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

# **From 01/04/2024      To 31/03/2025** 

**Charity name: MURPH’S HOUSE** 

## **Charity registration number: 1192470** 

## **Objectives and Activities** 

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|Summary of the purposes of<br>the charity as set out in its<br>governing document|Para 1.17|**The relief of sickness and the promotion**<br>**and protection of good health among**<br>**those suffering from cancer by financially**<br>**supporting individuals who are on the**<br>**Teenage Cancer Ward at Addenbrooke’s**<br>**Hospital.**|
|Summary of the main<br>activities in relation to those<br>purposes for the public<br>benefit, in particular, the<br>activities, projects or services<br>identified in the accounts.|Para 1.17 and<br>1.19|**Fundraising activities in this period**<br>**included another football charity match**<br>**and a second charity race night.**|
|Statement confirming<br>whether the trustees have<br>had regard to the guidance<br>issued by the Charity<br>Commission on public<br>benefit|Para 1.18|**Trustees have had regard to the**<br>**guidance.**|



**Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: 

SORP reference **n/a** Para 1.38 Policy on grant making **n/a** Para 1.38 Policy on social investment including program related investment **n/a** Para 1.38 Contribution made by volunteers Other 



## **Achievements and Performance** 

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|Summary of the main<br>achievements of the charity,<br>identifying the difference the<br>charity’s work has made to<br>the circumstances of its<br>beneficiaries and any wider<br>benefits to society as a<br>whole.|Para 1.20|**The charity continues to uphold its name**<br>**and presence in the local area and**<br>**continues its good working relationship**<br>**with ACT. During this period fundraising**<br>**activities were few again but another**<br>**successful charity football game in May**<br>**2024 raised lots of funds, as well as a**<br>**second charity race night in November**<br>**2024.**|
|**Additional information (optional)**<br>You may choose to include further statements||where relevant about:|
|Achievements against<br>objectives set|Para 1.41||
|Performance of fundraising<br>activities against objectives<br>set|Para 1.41||
|Investment performance<br>against objectives|Para 1.41||
|Other||**The charity is looking to calm down**<br>**events for the near future in order to**<br>**come back for a big celebration of what**<br>**would have been Conor’s 30th birthday in**<br>**Nov 2026.**|





## **Financial Review** 

|**Financial Review**|||
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|Review of the charity’s<br>financial position at the end<br>of the period|Para 1.21|**Charity is in positive cash flow at the end**<br>**of the period**|
|Statement explaining the<br>policy for holding reserves<br>stating why they are held|Para 1.22|**n/a**|
|Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|**n/a**|
|Reasons for holding zero<br>reserves|Para 1.22|**n/a**|
|Details of fund materially in<br>deficit|Para 1.24|**n/a**|
|Explanation of any<br>uncertainties about the<br>charity continuing as a going<br>concern|Para 1.23|**n/a**|



## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: 

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|The charity’s principal<br>sources of funds (including<br>any fundraising)|Para 1.47||
|Investment policy and<br>objectives including any<br>social investment policy<br>adopted|Para 1.46||
|A description of the principal<br>risks facing the charity|Para 1.46||
|Other|||





## **Structure, Governance and Management** 

|Description of charity’s<br>trusts:|||
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|Type of governing document<br>(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|**Constitution**|
|How is the charity<br>constituted?<br>(e.g unincorporated<br>association, CIO)|Para 1.25|**CIO**|
|Trustee selection methods<br>including details of any<br>constitutional provisions e.g.<br>election to post or name of<br>any person or body entitled<br>to appoint one or more<br>trustees|Para 1.25|**Trustees must have regard to the skills,**<br>**knowledge and experience needed for the**<br>**effective administration of the CIO**|



|**Additional information (optional)**<br>You may choose to include further statements|**Additional information (optional)**<br>You may choose to include further statements|where relevant about:|
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|Policies and procedures<br>adopted for the induction and<br>training of trustees|Para 1.51||
|The charity’s organisational<br>structure and any wider<br>network with which the<br>charity works|Para 1.51||
|Relationship with any related<br>parties|Para 1.51||
|Other|||



## **Reference and Administrative details** 

|Charity name|MURPH’S HOUSE|
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|Other name the charity uses||
|Registered charity number|1192470|
|Charity’s principal address|9 CAMPION WAY<br>BOURNE<br>PE10 0QE|
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**Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** 

|1<br>2<br>3<br>4<br>5<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|**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not for whole**<br>**year**|**Name of person (or body) entitled**<br>**to appoint trustee(if any)**|
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– Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved 

**Director name n/a** 

Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity 

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## **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 for n/a safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets 

## **Additional information (optional)** 

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

**Type of Name Address adviser** 

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

## **Exemptions from disclosure** 

Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details 

## **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)** ajo.thomas **Full name(s)** ALEXANDER JAMES OWEN THOMAS **Position (eg Secretary,** Chair/trustee **Chair, etc) Date** 06/01/2026 




**Charity Name No (if any) MURPH'S HOUSE 1192470 Receipts and payments accounts CC16a For the period** Period start date Period end date **To from** 01/04/2024 31/03/2025 

## **Section A Receipts and payments** 

|**A1 Receipts**|**Unrestricted**<br>**funds**<br>**to the nearest**<br>**£**<br>**8,970**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**8,970**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**8,970**<br>**2,712**<br>**6,400**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br> **9,112**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br> **-**<br>**9,112**<br>**-                    142**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-                    142**|**Restricted**<br>**funds**<br>**to the nearest £**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**|**Endowment**<br>**funds**<br>**to the nearest £**|**Total funds**<br>**to the nearest £**<br>**8,970**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**8,970**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**8,970**<br>**2,712**<br>**6,400**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**9,112**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**9,112**<br> <br>**-                    142**|**Total funds**<br>**to the nearest £**<br>**8,970**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**8,970**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**8,970**<br>**2,712**<br>**6,400**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**9,112**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**9,112**<br> <br>**-                    142**|**Last year**<br>**to the nearest £**|
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|deposits into bank account|**8,970**||**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**|**8,970**||**-**|
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|**_Sub total_**_(Gross income for_<br>_AR)_|**8,970**|||**8,970**||**-**|
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|**A2 Asset and investment sales,**<br>**(see table).**|||||||
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|**_Sub total_**|**-**|||**-**||**-**|
|**_Total receipts_**<br>**A3 Payments**|||||||
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|fundraisingcosts|**2,712**||**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**|**2,712**||**-**|
|donations to ACT|**6,400**|||**6,400**||**-**|
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|**_Sub total_ **|**9,112**|||**9,112**||**-**|
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|**A4 Asset and investment**<br>**purchases, (see table)**|||||||
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|**_Sub total_ **|**-**|||**-**||**-**|
|**_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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CCXX R1 accounts (SS) 

06/01/2026 

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

|**Categories**<br>Signed by one or two trustees on<br>behalf of all the trustees<br>**B5 Liabilities**<br>**B3 Investment assets**<br>**B2 Other monetary assets**<br>**B4 Assets retained for the**<br>**charity’s own use**<br>**B1 Cash funds**|**Details**<br>**Details**<br>**_Total cash funds_**<br>(agree balances with receipts and payments<br>account(s))<br>cash in bank account<br>**Details**<br>**Details**<br>**Details**<br>Signature<br>ajo.thomas|**Unrestricted**<br>**funds**<br>**Restricted**<br>**funds**<br>**to nearest £**<br>**to nearest £**<br>**943**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**943**<br>**-**<br>Agreement Error<br>OK<br>**Unrestricted**<br>**funds**<br>**Restricted**<br>**funds**<br>**to nearest £**<br>**to nearest £**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**Fund to which**<br>**asset belongs**<br>**Cost (optional)**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**Fund to which**<br>**asset belongs**<br>**Cost (optional)**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**Fund to which**<br>**liability relates**<br>**Amount due**<br>**(optional)**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>Print Name<br>ALEXANDER THOMAS|**Endowment**<br>**funds**<br>**to nearest £**|
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CCXX R2 accounts (SS) 

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