Trustees’ Annual Report for the period: **from 01/09/2022 To 31/08/2023** ## **Charity name: Liverpool Pregnancy Choices** Charity registration number: 1197485 ## **Reference and Administrative details** Charity’s principal address Trinity Church Everton, BNENC, Breckfield Road North, Liverpool, L5 4QT Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity 1 Mr Peter Roberts (Chair) - 2 Mrs Anna McCracken (Secretary) 3 Dr Roanna Gilliland 4 Dr Neale Watson (Treasurer) ## **Structure, Governance and Management** A Charitable Incorporated Organisation whose only voting members are its charity trustees. ## **Description of charity’s trusts:** Type of governing document: Constitution Trustee selection methods: Trustee eligibility and recruitment according to section 9 of our governing document. Our process includes: - Application form - DBS check - Discussion with existing trustees Our Trustee Recruitment Policy enables us to recruit and induct new trustees in an orderly way. A regular skills audit of trustees enables us to consider training needs, and provide relevant training as required. ## **Objectives and Activities** ## **Summary of the purposes of the charity as set out in its governing document** The preservation and protection of good health for the public benefit in Liverpool and the surrounding area through the provision of free information, advice, counselling and support to women, their partners and/or family regarding termination of pregnancy, miscarriage, stillbirth, cot death or loss of a child. ## **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.** Counselling and befriending services for: - Women facing unexpected pregnancy - Women needing help following termination of pregnancy or baby loss - Partners or family of the above ## **Statement confirming whether the trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit** The trustees have seen and are committed to the Charity Commission guidance on public benefit. ## **Activity** All our activity is delivered by volunteers. - 4 trustees Contribution made by volunteers - 6 Volunteer Advisors - A larger network of willing befrienders and advocates in local communities who support us on an ‘ad hoc’ basis; including 75 supporters receiving our newsletter ## **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.** In the reporting period from 1[st] Sept 22 – 31[st] Aug 23 we had 12 clients. 6 self-referred to our service for support, and 6 were referred by GPs or other signposting organisations. - 8 clients were facing an unexpected pregnancy and were looking for support. • 4 clients were looking for counselling following an abortion All were contacted/spoken to on the phone, and 6 went on to have appointments with our volunteer advisors. Our clients are given the time and space to process their situation, and are offered nondirective and non-judgmental support in their moment of crisis. Local GPs are regularly informing pregnant women of our service, as we are able to offer help in the key period of early pregnancy. We signpost clients to other services including: community groups, NHS services, abortion providers and specialist charities. Practical support is offered to our clients should they require it. ## **Financial Review** The financial position of the Charity at 31/08/2023 can be summarised as follows: Unrestricted general funds: £3314 Reserve of a minimum of £500 must be held to maintain operation of the charity for 3 months. Amount of reserves held: £500 The charity is primarily funded by donations from individuals and churches We are affiliated to Pregnancy Centres Network (Registered Charity 1164610) Anna McCracken On behalf of the Trustees 23.6.24 |**Liveprool Pregnancy Choices**||**1197485**|| |---|---|---|---| |**Receipts andpayments accounts**|||**CC16a**| |0109/2022
**For the period**
**from**|**To**|31/08/2023|| |**Section A Receipts and payments**|**Section A Receipts and payments**|||||| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |**A1 Receipts**|**Unrestricted**
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**3,534**
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**3,534**
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**3,534**
**2,227**
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**2,227**
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**2,227**
**1,307**
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**1,307**|**Restricted**
**funds**
**to the nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**
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**funds**
**to the nearest £**
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**3,534**
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**3,534**
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**2,227**
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**2,227**
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**2,227**

**1,307**||**Last year**
**to the nearest £**| |Donations|**3,534**|||||**-**| ||**-**|||||**-**| ||**-**|||||**-**| ||**-**|||||**-**| ||**-**|||||**-**| ||**-**|||||**-**| ||**-**|||||**-**| ||**-**|||||**-**| |**_Sub total_**_(Gross income for_
_AR)_|**3,534**|||||**-**| |||||||| |**A2 Asset and investment sales,**
**(see table).**||||||| ||**-**|||||| ||**-**|||||**-**| |**_Sub total_**|**-**|||||**-**| |**_Total receipts_**
**A3 Payments**||||||| |||||||**-**| |||||||| |Expenses -bank charges/training/DBS etc|**2,227**|||||**-**| ||**-**|||||**-**| ||**-**|||||**-**| ||**-**|||||**-**| ||**-**|||||**-**| ||**-**|||||**-**| ||**-**|||||**-**| ||**-**|||||**-**| ||**-**|||||**-**| |**_Sub total_ **|**2,227**|||||**-**| |||||||| |**A4 Asset and investment**
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**_Net of receipts/(payments)_**
**A5 Transfers between funds**
**A6 Cash funds last year end**
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**B3 Investment assets**
**B2 Other monetary assets**
**B4 Assets retained for the**
**charity’s own use**
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