REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER: 295359 REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES AND UNAUDrrED FINANCIAL sfATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH 2025 FOR WHIrnNGTON BABIES Clemenee Hoar Gummlngs Chartered Accountants Rlverslde House 1-5 Como Street Romford E55ex RM7 7DN WHITTINGTON BABIES CONTENTS OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH 2025 Page Report of the Trustees Independent Examlner's Report Statement of Flnanclal ActlvStles Balance Sheet Notes to the Flnan¢lal Statements 6 to 9 Detslled Statement of Flnanclal Actlvltoes io WHITfiNGTON BABXES REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH 2025 The trvstees pre￿nE their report with the financlal statements of the charity for the year ended 31st March 2025. The trustees have adopted the provisions of Accountlno and Reportlng by Charftles.. Statemeni of Recommended Practlce applicable to ¢harltles preparlng their accounts In accor¢Jance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable In the UK and Republlc of Ireland IFRS 102) leffectlve I January 2019). OBJECTIVES AND AMVXTIES Obiectlves and alms The Constitutlon of Whlttlngton Babies was originally adopted on 9th September 1986 at a General Meeting. Subsequently It was accepted by the Charitles Commi55ron and Whittlngton Bables became a Reglstered Charityi number 295359, on 27th October 1986. Whlttlngton Bables wa5 estsbli5hed'. li) to preserve and protect the health of bables In the Baby Unlt of Whlttlngton Hospltal by the provlslon of equipment and facllltles which would not otherwise be provlded and (11) to relleve, preserve and protect the health tsf parent5 and bables who are or have been In the Baby Unlt or who have been stlllborn at Whlttin9ton Hospltal. Slgnlflcant •ctivltles Donations and fund ratsln9 attivltles ralsed In total E36.768 Ilast year £40,617}. The comrnittee would Ilke to thank all those people vrfho donated money or asslsted in fund ralslng artlvltles. Whlttlngton Babies provldefl, with donatlonslfund raising monles, equipment and other assSstance to the Unit costlng E34,150 (last year £15,714). The Itèms purchased range from te¢hnlcal equlprnent used on the N.l.C.U. ward such as speclalised changing tables and breast pump5 to ntrn technlcal Items such as tralning books for nurse5, emergency ad hoc funds for parents and tea and coffee for the nurses. All expendItU￿ has a dlrert benefit to the nurses and parentslbables in the unit. There 15 a parent support group for parents who have had flrst hand experlence. The role of this group Is to vlslt the unlt on a re9ular basls and to make themselves available to talk to famllles who fSnd themselves wlth a baby in special ca￿ elther a5 a result of illness or prematurlty, The members of the group recelved further tralnlno and support during the year In order to assist them In helping and supportlng families they meet when visitlng the unlt. unfortunately there was restricted access to the NICU and SCBU 50 thls year parental support was offered by phone and onllne rather than in person. ACHIEVEMENT AND PERFORMANCE Charltable artlvlties At the end of the year Whlttln9ton Babies has cash at bank and In hand of £39,420 whlch will be used to Continue the obligatlons of the Charfty and the purchase of further equipment. FINANCIAL REVIEW Reserve$ policy The Commlttèes policy is to always malntaln cash In the bank of at least £4.000. Thls represent5 approxSmately one years operatlng costs tg the Charity. sTRU￿vRE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT Governlng document The Charity is controlled by its govemlng document, a deed of tnjst and constltutes an unlncorporated charity, Organlsatlonal structure The Charity is managed by a Committee (Trustees) whose Chairperson and Treasurer are annually elerted at the Annual General Meetlng. Further CommStree members are elther a150 elected annually or maybe coopted to the Commlttee. A550ciate members are voted onto the Commlttee at the di5cretlon of the fvll members of the Commlttee. The Cholrperson of the Commlttee Is responslble for the Indijttlon of any new Commlttèe members whlch Involves awareness of thelr responslbllitles, the governlng document, admlnlstrative procedures. the hlstgry and phllosophical approach to the Charlty. Page I WHITTINGTON BABIES REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH 2025 STRucfuRE. GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT Induction and tralnlng of new trustees All new trustees are given, In the vlew of the board, sufflclent tralning and have enough knowledge of thelr specific field to understand the natu￿ of the charlty and fully comply with the charities Current views of it's progression. REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS Reglstered Charlty numbor 295359 Prlncipal address Neonatal Unbt Magdala Avenue Whlttlngton Hospital London N19 5NF Trustees J Archibald 8 Wlsdlsh C Spelman SRao N Walkes R Blumbery P Ingberg R Grelg - Chalr (appointed 2.11.24} Independent Examlner L 81unden FCCA cfA Clemence Hoar Cumrnlng5 Chartered Accountants Rlverslde House 1-5 Como Street Romford Essex RM7 7DN Bankérs Barclays Bank plc Whetstone & Flnchley Branch 1250 High Road Whetstone London N20 OPB Approved by order of the board of trustees on by- and slgned on Its behalf B W15di5h - Trustee Page 2 INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF WHITTINGTON BABIES Independent ¢xamlner's report to the tru$tees of Whittington 8ables I report to the charity trustees on my examlnation of the accounts of Whlttlngton Bables (the Trust) for the year ended 31st March 2025. Responslbllitie$ and basls of report As the charity trustees of the Trust you are responslble for the preparatlon of the accounts In attordance with the requlrements of the Charllles Act 2011 ('the Act'l. I report in re5pert of rny examlnatlon of the Trust's accounts carrled out under Sertlon 145 01 the Act and in carrylng out my examlnatlon I have followed all applicable D1￿CtIOnS given by the Charity Commlsslon under Sectlon 145(5)(b) of the Act, Independent examlner's statement I have completed my examlnatlon. I conflmi that no materlal matters have come to my attentlon in ¢onnectlon wlth the examlnatlon glvlng me Cause to bellev& that In any materl)I respe¢t: accounting records We￿ net kept In ￿$pert of the Trust as required by Section 130 of the Act; or the accounts do not accord with those records; or the accounts do not Comply with the appllcable requlrements concernlng the form and Content of accounts set out in the Charltle5 (Accounts and Reports) Regulotlons 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a true and falr vlew whlch Is not a rnatter considered as part of an Independent examlnatlon. r have no concerns and have come across no other matters In conne¢tion with the examlnatlon to whlch aitentlon should be drawn In thls report in order to enable a proper undetstsn