2024-10-31-accounts - My Journey

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Trustees’ Annual Report for the period

	SORP reference
Summary of the purposes of the charity as set out in its governing document	Para 1.17	The aim of the charity is to provide support to the biological children of families who have looked after children. This was to be provided via an interactive web platform and the development of this platform was to begin once initial funding was obtained.
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	In July 2024 we applied to the national lottery grant scheme for initial funding and this was rejected with the reason being that there wasn’t sufficient evidence that the charity would be beneficial to a large enough group of people.
Statement confirming whether the trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit	Para 1.18	The trustees are aware of the guidance on public benefit, due to the lack of operation these are not considered relevant at this time.

	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	Due to a change in personal circumstances the founding members of the charity have not been able to progress with further funding applications to enable the charity to commence operations. The lottery grant committee considered that there wasn’t enough evidence to support an application for funding at this time and therefore the charity was not able to start operating. Other options to source the initial funding required are ongoing although little progress has been made so far.

Review of the charity’s financial position at the end of the period	Para 1.21	The charity has maintained its bank account with effectively a zero balance, there are no operating costs at this time as the charity is effectively dormant until grant funding can be obtained.
Statement explaining the policy for holding reserves stating why they are held	Para 1.22	No reserves are currently held by the charity.
Amount of reserves held	Para 1.22	NIL
Reasons for holding zero reserves	Para 1.22	The charity is not currently operating.
Details of fund materially in deficit	Para 1.24	NIL
Explanation of any uncertainties about the charity continuing as a going concern	Para 1.23	In order to begin operations, the charity needs to obtain a reasonably large sum of initial funding to build the web based services platform and begin operation.

Description of charity’s trusts:		N/A
Type of governing document (trust deed, royal charter)	Para 1.25	N/A
How is the charity constituted? (e.g unincorporated association, CIO)	Para 1.25
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	N/A

Charity name	MY JOURNEY
Other name the charity uses	N/A
Registered charity number	1207192
Charity’s principal address	TRIMBLE HOUSE 9 BOLD STREET WARRINGTON WA1 1DN

1 2 3 4 5 6	Trustee name	Office (if any)	Dates acted if not for whole year	Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee(if any)
	EMMA RIDGWAY	CHAIR TRUSTEE
	JUSTIN SNELL
	FENELLA BASKERVILLE
	KATHY THOMAS
	JO STRACHAN- O’DONNELL
	HANNAH EDMUNDS

Description of the assets held in this capacity	N/A
Name and objects of the charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects	N/A
Details of arrangements for safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets	N/A

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	EMMA PIA RIDGWAY

	CHAIR TRUSTEE
	27/08/2025
	27/08/2025

	MY JOURNEY Charity Name	MY JOURNEY Charity Name	MY JOURNEY Charity Name	1207192 No (if any)	CC16a
	For the period from	01/11/2023 Period start date	To	31/08/2024 Period end date

Section A Receipts and payments
A1 Receipts	Unrestricted funds to the nearest £ - - - - - - - - NIL - - - NIL - - - - - - - - - NIL - - NIL NIL NIL - - NIL	Restricted funds to the nearest £ - - - - - - - - NIL - - - NIL - - - - - - - - - NIL - - NIL NIL NIL - - NIL	Endowment funds to the nearest £ - - - - - - - - NIL - - - NIL - - - - - - - - - NIL - - NIL NIL NIL - - NIL	Total funds to the nearest £ - - - - - - - - NIL - - - NIL - - - - - - - - - NIL - - NIL NIL NIL	Last year to the nearest £
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*Sub total*(Gross income for AR)	NIL				NIL

A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table).
	-
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~~*Sub total*~~	-				-
*Total receipts* A3 Payments
					NIL

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**Sub total **	NIL				NIL

A4 Asset and investment purchases, (see table)
	-
	-
**Sub total **	NIL				NIL
*Total payments* *Net of receipts/(payments)* A5 Transfers between funds A6 Cash funds last year end *Cash funds this year end*
					NIL

	NIL	NIL	NIL	NIL	NIL
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	NIL	NIL	NIL	NIL	NIL

CCXX R1 accounts (SS)

30/08/2025

Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period	Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period	Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period
Categories B1 Cash funds B2 Other monetary assets B3 Investment assets B4 Assets retained for the h it ’ B5 Liabilities Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees	Signature N/A Details Details Details *Total cash funds* (agree balances with receipts and payments account(s)) N/A N/A Details Details N/A	Unrestricted funds Restricted funds to nearest £ to nearest £ - - NIL NIL NIL NIL Unrestricted funds Restricted funds to nearest £ to nearest £ NIL NIL Fund to which asset belongs Cost (optional) NIL NIL Fund to which asset belongs Cost (optional) NIL NIL Fund to which liability relates Amount due (optional) NIL NIL Print Name EMMA RIDGWAY	Endowment funds to nearest £
			-
			NIL
			NIL
			Endowment funds to nearest £
			NIL
			Current value (optional)
			NIL
			Current value (optional)
			NIL
			When due (optional)
			NIL

			Date of approval
		EMMA RIDGWAY	27/08/2025

CCXX R2 accounts (SS)

30/08/2025