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2024-07-31-accounts

Trustees’ Annual Report for the Period Ended 31/07/2024

Charity Name: Brightest Stars

Charity Registration Number: 1201863

Address: 21 Cedar Road, Farnborough, GU14 7AU

1. Objectives and Activities

Charity’s purposes as set out in its governing document:

To provide bereaved children and their parents/guardians a space to meet and access counselling services.

Summary of the main activities undertaken for the public benefit in relation to these purposes:

We have provided a combination of counselling, play therapy and face to face bereavement support for children and their families following the death of a loved one.

Public Benefit Statement:

The trustees confirm that they have complied with their duty under section 17(5) of the Charities Act 2011 to have due regard to the Charity Commission’s guidance on public benefit.

2. Achievements and Performance

Brightest Stars have raised over £80,000 this period due to the generosity of donors and due to the hard work of fundraisers. This has enabled the Charity to provide a combination of counselling, play therapy and face to face bereavement support for children and their families following the death of a loved one.

3. Financial Review

Summary of the financial activity:

Principal funding sources:

All income has been generated through a mixture of donations & fundraising.

Summary of the financial position:

4. Structure, Governance, and Management

Governing document:

The charity is governed by a formal constitution.

Trustee selection and appointment:

The charity shall be managed by a committee of trustees who are appointed at the Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the charity.

Organisational structure and decision-making:

Regular trustee meetings are held where charitable activities and fundraising are discussed and decisions are made on the basis of these discussions.

5. Reference and Administrative Details

6. Declaration

The trustees declare that they have approved this trustees’ report and have authorised it for issue.

Signed on behalf of the trustees :

Signature: ______ Name: Martin Hall Date: 15/05/2025

Statement of Financial Activites for the period ending 31/07/24
Incoming Resources
Donations
Fundraising Events
Grants
Other income
Total Incoming Resources
Resources Expended
Expenditure on raising funds
Expenditure on charitable activities
Other expense
Total Resources Expended
Net Incoming/(Outgoing) resources
Reconciliation of funds
Total funds brought forward
Total Funds carried forward		 Period ending
31/07/2024
£
51,622.90
31,648.17
-
-
83,271.07
(11,682.61)
(26,383.16)
(1,200.00)
(39,265.77)
44,005.30
14,435.73
58,441.03		 Period ending
06/02/2023
£
7,438.85
11,343.65
-
-
18,782.50
(720.00)
(3,505.43)
(121.34)
(4,346.77)
14,435.73
-
14,435.73

Balance Sheet as at 31/07/24

Current Assets
Cash at bank and in hand
Net Assets
Total Funds		 As at
31/07/2024
£
58,441.03
58,441.03
58,441.03		 As at
06/02/2023
£
14,435.73
14,435.73
14,435.73

Independent examiner's report on the accounts

Section A Independent Examiner’s Report

Report to the trustees Charity Name Brightest Stars On accounts for the year 31[st] July 2024 Charity no 1201863 ended (if any) Set out on pages 3 & 4 (remember to include the page numbers of additional sheets)

I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended DD / MM / YYYY .

Responsibilities and As the charity's trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the basis of report accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (“the Act”).

I report in respect of my examination of the Trust’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 Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.

Independent ~~[The charity~~ ’ ~~s gross income exceeded £250,000 and I am qualified to~~ examiner's statement ~~undertake the examination by being a qualified member of [insert name of applicable listed body]].~~ ~~Delete [ ]~~ ~~if not applicable.~~

I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination ~~(other than that disclosed below *)~~ which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect:

 the accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act; or ~~ the accounts did not accord with the accounting records; or~~  ~~the accounts did not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a~~ ‘ ~~true and fair~~ ’ ~~view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination.~~

I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.

Signed: Date: 20/01/2025 Name: Kristopher Gregory Relevant professional Chartered Institute of Management Accountants qualification(s) or body

Oct 2018

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IER

(if any):

Address: New Cheshire Business Park, Wincham Lane, Wincham, Northwich, CW9 6GG

Section B Disclosure

Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight material matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts: directions and guidance for examiners).

Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose .

No material matters of concern.

Oct 2018

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IER

Statement of Financial Activites for the period ending 31/07/24
Incoming Resources
Donations
Fundraising Events
Grants
Other income
Total Incoming Resources
Resources Expended
Expenditure on raising funds
Expenditure on charitable activities
Other expense
Total Resources Expended
Net Incoming/(Outgoing) resources
Reconciliation of funds
Total funds brought forward
Total Funds carried forward		 Period ending
31/07/2024
£
51,622.90
31,648.17
-
-
83,271.07
(11,682.61)
(26,383.16)
(1,200.00)
(39,265.77)
44,005.30
14,435.73
58,441.03		 Period ending
06/02/2023
£
7,438.85
11,343.65
-
-
18,782.50
(720.00)
(3,505.43)
(121.34)
(4,346.77)
14,435.73
-
14,435.73

Balance Sheet as at 31/07/24

Current Assets
Cash at bank and in hand
Net Assets
Total Funds		 As at
31/07/2024
£
58,441.03
58,441.03
58,441.03		 As at
06/02/2023
£
14,435.73
14,435.73
14,435.73