## **B Positive** ## **Report of the Trustees for the Period 6 April 2022 to 30 April 2023** The trustees present their report with the financial statements of the charity for the period 6 April 2022 to 30 April 2023. The trustees have adopted the provisions of Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective 1 January 2019). ## **STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT** ## **Governing document** B Positive was established as a charity on 6th April 2022 and is governed by the terms as set out in its constitution. 1. The Executive Committee shall consist of a chairman; a secretary and a treasurer being elected from among the members at an annual general meeting. The Executive Committee shall hold office from the conclusion of that meeting. 2. The Executive Committee may in addition appoint additional members to the Executive Committee as they see fit. 3. All the members of the Executive Committee shall retire from office together at the end of the annual general meeting next after the date on which they came into office, but they may be re-elected or re-appointed provided that no honorary officer shall hold office for more than 5 consecutive years. On expiry of such a period, 1 year must elapse before any former honorary officer is eligible for re-election. 4. The proceedings of the Executive Committee shall not be invalidated by any vacancy among their number or by any failure to appoint or any defect in the appointment or qualification of a member. 5. Nobody shall be appointed as a member of the Executive Committee who is aged under 18 or who would if appointed be disqualified under the provisions of the following clause. 6. No person shall be entitled to act as a member of the Executive Committee whether on a first or on any subsequent entry into office until after signing in the minute book of the Executive Committee a declaration of acceptance and of willingness to act in the trusts of the Charity. ## **Review of operations and future development** B Positive was first registered in April 2022, while we had made a positive start to providing the aims and objectives as laid out in our constitution unfortunately the death of our son Adam in August 2022 to Leukaemia has delayed progress significantly. Having said that in early 2023 we placed an order for 240 branded B Positive cases to be manufactured along with the baseball caps, wash bags and blankets. The roll out of the cases will have begun by the time of this report. Throughout the year we provided many take away dinners which gave a welcome break from the hospital food and was greatly appreciated by the children, their parents, and the staff on the ward. ## **B Positive** ## **Report of the Trustees for the Period 6 April 2022 to 30 April 2023** As a charity with “lived experience” we have engaged with parents of newly diagnosed children with advice and support throughout the year. ## **Review of finances** During our first 12 months as a registered charity, we generated incoming resources of £142,692. Outgoing resources totalled £24,144 leaving Net in coming resources of £118,548. Having reviewed the accounts, we believe B Positive to be in an extremely strong financial position moving forward and we are therefore confident we can meet all of our charitable objectives for the foreseeable future. ## **Public benefit statement** The Trustees consider they have complied with their respective duties to have due regard to the guidance on public benefit as published by the Charity Commission for Northern Ireland. ## **Statement of Trustee’s responsibilities** The Trustees are responsible for preparing the annual report and the financial statements in accordance with the applicable law and United Kingdom accounting standards. Company Law requires the Trustees to prepare financial statements for each financial period to provide a true and fair view of the affairs of the company for that period. In preparing the financial statements, the trustees are required to: - Make estimates that are reasonable and prudent - Select most appropriate accounting policies and apply in a consistent format - Clarify that applicable accounting standards have been followed and further explained in the financial statements and have prepared the financial statements. The Trustees confirm that they have complied with the above requirements in preparing the financial statements. The trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records which disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time, the financial position of the company and to enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Companies Act 2006. The Trustees are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the Company and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud or other irregularities. Policies are also in place for such issues. **B Positive** ## **Report of the Trustees for the Period 6 April 2022 to 30 April 2023** ## **REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS Registered Charity number** 108695 ## **Principal address** 27 Pinley Green Banbridge Co. Down BT32 3TY ## **Trustees** S Watson Director (appointed 6.4.22) D Watson (appointed 6.4.22) Miss R Simmons (appointed 6.4.22) ## **Independent Examiner** S.M. Vint & Company Chartered Certified Accountants 8 Newry Road Banbridge Co. Down BT32 3HN Approved by order of the board of trustees on 28 December 2023 and signed on its behalf by: D Watson - Trustee