Bluebells Pregnancy Choices
Registered Charity No. 1201306
Annual Report and Accounts For the Year ended 31 December 2023
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Bluebells Pregnancy Choices Registered Charity No. 1201306
Annual Report and Accounts For the Year ended 31 December 2023
Charity Information
Trustees Angela Davis (Chair) Rachel Fowkes Josephine Kasujja Josie Triffit Allison Hill Debra George Okpanachi Address Phoebe’s Cottage Long Row Mersham Ashford Kent TN25 7HD Bankers Metro Bank Ltd 95 High Street Ashford Kent TN24 8SA Date of Registration 12[th] December 2022
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Bluebells Pregnancy Choices Registered Charity No. 1201306
TRUSTEES REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 December 2023
Objectives and Activities
Bluebells Pregnancy Choices was established with the following objectives, as recorded in its governing document:
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The preservation and protection of women’s health by the provision of supportive counselling, signposting and assistance to women, their partners and families, who are suffering from any physical or mental illness, distress or poverty during or as a result of unplanned pregnancy or following an abortion or miscarriage.
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The advancement of education in the subject of pregnancy and the termination of pregnancy and into the effects thereof upon women and their partners, whether physical, medical or psychological.
Achievements and Performance
Following the registration of the charity in December 2022, we continued with training our volunteers and staff, and putting in place our infrastructure. We are a newly formed charity, and at this early stage, our activities have been focussed on set up, marketing and announcing our presence, so that we can reach as many potential clients through as many channels as possible.
During this period our counsellors have nonetheless been available to provide services if and when required. Telephone support is available Mondays to Saturdays, 9.00am to 5.00pm, and in person appointments are available on Fridays, from 10.00am to 2.00pm.
By December 2023, we had secured the use of The Beacon Centre in Ashford to provide space for the provision of face to face counselling. This was subsequently refurbished in March 2024. We also set up our web site, phone line, bank account and insurances.
Since the year end, we formally launched the charity in February 2024 by holding an event with invited guests and stakeholders. In March 2024, we undertook a marketing campaign, involving the distribution of flyers to local medical centres, Well Women clinics and GP surgeries.
In June 2024, we set up a baby bank, which provides free baby equipment, nappies and other supplies, as help to those experiencing poverty.
We have also been developing a regular coffee morning for parents and pre-school children, in partnership with Bright City Church Ashford, where counselling and our baby bank services are made available. This was launched in September 2024, along with a further marketing campaign and production of 2000 flyers for distribution.
Financial Review
During the year we received income from donations amounting to £910, and our expenditure in the same period was £327 on set-up and general administrative costs.
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Our carried forward balance was £584 in unrestricted funds.
Going Concern
The trustees have considered the financial resources and commitments of the charity and acknowledge that these are dependent on donations and fundraising activities. After making appropriate enquiries, trustees have a reasonable expectation that the charity has adequate resources to continue its operation for the foreseeable future. For this reason, they continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the charity’s financial statements.
Structure, governance and management
Bluebells Pregnancy Choices is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO), which is charity registered as a body corporate under Part 11 of the Charities Act 2011. Its governing document is its constitution, and it was registered with the Charities Commission on the 12 December 2022. It is governed by its Board of Trustees, and day to day management is carried out by Rachel Fowkes, who is a trustee and founder of the charity.
As the charity turnover is below £25,000, it is exempt from independent examination or audit.
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Bluebells Pregnancy Choices Registered Charity No. 1201306
TRUSTEES REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 December 2023 (continued)
Statement of trustees’ responsibilities
The trustees are responsible for preparing the trustees annual report and financial statements in accordance with applicable law and the charity’s Statement of Recommended Practice (SORP).
The trustees are required to prepare financial statements for each year, which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charity, incoming resources and application of resources, including the income and expenditure, for that period.
In preparing the financial statements, the trustees are required to:
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select suitable accounting policies and apply them consistently;
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observe the methods and principles in the charities SORP;
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make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent;
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state whether applicable UK accounting standards have been followed, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements;
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prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the charity will continue in business.
The trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records that disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charity. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charity and hence taking reasonable steps for the prevention and direction of fraud and other irregularities.
The trustees are responsible for the maintenance and integrity of the corporate and financial information included on the charitable company’s website. Legislation in the United Kingdom governing the preparation and dissemination of financial statements may differ from legislation in other jurisdictions.
This report was approved by the Board of Trustees on 15[th] November 2024
and signed on their behalf by
……………………………………………………………… Angela Davis, Chair
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Bluebells Pregnancy Choices
Registered Charity No. 1201306
Statement of Financial Activities, including Income and Expenditure Account for the year to 31 December 2023
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2023 2022
Restricted Unrestricted Total Total
Notes funds funds funds funds
£ £ £ £
Income resources
Incoming resources from generated funds:
Incoming resources from charitable
activities 2 - 910 910 -
Total incoming resources - 910 910 -
Resources expended
Charitable activities - - - -
Charity administration costs 3 - (327) (327) -
Governance costs - - - -
Total Resources expended - (327) (327) -
Movement in total funds for the year
- net income/(expenditure) for the
year - 584 584 -
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Total funds at 1 January
Total funds at 31 December 5 - 584 584 -
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The statement of financial activities includes all gains and losses recognised in the year.
All income and expenditure derive from continuing operations.
The notes on pages 8-9 form part of these accounts.
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Registered Charity No. 1201306
Bluebells Pregnancy Choices
Balance Sheet as at 31 December 2023
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Notes 2023 2022
£ £
Current assets
Cash at hand and cash on hand 5 584 -
584 -
Creditors : amounts falling due within one year - -
Net Assets 5 584 -
Charity Funds
Restricted Funds 5 - -
Unrestricted Funds 5 584 -
Total Funds 584 -
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The notes on pages 8-9 form part of these accounts.
The charity is exempt from audit or independent examination as turnover is below £25,000, and this is not required under its governing document.
November 2024. These financial statements were approved by the Trustees on 15[th]
And signed on their behalf by
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Angela Davis, Chair
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Bluebells Pregnancy Choices Registered Charity No. 1201306
Annual Report and Accounts For the Year ended 31 December 2023
Notes to the Accounts
Note 1
Basis of Accounting
These accounts are prepared on a receipts and payments basis, This is an account summarising all money received and paid out by the charity during the year, and a statement giving details of its assets and liabilities at the end of the year (balance sheet).
Note 2
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Incoming resources from charitable activities
2023 2022
Restricted Unrestricted Total Total
funds funds funds funds
£ £ £ £
Donations income - 910 910
Gift aid - - -
Net book sales - - -
Charity incoming resources - 910 910 -
Note 3 - Analysis of Resources expended by expenditure type
2023 2022
£ £
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Web design costs (123)
Governance costs -
Charity administration costs (204)
Total (327) -
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Note 4 - Summary of Funds as for the year ended 31 December 2023
| Restricted Funds General Funds Total |
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| Balance brought forward at 1 January 2023 Incoming resources Resources expended Balance carried forward at 31 December 2023 |
£ £ £ |
| - - - - 910 910 - (327) (327) |
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| - 584 584 |
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Bluebells Pregnancy Choices Registered Charity No. 1201306
Annual Report and Accounts For the Year ended 31 December 2023
Notes to the Accounts (continued)
Note 5 - Analysis of Net Assets between Funds
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Restricted General
Funds Funds Total
£ £ £
Current assets - 584 584
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Creditors falling due within one year
Balance carried as at 31 December 2023 - 584 584
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