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## Section A Reference and administration details 

**Charity name** BODY GOSSIP **Other names charity is known by** 

**Registered charity number (if any)** 1157875 

**Charity's principal address** 7 Hillcrest, The Green, Horsted Keynes 

**Postcode RH17 7AD** 

## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** 

**Trustee name Office (if any)** 1 RUTH ROGERS CHAIR 2 JOHN OWENS TREASURER 3 MIRANDA SEARLE SECRETARY 

**Dates acted if not for whole Name of person (or body) entitled to year appoint trustee (if any)** 

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## **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)** 

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|**Section B**<br>**Structure, governance and management**<br>**Description of the charity’s trusts**<br>Type of governing document<br>(eg. trust deed, constitution)<br>CONSTITUTION<br>How the charity is constituted<br>(eg. trust, association, company)<br>CHARITABLE INCORPORATED COMPANY<br>Trustee selection methods<br>(eg. appointed by, elected by)<br>APPOINTED BY TRUSTEES|||



## **Additional governance issues (Optional information)** 

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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** 

## **Objectives and activities** 

To promote and protect the physical and mental health of the public throughout the United Kingdom, in particular through programmes and activities that tackle low self-esteem with regard to appearance and body image. 

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

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Education programme visiting schools, colleges and universities delivering the Body Gossip Performance Project, a 90 minute drama workshop combining creative writing and live performance to encourage a supported and open dialogue about body image and self esteem. 

- http://bodygossip.org/performance project 

Online community and support network providing positive advice and a space for comment about body image and self esteem: 

https://www.facebook.com/bodygossip 

**Summary of the main activities undertaken for the public** Online film archives of real body stories written by the general public, **benefit in relation to these** available for educational and personal use: **objects (include within this section the statutory** http://bodygossip.org/what-we-do/films **declaration that trustees have had regard to the guidance** University programme, Body Gossip on Tour, run by students to create live **issued by the Charity** performances of real body stories written by students: **Commission on public benefit)** http://bodygossip.org/what-we-do/body-gossip-tour 

**Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)** 

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You **may choose** to include further statements, where relevant, about: 

- policy on grantmaking; 

- policy programme related investment; 

- contribution made by volunteers. 

Section D Achievements and performance 

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**Summary of the main** Body Gossip’s activities were dormant in this year. **achievements of the charity during the year** 

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## **Section E** 

## **Financial review** 

**Brief statement of the charity’s policy on reserves** 

We do not have any financial reserves. 

**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; 

- investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted. 

## **Section F Other optional information** 

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**Section G Declaration** 

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

## **Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees** 

**Signature(s)** Ruth Rogers **Full name(s)** Ruth Rogers **Position (eg Secretary, Chair, etc)** Chair **Date** 13/5/24 

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