THE PUFFIN TRUST
TRUSTEES, RESPORT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 11.4RCH 2017
The trusrees are pleased to preseni Iheir report together with the financial statements of the charity for the year ending 31
March 2017. The tinancial staternents have been prepared in accordance wilh A¢¢ouniing and Reponing by ChaTiiies'.
Staiement of Recommended Praciiee applicable to eharities preparing their account5 in accordance H'iih the Financial
Reporting Standard applicable in the L'K arhd the Republic of Ireland (FRS 1021 (¢ffe¢li￿.e l Januar¥ ?015)- Charities SORP
(FRS 102), the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and the Republi¢ of Ireland {FRS 10?).
Referenee, Administr#tive and Trustee Details
This Infor￿allOn is included on page l of these financial sratement5.
The Puffin Trust is a charitable orgJni5ation in Northern Ireland ihat is dedicated to furKling research inio problems in
pregnancy.
Publi¢ Benefit
The directors ¢onfirm thai they have had due regwd for the guidanc¢ produced on Public Ben¢fst bj the Charity Commission
for Northern Ireland ICCNII, and are pleased to report that during the year ¢nd¢d 31 March 2017 they have continued to meei
the Public Benefit requirement by the provision of programmes and activities a5 noi¢d in derail within this irustees report
The main activities undertaken by the charity in the year to 31 March 2017 to fvrther it purposes for ihe public benefit are..
The development and evaluation of recent changes io rhe provision of ant¢n#tal ¢are for women wilh gesM¢ional diabetes
melliius and work on an early warning foecal motion de￿IlOn system. Th¢ fjhaiity iaise money by organising educational
¢ourses and then use this money to fund research. Energy is focused on obsletri¢ions and midwives io build a culture of critical
thinkiTLg for the next generation.
Financial revlew
During th¢ year lh¢ (harity have g¢n¢rateil funds of £10,134 {2016.. £8,444) and have expenses of £7,523 {2016- £3,633). The
net surplus of £2.61] (2016.. £4.811) has been added to the unrestricted r¢5¢rv¢$ of the charity to leave a balance of £7.057
(2016.. £4,446) to carry forwwd. There were no restricted ￿ndS during the year or at th¢ year end.
Tru51tts' r¢spon$ibiliti¢s
The trustees are responsibl¢ lor prtparing the Trustees. Report and the receipts and payments account and statement of assets
and liabilities in accordance with applicable law and Tegulations.
The trnstees are responsible for keeping accounting records that are sufficient to show and ¢xplain the ¢h8riry's transa¢iions
and disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the assets and liabilili¢s of lhe chaTity. They are also responsible for
safeguarding the assets of the charity and hence for taking reasonable steps for the PTev¢n¢ion and dde¢¢ion of fra￿[ and otheT
irregularities.
Approved by the tnLStees 8nd signed on their behalf by:
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