The Heart of Marston
Trustees, Report and Annual Accounts for the Year End 30 April 2025
Charlty Re9lstratlon knber: 1204893

The Heart of M(wston
Annual Report and Financial Stotements
01 May 2024 - 30 April 2025
Contents
Section A.. Reference and Administrative Details
Section 8.. Structure. Governance and Marn9ement
Section C: Objectives and Activities
Section D: Achievements and Performance
Section E: Statement of Financial Activities
Section F.. Balance Sheet
Section 6.. Notes to the Financial Statement
Section H: Declaration

Independent Exominerfs Report to the Trustees of The Heort of Marston.
I report to the chority trustees on my examinotion of the accounts of the charityfvr the year ended 3rt Aprll
2025 which ore set outon poges 8 to IQ
Respective responslblllLtes oAtrusteesond exomlner
As the charit￿5 trustees of The Heort of Morston you ore reSpOn￿b1efvr the preporotion of occounts in t7ccordonce
with the tsquirements of the Cht7rities Art2011 f'the Art J
I report In respert of my exomination of the The Heart of Morston accounts carried out undersertlon 145 of the 2011
Art tynd in currying out my exominottion I hovefollowed oll the opplicoble Dirertions gtiven by the Chority Commission
undersection 145(5)(bJ of theAct
Independent examlnerfs stotement
I have completed my examination.. Iconf1rn7 thot no material motter5 hove come to my attentlon In Connett￿n with
the examinotion giving me cou5e to l)elieve thot in ony moteriol re51*rt.'
ar¢Dunting ￿COrdS were not kept in respert of The Heortof Motston os required tysection 130 of the Act., or
2. the occounts do not accord with those record5,' or
3, the accounts do not comply with the occounting requirements concerning thefvrm ondcontent ofoccounts
set in the Chorltles (Attounts ond Reports) Regulotlons 2<X)8 other thon ony requirement give a 'true ondfvir
vlew. which is not o mgtterconsidered os portof on independent exuminotion
I hove no concerns ond hove come ocross no other motters in connectlon with the examination to whlch attention
should be drown In thls report In order to enoble o pmper understondlno of the occounts to be reoched.
Mrj Cottlnqham MAA T
72 Broadmead Road
Folkestone
Kent
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Section A. Reference and Administrative Details
me of the charity tnwtees who marnge the charity
Trustee K4Jme
Office (if (wv)
Dates acted if not for
the whole yel
Nlyne of person (or
body) entitled to
oppoint trustee (if
Katrim Widdicks
K lie Stor
Maureen Barrett
Acti
Chair
Secret
in
7 St Mary's Close
Marston Moretaine
Bedford
Bedfordshire
MK43 OQY
Santander Business Banki
Sunderland
SR43 4FW
Inde
endent
72 Broadmead Rood
Folkestone
Kent
CT19 SAR
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AAT

Section B. Structure Governance and Ma
ement
Description of the clwity's trusts
Type of governing document
Canstitution
How the cknrity is constituted
A Charitable Incorpornted Org¢misation (Foundation
Structure) whose onty votiThJ members are its trustees
Trustee selection methods
Appointed by Trustees

Section C. Ob"ectives and Activittes
Sjmmary of the objecti￿5 of the chaiyty set ¢yJtr in rts 9ovvniry
The Objects of The Heart of Marston ore".
l. For the public benefit, to promote and protect the physical and mental health of children arKI
young people aged up to 17 in Marston Moretaine ond its surroupN4iFvJ areos, with a f ocus on those
who are socially and economically disadv<mtaged through assistiThJ in the provision of funding to
access mental health support and counsellit¥J.
2. For the public benefit, to advance the education of children and young people in Marston
Moretaine i]nd its surroundiry are￿ ￿jed up to 17. with a focus on those who are socially and
economically disadvantaged, primarily through providiThJ funding to educational establishments.
community groups other organisations to i]ssist in the provision of facilities, enhanced
teaching skills, resources. activities and educatioMI projects to improve Children's learning and
stondards of education.
3. To relieve poverty or firxvKial hardship amow people in Marston Moretaine and its
surroundiThJ area. prinwily by assistiFvJ in the provision of essential items and educational
supplies which thry could not otherwise afford.
Summary of the main activities undertaken for the public benefit in relation to these objects
l. to promote and protect the physical and mentsl health of children and youw people aged up to 17 in
Marston Moretoine and its Surroundi￿ areas, with a focus on those who are sociallyond economitdlly
disadvantaged through assist1￿ in the provision of fundi￿ to access mental health support ond
counselling.
The charity hos been able to support local schools and in particular the school within the village, to
provide systematic support for children facin9 emotional challew. This has been achieved through
the provision of resources within the schools to give dedicated time to emotional well-beirKJ.
The charity has also been able to work with a school supportiNJ children with SEND. specif ically those
with medical needs. We have supported the school through our grant award system and also secured
external grants to establish an additional se4ts0ry room at the school. We are also now working to raise
funds for the school to install much needed air conditioniThJ units throt4hout the school site.
2. providing funding to educatiornl establishments, communitygroups and other or9anisations to ossist
in the provision of facilities, enhanced teaching skills. resources, activities and educational projects
to improve childrens learnin9 and stondards of education.
As a grant awnrdirg charity, we hove been able to support schools in a number of woys. From our own
fundraising activities. we have continued to provide trainiry in a speech ¢3nd lon9uoge support
programme. We have funded resources for the outdoor area to ensure that the quality of play durit19
lunchtimes and breaks could be enhanced.

3. To relieve poverty or fiMnciol hardship amongst people in Marston Moretaine and its surrounding
area, primarily by assistiry in the provision of essent￿1 items and educational supplies which they
could not otherwise afford.
Much of the charity's work has involved support fer families in firnincial need. We regularly provide
funds for the purchase of food for the school's Breakfast Project, vitd f or may of our children to set
them up for the school day. We have provided support to a number of families in need through the
purchase of mattresses. christm￿ presents tmd on occasion larger items of furniture as need arose.

Section D. Achievements and Pe
ormance
Over the last year we have held over forty separate events, ra￿lI¥j from coffee mornings. stalls a￿(
pop-up sales at local venues. second hand fund raisers. craft fayres. Fun Days to a multitude of
Christmas activities.
We have organised one-off events aimed at brirying the community together as well as raisirg funds.
These have included a scarecrow competition. the family fun day holdin9 evemts at local coffee
mornings.
All of our fundraisers community events were well attended with p)sitive feedback f rom many who
attended. We have responded to requests to repeat a Thjmber of our events. including the Family Fun
Day, Scarecrow Competition, Christmas Grotto. 6artyJe Sde T￿1 ¢md Easter E99 Hunt.
The local community contiNe to appreciate ¢)ur events beir4 dt a l¢)w cost. particul¢Jrly in comparison
to events run by other groups. The low cost that children can take in activities that they
wouldn't otherwise be oble to access.

Section E" Statement o
Financial Activities
Brief statement of the charity's policy on reserves
The charity is coryirKJ reserves foThthxl to the 25126 finoncial yefjr (￿d these will be used to continue
to meet our objectives for public benef it in this period
Details of any funds materially in def icit
n/a

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Section H .
eclaration
The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees report above.
Signed on behalf of the charity's trustees
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K lie Store
Date:
1311 | 2oiQ
Maureen Barrett: Trustee
Date: