
## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** 

## **From  July 2024 Period start date   To  June 2025 Period end date** 

## **Charity name:The Josh Evans Trust Fund** 

## **Charity registration number:113239** 

## **Objectives and Activities** 

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|Summary of the purposes of<br>the charity as set out in its<br>governing document||**The Trust Fund continues to provide**<br>**local support for children with Diabetes**<br>**and their parents in Somerset**|
|Summary of the main<br>activities in relation to those<br>purposes for the public<br>benefit, in particular, the<br>activities, projects or services<br>identified in the accounts.|Para 1.17 and<br>1.19|**Activities have during this period been**<br>**supporting a number of peer mentoring**<br>**sessions ,sporting activities including**<br>**our Annual Kilve Trip .**<br>**Providing cook and eat sessions**<br>**Increasing childrens knowledge of health**<br>**eating and also we continue to provide**<br>**resources such as Carbs and Cals books**<br>**.**<br>**Proving insulin pump sessions for**<br>**children and their families**|
|Statement confirming<br>whether the trustees have<br>had regard to the guidance<br>issued by the Charity<br>Commission on public<br>benefit||**We abide to Charity Commission**<br>**Guidance**|



## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: 

||SORP reference||
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|Policy on grant making||**Policy in place**|
|Policy on social investment<br>including program related<br>investment|Para 1.38|**N/a**|
|Contribution made by<br>volunteers|Para 1.38|**We continue to be supported by the local**<br>**community and a number of them have**<br>**done challenges and fundraising for us**<br>**during this year which has proven**<br>**invaluable**|





**Our bi annual ball happened in July 2024 with over 300 guests N/A** Other 

## **Achievements and Performance** 

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|Summary of the main<br>achievements of the charity,<br>identifying the difference the<br>charity’s work has made to<br>the circumstances of its<br>beneficiaries and any wider<br>benefits to society as a<br>whole.|Para 1.20|**During this year we have had many**<br>**messages from children and their**<br>**families thanking us for our support .**<br>**During this year we supported youth**<br>**worker role who worked closely with key**<br>**individuals particularly about gaining**<br>**their confidence in how they manage**<br>**their long term condition .**<br>**We seen the increase in peer support**<br>**from our events and have had a number**<br>**of children continue to support one**<br>**another .**<br>**The cook and eat sessions increase**<br>**children’s and families confidence in**<br>**supporting healthy eating**<br>**Also, we have had messages from the**<br>**Diabetes Specialist Paediatric teams of**<br>**comments made about the difference our**<br>**charity is making**|



|**Additional information (optional)**<br>You may choose to include further statements|**Additional information (optional)**<br>You may choose to include further statements|where relevant about:|
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|Achievements against<br>objectives set|Para 1.41|**Our objectives we have set continue to**<br>**support and raise the profile of our**<br>**charity and to increase knowledge and**<br>**awareness of Diabetes .**<br>**Over a 100 children would have been**<br>**impacted by the charities work in this**<br>**year**|
|Performance of fundraising<br>activities against objectives<br>set|Para 1.41|**Our fundraising has been targeted to**<br>**ensure our income is also able to support**<br>**both activities ,purchase of books and**<br>**software .**<br>**Alos we work closely with the teams in**<br>**the hospitals to identify what support**<br>**may be required  during the year**|
|Investment performance<br>against objectives|Para 1.41|**N/a**|
|Other||**During this year we have be supported by**<br>**marathon runners both locally and**<br>**London Marathons .**<br>**We have had a number of kind donations**<br>**Fundraising events which have included**<br>**charity ball ,craft fayre and a gym**|





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## **Financial Review** 

|**Financial Review**|||
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|Review of the charity’s<br>financial position at the end<br>of the period||**Our income during this period was 32,438**<br>**and are our expenditure during this**<br>**period was 30,711**|
|Statement explaining the<br>policy for holding reserves<br>stating why they are held|Para 1.22|**As a Trust Fund we hold small amount  of**<br>**reserves to manage our longer term**<br>**sustainability managing financial risk and**<br>**cover any unexpected costs**|
|Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|**Our reserves vary depending on our**<br>**expenditure during the year**|
|Reasons for holding zero<br>reserves|Para 1.22|**N/A**|
|Details of fund materially in<br>deficit|Para 1.24|**No deficit in this year**|
|Explanation of any<br>uncertainties about the<br>charity continuing as a going<br>concern|Para 1.23|**No concerns currently**|



## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: 

|The charity’s principal<br>sources of funds (including<br>any fundraising)|Para 1.47|**Our principal sources of fundraising are**<br>**generated by local community and**<br>**supporters supporting us as alrwady**<br>**outlined earlier .**<br>**We obviously have a ball every 2 years to**<br>**generate funds**<br>**We hold craft fayres ,bingo ,local**<br>**initiatives**|
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|Investment policy and<br>objectives including any<br>social investment policy<br>adopted|Para 1.46|**N/A**|
|A description of the principal<br>risks facing the charity|Para 1.46|**Risks facing the charity is the  increased**<br>**cost of living and reliance on the local**<br>**community to support us**|
|Other||**N/A**|





## **Structure, Governance and Management** 

|Description of charity’s<br>trusts:||**In Somerset area to educate and support**<br>**young people under age of 18,their**<br>**families and work with healthcare**<br>**professionals to provide awareness and**<br>**understanding of Diabetes and ongoing**<br>**management**<br>**See charity commission return**|
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|Type of governing document<br>(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|**Trust Deed**|
|How is the charity<br>constituted?<br>(e.g unincorporated<br>association, CIO)|Para 1.25|**Trust fund with 5 trustees**|
|Trustee selection methods<br>including details of any<br>constitutional provisions e.g.<br>election to post or name of<br>any person or body entitled<br>to appoint one or more<br>trustees|Para 1.25|**Trustees selected by informal recruitment**|
|**Additional information (optional)**<br>You may choose to include further statements||where relevant about:|
|Policies and procedures<br>adopted for the induction and<br>training of trustees|Para 1.51|**Policies and procedures in place**|
|The charity’s organisational<br>structure and any wider<br>network with which the<br>charity works|Para 1.51|**See Charity commission return**|
|Relationship with any related<br>parties|Para 1.51|**Works with local Trust hospital teams**|
|Other||**N/A**|



## **Reference and Administrative details** 

|Charity name|The Josh Evans Trust Fund|
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|Other name the charity uses||
|Registered charity number|1135239|





|Charity’s principal address|Unit 6<br>Pc Comms<br>Salmon Parade<br>Bridgwater<br>Somerset<br>TA6 5JT|
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**Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** 

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|||TracyEvans|Chairman||2010_|||
|||John Evans|Trustee||2010|||
|||HarleyBrown|Secretary||2010|||
|||Joan Upfield|Media||2010|||
|||Robin Williams|Trustee||2010-2025|||
|||Avril Frost|Treasurer||2010-|||
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Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity 

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## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others** 

Description of the assets N/A held in this capacity Name and objects of the N/A charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for N/A safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets 

## **Additional information (optional)** 

## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)** 

**Type of Name Address adviser** 

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

## **Exemptions from disclosure** 

Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details 

**N/A** 

## **Other optional information** 

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## **Declarations** 

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

**Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees** 

|**Signature(s)**<br>**Full name(s)**<br>**Position (eg Secretary,**<br>**Chair, etc)**<br>**Date**|||
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||Tracy Evans||
||<br>Chair||
||20/04/2026||
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## **The Josh Evans Trust Fund Accounts 1st July 2024 to 30th June 2025** 

|**Receipts (Money In)**||**Payments (Money Out)**||
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|Donations|2,975.86|Charity Activities|4,703.58|
|Fundraising Events|29,409.52|Fundraising Costs|24979.32|
|Grants|0.00|Admin Costs|449.12|
|Gift Aid|0.00|Insurance|579.26|
|Bank Interest|53.13|Other Costs|0.00|
|Other Income|0.00|||
|Total Receipts|32,438.51|Total Payments|30,711.28|
|**Surplus / (Deficit)**|1,727.23|||
|Opening Bank Balance|32,845.59|||
|Surplus / (Deficit)|1727.23|||
|Not on last years return|(9010.71)|||
|Closing Bank Balance|25,562.11|||



Date: 05/04/2026 



||CHARITY COMMISSION|CHARITY COMMISSION|
|---|---|---|
||FOR ENGLAND AND WALES<br>Independent examiner's report on the||
|||accounts|
|Section A||Independent Examiner's Report|
|Report to|the trustees|T h e  J O S H  E V A N S  T r u s t  F u n d|
|On accounts for the year||3 0 / 0 6 / 2 0 2 5<br>C h a r i t y  n o<br>1135239|
||ended|( i f  a n y )|
||S e t  o u t  o n  p a g e s|Accounts July 2024 to June 2025|
|||(remember to include the page numbers of additional sheets|
|||report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above|
|||charity (THE JOSH EVANS Trust Fund) for the year ended 30/06/2025|
|R e s p o n s i b i l i t i e s  a n d  b a s i s||As the charity's trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the|
|o f  r e p o r t||accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011|
|||("the Act").|
|||I report in respect of my examination of the Trust's accounts carried out|
|||under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination,|
|||have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity|
|||Commission under section 1455)(b) of the Act.|
|I n d e p e n d e n t  e x a m i n e r ' s||The charity's gross income exceeded £250,000 and / am qualified to|
||s t a t e m e n t|undertake the examination by being a qualified member of [insert name of|
|||applicable listed body]]. Delete I] if hot applicable.|
|||I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have|
|||come to my attention in connection with the examination (other than that|
|||disclosed below *) which gives me cause to believe that in, any material|
|||respect:|
|||? the accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130|
|||of the Charities Act, or|
|||? the accounts did not accord with the accounting records; or|
|||? the accounts did not comply with the applicable requirements|
|||concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities|
|||(Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any|
|||requirement that the accounts give a true and tair view which is not|
|||a matter considered as palt of an independent examination.|
|||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.|
|||* Please delete the words in the brackets if they do not apply.|
||Signed:|D a t e :  2 7 / 4 / 2 6|
||N a m e :|C L A I R E L I E L L|
|R e l e v a n t  p r o t e s s i o n a l|||
|qualification(s) or body (if||N<br>O<br>N<br>E|
||a n y ) :||
||A d d r e s s :|B R O O M E D O  F A R M .  M A Z O N  N O T O N|
|||B R O G U T A T A R|
|||T A T  O B H|
|S e c t i o n  B|D i s c l o s u r e||
|||Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight material matters of|
|||concern (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts:|
|||directions and guidance for examiners).|



