## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** ## **From 08/05/2022 Period start date To 07/05/2023 Period end date** ## **Charity name: aspire2be recovery community** ## **Charity registration number: 1161256** ## **Objectives and Activities** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|The object of the CIO is the relief of the physical
and mental sickness of persons in need by
reason of addiction to drugs and/or alcohol, in
particular by the provision of counselling and
support.| |Summary of the main
activities in relation to those
purposes for the public
benefit, in particular, the
activities, projects or services
identified in the accounts.|Para 1.17 and
1.19|ln order to further its charitable purposes for
the public benefit, aspire2be recovery
community organised and ran support
groups and other activities throughout the
year for the benefit of individuals suffering
from addiction to drugs or alcohol.
All aspire2be support groups are free to
attend.
Support groups have been held over the
past year on a twice weekly face to face
basis + daily online Zoom meetings| |Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|Trustees are expected to have a personal
interest in recovery from addiction to drugs
and/or alcohol. Individuals may request to
become a Trustee or be approached by a
current Trustee. Trustees vote in private on
the appointment; this is decided by a simple
majority. Guidance Notes are issued to each
trustee outlining the duties and obligations in
line with the Charity Commission
requirements.| ## **Additional information (optional)** ## You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: SORP reference Para 1.38 Policy on grant making Para 1.38 Policy on social investment including program related investment Para 1.38 Contribution made by volunteers Other ## **Achievements and Performance** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the main
achievements of the charity,
identifying the difference the
charity’s work has made to
the circumstances of its
beneficiaries and any wider
benefits to society as a
whole.|Para 1.20|**Support group attendance**
Over the year (May 2022 to May 2023) we
have run 340, 40 minute online support
groups with an attendance of approximately
2,380 people + 65 face to face meetings
attended by approximately 520 people. This
has been made possible by approximately
350 hours of work by volunteer group
facilitators.
A 2015 survey of 535 support group
attendees found that there was a 2:1 ratio of
males to females attending support groups,
with the average age being 43 years old (44
for males; 40 for females). 89% of attendees
had alcohol as their main problem
substance, with 7% using non-opiate drugs
and 4% opiates. This has remained largely
unchanged in the time period since.
In the previous year (May 2021 to 2022)
attendance was approximately 2,450 service
users attending 352 support groups. We
have maintained the daily online meetings
introduced during the COVID 19 pandemic,
and have been able to reintroduce the face
to face meetings held at the local recovery
hub and another local venue.| We hope to put on more face to face meetings over the next year as volunteers to run them have become available that meet the Charity’s criteria This. is subject to the lnformation, news and recovery stories are conveyed through our online presence. Currently we have 455 Facebook 'likes', 1220 followers on Twitter and our YouTube videos have been watched 280 times. **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |Achievements against
objectives set|Para 1.41|We are always looking to increase the
number of meetings that we run, which is
dictated by room availability, available
funding and volunteers to run the groups.
This year we have been able to run slightly
fewergroups due tovolunteer numberdrop.| |---|---|---| |Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set|Para 1.41|| |Investment performance
against objectives|Para 1.41|| |Other||| ## **Financial Review** |**Financial Review**||| |---|---|---| |Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|Our funds held have decreased from £4206
to £3431 over the financial period in
question. We hope to utilise these funds for
activities and extraroom hire goingforward.| |Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|We always hold reserves to basically meet
expenses as they arise. Room hire is
approximately £800 a year so like to ensure
that we have enough in reserve to cover
that. The setting up of the online meetings
has been a real success without incurring
any costs.| |Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|All of the funds are available when needed
but like to keep an amount aside to cover
room hire.| |Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|N/A| |Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24|None| |Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern|Para 1.23|None| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |The charity’s principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising)|Para 1.47|| |---|---|---| |Investment policy and
objectives including any
social investment policy
adopted|Para 1.46|| |A description of the principal
risks facing the charity|Para 1.46|| |Other||| ## **Structure, Governance and Management** |Description of charity’s
trusts:||| |---|---|---| |Type of governing document
(trust deed,royalcharter)|Para 1.25|Constitution last amended 09/04/2015| |How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)|Para 1.25|Foundation Charitable lncorporated
Organisation (ClO)| |Trustee selection methods
including details of any
constitutional provisions e.g.
election to post or name of
any person or body entitled
to appoint one or more
trustees|Para 1.25|Elected by existing trustees. Trustees are
expected to have a personal interest in
recovery from addiction to drugs and/or
alcohol. Individuals may request to become
a Trustee or be approached by a current
Trustee. Trustees vote in private on the
appointment; this is decided by a simple
majority.| |**Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements|**Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements|where relevant about:| |---|---|---| |Policies and procedures
adopted for the induction and
training of trustees|Para 1.51|| |The charity’s organisational
structure and any wider
network with which the
charity works|Para 1.51|| |Relationship with any related
parties|Para 1.51|| |Other||| ## **Reference and Administrative details** |Charity name|aspire2be recovery community| |---|---| |Other name the charity uses|| |Registered charity number|1161256| |Charity’s principal address|61 Sandling Park
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Maidstone
Kent ME14 2NY| ||| **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** |1
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