JOVIE'S JOURNEY Icharity No. 11%295} TRUSTEES REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023 Strurturei g0Veman and management Jovie's Journey was registered as a Charitable Incorporated Organisation with the Charlty Commission on 2yh October 2021. The founding tnjstees of the Charity are: Deborah Mannin8 Chris Manning Simon Goddard Objectlve and artivitie5 The objects of the CIO are- for the public benefit. to relieve the needs of those who have received an 'incompatible with life. diagnosi5 during pregnancy. and to those who choose to continue with the pregnancy after such a diagnosis by the provision of emotional suprM)rt. Thls year has seen us continue to support families who were already krwn to the charity as well as supporting new families who have been given an "incompatible with life" prognosis. Sadly, many of our new families have lost their baby throughout pregnancy or the baby has not suThived very lon& meaning emotional support has been required more so over financial support. We stay in touch with our families on a regular basis. mainly through a messenger service, with regular check ins and being there as a listening ear. However there have been some families we have been able to SUPPOrt financialfy by providing specffic ttems to aid the child or to make life a little easier. We purchased a fridge freezerfor a family who could not afford a new one, meaning they had nowhere to store their babrfs medicines or special food. We provided a half temi treat of a take away and gaming vouchers to a family who had been stuck inside due to their son being isolated and extremely poorly with Mum and Dad su1VIng on no sleep, whi15t this wasn't directly for the child it was a very much needed pick Me up for their other sons and took a btt of pressure off for a evening (kind gestures like this very much kept us going when we were In a similar situationl- We purchased a rain cover for a speciality disabled pu5hchair. to name a few. Our main fundraising event this year Saw a group of supporters climbing Mount Snowden and our Jovie's birthday fundraiser enabled us to purchase a special Tumble Form chairfor the children'5 ward at Norfolk and Nonmich hospital. A main focus this year has been to spread awareness to medical professionals around the topit of an "incompatible with life" prognosis along with end-of-life care and antenatal care. Our trustee Deborah has presented to approximately 160 medical professionals. mainty Consuttants. sharing her own experiences and how she feels the service succeeds and can improve. Deborah has worked c105ely wtth East Anglia Children's Hospice to give these presentations. Whilst we haven't been able to dedicate a5 much time to the charity as hoped, we are still very pleased that we are still supporting families when they need to. One of the families we have 5UPPOrted commented: .Jovie s Journey has helped me ond my portner immensely with the diagnosis of our angel boby boy with Alobar Holoprosencepholy. I honestlyconnot thonk you enough-becouse of bet7utifvlJovie we chose tokeep ourbobyloras long ospossible. Thank youfor showlng me ond others whoys possible with ourprecious babies." Our aim for this coming year is spread the word of the charity to give us a wider reach. we aim to do this by creating leaflets, updating our website and making hospitals more aware that we exist. Deborah is keen to continue reaching as many medical professionals as possible as the feedback from these has been extremely positlve. Here are just a few of the positive comments received.
~Debs presentation [wosJ totally inspirin9 on emotional. Greot to hearfrom 17 parenY5 point of view." -Debtvah shoring the porent story wa5 one of the mostpowerful things I've heard." The most omazing tolk about the m05t beoutifvllittle girf. A talk that willshope my ongoing prt7rtice.° is was on exceptionol presentotion. Debs should be tommended on her brnvery. We shall use thi5 in troAning. °So helpful to heorfrom [aJmotherfs point of view ¢7nd [DeborahJ wos so eloquent. Fantostic legocyforjovie for her mum to shore herexperiencps and educate health professionols in order to better help current and futurefvmilies." hot an intensivelypowerful porent talk. So very voluobleAorall oreos of medical prt7ctice. Thank you.- "One of the most inspirotional moments of my coreer." "Exteptionally powerful. Lots of leamin9 pthnts ond thing5 to refiert on.- ruly humbling to listen to Deborah's tolk oboutjovie and to be able to leomfrom her experiences. Once in t7 lifttime opportunity to become o betterclinician t7nd I'm so gratefvlfor the change to heor theirstory.- "Deborah spoke beoutifvlty ond passionotefy. I haveshored thi5 wlth colleagues ond encourage them to watch ond leornfrom her experience. I will utilise this in my doily prottice." -Re50nated heovify with me. The mort usefvl parentol per5pettive I've ever heord.. Flnanclal review The financial report presented here cover the financial year ending 31 December 2023. The accounts that follow and have been independentty examined. Simon Goddard Treasurer. on behalf of the trustees
JOVIE'S JOURNEY (Charity No. 1196295) RECEIPTS AND PAYMENT ACCOUNT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023 Previous Perfod Jul 2021- Dec 22 January-December 2023 Income Fundraisers Collections Donations Other £ 3316.16 £ 1443.10 £ 948.51 £ 2092.67 £ 475.26 o.oi £ 2567.94 TOTAL INCOME £ 5707.77 Ex ndlture Branded Items . Postage Donation5 Out Other £ 1216.69 29.04 £ 335.54 £ 530.08 £ - 366.10 £ 1552.83 £ 226.00 TOTAL EXPENDITURE £ 2111.35 £ 1412.73 Surplus/Deficit £ 3596.42 £ 1155.21 Balance brought foThvard £ 3596.42 Fund Balance5 carrled fiyrward £ 3596.42 £ 4751.63 Balances as of: Petty Cash PayPal Account Co-operative Bank Account TOTAL 31 December 2022 £ 880.24 £ 309.29 £ 2406.89 £ 3596.42 31" December 2023 17.50 71.80 £ 4662.33 £ 4751.63 These accounts are signed by the treasurer. Simon Goddard (Treasurer) Date: 21" February 2024
INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORTTO THE TRUSTEES OF JOVIE'S JOURNEY (Charity No. 1196295) FOR THE YEAR ENDEO 31 DECEMBER 2023 I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of tTr above chartty 1.the Trusf) for the year ended 31 December 2023. RESPONSIBILinES AND BASIS OF REPORT As the charity trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Att 20111.the Arfl. I report in respett of my examination of the Trusys accounts carried out under sertion 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination. I have followed the applicable Dirertions given by the Charity Commission under sertion 1451Sllbl of the Act. INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S STATEMENT have completed my examination. I confimi that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination whlch gives me cause to believe that in. any material respect: accounting records were not kept in accordance with sertion 130 of the Act or the accounts do not accord with the accounting records I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examinatKin to which attentlon should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. Alan Ward Date- - Zo"L* 571)agless Way March CambridEeshire PE15 8SU