## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period**
**From Period start date To Period end date**
## **Charity name:**
## **Charity registration number:**
## **Objectives and Activities**
||SORP reference||
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|Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|**to provide relief to those parents and**
**families of babies in ill health and**
**receiving care in the nicu and scbu**
**following birth through the provision of**
**care packages to provide comfort for**
**parents and assist with parent bonding**
**during this difficult time.**
**peer support and a baby bank service.**|
|Summary of the main
activities in relation to those
purposes for the public
benefit, in particular, the
activities, projects or services
identified in the accounts.|Para 1.17 and
1.19|**providing parent room snacks and**
**refreshments.**
**providing essential baby and self care**
**items.**
**providing mental health support**
**providing a breast pump loan service.**|
|Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|**the maddie and noah foundation can**
**confirm that all trustees were aware and**
**had regard for the guidance issed on**
**public benefit when carrying out**
**charitable activities.**|
## **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**
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|Summary of the main
achievements of the charity,
identifying the difference the
charity’s work has made to
the circumstances of its
beneficiaries and any wider
benefits to society as a
whole.|Para 1.20|**The Maddie and Noah Foundation has**
**achieved significant milestones this year.**
**Since February, the foundation has**
**provided essential baby items to 36**
**families through its baby bank service.**
**They have supported the health and well-**
**being of 250 + families in neonatal care**
**by supplying fresh food, snacks, and**
**refreshments for family rooms. The**
**foundation offers a breast pump loan**
**service to assist new mothers and has**
**established a comprehensive four-level**
**peer support program, including**
**telephone, face-to-face, home help, and**
**external referral support. Additionally,**
**care packages have been provided to**
**babies in the children's services care**
**system. The foundation is also preparing**
**to launch a development program to**
**support babies' growth and development**
**while in neonatal care.**|
## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
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Achievements against
objectives set|
Para 1.41||
|---|---|---|
|Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set|Para 1.41||
|Investment performance
against objectives|Para 1.41||
|Other|||
## **Financial Review**
|**Financial Review**|||
|---|---|---|
|Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|**At the end of this reporting period, the**
**Maddie and Noah Foundation is in a**
**stable financial position. We currently**
**have a small positive balance of £96 in**
**our account, having maintained a**
**financial surplus with more income than**
**expenditure throughout the year. We**
**have no outstanding liabilities or**
**financial obligations, and all necessary**
**purchases for our services have been**
**completed. We are also awaiting**
**additional donations, which will further**
**support the foundation’s activities in the**
**coming months.**|
|Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|**Non held**|
|Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|**zero**|
|Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|**At present, The Maddie and Noah**
**Foundation does not hold any financial**
**reserves. As a charity, we operate**
**entirely free of charge, relying on the**
**generosity of our community for**
**donations of items, goods, and**
**refreshments, or using donated funds to**
**meet our needs. Our operational model is**
**designed to minimise costs, with no paid**
**staff and services provided by**
**volunteers. Given our current financial**
**structure and the ongoing support from**
**donors, we have not found it necessary**
**to hold reserves at this time. However, we**
**will continue to assess our financial**
**position to ensure sustainability in the**
**future.**|
|Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24|**At present, The Maddie and Noah**
**Foundation does not hold any financial**
**reserves. As a charity, we operate**
**entirely free of charge, relying on the**
**generosity of our community for**
**donations of items, goods, and**
**refreshments, or using donated funds to**
**meet our needs. Our operational model is**
**designed to minimize costs, with no paid**
**staff and services provided by**
**volunteers. Given our current financial**
**structure and the ongoing support from**
**donors, we have not found it necessary**
**to hold reserves at this time. However, we**
**will continue to assess our financial**
**position to ensure sustainability in the**
**future.**|
|Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern|Para 1.23|**There are no uncertainties regarding The**
**Maddie and Noah Foundation continuing**
**as a going concern. We are confident in**
**our ability to sustain our operations and**|
**continue providing essential services to families. Our dedicated team and the ongoing support from our community through donations ensure we can keep making a positive impact. We remain fully committed to our mission and have no concerns about the charity’s future viability.**
## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
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The charity’s principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising)|
Para 1.47||
|---|---|---|
|Investment policy and
objectives including any
social investment policy
adopted|Para 1.46||
|A description of the principal
risks facing the charity|Para 1.46||
|Other|||
## **Structure, Governance and Management**
|Description of charity’s
trusts:||**None**|
|---|---|---|
|Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|**Constitution**|
|How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)|Para 1.25|**CIO**|
|Trustee selection methods
including details of any
constitutional provisions e.g.
election to post or name of
any person or body entitled
to appoint one or more
trustees|Para 1.25|**The trustees of The Maddie and Noah**
**Foundation are appointed by the existing**
**board of trustees. This process ensures**
**that individuals with the right skills,**
**commitment, and alignment with**
**charity’s values are chosen to oversee**
**and guide the foundation.**|
## **Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
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Policies and procedures
adopted for the induction and
training of trustees|
Para 1.51||
|---|---|---|
|The charity’s organisational
structure and any wider
network with which the
charity works|Para 1.51||
|Relationship with any related
parties|Para 1.51||
|Other|||
## **Reference and Administrative details**
|Charity name|The Maddie and Noah Foundation|
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|Other name the charity uses||
|Registered charity number|1202550|
|Charity’s principal address|15 Waters Edge, Handsacre Rugeley, Staffordshire, WS15
4HP|
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**year**|**Name of person (or body) entitled**
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||Russell Richards||||
||Rebecca Kent||12.09.2024 onwards||
||Paige Clarke||12.09.2024 onwards||
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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 None held in this capacity Name and objects of the None charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for None 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 Name Address adviser**
**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**
**Signature(s)** _AClarke_ **Full name(s)** Amanda Clarke
**Position (eg Secretary,** Trustee **Chair, etc)**
**Date**
13.09.2024