Trustees. Annual Report for the period Pericrfj start date Perb>J end date From August 2024 To 27th August 2025 Section A Reference and administration details Charity name Martin Geddes Charitable Trust Other names charity Is known by Registered charlty number (rf any) 1159776 Charltys principal address Parkfield. Wocmlend Styal Cheshire Postcode SK9 4HF Names of the charlty trustees who manage tho charity Trust* rwne 0ffl¢o {rf any) Datss act•d if notftyT•hole Name of wrson lor body) entitled Inttrusts• M D Collins A L Geddes S B Geddes J E Geisler J J Green Chair 10 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 20 Names of the trustees for the chaiity, rf any, (for example, any custodlan trustees) Name Dates acted If not for whole ear TAR M8rch 2012
Names and addresses of advisers (Optional infomiation) of adviser Name Address Name of chief executlve or names of senlor staff members (Optional inf0mtIOn} Section B Structure, overnance and mana ement Descrlption of the charlty's trusts Trust Deed Type of goveming document How the charity is constituted Trust Trustee selection ffethods Appointed by resolutK)n of the Trustees Addltlonal governancè Issues (Opllonal inf0mtIOn) You may choose to indude additional information, where relevant, about: policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of tTUSt8es; the charity's organisational structure and any wider network with which the tharity works., relationship with any related parties. trustees, consideration of major rrsks and the system and procedures to manage them. Section C Ob ectives and activities The prolection arKI promotion of health of persons who suffer from drug and alcohol problems, those vtho are in danger of beo)ming addi¢ted to or dependent uwn drugs of any description, alcohol, solvents or other addictive substances and those affected by dnjg and alcohol problems, in particular but not exdusively by. the provision of support and through the provision of grants to offJanisations vthich apply a twelve-slep philosophy arKJ treatrn8nL Summary of the objects of the eharlty set out in its governing document TAR March 2012
Having regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefft the main adivities undertaken by the trust are as follows: Finding organizatKJns and charities that work in the aaS OLrtlined in the Trusvs objects Inviting applications for grants from suth organizations Deciding which of suth organEations to support Summary of the main activities undertaken for the public benefit in relation to these objects (Include wlthln this section the StatOry declaration that trustees have had regard to the guidance Issued by the Charity Commission on publ1¢ benefit) Making grants to those organEations Addltlonal detalls of objectlves and activities {Optlonal Infomiatlon) You may choose to indude further ststements, where relevant, about: policy on grantrnaking; policy programme reL4ted investment; contribution mad8 by volunteers. TAR March 2012
Section D Achievements and performance Summary of the main achievements of the Charity during the year The Trustees nt 4 times during the year. 16.10.24, 15.01.25, 23.04.25 and 9.07.25. 42 Yequests for funding were receNed. of vthiL 22 dKI rM)t fall wtthin the Trnst's objects and 9 were etther not close enough to our objects or were rejected by the Twstees for other reasons. All requests were sent a reply. New grants %pre made to the following organizations." High Level (Northem) Trusc Slar Housing. Tower Hamlets. Mind Body Balance (this grant was never drawn down as the charity was unable to get the projed we aged to fvnd off the ground). Pen Y Bryn, Broadvrdy L(Klge. Fallen Angels, The Living Rrn, FoundatKJn for Change, Compassionate Friends and Mount Cam%1. Following satisfactory rewrts, repeat funding yS granted to the following organizatK)ns". Adfam. Fk)pe & Vision. ADAPT (Oxford), NACOA, Hebron Trust, Families Out Loud, Spitalfields Crypt Trust. Surrey Drug and Alo)hol, Talk Listen Change and Tom Harrison House. TAR March 2012
Section E Financial review Brief statement of the ¢harity's policy on reserves The Trust has no operatsr¥J costs. so does not o)nsider it neSSary to hold any reserves. Detalls of any funds matsrialty in defiG£t NIA Further financial review detsils (Optional Infomiatlon) You may chotyae to include additional information, where relevant aboui: the charity's principal SoUS of fijnds (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 The Trust does not anticipate reIving any further funding. Last year the Tnjstees decided to manage dovm the Trusfs funds and to close the Trust on 27 August 2027. All organizations recentty supported by the Trust were notifd and all future grants promlsed ringf8n¢ed. Section G Declaration The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees, report above. Slgned on behalf of the charltys trustees Slgnature(s) Full name(s) Posltlon (eg Secretary. Chair, etc) ILknY B8LihlC• A 14 TAR March 2012
CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Martin Goddes Char41able Tnt 1159776 Receipts and payments accounts CC16a Forthe period from 28.0824 To 27.08.25 Section A Receipts and pa ments UnrestriGled funds R•strfGt•d lunds Endowment funds Total funds La45tygar totsw¢t£ totr n&ire&tt A1 Recel ts LknnalK)n5 30.145 Gift 275 275 7.S11 17. 17.826 32.941 Ea9 Fundrnigl Sub totalfGro4s income forARJ 14559 A2 A88et and Invlment salM. See tablg . Sub tot•1 rotalrecelpts 18.559 18,SSg 70,660 A3Pa ments Gr8nl¥ M8de 610 Sub total 2XiiO 231810 22J,766 A4 Assot and InvestMt purcha8•8, IM• t•bl¢l Sub totsi 232.610 231610 223.766 Not of re¢•lpts/lpaym•nts) AS Tr3n8f•r¥ bgtw8•n lund• A6 Cash funds last year •nd C•sh funds thts year ond 214,051 236 000 2,S07 214,051 153,108 236 000 495,000 259,000 497,S07 283,456 650,613 497,507 24,456 Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period Unrestricted fvnds Reslricted funds Endowment funds tornarHt £ Categorfos Dètails B1 Cash furK15 259.000 Total¢ash lunds 24.456 259,ODQ CCXX Rl aOUnts ISSI
Unr•striet•d R•strfrt•d fund$ fund$ Endowm•nt funds to rwreAt£ etalls Qrrart v•lu• Dètails B3 IeStment 08$gts sJ¥r•rt v•lw• ILYAII Details B4 Ass8ts rgtslngd for the ¢harSty'8 tr•m u89 DetaiL8 Iltality f•l•i•s B5 Uablltths Slgned by one or tw) tw$t¢•s on behaff of all the tnJ8tee8 Skn8tur& Prnt Nam? Date of approval Ita E)A ISlolJ CCXX R2 a(xounts1861 04mw2026
CHARITY COMMISSION. FOR ENGLAND AND WALES | 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 27.08.25 Charty no (If any) 1159776 Set out on pages 1&2 I report to the Irustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity ('the Trust") for the year ended 27 108 12023. Rosponslbllilles and As the charity trustees of the Trust, you are resFM)nsible for the preparation basis of report of the accrunts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (Ihe Acr). I report in respect of my examination of the Twsfs accoLJnts rrIed out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in ryIng out my examination, I have followed the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission und&r section 145(5)(b) of the Act. I have completed my examination. l o)nfinn that no material matters have Come to my attention (other than that disclosed below ") in connection with the examinabon whith gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect: accounting reconls were not kept in aLrordance viith section 130 of the Act or the ac(x)unts do not accord with the accounting records Independent examlner's statement I have no concems and have come across no other matters in Connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in order to enable proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. Ple8 e delete the words in the brnckets if they do not apply. Slgned: Z5 Name: Relevant professlonal quallflcatlon{s} or body (11 any): CA CICAL Address: ffs IER October 2018
Section B Disclosure Only complete rf the examiner needs to highlight matters of CA)ncem (see CC32, Independent examinatDn of dwiity accfjunts: directions and guidance for examiners). Give here brief detalls of any items that the examiner wlshes to disclose. IER October 2018