Trustees' Annual Report for the period
Period start date Day14 Month05 Year2023
Period end date Day15 Month05 Year2024
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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 108 Evelina Rd LONDON Postcode SE15 3HL
Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity
Dates acted if not for whole Name of person (or body) entitled Trustee name Office (if any) year to appoint trustee (if any) 1 Paula Donohoe Chair 2 Suneil Saraf Trustee 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
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 of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)
Section B Structure, governance and management
Description of the charity’s trusts
Type of governing document
CONSTITUTION
- (eg. trust deed, constitution)
CIO How the charity is constituted
- (eg. trust, association, company)
Appointed by board and leadership 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;
Safeguarding Policy and procdeures were reviewed and updated in line with national and best practice changes
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the charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works;
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relationship with any related parties;
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trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them.
Section C Objectives and activities
- 1) To relieve the need of persons who have health problems, disabilities or sensory impairments in particular but not exclusively by:
Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document
a) Providing advocacy, advice, assistance, projects, representation and other services
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b) Helping the people listed above identify and meet their own needs
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c) Providing support for those who care for the people listed above
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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.
Summary of the main activities undertaken for the Ask Erwin will achieve this though providing information and support public benefit in relation to services. This will be a combination of helpline, workshops, closed these objects (include within support groups and 1:1 support. this section the statutory declaration that trustees have -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Ask Erwin provided in this period a telephone and email helpline to Commission on public support people to understand and access their health and social care benefit) rights.
We have provided sessions on Lasting Power of attorneys to the public and have a waiting list for further support.
Ask Erwin provides no harm or detriment to the public
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 did not claim any expenses in this reporting period.
You may choose to include further statements, where relevant, about:
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policy on grantmaking;
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policy programme related investment;
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contribution made by volunteers.
Section D Achievements and performance
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Section D Achievements and performance
Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year
Ask Erwin’s information and help service provided support to people in relation to their health and social care needs and in particular information around Lasting Power of Attorneys.
Ask Erwin runs a support help service via telephone and email helpline.
We are currently looking to expand our Brain Tumour support services and are looking for further funding. This period the focus has been providing support to the public through our helpline and email service to understand Lasting Power of Attorneys in terms of what they are, how they work and how to complete them.
We also provides further tailored 1:1 support with the option of visiting our office for a face to face session to support the completing of the LPA documents, Advanced statement to refuse treatment and other wider care planning approaches.
We also provide workshops to raise awareness and understanding of LPAs and how to complete them.
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Section E Financial review
Ask Erwin has a reserves policy. The trustees regularly review this..
Brief statement of the charity’s policy on reserves
Details of any funds materially in deficit
Further financial review details (Optional information)
We do not currently fundraise from the public. You may choose to include We do not make any investments. additional information, where We do not currently pay any salaries we are all volunteers giving our time relevant about: to support the objectives of the charity.
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the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising);
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how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity;
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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 13/3/25
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| Ask Erwin | Ask Erwin | Ask Erwin | 1161686 | 1161686 | 1161686 | CC16a | |
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| For the period from |
15.5.2023 | To | 14.5.24 | ||||
| Section A Receipts and payments | |||||||
| A1 Receipts | Unrestricted funds to the nearest £ - - - - - - - - 0 713 555 125 275 527 878 0 100 3,173 - - - 3,173 3173 - 8817 5644 |
Restricted funds to the nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - |
Endowment funds to the nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - |
Total funds to the nearest £ - - - - - - - - - 713 555 125 275 527 878 0 100 3.173 - - - 3,173 3173 |
Last year to the nearest £ |
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| Sub total(Gross income for AR) |
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| A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table). |
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| Total receipts A3 Payments |
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| 8817 | |||||||
Utilities |
713 | - | |||||
| Telephone,internet,website,email | 555 | - | |||||
| Stationary, printing and postage | 125 | - | |||||
| Refreshments | 275 | - | |||||
| Insurance & Fees | 527 | - | |||||
| Maintenance & repairs | 878 | - | |||||
| Volunteer Expenses | 0 | - | |||||
| Other | 100 | - | |||||
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| Sub total | 3,173 | - | |||||
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| 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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| 5644 | - | - | 5644 |
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| Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at | Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at | the end of the period | |
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| Categories Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees B5 Liabilities B3 Investment assets B2 Other monetary assets B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use B1 Cash funds |
Details Details Total cash funds (agree balances with receipts and payments account(s)) Receipts Details Details Details Signature P.Donahoe |
Unrestricted funds Restricted funds to nearest £ to nearest £ 31,869 - - - - - 5,644 - Agreement Error OK Unrestricted funds Restricted funds to nearest £ to nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - Fund to which asset belongs Cost (optional) - - - - - Fund to which asset belongs Cost (optional) - - - - - - - - - Fund to which liability relates Amount due (optional) - - - - - Print Name P.Donohoe |
Endowment funds to nearest £ |
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| Date of approval |
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| P.Donahoe | P.Donohoe | 13/3/25 | |