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

**From** 30/07/23 _**Period start date**_ **To** 29/07/24 _**Period end date**_ 

## **Charity name: The Daisy Foundation** 

## **Charity registration number: 1193216** 

## **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|To relieve the needs of children and young<br>people in England and Wales with a<br>physical disability in particular but, not<br>exclusively by the provision of adapted<br>mobility equipment, grants, advice and<br>support.|
|Summary of the main<br>activities in relation to those<br>purposes for the public<br>benefit, in particular, the<br>activities, projects or<br>services identified in the<br>accounts.|Para 1.17 and<br>1.19|Loan of specialist equipment, primarily all<br>terrain/beach wheelchairs.<br>Individual needs-based grants.|
|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|All trustees have had regard to the Charity<br>Commission’s guidance on public benefit.|



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

SORP reference Para 1.38 Policy on grant making Para 1.38 Policy on social investment including program related investment 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|**Families of children with physical**<br>**disabilities have received advice,**<br>**guidance, and support, helping them**<br>**navigate systems that have led to**<br>**increased independence for their**<br>**children.**<br>**Specialist equipment, including all-**<br>**terrain wheelchairs, has been loaned to**<br>**enable children and young people to**<br>**access a wider range of environments.**<br>**Personal, needs-based grants have**<br>**been provided to help children and**<br>**young people purchase specialist**<br>**equipment—primarily wheelchairs and**<br>**mobility aids—that offer a higher level**<br>**of independence than standard NHS**<br>**provision.**|



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

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|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|||





## **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|The charity remains in a stable position.|
|Statement explaining the<br>policy for holding reserves<br>stating why they are held|Para 1.22|The charity is holding a small number of<br>reserves to ensure the running costs for the<br>charity (insurance and storage of<br>equipment, website running costs etc).|
|Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|£5000|
|Reasons for holding zero<br>reserves|Para 1.22|**NA**|
|Details of fund materially in<br>deficit|Para 1.24|**NA**|
|Explanation of any<br>uncertainties about the<br>charity continuing as a going<br>concern|Para 1.23|There are no uncertainties about the charity<br>continuing. We have held reserves which<br>will cover the running costs for the next<br>financial year whilst fundraising.|



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

|The charity’s principal<br>sources of funds (including<br>any fundraising)|Para 1.47||
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|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|The Daisy Foundation is governed by a<br>constitution.|
|How is the charity<br>constituted?<br>(e.g unincorporated<br>association, CIO)|Para 1.25|Charitable Incorporated Organisation|
|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|Apart from the first charity trustees, every<br>trustee must be appointed for a term of<br>three years by a resolution passed at a<br>properly convened meeting of the charity<br>trustees. (2) In selecting individuals for<br>appointment as charity trustees, the charity<br>trustees must have regard to the skills,<br>knowledge and experience needed for the<br>effective administration of the CIO.|



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

Policies and procedures adopted for the induction Para 1.51 and training of trustees The charity’s organisational structure and any wider Para 1.51 network with which the charity works Relationship with any related Para 1.51 parties Other 

## **Reference and Administrative details** 

|Charity name|The Daisy Foundation||
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|Other name the charity uses|NA||
|Registered charity number|1193216||
|Charity’s principal address|1 The Orchards||
||Longfield Road||
||Tring||
||Herts||
||HP23 4DZ||





**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 (ifany)**|
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||DaisyCave||||
||Phoebe Lovering|||DaisyCave|
||Joshua Boyle|||DaisyCave|
||Emma Cave|||DaisyCave|
||Nick Cave|||DaisyCave|
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## – Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved 

**Director name** 

Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity 

**Trustee name Dates acted if not for whole year** 



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

Description of the assets NA held in this capacity Name and objects of the NA charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for NA 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**<br>**adviser**<br>**Name**<br>**Address**|**Type of**<br>**adviser**<br>**Name**<br>**Address**|**Type of**<br>**adviser**<br>**Name**<br>**Address**|
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## **Exemptions from disclosure** 

Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details 

**NA** 

## **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)**<br>**Full name(s)**<br>**Position (eg Secretary,**<br>**Chair, etc)**<br>**Date**|||
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||Daisy Cave|Phoebe Lovering|
||<br>Chair|Secretary|
||29/07/24||
||29/07/24||



