2025-12-31-accounts - Care Packs

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Impact Statement - Year Ending 2025

Charity Number: 1209874

About Care Packs The Need What We Do 2025 Activities & Impact Message From Our Partners

About Care Packs

Our mission:

To provide relief for people experiencing poverty in the UK by providing the basic essentials required for everyday living in the form of care packages to; individuals, families and groups in need and charities or other organisations working with vulnerable people in society.

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Trustees:
Dr Colin Williams Farida Gibbs Karyn Sheridan Jay Rohman
Vice Chair Treasurer Lawyer Chair
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We share a deep passion for making a positive difference in our local communities and offering hope to families who need it most. We wanted to do more than have good intentions — we wanted to create real impact and truly help those who need it.

Care Packs aims to bring people together, by harnessing our network to demonstrate that when we act with purpose, we can change lives.

The Need

In the UK, around 4.5 million children live in poverty, and 3.1 million of them are in deep poverty, surviving on less than half the average household income after housing costs.

Families with babies and young children are among the hardest hit by poverty in the UK. Almost half of all children living in poverty (48%) are in families where the youngest child is under five, meaning the earliest years of life – when children are most vulnerable – are also the most deprived.

The pressures are greatest for families already facing disadvantage:

72% of children in poverty live in working families.

44% live in households affected by disability.

43% of children in lone-parent families grow up in poverty.

For parents of babies and toddlers, this means even the most basic care items can become unaffordable. Nappies, wipes, shampoo and lotion are not luxuries — they are essentials that protect children’s health, dignity and wellbeing.

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What We Do
At Care Packs, we provide baby packs filled with vital hygiene items — including; wipes, lotion, shampoo, cotton pads,
nappy bags and sponges — we ensure that families can meet their children’s most basic needs with dignity.
We use our network of corporate organisations to donate and help us to build the Care Packs. We then partner with Local
Authorities to distribute the care packs to families via their hubs and partners.
Baby Packs Model
Care Pack Local Authorities Distributors
Walsall Council
8 Distributors including:
Coventry City Council
Baby Pack Charities, Food banks, Family
Croydon Council
Hubs and more
Tower Hamlets Council
Our support reaches families at a critical moment: the early years, when good hygiene, stability and parental confidence
make a lifelong difference to children’s health, development and wellbeing.
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2025 Activities & Impact

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£92,010
Funding Raised
• Walsall Council
• 34,271 items purchased for vulnerable babies 4x • Coventry Council
5273 and children
• Tower Hamlets
Care Packs Built • 3490 Care Packs delivered in 2025 Local Authority • Croydon Council
Partnerships
• 144 Companies participated 2163 • Birmingham
2x
• 548 Volunteers Hours of • Croydon
Storage units
Volunteering
Charity Partners
• X3 Walsall Council Hubs • Baby Zone
8x • Coventry Clothing • Stripey Stork 3x • Cisco
• Croydon Voluntary Association • Bow Food Bank • Allegis Global Solutions
Distributers Charity Partnerships • NTT Data
• Care Packs Launch • Infosys Team Day • AGS Customer Council
• Cisco Connect • Infosys Diwali • AGS Strategic Supplier Forum 9x
• AGS Supplier Social Impact • NTT Data – Team Day • Packathon Challenge 2025
Events
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Message From Our Partners

“I’m proud to partner with Care Packs, an organisation with a clear purpose and that makes a real and tangible impact on people’s lives. In 2025, AGS collaborated with Care Packs to create Baby Packs, supporting families facing early years poverty. We brought this to life through our Supplier Social Impact event, Customer Council, and Strategic Supplier Forum, and joined other corporates at the first-ever Care Packs Packathon.

I’m excited to continue this partnership in 2026 and look forward to seeing what we can achieve together to further support local communities impacted by poverty.”

Cat Haliwell, Executive Director, Allegis Global Solutions

"Working with Care Packs as our Cisco UK & Ireland charity partner this year has been inspiring! Through their hard work to provide essential care packages to families who are struggling, we've been proud to help them bring comfort and relief to those who need it most. It's a small charity but with a big heart and impact.”

Sarah Walker, Chief Executive, Cisco UK & Ireland

REGISTERED COMPANY NUMBER: 1209874 (England and Wales)
REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER: 1209874

`Report of the Trustees and`

Financial Statements for the Period 4th August 2024 to 31st December 2025

for

Care Packs

A K & Co Accountants
732 Walsall Road

Great Barr
Birmingham
West Midlands
B42 1EX

Care Packs

Contents of the Financial Statements
for the Period 4th August 2024 to 31st December 2025

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Page
Report of the Trustees 1 to 2
Independent Examiner's Report 3
Statement of Financial Activities 4
Balance Sheet 5
Notes to the Financial Statements 6 to 8
Detailed Statement of Financial Activities 9
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Care Packs

for the Period 4th August 2024 to 31st December 2025

`Report of the Trustees`

ThetrusteeswhoarealsodirectorsofthecharityforthepurposesoftheCompaniesAct2006,presenttheirreport with
thefinancialstatementsofthecharityfortheperiod4thAugust2024to31stDecember2025.Thetrusteeshave adopted
theprovisionsofAccountingandReportingbyCharities:StatementofRecommendedPracticeapplicableto charities
preparingtheiraccountsin accordancewiththe FinancialReportingStandardapplicablein the UKandRepublicof Ireland
(FRS 102) (effective 1 January 2019).

`INCORPORATION`

The charitable company was incorporated on 4th August 2024.

`OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES`

`Objectives and aims`

`Charitable objects`

TOPROVIDERELIEFFORPEOPLEEXPERIENCINGPOVERTYINTHEUKBYPROVIDINGTHEBASICESSENTIALS REQUIRED
FOREVERYDAYLIVINGINTHEFORMOFCAREPACKAGESTO;INDIVIDUALS,FAMILIESANDGROUPSINNEED VIA
CHARITIES OR OTHER ORGANISATIONS WORKING WITH VULNERABLE PEOPLE IN SOCIETY.

`STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT Governing document`

Thecharityiscontrolledbyitsgoverningdocument,adeedoftrust,andconstitutesalimitedcompany,limited by
guarantee, as defined by the Companies Act 2006.

`REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS`

`Registered Company number`

1209874 (England and Wales)

`Registered Charity number`

`Registered office`

10 Blue Cedar Drive
Sutton Coldfield

`Trustees`

J ROHMAN CHAIR (appointed 4/8/2024)

Karyn Sheridan  Trustee
Farida Gibbs      Trustee
Colin Williams    Trustee

`Company Secretary`

`Independent Examiner`

PARDEEP DHILLON ICAEW : 5372197
A K & Co Accountants
732 Walsall Road
Great Barr
Birmingham
West Midlands
B42 1EX

Approved by order of the board of trustees on 18th August 2026 and signed on its behalf by:

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Care Packs

for the Period 4th August 2024 to 31st December 2025

`Report of the Trustees`

J ROHMAN - Trustee

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Independent Examiner's Report to the Trustees of
Care Packs

`Independent examiner's report to the trustees of Care Packs ('the Company')`

IreporttothecharitytrusteesonmyexaminationoftheaccountsoftheCompanyfortheperiod4thAugust2024 to
31st December 2025.

`Responsibilities and basis of report`

Asthecharity'strusteesoftheCompany(andalsoitsdirectorsforthepurposesofcompanylaw)youareresponsible for
the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 ('the 2006 Act').

HavingsatisfiedmyselfthattheaccountsoftheCompanyarenotrequiredtobeauditedunderPart16ofthe2006 Act
andareeligibleforindependentexamination,Ireportinrespectofmyexaminationofyourcharity'saccountsas carried
outunderSection145oftheCharitiesAct2011('the2011Act').IncarryingoutmyexaminationIhavefollowed the
Directions given by the Charity Commission under Section 145(5) (b) of the 2011 Act.

`Independent examiner's statement`

Ihavecompletedmyexamination.Iconfirmthatnomattershavecometomyattentioninconnectionwith the
examination giving me cause to believe:

1. accounting records were not kept in respect of the Company as required by Section 386 of the 2006 Act; or

2. the accounts do not accord with those records; or

3. the accounts do not comply with the accounting requirements of Section 396 of the 2006 Act other than any requirement that the accounts give a true and fair view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination; or

4. the accounts have not been prepared in accordance with the methods and principles of the Statement of Recommended Practice for accounting and reporting by charities (applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102)).

Ihavenoconcernsandhavecomeacrossnoothermattersinconnectionwiththeexaminationtowhichattention should
be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.

PARDEEP DHILLON ICAEW : 5372197

A K & Co Accountants
732 Walsall Road

Great Barr
Birmingham
West Midlands
B42 1EX

19th August 2026

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`Statement of Financial Activities`

`for the Period 4th August 2024 to 31st December 2025`

		`Unrestricted`
		`fund`
	`Notes`	`£`
`INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM`
`Donations and legacies`		`92,010`
`EXPENDITURE ON`
`Raising funds`	`2`	`1,738`
`Charitable activities`
`Advertising General`		`2,192`
`Other`		`53,519`
`Total`		`57,449`
`NET INCOME`		`34,561`
`TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD`		`34,561`

The notes form part of these financial statements

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`Balance Sheet`

`31st December 2025`

		`Unrestricted`
		`fund`
	`Notes`	`£`
`CURRENT ASSETS`
`Debtors`	`4`	`16,002`
`Cash at bank`		`18,559`
		`34,561`
`NET CURRENT ASSETS`		`34,561`
`TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT LIABILITIES`		`34,561`
`NET ASSETS`		`34,561`
`FUNDS`	`5`
`Unrestricted funds`		`34,561`
`TOTAL FUNDS`		`34,561`

ThecharitablecompanyisentitledtoexemptionfromauditunderSection477oftheCompaniesAct2006forthe period
ended 31st December 2025.

Themembershavenotrequiredthecompanytoobtainanauditofitsfinancialstatementsfortheperiod ended
31st December 2025 in accordance with Section 476 of the Companies Act 2006.

`The trustees acknowledge their responsibilities for`

(a) ensuring that the charitable company keeps accounting records that comply with Sections 386 and 387 of the Companies Act 2006 and
(b) preparing financial statements which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charitable company as at the end of each financial year and of its surplus or deficit for each financial year in accordance with the requirements of Sections 394 and 395 and which otherwise comply with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 relating to financial statements, so far as applicable to the charitable company.

Thesefinancialstatementshavebeenpreparedinaccordancewiththeprovisionsapplicabletocharitable companies
subject to the small companies regime.

ThefinancialstatementswereapprovedbytheBoardofTrusteesandauthorisedforissueon18thAugust2026and were
signed on its behalf by:

J ROHMAN - Trustee

The notes form part of these financial statements

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Notes to the Financial Statements
for the Period 4th August 2024 to 31st December 2025

`1. ACCOUNTING POLICIES`

`Basis of preparing the financial statements`

Thefinancialstatementsofthecharitablecompany,whichisapublicbenefitentityunderFRS102,have been
preparedinaccordancewiththeCharitiesSORP(FRS102)'AccountingandReportingbyCharities:Statement of
RecommendedPracticeapplicabletocharitiespreparingtheiraccountsinaccordancewiththe Financial
ReportingStandardapplicableintheUKandRepublicofIreland(FRS102)(effective1January2019)', Financial
ReportingStandard102'TheFinancialReportingStandardapplicableintheUKandRepublicofIreland'and the
Companies Act 2006. The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention.

`Income`

AllincomeisrecognisedintheStatementofFinancialActivitiesoncethecharityhasentitlementtothefunds,it is
probable that the income will be received and the amount can be measured reliably.

`Expenditure`

Liabilitiesarerecognisedasexpenditureassoonasthereisalegalorconstructiveobligationcommitting the
charitytothatexpenditure,itisprobablethatatransferofeconomicbenefitswillberequiredinsettlement and
theamountoftheobligationcanbemeasuredreliably.Expenditureisaccountedforonanaccrualsbasisand has
beenclassifiedunderheadingsthataggregateallcostrelatedtothecategory.Wherecostscannotbe directly
attributedtoparticularheadingstheyhavebeenallocatedtoactivitiesonabasisconsistentwiththeuse of
resources.

`Taxation`

The charity is exempt from corporation tax on its charitable activities.

`Fund accounting`

Unrestricted funds can be used in accordance with the charitable objectives at the discretion of the trustees.

Restrictedfundscanonlybeusedforparticularrestrictedpurposeswithintheobjectsofthecharity. Restrictions
arise when specified by the donor or when funds are raised for particular restricted purposes.

Further explanation of the nature and purpose of each fund is included in the notes to the financial statements.

`Pension costs and other post-retirement benefits`

Thecharitablecompanyoperatesa definedcontributionpensionscheme.Contributionspayabletothe charitable
company's pension scheme are charged to the Statement of Financial Activities in the period to which they relate.

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Notes to the Financial Statements - continued
for the Period 4th August 2024 to 31st December 2025

`2. RAISING FUNDS`

`Raising donations and legacies`

Support costs

£
1,738

`3. TRUSTEES' REMUNERATION AND BENEFITS`

There were no trustees' remuneration or other benefits for the period ended 31st December 2025.

`Trustees' expenses`

There were no  trustees' expenses paid for the period ended 31st December 2025.

`4. DEBTORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR`

£
other debtors16,002

`5. MOVEMENT IN FUNDS`

`MOVEMENT IN FUNDS`
		`Net`
		`movement`	`At`
		`in funds`	`31/12/25`
		`£`	`£`
`Unrestricted funds`
`General fund`		`34,561`	`34,561`
`TOTAL FUNDS`		`34,561`	`34,561`
`Net movement in funds, included in the above are as follows:`
	`Incoming`	`Resources`	`Movement`
	`resources`	`expended`	`in funds`
	`£`	`£`	`£`
`Unrestricted funds`
`General fund`	`92,010`	`(57,449)`	`34,561`
`TOTAL FUNDS`	`92,010`	`(57,449)`	`34,561`

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Notes to the Financial Statements - continued
for the Period 4th August 2024 to 31st December 2025

`6. RELATED PARTY DISCLOSURES`

There were no related party transactions for the period ended 31st December 2025.

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Detailed Statement of Financial Activities
for the Period 4th August 2024 to 31st December 2025

`INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS` `Donations and legacies` `Donations` `Total incoming resources` `EXPENDITURE` `Charitable activities` `Postage and stationery` `Sundries` `Other` `Staff Training & Welfare` `Delivery cost of Aid` `Care packs items cost` `Hire of Equipment` `Insurance` `Travel & Subsistence` `Storage Rent` `Subscription` `Support costs` `Other 2` `Advertising` `Total resources expended` `Net income`	`£` `92,010`
	`92,010` `1,976` `216`
	`2,192` `480` `3,605` `31,333` `10,888` `1,503` `941` `4,535` `234`
	`53,519` `1,738`
	`57,449`
	`34,561`

This page does not form part of the statutory financial statements

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