2025-09-30-accounts - Turn Around

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Trustees’ Annual Report for the period

1[st] October 2024 to 30[th] September 2025

Charity name: Turn Around

Charity registration number: 1112832

Objectives and Activities

Objectives and Activities
	SORP reference
Summary of the purposes of the charity as set out in its governing document	Para 1.17	The advancement of education among the inhabitants of the London Boroughs of Lewisham, Bromley and surrounding areas in Greater London
Summary of the main activities in relation to those purposes for the public benefit, in particular, the activities, projects or services identified in the accounts.	Para 1.17 and 1.19	By the provision of a Centre for the exchange of educational publications and materials and facilities for tuition in literacy, basic skills and life skills. This is supplemented by Outreach services provided in four other locations and by remote support to students using appropriate technology. In addition, wherever we can, we assist our students to access other educational opportunities and overcome problems which are barriers to learning, especially by “signposting’ other agencies.
Statement confirming whether the trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit	Para 1.18	The trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit.

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Contribution made by volunteers	Para 1.38	All tuition is provided by our wonderful team of more than forty volunteers. They are heroes!
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Achievements and Performance

	SORP reference
Summary of the main achievements of the charity, identifying the difference the charity’s work has made to the circumstances of its beneficiaries and any wider benefits to society as a whole.	Para 1.20	Our research suggests that more than 90% of our students feel that they achieve their objectives, whether this be to learn to read, to learn basic maths, to improve their skills so as to enable them to benefit from college or school lessons in order to pass school, university or professional examinations or to improve their skills to get employment or secure advancement. We work closely with people referred to us by the DWP or various other organisations to help them enter or re-enter the world of work. Our students flourish in a supportive, non- judgmental environment, completely focused on the individual (thereby ensuring total regard for equal opportunities); in this way students gain self-respect and become better able to engage with society. Not a few come back to us to volunteer. We contribute to both social and economic inclusion.

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Our target is a 100% success rate. We’ve not got above 98% yet, largely because we almost Achievements against objectives Para 1.41 never turn anyone away. set

Financial Review

Financial Review
Review of the charity’s financial position at the end of theperiod	Para 1.21	Net cash assets are £20,077.
Statement explaining the policy for holding reserves stating why they are held	Para 1.22	Our income from donations is inherently “lumpy” so, if possible, we always aim to assure continuity by having enough cash and committed donations to cover outlays for the next year. In most years, sadly, this has not beenpossible.
Amount of reserves held	Para 1.22	Net cash assets in our thinking are all reserves.

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The charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising)	Para 1.47	Turn Around has received considerable sums over the years from The Garfield Weston Foundation, The London Community Foundation, The Trusthouse Charitable Foundation, Benevity, Waitrose Community Action and local branches of Rotary, amongst others. We have held successful fundraising events inpreviousyears.

A description of the principal risks facing the charity	Para 1.46	The principal risks are that we cannot attract enough donations or volunteers to do our job. While state education fails so many millions of Britons, students will not be lacking.

Structure, Governance and Management

Description of charity’s trusts:
Type of governing document (trust deed,royal charter)	Para 1.25	Trust Deed
How is the charity constituted? (e.g unincorporated association, CIO)	Para 1.25	Unincorporated Association
Trustee selection methods including details of any constitutional provisions e.g. election to post or name of any person or body entitled to appoint one or more trustees	Para 1.25	New Trustees are appointed by the Trustees to fill vacancies as they arise.

Reference and Administrative details

Charityname	Turn Around
Other name the charityuses	The Exchange
Registered charitynumber	1112832
Charity’s principal address	25 High Street St. Mary Cray Orpington Kent BR5 3NL

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

Trustee name	Trustee name	Office (if any)	Dates acted if not for whole year
Michelle Paul MBE		Chair
Ros	alyn Rudman
Colin Stubbings
Deanne Beevers
Veronica Lee
David Paul
Sue Potter			Until 28thJuly 2025

Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)

Lynn Bird

Declarations

The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.

Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees

Signature(s) Full name(s) Position (eg Secretary, Chair, etc) Date	Michelle Paul
	Michelle Paul MBE
	Chair
	25th March 2026
	25th March 2026

Turn Around 1112832

Receipts and payments accounts

For the period 1st October 2024 30th September 2025 To from

CC16a

Section A Receipts and payments

A1 Receipts	Unrestricted funds to the nearest £	Restricted funds to the nearest £	Endowment funds to the nearest £	Total funds to the nearest £	Last year to the nearest £
Donations	24,967	0	0	24,967	33,179
Sales	81	0	0	81	15
Bank interest	8	0	0	8	7
Events		0	0	0	0
Income from services		0	0	0	0
User charges	1,350	0	0	1,350	1,080
Business supportgrant		0	0	0	0
Grant from CommunityLinks Bromley		0	0	0	0
*Sub total*(Gross income for AR)	26,406	0	0	26,406	34,281

A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table).
	0				0
	0				0
*Sub total*	0				0
*Total receipts* A3 Payments
					34,281

Payroll	19,743	0	0	19,743	19,270
Other administrative costs	2,073	0	0	2,073	1,751
Utilities	5,975	0	0	5,975	4,262
Insurance	1,506	0	0	1,506	1,402
Prioryear expenses		0	0	0	0
Training	108	0	0	108	60
Maintenance	1,614	0	0	1,614	1,638
Books and stationery	638	0	0	638	699
Assistance to students	0	0	0	0	0
*Sub total*	31,657	0	0	31,657	29,082

A4 Asset and investment purchases, (see table)
Equipment and furniture	0				0
	0
*Sub total*	0				0
*Total payments* *Net of receipts/(payments)* A5 Transfers between funds A6 Cash funds last year end *Cash funds this year end*
					34,281

	(5,251)	0		(5,251)	5,199
	5,000	(5,000)		0
	20,328	5,000		25,328	20,129
	20,077	-		20,077	25,328

Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period

CCXX R1 accounts (SS) Categories B1 Cash funds	1 Details *Total cash funds* Arbuthnot Latham & Co Trustees loan Petty cash	Unrestricted funds to nearest £ 20,065 (21) 33 20,077 OK	04/01/2026 Restricted funds Endowment funds to nearest £ to nearest £ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 OK OK	Endowment funds to nearest £
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Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees B5 Liabilities B3 Investment assets B2 Other monetary assets B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use	Details Details Equipment Fitting out shop Details Details Furniture Signature	Unrestricted funds to nearest £ 0 0 0 0 0 0 Fund to which asset belongs Fund to which asset belongs Fund to which liability relates Print	Restricted funds to nearest £ 0 0 0 0 0 0 Cost (optional) 0 0 0 0 0 Cost (optional) 4,774 70,860 884 0 0 0 0 0 0 Amount due (optional) 0 0 0 0 0 Name	Endowment funds to nearest £
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				Date of approval
		M R Paul		09/12/2025

CCXX R2 accounts (SS)

04/01/2026

Independent Examiner's Report to the Trustees of Turn Around on accounts for the year ended 30th September 2025 I report to the Trustees on my examination of the receipts and payments accounts of Turn Around (Charity number 1112832) ("the Charity") for the year ended 30th September 2025, as set out on pages CCXX R1 and CCXX R2, together with the notes attached to those accounts. Responsibilities and basis of report As the Charity's trustees you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 ("the Charities Act,). I report in respect of my examination of the Charity's accounts carried out under section 145 of the Charities Act. In carrying out my examination, I have followed the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145 (5)(b) of the Charities Act. Independent Examinerfs statement I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect: 1) accounting records were not kept in respect of the Charity as required by section 130 of the Charities Act; or 2) the accounts do not accord with those records. I have no concerns, and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination, to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. S G G Peerless 4 Porrington Close Chislehurst Kent 8th February 2026