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Trustees' Annual Report for the period

Period start date Period end date 01 December 2021 30 November 2022

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Section A Reference and administration details

Charity name Hire a Hero

Other names charity is known by

Registered charity number (if any) 1143606

Charity's principal address 12 Moore Street Chepstow Monmouthshire Postcode NP16 5DD

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

1 2 3	Trustee name	Office (if any)	Dates acted if not for whole year	Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (ifany)
	Mr Joseph Hill	Chair
	Mr Michael Peckham	2IC/Assistant CEO
	Mr Nigel Thomas	Trustee

Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)

Name Dates acted if not for whole year

Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)

Type of adviser	Name Address	Name Address
Auditors	BDHC Chartered Accountants,	11 Moor Street, Chepstow, Monmouthshire, NP16 5DD
Bank	Lloyds Bank	1, Gwent Square Branch, Cwmbran, Gwent, NP44 1XN

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

Section B Structure, governance and management

Description of the charity’s trusts

Type of governing document[Memorandum and Articles of Association]

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(eg. trust deed, constitution)

How the charity is constituted

Charity and Company Limited by Guarantee

(eg. trust, association, company)

Trustee selection methods

By Appointment

(eg. appointed by, elected by)

Additional governance issues (Optional information)

Structure, Governance and Management

You may choose to include additional information, where relevant, about:

Governance of the Charity

Hire a Hero is a small charity with 3 Trustees serving as the Management
policies and procedures Committee and consists of the Chair, CEO and Asst CEO; they are adopted for the induction and supported by an Advisory Board consisting of appointed ambassadors and training of trustees; trusted business advisors.
the charity’s organisational Trustee Induction and Training
structure and any wider The charity has active policies for the induction and development of
network with which the charity Trustees and the governance and risk management of the Charity
works;
relationship with any related parties;
trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them.

Section C Objectives and activities

Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document

Hire a Hero is an independent body and receives no financial support from central government and/or local councils. The charity's objects (objects) are specifically restricted to the following: (a) the relief of unemployment and financial hardship for the benefit of exservice personnel and their dependants and in particular by: (i) providing assistance to find employment. (ii) providing funding for meaningful vocational training, transitional advice and support. (iii) encouraging UK businesses to hire ex-service personnel and promoting the skills available from such personnel. (iv) helping UK businesses to create employment opportunities for ex-service personnel seeking work; and (v) promoting the development of a formal mechanism by which the skills and experience gained in the armed forces are recognised and valued by civilian employers; and (b) the promotion of efficiency of the armed forces of the crown through assistance with resettlement of ex-service personnel and their adjustment into civilian life in particular by:

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Summary of the main activities undertaken for the public benefit in relation to these objects (include within this section the statutory declaration that trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit) Additional details of objectives Youmay chooseto include further statements, where relevant, about:  policy on grant making;  policy programme related investment;  contribution made by volunteers.	(i) enhancing the resettlement programmes available from time to time so that ex-service personnel are more adequately prepared and supported when re-integrating into their local community; and (ii) raising awareness of and signposting the service and ex- service organisations within the community and particularly amongst local businesses, ensuring a more cohesive and structured support network for ex-service personnel and their families during the transitional process. To access Hire a Hero support, clients must be, or have served, in the Royal Navy, Army or Royal Air Force either as a regular or reservist. There is no minimum or maximum length of service and no time limit on the date since leaving the forces to be eligible. The services provided by Hire a Hero are open to ex-service personnel across the UK and serving abroad, with no discrimination depending on service type, length or geography.
	Hire a Hero provides support for service leavers and veterans with our support primarily covering employment. Our Career Coaching programme allows our clients to access a network of support and expertise as they search for employment. Hire a Hero facilitates opportunities for employment through liaison and partnership with businesses nationwide, encouraging those to hire those who have served as well as increase the awareness of the valuable skill sets possessed from experience in the armed forces. We work in partnership with other organisations to resolve hardships such as homelessness, debt and welfare issues. The range of specialist agencies and other military charities we work with allows us to provide the best support to all of our clients through appropriate referrals and signposting.
	and activities (Optional information)
	Investment Policy The Charity has not invested any of its funds and for the foreseeable future has no intention to do so. Grant making The Charity is not a grant awarding body Volunteering with the Charity The Charity has a strong base of volunteers, most serve as trained career coaches and work with our users to help them make better informed and sustainable career choices. We also have committed volunteers who have raised funds through sponsorship and fund-raising events throughout the year.

Section D Achievements and performance

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Section D Achievements and performance

Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year

In 2022 Hire a Hero supported clients who required various levels of support from taking advantage of the employment opportunities we have resourced, to engaging with a career coach and being sign posted to our collaborative charity partners. This included 103 – Employment opportunities advertised 12 – Applications The above does not include jobs that have direct links to the company advertising opportunities.

Our website and social media have reported the following

Website

22,698 Pageviews 9,162 Users visited 1,463 Job board pageviews

Social Media

Facebook

1,635 Page likes 1,832 Page follows 5,700 Page reach 990 Page visits

Twitter 2,637 Followers 31.2k Impressions

Instagram 410 Followers 290 Posts 317 Profile visits 506 Reach Linked In 1,365 Followers 612 Page Views 353 Reactions

In July 2022 the one member of staff on part time working hours returned to full time work. We have continue to work virtually d to cease working from an office environment and this has continued to be very successful. 2022 was a difficult year for all charities including Hire a Hero, we weathered the challenges of the pandemic and now face a cost-of-living crises and inflationary pressures that have made fundraising difficult. We continue to rely on our social media and website to reach our clients. Our Plan for 2023 Engage with more Service leavers and Veterans Source more employment opportunities Develop further our Welsh presence by working closely with the Military and 160X Brigade in particular Continue to increase our online presence

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Section E Financial review

Brief statement of the charity’s policy on reserves

Reserves Policies The Charity has a reserves policy of maintaining a minimum of 6-month core funding at the bank.

At the current year end (to 30[th] November 2022) we are not in breach of our Reserves Policy

Details of any funds materially in deficit

N/A

Further financial review details (Optional information)

You may choose to include additional information, where relevant about:

the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising);
how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity;

Principle Funding Sources

Throughout 2022 the charity was funded through its own fundraising activities it did not receive any grants from award making bodies

Expenditure

The Charity uses all its funds to support its activities, including employing two full time members of staff.

Investment Policy

The Charity has not invested any of its funds and for the foreseeable future has no intention to do so.
investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted.

Section F Other optional information

Section G Declaration

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

Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees

Signature(s) Full name(s) Mr Joseph Hill Mr Mike Peckham Position (eg Secretary, Chair, etc) Chair Trustee

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2022-11-30-accounts

Trustees' Annual Report for the period

Section A Reference and administration details

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)

Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)

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

Section B Structure, governance and management

Description of the charity’s trusts

Additional governance issues (Optional information)

Structure, Governance and Management

Governance of the Charity

Section C Objectives and activities

Section D Achievements and performance

Website

Social Media

Facebook

Further financial review details (Optional information)

Principle Funding Sources

Expenditure

Investment Policy

Section F Other optional information

Section G Declaration

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