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

**From 01/10/23    Period start date   To 30/09/24             Period end date** 

**Charity name: STAR International: Support through Therapy, Advocacy and Resources** 

## **Charity registration number: 1170669** 

## **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 PROMOTION OF GOOD HEALTH**<br>**AND RELIEF OF SICKNESS OF PEOPLE**<br>**WITH DISABILITIES, EITHER RESIDING**<br>**IN INSTITUTIONS OR WITHIN**<br>**COMMUNITIES, IN ROMANIA, IN**<br>**PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY**<br>**BY THE PROVISION OF ADVOCACY**<br>**AND THERAPY-BASED**<br>**INTERVENTIONS.**|
|Summary of the main<br>activities in relation to those<br>purposes for the public<br>benefit, in particular, the<br>activities, projects or<br>services identified in the<br>accounts.|Para 1.17 and<br>1.19|**We provide support to families and**<br>**caregivers, of children and young**<br>**people with special needs.**|
|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 hold the guidance of the**<br>**Charity Commission in high regard.**|



## **Additional information (optional)** 

## You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: 

||SORP reference|
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||Para 1.38|
|Policy on grant making||
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|Policy on social investment||
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|investment||





Para 1.38 Contribution made by volunteers Other 

## **Achievements and Performance** 

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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|**We continue to support a group of**<br>**individuals with varying degrees**<br>**disabilities.  We facilitated funding of a**<br>**forklift and pallet mover for another**<br>**charity’s distribution warehouse.**<br>**We purchased some much-needed**<br>**bedding for a government run facility for**<br>**kids with very complex needs.**<br>**.  We have continued to widen our**<br>**network, working with and supporting**<br>**both Romanian charities and British**<br>**charities who support a similar group**<br>**within the Romanian community.  We**<br>**liaised with a local charity to source**<br>**specialist equipment and prepared and**<br>**delivered it to 2 government facilities.**|



## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: 

|<br>Achievements against<br>objectives set|<br>Para 1.41||
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|Performance of fundraising<br>activities against objectives<br>set|Para 1.41||
|Investment performance<br>against objectives|Para 1.41||
|Other|||





## **Financial Review** 

|**Financial Review**|||
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|Review of the charity’s<br>financial position at the end<br>of the period|Para 1.21|**On the 30th September 2024 the charity**<br>**had £1657.78 in their account.**|
|Statement explaining the<br>policy for holding reserves<br>stating why they are held|Para 1.22|**Due to the nature of the people we help,**<br>**we could be asked to provide financial**<br>**support for emergency medical care. We**<br>**believe it is prudent to always strive to**<br>**have reserves in our account.**|
|Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|**Dependant on donations.**|
|Reasons for holding zero<br>reserves|Para 1.22|**N/A**|
|Details of fund materially in<br>deficit|Para 1.24|**N/A**|
|Explanation of any<br>uncertainties about the<br>charity continuing as a going<br>concern|Para 1.23|**N/A**|



## **Additional information (optional)** 

## You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: 

|<br>The charity’s principal<br>sources of funds (including<br>any fundraising)|<br>Para 1.47||
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|Investment policy and<br>objectives including any<br>social investment policy<br>adopted|Para 1.46||
|A description of the principal<br>risks facing the charity|Para 1.46||
|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|**Trust Deed**|
|How is the charity<br>constituted?<br>(e.g unincorporated<br>association, CIO)|Para 1.25|**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|**Trustees are voted on to the committee**<br>**by the current trustees.**|



## **Additional information (optional)** 

## You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: 

|<br>Policies and procedures<br>adopted for the induction<br>and training of trustees|<br>Para 1.51||
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|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|STAR International: Support through Advocacy. Therapy and<br>Resources|
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|Other name the charity uses|Star International|
|Registered charity number||
|Charity’s principal address|Maes Y Fforch<br>Babel<br>Llandovery<br>Carmarthenshire<br>SA20 0AJ|
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## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** 

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||Dr Rachael Barr|Chair|||
||Susan Moore|Treasurer/Secretary|||
||Bridget Wickert|Trustee|||
||Julianna Lodge|Trustee|||
||Erin Patton|Trustee|||
||Jodie Watts|Trustee|||
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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 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 Name Address adviser** 

## **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 charity’s trustees** 

**Signature(s) Full name(s)** Susan Moore ~~ee~~ **Position (eg Secretary,** Secretary and Treasurer **Chair, etc)** ~~ee~~ **Date** 29.7.25 ~~|~~ 



|**STAR International**<br>**Charity Name**|**STAR International**<br>**Charity Name**||||||||**1170669**<br>**No (if any)**|**1170669**<br>**No (if any)**||||||||
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|**Section A Receipts and payments**<br>**Unrestricted**<br>**funds**<br>**Restricted**<br>**funds**<br>**Endowment**<br>**funds**<br>**Total funds**<br>**to the nearest**<br>**£**<br>**to the nearest £**<br>**to the nearest £**<br>**to the nearest £**<br>**A1 Receipts**<br>01/10/2023<br>30/09/2024<br>**Receipts and payments accounts**<br>Period start date<br>Period end date<br>**To**<br>**For the period**<br>**from**<br>ee|||||||||||||**Last year**<br>**to the nearest £**<br>**CC16a**|**to the nearest £**||||
|Donations<br>**£6,918**||**-**|**-**|**-**||**-**|**-**|**-**||**6,918**|**6,918**||**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**|
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|**_Sub total_**_(Gross income for_<br>_AR)_<br>**6,918**||**-**|**-**|**-**||**-**|**-**|**-**||**6,918**|**6,918**||**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**|
|**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>**_Total receipts_**<br>**6,918**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**6,918**<br>**-**<br>**A3 Payments**<br>————_~~——~~||||||||||||||||||
|Ramona's Expnses<br>**444**||**-**|**-**|**-**||**-**|**-**|**-**||**444**|**444**||**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**|
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|Forklift etc<br>**5,584**||**-**|**-**|**-**||**-**|**-**|**-**||**5,584**|**5,584**||**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**|
|group equipment<br>**29**||**-**|**-**|**-**||**-**|**-**|**-**||**29**|**29**||**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**|
|**-**||**-**|**-**|**-**||**-**|**-**|**-**||**-**|**-**||**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**|
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|**_Sub total_                       6,057**||**-**|**-**|**-**||**-**|**-**|**-**||**6,057**|**6,057**||**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**|
|**A4 Asset and investment**<br>**purchases, (see table)**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**_Sub total_                               -**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**_Total payments_**<br>**6,057**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**6,057**<br>**-**<br>**_Net of receipts/(payments)_**<br>**861**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**861**<br>**-**<br>**A5 Transfers between funds**<br>**-**<br>**-                           -**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**A6 Cash funds last year end**<br>**-**<br>**-                           -**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**_Cash funds this year end_**<br>**861**<br>**-**<br>**-                        861**<br>**-**<br>———_—~~——~~—<br>======>||||||||||||||||||



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## **Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period** 


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