REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER: 1163611
The Bobby Colleran Trust
Trustees Report
The trustees present the annual report together with the financial statements of the charity for the year ended 30 June 2021.
Objectives and activities
Public Benefit
Road safety awareness, supporting Bereaved children and families, Together we can make a difference.
The trustees confirm that they have complied with the requirements of section 17 of the Charities Act 2011 to have due regard to the public benefit guidance published by the Charity Commission for England and Wales.
Financial Review
In the year ending 30 June 2021 the charity had a surplus amounting to £17,520.01 plus last years carry forward of £13,233.92 which totals £30,753.93. Total income has continued to improve this year due to Covid 19 restrictions lifting in some areas.
Covid-19 is still affecting the charity as we still have not been able to continue with all our annual fundraising events but have managed to complete some events. The charity is in a good position with sufficient cash to be able to continue as a going concern for the foreseeable future.
Policy on reserves
The trustees have considered the level of reserves which they wish to retain. They want to ensure that the charity continues to help those in need for the foreseeable future.
Structure, governance and management
The Bobby Colleran Trust is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation registered on 21 September 2015 and its registered charity number is 1163611. The charity was established for Road safety awareness and to support bereaved children and families.
The charity’s principle office is situated in England and Wales
If the CIO is wound up, the members of the CIO have no liability to contribute to its assets and no personal responsibility for settling its debts and liabilities.
The Bobby Colleran Trust
Trustees Report
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Recruitment and appointment of trustees
The Charity’s Trustees were selected from friends and family of Bobby Colleran who had empathy for helping others and a passion to make a difference within our community. However the selection of these trustees ensured that they had the necessary skills, knowledge and experience to ensure effective administration of the organisation.
The trustees who served during the year were as follows:
Joanne Colleran Joan Brennan Norma Brown (resigned during year) Ann McKenna Roisin Asije-Rooney Amanda Colleran
There must be at least three charity trustees. If the number falls below this minimum, the remaining trustee or trustees may act only to call a meeting of the charity trustees, or appoint a new charity trustee.
The Bobby Colleran Trust
Statement of Trustees Responsibilities
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The Trustees are responsible for preparing the Trustees' Report and the accounts in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).
The law applicable to charities in England and Wales requires the Trustees to prepare accounts for each financial year which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charity and of the incoming resources and application of resources of the charity for that year.
In preparing these accounts, the Trustees are required to:
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select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently;
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observe the methods and principles in the Statement of Recommended Practice Accounting and Reporting by Charities , issued in March 2005;
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make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent;
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state whether applicable accounting standards have been followed, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the accounts; and
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prepare the accounts on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the charity will continue in operation.
The Trustees are responsible for keeping sufficient accounting records that disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charitable company and enable them to ensure that the accounts comply with the Companies Act 2006. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charity and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.
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The Bobby Colleran Trust
Statement of Financial Activities for the Year Ended 30 June 2021
Income and Endowments from: 30.06.2021 30.06.2020 Donations and legacies Total £43,889.62 £19,655.31 Expenditure on: Bereavement Support £8562.50 Road Safety £8733.66 £16,935.14 Office/Supplies/Other £9073.45 £11,094.41 Total £26,369.61 £28,029.55 Net Income (Expenditure) +£17,520.01 +1625.76 Reconciliation of funds Total funds brought forward £13,233.92 £11,608.16 Total funds carried forward £30,753.93 £13,233.92
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The Bobby Colleran Trust
Independant Examiners Report to the trustees of The Bobby Colleran Trust
I report to the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of the charity for the year ended 30 June 2021 which are set out on pages 1 to 6.
Respective responsibilities of trustees and examiner
As the charity’s trustees of The Bobby Colleran Trust you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (‘the Act’).
I report in respect of my examination of the Bobby Colleran Trust accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.
Independent examiners statement
I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect:
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accounting records were not kept in respect of The Bobby Colleran Trust as required by section 130 of the Act; or
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the accounts do not accord with those records; or
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the accounts do not comply with the accounting requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a ‘true and fair view' which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination.
I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
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