## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** **From 01/04/2024 Period start date To 31/03/2025 Period end date Charity name: BABY RAINBOW MEMORIAL GARDENS** ## **Charity registration number: 1203683** ## **Objectives and Activities** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|**To relieve the charitable needs of**
**bereaved parents & families in England**
**who have suffered the loss of a baby**
**before, during or after birth**| |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 memorial gardens, organising**
**memorial events and offering comfort,**
**support and guidance to such families.**
**Fundraising to support the cost of**
**creation & maintenance of the gardens.**| |Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|**All trustees have received a copy and**
**read document ‘The essential trustee:**
**what you need to know, what you need**
**to do’ (CC3)**| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Policy on grant making|Para 1.38|**N/A**| |Policy on social investment
including program related
investment|Para 1.38|**N/A**| |Contribution made by
volunteers|Para 1.38|**Contributions from volunteers are**
**highly valued. It is recognised that**
**without volunteers, the charity could not**
**function. All volunteers complete a**
**registration form and are issued with a**
**Code of Conduct.**| |Other||| ## **Achievements and Performance** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |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|**A further 20 families have chosen to use**
**the garden to memorialise their baby.**
**The garden continues to provide a**
**peaceful place of remembrance for local**
**bereaved families.**
**April 2024**– Baby Rainbow Memorial
Garden reaches its 2ndbirthday.
**April 2024**– One of our supporters raised
an astonishing £700 by completing the
London Landmarks Half Marathon.
**June 2024**– We hosted a Fathers Day
celebration where local families were able
to attend and collect a token gift from the
charity on behalf of their baby.
**July 2024**– Interview with BBC
Humberside following the delightful news
that the charity were a finalist for the 2024
Make a Difference Awards.
**July 2024**– The charity were extremely
proud to have retained our Green Flag
Community Award for the 2ndyear running.
**August 2024**– Our annual Summer Family
Fun Day was another success. Despite
some light rain, we were thrilled to
welcome so many families to join us.
**September 2024 –**Make A Difference
Awards. We were proud to be a**finalist** at
these awards and attended the event
hosted by BBC Humberside.
**October 2024**– Baby Loss Awareness
Week – we organised a community bulb
planting event for the community to plant a
bulb in memory of their baby. We were also
able to provide a token memorial gift to
those in attendance.
**March 2025**– Mothers Day event providing
our community with a free token gift on
behalf of their baby| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: **Targets set for 2025/26** Achievements against Para 1.41 objectives set **Targets set for 2025/26** Performance of fundraising activities against objectives Para 1.41 set |||| |---|---|---| |Investment performance
against objectives|Para 1.41|**N/A**| |Other||| ## **Financial Review** |**Financial Review**||| |---|---|---| |Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|**Money in bank as of 31/03/2025**
**£1,404.45**| |Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|**A small reserve must be maintained to**
**ensure funds are available for annual**
**insurance and emergency remedial**
**works should they arise.**| |Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|**£500**| |Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|**N/A**| |Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24|**N/A**| |Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern|Para 1.23|**N/A**| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |The charity’s principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising)|Para 1.47|**Annual sponsorship has ceased. This is**
**one of the targets for the new financial**
**year.**
**Main source of funds this year has been**
**by fundraising events and efforts,**
**donations and memorial plaques**
**purchased by the community.**| |---|---|---| |Investment policy and
objectives including any
social investment policy
adopted|Para 1.46|**N/A**| |A description of the principal
risks facing the charity|Para 1.46|**Main risk identified of flooding and**
**security of the site.**
**Ongoing communication with local**
**authority to remedy the risk of flooding**
**and install CCTV where possible.**| |Other||| ## **Structure, Governance and Management** |Description of charity’s
trusts:||| |---|---|---| |Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|**Foundation Model**| |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|**Trustee Skills Audit Form [BRMG007]**
**To ascertain skill, knowledge and**
**experience relevant to the**
**administration of the charity and its**
**purpose.**| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |||| |---|---|---| |Policies and procedures
adopted for the induction
and training of trustees|Para 1.51|**CC001 – Trustee Code of Conduct**
**CC002 – Volunteer Code of Conduct**
**BRMG006 – Trustee Personal Data**
**Consent Form & Policy**| |The charity’s organisational
structure and any wider
network with which the
charity works|Para 1.51|**Updated Charity Organisation chart is in**
**progress.**| |Relationship with any
related parties|Para 1.51|**COI001 – Conflicts of Interest Policy**| |Other||| ## **Reference and Administrative details** |Charity name|Baby Rainbow Memorial Gardens| |---|---| |Other name the charity uses|-| |Registered charity number|1203683| |Charity’s principal address|14 Wordsworth Road, Scunthorpe, DN17 1SB| ||| ## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** |1
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**year**|**Name of person (or body) entitled**
**to appoint trustee(if any)**| |---|---|---|---|---| ||Sarah Rice|Stotfold||| ||HayleyStones|Scunthorpe||| ||Stephen Hodson|Scunthorpe||| ||Martin Foster|Scunthorpe||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| ## – Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved **Director name N/A** Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity |**Trustee name**|**Dates acted if not for whole year**|| |---|---|---| |**N/A**||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| ## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others** Description of the assets N/A held in this capacity Name and objects of the N/A charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for N/A safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets ## **Additional information (optional)** ## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)** |**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**|**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**|**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**| |---|---|---| |**Type of**
**adviser**
**Name**
**Address**||| |**Development**|Andrew Clifford|14 Wordsworth Road, Scunthorpe, DN17 1SB| |**Events**|Donna Clifford|14 Wordsworth Road, Scunthorpe, DN17 1SB| |**Gardening**|Stuart Clifford|314 Wharf Road, Ealand, Scunthorpe, DN17 4JW| |**Fundraising**|Kari Taylor|21 Lindale Gardens, Scunthorpe, DN16 2HW| |**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)**
**Full name(s)**
**Position (eg Secretary,**
**Chair, etc)**
**Date**||| |---|---|---| ||Sarah Rice|| ||
Secretary|| ||27/01/2026|| ||27/01/2026|| ## Baby Rainbow Memorial Gardens Accounts 2024-2025 |Baby Rainbow Memorial Gardens
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Accounts 2024-2025| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |Cash Receipts|Apr-24|May-24|Jun-24|Jul-24|Aug-24|Sep-24|Oct-24|Nov-24|Dec-24|Jan-25|Feb-25|Mar-25|Total| |Transfer of Cash / PayPal
Memorial Plaque Sales
Fundraising
Donations (GoFundMe, website or direct)
Events
Raffle Tickets|||40.01
£|||||188.06
£||31.82
£|||259.89
£| ||136.00
£|24.00
£|12.50
£|||25.00
£|12.50
£|126.35
£|25.00
£||||361.35
£| ||770.00
£||||||||||||770.00
£| ||10.00
£|10.00
£|410.00
£||15.00
£|20.00
£|5.00
£
28.00
£|575.30
£|10.00
£|30.00
£|30.00
£|20.00
£|1,135.30
£
28.00
£| |||||90.00
£|211.00
£|||82.00
£|280.00
£||||663.00
£| |Total Cash Receipts|916.00
£|34.00
£|462.51
£|90.00
£|226.00
£|45.00
£|45.50
£|971.71
£|315.00
£|61.82
£|30.00
£|20.00
£|**3,217.54**
**£**| ||||||||||||||| |Cash Paid Out|Apr-24|May-24|Jun-24|Jul-24|Aug-24|Sep-24|Oct-24|Nov-24|Dec-24|Jan-25|Feb-25|Mar-25|Total| |Storage/Lock-up Rent (ONGO)
Memorial Plaques (G P Lewis)
Fuel/Vehicle costs
Maintenance Equipment
Bedding, plants, shrubs etc.
Other purchases
Events
Simply Business - Public Liability Insurance|32.00
£|32.00
£|32.00
£|32.00
£|64.00
£|32.00
£|32.00
£|32.00
£|32.00
£|32.00
£|32.00
£|32.00
£|416.00
£| ||16.00
£|8.00
£||13.00
£|||18.00
£|29.00
£|9.00
£||||93.00
£| ||206.99
£|197.94
£|266.09
£|100.00
£|180.04
£|184.06
£|307.94
£|191.72
£|180.00
£|187.32
£|405.01
£|160.49
£|2,567.60
£| ||289.97
£|350.17
£||188.52
£|133.96
£|9.33
£||60.68
£|43.45
£||||1,076.08
£| ||226.77
£|157.87
£|151.96
£|59.99
£|151.00
£|183.44
£|148.19
£||55.92
£|24.90
£|75.04
£|19.90
£|1,254.98
£| ||61.74
£||638.37
£||||19.74
£||20.00
£|129.60
£|||869.45
£| ||||154.21
£|40.80
£|55.92
£|46.29
£|200.50
£|97.50
£||||15.03
£|610.25
£| ||||||222.63
£||||||||222.63
£| ||||||||||||||-
£| |Subtotal|833.47
£|745.98
£|1,242.63
£|434.31
£|807.55
£|455.12
£|726.37
£|410.90
£|340.37
£|373.82
£|512.05
£|227.42
£|**7,109.99**
**£**|