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

## **From 10/08/2022 To 31/07/2023** 

## **Charity name: A Bag for Flo** 

## **Charity registration number: 1200019** 

## **Objectives and Activities** 

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|Summary of the purposes of<br>the charity as set out in its<br>governing document|Para 1.17|Relief of period poverty: the detrimental<br>effects on the education, employment,<br>social contact and mental health of girls<br>and women of menstruating age and the<br>consequent effects on their families,<br>through the discreet and free provision of<br>non-medicinal menstrual products, as well<br>as supporting publicity and education in<br>support of that relief.|
|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|Utilising donations and purchasing period<br>products to produce discreet bags of pads,<br>tampons, or pads and tampons, to be<br>collected from various local collection points.<br>Also producing ‘Bump to birth’ bags of<br>maternity pads, period pads and breast pads<br>for people who have just given birth to<br>support them during postpartum bleeding.<br>Running competitions using social<br>media/donations from local businesses to<br>raise awareness of the issue. Purchasing<br>marketing materials in order to raise<br>awareness and find local organisations to<br>work with.|
|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 all had regard to the<br>guidance issued by the Charity Commission<br>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 Para 1.38 Policy on social investment including program related investment Para 1.38 Contribution made by volunteers Other 

## **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|Approximately 2000 period products<br>distributed in Daventry and the immediate<br>surrounding area. Groups in society that<br>benefitted from our work included family<br>centres and food banks. The provision of<br>period products has provided security and<br>confidence to those who menstruate but who<br>struggle to afford period products. By<br>providing this service our charity ensures<br>that those who face period poverty do need<br>to choose between dignity and other basic<br>necessities.||
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**Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: 

|<br>Achievements against<br>objectives set|<br>Para 1.41||
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|Performance of fundraising<br>activities against objectives<br>set|Para 1.41||
|Investment performance<br>against objectives|Para 1.41||
|Other|||





## **Financial Review** 

|**Financial Review**|||
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|Review of the charity’s<br>financial position at the end<br>of the period|Para 1.21|At the end of the period the financial position<br>of the charity was credit of £9838.19|
|Statement explaining the<br>policy for holding reserves<br>stating why they are held|Para 1.22|Zero reserves held|
|Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|Zero reserves held|
|Reasons for holding zero<br>reserves|Para 1.22|Young and growing charity with no need for<br>reserves|
|Details of fund materially in<br>deficit|Para 1.24|No funds materially in deficit.|
|Explanation of any<br>uncertainties about the<br>charity continuing as a going<br>concern|Para 1.23|No current about the charity continuing due<br>to a strong financial position and being a<br>growing charity.|



## **Additional information (optional)** 

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

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





Other

## **Structure, Governance and Management** 

|Description of charity’s<br>trusts:|||
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|Type of governing document<br>(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|Charitable trust deed|
|How is the charity<br>constituted?<br>(e.g unincorporated<br>association, CIO)|Para 1.25|Charitable Incorporated Organisation|
|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|As the charity is young no new trustees have<br>been selected since the founding of the<br>charity. It has been agreed moving forward<br>that trustees should be informally<br>interviewed to ensure they are committed to<br>the charity’s aims and align with the values<br>of the charity and can commit at least 2<br>hours per week to the charity. All existing<br>trustees must agree on the selection of any<br>new trustee.|



## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: 

|<br>Policies and procedures<br>adopted for the induction and<br>training of trustees|<br>Para 1.51||
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|The charity’s organisational<br>structure and any wider<br>network with which the<br>charity works|Para 1.51||
|Relationship with any related|||





parties Para 1.51 Other 

## **Reference and Administrative details** 

|Charity name|A Bag for Flo|
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|Other name the charity uses||
|Registered charity number|1200019|
|Charity’s principal address|4 North Close<br>Braunston<br>NN11 7JA|
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**Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** 

|1<br>2<br>3<br>4<br>5<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**|**Nam**<br>**e of**<br>**pers**<br>**on**<br>**(or**<br>**body**<br>**)**<br>**entitl**<br>**ed to**<br>**appo**<br>**int**<br>**trust**<br>**ee (if**<br>**any)**|
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||Laura Cooper-<br>Wortley||||
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||Rebecca Norman||||
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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 held in this capacity 

Name and objects of the charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects 

Details of arrangements for safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets 

## **Additional information (optional) Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)** 

**Type of adviser Name Address Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)** 

## **Exemptions from disclosure** 

Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details 

## **Other optional information** 



## **Declarations** 

**The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.** 

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

||**rustees**||
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||LCWORTLEY|E S GILES/R<br>NORMAN/T<br>FITZHUGH|
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||Laura Cooper-<br>Wortley|Emily Giles/Rebecca<br>Norman/Tina<br>Fitzhugh|
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A Bag for Flo CIO 1200019<br>Receipts and payments accounts CC16a<br>For the period  11/08/2022 31/07/2023<br>To<br>from<br>Section A Receipts and payments<br>Unrestricted  Restricted  Endowment<br>Total funds Last year<br>funds funds funds<br>to the nearest      £  to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £<br>A1 Receipts<br>Donations                     11,978                              -                                -                        11,978                            -<br>Interest on deposit account                            23                              -                                -                               23                            -<br>                              -                              -                                -                                -                              -<br>                              -                              -                                -                                -                              -<br>                              -                              -                                -                                -                              -<br>                              -                              -                                -                                -                              -<br>                              -                              -                                -                                -                              -<br>                              -                              -                                -                                -                              -<br>Sub total  (Gross income for<br>AR)  [                    12,000 ]                             -                                -                        12,000                            -<br>A2 Asset and investment sales,<br>(see table).<br>                              -                                -                                -                              -<br>                              -                                -                                -                              -                                -<br>Sub total                                -                                -                                -                              -                                -<br>Total receipts                12,000                           -                           -                      12,000                          -<br>A3 Payments<br>Purchase of period products                          639                              -                                -                             639                            -<br>Direct costs associated with period<br>products                          248                              -                                -                             248                            -<br>Advertising                          825                              -                                -                             825                            -<br>Insurance                           307                              -                                -                             307                            -<br>Computer running costs                          143                              -                                -                             143                            -<br>                              -                              -                                -                                -                              -<br>                              -                              -                                -                                -                              -<br>                              -                              -                                -                                -                              -<br>Sub total [                      2,162 ]                             -                                -                          2,162                            -<br>A4 Asset and investment<br>purchases, (see table)<br>                              -                                -                                -                              -<br>                              -                                -                                -                              -<br>Sub total [                              - ]                               -                                -                              -                                -<br>Total payments                   2,162                            -                            -                        2,162                           -<br>Net of receipts/(payments)                   9,838                          -                            -                      9,838                        -<br>A5 Transfers between funds                           -                          -                           -                                -                          -<br>A6 Cash funds last year end                           -                         -                          -                           -                          -<br>Cash funds this year end                   9,838                          -                            -                     9,838                        -<br>**----- End of picture text -----**<br>


CCXX R1 accounts (SS) 

18/05/2024 

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|**Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at**|**Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at**|**the end of the period**||
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|**Categories**<br>Signed by one or two trustees on<br>behalf of all the trustees<br>**B5 Liabilities**<br>**B3 Investment assets**<br>**B2 Other monetary assets**<br>**B4 Assets retained for the**<br>**charity’s own use**<br>**B1 Cash funds**|**Details**<br>**Details**<br>**_Total cash funds_**<br>(agree balances with receipts and payments<br>account(s))<br>Lloyds bank account<br>Lloyds Bank Instant account<br>**Details**<br>**Details**<br>**Details**<br>Signature<br>LCWORTLEY<br>E S GILES|**Unrestricted**<br>**funds**<br>**Restricted**<br>**funds**<br>**to nearest £**<br>**to nearest £**<br>**815**<br>**-**<br>**9,023**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**9,838**<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>LAURA COOPER-WORTLEY<br>EMILY GILES|**Endowment**<br>**funds**<br>**to nearest £**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**|
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||||**Endowment**<br>**funds**<br>**to nearest £**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**Current value**<br>**(optional)**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**Current value**<br>**(optional)**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**When due**<br>**(optional)**<br>Date of<br>approval<br>27/05/2024<br>27/05/2024|



CCXX R2 accounts (SS) 

18/05/2024 

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