2025-12-31-accounts - The Pod Charitable Trust

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Trustees’ Annual Report for the period

Period start date 1[st] January 2025 to Period end date 31[st] December 2025

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 48 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 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). Entertainers’ 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 Para 1.38

Policy on grant making 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 U.K., 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. There were 1752 sessions in 65 hospitals and hospices in 2025.

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Achievements against objectives set	Para 1.41
Performance of fundraising activities against objectives set	Para 1.41

Investment performance against objectives	Para 1.41
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Financial Review

Financial Review
Review of the charity’s financial position at the end of the period	Para 1.21	Cash at Bank: £289,883
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. Reserves remain higher than this because income greatly exceeded expenditure between 2020 and 2023 when Pod was unable to provide visits due to Covid restrictions. The required reserve position is under constant review as Pod continues to build up the number of sessions provided pre-Covid. Expectation is to gradually erode reserves until they are back to the standard target level. Reserve target for 2026 is based upon providing 1850 sessions per year.
Amount of reserves held	Para 1.22	£138,750
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 Para 1.47 any fundraising) Investment policy and objectives including any Para 1.46 social investment policy adopted A description of the principal Para 1.46 risks facing the charity Other

Structure, Governance and Management

Description of charity’s trusts:
Type of governing document (trust deed, royal charter)	Para 1.25	Trust 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
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Reference and Administrative details

Charityname	The Pod Charitable Trust
Other name the charityuses	Pod Children’s Charity
Registered charitynumber	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

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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

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Declarations The trustees d•clarè Ihat they have approve(l the trustees. ieport above. Slgn•d on b•h•lf ol Ilw ¢harlty'• tru• Sl9nalure(6) Full n•md•l Po•ltlon (•g Secretaryi Chalr, elc) Aoio D•t•

CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examinerfs report on the accounts Secllon A Independent Examinerfs Report Report to the trusteesl [ members of The POD Charitable Trust On accounts for the year , 31$¢ December 2025 ended Charity no (if any) 279743 Sel out on pages ' 1 and 2 I report to the Irustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charily {"the Trust'} for the year ended 3111212025. Responsibilltles and As the charity trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation basis of report of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 ("the Act"). I report in respect of my examination of the Trust's accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carying out my examination, I have followed the applicable Directions given by the Charty Commission under sertion 145{5}{b} of the Act. I have completed my examination. I confirn that no material matters have come to my attention ( l in connection wrth the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect.. accounting records were not kept in accordan with section 130 of the Act or the accounts do not accord with the accounting records Independent examiner's statement I have no cOnmS and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. . Please delete the words in the brackets rfthey do not apply. Signed: Dato: 22.S.202 Name: Samantha Jones Rolevant profe$$ional qualificatlonls) or body (if any): FCCA ACA Address: Morris Cook 6 Salop Road, Oswestry Shropshire SY11 2NU IER October 2018

CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES The Pod Charltable Trust Receipts and payments accounts CC16a For the period from To 1st Janua 2025 31st DeeEmb8r 2025 Section A Receipts and payments Unrestrbcted funds to the nearest R£stricted funds Endowtnenl funds Total funds Last year tothp nMrestÉ toth• n8•rgst£ to tho ¢warnsi£ to tho nearnst £ A1 Recel ts GIftAd Oonaiion8 Intere51 830 81,618 8.140 1,868 71,669 8.815 8.140 Sub total(Gross income for AR) 82.152 10.710 79.818 A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table). Sub total 10.770 79.818 90.588 82,152 A3Pa ments EniertaiDrnenl Bank Charges 87,665 91,329 60 89.521 60 Sub total 3.724 87.665 91.389 89,581 A4 A5sel and investment urchases, see table Sub total rotalpayments 3,724 67,665 91.389 89,581 Net olreeeipts/(paymentsJ A5 Transfers between funds A6 Cash funds la$t year end Cash funds this year end 7.046 7,847 801 7,429 15.113 2Z.159 275.571 267,724 290,684 289,883 298,113 290,684 CCXX R1 ocwynls ISSI 22105r2026

Section B Disclosure Only complete If *he examiner needs lo highlight matte15 of concern {see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts.. directions and guidance for examiners). Give hare brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose. IER October 2018

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