
## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** 

## **From 13 June 2022 To 30 June 2023** 

## **Charity name: BOXES OF SUNSHINE** 

## **Charity registration number: 1199287** 

## **Objectives and Activities** 

||SORP reference||
|---|---|---|
|Summary of the purposes of<br>the charity as set out in its<br>governing document|Para 1.17|The relief of need of chronically ill young<br>people in the United Kingdom by providing a<br>‘Box of Sunshine’, which is a postal box<br>containing items that are specially selected<br>for a young person with a chronic illness.<br>Items will include (but are not limited to)<br>bubble bath, lip balm, fluffy socks, sunflower<br>seeds (for planting), sweets and a card<br>game.|
|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|Purchase of items to be included in our<br>postal gift boxes, assembly boxes and<br>postage of said boxes. Additionally, raising<br>awareness through social media posts and<br>campaigns, promotions and competitions,<br>plus events and press releases. Raising<br>funds through the same – specifically inviting<br>box sponsorship and fundraising events and<br>activities.|
|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|**Yes.**|





## **Achievements and Performance** 

||SORP reference||
|---|---|---|
|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|Sending out of 197 Boxes of Sunshine to<br>chronically ill young people across the UK.<br>Raising funds for those boxes by means<br>stated above.<br>Our feedback shows how well received our<br>boxes have been. It is often parents who<br>nominate their children, and here a just a<br>couple of comments we have received from<br>parents:<br>“I would like to say a massive thank you! My<br>daughter received her box today - she’s<br>absolutely over the moon. You have no idea<br>what this means to her!”<br>“This is the most exceptionally kind thing I’ve<br>come across! I’ve just sat in the living room<br>with happy tears. That’s such a beautiful<br>thing to do. Thank you so much.”|



## **Financial Review** 

|**Financial Review**|||
|---|---|---|
|Review of the charity’s<br>financial position at the end<br>of the period|Para 1.21|**Unrestricted reserves held £1,402 held in**<br>**a bank account in the charity’s name.**|
|Statement explaining the<br>policy for holding reserves<br>stating why they are held|Para 1.22|**Reserves are held to put towards the**<br>**costs of putting gift boxes together (plus**<br>**associated costs, ie. Printing, etc).**|
|Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|**£1,402**|
|Reasons for holding zero<br>reserves|Para 1.22|**n/a**|
|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|**n/a**|



## **Structure, Governance and Management** 

|Description of charity’s<br>trusts:|||
|---|---|---|
|Type of governing document<br>(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|**Constitution**|
|How is the charity<br>constituted?<br>(e.g unincorporated|Para 1.25|**Charitable Incorporated**<br>**Organisation  (CIO)**|





association, CIO) Trustee selection methods Para 1.25 **Founders Kevin and Lynsey Hill became** including details of any **the charity’s first two trustees. On advice** constitutional provisions e.g. **of the Charity Commission, we appointed** election to post or name of **an additional two trustees. These were** any person or body entitled **chosen as friends and interested parties** to appoint one or more **and appointed at a Trustee’s Meeting.** trustees 

## **Reference and Administrative details** 

|Charity name|BOXES OF SUNSHINE|
|---|---|
|Other name the charity uses||
|Registered charity number|1199287|
|Charity’s principal address|3 Beechley Road, Wrexham, LL13 7AU.|
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|**Charity Name**|||**No (if any)**|||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|**Boxes of Sunshine**|||**1199287**|||
|**Receipts and payments accounts**|||||**CC16a**|
|**For the period**<br>**from**|13/06/2022<br>Period start date|**To**|30/06/2023<br>Period end date|||



|**Section A Receipts and payments**|**Section A Receipts and payments**||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|**A1 Receipts**|**Unrestricted**<br>**funds**<br>**to the nearest      £**<br>**6,044**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**6,044**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**6,044**<br>**3,495**<br>**974**<br>**173**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br> **4,642**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br> **-**<br>**4,642**<br>**1,402**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**1,402**|**Restricted**<br>**funds**<br>**to the nearest £**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**|**Endowment**<br>**funds**<br>**to the nearest £**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**|**Total funds**<br>**to the nearest £**<br>**6,044**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**6,044**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**6,044**<br>**3,495**<br>**974**<br>**173**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**4,642**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**4,642**<br> <br>**1,402**||**Last year**<br>**to the nearest £**|
|Donations|**6,044**|||||**-**|
||**-**|||||**-**|
||**-**|||||**-**|
||**-**|||||**-**|
||**-**|||||**-**|
||**-**|||||**-**|
||**-**|||||**-**|
||**-**|||||**-**|
|**_Sub total_**_(Gross income for_<br>_AR)_|**6,044**|||||**-**|
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|**A2 Asset and investment sales,**<br>**(see table).**|||||||
||**-**||||||
||**-**|||||**-**|
|**_Sub total_**|**-**|||||**-**|
|**_Total receipts_**<br>**A3 Payments**|||||||
|||||||**-**|
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|<br>Gift box supplies|**3,495**|||||**-**|
|Postage, packaging&printing|**974**|||||**-**|
|Internet & website|**173**|||||**-**|
||**-**|||||**-**|
||**-**|||||**-**|
||**-**|||||**-**|
||**-**|||||**-**|
||**-**|||||**-**|
||**-**|||||**-**|
|**_Sub total_ **|**4,642**|||||**-**|
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|**A4 Asset and investment**<br>**purchases (see table)**|||||||
|**,**|**-**||||||
||**-**||||||
|**_Sub total_ **|**-**|||||**-**|
|**_Total payments_**<br>**_Net of receipts/(payments)_**<br>**A5 Transfers between funds**<br>**A6 Cash funds last year end**<br>**_Cash funds this year end_**|||||||
|||||||**-**|
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||**1,402**|**-**|**-**|<br>**1,402**||**-**|
||**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**||**-**|
||**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**||**-**|
||**1,402**|**-**|**-**|**1,402**||**-**|



CCXX R1 accounts (SS) 

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|**Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period**|**Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period**|**Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period**||
|---|---|---|---|
|**Categories**<br>Signed by one or two trustees on<br>behalf of all the trustees<br>**B1 Cash funds**<br>**B2 Other monetary assets**<br>**B4 Assets retained for the**<br>**charity’s own use**<br>**B5 Liabilities**<br>**B3 Investment assets**|Signature<br>K Hill<br>**Details**<br>**Details**<br>Natwest account<br>**Details**<br>**Details**<br>**_Total cash funds_**<br>(agree balances with receipts and payments<br>account(s))<br>**Details**|**Unrestricted**<br>**funds**<br>**Restricted**<br>**funds**<br>**to nearest £**<br>**to nearest £**<br>**1,402**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**1,402**<br>**-**<br>OK<br>OK<br>**Unrestricted**<br>**funds**<br>**Restricted**<br>**funds**<br>**to nearest £**<br>**to nearest £**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**Fund to which**<br>**asset belongs**<br>**Cost (optional)**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**Fund to which**<br>**asset belongs**<br>**Cost (optional)**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**Fund to which**<br>**liability relates**<br>**Amount due**<br>**(optional)**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>Print Name<br>Kevin Hill|**Endowment**<br>**funds**<br>**to nearest £**|
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||||Date of<br>approval|
||K Hill|Kevin Hill|24/03/2024|
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CCXX R2 accounts (SS) 

23/04/2024 

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