2022-06-30-accounts - The British Biker Relief Foundation

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Trustees' Annual Report for the period

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Period start date Period end date Day Month Year Day Month Year 01 05 2021 To 30 06 2022

Section A Reference and administration details

Charity name Other names charity is known by Registered charity number (if any) Charity's principal address	British Biker Relief Foundation	British Biker Relief Foundation

	BBRF
	1161587
	Unit 4 Moorside Court Yelverton Business Park Crapstone YELVERTON Devon


	Postcode	PL20 7PE

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19	Trustee name	Office (if any)	Dates acted if not for whole year	Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (ifany)
	NICOLA SANTOS FAY
	ANDREW ARSCOTT
	STEPHEN TAYLOR
	JULIE DRAPER

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Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)

Name Dates acted if not for whole year

Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)

Type of adviser Name Address

Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)

Section B Structure, governance and management

Description of the charity’s trusts

Constitution

Type of governing document (eg. trust deed, constitution) Trust How the charity is constituted

(eg. trust, association, company)

By Appointment Trustee selection methods

(eg. appointed by, elected by)

Additional governance issues (Optional information)

You may choose to include additional information, where relevant, about:

policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees;
the charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works;
relationship with any related parties;
trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them.

Section C Objectives and activities

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Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document Summary of the main activities undertaken for the public benefit in relation to these objects (include within this section the statutory declaration that trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit)	THE RELIEF OF MOTORCYCLISTS AND THEIR FAMILIES IN NEED, HARDSHIP OR DISTRESS IN GREAT BRITAIN IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY PROVIDING FINANCIAL AND PRACTICAL SUPPORT AFTER FATALITIES OR SERIOUS INJURY CAUSED BY ROAD TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS.
	The Trustees confirm that they have had regard to the Charity Commission’s public benefit guidance where relevant. The organisation is a charity, open without restriction to any person whether UK-resident or not. Its trustees are unpaid. The activities of the organisation are:- • Providing immediate financial assistance after serious motorcycle rta’s •Providing immediate and ongoing financial support to families of riders after serious and fatal rta’s. • Providing home help equipment • Giving free advice to any member of the public on motorcycle safety. • Offering free, first responder first aid courses. • Providing Mobility aids. • Providing long term counselling to adults and children. • Providing Respite holidays for riders and families. • Maintaining a reference library of relevant books, including children’s books and documents devoted to the education and support of riders and families after serios rta’s and fatalities. • Operating an interesting and free-to-all, educational web site devoted to Support and education of riders and families. • Giving free advice to any member of the public wishing to understand and know more about motorcycle safety. • Offering grants to UK residents to help toward the cost of rent, mortgages, utility bills. The Society holds two meetings annually, which are open to members and non-members alike and which are advertised both nationally and internationally:-

Summary of the objects of the
charity set out in its
governing document
Summary of the main
activities undertaken for the
public benefit in relation to
these objects (include within
this section the statutory
declaration that trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit)

THE RELIEF OF MOTORCYCLISTS AND THEIR FAMILIES IN NEED,
HARDSHIP OR DISTRESS IN GREAT BRITAIN IN PARTICULAR BUT
NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY PROVIDING FINANCIAL AND PRACTICAL
SUPPORT AFTER FATALITIES OR SERIOUS INJURY CAUSED BY
ROAD TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS.

The Trustees confirm that they have had regard to the Charity
Commission’s public benefit guidance where relevant.
The organisation is a charity, open without restriction to any person
whether UK-resident or not. Its trustees are unpaid.
The activities of the organisation are:-
• Providing immediate financial assistance after serious motorcycle rta’s
•Providing immediate and ongoing financial support to families of riders
after serious and fatal rta’s.
• Providing home help equipment
• Giving free advice to any member of the public on motorcycle safety.
• Offering free, first responder first aid courses.
• Providing Mobility aids.
• Providing long term counselling to adults and children.
• Providing Respite holidays for riders and families.
• Maintaining a reference library of relevant books, including children’s
books and documents devoted to the education and support of riders and
families after serios rta’s and fatalities.
• Operating an interesting and free-to-all, educational web site devoted to
Support and education of riders and families.
• Giving free advice to any member of the public wishing to understand
and know more about motorcycle safety.
• Offering grants to UK residents to help toward the cost of rent,
mortgages, utility bills.
The Society holds two meetings annually, which are open to members
and non-members alike and which are advertised both nationally and
internationally:-

Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)

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You may choose to include further statements, where relevant, about:

policy on grantmaking;
policy programme related investment;
contribution made by volunteers.

Section D Achievements and performance

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Section D Achievements and performance

Support line

Summary of the main Last year our dedicated Support line team helped over 500 individual achievements of the charity calls, providing the advice, support and reassurance to individuals and during the year families.

WhatsApp This year we have launched our dedicated WhatsApp messaging service offering support.

Web community

Our website has been relaunched as an information hub with a growing community of users this now assists more in giving information and support about how to manage and live after severe injury.

Health advice

We provide free up-to-date expert information to help people after serious rta’s, to date over 400000 people have used our website to get information.

Material living aids

Our organisation has supplied and delivered over 250 items to individuals and families across the uk. Making there day to day lives easier.

Mobility aids and vehicles The charity supplied various mobility aids , wheelchairs and vehicle conversions.

Respite Holiday

We have been able to continue our family respite scheme

Financial Grants

Grants have continued and have played an important role inb the support of families and injured parties, enabling independence and quality of living.

Counselling

Counselling has continued to be a mainstay of the charities support structure. We continue to grow and develop our resources and hope to expand our support in the coming years.

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Section E Financial review

Brief statement of the charity’s policy on reserves

Reserves Policy: The organisations policy on reserves is to hold sufficient resources to continue the charitable activities of the group should income and fundraising activities fall short.

Details of any funds materially in deficit

Further financial review details (Optional information)

You may choose to include additional information, where relevant about:

the charity’s principal sources of funds (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

Section G Declaration

The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.

Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees

Signature(s) Full name(s) Andrew Arscott Position (eg Secretary, Chair, Founder etc)

Date 30/04/2023

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