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2024-12-31-accounts

01-01-2024

Trustees’ Annual Report for the period

From

To 31-12-2024

Charity name: BEDSIDE BOOKS

Charity registration number: 1195094

Objectives and Activities

SORP reference
Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document		 Para 1.17 Advancing health or the saving of lives
Summary of the main
activities in relation to those
purposes for the public
benefit, in particular, the
activities, projects or
services identified in the
accounts.		 Para 1.17 and
1.19		 Assist in the treatment and care of persons
suffering from mental or physical illness of
any description or in need of rehabilitation
as a result of such illness, by the provision
of facilities for recreation, in particular, but
not limited to, free audiobooks.
Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit		 Para 1.18 The Trustees have acknowledged and
acted in accordance with their duties.

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

SORP reference
Policy on grant making Para 1.38 N/A
Policy on social investment
including program related
investment		 Para 1.38 N/A
Contribution made by
volunteers		 Para 1.38 N/A
Other

Achievements and Performance

SORP reference
Summary of the main
achievements of the charity,
identifying the difference the
charity’s work has made to
the circumstances of its
beneficiaries and any wider
benefits to society as a
whole.		 Para 1.20 The year has been quiet, as contracts are
renegotiated for audio content and
distribution license. Trustees are
confident a way forward can be found.

Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
Achievements against
objectives set		 Para 1.41 No hospitals serviced in the year, but with
hopes for operations to pick up again
shortly. This has been due to the temporary
unavailability of industry support.
Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set		 Para 1.41 N/A
Investment performance
against objectives		 Para 1.41 N/A
Other

Financial Review

Financial Review
Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period		 Para 1.21 Strong reserves and financial plan
Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held		 Para 1.22 Reserves in place for future distributions
Amount of reserves held Para 1.22 £11k
Reasons for holding zero
reserves		 Para 1.22 N/A
Details of fund materially in
deficit		 Para 1.24 N/A
Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern		 Para 1.23 N/A

Additional information (optional)

You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:

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

Structure, Governance and Management

Description of charity’s
trusts:
Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)		 Para 1.25 CIO Foundation Constitution
How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)		 Para 1.25 CIO
Trustee selection methods
including details of any
constitutional provisions e.g.
election to post or name of
any person or body entitled
to appoint one or more
trustees		 Para 1.25 Rotation, per Articles

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

Reference and Administrative details

Charity name BEDSIDE BOOKS
Other name the charity uses BOOKS FOR DAD
Registered charity number 1195094
Charity’s principal address 2 HARGRAVE PLACE
LONDON
N7 0BP

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20		 Trustee name Office (if any) Dates acted if not for whole
**year **		 Name of person (or body) entitled
to appoint trustee (ifany)
Alexander Samuel
Woolf		 Chair
James Robert Ball
Damian Francis
Clements		 Treasurer
Nicholas Julian
Woolf
David Llewellyn
Probert

– 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 N/A held in this capacity Name and objects of the charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for 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)
Full name(s)
Position (eg Secretary,
Chair, etc)
Date
Damian Clements

Treasurer
21-09-2025
21-09-2025

Charity Name No (if any) BEDSIDE BOOKS 1195094 Receipts and payments accounts CC16a For the period Period start date Period end date To from 01/01/2024 31/12/2024

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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
Donations via Go Fund Me - - - - -
- - - - -
- - - - -
- - - - -
- - - - -
- - - - -
- - - - -
- - - - -
Sub total (Gross income for
AR) - - - - -
A2 Asset and investment sales,
(see table).
- - - -
- - - - -
Sub total - - - - -
Total receipts - - - - -
A3 Payments
Volunteer travel expenses - - - - -
- - - - -
- - - - -
- - - - -
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- - - - -
- - - - -
- - - - -
Sub total [ - ] - - - -
A4 Asset and investment
purchases, (see table)
- - - -
- - - -
Sub total [ - ] - - - -
Total payments - - - - -
Net of receipts/(payments) - - - - -
A5 Transfers between funds - - - - -
A6 Cash funds last year end 11,341 - - 11,341 -
Cash funds this year end 11,341 - - 11,341 -
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CCXX R1 accounts (SS)

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

Categories
Signed by one or two trustees on
behalf of all the trustees
B5 Liabilities
B3 Investment assets
B2 Other monetary assets
B4 Assets retained for the
charity’s own use
B1 Cash funds		 Details
Details
Total cash funds
(agree balances with receipts and payments
account(s))
Cash at bank
Details
Details
Details
Signature		 Unrestricted
funds
Restricted
funds
to nearest £
to nearest £
11,341
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-
-
-
-
11,341
-
OK
OK
Unrestricted
funds
Restricted
funds
to nearest £
to nearest £
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Fund to which
asset belongs
Cost (optional)
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-
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-
Fund to which
asset belongs
Cost (optional)
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Fund to which
liability relates
Amount due
(optional)
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-
-
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-
Print Name
DAMIAN CLEMENTS		 Endowment
funds
to nearest £
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-
-
-
OK
Endowment
funds
to nearest £
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-
-
-
-
-
Current value
(optional)
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-
-
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-
Current value
(optional)
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When due
(optional)
Date of
approval
21/09/2025

CCXX R2 accounts (SS)

21/09/2025

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