## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** 

**From** 1[st] January 2025 **Period start date   To** 31[st] December 2025 **Period end date** 

**Charity name:** Running Well 

**Charity registration number:** 1169004 

## **Objectives and Activities** 

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|Summary of the purposes of<br>the charity as set out in its<br>governing document|Para 1.17|The relief of poverty and advancement of<br>health in underdeveloped and remote parts<br>of Uganda by the provision of access to<br>clean water.|
|Summary of the main<br>activities in relation to those<br>purposes for the public<br>benefit, in particular, the<br>activities, projects or services<br>identified in the accounts.|Para 1.17 and<br>1.19|Running Well operates on a purely voluntary<br>basis and aims to provide a better quality of<br>life for people living in underdeveloped and<br>deprived parts of Uganda. The charity<br>focuses on supporting and implementing<br>projects which have a direct, tangible and<br>measurable impact on improving<br>accessibility to clean water for people in the<br>poorest and remotest parts of Uganda, for<br>example, by building water boreholes. The<br>charity also organises and participates in<br>events to encourage people to run or take up<br>any other personal challenge to help raise<br>funds for the projects that it supports.|
|Statement confirming<br>whether the trustees have<br>had regard to the guidance<br>issued by the Charity<br>Commission on public<br>benefit.|Para 1.18|The Trustees have had regard to the<br>guidance issued by the Charity Commission<br>on public benefit when deciding on what<br>activities the charity should be undertaking.|



**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|Not applicable.|
|Policy on social investment|Para 1.38|Not Applicable.|
|including program related|||
|investment|||
|Contribution made by|Para 1.38|Not applicable.|
|volunteers|||
|Other|||





## **Achievements and Performance** 

||SORP reference||
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|Summary of the main<br>achievements of the charity,<br>identifying the difference the<br>charity’s work has made to<br>the circumstances of its<br>beneficiaries and any wider<br>benefits to society as a<br>whole.|Para 1.20|The charity had a successful year both in<br>terms of fundraising and managing its<br>internal operating costs, with the total net<br>income for the year being more than five and<br>a half times its original budget.<br>The charity managed to successfully<br>complete another five water boreholes,<br>including its first piped water supply with<br>solar electric pump and tapping system.<br>This has been a significant step forward for<br>the charity as it allows us to get more water<br>to more people more quickly. It also offers<br>the potential to extend the system to a wider<br>catchment area in the future at a<br>comparatively lower cost.|



**Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: Achievements against Para 1.41 objectives set Performance of fundraising Para 1.41 activities against objectives set Investment performance Para 1.41 against objectives Other 



## **Financial Review** 

|**Financial Review**|||
|---|---|---|
|Review of the charity’s<br>financial position at the end<br>of the period|Para 1.21|The charity is in a strong financial position at<br>the end of the period, with approximately<br>£20,000 of available funds for projects next<br>year.|
|Statement explaining the<br>policy for holding reserves<br>stating why they are held|Para 1.22|The charity only commits to funding projects<br>once it has secured all the funds required to<br>deliver any given project. The charity<br>generally retains sufficient cash reserves to<br>fund all of its operating expenses for a<br>minimum of 12 months.|
|Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|£1,000.|
|Reasons for holding zero<br>reserves|Para 1.22|Not applicable.|
|Details of fund materially in<br>deficit|Para 1.24|Not applicable.|
|Explanation of any<br>uncertainties about the<br>charity continuing as a going<br>concern|Para 1.23|Not applicable.|



**Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: The charity’s principal Para 1.47 sources of funds (including any fundraising) Investment policy and Para 1.46 objectives including any social investment policy adopted A description of the principal Para 1.46 risks facing the charity Other 



## **Structure, Governance and Management** 

|Description of charity’s<br>trusts:|||
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|Type of governing document<br>(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|Constitution|
|How is the charity<br>constituted?<br>(e.g unincorporated<br>association, CIO)|Para 1.25|Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO)|
|Trustee selection methods<br>including details of any<br>constitutional provisions e.g.<br>election to post or name of<br>any person or body entitled<br>to appoint one or more<br>trustees|Para 1.25|Appointed by the Trustees by a resolution|
|**Additional information (optional)**<br>You may choose to include further statements||where relevant about:|
|Policies and procedures<br>adopted for the induction and<br>training of trustees|Para 1.51||
|The charity’s organisational<br>structure and any wider<br>network with which the<br>charity works|Para 1.51||
|Relationship with any related<br>parties|Para 1.51||
|Other|||



## **Reference and Administrative details** 

|Charity name|Running Well|
|---|---|
|Other name the charity uses||
|Registered charity number|1169004|
|Charity’s principal address|Holly Tree Cottage<br>Hawling<br>Cheltenham<br>Gloucestershire<br>GL54 5SZ|





## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** 

|1<br>2<br>3<br>4<br>5<br>6<br>7<br>8<br>9<br>10<br>11<br>12<br>13<br>14<br>15<br>16<br>17<br>18<br>19<br>20|**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not for**<br>**whole year **|**Name of person (or body) entitled**<br>**to appoint trustee (ifany)**|
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||Julian Gabriel|Chairman|||
||Gary Hale||||
||Andrew Renshaw||||
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– 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
Not applicable.
held in this capacity
Name and objects of the
charity on whose behalf the
assets are held and how this
falls within the custodian
charity's objects
Not applicable.
Details of arrangements for
safe custody and
segregation of such assets
from the charity's own assets
Not applicable.
Additional information (optional)
Names and addresses of advisers (Optional infomiation)
Type of
Name
Address
adviser
Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional inforniation)
Exemptions from disclosure
Reason for non-disclosure of ke
ersonnel details
Not applicable.
Other o
tional information
Declarations
The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees. report above.
Signed on behalf of the charity's trustees
Signature(
Full name(s)
Position (eg Secretary,
Chair. etc)
Julian Christophe
Chairman
Gabriel
ichael Renshaw
Authorised signatory
Date

|**1169004**<br>**Running Well**<br>**Receipts andpayments accounts**<br>01/01/2025<br>31/12/2025<br>**To**<br>**For the period**<br>**from**<br>~~a a ee~~|**1169004**<br>**Running Well**<br>**Receipts andpayments accounts**<br>01/01/2025<br>31/12/2025<br>**To**<br>**For the period**<br>**from**<br>~~a a ee~~|**1169004**<br>**Running Well**<br>**Receipts andpayments accounts**<br>01/01/2025<br>31/12/2025<br>**To**<br>**For the period**<br>**from**<br>~~a a ee~~|**1169004**<br>**Running Well**<br>**Receipts andpayments accounts**<br>01/01/2025<br>31/12/2025<br>**To**<br>**For the period**<br>**from**<br>~~a a ee~~|**1169004**<br>**Running Well**<br>**Receipts andpayments accounts**<br>01/01/2025<br>31/12/2025<br>**To**<br>**For the period**<br>**from**<br>~~a a ee~~|**1169004**<br>**Running Well**<br>**Receipts andpayments accounts**<br>01/01/2025<br>31/12/2025<br>**To**<br>**For the period**<br>**from**<br>~~a a ee~~|**1169004**<br>**Running Well**<br>**Receipts andpayments accounts**<br>01/01/2025<br>31/12/2025<br>**To**<br>**For the period**<br>**from**<br>~~a a ee~~|**1169004**<br>**Running Well**<br>**Receipts andpayments accounts**<br>01/01/2025<br>31/12/2025<br>**To**<br>**For the period**<br>**from**<br>~~a a ee~~|**1169004**<br>**Running Well**<br>**Receipts andpayments accounts**<br>01/01/2025<br>31/12/2025<br>**To**<br>**For the period**<br>**from**<br>~~a a ee~~|**1169004**<br>**Running Well**<br>**Receipts andpayments accounts**<br>01/01/2025<br>31/12/2025<br>**To**<br>**For the period**<br>**from**<br>~~a a ee~~|**CC16a**<br>~~_~~||
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|**Section A Receipts and payments**||||||||||||
||**Unrestricted**<br>**funds**||**Restricted funds**||**Endowment**<br>**funds**|||**Total funds**||**Last year**||
||**to the nearest      £**||**to the nearest £**||**to the nearest £**|||**to the nearest £**||**to the nearest £**||
|**A1 Receipts**||||||||||||
|Corporate sponsorship|**9,500**||**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**|**9**|**9,500**|**-**|**-**|
|Planned donations|**738**||**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**|**738**|**738**|**6,903**|**903**|
|Unplanned donations|**3,557**||**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**|**3**|**3,557**|**32,615**|**615**|
|Grants|**1,000**||**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**|**1**|**1,000**|**1,000**|**000**|
|Sponsorshipfrom fundraisingevents|**4,943**||**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**|**4**|**4,943**|**15,161**|**161**|
|Gift aid|**-**||**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**<br>**3,168**|**168**|
|Bank interest|**810**||**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**|**810**|**810**|**1,087**|**087**|
||**-**||**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**<br>**-**|**-**|
|**_Sub total_**_(Gross income for AR)_|_(Gross income for AR)_**20,548**||**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**|**20,548**|**20,548**|**59,934**|**59,934**|
|**A2 Asset and investment sales,**<br>**(see table).**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**_Sub total_**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**_Total receipts_**<br>**20,548**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**20,548**<br>**59,934**<br>~~——————~~||||||||||||
|**A3 Payments**||||||||||||
|Marketing|**390**||**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**|**390**|**390**|**60**|**60**|
|Fundraising|**-**||**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**<br>**33**|**33**|
|Communications / IT|**199**||**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**|**199**|**199**|**199**|**199**|
|Events|**-**||**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**<br>**1,512**|**512**|
|Other administration costs|**-**||**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**<br>**87**|**87**|
|Charitable activities|**48,277**||**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**|**48**|**48,277**|**69,835**|**835**|
||**-**||**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**<br>**-**|**-**|
||**-**||**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**<br>**-**|**-**|
||**-**||**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**<br>**-**|**-**|
|**_Sub total_**|**48,866**||**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**|**48,866**|**48,866**|**71,727**|**71,727**|
|**A4 Asset and investment**<br>**purchases, (see table)**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**_Sub total_**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**_Total payments_**<br>**48,866**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**48,866**<br>**71,727**<br>~~—————~~||||||||||||
|**_Net of receipts/(payments)_**<br>**-                  28,318**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**A5 Transfers between funds**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**A6 Cash funds last year end**<br>**49,430**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**_Cash funds this year end_**<br>**21,112**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>~~————~~|||||||**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**|**-                  28,318**<br>**-**<br>**49,430**<br>**21,112**|**-                  28,318**<br>**-**<br>**49,430**<br>**21,112**|**-                11,793**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**61,223**<br>**49,430**|**-                11,793**<br>**-**<br>**61,223**<br>**49,430**|



CCXX R1 accounts (SS) 

06/01/2026 

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Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period
Unrestricted
funds
to npar85t £
Restricted funds
Endowment
funds
Categories
Details
to ngarfrst £
to nearesl £
B1 Cash funds
Bank account
21.112
Total cash funds
21,112
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funds
to Mar85t £
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funds
to nearest £
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Print Name
Dale of approval
CCXX R2 accoijnls ISSI
0610112026