Trustees, Annual Report for the period Period start date 02 09 2023 Peri()J end date 01 2024 From To Section A Reference and administration details Charity name Besom in Wirral Other names charity is known by Reglstered charity number (if any) 1155923 Charity's principal address Heswall Parish Office Village Road Heswall. Wirral Postcode CH60 ODZ Names of the charlty trustees who manage the charity Dates acted rf not ft>r whole ear Trustse name Office (rf any) Name of person {or body) entitled int trustee rfan Gillian Suzanne Laing David Giles Tedstone Joanne Elizabeth Tedstone David Robert Wetherell Chair 10 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Names of the trustees for the Charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees) Name Dates acted If not for whole ear TAR March 2012 Names and addresses of advisers (Optional infomiation) e of adviser Name Address Name of chief executlve or names of senior staff members (Optlonal information) Section B Structure, overnance and mana ement Description of the charity's trusts Charitable Incorporated Organisation - Foundation Type of governing document How the charity is constituted Charitable Incorporated Organisation Trustee selection methods Appointed by existing Trustees Addltlonal governance issues (Optional infonnation) The Charity is part of the national network of Besom charities (The Besom registered under charity no 1104026). The Charity has adopted the policies and prOtsdU￿s of the national network. You may choose to include additional information, where relevant, about: policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees. the charity's organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works; relationship with any related parties; trustees. consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them. Section C Ob-ectives and activities The prevention and ￿lief of povety in Wirral and the surrounding areas by provmling: grants. items and services to individuals in need andlor charities or other organisations working to prevent or relieve povety. To advan￿ the Christian faith for the benefit of the public in accordance with the Basis of Faith of the Evangelical Alliance. The relief of financial hardship among people living or v￿￿(Ing in Wirral and the surrounding areas by providing such persons with goodslservices which they cx)uld not otherwise afford through lack of means Summary ofthe objects ofthe charity set out in its governing document TAR March 2012 The advancement of such other purpose as are charitable in accordance with English law. The charity's sole activity is to link individuals who want to with those who have a need. The individuals who want to give are generally church goers or those who have links with the church. The charity takes referrals for those who have a need from other registered charities or ststutory bodies. Those who want to give do so in four ways. They give their time, money, skills or items. The main activity of the charity centres on those giving time and those giving items. Those who give items have them collected from them by Besom volunteers. The volunteers then drop off the items at the home of the person who needs it. To enable the above activities. the charity has a van, and a Wa￿house space, which is a kindly loaned by a local charity. The trustees have regard to the guidance on public benefit issued by the Charity Commission when exercising any powers to which the guidance would be relevant. The charity does this by limiting its activities to those detailed above. which have been established as being for the public benefit through the registration of the charity and the registrations of others Besoms around the country, and by only taking referrals from statutory bodies and other registered charities. The charity only takes referrals from ststutory bodies and other registered charities so that the trustees are satisfied that ongoing support is available to those who have a need and that the activity undertaken is of public benefit. The charity's services are open to all those who want to give regardless of religious belief and to anyone who has a need that is referred by a registered charity or statutory body. Summary of the main activities undertaken for the publlc 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 benefrt) Additional details of objectlves and actlvities (Optional information) The Charity is run entirely by volunteers - it has no paid staff You may choose to include further statements, where relevant, about: policy on grantmaking; policy programme related investrnent; contribution made by volunteers. TAR March 2012 Section D Achievements and performance The charity continued to build on the success of last year. The charity has built on relationships with local churches and representatives of the charity spoke at a number of churches across the area. Regular prayer evenings were held. These events We￿ well attended and have increased participation with the charity. The weekly van rnn continued to be run by a team of committed volunteers. Each week. they pick up donated fumiture and drop it off with those who need it. The charity has also had success in terms of fundraising. There have been a number of significant individual, corporate and church donations. Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year TAR March 2012 Section E Financial review The Charity does not have a policy on reserves as it does not have any reserves Brief statement of the charity's policy on reserves Details of any funds materially in deficit Further financlal review details (Optional inforniation) You may choose to include additional infonnation, where relevant about". the charity's principal sources of funds (including any fundraising); how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity. investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted. The charitrfs principal SoU￿S of funds were from individual donations and from donations from churches. The largest area of spending of the charity's income has been spent on purchasing items for those who have been referred by a statutory body or registered charity and need them. The charity holds its M¢￿eY in a UK bank ac(x>unt. Due to the srnall amount of r7K)ney the charity operates wrth, it has neither investments nor an investment policy. 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) Position (eg Secretary, Chair, etc) David Robert Wetherell Trustee Date TAR March 2012 (HARITY COMM Th• B••om In Vlrrnl Receipts and payments accounts CC16a For th• perfod To 2nd Se 202 1st Seplen*)er 2024 Section A Receipts and payments Unrestrictod funds R•strf¢tod funds Endowm•nt funds T•)tal fvnds la•t y••r tr• lh• n•Ar•*t £ to th• rt•w•st £ A1 Recel ts ItvJNwJual thnatKK C*urch Ctywlk)n8 15,619 Sub total(Gmss income forAR) A2 Asset and Investment sa Sub total 3.095 3.095 18.827 ent$ Ite￿￿ for be￿IK￿9r1e8 Van mnniry cost$ Van Fuel Insur8r￿e olf￿8 Cthts StCKa9e ¢(tsts IA5c In6w PAT T8St8rl Thirty fv EvJht ISafwrthJl 331 932 202 165 275 158 331 932 2112 105 275 158 247 302 182 Sub total 455 1&063 A4 Asset and investment purchases. (see table) Sub total Totalpayments 6.455 6.455 16.063 N•t ofreceiptslpayments) A5 Transfer5 b8tw•en funds A6 Cash funds last year end Cash fvnds year end 3.360 3.360 2.764 4.669 4,669 1.905 1.309 1,309 4.669 Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period Unrestricted fvnds Restricted funds Endowment funds to n•*r￿1 £ Categories Detalls r•¥••t £ B1 Cash furKIs Total cash 1.309 CCXX R1 accounts ISS) OK OK Unrnstrkl•d funds R•strlct•d funds Endowment fund$ to r•wMt £ Details r•ar•st £ Details Cost Cwr•rt v•lu• Details B4 Assots retainod for tho charity's ¢)wn use Details B5 Liabililies S¥Jnèd by one or truslees on bohall of al the tlustees Pryrt Narng Date of approval Dav•J Robert V**the￿I CCXX P2 atxounts ISS) 0910612025