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
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M8rch 2012

Names and addresses of advisers (Optional infomiation)
of adviser
Name
Address
Name of chief executlve or names of senlor staff members (Optional inf0m￿tIOn}
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 inf0m￿tIOn)
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
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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 a￿aS 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 Sta￿tOry
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.
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March 2012

Section D
Achievements and performance
Summary of the main
achievements of the Charity
during the year
The Trustees n￿t 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 ag￿ed to fvnd off the ground). Pen Y Bryn, Broadvrdy
L(Klge. Fallen Angels, The Living R￿rn, FoundatKJn for Change,
Compassionate Friends and Mount Cam%1.
Following satisfactory rewrts, repeat funding y￿S 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.
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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 ne￿SSary 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
SoU￿S 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 re￿Iving 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 notif￿d 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
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March 2012

CHARITY COMMISSION
FOR ENGLAND AND WALES
Martin Goddes Char41able Tn*t
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 Inv￿lment 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 InvestM￿t
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
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fund$
Endowm•nt
funds
to rwreAt£
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Qrrart v•lu•
Dètails
B3 I￿eStment 08$gts
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Details
B4 Ass8ts rgtslngd for the
¢harSty'8 tr•m u89
DetaiL8
Il*tality f•l•i•s
B5 Uablltths
Slgned by one or tw) tw$t¢•s on
behaff of all the tnJ8tee8
Skn8tur&
Prnt Nam?
Date of approval
Ita E)A
ISlo*lJ
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