BABY BASICS LOWESTOFT {CHARy No. 12081201 RECEIPTSAND PAYMENT ACCOUNT FOR PERIOD 051031202dTO 3111212024 Op8nlng Balance È4155.68 Donations £1078.00 Sale of Ex¢o$$ Stock g154.es TOTALINCOME 26388.33 Purch88e of M8ttr888e8 £483.75 TOTAL EXPENDITURE £483.75 BALANCE CAARIÉD FORWARD t4b04.68 Co-op8r8lvè Bank Account E4904.S8 The8É 8ccount8 ère signed bythe Tre88urer.' Ch8rt98 Goddard ITreasurer) Data.. 15M September 2025
8A8Y BASICS LOWESTOFr ICHARrrY No. 12081201 TRUSTEE REPORT FOR PERIOD FROM 05103r2024 UPTO 3111212024 StfUGturg. governahce ond m•n8gemeTht Baby B8sics Loweytoftwas wegisteretl 85 8 Charitable Incorporated Organisation wlth thg ChgrltyCommSsslon on 5" March 2024. Tha current tiusroes ol the Ch8rityÈre= Judith Goddard Muriel Wilkinson Lesley ThotnpsDn OblectivB8and acilvltles Theobjecrive5 of the CIO ara-. The prevention or relief of poverty In Norfolk 8nd Suffolk byprovidin8 clothing Énd other essential it8m$ ta tamiliÉs in need, whil8tworkin4Wlth other org8n158tions OrprolectswoIng tts Pfeverit or relieve povarty forf8mili&s. Cholrs R•port Sinca r8¢istrarion 8abyB&3ics Lowestoft has helped 295 famlll&s byproviding¢lothin8 for pre-schuol childFen and newborn babi8s, Saf8 places forbabies and children to sleep by providing moses baskets and coilbeds with new m8ttr8s$e$. We h8v&8iso provided essgntials from nappi8s and toil8tiies to formule, hi¢hch8irs and prams. Baby B88ics Lowestoftaxists to SUPPOrt8xp8ctant rnoth8r8 andfamilias with pi&- school children who 8restruggiing tinan¢i2lly gnd c$nnottherefore provide the essentlals forthelr babieslchildrpn. Thès l¥ done In conlunctlon wlth he&lih ènd $oc581 care profe$$ion81$ and otherchariti88 who $8¢k to help deprived families.
Aehl¢vmo#t8 and P&rtotrnonce SuppDrtlng FamlUe8 Slnce r8gistratlon we havèconiinued to help fam11188 wlthln Nortolk 8nd SuffoLk who Uve in areas of high deprivaiitrn. Manyof thesefamilies are dependeni on benefity. others ar8CtIMS of Llomèstic abuse. teenage pr88nències and an incieasin8 number of r8fugeB$ who have no recourse to publicfunds or benefits. Ralslno Aw¥renos• Trust¢0 ludlth Goddard has been r81$ingaworen88s byspe8kingto localwomen's Instrtute groups and Flot8ryClubs. Fundralslng end Don8tlon¥ We have re¢elved monet8rydongtioD¥from tho 8bovg-mentioned groups ond continue to rec8lve donatlons of clothing and baby1pment from the general public. Fundraising ha$ been through thesaleof surplus stock which wear6 uriabloto $toro and 8re mainly donattd items which have not been required by ourclients, w& h8V8 iso signed up to EA55rfunding to try and ral$8lhe funds nac•$saryto provlde new mgttr88565. Qpefalon• and Admlnl¥tration W8 op8nad own b8nk account,. ourfundy previously being held within the8ccount8 otthe Church where wear& locate¢. We have also welcomed Charles Godd8rd as our Treasurgr. Practlc8l ch8lLenges hBVa been mainlydueto o Igck of ypace both 10 Stofe equipment end compiltrreque5ted iiems. This has a knOckft effect resulting in delayed respon88 to requests and an inaL>ilityio involve moré voluntèars.
Fln8hCtrI The h8ve bn no financi81 developrnenr8 to 18POrt. The truste&s continueto try and raise awareness and explore moreway8 to iai8efund5. Thetrustees continueto ensure thatallfunds raised artdirected tow&rds 8chievin8 th8cor8 piJrpo8e$ of the Gharity. Looklng Forward In 2025 ourprforitie&wiLi includg: Continuing to r8ise aw8r8ne88 Explorlng opportunitles fornew fundralslnglnltlatlv88. Applyin8forgranis to enable momngthe chgrity tolgrger prem1s88. Co1110 DeBPite workingin Crgmped conditions andwith a limiied workforcethecharityhas been 8bleto m8ke8 posltive irnpact on the lives of vulnèrable f8rnilies. As trustees we ere cornrDitted to continvingthis workthfough collaboretion Wifh Heèlth 8nd Soci81 Care professionals as well8s otherch8rities and will ÉndeÈvourto $8curo grantfunding to enable us to expand tha heipwg can offor. Judith Goddard Chair of Tnjytees