## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** **From** 01/09/2024 **To** 31/08/2025 **Charity name:** Lincolnshire Community Assistance Team (L-CAT) **Charity registration number:** 1162496 ## **Objectives and Activities** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|To preserve and protect human life and
property| |Summary of the main
activities in relation to those
purposes for the public
benefit, in particular, the
activities, projects or
services identified in the
accounts.|Para 1.17 and
1.19|**Providing support to emergency**
**services, local authorities, emergency**
**planning teams. Supporting the**
**communities within Lincolnshire to save**
**and preserve life within an emergency.**| |Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|**Trustees have read the guidance issued**
**by Charity Commission.**| **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: SORP reference Para 1.38 Policy on grant making Para 1.38 Policy on social investment including program related investment Para 1.38 Contribution made by volunteers Other ## **Achievements and Performance** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the main
achievements of the charity,
identifying the difference the
charity’s work has made to
the circumstances of its
beneficiaries and any wider
benefits to society as a
whole.|Para 1.20|**Deployed multiple times to support blue**
**light services across Lincolnshire, the**
**support provided has had a positive**
**impact during situations where support**
**has been needed. Our working**
**relationship with blue light services and**
**local LRF has grown, in turn, the charity**
**has made progress. This is shown by an**
**increase in the requests for help across**
**the county.**| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |||| |---|---|---| |Achievements against
objectives set|Para 1.41|| |Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set|Para 1.41|| |Investment performance
against objectives|Para 1.41|| |Other||| ## **Financial Review** |**Financial Review**||| |---|---|---| |Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|**At the end of the accounting period, the**
**charity held £10,042.20. The charity is**
**financially stable. We have seen a**
**reduction in our overheads inclusive of**
**key overheads such as insurance. As a**
**charity, we continue to remain fully**
**voluntary with nobody taking money out**
**of the charity.**| |Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|**No reserves held.**| |Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|**N/A**| |Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|**We are a small charity with very low**
**overheads, therefore reserves are**
**currently not required.**| |Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24|**N/A**| |Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern|Para 1.23|**N/A**| |**Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements|**Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements|where relevant about:| |---|---|---| |The charity’s principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising)|Para 1.47|| |Investment policy and
objectives including any
social investment policy
adopted|Para 1.46|| |A description of the principal
risks facing the charity|Para 1.46|| |Other||| ## **Structure, Governance and Management** |Description of charity’s
trusts:||| |---|---|---| |Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|**Constitution**| |How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)|Para 1.25|**CIO**| |Trustee selection methods
including details of any
constitutional provisions e.g.
election to post or name of
any person or body entitled
to appoint one or more
trustees|Para 1.25|**Trustees vote to appoint. We also run**
**background checks and ensure the**
**person is suitable for the role.**| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |||| |---|---|---| |Policies and procedures
adopted for the induction
and training of trustees|Para 1.51|| |The charity’s organisational
structure and any wider
network with which the
charity works|Para 1.51|| |Relationship with any related
parties|Para 1.51|| |Other||| ## **Reference and Administrative details** |Charity name|Lincolnshire Community Assistance Team (L-CAT)| |---|---| |Other name the charity uses|L-CAT| |Registered charity number|1162496| |Charity’s principal address|7 James Court, Louth, LN11 0JY| ||| **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** |1
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**year **|**Name of person (or body) entitled**
**to appoint trustee (ifany)**| |---|---|---|---|---| ||Damon Brumpton|Chair|N/A|| ||Jennifer Ferrett|Trustee|N/A|| ||Paul Jackman|Trustee|N/A|| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| ## – Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved **Director name N/A** Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity |**Trustee name**|**Dates acted if not for whole year**|| |---|---|---| |**N/A**||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| ## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others** Description of the assets N/A held in this capacity Name and objects of the N/A charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for N/A safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets ## **Additional information (optional)** ## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)** |**Type of**
**adviser**
**Name**
**Address**|**Type of**
**adviser**
**Name**
**Address**|**Type of**
**adviser**
**Name**
**Address**| |---|---|---| |||| |||| |||| |||| |**Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)**||| |||| ## **Exemptions from disclosure** Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details **N/A** ## **Other optional information** **N/A** ## **Declarations** **The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.** **Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees** |**Signature(s)**
**Full name(s)**
**Position (eg Secretary,**
**Chair, etc)**
**Date**|D Brumpton|J Ferrett| |---|---|---| ||Damon Brumpton|Jennifer Ferrett| ||
Chair|Trustee| ||19/06/2026|| ||19/06/2026|| |**Income**|**This Year**|**Last Year**| |---|---|---| |**Gift Aided Membership**|£200|£200| |**Membership**|£0|£80| |**DBS**|£0|£20| |**Donations**|£427.70|£998| |**Lottery**|£203|£234| |||| |**Total**|£830.70|£1532.00| |**Expenditure**|**This Year**|**Last Year**| |---|---|---| |**Insurance**|£1809.06|£1809.06| |**Broadnet + Phone**|£646.89|£546.95| |**First Aid/ Training**|£744|£744| |**Room Hire**|£115.29|£120| |**Payments**|£0|£27.90| |**Stationary**|£0|£59.35| |**Equipment**|£0|£922.56| |||| |**Total**|£3315.24|£4228.82| ||**This Year**|**Last Year**| |---|---|---| |**Surplus/ Defecit**|-£2484.54|£2530.27| |**Year End Total**|£10,042.20|£12,540.65| Accounts prepared by: Margaret Hardy Accounts reviewed by: Damon Brumpton