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2021-04-05-accounts

Trustees' Annual Report for the period

Period start date Period start date Period end date
From 6th April 2020 To 5th
April		 2021

Section A Reference and administration details

Warwickshire Pride

Charity name Warwickshire Pride Other names charity is known by

Registered charity number (if any) 1162449

Charity's principal address 80 Spinney Hill Warwick Warwickshire

Postcode CV34 5SP

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity Things to mention:

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11		 Trustee name Office (if any) Dates acted if not for whole
**year **		 Name of person (or body) entitled
to appoint trustee (ifany)
Daniel Browne Chair
Theresa Taylor Treasurer
PennyMedlyn Secretary
HealeyMoyes
Leanne Taylor
Michelle Avon
Atinuke Proctor Since 02/11/2020
Llywelyn Colnet Since 02/11/2020
Beck Hemsley Secretary Until 14/12/2020
Clara Wicks Until 24/08/2020
AmyAllan Until 18/08/2020

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)

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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

We are governed by a constitution. The constitution was adopted on Type of governing document 1[st] June 2015 most recently amended on 21[st] January 2021. (eg. trust deed, constitution) We are a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO). How the charity is constituted (eg. trust, association, company) Trustee selection methods Apart from the first charity trustees, every trustee must be appointed (eg. appointed by, elected by) for a term of three years by a resolution passed at a properly convened meeting of the charity trustees. In selecting individuals for appointment as charity trustees, the charity trustees must have regard to the skills, knowledge and experience needed for the effective administration of the charity.

Additional governance issues (Optional information)

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

We make available to each new charity trustee, on or before their appointment:

  1. A copy of the current version of the constitution.

  2. policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees;

  3. the charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works;

  4. relationship with any related parties;

  5. trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them.

  6. A copy of our latest Trustees’ Annual Report and statement of accounts.

  7. A copy of all policies and procedures relating to the charity. Current trustees will explain each policy and procedure to new trustees where required in order for them to fully understand the operation of the charity.

We, the trustees, mange the charity. We are responsible for the running of the charity, ensuring all activities reflect the charity’s objectives, and also the management of volunteers of the charity.

DBS checks are carried out on all trustees and relevant volunteers. Risk assessments are in place for all activities undertaken by the charity and are regularly reviewed. The following policies and procedures are also in place:

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All of our policies and procedures are reviewed on a three-year basis, or earlier if required, in order for the policies and procedures to remain relevant and up to date.

As a charity, we are a member of Warwickshire Community and Voluntary Action. They are a body that provides information and support to voluntary sector organisations.

We are also a member of the LGBT+ Consortium, which exists to provide a network of LGBT+ organisations in order for the LGBT+ sector to be supported with promotion, fundraising, recruitment and infrastructure.

We are also members of the UK Pride Organisers Network (UKPON), the European Pride Organisers Association (EPOA), and Interpride. UKPON support LGBT+ Pride organisations around the UK and provide training and networking opportunities. EPOA is the European equivalent of UKPON. Interpride is the global equivalent of UKPON and EPOA.

Section C Objectives and activities

The following objects are for the benefit of lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and questioning (LGBT+) young people and adults:

  1. To preserve and protect the physical and mental health of such people, in particular, but not exclusively through:

  2. a. The provision of information, guidance and emotional support;

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

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Details of our activities as a charity during the last financial year are as follows.

Proud Youth

Weekly youth groups have taken place largely online via Zoom due to the Covid-19 pandemic. There was a brief return to face-to-face delivery in October 2020 before another lockdown forced the youth group back online. Typically, the youth groups run in Leamington Spa and Stratford-upon-Avon, with plans to open groups in Rugby and Nuneaton just as the Covid-19 pandemic arrived. The youth groups are run by a team of volunteer youth mentors. They are for LGBT+ young people aged 12 - 18. They provide a safe, social meeting space where LGBT+ young people can explore verbally and express their sexual orientation or gender identity. The groups also provide information, guidance, and emotional support to LGBT+ young people, which helps to preserve and protect the physical and mental health of such people.

A number of activities have taken place at the youth groups, despite the groups mostly taking place online. The activities included:

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)

LGBT+ young people who attend the drop-ins are also involved in the events that are organised or attended by us. They include:

All of the activities are organised with the input of LGBT+ young people who attend the groups. All of the activities are organised for the benefit of LGBT+ young people and help LGBT+ young people to be part of a social network where they can express their sexuality or gender identity. Being part of the activities enables LGBT+ young people to have their physical and mental health preserved and protected. It is hugely positive to see LGBT+ young people feeling empowered and able to be themselves. Many of the young people we work with have experienced homophobia, biphobia or transphobia, and really benefit from having a social outlet where they are accepted for who they are and can receive support and guidance.

Proud Parents

Proud Parents was running as a monthly group in Leamington Spa for parents and families of LGBT+ people. The purpose of the group is to educate and support parents and families of LGBT+

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people so they are more equipped to support their LGBT+ family members. Proud Parents helps to advance education and raise awareness of LGBT+ issues, while also offering resolutions for parents and family members of LGBT+ people who wish to support their family members.

Over the last 12 months, Proud Parents hasn’t been able to run in its usual format. However, there is a Proud Parents Facebook group and that enables parents and families of LGBT+ people to interact and seek advice and support.

TransTogether

TransTogether is a monthly social and support group for trans people. It had been meeting in Leamington Spa, but had to move to running online via Zoom during the last 12 months. The group provides a social outlet for trans people and allies. Advice and support is also provided to those who need it. Many trans people are socially isolated, marginalised, and experience a high level of hate. TransTogether provides a safe, social space where trans people can be themselves, explore their identity, and meet other trans people.

Telephone and email support

For people unable to attend groups or events we organise, we’re able to provide information, guidance and support via email and telephone. This form of support has seen a large increase in usage over the past 12 months, with more complex issues being discussed and many people experiencing loneliness, isolation and mental health challenges due to the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic. However, we are currently able to keep up with the demand and feel pleased that this service exists for people who may otherwise have nobody to talk to or receive support from.

Organising the Warwickshire Pride festival and other events

The Warwickshire Pride festival took place on Saturday 22[nd] August 2020, although it took place online due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The festival streamed on our Facebook, Twitter and Youtube pages. It provided 13 hours of performances, entertainment, talks and webinars to bring LGBT+ people together during a very difficult year. The festival is a celebration of diversity, with a focus on LGBT+ life and culture, while also being a protest for LGBT+ rights and freedoms. Warwickshire Pride provides a safe, social space where people can explore and express their sexual orientation or gender identity. Being able to express their sexuality or gender identity in a safe space results in the physical and mental health of such people being preserved and protected.

Warwickshire Pride also aims to eliminate discrimination on the grounds of sexual orientation or gender identity by raising awareness in equality and diversity, with a focus on sexual orientation and gender identity.

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During the organisation of Warwickshire Pride there is a lot of partnership working with organisations such as Warwick District Council, Warwickshire County Council, Warwickshire Community & Voluntary Action, The Equality and Inclusion Partnership, and a multitude of other local providers and community groups to raise awareness of LGBT+ issues and the needs of LGBT+ young people and adults.

Equality campaigning

Due to a perceived rise in the number of violent hate crimes against LGBT+ people in Warwickshire, there has been a lot of campaigning to raise awareness of the issue of hate crime, to inform the LGBT+ community of how to report hate crime, and also to lobby the Police and local authorities to do more to protect the LGBT+ community. The Covid-19 pandemic means that all campaigning has taken place online via social media. The campaigns we run provide a space for LGBT+ people to express their sexuality or gender identity while raising awareness of the issue of hate crime. They also aim to lessen and eventually eliminate discrimination on the grounds of sexuality or gender identity.

Supporting LGBT+ young people in schools

We continue to be contacted by young people who are victims of homophobic, biphobic or transphobic bullying at school. As a result, we created and sent an LGBT+ toolkit to every school in Warwickshire to support those schools to support their LGBT+ students. We have also delivered LGBT+ awareness talks and workshops in schools directly to students when Covid-19 restrictions have eased enough to allow it. Some schools have contacted us to ask that we attend to support their LGBT+ students directly on a 1-1 basis. This is something we have been doing where possible and as a result it empowers young people to express their identity in a safe space, while receiving the support they need.

With an increasing amount of schools engaging with us, we are hopeful that more LGBT+ students will receive the support they need.

Delivery of LGBT+ awareness training

We have been delivering a series of LGBT+ awareness training sessions to voluntary, public and private sector organisations across Warwickshire. This is enabling team members from those organisations to become more aware of LGBT+ topics, including terminology and how to make their organisations more inclusive for LGBT+ people. This not only promotes equality and diversity in Warwickshire for the public benefit, but also preserves and protects the physical and mental health of LGBT+ people who access the organisations we have trained.

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All training has taken place online via Zoom due to the Covid-19 pandemic, but the online delivery has enabled some people to join who would not have been able to do so under normal circumstances. Our training continues to be in demand, with that demand only increasing as time goes by. Marking Awareness Days/Weeks It was recognised that more could be done to mark LGBT+ themed awareness days and weeks. We were unable to hold our annual vigil for Trans Day of Remembrance at All Saints Church in Leamington, so instead held it online via Zoom and found it be the most attended vigil to date. We have also marked other LGBT+ related awareness days and weeks with social media posts and Zoom sessions to bring the community together. Social events LGBT+ coffee socials have continued to run, albeit online via Zoom due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The coffee socials are an opportunity for LGBT+ people to explore and express their identity in a safe, social space, and receive information, guidance and emotional support if it’s required. Our monthly Fourth Friday Fish and Chips social was put on pause, also due to the Covid-19 pandemic, but made a brief return in summer 2020 before being put on pause again. Fourth Friday Fish and Chips means that LGBT+ people can meet in a safe, social place, explore who they are, meet other LGBT+ people, and receive information and support if required. A new LGBT+ photography club started running online via Zoom on a monthly basis. It provides social connection and an opportunity for LGBT+ people to share their passion of photography through discussion and sharing images they have taken. Food Parcels In December 2020, it was identified that some LGBT+ people in Warwickshire were living in poverty and not able to afford to buy food or hygiene products. Thanks to an initial donation of food by Stratford-upon-Avon foodbank, food parcels were delivered to LGBT+ people in need at Christmas. Since then, there has been further demand for food support and access to hygiene products from LGBT+ people across Warwickshire. Further food parcels were delivered thanks to a donation from Morrisons in Leamington Spa. There is still demand for this support. As well as having food and hygiene products available to deliver to people in need, thanks to donations, we are also able to signpost people to other sources

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of support so they are able to work towards their situation improving.

Mental Health Support

The Covid-19 pandemic has caused many LGBT+ people to experience poor mental health. In response to this, and as per our charitable objective to preserve and protect the mental health of LGBT+ people, we launched two mental health services. The first is a peer mental health support group that runs online via Zoom on a monthly basis. It gives LGBT+ people an opportunity to talk about their feelings, emotions and mental health in an honest, supportive forum. The group is run by a trained mental health professional who is able to offer practical advice in addition to the peer support that attendees receive.

In addition, thanks to funding support from the Heart of England Community Foundation, we were able to run a 12 week wellbeing course for LGBT+ people. Each Monday evening, participants covered a different element of wellbeing. This involved having open, honest discussions about wellbeing, self-care, mental health, physical health and personal experiences. A trained mental health professional ran the course and as part of it, participants created their own wellbeing plan to aid their physical and mental health. Topics covered included resilience, anxiety, stress, anger, personal safety, online safety and using green spaces. Comments from people who participated include saying the course was both life changing and life saving.

Outreach

Thanks to funding from Warwickshire County Council, we ran a Covid-19 engagement project with men who have sex with men, particularly focused around hook up culture and safe sex. This enabled us to have honest discussions with men who have sex with men, provide condoms, lube, face coverings and hand sanitiser, and educate those we engaged with. This helped us to work within our objective to preserve and protect the physical health of LGBT+ people.

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Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)

Volunteers make a valuable contribution to the running of Warwickshire Pride’s activities, services and events. In particular, we wish to thank the following individuals for their time, talents, hard work and dedication to helping us work towards our charitable objectives:

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

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Section D Achievements and performance

Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year

An achievement that we are proud of is being able to keep the charity running and supporting people during an incredibly challenging year. The Covid-19 pandemic has caused many problems and utter devastation for many people. Being able to switch to running support services and socials online has meant the LGBT+ community can stay connected and the charity can work within its objectives.

As well as being able to keep operating, adding additional services with a mental health focus is also something we are proud of. It’s enabled us to respond to the needs of the LGBT+ community at a time when many people’s mental health is suffering.

Working towards achieving our objectives is key to the running of the charity, and it is encouraging that the activities have been so diverse and had a positive impact. Our activities over the past year have still reached thousands of people and that is something we wish to celebrate.

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Section E Financial review

Brief statement of the charity’s policy on reserves

Due to the majority of monies received being given for a specific purpose, such donations are held within instant access deposit account(s) attracting some rate of interest. Other than this we do not have a policy in place relating to our reserves. However, it is acknowledged that reserves should be used to further the charity’s objectives.

Details of any funds materially in deficit

Not applicable.

Further financial review details (Optional information)

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

The principal sources of our funds come from grant funding in addition to trading & enterprise activities, specifically relating to the organisation of the Warwickshire Pride festival and delivery of LGBT+ and trans awareness training.

Expenditure has been in line with what the funding was obtained for; i.e. to support the objectives of the charity.

We would like to thank the following for providing funding assistance through grants:

We would like to thank everyone who has made a donation to Warwickshire Pride, specifically:

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Section F Other optional information

We wish to provide information on the activities that will take place over the coming year in order to work towards the objectives of the charity:

  1. Continue existing services and activities and work on their growth and reach.

  2. Launch of a new weekly youth groups for LGBT+ young people in Rugby and Nuneaton.

  3. Launch of a counselling service for LGBT+ people in Warwickshire at low or no cost.

  4. Mark more LGBT+ awareness days and weeks.

  5. Make more use of technology to host webinars and online training sessions and socials.

  6. Continue working to ensure Warwickshire Pride is as diverse and representative as possible, from its board of trustees through to the volunteer team, and in all services and activities.

  7. Engage more with local authorities to ensure they fully support LGBT+ people in their localities.

  8. Do more work in areas of Warwickshire where we have not had a large presence, with Nuneaton and Rugby being identified as priority areas.

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Section G Declaration

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

Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees

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Signature(s)
Full name(s) Daniel Browne
Chair of Trustees
Position (eg Secretary, Chair,
etc)
Date 24th June 2021
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Charity Name No (if any) Warwickshire Pride Receipts and payments accounts CC16a For the period Period start date Period end date To from 6/4/2020 5/4/2021

Section A Receipts and payments Section A Receipts and payments Section A Receipts and payments
A1 Receipts Unrestricted
funds
to the nearest £		 Restricted funds
to the nearest £		 Endowment
funds
to the nearest £		 Total funds
to the nearest £		 Last year
to the nearest £
Voluntaryreceipts - - - -
Activities forgeneratingfunds - - - -
Investment dividends/interest - - -
Charitable activities 3,559 - 3,559 **8,207 **
Warwickshire Pride event 2017 -
06/04/2017 to 05/04/2018		 - -
Warwickshire Pride festival 2020 **1,581 ** - **1,581 **
Warwickshire Pride event 2019 -
06/04/2019 to 05/05 2020		 - - 27,590
Warwickshire Pride event 2020 -
06/04/2019 to 05/04/2020		 - - 2,180
Leamington Spa/Warwickgroup 5,869 - 5,869 5,503
Stratford adultsgroup 748 748 795
Stratfordyouthgroup - - 728
Rugby youthgroup 4,000 - 4,000 1,500
Parentsgroup - - - - -
Learningdisabilitiesgroup - - - - -
Wcc Covid Fund 800 800
Heat of England - Wellbeing project 1,500 1,500
Trans Group 500 500
Sports club - - - -
Other receipts - - -
Sub total(Gross income for
AR)		 3,559 14,998 - 18,557 46,503

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A2 Asset and investment sales,
(see table).		 -
-
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14,998		 -
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-
14,998		 -
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-
-		 -
-
-
-		 -
-
-
18,557		 -
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-
18,557
-
- -
Sub total - -
Total receipts
A3 Payments
46,503
Cost ofgeneratingvoluntaryreceipts - - - - -
Activities forgeneratingfunds - - - - -
Investment dividends/bank interest - - - - -
Charitable activities 516 243 - 759 6,894
Warwickshire Pride festival 2020 3,626 - - 3,626 -
Warwickshire Pride event 2019 -
06/04/2019 to 05/04/2020		 - - - - 18,949
Leamington Spa/Warwickgroup - 1,987 - 1,987 3,409
Stratford adultsgroup - 103 - 103 555
Stratfordyouthgroup - 276 - 276 175
Rugby youthgroup - 79 - 79 -
Parentsgroup - - - - 3
Learningdisabilitiesgroup - - - - -
Sports club - - - - 133
Wcc Covid Fund - 436 - 436
Heat of England - Wellbeing project - 30 - 30
Trans Group - - - -
Other costs - - - - -
**Sub total ** 4,142 3,154 - 7,296 30,118
A4 Asset and investment
purchases, (see table)
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**Sub total ** - -
Total payments
4,142 30,118

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Net of receipts/(payments)
A5 Transfers between funds
A6 Cash funds last year end
Cash funds this year end		 - 583 11,844 - 11,261 16,385
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- - -
- - - - -
- 583 11,844 - 11,261 16,385

Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period

Categories
B2 Other monetary assets
B3 Investment assets
B1 Cash funds		 CAF Bank – deposit account
Paypal
Petty cash
Details
CAF Bank – cash account
Total cash funds
(agree balances with receipts and payments account(s))
Details		 CAF Bank – deposit account
Paypal
Petty cash
Details
CAF Bank – cash account
Total cash funds
(agree balances with receipts and payments account(s))
Details		 Unrestricted
funds
to nearest £		 Unrestricted
funds
to nearest £		 Restricted
funds
Endowment
funds
to nearest £
to nearest £		 Restricted
funds
Endowment
funds
to nearest £
to nearest £		 Restricted
funds
Endowment
funds
to nearest £
to nearest £
1,398 - 8 -
- 30,017 -
- - -
150 - -
1,548 30,017 -
OK
Endowment
funds
to nearest £
- - -
- - -
- - -
- - -
- - -
- - -
Details Fund to which
asset belongs		 Cost (optional) Current value
(optional)
- -
- -

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B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use

B5 Liabilities

- -
- -
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Details Fund to which
asset belongs		 Cost (optional) Current value
(optional)
BBC Children in Need, funding for Leamington Spa/Warwick
group
Restricted		 - 6,179
Funds required for Warwickshire Pride festival 2020 Unrestricted - 6,223
Funds required for Warwickshire Pride festival 2020/21 Restricted - 4,936
Funds held for Warwickshire Pride Sports Club Restricted 367
Funds held for Stratford upon Avon group Restricted - 885
Funds held for Stratford Youth Group Restricted - 277
Funds held for Rugby Youth Group Restricted - 5,421
Running Costs funds Restricted - 877
Funds held for WCC Covid fund Restricted 364
Funds held for Wellbeing project Restricted 1,470
Funds held for Trans Group Restricted 500
Funds for day to day expenses Unrestricted - 3,242
Details Fund to which
liability relates		 Amount due
(optional)		 When due
(optional)
-
-
-
-
-

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Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees

Signature Print Name Date of
approval

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