2022-05-14-accounts

Trustees' Annual Report for the period

Period start date Period end date Day15 Month Year2 Day14 Month0 Year20 From 05 021 To 5 22

Section A Reference and administration details

Charity name

ASK ERWIN

Other names charity is known by

Empowering Rights When In Need

Registered charity number (if any) 1161686

Charity's principal address GROUND FLOOR 108 EVELINA RD

LONDON Postcode SE15 3HL

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 20	Trustee name	Office (if any)	Dates acted if not for whole year	Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (ifany)
	Paula Donohoe	Chair
	Suneil Saraf	Trustee

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

Name Dates acted if not for whole year

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Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)

Type of adviser	Name Address	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) CIO How the charity is constituted (eg. trust, association, company) Appointed by board and senior staff Trustee selection methods (eg. appointed by, elected by)

Additional governance issues (Optional information)

Ask Erwin reviewed its current policies and updated its Safeguarding You may choose to include Policy and COVID procedures 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

Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document

• 1) To relieve the need of persons who have health problems, disabilities or sensory impairments in particular but not exclusively by:

• a) Providing advocacy, advice, assistance, projects, representation and other services

• b) Helping the people listed above identify and meet their own needs

• c) Providing support for those who care for the people listed above

• 2) To advance the education of the general public, including specific

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professional and other groups and the needs of the people listed above

Ask Erwin aims to support people to understand their health & care rights and have a voice.

Ask Erwin wants to support people to be more informed and involved in decision making around their health and support needs. This can be particularly important to people with a disability, long term health needs or older people.

Ask Erwin will support people to understand and use for their benefit; in particular the Mental Capacity Act and the Care Act. Ask Erwin will achieve this though providing information and support services. This will be a combination of public workshops, closed support groups and 1:1 support. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Summary of the main Ask Erwin continued its work as a partner in the Lambeth Advanced Care activities undertaken for the Panning Consortium. As a lead partner we continued in year 3 of the public benefit in relation to project providing these objects (include within - this section the statutory 1:1 support to clients to make Health & Welfare Lasting Power of declaration that trustees have Attorney - had regard to the guidance Training sessions to the public and partner organisations on issued by the Charity Health & Welfare Lasting Power of Attorney - Commission on public Providing safeguarding support to consortium partner benefit) organisations Now that COVID restrictions are lifted Ask Erwin was able to do more outreach in person workshops and referrals for the 1:1 service increased as home visits and office visits were now possible in the new accessible office space. Ask Erwin also provided in this period a telephone and email helpline to support people to understand and access their health and social care rights.

Ask Erwin provides no harm or detriment to the public. The trustees have had regard to the guidance on public benefit. Ask Erwin offers some of its services to the public in general and some of its services specifically to people with protected characteristics.

Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)

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Trustees claimed any £32.40 travel expenses in this reporting period.

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

Summary of the main Ask Erwin’s information and help service provided support to people in achievements of the charity relation to their health and social care needs and in particular information during the year around Lasting Power of Attorneys. Worked with Consortium to provide information to the National Lottery Community Fund to extend the project due to being unable to provide full services during COVID Ask Erwin was invited to be part of the Ministry of Justices consultation and review and trailing of the Lasting Power of Attorney online process and documentation. Ask Erwin has attended the consultation meetings throughout the year as well as being interviewed and trialling the beta service and providing feedback

Section E Financial review

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Ask Erwin has completed its reserves policy.

Brief statement of the charity’s policy on reserves

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) P Donohoe Full name(s) Paula Donohoe Position (eg Secretary, Chair, Chair etc) Date 15/03/2023

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Charity Name No (if any) Ask Erwin 1161686 Recei ts and a ments accounts p p y For the period Period start date Period end date To from 15.5.21 14.5.22

CC16a

Section A Receipts and payments

A1 Receipts	Unrestricted funds to the nearest £	Unrestricted funds to the nearest £	Restricted funds to the nearest £	Restricted funds to the nearest £	Endowment funds to the nearest £	Endowment funds to the nearest £	Total funds to the nearest £	Total funds to the nearest £	Last year to the nearest £
Grant					-		-		-
Loan			-		-		-		-
donation	-		-		-		-		-
fund rasingevent	-		-		-		-		-
fees for charitable services	-		-		-		-		-
hire of office	-		-		-		-		-
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Sub total(Gross income for AR)	-		-		-		-		16,515
A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table).
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Sub total	-								-
Total receipts A3 Payments
									16,515
rent & hire of rooms									-
supportgroupmeetingexpenses	-								-
utilities	896								-
printing,posting,stationarysupplies									-
insurance & fees	300								-
volunteer expenses	35								-
repairs & maintenance	3,909								-
phone,internet,website	603								-
other(ppe)	130								-
**Sub total **	5,873								-
A4 Asset and investment purchases, (see table)
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**Sub total **	-								-
Total payments Net of receipts/(payments) A5 Transfers between funds A6 Cash funds last year end Cash funds this year end
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	- 5,873
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	16,515								-
	10,642								-

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Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period	Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period	Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period	Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period	Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period	Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period	Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period
Categories Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees B1 Cash funds B2 Other monetary assets B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use B5 Liabilities B3 Investment assets	Details Details Total cash funds (agree balances with receipts and payments account(s)) Details		Unrestricted funds to nearest £ - - - 10,642 OK Unrestricted funds to nearest £ - - - - - - Fund to which asset belongs		Restricted funds to nearest £ - - - OK Restricted funds to nearest £ - - - - - - Cost (optional)		Endowment funds to nearest £
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							Endowment funds to nearest £
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							Current value (optional)
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	Details		Fund to which asset belongs		Cost (optional)		Current value (optional)
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	Details		Fund to which liability relates		Amount due (optional)		When due (optional)
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	Signature P Donohoe		Print Name Paula Donohoe
							Date of approval
	P Donohoe		Paula Donohoe				3/15/2023

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