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The charity faces challenges in securing funding and donations to meet the demand for its services.
With these two new services, we need to constantly work hard to ensure we have enough donations, funding and fundraising activities to keep up with the demand and great reputation our charity carries. This is not easy, with funding opportunities seemingly becoming less; this will remain a challenge as we go into the next financial year.
Financial · Risk statement · From Making Miracles — annual report and accounts, year ending 30 June 2025, page 8
Making Miracles launched a clinical hypnotherapy service as an alternative therapy option.
This year we also opened our clinical hypnotherapy service, which can offer a slightly different therapy for those who are open to working more in the sub-conscious mind than the traditional conscious mind of talking therapy.
Service · Policy statement · From Making Miracles — annual report and accounts, year ending 30 June 2025, page 8
The charity's counselling service is under pressure to deliver more services with short waiting times.
whilst having to keep very short waiting times of just a few weeks we are still under pressure to deliver more and have expanded our counselling team again to fulfil this.
Service · Operational statement · From Making Miracles — annual report and accounts, year ending 30 June 2025, page 8
Making Miracles took over Baby Loss Charity 'Forever Finley' to expand its services.
Earlier this year we took over Baby Loss Charity “Forever Finley”. This was because of the fantastic service the charity offered parents in the first moments after their baby has died, with casts that parents can hold forever.
Service · Policy statement · From Making Miracles — annual report and accounts, year ending 30 June 2025, page 8
The charity aims to develop new support services based on the needs identified by service users.
Developing new support services as identified by our service users.
Service · Policy statement · From Making Miracles — annual report and accounts, year ending 30 June 2025, page 4
The charity received an independent review of its strategic operations and was awarded a Journey to Excellence award.
Reflecting on what and how an organisation runs and changes over the years to ensure it continues to meet charity commission recommendations is always good to do and allows time for some really important reflection and discussions
Strategic · Commitment statement · From Making Miracles — annual report and accounts, year ending 30 June 2025, page 7
The charity values its staff and volunteers and recognizes the contribution they make to the organization.
Taking care of our staff and volunteers and recognizing the value they add to the organisation.
Service · Policy statement · From Making Miracles — annual report and accounts, year ending 30 June 2025, page 4
The charity aims to promote volunteering in the community and enhance personal well-being.
To promote volunteering in the wider community engaging them in a range of fulfilling opportunities to raise funds for the provision of services which the charity provides and, at the same time, promote their own personal well-being.
Service · Policy statement · From Making Miracles — annual report and accounts, year ending 30 June 2025, page 4
The charity recruits new trustees through a process involving interviews and information sharing.
In the event of needing new Trustees the charity publishes invitations on social media and through existing links with volunteers and supporters of the Charity. People firstly have a telephone interview with the Chairman, they then provide information including a pen picture about themselves which is circulated to all existing Trustees.
Governance · Procedural statement · From Making Miracles — annual report and accounts, year ending 30 June 2025, page 5
The charity conducts regular reviews of major risks and has established systems to mitigate significant operational and business risks.
The Trustees actively review the major risks which the charity faces on a regular basis and believe that maintaining the reserves stated, combined with the annual review of the controls over key financial systems carried out on an annual basis will provide sufficient resources in the event of adverse conditions. The Trustees have also examined other operational and business risks which they face and confirm that they have established systems to mitigate the significant risks.
Governance · Procedural statement · From Making Miracles — annual report and accounts, year ending 30 June 2025, page 5
The total reserve fund for 2025 is £257,547.66.
For 2025 the total reserve fund would be £257,547.66
Financial · Funding statement · From Making Miracles — annual report and accounts, year ending 30 June 2025, page 6
The charity has a policy of maintaining reserves equivalent to one year's running costs.
The charity has a policy agreed with the Charity Commission which has enabled one years running cost to be secured in a separate Reserves Account
Financial · Policy statement · From Making Miracles — annual report and accounts, year ending 30 June 2025, page 5
The charity aims to raise public awareness about miscarriage and baby loss.
To raise the profile of issues surrounding miscarriage, baby loss and other issues affecting those other groups we support who have lost in order to make the public more aware of the need for services and the need for such issues to be discussed more openly.
Service · Policy statement · From Making Miracles — annual report and accounts, year ending 30 June 2025, page 4
The charity aims to provide bereavement support services to reduce mental health issues.
To provide to members of the public professional counselling services and other informal support services for bereavement, trauma or loss in order to reduce mental health issues and improve emotional well-being for themselves and their families.
Service · Policy statement · From Making Miracles — annual report and accounts, year ending 30 June 2025, page 4
The total net assets of the charity at the end of December 2024 were £53,574.
Total 40,161 13,413 53,574
Financial · Metric statement · From Growing Resilience in Teens — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 December 2025, page 15
The charity had creditors due within one year of £2,500 at the end of December 2024.
Creditors due within one year (2,500) - (2,500)
Financial · Metric statement · From Growing Resilience in Teens — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 December 2025, page 15
The charity had current assets of £56,074 at the end of December 2024.
Current assets 42,661 13,413 56,074
Financial · Metric statement · From Growing Resilience in Teens — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 December 2025, page 15
The balance of unrestricted funds at the end of December 2024 was £64,643.
Total 64,643 64,643
Financial · Metric statement · From Growing Resilience in Teens — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 December 2025, page 15
The charity had no outstanding balances owing between related parties at the end of December 2025.
The Charity has not entered into any related party transaction during the year, nor are there any outstanding balances owing between related parties and the Charity at 31 December 2025.
Financial · Procedural statement · From Growing Resilience in Teens — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 December 2025, page 15
The charity did not enter into any related party transactions during the year.
The Charity has not entered into any related party transaction during the year, nor are there any outstanding balances owing between related parties and the Charity at 31 December 2025.
Financial · Procedural statement · From Growing Resilience in Teens — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 December 2025, page 15