care, kindness and compassion, and<br>**----- End of picture text -----**<br>





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has enabled the sharing of facilities<br>and expertise to support families at<br>the hospital.<br>Statement confirming  Para 1.18 The Trustees understand that the<br>whether the trustees  charity exists to further an exclusively<br>have had regard to the  charitable purpose for the public<br>guidance issued by the  benefit. We adhere to the charitable<br>Charity Commission on  purpose for which we were<br>public benefit established, and which is outlined in<br>our objectives.<br>**----- End of picture text -----**<br>


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SORP reference<br>N/A<br>Para 1.38<br>Policy on grant making<br>N/A<br>Para 1.38<br>Policy on social<br>investment including<br>program related<br>investment<br>Emmies Kitchen is staffed entirely by<br>Para 1.38 volunteers. There are no paid staff,<br>Contribution made by  and there have been non over the<br>volunteers reporting period.<br>Volunteers have been at the core of<br>our service delivery from the<br>inception of our organisation and<br>continued to be the mainstay<br>throughout the period of this report.<br>Although Covid restrictions limited the<br>amount of direct involvement<br>volunteers were able to have with<br>parents and carers, this began to<br>become more flexible towards the<br>latter part of the year.<br>Nevertheless, despite restrictions, the<br>volunteer pool remained consistent<br>and volunteer input ensured that food<br>delivery, or the preparation of snack<br>bags was never missed and was<br>available as scheduled for the whole<br>of the year.<br>Emmies Kitchen has a robust written<br>Other safeguarding policy which all<br>volunteers are familiarised with at<br>induction and are expected to be<br>compliant with.<br>**----- End of picture text -----**<br>


## **Achievements and Performance** 

SORP reference 



||Summary of the main<br>achievements of the<br>charity, identifying the<br>diference the charity’s<br>work has made to the<br>circumstances of its<br>benefciaries and any<br>wider benefts to society<br>as a whole.|Para 1.20|Since its creation in 2018 and<br>becoming a charity in 2020 Emmies<br>Kitchen has remained committed to<br>its purpose, and core values.<br>The support to parents and carers<br>staying with a poorly child in the<br>RMCH has been consistent.<br>As we reported last year, Covid<br>brought with it particular challenges,<br>but the foundations that had been<br>built in the early days of the<br>organisation, especially regarding<br>relations with the hospital<br>management, the commitment of<br>volunteers and the success of<br>fundraising, meant that by adjusting<br>to a takeaway rather than a face to<br>face service, we could continue to<br>support families.<br>During the course of the year the<br>charity delivered over 6,240 hot<br>meals and 4,160 snack bags, each<br>bag containing more than a dozen<br>items. In total, over 10,000 snack<br>bags and meals.<br>A well established relationship with<br>the food charity Fareshare, meant<br>that Emmies Kitchen could source the<br>contents for the snack bags relatively<br>smoothly and at a minimum cost.<br>As a charity we already knew that<br>parents were often not feeding<br>themselves properly. Covid<br>exacerbated this situation<br>considerably.<br>Over the period of this report our<br>volunteers identifed that parents at<br>the hospital were often struggling to<br>source a hot meal. The Emmies<br>Kitchen Friday night Takeaway<br>became a lifeline for many. Not only<br>was the hot food itself welcome, the<br>feedback we received from the<br>hospital was that the psychological<br>impact of the anticipation and<br>delivery of the food was signifcant to<br>the point hat the mood on the wards<br>was visibly lifted.<br>Parents who have to spend long<br>periods of time looking after their<br>child in hospital, become increasingly<br>isolated. Over this time our volunteers<br>noted an increase in the deterioration<br>of people’s mental health, and an<br>increasing number losing their jobs.<br>By building good relationships with a<br>range of partners and supporters,<br>Emmies Kitchen was able to ofer<br>other support in addition to the food.||
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Our ongoing partnership with L’Oréal meant that we were able to provide regular supplies of cosmetics and toiletries. Things that are essential to parents staying in the hospital, but expensive and hard to access. In addition, with support from City in the Community, the charity was able to provide essential items at Christmas, including pyjamas, gifts and toiletries. Over the year the charity continued to build on our good relations with Ronald Macdonald House, The Teenage Cancer Trust, Macmillan, Hospital staff and Management, the Family Support Team. Our intention is to develop even more partnership working, particularly in facilitating mental health support, and extending our peer support through the Emmies Kitchen volunteers. We have maintained our core charitable purpose over the year, and we believe that we have been able to relieve a degree financial hardship, and also to provide relief to those in need, both practically and psychologically. 

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Over the reporting period, Emmies<br>Kitchen achieved our core objective of<br>Achievements against  Para 1.41 providing care, support and hot food<br>objectives set to parents and carers of hospitalised<br>children which enabled families in<br>turn to care better for their child<br>whilst they are staying with them in<br>the hospital.<br>The charity had not set specific<br>fundraising objectives other than to<br>Performance of  be ongoing in our efforts to raise<br>fundraising activities  Para 1.41 enough money to support the<br>against objectives set continuation of the provision of food,<br>resources and the development of<br>publicity, information and marketing<br>materials. This was achieved through<br>fundraising, donations, and grants.<br>N/A<br>Investment performance  Para 1.41<br>**----- End of picture text -----**<br>




agai nst objectives
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## **Financial Review** 


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Review of the charity’s  Para 1.21 At the end of this reporting period, the<br>financial position at the  charity finds itself in a good financial<br>end of the period position.<br>Income continued to exceed<br>expenditure throughout the year, and<br>the balance at year end is healthy.<br>We are anticipating increasing our<br>income over the next financial year<br>through, donations, grants, and<br>fundraising.<br>As was stated last year, the charity<br>takes the management of its financial<br>affairs extremely seriously and has a<br>dedicated volunteer<br>treasurer/administrator who monitors<br>all income and expenditure. The<br>charity is also supported by a<br>qualified accountant who is<br>responsible for verifying accounts, as<br>required.<br>Statement explaining  Para 1.22 N/A<br>the policy for holding<br>reserves stating why<br>they are held<br>Amount of reserves held Para 1.22 Nil<br>Reasons for holding zero Para 1.22 The charity is not responsible for any<br>reserves liabilities over/at this time.<br>The charity had no ongoing financial<br>commitments such as overheads,<br>wages or material assets which would<br>incur charges.<br>Details of fund  Para 1.24 N/A<br>materially in deficit<br>Explanation of any  Para 1.23 There are no uncertainties about the<br>uncertainties about the  charity continuing as a going concern.<br>charity continuing as a<br>going concern<br>**----- End of picture text -----**<br>


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Individual fundraising (sponsored<br>events activities etc.)<br>The charity’s principal<br>sources of funds  Para 1.47 Donations (individuals, business)<br>(including any<br>fundraising)  Grant bids<br>N/A<br>Investment policy and<br>objectives including any  Para 1.46<br>social investment policy<br>adopted<br>None<br>Para 1.46<br>**----- End of picture text -----**<br>




A description of the principal risks facing the charity Other 



## **Structure, Governance and Management** 


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Description of charity’s<br>trusts:<br>Type of governing  Para 1.25 Foundation Model Constitution for a<br>document  Charitable Incorporated Organisation<br>(trust deed, royal  whose only voting members are its<br>charter) charity trustees.<br>How is the charity  Para 1.25<br>constituted?  CIO<br>(e.g unincorporated<br>association, CIO)<br>Trustee selection  Para 1.25 The Membership may appoint all<br>methods including  charity Trustees.<br>details of any  Apart from the first charity trustees,<br>constitutional provisions  every trustee must be appointed for a<br>e.g. election to post or  term of three years by a resolution<br>name of any person or  passed at a properly convened<br>body entitled to appoint  meeting of the charity trustees.<br>one or more trustees In selecting individuals for<br>appointment as charity trustees, the<br>charity trustee must have regard to<br>the skills, knowledge and experience<br>needed for the effective<br>administration of the CIO.<br>**----- End of picture text -----**<br>


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The existing charity trustees make<br>available to each new charity trustee,<br>Policies and procedures  on his or her appointment: a copy of<br>adopted for the  Para 1.51 the current version of the<br>induction and training of  constitution; and a copy of the CIO’s<br>trustees latest Trustee Annual Report and<br>statement of accounts.<br>The members of the CIO are its<br>charity trustees. The only persons<br>The charity’s  eligible to be members of the CIO are<br>organisational structure  Para 1.51 its charity trustees.<br>and any wider network  The Volunteer Representative is<br>with which the charity  automatically (ex officio) a charity<br>works trustee. Board meetings are<br>scheduled to take place every two<br>months.<br>N/A<br>Relationship with any  Para 1.51<br>related parties<br>Other<br>**----- End of picture text -----**<br>


## **Reference and Administrative details** 

Charity name 

Emmies Kitchen 




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Other name the charity<br>uses<br>Registered charity  1191029<br>number<br>Charity’s principal  14 Gloucester Ave. Levenshulme Manchester M19<br>address 3WT UK<br>**----- End of picture text -----**<br>




## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** 


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Name of person (or body)<br>Dates acted if not for<br>Trustee name Office (if any) entitled to appoint trustee<br>whole year<br>(if any)<br>1 Eve Naraynsingh Chair Whole year The Membership<br>2 Elizabeth Grant Whole Year The Membership<br>3 Claire Parkinson Whole Year The Membership<br>Jacqueline  Volunteer  Whole Year The Membership<br>4 Naraynsingh (ex  Representative<br>officio)<br>5 Rizwan Hussain Whole Year The Membership<br>6<br>7<br>8<br>9<br>10<br>11<br>12<br>13<br>14<br>15<br>16<br>17<br>18<br>19<br>20<br>**----- End of picture text -----**<br>


Corporate trustees – names of the directors at the date the report was approved **Director name** 

None 

Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity 

**Trustee name Dates acted if not for whole year** N/A 



## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others** 

Description of the assets N/A held in this capacity Name and objects of the N/A charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements N/A for safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets 

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## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)** 

**Type of Name Address adviser** N/A 

## **Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)** 

None 

## **Exemptions from disclosure** 

Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details 

**N/A** 

## **Other optional information** 



## **Declarations** 

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

**Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees** 

**Signature(s)** _evenaraynsingh_ **Full name(s)** Eve Naraynsingh 

**Position (eg** Chair **Secretary, Chair, etc)** 

**Date** 14/11/2022 



**Emmie's Kitchen** 


**No (if any) 1191029** 

**Receipts and payments accounts For the period** Period start date Period end date **To from** 1-Apr-21 31-Mar-22 

## **Section A Receipts and payments** 


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Unrestricted  Restricted  Endowment<br>Total funds<br>funds funds funds<br> to the nearest<br>to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £<br>£<br>A1 Receipts<br>Grants                  21,500                           -                             -                     21,500<br>Fundraising                  20,266                           -                             -                     20,266<br>GAYE                            -                           -                             -                             -<br>                           -                           -                             -                             -<br>                           -                           -                             -                             -<br>                           -                           -                             -                             -<br>                           -                           -                             -                             -<br>                           -                           -                             -                             -<br>                 41,766                           -                             -                     41,766<br>Sub total (Gross income for AR)<br>A2 Asset and investment sales,<br>(see table).<br>                           -                             -                             -                           -<br>                           -                             -                             -                           -<br>Sub total                             -                             -                             -                           -<br>Total receipts               41,766                          -                          -                   41,766<br>A3 Payments<br>Food                  24,569                           -                             -                     24,569<br>Other expenses                    3,021                           -                             -                       3,021<br>                           -                           -                             -                             -<br>                           -                           -                             -                             -<br>                           -                           -                             -                             -<br>                           -                           -                             -                             -<br>                           -                           -                             -                             -<br>                           -                           -                             -                             -<br>                           -                           -                             -                             -<br>Sub total [                 27,590 ]                          -                             -                     27,590<br>A4 Asset and investment<br>purchases, (see table)<br>                           -                             -                             -                           -<br>                           -                             -                             -                           -<br>Sub total [                           - ]                            -                             -                           -<br>Total payments               27,590                          -                          -                   27,590<br>Net of receipts/(payments)               14,176                        -                          -                  14,176<br>A5 Transfers between funds                         -                        -                          -                             -<br>A6 Cash funds last year end                        -                          -                          -<br>Cash funds this year end               14,176                        -                          -                  14,176<br>**----- End of picture text -----**<br>




## **Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period** 

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|**Categories**|**Details**||**funds**|**funds**|
|**B1 Cash funds**|Petty cash<br>Bank Balance|**_Total cash funds_**|**to nearest £**<br>**123**<br>**47,343**<br>**-**<br>**47,466**|**to nearest £**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**|
||(agree balances with receipts and payments<br>account(s))||Agreement Error|OK|
||||**Unrestricted**|**Restricted**|
||||**funds**|**funds**|
|**B2 Other monetary assets**|**Details**||**to nearest £**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**|**to nearest £**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**|
|**B3 Investment assets**|**Details**||**Fund to which**<br>**asset belongs**|**Cost (optional)**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**|
|**B4 Assets retained for the**|**Details**||**Fund to which**<br>**asset belongs**|**Cost (optional)**<br>**-**|
|**charity’s own use**||||**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**|
||||**Fund to which**|**Amount due**|
|**B5 Liabilities**|**Details**||**liability relates**|**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**(optional)**|
|Signed by one or two trustees on<br>behalf of all the trustees||Signature|Print|Name|
||_evenaraynsingh_||EVE NARAYNSINGH||






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## **Last year** 

## **to the nearest £** 

**10,400 5,940 7,813 - - - - - 24,153** 

**24,153** 

**11,553 1,349 - - - - - - - 12,902** 

**12,902 11,251 - - 11,251** 



## **Endowment funds** 

**to nearest £** 

**-** 

OK **Endowment funds to nearest £ - - - - - -** 

**Current value (optional) - - - - -** 

**Current value (optional) - - - - - - - - - When due (optional)** 

Date of approval 18 Nov. 2022 



CHARITY COMMISSION
FOR ENGLAND AND WALES
Independent examiner's
report on the accounts
Section A
Independent Examiner's Report
Report to the trusteesl
members of
EMMIES KITCHEN
On accounts for the year
ended
31 St March 2022
Charity no
lif any)
1191029
Set out on pages
I report lo the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above
charity {"the Trust"} for the year ended
Responsibilities and As the charily trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation
basis of report of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act
2011 ("the Act.)
I report in respect of my exarnination of the Trust's accounts carried out
under section 145 of the 2011 Acl and in carrying out my examinalion. I
have followed the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission
under section 145{5)Ibl of the Act.
I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have
come to my attention (other than that disclosed below ') in connection wilh
the examination which gives me cause lo believe that in, any material
respect..
accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of
the Act or
the accounts do not accord with the accounting records
Independent
examiner's statement
I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection
with the examination lo which attention should be drawn in order to enable a
proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
Please delete the words in the brackets if they do not apply.
Signed:
Date:
Name:
Relevant professional
qualificationls} or body
(if any):
CLL4 _ 114 14q&7
Address:
SLvtr
ifJ
IER
October 2018

Section B
Disclosure
Only complete if the examiner needs to highlighl 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.
IER
October 2018