Charity Needs Foundation Annual Return and Trustee Report April 6th 2022 — April 5th 2023
The trustees of Charity Needs Foundation (CNF) are:
Jonathan Fleming — Founder Andrea Arnold &
Hazel Arnold
Overview
The year 2021 marked the onset of the global COVID-19 pandemic, significantly impacting Charity Needs Foundation (CNF) and hindering its ability to travel freely for charitable causes. The pandemic also disrupted the progress of software applications aimed at generating sustainable revenue streams for CNF. The "new normal" brought challenges such as remote work, making communication and task completion more cumbersome. Despite these setbacks, some articles were successfully completed, documenting impactful events like the illegal invasion of Ukraine.
In the Trustee Report of Jonathan Fleming for the reporting period 6th April 2022 - 5th April 2023, he discussed his decision to pursue a Bachelor of Arts with Honours Degree, which temporarily reduces his involvement in the charity. Despite the challenges posed by the pandemic, the charity
continued its mission of listing charitable campaigns. Jonathan's commitment to education aligns with the vision of establishing a team for a potential charitable publication, contributing to new revenue streams.
The article "Stronger Together — Ukraine and Sussex Homeless Support," released on 18th April 2022, highlights the charity's efforts amid the Ukraine crisis.
An attempt to work with a non-profit in the USA collapsed due to a conflict of interest through a liaison officer’s overwhelming helpful urge to work and operate in both camps.
In Andrea Arnold's Trustee Report, she acknowledged the quiet year influenced by COVID-19, with her ongoing BA(Hons) expected to benefit the charity in the long run. Anticipations for 2023 include the return of more normal times.
Hazel Arnold's Trustee Report from the previous year discusses personal challenges, financial difficulties, and efforts to gain residencia in Spain. A bitcoin investment was made to raise revenue. Despite challenges, there were attempts to contribute to charitable causes, such as Jonathan's intended trip to Ukraine.
During the 2021-2022 period at the height of COVID-19, Charity Needs Foundation (CNF) provided assistance to World Veterinary Service (WVS) in Goa, India through one of our volunteers. However, limited reporting was done on this initiative. This oversight will be addressed in this report and comprehensively carried forward into the next reporting period.
This overview reflects the resilience of CNF amid global challenges, with a focus on continuing charitable efforts and adapting to the evolving circumstances. The reports from trustees provide insights into their individual contributions, challenges faced, and hopes for the future.
You can find all our article at this address: charityneeds.com/articles
Trustee Report of Jonathan Fleming
for the reporting period 6th April 2022 - 5th April 2023
In the 2022-2023 report, I mentioned my decision to pursue a Bachelor of Arts with Honours Degree during the summer of 2022 to enhance my contributions to the charity. This degree, focused on photography and media, aims to propel the charity toward its future goals. However, this commitment will result in reduced input and output for the charity over the next three years, a sacrifice necessitated by the global impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on businesses and organisations.
Despite the initial setbacks caused by the pandemic, the charity continued its mission of listing charitable campaigns on charityneeds.com and promoting them through social media. The slow post-lockdown recovery, compounded by the persistence of remote work, affected the pace of operations into 2022. While my first year of studies have gone well, it won’t be until another two or three months that I officially find out if I have been completed successfully in accruing all the necessary credits to progress to the second year. I anticipate returning to full-time charity operations by mid to late 2025. Nevertheless, I remain committed to monthly listing entries, a crucial aspect of the charity's mission to provide information about global charitable organisations.
The decision to pursue a photography and media degree aligns with my vision to establish a team of photographers and journalists for a potential Life Magazine-style publication dedicated to charitable campaigns. Despite the expected interference with the charity's progress, completing this degree is essential for unlocking new revenue streams and aligning with the major focus of my course.
While the specifics of these potential revenue streams cannot be disclosed until the end of 2025, I hope to begin revealing some aspects in 2024. It's essential to note that my commitment to educational pursuits does not diminish the importance of ongoing charity operations and the valuable content produced, such as the article highlighting the illegal invasion of Ukraine and my collaboration with Sussex Homeless Support.
Although logistical challenges prevented my physical involvement in delivering supplies to Ukraine, I managed to provide valuable content for the article by briefing the founder of Sussex Homeless Support who made a trip there to help fleeing residents who were heading into homelessness. Despite the setbacks, my dedication to contributing to the charity's mission remains unwavering.
Stronger Together — Ukraine and Sussex Homeless Support Released — 18th April 2022
This article is about Ukraine. With Ukraine capturing the imagination of the world because of an illegal occupation and armed assault by their warring neighbour — Russia — charities like Sussex Homeless Support took on a task ensuring that humanitarian aid continued to flow directly to the front line. We started preparing for this article on the cusp of our End of Year Report deadline and unfortunately we will have to finish the report on this in the next report as the release date falls in that reporting period — Regardless we think a link to that article should be here anyway, the live link just below will take you there. Author: Jonathan Fleming
- https://charityneeds.com/feature/sussexhomelesssupport.co.uk/stronger together
We also tried to bring on a new liaison officer in the later part of 2022 to get them involved with a project out in America, but this did not work out because of a conflict of interest. Our liaison officer was being asked to become a representative for the American organisation as well as for ourselves and because of this, we declined to continue with the project due to a conflict of interest that could arise from their willingness to entertain the idea.
Trustee Report of Andrea Arnold for the reporting period 6th April 2022 - 5th April 2023
This has been a quiet year, partially due to the effect that covid has had on the charity sector. I am also in the second year of a three year BA(Hons) which was agreed will eventually be of benefit to the Charity.
I am anticipating that 2023 will see the return of more normal times for the Charity.
Addendum (written by Jonathan Fleming for Andrea Arnold, approved by Andrea Arnold) During the 2021-2022 period, Andrea Arnold collaborated with a friend who volunteered to film for Charity Needs Foundation (CNF) at the World Veterinary Service (WVS) in Goa, India, during a summer break. Regrettably, the filming coincided with the onset of the global spread of COVID, leading to the closure of borders.
Consequently, the volunteer had to halt their activities and secure one of the last flights departing from India back to the UK. Unfortunately, CNF did not adequately promote the story that Andrea Arnold worked on during this challenging period. We aim to reassess the content produced and share with the public the impactful work carried out by the World Veterinary Service within their organisation.
Trustee Report of Hazel Arnold
for the reporting period 6th April 2021 - 5th April 2022
Continuing on from last year’s report…
I returned to Spain in June and finally overcame the challenge to stay which has been bittersweet as we faced another challenge due to an interest only mortgage on the villa. This has totally put our finances in difficulty although we are working through it and hope to be in a better position shortly.
Months have flown by and I have done nothing toward the charity. I'm hoping to gain my focus back over the next few weeks.
I'm now able to live and work under "Automino" which is similar to being self employed in Spain.
The last year has been a quiet one for me because of personal reasons. The main one being the difficulty in gaining residencia in Spain. I am now classed as self employed so that gives me passage to travel back and to without time restrictions although it comes at a high price on the pocket, which means working to cover the costs.
In February after many conversations we as trustees decided to invest in bitcoin to help raise some revenue.
March brought a flurry of activity with the chance for Jonathan to head to the Ukraine to help with delivering much needed supplies, he would be working with a charity called Sussex Homeless CIO. On the list was a defibrillator so we thought SADS uk https://www.sadsuk.org.uk/ could help. I contacted them but when they came back to us they explained they don't have them in stock but are made as needed. Unfortunately the trip for Jonathan never happened as the van he was supposed to go in would not start.
After this I headed back to the UK. I was there for three months due to the 90 day rule. I eventually returned to Spain in June which is when I applied for my automnio.
In December I was watching the BBC news and one of the reports was about the homeless and the charity Crisis www.crisis.org.uk explaining that with the cost of living crisis this could potentially create a new wave of people living on the streets. I sent the BBC an email saying how interesting the report was and how sad I felt that this was happening. I included the article the Budapest Street Sleepers which we did in 2018 https://charityneeds.com/feature/bbm.hu/the-budapest-street-sleepers
I haven't heard anything back but I expect they get lots of emails so it's impossible to answer them all.
Trustees’ Annual Report for the period
From 2022 April 06 To 2023 April 05 Period start date Period end date
Charity name: Charity Needs Foundation
Charity registration number: 1168917
Objectives and Activities
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| Summary of the purposes of the charity as set out in its governing document |
Para 1.17 | 1) To promote the voluntary sector for the benefit of the public by: a) liaising between charities and voluntary organisations, including government agencies where needed; b) identifying needs in the voluntary sector and establishing projects or policies to address them; c) assisting in the administration of funding programmes to charities and voluntary organisations that are just starting up and need support, including those already established that could utilise the same administration systems that CNF itself benefits from; d) providing information to the press and the public on the operation of, or problems encountered by, the voluntary sector; |
| e) providing advice and information on fundraising techniques appropriate for voluntary organisations and charities; f) act as a representative of the voluntary sector in relation to government policies and legislation; g) advising businesses on charitable giving and encouraging employees to participate in voluntary work; providing advice and information to the public and to existing organisations on how to establish charities and voluntary organisations. ‘The Voluntary Sector’ means charities and voluntary organisations Charitiesare organisations, which are established for exclusively charitable purposes in accordance with the law of England and Wales. Voluntary organisationsare independent organisations, which are established for purposes that add value to the community as a whole, or a significant section of the community, and which are not permitted by their constitution to make a profit for private distribution. Voluntary organisations do not include local government or other statutory authorities. |
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| 2) The relief of financial need and suffering among victims of natural or other kinds of disaster in the form of money (or other means deemed suitable) for persons, bodies, organisations and / or countries affected. |
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| 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 |
CNF concentrated on five aspects of its purposes in the financial period April 2022 - April 2023 which were those of 1.a, 1.b, 1.c, 1.d and 1g. We listed a number of charities on our website through our campaign gallery to promote awareness for those organisations and their campaign. We continued to be successful with the articles we put out but COVID will have a prolonged effect even though the worst of it is over. With two trustees undergoing BA Honours Degrees, this has disrupted our endeavour to get our software applications into production. These applications are being developed in an attempt to create a sustainable revenue stream for CNF and any registered voluntary organisation worldwide that chooses to utilise them. |
| Statement confirming whether the trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit |
Para 1.18 |
Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
| SORP reference | ||
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| Policy on grant making | Para 1.38 | We won’t be accepting grant applications until late 2026, however, we will consider those who do write in for such before we are fully ready for this stage. |
| Policy on social investment including program related investment |
Para 1.38 | |
| Para 1.38 |
Contribution made by volunteers Other
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. |
Para 1.20 | We continue to have positive communications with the NHSBT the NHS Blood and Transplant unit with regard to finding more black, asian and ethnic minority groups who can give blood or become an organ donor. We have brought wide publicity and awareness to organisations through our articles and real-world press releases. The charities benefiting from those featured articles in this period have been: Sussex Homeless Support. Numerous charities get listed in the campaigns gallery listings section of our website where user traffic is growing. |
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 | ||
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| Review of the charity’s financial position at the end of the period |
Para 1.21 | CNF was supported by donations to help us continue with the listing and to help advertise or build awareness of the charitable campaigns that get chosen to be advanced in theirpromotion. |
| Statement explaining the policy for holding reserves statingwhytheyare held |
Para 1.22 | We hold back enough reserves to ensure the charity can pay for basic administration and other essentials. |
| Amount of reservesheld | Para 1.22 | 2564 |
| Reasons for holding zero reserves |
Para 1.22 | N/A |
| 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 | No concerns |
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
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| Type of governing document (trust deed, royal charter) |
Para 1.25 | Governing Document |
| 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 | Only the charity trustees are allowed to appoint a new trustee by quorum, if a quorum is not met Jonathan Fleming is the trustee allowed to appoint one or more trustees to establish a quorum |
Additional information (optional)
You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
Policies and procedures adopted for the induction and Para 1.51 training of trustees The charity’s organisational structure and any wider Para 1.51 network with which the charity works Relationship with any related Para 1.51 parties Other
Reference and Administrative details
| Charityname | CharityNeedsFoundation |
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| Other name the charity uses | CNF, Charity Needs |
| Registered charitynumber | 1168917 |
| Charity’s principal address | Unit 2, 6 Stone Street, Brighton, East Sussex BN! 2HB |
Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity
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Trustee name | Office (if any) | Dates acted if not for whole year Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (if any) |
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| Jonathan Fleming | chair | Jonathan Fleming | |
| Andrea Arnold | |||
| Hazel Arnold | |||
Corporate trustees – names of the directors at the date the report was approved
Director name
Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity
Trustee name Dates acted if not for whole year
Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others
| Description of the assets held in this capacity |
None |
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| Name and objects of the charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects |
N/A |
| Details of arrangements for safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets |
N/A |
Additional information (optional) Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)
| Additional information (optional) Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information) |
Additional information (optional) Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information) |
Additional information (optional) Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information) |
Additional information (optional) Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information) |
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| Type of adviser Name Address |
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| Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information) | |||
Exemptions from disclosure
Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details
Other optional information
Declarations
The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.
| Signed on behalf of the Signature(s) Full name(s) |
charity’s trustees | charity’s trustees |
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| Jonathan Fleming |
| Andrea Arnold | |||||||
| Hazel Arnold | |||||||
| Position (eg Secretary, | Jonathan Fleming (chair) | ||||||
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| Date | 31/05/2023 | ||||||
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| Charity Needs Foundation | |||||||
| Receipts and payments accounts | CC16a | ||||||
| For the period from Period start date 6th April 2022 |
To | Period end date 5th April 2023 |
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| Charity Name | Charity Name | Charity Name | Charity Name | Charity Name | Charity Name | No (if any) | No (if any) | CC16a | ||||
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| Receipts and payments accounts | ||||||||||||
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| 6th April 2022 | 5th April 2023 | |||||||||||
| Section A Receipts and payments | ||||||||||||
| Unrestricted funds |
Restricted funds |
Endowment funds |
Total funds | Last year | ||||||||
| to the nearest £ | to the nearest £ | to the nearest £ | to the nearest £ | to the nearest £ |
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| A1 Receipts | ||||||||||||
| 1,180 | 0 | - | 1,180 | 4,407 | ||||||||
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| Sub total(Gross income for AR) |
1,180 | 0 | - | 1,180 | 4,407 | |||||||
| A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table). |
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| - | - | - | - | |||||||||
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| Sub total | - | - | - | - | - | |||||||
| Total receipts | 1,180 | 0 | - | 1,180 | 4,407 | |||||||
| A3 Payments | ||||||||||||
| 240 | - | 240 | - | |||||||||
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| Sub total | 240 | - | 240 | - |
| A4 Asset and investment purchases, (see table) |
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| - | 1,750 | - | 1,750 | |||||||||
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| Sub total | - | 1,750 | - | 1,750 | ||||||||
| Total payments | 240 | 1,750 | - | 1,990 | - | |||||||
| Net of receipts/(payments) |
940 | 1,750 | - | 810 | 4,407 | |||||||
| A5 Transfers between funds |
- | - | - | - | - | |||||||
| A6 Cash funds last year end |
- | - | - | - | - | |||||||
| Cash funds this year end |
940 | 1,750 | - | 810 | 4,407 | |||||||
| Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period | ||||||||||||
| Categories | Details | Unrestricted funds |
Restricted funds |
Endowment funds |
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| to nearest £ | to nearest £ | to nearest £ | ||||||||||
| B1 Cash funds | - | 1,750 | - | |||||||||
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| Total cash funds | - | 1,750 | - | |||||||||
| (agree balances with receipts and payments account(s)) |
OK | OK | OK | |||||||||
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| Details | to nearest £ | to nearest £ | to nearest £ | |||||||||
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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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| Jonathan Fleming | 31st May 2023 | ||||||||||||