Trustees Annual Report for the Period 1.4.2024- 31.3.2025 Reference and administration details Charity Name: Registered Charity Number Charity's PrincipalAddress Ex-services Home Mess {Sheffield) 1161438 cjo 17 Welwyn Road. Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S12 2JF Names of the charitytrustees who managethe charity Trustee Name Office (if any) Dates acted if not for the whole year Name of person (of body) entitled to appointtrustee (if any) Stephen Halton Chair &Tre8surer Adrian Simmons Trustee Patricia D8vey Trustee John Chapman Trustee Mark Ellwood Trustee Renate Halton Secretary (VolunteeT) Structurei governance and management Type of governance document Howthe charity is constituted Trustee Selection methods Appointed 18.4.2024 Constitution adopted Charitable Incorporated Organisation Trustees are appointed after a selection process and appointed at Trustees, meetings Membeyship of the Charity is open to Ex-service Personnel of alLthree SeNices. All Trustees give theirtime voluntarily and receive no benefits. Additionalgovernance issues Objectives and activlties Summary ofthe objects ofthe charity set out in its governingdocument The relief in need of former members of all branches of the Armed Forces and theirfamilies returningto Sheffield with a view to enabling effective resettlement into civilian Society, in particular but not exclusively by: 1) providing a point of contact for all Ex-service personneL, and theirfamilies: and 2) acting as Advocate and Intermediary between Ex- Service Personnel and local support providers. In planning our undertakings for this year. we keep in mind the Charity Commission's guidelines on public benefits at our Trustees, meetings. The main activities are as follows: To support the Charity's objectives in helping Veterans welfare when leaving the Armed Forced and at subsequent times, referrausignage for Housing and other Matters including Health & Welfare, home visits, socialising in a safe, peer to peer environment. Helping Disabled Veterans with Gardening. We are fortunate to h8ve a dedicated Veteran's Room at a Sports & Social Club. The refurbishment of the room continued over the 2024-25 period, re-organising donated Military Memorabilia from all three services as well as adding Remembrance & Knitted Poppy Displays. We are grateful for everyone's input and support to make this a Summary of the main activities undertaken forthe public benefit in relation to these objects
comfortable welcoming place to meet and socialFse. Monthly Social Events (members only and open to Non-members) Special Memorial Events: Commemorating VE80, also HMS Sheffield/Falklands and Gathering of Veterans and Serving Members to commemorate the Anniversary ofthe loss of HMS Sheffield during the Falkland's Campaign Remembrance Sunday Event forall Serving and Ex-service personnel Additional details of objectives and activities Contribution made by Volunteers We are grateful for the many hours volunteers including membervolunteers have spent listening and encouraging and supporting our members. Without this valuable contribution of time, energy and expertise we would have not been able to achieve so much. We are in particular gratefulfor the continued support of Volunteers with the refurbishment project of our regular meeting venue and the manning of Exhibition stands at events. Our Volunteer Secretary, with Business M8nagement. Financial and Administration experience has agreed to continue to supportthe Charityfor anotheryear until a suitable replacement is found. Achlevements and performance Summary ofthe main achievements Otthe charity during the year Our two monthly social events at our own Veterans, Room are continuing to be popular and are firm nd events in the calendartaking place on 2 Friday and 3" Monday of each month. We have been able to make our Veterans room available to other regimental Associations who are struggling to find meeting pl8ces of their own. This has brought the Sheffield City Region's Veterans Community closertogether. Our Free Garden Service for Veterans has proofed popular, with referrals being received by other agencieslcontacts. We have experienced a need for increased pastoral care. and have provided support to Veterans with visits. telephone support, as well as providing transport to medical appointments as well as transport to our events to combat loneliness. We have accesstofreewheelchair loans, which enabled us to support a number of Veterans this year. We have been working more closely with the Sheffield Communtty Covenant Partnership B08rd, hosted by the Sheffield City Council, with a number of public representatives such as the NHS 8nd other Ch8rities providing care and support to Veterans. The Charity has been exhibiting ata numberof public eventslFairs in Sheffield, r8ising awareness of the Charity's work. New marketing material have been commissioned to support this awareness r8ising
campaign. The participation 8t those events has resulted in a consRderable uptake of new Veterans engaging with the Charty and also resuLted in new members. We held 8 successful VE80 and HMS Sheffield/Falkland event in May. in Novemberwe org8nised ourAnnual Remembrance event, and in December, we used our Veter8ns' room for the first time to organise a Christmas gathering, which was open to all Veter8ns and appreciation was noted by all. Our plans to introduce a financi81 coding system for Income and Expenditure has been successful. which allows closer financiaL monitoring as well 88 reporting to Trustees and Members at regular intervals. We have introduced more frequent Communication by dedicated regular newsletters as well as communicating via our Social Media Facebook Group. Flnancial Review Brief statement of the charity's policy on reserve Cash at Bank 31.3.2025 was £10.372.93 which puts the charity in a fairly stable financial position for the year ahead. Other optional information Future Plans W?th the increase of pastoral care. we need to look at increased support from Trusteesivolunteers to act upon the need we are experiencing. For longerterm planning, we are lookingto appoint new Trustees who bringvalue and experience to the Charity. as well as looking to address the gender imbalance within the Charity's Trusteeship. Declaration The trustees declare thatthey h8ve approved the Trustees. report above Signed on behalf of the Charity's trustees Signature: Full Name." Step en Halton Position: Chair Date: 2 9 - NoA£clL Zo Financial Information Income 1.4.2441.3.25 Ex nditure 1.4.2441.3.25 Members Subs 123.00 Re irs & Maintenance et Room 27.80 Donations - O n Events 246.01 Statione 59.94 Donations- General - Other 624.43 Printin 3.00 Donations with Restrictions Raffle (Regular Social hts 40.00 Milea e - Trustee & Others 5.00 872.00 Posta 12.75
Social Functions- Themed 1.140.10 Marketin 79.49 Book Exchan 18.50 Tel. Mob. Intemet, Subscri tion IT 13.20 Ji 17.08 Liabili Insurance 136.37 Fundraisin Other 36.00 Gardenin 860.00 HM Tshirts 156.00 Gifted Subsistence Raffle Expenses {Regular Social hts 27.00 3.00 51.26 Coop Local Community Fund 1,030.84 Themed Events 305.95 Co rate Donation 221.91 Buffets 258.30 HMRC Claims 60.40 Entertainment - Sin er 300.00 Miscellaneous 28.65 HM Branded Tshirts 169.82 Other Ex enditure 119.43 Total Income 4589.27 endltturn 2A57.96
Metro Bank Community Account Statement BIC.. MYMBGB2L IBAN: GB54MYMB23058044902494 ETRO BANK One Southampion Row London WCI B SHA T.. 0345 08 08 500 metrobankonline.co.uk EX-SERVICES HOME MESS {SHEFFIELD) 17 WELWYN ROAD. SHEFFIELD S12 2JF ACCOUNT NAME.. EX-SERVICES HOME MESS {SHEFFIELDI Your account summary From: 01 MAR 2025 To." 31 MAR 2025 Account number 44902494 Opening balance £4,956.93 Sort code 23-05-80 Total money in £416.00 Statement number 35 Total money oul £0.00 Overdraft limit £0.00 End balance £5,372.93 Date Transactlon Money out (£) Money in (E) Balance (£) 4.956.93 Balance brought forward 14 MAR 2025 Inward Payment J Grtffln 30.00 4,986.93 21 MAR 2025 C3sh Depostt 386. 5,372.93 C105ing Balance 5,372.93 M8S1C 1&W713@00019501 1020
Metro Bank My Currenl Account 1 Balance Account Number MM2512765646 Sort Code Account Type Communty 1 Year Fixed Rate Transaction detalls from 01 May to 31 May 2025 Date Details Transaction Type New De osit In(£) 5000.00 Out(£) Balance( £ ) 5000.00 07Ma 2025 Page1of1