Trustees. Annual Report for the period Period start date Period end date From . 28th 1 August 20Y3 To 27th August 2024 Section A Reference and administration details Charity name •Aartin Geddes Charitable Trust Othor namos charlty Is known by Registered charity numb8r {If any) 1159776 Charity's principal address Parkfield, Woodend Styal Cheshi Postcode SK9 4HF Names of the charlty trustees who manage the charfty Datos actod If notfor whole tar Trusts• Offle• Ilfw> Name of person lor body) entltlod olnt trustee Ifan M D Collins A L Geddes S B Geddes J E Geisler Chair J J Green C A O'connor 28.08.23 - 13.02.24 10 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Names of the trustees for the charity, If any. (for example. any custodlan trustees) Name Dates acted if not for whole ar TAR March 2012
Names and addresses of advisers (Optional inforniatlon) of adviser Name Address Name of chief executive or namès of senlor staff members {Optional inforniation) Section B Structure, overnance and mana ement Descrlpllon of the charlty's trusts Trust Deed Type of goveming d¢xument iotj. ITU 08ea, ConlIu[K How the tharfty Is constibJt8d leg. TfL15T. as50ciamon. compai . Trust Trustee selection méthods leg. appoinleo L)y, eieciea I Appointed by resolutK)n of the Trustees Addltlonal govemance Issues (Optlonal Infomiatlon) You may choose to include additional infomiation, where rglevant, about.. pollcles and procedures adopted for the Inducllon and training of trustees: the charity's organisational structure and any wider netVKJrk wlth which the Charfty works: relationship with any reLated parties., trustees, conslderallon of major rlsks and the system and procedures to manage them. Section C Ob'ectives and activities The proteclion and promotion of heallh of persons who suffer from drug and alcohol problems. those who are in danger of beo)ming addicted to or dependent upon drugs of any description. alcohol, solvents or other addictlve Substan and those affected by drug and alcohol problems, In partiGular but not exclusively by, the provision of support and through the provision of grdnts to organisalions which apply a twelv6Lstep philosophy and treatmenL Summary ofth8 objects of the charity set out in its governing document TAR March 2012
Having regard to the guldance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefft the main aCtiVeS undertaken by the trust are as follows: Finding orrJanizations and charities that work in the areas outlined in the Trusvs obp Invtting applications for grants from suth organizations Deciding whith of such organizations to support Summary of the main activities undertaken for the public benefit in relation to these objects {include withln this sectlon the statutory declaratlon that trustees have had regard to the guldan¢e issued by the Charity Commisslon on publlc benefit) Making grants to those organizaticms Addltlonal dolails of obJectIS and a¢tivlties (Opljonal Inforniatlon) You may choose to indude further slatefnents, where relevant. abwt: pollcy on grantmaking; policy programme related investment. contribution made by voluntgers. TAR March 2012
Section D Achievements and performance Summary ofthe main achievements of the charity during the year The Tfustees met 4 times during the year. 26.09.23. 17.01.24. 18.04.24 and 17.0724. 35 requests for funding were received. of which 12 did not fall within the Trusfs objects and 11 were either not close enough to our objects or were rejected by the Trustees for other reasons. All requests were sent a reply. New grants Vre made to the following organizatM)ns: Adfam. Fk)pe & Vision. ReHabit. ADAPT (Oxford). NACOA Hebron Trust, Road to Revery. Families Out Loud, The Compassionate Friends, Broadway Lodge, Spitalfields Crypt Trust and Tom Harrison House. Following satisfactory reports. repeat funding vrds granted to th& following organizations: ADAPT (Oxford), Mount Camel, Mulbery Community Project. The LNing Room. SEN Family Support. Surrey Drug and Alwhol & Talk Listen Change. During the year the Trustees visited or met on line: Hope & Visn. The Living Room. Spitalfields Crypt Trust, Families Out Loud. Tom Harrison House. Road to Reo)very Trust, AdFam, Talk Listen Change. Fallen Angels & New Note Orchestra. The Trusys Financial Controls Pollcy was reviewed and updated. TAR March 2012
Section E Financial review Brlef statement of the charity's policy on reserves The Trust has no operaling ctr6ts. so does not consider it necessary to hold any reserves. Detalls of any funds materfalty In deficit NIA Furthor financial review delails (Opbonal infonnation) You may choose to Include additional information. where relevant about- the charily's principal sources of fvnds (including any fundraising). how expenditure has supported Ihe key objectives of the charity: Investment policy and objecliv&s including any ethical investment Folicy adopted. Section F Other optional information The Trust does not anticipate receNing any signtfiGant amount of fvrther fvnding. Following a review of the Trust's Current financial situation. the Trustees have decided to manage down the Trust's current funds over the next ojuple of years and to ck>se the Trust on 2P August 2027. All organizations currently supported by the Trust have been notified and all future grants have been ringfenced. Section G Declaration The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees. report above. Slgned on bghalf of the charlty's trustses Slgnaturels) Full name{s) Posltlon (eg Secretary, Chair, etc) TeLLSTG AJM1ls TOL Date 9310+ las TAR M8rd) 2012
CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES arlin Geddes Charitable Tn&st 1159776 Receipts and payments accounts CC16a Forthe perlod from 28.08.23 27.08.24 To Section A Receipts and pa ments UnrestriGted funds Restrfcled funds Endowrnent funds Total funds Last year A1 Rgcgl t$ tknallong JO,145 77.903 GWI Ad 7.511 7.511 19.451 InterBst 32.941 32.941 12.992 Furdrailin 151 Sub total(Gross inGome forAR) 41.715 28.945 70.fjfA 110,497 A2 Asset and In¥•$tmenl see tabl• . Sub total 41,715 28.945 70,660 110,497 A3Pa ments Gr8nl8 Sub total 223.766 148.950 A4 A559t and Investrnent PubaSe$, tabl•l Sub total Totslpayments 223,766 223.766 148,950 Not of rnc•lpts/(p•yments) AS Transf•ts between fund5 A6 Cash funds last year gnd Cash funds thls yoar end 182,051 183 945 613 28,945 183 945 650,000 153,106 38,453 650,613 497,507 689.066 2.507 495,000 650,613 Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period Unrestricied funds to £ Restricted funds Endowment fund5 to w•r•$t e Catsgorfes Detsll* b) np•r•st £ B1 Cash lunds 495,000 Totalcash funds 2,507 495,000 CCXX R1 a¢rUnts ISS}
Un1rt¢ted Restrfcted funds funds Endowment funds to rir•st £ Details B2 Other monetary assets Cwfert value Details 83 Invostment assots Detalls C•# IW¢4w411 Cr•rn val 84 Assets r•tslnèd for thg chailty's own u80 Detalls loFtyrlI 14)Ptltywll 85 Llablllths SkJned by one ¢ruste05 on bfrha ol 81 lh• Iruslees Sgn81ur? Pryrt Name Date of approval SA-/ 6LLI fvJDA GE3)Jfis a31o*ias CCXX F12 accounts ISSI 05m212025
CHARITY COMMISSION, FOR ENGLAND AND WALESI Independent examinerfs report on the accounts Section A Independent Examiner's Report Report to the trusteesl members of Martin Geddes Charitable Trust On accounts for the year ended 27.08.24 Charity no (If any) 1159776 Set out on pages 1&2 I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (Ihe Tnjsf) for the year ended 27 108 12024. .Responsibilities and As the chaiity trustees of the Trust, Y are responsible for the preparation basis of report of the accounts in accordance vrith the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (Ihe Acr). I report in respe¢t of my examination of ttie Trust's accounts carried oul under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in rying out my examination, I have followed the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 14515)(b) of the Act. I have completed my examination. I confimi that no FrAterial matters have come to my attenkn'on (other than that disclosed below ') in connection with the examinab'on which gives me Cause to believe that in. any material respect: accounting records were not kept in aordan viith section 130 of the Act or the a¢LKJunts do not accord with the accounting records Independent examinerfs statgment I have no concems and have come across no other matters in connection with the examinalion to which attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts lo be aGhed. ' Please delete the words in the brackets rfthey do not apply. Slgned: Date: Name: Relevant professlonal quallficationls> or body (if any): Fc A CLALIA Address: IER October 2018
Section B Disclosure Only complete rf the examiner needs to highlight matters of nCeM (see CC32. Independent eXaMinatn of charity accounts: directions and guidance for examiners). Give here brief details of any items that the examineT wishes to disclose. IER October 2018