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Trustees' Annual Report for the period
From Period start date To Period end date Year Day 01 Month 04[Year ] Day 31 Month 03 2023 2024
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
Dates acted if not for whole Name of person (or body) entitled to year appoint trustee (if any)
3 MIRANDA SEARLE SECRETARY
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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)
Type of adviser Name Address
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 CONSTITUTION (eg. trust deed, constitution) How the charity is constituted CHARITABLE INCORPORATED COMPANY (eg. trust, association, company) Trustee selection methods APPOINTED BY TRUSTEES (eg. appointed by, elected by)
Additional governance issues (Optional information)
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You may choose to include additional information, where relevant, about:
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policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees;
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the charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works;
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relationship with any related parties;
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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:
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policy on grantmaking;
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policy programme related investment;
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contribution made by volunteers.
Section D Achievements and performance
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| Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year 6 March2012 |
Body Gossip’s activities were dormant in this year. |
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Section E Financial review
Brief statement of the charity’s policy on reserves
Details of any funds materially in deficit
We do not have any financial reserves. N/A
Further financial review details (Optional information)
You may choose to include additional information, where relevant about:
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the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising);
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how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity;
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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 24/1/25
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