Trustees’ Annual Report for the period
Period start date: 19/02/23 Period end date: 18/02/24
Charity name: Flower Power Book
Charity registraFon number: 1196754
ObjecFves and AcFviFes
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| Summary of the purposes of the charity as set out in its governing document |
Para 1.17 | 1. For the public beneft, to advance the educa@on of primary school pupils in the UK by providing educa@onal materials which promote mental health. 2. To advance the educa@on of the public in the subject of mental health. 3. To advance such charitable purposes (according to the law of England & Wales) as the trustees see ft from @me to @me but not limited to advancing the educa@on of children and young people for the public beneft by making dona@ons to chari@es which support these aims. |
| Summary of the main ac@vi@es in rela@on to those purposes for the public beneft, in par@cular, the ac@vi@es, projects or services iden@fed in the accounts. |
Para 1.17 and 1.19 | 1. Retail of books and resources to primary schools, libraries and the general public. 2. Workshops & talks in primary schools to children, and in libraries for the general public. 3. Par@cipa@on in community events which promote mental health and wellbeing for the beneft of the public. 4. Provision of free resources from our website for the beneft of the public. 5. Provision of books for the beneft of cared for children |
| Statement confrming whether the trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public beneft |
Para 1.18 | Flower Power Book confrms that its trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public beneft. |
| Contribu@on made by volunteers Para 1.38 We have had one volunteer who created a sensory kniTed garden experience which was used for a school workshop. |
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Achievements and Performance
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| Summary of the main achievements of the charity, iden@fying the diference the charity’s work has made to the circumstances of its benefciaries and any wider benefts to society as a whole. |
Para 1.20 | - Work experience project with a local college to create a rap song & other resources for Flower Power Book. Students performed Flower Power! to primary school children at a local library and at a local school as part of the school’s wellness week. Students completed their rap song and published it on the website. - Workshops were held at a local library, and talks were given as part of as school assemblies at 6 primary schools as part of Flower Power! themed whole school community project weeks. A talk was given at a local WI about the book and mental health awareness. - Books were given to Stafordshire “cared for children”, also to “cared for children” in Derbyshire and parts of Stoke-on-Trent. - An addi@onal resources package for “cared for children” was added to the website Resources Hub. - Our volunteer ran a storytelling workshop using the sensory kniTed garden that she had created. We can confrm the following achievements where our resources have been taken up by schools and libraries: 1. The mental, and, par@cularly, the emo@onal health of children in primary schools who have engaged with our resources has been posi@vely enhanced. 2. The mental health and wellbeing of teachers in school has likewise been supported by working with our resources. 3. Feedback from our workshops confrms that the mental health of children and the public who took part has overwhelmingly been nurtured and improved. 4. Children and adults who have engaged with our book and resources are empowered to report and share what they have learnt within their families and communi@es; in this way, our work benefts wider society as a whole. |
Financial Review
| Review of the charity’s fnancial posi@on at the end of the period |
Para 1.21 | At the end of the period, the charity’s fnancial status showed a cash balance of £ £2335.86. |
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| Statement explaining the policy for holding reserves sta@ng why they are held |
Para 1.22 | The charity policy is to set a minimum reserve bank balance of £500. This is assessed by rou@nely reviewing the balance (this is the only account for the charity). The reserve is set at this level to allow for the charity to operate for a minimum of one year without any income if the level is reached. This covers all opera@on costs such as insurance, web-site domain registra@on etc. |
| Amount of reserves held | Para 1.22 | £500 |
| Reasons for holding zero reserves |
Para 1.22 | N/A |
| Details of fund materially in defcit |
Para 1.24 | None |
| Explana@on of any uncertain@es about the charity con@nuing as a going concern |
Para 1.23 | N/A |
AddiFonal informaFon (opFonal)
You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
| The charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising) |
Para 1.47 | The key sources of funds during the year were dona@ons, and sales of a book (“Flower Power!”) and associated teaching/learning resources. Expenditure during the year covered the prin@ng costs of books, and basic expenses to provide insurance and web-site related costs. |
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| Investment policy and objec@ves including any social investment policy adopted |
Para 1.46 | The charity has no investment policy. |
Structure, Governance and Management
| Descrip@on of charity’s trusts: Type of governing document How is the charity cons@tuted? Trustee selec@on methods including details of any cons@tu@onal provisions e.g. elec@on to post or name of any person or body en@tled to appoint one or more trustees |
N/A | |
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| Para 1.25 | Charity Commission ‘Founda@on’ model Cons@tu@on |
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| Para 1.25 | CIO | |
| Para 1.25 | At present there are three frst charity trustees who are appointed for life. Since we are a small charity, we have no plans to appoint addi@onal trustees. Any subsequent trustees would be appointed for a term of three years by a resolu@on passed at a properly convened mee@ng of the current charity trustees. The selec@on of individuals for appointment as charity trustees would have regard to the skills, knowledge and experience needed for the efec@ve administra@on of our CIO; applicants would need to provide a detailed CV, and aTend an interview, aner which a unanimous decision from the frst three charity trustees would be required before any appointment can be made. |
Reference and AdministraFve details
| Charity name Other name the charity uses Registered charity number Charity’s principal address |
Flower Power Book |
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| N/A | |
| 1196754 | |
| 12 Narrow Lane, Denstone, UToxeter, Stafordshire, ST14 5DR |
Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity
| Trustee name | Ofce (if any) | Dates acted if not for whole year |
Name of person (or body) enFtled to appoint trustee (if any) |
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| Caroline Ann Hodges |
Founder/Chair | ||
| Timothy Hodges | Secretary | ||
| Wendy Jane Leiter |
Corporate trustees – names of the directors at the date the report was approved
Director name N/A
Name of trustees holding @tle to property belonging to the charity
| Trustee name | Dates acted if not for whole year | |
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| N/A |
Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others
| Descrip@on of the assets held in this capacity |
N/A |
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| Name and objects of the charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects |
N/A |
| Details of arrangements for safe custody and segrega@on of such assets from the charity’s own assets |
N/A |
AddiFonal informaFon (opFonal)
Names and addresses of advisers (OpFonal informaFon)
Type of Name Address adviser N/A Name of chief execuFve or names of senior staff members (OpFonal informaFon)
N/A
ExempFons from disclosure
Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details
N/A, all informa@on disclosed
Other opFonal informaFon
DeclaraFons
The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.
Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees
Signature(s)
Full name(s) Caroline Ann Hodges PosiFon Chair
Timothy Hodges Secretary
Date 14/09/2024
| Flower Power Book | Flower Power Book | Flower Power Book | Flower Power Book | Flower Power Book | 1196754 | 1196754 | CC16a | ||
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| Receipts andpayments accounts | |||||||||
| For the period from |
19/2/23 | To | 18/2/24 | ||||||
| Section A Receipts and payments | |||||||||
| Unrestricted funds |
Restricted funds | Endowment funds |
Total funds | Last year | |||||
| to the nearest £ | to the nearest £ | to the nearest £ | to the nearest £ | to the nearest £ | |||||
| A1 Receipts | |||||||||
| Donations | 1,354 | - | - | 1,354 | 2,108 | ||||
| Book & resource sales | 747 | - | - | 747 | 255 | ||||
| Fundraising Activities | - 0 | - | - | - | - | ||||
| Workshop payments | - 0 | - | - | - | 20 | ||||
| - 0 | - | - | - | - | |||||
| - 0 | - | - | - | - | |||||
| - 0 | - | - | - | - | |||||
| - 0 | - | - | - | - | |||||
| Sub total_(Gross income for AR) _ | 2,101 |
- | - | 2,101 | 2,383 | ||||
| A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table). |
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| - 0 | - 0 | - 0 | - | ||||||
| - 0 | - 0 | - 0 | - | - 0 | |||||
| Sub total | - 0 |
- 0 | - 0 | - | - 0 | ||||
| **Total receipts ** | 2,101 |
- 0 | - 0 | 2,101 | 2,383 | ||||
| A3 Payments | |||||||||
| Book production costs | 150 | - | - | 150 | 1,429 | ||||
| Insurance | 96 | - | - | 96 | 96 | ||||
| Website costs | 240 | - | - | 240 | 5 | ||||
| Other operational costs | 134 | - | - | 134 | 10 | ||||
| - 0 | - | - | - | - | |||||
| - 0 | - | - | - | - | |||||
| - 0 | - | - | - | - | |||||
| - 0 | - | - | - | - | |||||
| - 0 | - | - | - | - | |||||
| **Sub total ** | 620 |
- | - | 620 | 1,540 | ||||
| A4 Asset and investment purchases,(see table) |
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| - 0 | - 0 | - 0 | - | ||||||
| - 0 | - 0 | - 0 | - | ||||||
| **Sub total ** | - 0 |
- 0 | - 0 | - | - 0 | ||||
| **Totalpayments ** | 620 |
- 0 | - 0 | 620 | 1,540 | ||||
| **Net of receipts/(payments) ** | 1,481 |
- | - | 1,481 | 843 | ||||
| A5 Transfers between funds | - 0 | - | - | - | - | ||||
| A6 Cash funds lastyear end | 843 | - | - | 843 | - | ||||
| **Cash funds thisyear end ** | 2,324 |
- | - | 2,324 | 843 | ||||
| Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period | |||||||||
| Categories | Details | Unrestricted funds |
Restricted funds | Endowment funds |
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| to nearest £ | to nearest £ | to nearest £ | |||||||
| B1 Cash funds | Bank Account | 2,324 | - | - | |||||
| - | - | - | |||||||
| - | - | - |
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| Total cash funds | Total cash funds | Total cash funds | 2,324 | - | - | ||||
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| (agree balances with receipts and payments account(s)) |
OK | OK | OK | ||||||
| Unrestricted funds |
Restricted funds | Endowment funds |
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| Details | to nearest £ | to nearest £ | to nearest £ | ||||||
| B2 Other monetary assets | - | - | - | ||||||
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| Details | Fund to which asset belongs |
Cost (optional) | Current value (optional) |
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| B3 Investment assets | - | - | |||||||
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| Details | Fund to which asset belongs |
Cost (optional) | Current value (optional) |
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| B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use |
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| Details | Fund to which liability relates |
Amount due (optional) |
When due (optional) |
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| B5 Liabilities | - | ||||||||
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| Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees |
Signature | Print Name | Date of approval | ||||||
| Caroline Ann Hodges | 15/09/2024 | ||||||||
| Timothy Hodges | 15/09/2024 |
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