CHARI
FOR EN
Independent
examiner's
report on
the
accounts
Section A
Independent Examiner's Report
Report to the trusta881
mombars of
CUDDLES
On accounts for the
yaar gndad
30104126
Charity no (if any)
517228
Sat otst on pages
(1(4rnomlK¢ to I￿￿11￿* Iho Daoo raimreis DI sl
I report to the trustees on my examination of tha a¢￿unt$ of the above Charity
(Yh8 Trust") for the year ended
Responsibilitie8 and As the charity trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation of
basis of report the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 {Ihe
Act.).
I report in respect of my examination of the Trust's accounts carried out under
section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I have followed
the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)
(b) of the Act.
I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come
to my attention (other than that disclosed below ') in connection with the
examination which gives me cause io believe that in, any material respect..
accounting records were not kept in
accordance with section 130 of the Act or
th8 accounts do not accord with th8
Independent
examinerfs
ststement
accounting records
I hav8 no concerns and have come across no oth8r matters in connection with
the 6xamination to which attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper
understanding of the accounts to be reached.
Please delete the words in Ihe brackets if they do not apply.
Signed:
Dato:
Name:
LS
Relovant professlonal
quallflcatlon{s) or body
(if any):
RETIRED ACCOUNTANT
IER

Address:
9 PENYCWM
LLANDUDNO
LL30 1JB
Section B
Disclosure
Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight matters of concern (see CC32,
Independent examination of charity accounts.. directions and guidance for
examiners).
Givo hore brief details
of any Ilems that the
oxaminer wishes to
disclose.

CHARITY COMMISSION
FOR ENGLAND AND WALES
Trustees, Annual Report for the period
From I" May 2025-Perlod start date To
30° Aprll 2026 Perlod end dats
Charity name: CUDDLES
Charity registration number: 617228
Objectlves and Activities
SORP r6ler8ne
Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
gov&rning document
Para 1.17
Th8 relief, car8 and treatment of wemalure and sKk
newborn bables and In partloular those born at HM Stanley
Specia1 Care Baby Unil, by providing and assisting in the
provision of specialized medlcal or surglcal equipment 8nd
roved am8niti8s and facili118&
To prornd8 our 8UPPOrt activities to allr8cI donats"on8 frcon
the public and charitable organi8ation8, organise fund
generating event8 that promote our obie¢tion$ and disperne
those fund8 regardless of pèrnonal backgrOur￿, faith,
genrtw or per80nal ¢ir¢um8tan¢e$
Summary of the main
activitie5 in relation to those
purposes for the public
benefit, in particular, the
activities, projects or
services identified in th8
accounts.
Statement confimiing
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit
PAra 1.17 and
1.19
Para 1.18
In p18nning our8clvttwlor the yearwe keep ift mind the
Charity Commi88ion's gUTdan¢e on publi¢ benefit al our
trustee meetinos
Additional information (optional)
You ma choose to include further statements where relevant about:
SORP reference
Wo arè gratèful for tho marry hour¥ voluftt•or•
In¢ludlnu momb•r voluntgors have spent worklngy
on¢tsuraglng, 8UPPOrtlng th8 P&f8nts and bables In our
¢ar•
Para 1.38
Policy on grant making
Para 1.36
Policy on social investment
including program related
investment
Contribution made by
voluntoers
Para 1.38
Other

Achievements and Performance
SORP reference
Those parents and bab￿ do sp8ncl a COns￿erable
amounl of lime in the Unil ￿ provide financi81 support and
advice through equipmenl, training, and transport C05t
reimbuisement using funds raised from volunteer support
a¢tiviliES, raffles. charitable organi8alion8, and prwaltr an
Corporate donations. This SUPPOrt lifts the confidence of
parents returning htsme with Ih*r balxes
Summary of the main
achievements of the charity,
identifying the difference the
charity's work has made to
the circumstances of tts
beneficiaries and any wider
benefits to society as a
whole.
Para 120
Additional information (optionall
You ma
hoose to include further statements where relevant alx)ut'.
Achievements against
objectives set
Para 1.41
Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set
Para 1.41
Investment pefftirmance
against objectives
Paro 1.41
Other

Financial Review
Review of the charity's
financial position st the end
of the
eriod
Slalemenl explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stalin
are held
Amount of reserves held
Reasons for holding zero
reserves
Para 1.21
Thè financlal 8tat8m&nts 202312024 show a rèsidual not
income of £37,05.11. taklng bank balonc# at 3
Aprll'2024 £97,965.80
Para 1 22
All fu￿[15 are held In 8 slnglo account. furtd$ aro
dl¥ppF5pd a5 tho varloiF8 noedB Idèntlfled snd agreed,
thv mlnlmum level of fund8 retalned are rwlewed dnd
all￿ed each monthly trustee meetlnu
No r#sorves n(rt 5peclfically identified
Mlnlmum reserve5 llot held as fund rec8lpt alld
d18bursgm•nl rovtgwed at each monthty tru8t&8
megtlng
Nol appllcable
Pao 1.22
Pgra 1.22
Details of fund materially in
deficit
Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern
P8ra 1.24
Para 1.23
trlo known unc8rtalntles to contlnug as a golng concern
Additlonal Informatlon (optional)
You ma
choose to include further statements where relevant about:
Charltabl6 donatltsn$ afid volurrteers io run tho varlou$
a¢tlvltles rai6Sng fullds
The charity's principal
sources of fund5 (including
any fundraising)
Para 1.47
Not appllcable
Investment policy and
objectives including any
social inv8Stment policy
adopled
Para 1.46
The prlrtcSpal risk is Ihe105s of charftable donatlons
volunteers to promot0 the charlty's support
A description of the principal
risks facing the charity
Par8 1.46
Other

Structure. Governance and Management
D8scription of charity's
trusts..
Typ8 of governing document
Para 1.25
Tru8t deod
How is the charity
constituted?
Para 1.25
UDln¢orporat•d a8iocl&tlon
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
Psr8 1_25
Invltatlon to carlng and ¢omp•¥¥lonate per￿￿¥ to
moet th8 Tru8t888 to a$$us suitablllty
Addltlonal Informatlon {optlonal)
You ma
choose to include further statements where relevant about..
Policies and procedures
adopted for the induction
and training of trustees
Para 1.51
The charity's organisatronal
structure and any wider
network with which the
charity works
Para 1.51
Relation8hip with any related
parties
Paro 1.51
other
Reference and Administrative details
Chari
name
Other name the charil
uses
istered chari
number
Charity's principal address
CUDDLES
517228
8 GRASMERE CLOSE
PRESTATYN
LL19 7TU

Names of the charity trustees who manage the ¢harlty
Name of person lor
body) entitled to
olnt trust80
Trust￿ nam¢
0ffl¢g Ill any)
Dates aetèd if not for
whol8 y8ar
Ifan
Frank Jones
Chair
Korena James
Angela Marie
Hannah
Trustee
Trustee
01 Nov'2024
14 Marf2019
10
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
Cor
orate trustees- names of the directors at the date the re
Dlrèctor name
Nla
ortwasa
roved
Name of trusl&os holding tille to property belonging to the charity
Trustee namg
D4195 acted If not for whole
ear
Nla

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
Nla
Details of arrangements for
safe custody and
segregation of such assets
from the charity's own
assets
Nla
Additional information (optional)
Names and addresses of advisers (Optional Informationl
o of advlser
Name
Address
Name of chlef 8xecutlve or names of sonior staff members (Optional informatlonl
Exemptions from disclosure
Reason for non-disclosure of ke
ersonnel details
Other o
tional infonnation

Declarations
The trustees declare that they have approved the tru8lees' report above.
Signed on behalf of tho charlty's trustees
Signaturo(s)
Full namè(s)
Positlon {eg Secretary, Chair,
etc)
Frank Jones
Angela Marie Hannah
Chair
Trustee
Datè

|**CUDDLES**|**CUDDLES**|||||||||||||||
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|**Cash Book 2025/2026**||||||||||||||||
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|||**May-25**|**Jun-25**|**Jul-25**|**Aug-25**|**Sep-25**|**Oct-25**|**Nov-25**|**Dec-25**|**Jan-26**|**Feb-26**|**Mar-26**|**Apr-26**||**Total Year to**<br>**Date**|
|**RECEIPTS**||||||||||||||||
|Donations||£208.34|£186.83|£500.00|£14.10|£106.00|£3,758.11|£216.68|£1,904.30|£0.00|£5,017.20|£646.51|£5,625.00||£18,183.07|
|Kiddies Xmas||£0.00|£0.00|£0.00|£0.00|£0.00|£0.00|£0.00|£40.00|£70.00|£0.00|£0.00|£0.00||£110.00|
|Raffle/L.Dip||£10.00|£0.00|£0.00|£0.00|£0.00|£10.00|£958.60|£50.00|£0.00|£0.00|£0.00|£0.00||£1,028.60|
|Just Giving||£8,545.08|£697.30|£1,519.70|£1,392.65|£1,446.52|£1,265.97|£192.58|£377.46|£472.55|£453.55|£1,030.44|£373.45||£17,767.25|
|Total Income||£8,763.42|£884.13|£2,019.70|£1,406.75|£1,552.52|£5,034.08|£1,367.86|£2,371.76|£542.55|£5,470.75|£1,676.95|£5,998.45||£37,088.92|
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|**PAYMENTS**||||||||||||||||
|Cash Paid||£0.00|£0.00|£0.00|£0.00|£0.00|£0.00|£0.00|£0.00|£0.00|£0.00|£0.00|£0.00||£0.00|
|RunningCosts||£14.99|£200.00|£75.00|£0.00|£0.00|£0.00|£308.42|£142.23|£0.00|£46.80|£0.00|£27.59||£815.03|
|Subscriptions||£45.59|£45.59|£45.59|£45.59|£154.29|£117.54|£74.39|£74.39|£74.39|£27.59|£74.39|£92.85||£872.19|
|Support||£25,525.38|£1,292.47|£0.00|£60.47|£388.48|£768.03|£0.00|£126.64|£665.85|£200.00|£738.89|£774.96||£30,541.17|
|Printing||£0.00|£0.00|£0.00|£0.00|£448.60|£0.00|£0.00|£0.00|£0.00|£0.00|£3,233.99|£0.00||£3,682.59|
|Fund Raising||£0.00|£0.00|£0.00|£0.00|£0.00|£537.60|£0.00|£0.00|£0.00|£17.88|£0.00|£0.00||£555.48|
|Equipment||£0.00|£371.08|£45.00|£118.28|£160.78|£492.98|£3,048.44|£0.00|£0.00|£675.55|£197.40|£0.00||£5,109.51|
|Kiddies  Xmas||£0.00|£0.00|£0.00|£0.00|£0.00|£719.02|£483.26|£170.54|£0.00|£0.00|£0.00|£0.00||£1,372.82|
|Total Expenditure||£25,585.96|£1,909.14|£165.59|£224.34|£1,152.15|£2,635.17|£3,914.51|£513.80|£740.24|£967.82|£4,244.67|£895.40||£42,948.79|
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|Surplus/(Deficit)||-£16,822.54|-£1,025.01|£1,854.11|£1,182.41|£400.37|£2,398.91|-£2,546.65|£1,857.96|-£197.69|£4,502.93|-£2,567.72|£5,103.05||-£5,859.87|
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|**BANKING STATUS**||||||||||||||||
|Balance b/f||£120,006.62|£103,184.08|£102,159.07|£104,013.18|£105,195.59|£105,595.96|£107,994.87|£105,448.22|£107,306.18|£107,108.49|£111,611.42|£109,043.70|||
|Surplus/(Deficit)||-£16,822.54|-£1,025.01|£1,854.11|£1,182.41|£400.37|£2,398.91|-£2,546.65|£1,857.96|-£197.69|£4,502.93|-£2,567.72|£5,103.05|||
|Balance c/f||£103,184.08|£102,159.07|£104,013.18|£105,195.59|£105,595.96|£107,994.87|£105,448.22|£107,306.18|£107,108.49|£111,611.42|£109,043.70|£114,146.75|||