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

Period start date Period end date 09 Feb 2023 01 April 2024 

**From To** 

## Section A                        Reference and administration details 

**Charity name** 

Wish Upon a Fairy 

**Other names charity is known by** 

**Registered charity number (if any)** 1201885 

**Charity's principal address** 2 Rubens Close Alresford Colchester, Essex 

**Postcode CO7 8FP** 

## **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**|**Name of person (or body) entitled**<br>**to appoint trustee (ifany)**|
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|**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**<br>**Type of adviser**<br>**Name**<br>**Address**|**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**<br>**Type of adviser**<br>**Name**<br>**Address**|**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**<br>**Type of adviser**<br>**Name**<br>**Address**|
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## **Section B              Structure, governance and management** 

## **Description of the charity’s trusts** 

CIO Foundation We organised a range of impactful fundraising initiatives, Type of governing document including our popular Festive Fairyland event, which brought the (eg. trust deed, constitution) community together to raise vital funds for the cause. Alongside this, we also coordinated seasonal donation drives, collecting thoughtful items such as Easter eggs and Christmas gifts to bring joy and comfort to those in the unit during special occasions. Thanks to the generosity of our supporters, we were also able to use the funds raised to purchase Cuski baby nests—essential items that provide comfort and security for newborns, further enhancing the support we offer to families in need. These efforts reflect our commitment to making a meaningful difference through both fundraising and the direct provision of muchneeded resources.Constitution Assosiation How the charity is constituted (eg. trust, association, company) Appointed by current trustees Trustee selection methods (eg. appointed by, elected by) 

## **Additional governance issues (Optional information)** 

You **may choose** to include additional information, where relevant, about: 

- policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees; 

- the charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works; 

- relationship with any related parties; 

- trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them. 

## **Section C                    Objectives and activities** 

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|**Summary of the objects of the**<br>**charity set out in its**<br>**governing document**<br>**Summary of the main**<br>**activities undertaken for the**<br>**public benefit in relation to**<br>**these objects (include within**<br>**this section the statutory**<br>**declaration that trustees have**<br>**had regard to the guidance**<br>**issued by the Charity**<br>**Commission on public**<br>**benefit)**|For the public benefit, the relief of need of those parents and families with<br>sick and/or premature babies, within Colchester and throughout the<br>United Kingdom, in particular but not exclusively by the provision of<br>grants, items, services and facilities to neonatal units of hospitals and<br>their patients.|
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||In accordance with our charitable objects, the charity has carried out the<br>following activities to further our mission and benefit the public:<br>1.<br>**Fundraising Events**Organisation of fundraising events such as<br>our Festive Fairyland event, Bingo Nights, Seasonal donation<br>drives and collecting items to be distributed to parents in the NICU<br>department at Easter and Christmas<br>2.<br>**Parent Support**: Through our charitable group we provide<br>support for new parents on the challenges of having a baby born<br>either prematurely or requiring support from the NICU unit of the<br>hospital.<br>These activities are designed to ensure our charity remains focused on<br>its mission of promoting education, health, and welfare, while directly<br>benefitting the public.<br>**Statutory Declaration:**<br>The trustees confirm that they have had regard to the Charity<br>Commission’s guidance on public benefit in carrying out the activities<br>described above.|



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**Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)** 

You **may choose** to include further statements, where relevant, about: 

- policy on grantmaking; 

- policy programme related investment; 

- contribution made by volunteers. 

Section D                      Achievements and performance 

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## Section D                      Achievements and performance 

We organised a range of impactful fundraising initiatives, including our **Summary of the main** popular Festive Fairyland event, which brought the community together to **achievements of the charity** raise vital funds for the cause. Alongside this, we also coordinated **during the year** seasonal donation drives, collecting thoughtful items such as Easter eggs and Christmas gifts to bring joy and comfort to those in the unit during special occasions. Thanks to the generosity of our supporters, we were also able to use the funds raised to purchase Cuski baby nests— essential items that provide comfort and security for newborns, further enhancing the support we offer to families in need. These efforts reflect our commitment to making a meaningful difference through both fundraising and the direct provision of much-needed resources. 

## **Section E                    Financial review** 

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**Brief statement of the charity’s policy on reserves** 

The charity maintains a reserves policy to ensure it can continue to meet its obligations and operate effectively in the event of unforeseen financial difficulties or fluctuations in income. Our policy is to hold reserves equivalent to 3 months of the charity’s annual operating costs. This ensures that we can cover essential costs, and ongoing operational needs, should income fall short. 

**Details of any funds materially in deficit** 

Not applicable 

## **Further financial review details (Optional information)** 

You **may choose** to include additional information, where relevant about: 

- the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising); 

- how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity; 

- investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted. 

## **Section F                     Other optional information** 

## **Section G                    Declaration** 

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

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

|**Signature(s)** <br>**Full name(s)** <br>**Position (eg Secretary, Chair,**<br>**etc)**<br>**Date**|Stacie Reid||
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||Stacie Reid||
||Treasurer||
||31/01/25||



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**Wish Upon a Fairy No (if any) Receipts and payments accounts CC16a For the period** 2/9/2023 01//04/2024 **To from** 

## **Section A Receipts and payments** 

**Unrestricted Restricted Endowment funds funds funds** 

## **Total funds Last year** 

**to the nearest      £** 

**to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £** 

## **A1 Receipts** 

|**A1 Receipts**||||||||||||
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|Paypal Donations||**194**||**-**||**-**||**194**||**797**||
|Cash and Bank Fundraising||**4,709**||**-**||**-**||**4,709**||**16,343**||
|||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**||
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|||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**||
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|||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**||
|**_Sub total_**_(Gross income for AR)_||**4,903**<br>||**-**||**-**||**4,903**||**17,140**||
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|**A2 Asset and investment sales,**||||||||||||
|**(see table).**||||||||||||
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|**_Sub total_**||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**||
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|**_Total receipts_ **||**4,903**||**-**||**-**||**4,903**||**17,140**||
|**A3 Payments**||||||||||||
|Paypalprocessingcharges||**1**||**-**||**-**||**1**||**6**||
|Bankprocessingcharges||**51**||**-**||**-**||**51**||**64**||
|Charitable spend||**3,949**||**-**||**-**||**3,949**||**4,094**||
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|**_Sub total_ **||**4,000**||**-**||**-**||**4,000**||**4,163**||
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|**A4 Asset and investment**||||||||||||
|**purchases, (see table)**||||||||||||
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|**_Sub total_ **||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**||
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|**_Total payments_ **||**4,000**||**-**||**-**||**4,000**||**4,163**||
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|**_Net of receipts/(payments)_ **||**903**||**-**||**-**||**903**||**12,976**||
|**A5 Transfers between funds**||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**||
|**A6 Cash funds last year end**||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**||
|**_Cash funds this year end_ **||**903**||**-**||**-**||**903**||**12,976**||





## **Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period** 

|**Categories**<br>**B1 Cash funds**<br>**B2 Other monetary assets**<br>**B3 Investment assets**<br>**B5 Liabilities**<br>**B4 Assets retained for the**<br>**charity’s own use**<br>Signed by one or two trustees on<br>behalf of all the trustees|**Details**<br>**Details**<br>**Details**<br>**Details**<br>**Details**<br>Signature<br>**_Total cash funds_**<br>(agree balances with receipts and payments<br>account(s))|**to nearest £**<br>**to nearest £**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>Agreement Error<br>OK<br>**to nearest £**<br>**to nearest £**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**Cost (optional)**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**Cost (optional)**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>Print Name<br>**Unrestricted**<br>**funds**<br>**Restricted**<br>**funds**<br>**Unrestricted**<br>**funds**<br>**Restricted**<br>**funds**<br>**Fund to which**<br>**asset belongs**<br>**Fund to which**<br>**asset belongs**<br>**Fund to which**<br>**liability relates**<br>**Amount due**<br>**(optional)**|**to nearest £**<br>**Endowment**<br>**funds**|
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