The Mille Wright Children's Charity
(Registered charty number: 1198016)
Financial Statoments
for the year ending 31 March 2024
Contents
Page
Trustees. annual report
Independent examiner's report
Receipts and payments account
Statements of assets and liabilities
Notes to the accounts

The Millio Wright Children's Charity
Trustees, Annual Report
for tho yaar ending 31 March 2024
Full Nama:
The Millie Wright Children's Charty
Charitable Incorporated Organisation
Organisation type:
Rogistered charfty number:
Prlneipal addross:
1198016
11 Nursery Road, Nethèr Poppleton, York Y026 6NN
Trustees:
Nigel Wright, Ceri Wright, Rithard Buck, Michael
Dawrant, Suzanne Preston, Jessica Evans, Stuart
Paver and Tracy Morgan (appointed 1810412023)
Donald Inglis, Inglis Chartered Accountants, 3 Westf181d
House, Millfield Lane. York, Y026 6GA
Indopondent examinor:
Govornance and management:
The charity is a CIO and operates under its constiiution
adopted 2210212022
Obje¢tive8 and actlvttles.
To relieve the needs of children diagnosed with1rf8
threatening conditions. and their families and carers for
the publiG benefit by providing financial, practical and
emotional support from the point of diagnosis until it is
no longer required.
Public beneflt statemont:
The Trustees confirm that they have complied with the
duty in section 17 of the Charities Act 2011 to have due
regard to the Charty Commissioner's general guidance
on public benefit, 'Charites and Public Benefit,.
Summary of the maln activitles
undartaken for tho public bonefit: Giving hands-on practical, finaneAal and emotional
support to families and earers. supporting children with
a life-threatening diagnosis. Addressing the inequalities
in charitable support availabl8 to children with a lif8-
threatening diagnosis.

The Mlllie Wright Children's Charity
Summary of tha main achièvements during th perlod
During the period April 2023 to March 2024, The Millie Wright Children's Charity has continued
to grow, developing a strong profile and attracting much praise from NHS professionals.
patients and iheir families.
Its primary charttable activities centre around providing hands-on support to families who are
caring for childr8n with life threatening conditions. The charty is based at Leeds Children's
Hospital and is recognised as a partner charity to the Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.
During this period the charity has committed funding to the Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trust to
appoint a Family Support Worker providing tsrg8t8d support to families, primarily on the Ltver
and Renal Ward and at the Children's Haematology and Oncology Day Unit (CHODU).
In this period, the Charity has-
raised awar8n8ss of the inequalities in the provision of support given to families in
our social media and by c2mpaigning.
provided hands-on wellbeing support to parents and carers, signposted, and
supported referrals for assistsnce.
r8¢ruited and funded our first Family Support Worker (employed on an NHS
contra¢t}, giving true handsaon support to families and being ihe face of our charity.
built upon our #feedtheparents initiative which features 'Saturday Suppers,,
providing hot meals to parents every Sabjrday evening. This initiative recognises
that parents do not reoive food whilst in hospital, giving an emotional boost during
weekends which often leave parents feeling emotionally lonety and isolated.
given direct support on th8 wards to improve food storage and cooking facilities. for
example by replacing microwaves in parent's kitchens.
consistently stocked and rtrstocked (weekly) essential food and snack items in
parent's kitchens so that parents don't have to leave their child to look to feed
themselvès.
provided bathroom boxes, comprising a range of toiletries. hygiene products and,
wheré required, ejothing to families arriving on the wards a short notice.
shared 'welcome to the ward, literature helping famili8S to sett18-in.
maintained its hardship grant to give financial support to struggling families. This
recognises the increased cost of a hospital long-stay.
provided support for play {including funding for weekend playworkers. play
resources, arts and crafts etc). birthday boxes. Christmas and Easter pres8nts on
wards and in clinics.
contributed to. and attended, the 2023 British Transplant Games.
arranged and supported many fundraising events, including our own annual May
Fun Run and November Winter Ball, contributing to our strong financial position.
gained a loyal following of supporters. donors and fundraisers (private and
corporate).

The charity's policy on reserves
To ensure operational sustainability and to facilitate growth, we retain reserves no less than
12 months, remuneration of our Family Support Worker and any future funded roles. In
addition to reserves held in our current account, charitable funds ar8 also held in fixed term
inv8Stments which are renewed annually and strucbjred in line with forecast expenditure
requirements.
Risks
Flnancial: Not achieving the fundraising required to meet our obligations and
aspirations to deliver the services and resources we want to deliver and fe81 that
parents deserve. Mitlgated by income streams from a variety of unrelated sources.
Oporational: Not attracting the volunteers required to help deliver the servicés and
activiti8s in our plan. Mitigated by the positlV8 profile of the charity and referrals from
existing volunteers.
Reputational: R£¢eiving detrimental feedba¢k, media. commentary as a result of our
adivities or in respect of those acting on our behalf. Mitigated by our policies and
procedures, training, relationships and event risk assessments.
Cybersocurity: LossAhreats relating to our website andlor social media. Mitigated by
our policies and pr¢xedures.
Compliance and Logal: Failure to submit required retums in required timescales
and to the required standard, liability claims. Mitigated by 8ngagement of
professional services as and when required.
Signed by Nigel Wright ￿ behalf of the charity's trustees..
Signed:
Date.. 5th October 2024.

Independent examiner's rnport to the trustees of
The Millie Wright Childrén's Charlty
for the year onding 31 March 2024
I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of The Millie Wright Children's
Charity (the charity) for the year ending 31 March 2024.
Responslbilitlos and basis of report
As a truste8 of the charity, you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in
accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 {Ihe Act,). I report in respect of
my examination of the charrty's accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and
in carrying out my examination I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the
Charity Commissions under section 14515Xb) of the Act.
Independent examiner's sL*ement
I have completed my examination. I confirm that no matters have come to my attention in
conjunctton with the examination giving m8 cause to believe that in any material respect..
1. Accounting records w8r8 not kept in respect of the charity as r8quired by section 130
of the Act,. or
2. The accounts do not ac￿rd with those records.
I have no concems and have come across no other matters in connection with the
examination to which attention should b8 drawn in this report in order to enable a proper
understanding of the accounts to be reached.
Dale:
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Donald Inglis, Inglis Chartered Accountants, York
Inglis Chartered Accounlar.ts
3 Weslfitsld house
Millfjold Lane
York
Y026 i>noA
01904 7870

The Millie Wright child￿N,$ Chaiity
Recelpts & Payments account for the year ended 31 March 2024
N¢)te
Receipts
Charity Ball ficket Sales
Donations
Saturday Suppers
Grants Received
Events
Interest Income
21.689
66,894
3,650
15,662
14.065
iio
18,7CM)
66,109
2,710
305
39
Total Receipts
122.070
87,863
Payments
Birthdayl Christmas Ward Boxes
Charity Ball Expenditure
Family Support
Accountancy Fee
Kitchen Stock
PlayTeam
Saturday Suppers
Feed the Parents
Advertising And Marketing
Charitable and Politcal Donations
General Expenses
Insurance
IT Software and Consumables
Travel
Postage, Freight & Courier
Printing and Stationary
Subsciptions
Telephone and internet
Depreciation
Total Payments
130
15,028
11,387
1.278
18,163
13.046
4,079
13.353
4.827
41
4,013
4,498
2,{￿2
9.805
542
126
228
17
42
89
68
102
68
41,891
193
135
34
22
122
1,113
245
256
202
65,491
Net Cash re¢eipts / (payments)
56,579
45,972

The Mlllle Wrfght Children's Charity
Statoment of A6sets and Liabilities at 31st March 2024
Fixed Asset
Tangib18 Ass8t
607
810
Cash Asset
Investment Bonds
Bank Account
62,724
102,724
45844
Other monetary assets
Liabilities
Accrual
Total
780
102,551
682
45972
Roprosented by:
Blfwd
Current Year
Clfwd
45,972
56,579
102,551
45972
45972

The Millie Wright Children's Charlty
Not08 to the Accounts for the year onded 31 March 2024
1. Recelpts and Payment Accounts
Receipts and payment accounts contain a summary of money received
2. Tangible Fixed Assets
Depreciation is provided al the following annual rates in order to write off each
Computer 25% Reducing Balance.
3. Liabilities
Accountancy Accrua
Xero Software
300
780
202