## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period**
**From 01/04/2021 Period start date To 31/03/2022 Period end date**
## **Charity name: BSURF**
## **Charity registration number: 1165937**
## **Objectives and Activities**
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|Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document||The aim and purpose of BSURF is to provide
individuals who suffer from Drug and Alcohol /or any
Substance Misuse, a safe and supportive environment
to enable their individual recovery, maintenance and
stability from substances, who reside within Bolton and
its surrounding areas.|
|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.||BSURF provides a positive social network for clients
working to achieve recovery and also people working
to sustain their recovery from addictive substances.
BSURF offers a large range of methods to connect and
then purposefully engage with people in recovery. In
addition to this our offer is not fixed. We provide
activities that are responsive to the needs and
ambitions of our service users.
BSURF has drop ins for our clients to engage in social
skills through recreational activities eg: pool and darts.
We provide a safe therapeutic environment to engage
with fellow recovering addicts, they can enjoy a hot
drink and it allows them to have a central meeting
point.
We have expanded our mutual aid proposition to not
only to include ACT recovery but also SMART
recovery and the hope group as-well as our Friday
‘check-in’. We have expanded our creative projects
and have engagement once again in day trips to
support a healthy lifestyle.
We have taken the opportunity to train some
volunteers and this has resulted in them gaining food
hygiene certifications.
We have utilised funds to widen the scope of
awareness and have a weekly group in the Horwich
area now making connections to the wider community.
This includes local churches offering our members and
local parishioners the experience of witnessing real
success stories in recovery.|
## **Achievements and Performance**
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|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.||BSURF is a Mutual Aid organisation based in Bolton. It
is run by and for clients and former clients of the Drug
and Alcohol Services. It is a responsive organisation
whose modus operandi is to respond to and meet the
needs of those suffering and recovering from addiction.
Our current location has been slowly developed with a
corporate branding of signage, marketing material and
even our minibus being decorated in the corporate
colours.
We have seen a continued increase of new clients
engaging with BSURF in all activities and mutual aid
work. This has resulted in an increase in new
volunteers within BSURF.
We have continued to build on our successes and
introduced new activities during this year.
We have seen growth in our proposition and an
increase in numbers engaging in extensive range of
activities, opportunities for ‘self-development’ and most
importantly the chance to become part of a positive
social network of people who are striving towards
similar goals – to maintain and achieve abstinence
from drugs and alcohol.
The service is accessible for clients with addiction
problems, also accepting those with concurrent
psychiatric problems. We are keen to work in
partnership and signpost our clients to statutory
services to ensure they get the help and support they
require.
BSURF has become an intrinsic part of the Drug and
Alcohol offer in Bolton. BSURF’s Modus Operandi is to
recognise that although formal services provide a vital
support to formal drug and alcohol services. We
recognise that as good as formal services are in Bolton
their contact with clients can only ever be relatively
fleeting. Recovery is 24 hours a day 365 days a year.
BSURF is a crucial support network to be there when
clients require emotional support, words of
encouragement or a reminder of how far they have
come.
Many of our clients have engaged in college courses,
gained qualifications through BSURF as well as
volunteering for BSURF and strategic partners eg:
MHIST, Achieve
We are constantly reviewing our offer in order to
ensure that it meets the needs of our client base.
Specifically, our aim is to ensure that BSURF gives our|
clients a sense of fun. We understand that addiction is often the result of trauma and unfortunately some of our clients have experienced multiple traumatic events and life experiences that have directly led to them in effect ‘self-medicating’.
## **Financial Review**
Review of the charity’s BSURF continues to support its clients within the financial position at the end grants we are able to obtain. The main source of of the period funding is through the Achieve fund managed by Salford CVS. This fund covers the essential running costs of BSURF. Funding has been secured for the next 2 years with a £10,000 per year grant. We have seen an increase in donations since covid and are planning for fund raising events as things get back to normal.
|Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held||We hold funds in reserve for specific projects but
will aim to have a reserve of £1,000 for unexpected
emergencies. These are usually generated by
donations or fund raising events. This figure isn’t set
in stone but it is used as a guideline based on our
experiences.|
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## **Structure, Governance and Management**
|Description of charity’s
trusts:||The name of the Charitable Incorporated Organisation
(“the CIO”) is
BSURF|
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|Type of governing document||Constitution|
|How is the charity
constituted?||Charitable Incorporated Organisation|
|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||BSURF shall be managed by a Board of Trustees who
also serve as The Charity Committee. The Committee
shall comprise of no more than 6 members of BSURF.
Within the 6 there must be an elected CHAIRPERSON
, SECRETARY and TREASURER. Other roles may be
allocated to the Committee members as is deemed
necessary for the efficient running of BSURF|
## **Reference and Administrative details**
|Charity name|BSURF|
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|Other name the charity uses|N/a|
|Registered charity number|1165937|
|Charity’s principal address|37 Knowsley Street
Bolton
BL1 2AS|
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**year **|**Name of person (or body) entitled**
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||Mark Yates|n/a|n/a|n/a|
||LesleyAnn Love|n/a|n/a|n/a|
||Michael Vickers|n/a|n/a|n/a|
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## **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)** Mark Yates **Position (eg Secretary,** Chair **Chair, etc) Date** 09/12/21
## **BSURF (Bolton service Users recovery Forum)**
## **Statement of annual accounts for year ended 31[st] March 2022**
Total funds at start of the year ……………………. **6,348.53**
## **INCOME**
Grants …………………………………………………………..10,500.00 Donations………………………………………………………659.90 Money raised………………………………………………..1011.32 **Total Income………………………………………………..12,171.22 EXPENDITURE** Building rent………………………………………………..4,000.00 New Equipment and building expenses...……….740.40 Energy, utilities,..……………….…………………………1,716.40 Refreshments, stamps, stationary supplies……..445.33 Insurance ………………………………………………………719.65 Minibus expenses…………………….…………………..2,381.44 Room Hire………………………………………………………350.00 Licences………………………………………………………….150.00 **Total expenditure……………………………………….10,503.22 Net income for the year…………………………….1,668.00 Total funds at year end ………………………………8,016.53**
**Signed ……..** _Mark Yates (Chairman)_
## _**15/12/2022**_