2023-12-31-accounts

Trustees’ Annual Report for the period

From 1[st] January 2023 Period start date To 31[st] December 2023 Period end date

Charity name: Pod Charitable Trust

Charity registration number: 279743

Objectives and Activities

	SORP reference
Summary of the purposes of the charity as set out in its governing document	Para 1.17	Such charitable purpose or charitable purposes as the trustees may in their absolute discretion from time to time think fit (March 1980)
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	Pod aims to bring magic, fun and laughter into the lives of children and young people in hospital. For the last 45 years Pod entertainers have made the hospital journey a more pleasant one for around a million children and one remembered (at least partly) with a smile. Pod has 3 objectives: to make smiles and laughter, to distract children and young people from pain and worry and to improve children’s and young people’s attitudes to hospitalization, helping them to cope better with the possibility of re-admittance and further treatment. Pod is governed by a board of voluntary trustees. All administrative costs are financed by an entirely separate charity – The Pod League of Friends (Reg: 296119). Entertainer’s fees are Pod’s only cost which means every penny donated is spent on cheering up children in hospital.
Statement confirming whether the trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit	Para 1.18	We confirm that trustees have had regard to the Charity Commission’s Guidance on Public Benefit.

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SORP reference

Policy on grant making Para 1.38 Para 1.38 Policy on social investment including program related investment Para 1.38 Contribution made by volunteers 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	Pod visits provide an opportunity for children, young people and their families to forget their worries, relax and share in a positive activity in which they have fun together. Pod entertainers provide regular monthly visits at hospitals and hospices throughout the UK, providing shows on wards, in playrooms and clinics. They visit children individually at the bedside and children who are in isolation so that everyone is included and has something to smile about. In 2019 Pod provided 2816 sessions in 127 hospitals and hospices but in March 2020, Covid meant that all visits were suspended. Since then, visits have very gradually resumed at some of the hospitals and hospices previously visited. By the end of 2023 there are 1475 sessions at 63 hospitals and hospices.

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Achievements against objectives set	Para 1.41
	Para 1.41

Performance of fundraising activities against objectives set
Investment performance against objectives	Para 1.41
Other

Financial Review

Financial Review
Review of the charity’s financial position at the end of the period	Para 1.21	Cash at bank: £298,113.00
Statement explaining the policy for holding reserves stating why they are held	Para 1.22	Policy has been to maintain reserves sufficient to cover expenditure for 18 months. Covid restrictions since March 2020 meant most visits could not take place, consequently income has been received over the last few years but has not yet been spent. As visits resume at more hospitals, all donations received will be used for the purposes for which they were intended. Reserve funds are based upon 165 sessions per month in 65 hospitals.
Amount of reserves held	Para 1.22	£148,500
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	No concerns

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The charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising)	Para 1.47
Investment policy and objectives including any social investment policy adopted	Para 1.46
A description of the principal risks facing the charity	Para 1.46
Other

Structure, Governance and Management

Description of charity’s trusts:
Type of governing document (trust deed, royal charter)	Para 1.25	Trustee Deed
How is the charity constituted? (e.g unincorporated association, CIO)	Para 1.25	Unincorporated Association
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	The power of appointing a new trustee or trustees is vested in the original settler (David Jamilly) during his life.

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Policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees	Para 1.51
The charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works	Para 1.51
Relationship with any related parties	Para 1.51
Other

Reference and Administrative details

Charity name	The Pod Charitable Trust
Other name the charity uses	Pod Children’s Charity
Registered charity number	279743
Charity’s principal address	Turpins Yard Oaklands Road London NW2 6LL

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20	Trustee name	Office (if any)	Dates acted if not for whole year	Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee(if any)
	David Jamilly	Chair
	GaryDavison
	Kim Einhorn
	Michel Einhorn

– Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved

Director name

Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity

Trustee name Dates acted if not for whole year

Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others

Description of the assets held in this capacity

Name and objects of the charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects

Details of arrangements for safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets

Additional information (optional)

Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)

Type of Name Address adviser

Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)

Margaret Munford (Administrator)

Exemptions from disclosure

Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details

Other optional information

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CHARITY COMM1551ON FOR EP4GiANO 114D WALES Th• PodChirfT•bl• Twlt Receipts and ents accounts CC16a For th• wlod from Section A Receipls and payments UnreslTlclatY fwd• Endowrnènt Total lund Lul y?ar rW•#t tots nmrwt A1 R•¢•lpts Jd Donliiw. I&B13 1),1•5 i•J Sub ￿¢11(GroS R) 47,144 A2 ••t 4nd I￿tmnI Sub lot•1 2).97T 71.J72 •434• 47,244 AJP• 71131 23m Sub lotal 70.113 71.61J 2J,7Y A4 Aliet and Inv•tm•nt urch4s•s, Sub totsl 70.013 71,11J 23.754 Il•1 of rec•1P￿p•Y￿•ntsj AS TThnsfer4 b•lw••n lund¥ AS C•sh funds lst •nd Cash fund5 thlsy••r end 52,lJ6 71,377 18,736 23.490 5S,$21 2,190 223.051 2YS.723 Z79.377 291,113 295,887 179,377 CCXX Rl ￿nts ISSI

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CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examinerfs report on the accounts Section A Independent Exarninerfs Report Report to th• trust•t$l members of The POD CharIts￿e Trust On accounts lorthtr y•ar ended 31 December 2023 Chartty no Ilf any) 279743 S•t out on pag•s 1qnd2 I report lo ihe trustees on my examination of the accwnts ol ihe above '¢harity1lhe Trust'l lor ihe year ended 3111212023. R•spon•lbllltl•s and As the ch8rfty tru5tee5 of the Tru¥l. ycdi 8re re5ponslble forlhe preparation b•sl of r•port of the accounts In a¢¢ordan¢e th8 requlr8men15 01 the Charib'e5 Act 2011 rts Acri. I reF<Jrt in respeca ol rny examwwlton of Ihe Twsl's accounts carried out under sect￿n 145 of the 2011 Act and In ca￿￿7ng out my examination, I have lollopd Ihe apFIl¢a￿o Dired5ons giv8n by the Chanty Commission under se¢n 14515Kbl ofthe Ad. I have cornpl8t811 rny examination. I cy)nfiTh th81 no material matters have corne lo my attenticfi lolher than that disdosed tolow") in connection with the examinati￿ gfvas m8 ￿￿8¢ to belevg that In, any material respe¢L' Oc￿n￿￿9 records ￿re ￿ kept in ac¢ordan¢e secti￿ 130 of theAd thè a(X￿ (kj ￿1 8c¢rAd th8 accountlng I have no Concer￿ aThJ have cunè across no olher matters Sn eannection with the examination to whith attention should be drawn In order to enable a pr¢per understanding of the aC￿nts to be reached. ' He8se de Ihe vwds h Ihe br8ckels rflhey do nol 8PPty. Independent examln•r'$ $t•t•m•nt Slgn•d.. 14 Name: ndiew C S CLgrte Relevant professlonal qualificatlonlsl or body Ilf any): ICAEW Addr•$s'. Morris Cwk 6 Salop Road. Os¥Yesty Shrop5hire SY112NU IER October 2018

Di5¢1osure Only complele if the exarniner need510 highlight matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of Charity accounts". directs.ons and guidance lor examiners). Giv$ here brief details of any item5 that the examiner wishes to dis¢lose IER October 2018