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..
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