## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** **From Period start date 1 November 2022 To Period end date 31 October 2023** ## **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|**Following the Covid restrictions, income**
**streams have increased again. The**
**charity has continued to make donations**
**to the needy where required. The**
**research project on suicide impact with**
**funding from The Armed Forces**
**Covenant has continued with reports and**
**conclusions and action plans coming in**
**early 2024.**| ## **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|**£40160**| |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** Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity **Trustee name Dates acted if not for whole year** ## **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** 27/8/2024 CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES THE BASTION ￿ToN Recei ments accounts CC16a Forthe period from To 01-Nov-22 31-Oct-23 Section A Receipts and payments Unreslricted hJn(Ls Restricted funds Endowmenl funds Total funds Last year toth8 nearnst £ A1 Recei Donations, furtraising and s[rtY6￿S Fees for prqed thinistrabon Gfftpad laK receipt Saè of ￿tand equiw ovenant 25,474 13.486 212 273 25.474 13,486 212 273 11,697 2,121 Funding Bank interest 73,n8 110,583 161 tota rD&s income AR) 113.334 124,892 an See table . Investment sa 39.445 73.889 113.334 124,892 A3Pa ments Grants to berbefirAanes Don8tsons to otherc*wibe8 Marketsng and administratson ProÈ¢t tvnning c¢)sts Fuftdr8isirvJ ¢oas- Dinn 21105 23,105 2.000 14,063 5,700 2.512 147,423 1.240 55,823 Sub total 24345 55A23 .81168 172.261 A4 Asset and inveslment Sub total 26.345 55.823 81168 172.261 Net of reCei￿(PaY￿entsj A5 Transfers between funds A6 Cash fvnds last year end Cash funds this yearend 13.100 18,066 31.166 47,369 27.060 40,160 2.667 20.733 29,72 60,893 29,727 CCXX R1 accounts {SSI 24108r2024 Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period Unrestricted funds Restricted funds to n&afest£ Endowment funds to nparest£ Categorie5 Detsil$ B1 Cash fund8 Total cash funds 40,099 20,794 $)} Unrestricted funds Restricted funds Endowment funds to neaTestE Det2ils B2 Othar monetsry assets 61 to vkntch Current valuo ional Details C05tloptional) Fund to whi¢h belo Ur￿n1Value Detaits C¢6t loptionall 84 Assets retained for the ¢har5ty's own use Fund towhich Amount dup Whet) Details B5 Liabilities 61 Signed by ortsm trustees on beha￿Of all the trustees SwJnaturp Print Namè Date of roval Mr Ajan Rowe Mrs Pauline 05-Mar-24 05-Mar-24 CCXX R2 accounts ISSI 24108r2024 CHARITY COMMISSION Independent examiner's report on the FOR ENGLAND AND WALES-" ' :_""" - accounts Section A Independent Examiner's Report Report to the trustees Chanty NainE The Bastion Baton On accounts for the year ended 31 October 2023 Chartty no (if any) 1135897 Set out on pages 1_21r6mÈm-8r 10 includÈ the pag6 r.umb8rs Jf additsoib al s*eets! I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (°the Trust.) for the year ended 3111012023. Responslbllltl05 and basis of report As the charity's trustees. you are responsible for the preparation of the a¢counts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 ("the ACV). I report in respect of my examination of the Trust's accounts rArried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in Carrying out my examination, I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5}{bl of the Act. Independent . I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have examinerfs statement come to my attention in connection with the examination 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 conceming the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that Ihe accounts give a Xrue and faiff view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination. I have no ¢on¢erns and have come across no other matters in connection ..with the.RxamiDation.to.which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounls to be reached. Signed: Date: 2210812024 Name: David Tucker Rolavant professlonal qualification(s) or body (If any): Institute of Chartered Accountants In England & Wales Association of Chartered Certified AGGountants Address: 1 Colleton ¢.reS￿n.I,.,.EXeter Devon EX2 4DG IER Oct 2018 Section B Disclosure Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight material matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of charrty accounts." direth'ons and guidance for examiners). Give here brief dotails of any items that the examinerwishes to disclose. -IER Oct 2018