2018-03-31-annual-report

THE PUFFIN TRUST TRUSTEES, RESPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2018 The inJsie¢s are pleased fo preserhl their report iogeiher with the finantial 8L91ements of the eharily for the )Te•r ending 31 March 2018. The fman¢ial s18i¢m¢nts hav¢ been prepared in a¢cordan¢e with Accounting and Reportin8 by Clwiti¢s: Staicmenl of Recommendtd Prdetice Opplicable 10 ¢harilies prepariDg Iheir accouftls in accordance with the Financial Rq)orting Standard applicable in the UK and the Republic ollreland IFRS 102) (cffectivc l January 2015)- Ciwities SORP (FRS 1021, the Financial Reporting Stsndard app1s￿ble in the UK and Ihc Republic of Ireland IFRS 102). Referew¢4 Adminlstrative and Trustee Detalls This infom)aiion is included on page l of tbese financial s￿￿MentS. The Puffjn Tnjst is a chatilable organisation in Northern Ireland thai 1$ d¢diu¢ed to fijnding research inlo problems in P￿gnancY. Public Benefjt Thc tTUSIcES ¢Dnfum that they have had due regard for the guidaThcg produced on Public Benefit by the Cliarity ConmLiS51011 rorNonb¢rn Ireland (CCNI), and are pleased io r¢p)rt th81 dvring the yw ended 31 Mar¢h 2018 they have Continuefj io me¢1 the Public Benefit requiremeni by tljt provision of progranunes and a¢tivÉties as noied in dctsil within this trustees report The main ociivitEes und¢Tuk¢n by ¢h¢ ¢lwity in rh¢ year 10 31 M4wh 2018 ¢0 fvnFKr li pu￿S¢S for tILe public b¢nefii ar¢.. The developmellt and ¢valuation of r¢¢eot Changes to th¢ provision of antenatsl care for women with gestational dialxtes mellilus and 5vork on an eorls. warnsng fcKL-I motion detcction 55'Stem. The-tLatitrj raise fiottej b? orgaising cducational courses alld then ust thi8 money to fund research. Ell￿By is focused on obsitlriGLans aTJd midwives io build a Culture of critical ihinking forthe next geTLerdlioD. Fitsallelfil revkw DuriDg the year ihe charity have gencra*d fimd5 of £9,060 (2017.. £10,134) and havc incurred expensES of £16,961 (2017.. £7,523). The n¢t deficit of £7,90112017-. £2,611) ha8 bccn deduclcd fTom the UTW¢StriGtcd rescrves of the ¢harity to leave a defi¢il on ihewmtrieted reserves of£844 {2017.' wlus of £7.057). Thert were no restsi¢t¢d funds during ihe ye&r tsrat the year eDd. The trustees undertake personal responsJl)ility for the deficii rese￿e5 and cxpect that this will bc clctred by￿AdIng w be T¢c¢ived in the next year. Truste¢s' respoDslbllltk$ The ttvstees are Tesponsible for preparingthe Trustees, Report and the receipts and paymertls account st8tellJent of assets and liabiliti¢8 in èc¢ordoth¢¢ with applicablelowond T¢Rulo1ions. Thc tn]slee5 are re5pon5ible lor keeping acc4)unttng records that are sufficienl to show and cxplain the dMTity's I￿￿8¢110n$ 8ttd disclose wilh reasonable aecw&¢y at anytime the Lssets #nd liabililies of the C￿ritY. They Are also resJ)ottsible for safcguardillg the assct5 of the chatity and heJJGe for taking reasonable steps for thc PT¢Yention ahd de¢¢tion of fraud al￿ other irregularltses. Approved bythe tn]stees and si8ned on their behalf by. Date.. fjfg Page 2