REGISTERED COMPANY NUMBER: 1202601 (Ei ngland And Wales) REGISTXRED CHARITY NUMBER: 1202601 REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES AND UNAUDITED FITr4ANCIAL STATKMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED S MAY 2025 FOR FREDDIE'S WISH Blaekthon]s Chartered A¢¢ountaiits Admiral House Wateifront East Bs'ierley Hill West Midlands DY5 IXG
FREDDIE'S WISH CONTENTS of4 THE FIANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 5 MAY 2025 Poge Report of the Trustees to 3 Independent Examlner's Report StY4temellt of FinAnci21 Activities Balattee Sheet Notes to the filn&ncial Statements 7 to 10 Deta51ed Statement of Fin#neial Activltles
FREDDIE'S WISH REPORT OF THE TRIISTF.F.S FOR THE YEAR ENDED 5 MAY 2025 The trnslees who are also dir¢ctors of the charity for tlic purpose& of tlie Companies Act 2006, presellt their ieport with the fthancial statemejits of the charity for the ye&r ended 5 M2y 2025. Th¢ trllstees have adopted the provisions of Accounling 3nd R¢portinB by Charsties.. Siatement of Recomtnended Ptactice applicable to charities preparing tlieir accowits in accordance wit]i the Financi81 Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effeetive l January 2019). OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES Objectives and aim$ Alm5 Freddie's Wish is a registered charity (Registered Charity NumbeY.'1202601} with clear aims and obj¢ctives, these are as follows.. Preservation and protection of good health among parents and families experiencing ¢h(Id bereavernejit. To advance the saving of lives by educating the public abolit paediatrC first aid and in turn ¢nabling parents with thc skills to potentially save (lieir child's lif¢. - To advanee the education of Healthcaie profttssionals in relation to child bereavement and to off. support ro families within WaTwi¢kshire. For any other purposes tliat 8re ¢hai'itable under the laws of England and Wales thai the trustecs see fEt. Key Objeetlves Coniinut to organise futkdraising events, espccially around the 10 year anniversary - Support organisations who have adopied Freddie's Wish as'charity of the Year throughout 2025126 Rlln a minimwn of 8 paediatric first aid coutses during 2025126 in partnership with Mini First Aid To eiKour2ge moir organisations to choose to have Freddie's Wish as their charity of the year To illcrease gY6nt applicattolls Contirlue to fund six Bereavement Counselloi"s and look to sustain and gl'ow this provision as t)eeded - Make use of local media to continue 10 raise awareness of tlie chai'ity and its work Work alongside otlier btational chartties to increase tlie reach and scope of Freddie's Wish. Public benefit The trustees have complied with the duty in Se¢tEon 1715) of the 201 I Charilies Aet to have due regard to guidance publislied by the Charity Commission in respect of publi¢ benefit and ip planning the activities for the year, have kept this in mind.
r4REDDIE'S WISH REPORT OF THE TRU.STEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 5 MAY 2025 ACHIEVEMENTS AND PERFORMANCE CharitAble activities Acllievements 10 P&¢diati'ic First Aid awareness training courses were delivei'ed online to parents/carers. These Courses are provided free of charg¢ to attendee5 altho&igh w¢ do ask for danations fi'om those who can afford it. The cest to ihe cl)ai'ity for these LanS was £2,700 dwing this wiod. Approximately 120 people in total &illded these se6SEOllS. Donut Day on the 7th Deeetnber continues to b¢ a way of i"aisin8 aMreness of the charity And Èts work We r¢¢¢ived a £2.0(M) gTant again from Claverdotl Fields Tnt We i'eceived a £S,0(K) gran¢ from Br¢ihertons Solicitors - We were the chosen ch8rity for the Lamwrt Hall Xmas Fair alld Garne Goumiet evening raEsit)B over £6,000 - We secured a ¢h2rity ballot place in the LDndon Maratlion and were represented by Tom GritYEth who raised just over £2,700 - We received a £2SO eoriUM donation from S2F MaLeting Ltd W¢ re¢¢ived a gr&nt of £500 froni tlie Marson's Trust - We received £2,167.50 from the WCC County Fund We received another donation of £4,000 from O'BI'i¢ns Charitable Tnt We remained chariry of die year for The Green trfan, Long Ttchington. The charity eot)tinues lo benefit from numerous events tIo8haut tli¢ year. We paid ou( appioximately £16,000 during this fin8neial year for the initial assessment and deliveiy of bereav¢ment eounselling sessioE]s foy bereaved parents. We delivered appr0xitnalY 340 eOUlls¢lling sessiolls which included some pro bone work. Charlotte r¢ceIved'TI Mayoi's Special Appreciation Award, from the Mayor of Rugby FINANCIAL REVIEW FiAaiielal posltlon The fit)aneial statetnents show a deficit for th¢ y¢ar of £6,847 (2024 - surplus £29,897). The charity l)as wirestricted reserves available at 5th M&y 2025 of £23,050 {2024 - £29,897). Reserves policy To etssllre continuiry of care for those assessed, the chai'ity i'equiJEs a tninimutn reserve of four months, fundit]g this year, allowing thein to complete the allocated 12- week sessions. Based on recent financial records, the montl)ly expenses for wages and iDvoices range between £3,500 and £4,000, meanin8 that at least £16,000 is needed to covei. for that peri(Kl. Additioiially. lo meet tlie growing detnand for services and suppon developments, the aiin ts to maintain a to1 reserve of at least £30,000. This ensui'es fLiiancial stability lor unexpected expenses and the charity's continucd growlh. This was not a¢hiev¢d during 2024125 but il is expected thai the mit)imum reserves target of £30,OOJ will be achiev¢d again in the next financial ye8r. Golng concern At the ti]ne of approving (he financial statejnenis, ¢lie trustees have a reasonablE expectatioti that tlie chai'ity has adequate resources to coiitinue in operalional existence for the foreseeable fuuwe, thus the going concttn basis of accounting continues to be adopted in preparing Ilie finan¢5al statements.
FIiEDDIE'S WISH REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED S MAY 2025 STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MIV4AGEMEI NT Goyerning document The eliari(y is controlled by ils governing document, a decd of tnisL and collstitytes a limited company, liniited by guarantee, as defined by the Companies Act 2006. Recruitment and appointment of new trustees The charity look5 to recruit new trusiees who have specific areas of expertise that will be of assistance to the eharity. REfiERENCE AND ADN(INISTRATIVE DETAILS RegI5tered Comp&ny number 1202601 {England and Wales) Registered Charity number 1202601 Registered offi¢¢ Admiral House Wat¢rfront East Bi-ierley Hill West Midlands DY5 IXG Trustees S J Jolliffe Miss L Manzella Miss S Morris Miss C Bass Miss V Brassingion A Ilague {appointed 8.5.25) R Spears {appoint¢d 14.10.25) CompAny Seeretary Independent ExamiJLer Karen Tumer FCA FCCA Bla¢kthorns CbartEr¢(t A¢coutttants AdmÈial House Waterfront East Bi'iei'ley Hill West Midlatkds DY5 IXG ApprovEd by order of the board of tiustees on....... attd signed on its behalf by.. Miss V Brassington tee
INDEPENDENT F.XAMINF.R'S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF FREDDIE'S WISH Independent ex8miner'$ report to the trustees of Freddie's Wlsh ('the Company,) I report to the chariry trustees on my ¢xamination of the accounts of the Company for the yeai. ended 5 May 2025. Responslbilltles and bfisis of report As th¢ chaiity's tru51ees ufthe CoinpaAy(21 also its directors for the pw'poses of company law) you are responsible for the preparation of the wcounts in accordance wilh ihe requtrements of the CompanEes Act 2006 ('the 2006 Acc,). Havtllg satisfjed myself that the accounts of the Company are llot required to be audited under Part 16 of the 2006 Act and are eligible for independent examitTration, I repori in respect of my examination of your charitys accoullts as caled out und¢r Section 145 of the Charities Act 2011 I'the 2011 Aet,). In carrying out my examination I have followed tlie Directions giv¢n by the Chariry Cott)mission under S¢ction 145{5) (b) of the 2011 Act. IndependeDt examiDer's stxtemertt I have completed my examination. I cOnfM that tLO matters have come to my attentiott itt ConttIon with the examittation giving me cause to believe.. accounting records were not kept in r¢spect of the Company as requird by Section 386 of the 2006 Act. or th¢ accounts do not aceord with those records. or the accounts do not comply with the accounting requirements of S¢¢tiot1 396 of the 2006 Aci other than ally requirement that the accounts give a true and fair view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination. or the iccounts have nat been prepared in accoi'dance with the mcthods and principles of tlie Statement of Recommended Practice for accounting and rcporting by chariiies {apphcable to Charities preparing their aceounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicabl¢ ill the UK and Republic of Ireland IFRS 102)). I have no concems and have Come across no oth¢r matteTS in connection with the examination to whi¢h attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper undetandIng of th¢ accoullts to be reached. Karen Turner FCA FCCA The InstitsEte of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales Blackthorns Chart¢rd Aceoun(artts Adnural House Waterfront East Briei'ley Hill West Midlands DY5 IXG
FREDDIE'S WISH STA TF.MENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES FOR THE YEAR ENDED S MAY 2025 5,5.25 Unre$tri¢ted fund 5.5.24 Tot&1 funds Notes IF4COME AND NDOWMENTS FROM DoTLations and l¢gacics 16.733 67,693 Other trading a¢tsvilics Other income 12,500 7,163 120 Total 36,396 67,813 EXPEYDITURE ON Raising funds 27,583 20,756 Ch&ritAble aetffivltles Bereavement Costs 15,660 17,160 Total 43,243 37,916 NET JNCOMEI(EXPENDITURE) (6,847) 29,897 RECONCILIATION OF FUF4DS Total fiEnds brought foLward 29,897 TOTAL FUNDS CARRIEI D foRW Atu) 23,050 29,897 Th¢ notes fortn part of these financial statements
FREDDIE'S WISH BALANCE SHEET 5 MAY 2025 5.5.25 Unrestrlcted fuJJd 5.5.24 Total fndS Note5 CURRENT ASSETS Cash at bank 23,324 30,091 CREDITORS Amoui)ts fallÉng dlle within otte year (274) (1941 NET CURRENT ASSETS 23,050 29,897 TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURREKr LIABILITIES 23,050 29,897 NET ASSETS 23,050 29.897 FUNDS Unrestricted funds 23,050 29,897 TOTAL FUNDS 23,050 29,897 The Cliaritable cotnpany is entitled to exemptackn from aiidit undtJ' Section 477 of the Comp8nies Act 2(X)6 for tl)e year ended 5 May 2025. The members have not required th¢ comp&iiy to obtain aj) audit of its fitvdncial statements for the ye. ended 5 May 2025 in a¢cordance with Section 476 of the Companies Act 2006. The tsustees acknowledge tlieir responsibilities for l&) ensuring that the charitable company keeps accountllkg recoi'ds that comply with Seciions 386 and 387 of the Compai)ies Act 2006 and prcpai'ing fLnancial statements whicli gEve a true and fair view of the state of affairs of th¢ charitable company as at the end of edcl) financial year al of ils surylus or deficit for each financial yeai. in accordance witl) the requirements of Sections 394 and 395 and which otherwise comply witli the i'equircments of the Companies Act 2006 irlating to financial statements, so far as applicable to thc ch2Titable cotnpany. (bl These firtancial staTrments liave been prepared in accai'dance with the provisiot)s applicable to charitable ¢ompani¢s subje¢t to the small companies regiine. The fnancial stst¢ments were appi'oved by the Board of Ttvstees and authoi'ised for issue .¥-.*.......... afjd were signed on its behalf by.. on V Bi'assington - TNS The notes form part of these fsnaTrcial sta¢ements
FREDDIE'S WISH NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL ST ATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 5 MAY 2025 ACCOUNTING POLICIES Basls of preparing the fioaneial $tatemettts The financial staiements of the charitable Company, which is a public b¢nefit entity under FRS 102, have been PTepar¢d in accoi"dance with the Chai"itie5 SORP (FRS 1021 'Aecounting and Reporting by Charitie8: Statement of Reconunended Practice &pplicabl¢ to chai'ities preparing their aceounls in accoi'dancc with Ihe Financial Reporting Standaid applicable iii the UK and Republic of Ireland IFRS 1021 (effective l January 20I9)', Financial Reportin8 Stand21'd 102 'TI)e Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland, and the Companies Act 2006. The finaneial stalem¢nts have been prepared under the historical cost conv¢ntion. lrtcome All income is r¢¢o8nised IN th¢ Statemetst of Financial Activities once the cliarity hEs entitlement to the fiknds, it 15 probable that the income will be received and the amount carA be measured reliably. Expenditure Liabiliti¢s are recognised as expenditure as 500n as thete as a legal or eonstructive obligattoti committing the chai'ity to that expenditure, it Ès probable that a tr3nsf¢r of economic btnefjts will be required in scitlement and the amount of the obligation can be measured relEably. Exp¢nditui'e is ac¢ourÈted for on an accNals basis and has b¢en classified under heading5 that dggregate all cost I"elaied to the category. Where costs cannot be directly attribut¢d to particulai. lieaditigs they have been allocated to acliviiies oll a basis consisteni with the use of r¢sourees. Taxatlon The cliaiity is exenipt froEn corporation 12x on its clitritable activitl¢S. Furtd accounting Um'¢strioted fvnds call b¢ used ED accordance with the charitable objectiv&% at the discretion of the (rustees, Restricted fiinds can only be used for partÈculai restricted purpo%s within ihe objects of the eharity. Restrictions artse when 5petified by tl)e doiioi. or when ndS 2re Yaised for particular restricled purposes. Fber explanatio of the nature and purposg of eacli fLd is included in the notes to the financial statements. PeD5ion costs and other post-retirement benefits The charitable company oper&tes a defined contributEOn pension schem¢. Contributions payable to the cliaritable cotnpanls pension schemc are cliarged to the Statement of Finatscial Activiti¢s in tILe period to wliich they relate. OTHER TRADING ACTIVITIES 5.S.25 5.5,24 Fundraising events 12,500 120
FREDDIEIS WISH NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued FOR THE YEAR ENDED 5 MAY 2025 TRUSTEES. REMUNERATION AND BENEFITS Trustees, expenses Thei'e wer¢ no Irllstees, expenses paid for the year ended 5 May 2025 nor foi. the yeai. ended 5 May 2024. STAFF COSTS The average monthly number of employees during th¢ year was as follows.- 5.5.2S 5.5.24 Fundraising and marketing No eniployees received emoluments in excess of £60.000. COMPARATIVES FOR THE STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES Unrestricted fund INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM Donations and legacies 67,693 Other th7ding activities 120 Total 67,813 EI XPV.NDITURE ON Raising fidS 20,756 Charltable activities Bereavement Costs 17,160 Total 37,916 NET INCOME 29,897 TOTAL FIJNDS CARRIED FORWARD 29.897
FREDDIE'S WISH NOTEI S TO THE FINLNCIAL STATEMENTS - continued FOR THE YEAR ENI DED S MAY 2025 CREDITORS: AMOUE4TS fiALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR 5.5.2S 5.5.24 Social Sec'lty and other taxes Other creditors 194 80 194 274 194 MOVEMLNT IN FUNDS Net movement In funds At 5.5.2S At 6.5.24 Unrestrieted funds General fund 29,897 (6,847) 23,050 TOTAL FUNDS 29,897 16,847) 23,050 Net movement itt nds. included in th¢ above are as follow5.. Iiicomillg resources Resources expended Movement In fuRids Unrestricted fund$ General fund 36.396 (43,243) {6,847) TOTAL FUNDS 36,396 (43,243) (6,847) CompratIveS for movement in funds Net movement In funds At 5.5.24 Unrestricted funds Geiieral fund 29,897 29,897 TOTAL FUNDS 29,897 29,897
FREDDIE'S WISH NOTES TO THE FIliANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued FOR THE YEAR EI liDED 5 IIqAY 2025 MOVEMENT IN FUNDS- continued Comparative llet movernellt En fimds, itLcluded in the above .¢ gs follows.. Incoming resources Resources expended Movement in funds Unrestricted funds General fund 67,813 137,916) 29,897 TOTAL FUNDS 67,813 (37.916) 29,897 A current y¢&r 12 months 8lld prior year 12 montlis combined position is as follows.. Net movement Rn fllnds At 5.5,25 At 6.5.23 Unrestricted funds General rtd 23,05CI 23,050 TOTAL FUNDS 23,050 23,050 A cull'ent year 12 months and prior year 12 months ¢ombined net movement tsn nds, included it] the above are as follows.. Ineo]ning re80urces Resources expended Movement in funds Unrestrieted funds General 104,209 (81,159) 23,050 TOTAL FUNDS 104,209 (81,159) 23,050 RELATED PARTY DISCLOSURES riiere were no related p"ty IransaciiDns for the year etided 5 May 2025. 10-
FREDDIEIS WISH DETAILED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIEI S FOR THE YEAR ENDED 5 MAY 2025 5.5.25 5.5.24 INCOME AND EI NDOWMENTS Donations and legacies Gifis DonaiÉons 16,734 67.693 16,733 67.693 Other trading activities Fundr41ising events 12.500 120 Other income Grants 7,163 Total Incoining resollreeg 36.396 67,813 EXPENDITURE RAising dollatlons gnd legacies Wages Social security Pensions Sundi'i¢s Accountancy & Legal fees First Aid Training costs Donations 20,000 16,667 413 4,470 344 486 2,470 740 2,700 27.583 20,756 Ch&rltable activitie5 B¢reavtinent Costs 15,660 17,160 Total ¥e5011r¢es expended 43,243 37,916 Net lexpenditure)lincome 16,847) 29,897 This page does not foliii parl of the statutory financial statements