2023-12-31-accounts

Elliot’s Footprint Rebuilding lives after the sudden death of a child

Trustees' Annual Report and Financial Statements for the Period 15 Nov 2022 to 31 Dec 2023

October 2024

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Reference & Administration Details

Charity name: Elliot’s Footprint

Charity number: 1201008

Charity's operating address: 20 Silverdale Avenue, Leeds

Postcode: LS17 8SZ

Names of the Charity Trustees who Manage the Charity

	Trustee Name	Office(if any)	Appointed	Retired
1:	John Kerslake	Chair	Founder
2:	Fiona Beech	Treasurer
3:	Lisa Johns	Secretary
4:	Andrea Kerslake		Founder
5:	Sharon Kaye
6:	Gregory Miller
7:	Dan Curtis
8:	Rachel Stanton
9:	Alison Louise Clarkson
10:	Lucinda Harvey

Names & Addresses of Advisors

Name Address & Postcode Bank: CAF 25 Kings Hill Ave, Kings Hill, West Malling ME19 4TA

Names of Senior Staff with Delegated Responsibilities

None

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Structure, Governance & Management

Description of the Charity's Trusts

Type of Governing Constitution Document:

How the Charity is Membership Association/CIO Constituted:

Trustee Selection Methods:

Elected by members at a General Meeting, or appointed by Trustees but must retire at next AGM, where they can then be elected to continue by members/Selected by trustee board through open recruitment

How New Trustees are Inducted and Trained:

Standard handover & training from predecessor

Objectives & Activities

Summary of the Objects of the Charity as set out in its Governing Document

To relieve mental and physical illness, grief and distress suffered by a beneficiary resulting from the sudden or unexpected death of a child or young person. To provide comfort, support and assistance to beneficiaries who are suffering from such bereavement or loss.

In this clause beneficiary means:

• (1) a member of the child or young person's family; or

• (2) anyone else connected with the child or young person, or their family, who is affected by the death.

Summary of the Main Activities Undertaken for the Public Benefit in Relation to the Charity's Objectives

• The charity is a new incorporated charity. During this period we were operating under the unincorporated charity Elliot’s Footprint (1155966). We plan to begin operating through this new Incorporated Elliot’s Footprint Charity (1201008) starting January 2025.

We will continue working towards:

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• Funding of support provision for those experiencing sudden bereavement of a child through a partnership arrangement with Child Bereavement UK.

• Raising the profile of child bereavement through public fundraising activities.

Achievements & Performance

Statutory Declaration

The trustees declare that they have complied with their duty to have due regard to the guidance on public benefit published by the commission in exercising their powers or duties.

Summary of the Main Achievements of the Charity for the Year

• We have not yet begun operating under the new Incorporated Elliot’s Footprint Charity.

• We plan to begin operating through this new Incorporated Elliot’s Footprint Charity (1201008) starting January 2025.

• We became incorporated to allow the charity to grow and expand its bereavement provision.

• During this period we were operating under the unincorporated charity Elliot’s Footprint (1155966) formed in 2014.

• The assets of the old charity will be transferred for 1st January 2025 and the old charity will be closed.

Financial Review

Overview

Brief Statement of the Charity's Policy on Reserves

The charity does not have a reserves policy.

Details of Any Funds Materially in Deficit

There is no material deficit.

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Statutory Notes to the Accounts

Particulars of Any Outstanding Guarantee Given by the organisation

There is no outstanding guarantee given by the organisation.

Particulars of Any Outstanding Debt

There is no outstanding debt.

Other Optional Information

Not applicable.

Trustee Declaration

The Trustees declare that they have approved the Trustees' Report above.

Signed on behalf of the Charity's Trustees

Signature(s):

Full Name(s): Andrea Kerslake

Position(s): Trustee

Date: 28/10/2024

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Independent Examiner’s Report on the Accounts

Report to the members of Elliot’s Footprint on the accounts for the period from 15th November 2022 ended 31st December 2023.

Respective responsibilities of trustees and examiner

The trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts and believe that an audit is not required.

The examiner is responsible for examination of the accounts and should state whether any particular matters require disclosure.

Basis of independent examiners statement

My examination involved a review of the accounts prepared and a review of the bank statements. It also included consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts. The examination procedure does not provide all the evidence that would be required for an audit and consequently no opinion is given as to whether the accounts show a “true and fair view”.

Independent examiners statement

In connection with my examination no matter has come to my attention which gives me cause to believe that (in any material respect) the requirements to keep accounting records and to prepare accounts which accord with those records have not been met. In addition I do not believe that any items require special attention.

Mrs G Denvers BSc ACA

25.10.2024

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ELLIOT'S FOOTPRINT	ELLIOT'S FOOTPRINT	ELLIOT'S FOOTPRINT	ELLIOT'S FOOTPRINT	ELLIOT'S FOOTPRINT	1155966	1155966	1155966		CC16a
Receipts and payments accounts
For the period from			15/11/2022		To	31/12/2023
Section A Receipts andpayments
	Unrestricted funds		Restricted funds		Endowment funds		Total funds		Last year
	to the nearest £		to the nearest £		to the nearest £		to the nearest £		to the nearest £
A1 Receipts
Mazars Charitable Trust
General Donations
SAF
Bank Interest
J Kerslake
Bruce Entwistle
Asda
Sub total (Gross income for AR)	0		0		0		0		0
A2 Asset and investment sale
Sub total	-		-		-		-		-
Total receipts	0		0		0		0		0
A3 Payments
Forget me Not
General Expenses
Contract worker
Race Solution
Sub total	0		0		0		0		0
A4 Asset and investmentpurchases
Sub total	0		0		0		0		0
Total payments	0		0		0		0		0
Net of receipts/(payments)	0		0		0		0		0
A5 Transfers between funds
A6 Cash funds last year end
Cash funds this year end	0		0		0		0		0

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Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of theperiod	Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of theperiod	Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of theperiod	Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of theperiod	Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of theperiod	Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of theperiod	Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of theperiod	Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of theperiod	Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of theperiod	Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of theperiod	Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of theperiod
Categories		Details				Unrestricted funds		Restricted funds		Endowment funds
						to nearest £		to nearest £		to nearest £
B1 Cash funds		CAF Cash Account						-		-
		CAF Gold Account						-		-
		Cash Float						-		-
		Total cash funds				0		0		0-
		(agree balances with receipts and payments account(s))				OK		OK		OK
						Unrestricted funds		Restricted funds		Endowment funds
		Details				to nearest £		to nearest £		to nearest £
B2 Other monetary assets						-		-		-
						0-		0-		0-
		Details				Fund to which asset belongs		Cost (optional)		Current value (optional)
B3 Investment assets								-		-
						0		0-		0-
		Details				Fund to which asset belongs		Cost (optional)		Current value (optional)
B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use		Promotional Merchandise Stock				Unrestricted		-		-
						0		0-		0-
		Details				Fund to which liability relates		Amount due (optional)		When due (optional)
B5 Liabilities								-
						0		0-		0
Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees		Signature				Print Name				Date of approval
						Andrea Kerslake				28.10.2024

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