Trustees. Annual Report for the period Period start date Day Month 02 Pericxl end date Day Month To 01 09 Year 2025 From 2024 Section A Reference and administration details Charlty name Besom in Wirral Other names charity Is known by Reglstered charity number (rf any) 1155923 Charity's principal address Heswall Parish Office Village Road Heswall Postcode CH60 ODZ Names of the charlty trustees who manage the charity Datss act If not for wholo Trustee namo Office (If any} Name of person (or body) antftled Int trustee Ifan Gillian Susan Laing David Giles Tedstone Joanne Elizabeth Tedstone David Robert Wetherell Chair 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Names of the trustees for the charity, rf any. (for example. any custodian trustees) Name Dates acted rf not for whole ear TAR MarGh 2012
Names and addresses of advisers (Optional inforniation) of adviser Name Address Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional inforniatlon) Section B Structure, overnance and mana ement Description of the charlty's trusts Charitable Incorporated Organisation - Foudation Type of governing document def How the charity is constituted Charitable Incorporated Organisation Twstee selection methods (eg. appointed by, elected bs Appointed by existing trustees Addltlonal governance Issues (Optional Inforniatlon) 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 procedures of the nats'onal networf(. 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 stwcture and any wider network with which the chaiity works; relationship WFth 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 relief of poverty in Wirral and the surrounding areas by providing: gronts, 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 working in Wirral and the surrounding areas by providing such persons with goodslservices which they Uld not otherwise afford through lack of means Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document TAR March 2012
The advancement of such other purpose as are charitable in accordan 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 statutory 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 warehouse spa. 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 d$ 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 county, and by only tsking referrals from statutory bodies and other registered charities. The charity only takes referrals from statutory 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 actr'vity 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 maln activities undertaken for the public benefit in relation to these objects (include withln this section the statutory declaration that trustees have had regard to the guidance Issued by the Charity Commission on publlc benefit) Additional detalls of objectlves and activities (Optlonal Infonnatlon) 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 investment. contribution made by volunteers. TAR March 2012
Section D Achievements and performance The charity continued to build on the SucsS 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 were well attended and have increased participation with the charity. The weekly van run continued to be run by a team of committed volunteers. Each week, they pick up donated furniture and drop it off with those who need it. The charity has also had success in tenns 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 reserrfes as it does not have any reserrfes Brief statement of the charity's policy on reserves Details of any funds materially in deficlt Further financial review details (Optional information) You may choose to include additional information. where relevant about: the charity's principal SoUrS 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 charitys principal sources of funds were from individual donations 8nd from donations from thurches. The largest area of spending of the charity's incorne has been spent on purchasing items for those who have been referred by a ststutory body or gistered charity and need them. The charity holds its money in a UK bank accA)unt. Due to the small amount of money the charity operates with. 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. Slgned on behalf of the charity's trustees Signature(s) Full name(s) Posltlon (eg Secretary) Chair, etc) David Robert Wetherell Gil n Susan Laing Trustee Date TAR March 2012
Besom in Receipts and payments accounts CC16a For th• period Pen To 0210912024 0110912025 Section A Receipts and payments Unrestricted funds Reslricted funds Endowrnent funds to Mar•st £ Total funds Last year to nw•st £ to th• w•8t £ to Mar•st £ A1 Recel ts Individual (k)natiDns Church donatlOn5 /Charit donation8 980 1,095 1.500 500 1,439 an 3,OlY) Sub total(Gross income forAR) 5.419 5,419 3.095 A2 Asset and Investment sales, see table Sub total S,419 5.419 3,095 A3Pa mon18 Ite for beneflaa5 Van wnnln QOgt8 Van lu61 Insurance Offlce costs Storag8 Mscellaneou5 31..8 rnemb8r8hlp (sal8grdin9l 331 932 202 165 275 158 463 463 180 150 150 Sub total 5.313 5.313 6,455 A4 Assot and Inv•8lment purcha5. {800 table) Sub total Totalpayments 5.313 5.313 6,455 Net of receipts/(payments) A5 Transfers between funds A6 Cash funds last year end Cash funds thls year end 106 106 3A60 1.309 1,309 1.415 4,669 1.309 1.415 Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period Unrestrlct•d Restri¢ted funds funds Endowmenl funds to rnjrest £ Categories Details to areSt £ to nMr•st £ B1 Cash funds Bank NKcounl Mith Cw 8ank Totalcash fun(ts 1.415 CCXX R1 accounts {SS) OK OK
Unrestrfcted funds RoStTldod funds Endowment funds to nearest £ Details to nMrost £ to M•r•6t £ Cwr•nt val loptI)lI Details B3 Investment assets Curr•nt v•1 IWIOMII Details B4 Assets retalned for tha charity's own use to wNch Il•LIIIty relates Yknnd {rfjrtlonall Detalls Ir•l(rnll 85 Liabiliti08 Slgned by one or Iruslees on behatE of ail the twstees SiJnaknre Prnt Name Dats of approval Damd Wetherell Laing CCXX R2 accounts {SS) 2811112026