## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** **From 1 November 2021 Period start date To Period end date 31 October 2022** ## **Charity name:THE BASTION BATON** ## **Charity registration number: 1135897** ## **Objectives and Activities** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|**1.**
**Promote the sufficiency of the**
**Armed Forces**
**2.**
**The relief of members and former**
**members of armed forces who are**
**in need.**
**3.**
**Raise awareness**| |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|**Donations of support and welfare**
**payments to individuals in need, many**
**through requests from SSAFA, plus**
**donations to other charities.**
**This year worked on delivering a project**
**on the impact of suicide on family**
**members of armed forces personnel**| |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**
**guidance issued by the Charity**
**Commission on public benefit**| ## **Additional information (optional)** ## You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: SORP reference Para 1.38 Policy on grant making Para 1.38 Policy on social investment including program related investment Para 1.38 Contribution made by volunteers Other ## **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|**Due to Covid restrictions and lockdown,**
**income streams have been reduced in the**
**last two years, but welfare payments and**
**donations to beneficiaries continue.**
**Working with other organisations, the**
**charity is involved in a research project**
**on suicide impact with funding from The**
**Armed Forces Covenant. The research**
**project is still ongoing and results are**
**expected to be reported next year**| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |
Achievements against
objectives set|
Para 1.41|| |---|---|---| |Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set|Para 1.41|| |Investment performance
against objectives|Para 1.41|| |Other||| ## **Financial Review** |**Financial Review**||| |---|---|---| |Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|**The charity has sufficient reserves to**
**meet expected demand in the short term**| |Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|**Funds built up over time, required to fund**
**demand in case of dips (such as covid**
**and lockdown). Future fundraising is**
**reduced due to change in employment**
**status of main driving individual.**| |Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|**£27060**| |Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|**n/a**| |Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24|**n/a**| |Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern|Para 1.23|**none**| **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |
The charity’s principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising)|
Para 1.47|| |---|---|---| |Investment policy and
objectives including any
social investment policy
adopted|Para 1.46|| |A description of the principal
risks facing the charity|Para 1.46|| |Other||| ## **Structure, Governance and Management** |Description of charity’s
trusts:||| |---|---|---| |Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|**Registered at Charity Commission**| |How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)|Para 1.25|**Unincorporated charity**| |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|**none**| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |
Policies and procedures
adopted for the induction and
training of trustees|
Para 1.51|| |---|---|---| |The charity’s organisational
structure and any wider
network with which the
charity works|Para 1.51|| |Relationship with any related
parties|Para 1.51|| |Other||| ## **Reference and Administrative details** |Charity name|THE BASTION BATON| |---|---| |Other name the charity uses|THE BATON| |Registered charity number|1135897| |Charity’s principal address|22 OAKLEA
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**year**|**Name of person (or body) entitled**
**to appoint trustee (ifany)**| |---|---|---|---|---| ||ALAN ROWE|FOUNDER||| ||PAULINE ROWE|||| ||BARRY GRAY|||| ||IAN SCOTT|||| ||PAUL WATSON|||| ||HELEN TAILYOUR||Resigned 2023|| ||DEBORAH
HARRISON||Resigned 2023|| ||FIONA YATES||Appointed 9 June 2023|| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| – Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved **Director name None** Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity |**Trustee name**|**Dates acted if not for whole year**|| |---|---|---| |**None**||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| ## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others** Description of the assets N/a held in this capacity Name and objects of the charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for 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 ## **Other optional information** ## **Declarations** **The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.** **Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees** **Signature(s)** ALAN ROWE **Full name(s)** ALAN JOHN ROWE **Position (eg Secretary,** Founder/Trustee **Chair, etc)** **Date** 25/8/2023 CHARITY COMMISSION . J FOR ENGLAND AND WAIES THE 8ASTION BATON 1135897 Recei tsand ments accounts CC16a Forthe perit)d 01-￿-21 To 31-OEt-22 Section A Receipts and payments Unrestricted furyls Restricted funds Endowment fijnds Total funds Last year to tho nearest£ A1 Rècèi SpDnsor5hip. donations and fi1ndra￿r Fees lor proiectadTninistiati Gift tsx re￿ipt 11.697 1121 11.697 1121 14101 4.243 IB7 nant Funding BÈnk interest 110A83 110.583 110,S83 ota income AR) 110.5B9 124.892 129,116 set an see table . Sale of asset Invesljnent sa 6.500 tota 6.500 14.303 110,589 124,892 135,616 A3Pa mèr Grants to benefioaries Donations to ottE[d￿rIbeS M8rkebng and administrabc FurKlraising costs- Dinnw Project njnning rA)st5 14K 5.700 1512 14.D63 5.700 2.512 2,563 147,423 11.074 3.381 3,796 147.423 71.OB4 Sub total 24038 147,423 172.261 89,335 A4 Asset and investment Sub total 24.838 147.423 Y71261 89.335 Net of recwptsl(payments) A5 Tran$fer5 bethen funds A6 Cash funds last year end Cash funds this year end 10.$35 47,369 46.281 37,595 27.060 30.815 77.096 29,727 CCXX R1 arLounts ISSI 24108r2023 Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period Unrestricted nds Restricted funds to nèaYe&t£ Endowment funds to nearest£ Categories Delails tn B1 Cash funds 26,160 2,667 Total cash fvnds 27.060 2,667 51) Unrestricted funds to n&argst£ Restricted fund$ to twrest £ Endowrnent funds to neare8t£ Detsils 82 Other Monetary assets Fund towhi Currentvaluo DetaÉls CL￿ loptior•ll 83 Inve8tment assets to whT¢h l¢Jpiional Cyryentvalue Details B4 Assots rotained for the charity's own uso to which ArThovnt due nal When due Details BS Liabilities Signed by ore or fy4r) try$tees on haf of all the ttustee5 Prinl Name Date of val Zkr.e-23 LILB otsVÉ rAvLIfv CCXX R2 a￿OUnts ISS) 24108Q023 CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examinerfs report on the accounts Section A Independent Examiner's Report Report to the trusteesl Charily Name "THE ￿￿Tio￿ a￿T0￿) On accounts for the year onded 31 Oc1013ER 202z Charty no (If any) 1135897 Set out on pages {Ten￿mber to iTrdLDJt the page nurt)È¥s ol addilion81 sheèts) I rewKt to the trL$st￿ ￿ my examination of the accounts of aLN)ve charity Trusf) for the year 3fJ . .11.9 .' 2￿.21 Responsibilltles and As the cFwtty trustees of th8 TnJsL are reSp(x￿[bl8 for Ihe preparalion Imsis of rnport of the ￿cOUrts in aCC(￿da￿ w5tt1 the requirements of the Charitss Act 2011 Acr). I retxxt in resrect rf my examinakn d the Trusfs accourrts carried out under ￿tK)n 145 the 2011 Act arKI in carryirvJ out my examina11c￿. I have follmved the ap[Aical￿e Dir￿tk)nS gN6n by th8 Charity Comrnission under Secti￿ 145(5Xb) of the ACL Independent I have comtAeted my examinat￿. I ccrfimi that no material matters have examinerfs statsment come to my attent ) ￿ COnr￿tiOn with the examinat￿ wtrych gives me Ca￿ to beliwe that in. ary material acc(xmtirvJ re¢l￿d$ were nrA kept in ￿ance wilh secb'on 130 of the Act I have rrf) c1￿cernS and have ccrfne across no other matters in connection with ￿ examinat*Jn to whth attentiM th(￿Id be drawn in order to enable a opw und￿dIng of the ￿)jnIS to reached. ' Please delete the W￿d$ in brackets rfthey do not ap￿y. Slgned: 08 23 DAV IO Relevant professional qualification{s) or body (rf any): lA)fyi1T￿lE OF CH￿TER￿ hCLOUUTW>TS EhJqLAwJ AWALQ Address: E)(GT OEWI Exz Section B Disclosure Only c(#nplete rf the examiner needs io lyghligm matter5 of concem (see CC32, INleFerKlent examirHti(x) of charity WA)unt&" rfirectK)ns and guKlartt for examiners). IER October 2018 Give here brief detalls of any Items that the examiner wishes to disdose. IER October 2018