
## **Trustees’ annual report (including Directors’ report) for the period** 

**From: 02/06/2023 Period start date date** 

**02/06/2024 To: Period end** 

**Charity name: Gift of a Wedding** 

## **Charity registration number: 1197188** 

## **Company number:** 

## **Objectives and activities** 

||SORP reference||
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|Summary of the purposes of<br>the charity as set out in its<br>governing document|Para 1.17|The objects of the CIO are<br>**The**<br>**relief of need of terminally ill adults**<br>**in the UK through the provision of**<br>**providing and organising wedding**<br>**services for them and bringing together**<br>**the family unit**<br>**.**<br>**This is done through gifts of good**<br>**services and skills donated by UK**<br>**wedding and hospitality professionals**<br>**and gifted members of the public**|
|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|**Gift of a Wedding gifts services to people**<br>**living with a terminal or life limiting**<br>**illnesses living in the UK.**<br>**The charity is in the process of closing**<br>**down it Company Limited by Guarantee.**<br>**Companies House number 08087352. All**<br>**accounts/activities information can be**<br>**found here.**|
|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|**The trustees have had regard to the**<br>**guidance issued by the Charity**<br>**Commission 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 



Policy on social investment Para 1.38 including program related investment Para 1.38 Contribution made by volunteers Other 

## **Achievements and performance** 

|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 is in the process of closing**<br>**down it Company Limited by Guarantee.**<br>**Companies House number 08087352. All**<br>**accounts/activities information can be**<br>**found here.**||
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## **Additional information (optional)** 

You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: 

Para 1.41 Achievements against objectives set Para 1.41 Performance of fundraising activities against objectives set Para 1.41 



Investment performance against objectives Other 

## **Financial review** 

|**Financial review**|||
|---|---|---|
|Review of the charity’s<br>financial position at the end<br>of the period|Para 1.21|**The charity has no CIO finances at this**<br>**time.**|
|Statement explaining the<br>policy for holding reserves<br>stating why they are held|Para 1.22|**No reserves are being held**|
|Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|**0**|
|Reasons for holding zero<br>reserves|Para 1.22|**The charity is currently closing down its**<br>**Company Limited by Guarantee. All funds**<br>**will be transferred once this is complete.**<br>**We expect this to be complete by Autumn**<br>**2024**|
|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|**The charity is moving from strength to**<br>**strength, which has allowed it to be**<br>**eligible for a charitable. There are no**<br>**concerns.**|



## **Additional information (optional)** 

## You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: 

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



## **Structure, governance and management** 

|Description of charity’s<br>trusts:|||
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|Type of governing document:<br>for example,trust deed,<br>memorandum and articles of<br>association etc|Para 1.25|**Constitution**|
|How is the charity<br>constituted?<br>for example limited company,<br>unincorporated association,<br>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|(1) Apart from the frst charity trustees,<br>every trustee must be appointed for a<br>term of three years by a resoluton<br>passed at a properly convened meetng<br>of the charity trustees.<br>(2) In selectng individuals for<br>appointment as charity trustees, the<br>charity trustees must have regard to the<br>skills, knowledge and experience needed<br>for the efectve administraton of the<br>CIO.<br>(3) Nominated Trustees<br>(a) Gif of a Wedding (“the<br>appointng body”) may appoint 2 charity<br>trustees.<br>(b) Any appointment must be<br>made at a meetng held<br>according to the ordinary<br>practce of the appointng body.<br>(c) Each appointment must be<br>for a term of [three] years.<br>(d) The appointment will be<br>efectve from the later of:<br>(i) the date of the<br>vacancy; and<br>(ii) the date on which<br>the charity trustees or<br>their secretary or clerk<br>are informed of the<br>appointment.<br>(e) The person appointed need<br>not be a member of the<br>appointng body.<br>(f) A trustee appointed by the<br>appointng body has the same<br>duty under clause 9(1) as the<br>other charity trustees to act in<br>the way he or she decides in<br>good faith would be most likely|





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


## **Reference and administrative details** 

|Charity name|**Gift of a Wedding**|
|---|---|
|Other name the charity uses|**n/a**|
|Registered charity number|**1197188**|





Charity’s principal address 

**Oakdale Lodge, Mottram Road, Stalybridge, Cheshire, SK15 2QP** 

## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** 

|1<br>2<br>3<br>4<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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||Patricia Harrison|Chair|||
||TonySpurling|Treasurer|||
||Andrea Worsley|Secretary|||
||Dr Victoria Galvis|Medical|||
||Jane Halstead|Fundraising|||
||Jayne Hoather|Vice Treasurer|||
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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<br>held in this capacity|n/a|
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|Name and objects of the<br>charity on whose behalf the<br>assets are held and how this<br>falls within the custodian<br>charity’s objects|n/a|
|Details of arrangements for<br>safe custody and<br>segregation of such assets<br>from the charity’s own assets|n/a|



## **Additional information (optional)** 

||**Names and**<br>**Type of**<br>**adviser**|**addresses of advisers (optional information)**<br>**Name**<br>**Address**|**addresses of advisers (optional information)**<br>**Name**<br>**Address**|
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||**Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (optional information)**|||
||Patricia Harrison (CEO)|||



## **Exemptions from disclosure** 

Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details 

## **Other optional information** 



## **Declarations** 

**The company has taken advantage of the small companies’ exemption in preparing the report above.** 

**The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report (including directors’ report) above.** 

**Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees/directors** 

**Signature(s)** Patricia Harrison **Full name(s)** Patricia Harrison 


**Position (for example** Chair **Secretary, Chair, etc) Date** 04/03/2025 



||<br>**Gift of a Wedding**|<br>**Gift of a Wedding**|<br>**Gift of a Wedding**|<br>**Gift of a Wedding**|**CC16a**|
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||**For the period**<br>**from**|Period start date<br>6/2/2023|**To**<br>|||
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|**Section A Receipts and payments**||||||
|**A1 Receipts**<br>**0.00**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**_Sub total_**<br>**0.00**<br>**_Total receipts_**<br>**0.00**<br>**A3 Payments**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**_Sub total_**<br>**0.00**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**_Sub total_**<br>**0.00**<br>**_Total payments_**<br>**0.00**<br>**_Net of receipts/(payments)_**<br>**0.00**<br>**A5 Transfers between funds**<br>**-**<br>**A6 Cash funds last year end**<br>**-**<br>**_Cash funds this year end_**<br>**0.00**<br>**Unrestricted**<br>**funds**<br>**to the nearest      £**<br>**_Sub total_**_(Gross income for AR)_<br>**A2 Asset and investment sales,**<br>**(see table).**<br>**A4 Asset and investment**<br>**purchases, (see table)**||**to the nearest £**<br>**Restricted**<br>**funds**|**to the nearest £**<br>**Endowment**<br>**funds**|**Total funds**<br>**to the nearest £**|**Last year**<br>**to the nearest £**|
|||**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**0.00**|**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**0.00**|**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**0.00**|**-**|
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## **Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period** 

|**Categories**<br>**B1 Cash funds**<br>**B2 Other monetary assets**<br>**B3 Investment assets**<br>**B5 Liabilities**<br>**B4 Assets retained for the**<br>**charity’s own use**<br>Signed by one or two trustees on<br>behalf of all the trustees|**Details**<br>**Details**<br>**Details**<br>**Details**<br>**Details**<br>Signature<br>Patricia Harrison<br>**_Total cash funds_**<br>(agree balances with receipts and payments<br>account(s))|**to nearest £**<br>**to nearest £**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**0.00**<br>**0.00**<br>OK<br>OK<br>**to nearest £**<br>**to nearest £**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**0.00**<br>**0.00**<br>**Cost (optional)**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>0.00<br>**0.00**<br>**Cost (optional)**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>0.00<br>**0.00**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>0.00<br>**0.00**<br>Print Name<br>Patricia Harrison<br>**Unrestricted**<br>**funds**<br>**Restricted**<br>**funds**<br>**Unrestricted**<br>**funds**<br>**Restricted**<br>**funds**<br>**Fund to which**<br>**asset belongs**<br>**Fund to which**<br>**asset belongs**<br>**Fund to which**<br>**liability relates**<br>**Amount due**<br>**(optional)**|**to nearest £**<br>**Endowment**<br>**funds**|
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||||Date of<br>approval|
||Patricia Harrison|Patricia Harrison|6/17/2024|
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