## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period:**
**From 04/02/2021 Period start date To 03/02/2022 Period end date**
## **Charity name: Pride in Ely CIO**
## **Charity registration number: 1170817**
## **Objectives and Activities**
||SORP reference||
|---|---|---|
|Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|**We are a community based charity for**
**LGBT individuals in Ely. We have created**
**a safe place for people to meet in Ely. Our**
**first PRIDE in Ely event was held in**
**August 2018 and this has been well**
**supported within the City. Our ultimate**
**aim is to be able to offer more support by**
**working with other organisations and in**
**particular to educate around diversity**
**and inclusion.**|
|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|**Fundraising via stalls at community**
**events throughout the year of 2022.**
**Organising and operating the 2022 Pride**
**Day event in August. In particular our**
**own merchandise and beer stalls, plus**
**revenue from donations and stall pitch**
**fees.**|
|Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|**The trustees have read the guidance and**
**it is in keeping with our aims and**
**objectives.**|
## **Additional information (optional)**
SORP reference **N/A** Para 1.38 Policy on grant making **N/A** Para 1.38 Policy on social investment including program related investment **N/A** Para 1.38 Contribution made by volunteers **This year was an important one for the CIO as we had to re-establish links with** Other **the local community and in particular the LGBTQ+ community, following the break due to the pandemic. Further we created long term relationships with local authorities, businesses and stakeholders, in particular potential financial backers and sponsorship opportunities, plus connections to further our aims and objectives.**
## **Achievements and Performance**
- SORP reference **We’ve identified the following as our principal achievements this year: ● We rebuilt the team of trustees**
- Summary of the main **following several unforeseen**
- achievements of the charity, **resignations. This allowed us to**
- identifying the difference the Para 1.20 **continue the work of the CIO and** charity’s work has made to **successfully hold our 2022 event.**
- the circumstances of its beneficiaries and any wider **● Our event was around double the** benefits to society as a **size of previous incarnations and** whole. **additionally added a brand new evening event.**
- **● We achieved an attendance of over 4000 people on the day, significantly up from previous events.**
- **● We created a new Fringe Festival to engage the local community, in particular businesses, in the 2 weeks around our main event. This achieved a broader awareness among the LGBTQ+ community but also in particular the wider community, raising awareness and overcoming obstacles in furtherance of our aims.**
- **We engaged in an organised campaign to attend local events representing the CIO, both to further our charitable objective and raise funds.**
**Additional information (optional)**
|Achievements against
objectives set|Para 1.41|**N/A**|
|---|---|---|
|Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set|Para 1.41|**N/A**|
|Investment performance
against objectives|Para 1.41|**N/A**|
|Other||**Due to the unforeseen circumstances in**
**our CIO’s leadership team, we were**
**unable to set qualitative or quantitative**
**objectives for this year. This will be**
**addressed going forwards.**|
## **Financial Review**
|**Financial Review**|||
|---|---|---|
|Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|**We close the year with £9279.75 in the**
**bank, an increase of£750.59 on the**
**previous period.**|
|Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|**The current account balance is**
**maintained to ensure the ability to hold a**
**new Pride festival each year and to allow**
**us to invest in new programmes for**
**outreach and education.**|
|Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|**£9279.75 as per current account.**|
|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|**N/A**|
**Additional information (optional)**
|The charity’s principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising)|Para 1.47|**Fundraising**
**Donations**
**Merchandise**
**Wet sales**
**Stall pitch fees**
**Ticket sales**|
|---|---|---|
|Investment policy and
objectives including any
social investment policy
adopted|Para 1.46|**N/A**|
|A description of the principal
risks facing the charity|Para 1.46|•
**Trustee churn.**
•
**Leadership issues.**
•
**Political risks/climate**
•
**Due to our small team,**
**relationships with stakeholders**
**may easily be affected by personal**
**interactions and lack of time to**
**maintain working relationships.**
•
**Ongoing national health concerns.**
•
**Poor state of the national**
**economy.**|
|Other||**N/A**|
## **Structure, Governance and Management**
|Description of charity’s
trusts:||**N/A**|
|---|---|---|
|Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|**Association**|
|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|**Formerly this was fulfilled on a basis of**
**personal recruitment.**
**We have now instituted a process of**
**inviting potential trustees to join the CIO**
**in a responsible junior role (Associate**
**Director), undergoing a period of**
**probation for a year (to include one Pride**
**Festival) before inviting them to become**
**a full Trustee.**|
**Additional information (optional)**
|Policies and procedures
adopted for the induction and
training of trustees|Para 1.51|**Junior members will perform their roles**
**under the supervision of at least one full**
**Trustee.**
**Junior members will sign a code of**
**conduct, outlining their responsibilities**
**and obligations to the CIO.**|
|---|---|---|
|The charity’s organisational
structure and any wider
network with which the
charity works|Para 1.51|**We have an executive committee who**
**oversee governance and urgent matters.**
**General Trustee committee who oversee**
**general matters and the actions taken by**
**the executive committee.**
**General committee which includes all of**
**the Trustees and Associate Directors.**
**Sub-committees for specialised areas**
**who report back to senior committees.**|
|Relationship with any related
parties|Para 1.51|**Unofficial relationships with local**
**organisations and governing bodies.**|
|Other||**N/A**|
## **Reference and Administrative details**
|Charity name|Pride in Ely CIO|
|---|---|
|Other name the charity uses|Pride in Ely, Cambridgeshire. Ely Pride.|
|Registered charity number|1170817|
|Charity’s principal address|116 West Fen Road,
Ely, Cambridgeshire,
CB6 3AD.|
**Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity**
|**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not for**
**whole year**|**Name of person (or**
**body) entitled to**
**appoint trustee (if**
**any)**|
|---|---|---|---|
|Andrew David White|Chair|||
|Simon TimothyPittock|Treasurer|||
|Kiera Delaney|Governance Officer|15th Feb 22 topresent||
|Sherrie Halls|Secretary|||
|Carol Thornton|Trustee|13th Feb 22 topresent||
|Mark Smith|Trustee(resigned)|15th Feb 22 to Oct 22||
|Fritha Love|Chair(resigned)|To Jan 22||
|Ariane Richardt|Trustee(resigned)|To Jan 22||
|Mark Briggs|Trustee(resigned)|To Jan 22||
– Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved **Director name**
## **N/A**
Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity
|**Trustee name**|**Dates acted if not for whole year**||
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## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others**
|Description of the assets
held in this capacity|N/A|
|---|---|
|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)**
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**Name**
**Address**|**Type of adviser**
**Name**
**Address**|**Type of adviser**
**Name**
**Address**|
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||**Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional**
**information)**|||
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## **Exemptions from disclosure**
Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details
## **N/A**
## **Other optional information**
## **N/A**
**PRIDE in ELY CIO Financial Report - February 4th 2021 to February 3rd 2022**
|**RECEIPTS**|**AMOUNT**|**ACCT**|
|---|---|---|
|Cash Donaton|£7.50|NatWest|
|Amazon Smile Donaton|£8.82|NatWest|
|Float from Pride Stall|£90.00|NatWest|
|Proft from Pride Stall|£327.09|NatWest|
|Merchandising Purchase|£20.00|NatWest|
|Amazon Smile Donaton|£6.39|NatWest|
|Business Donaton|£250.00|NatWest|
|Local Council Grant|£750.00|NatWest|
|**TOTAL**|**£1,459.80**||
|**PAYMENTS**|||
|Event Insurance|-£38.10|NatWest|
|Supplies for Pride Stall|-£46.52|NatWest|
|Supplies for Pride Stall|-£19.40|NatWest|
|Supplies for Pride Stall|-£27.90|NatWest|
|Supplies for Pride Stall|-£26.99|NatWest|
|Float for Pride Stall|-£90.00|NatWest|
|Supplies for Pride Stall|-£12.58|NatWest|
|Supplies for Pride Stall|-£8.22|NatWest|
|T-Shirt Printng for stock|-£132.00|NatWest|
|Volunteers Centre Account Fee|-£10.00|NatWest|
|Lotery Licence|-£20.00|NatWest|
|**TOTAL**|**-£431.71**||
|**SURPLUS/DEFICIT**|||
|Opening Balance|**£8,529.16**|NatWest|
|Closing Balance at 30/12/2021|**£9,279.75**|NatWest|
## **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)** Mr Simon Timothy Pittock Ms Keira Delaney **Position (eg** Treasurer, Trustee Governance Officer, Trustee **Secretary, Chair, etc)**
**Date** December 3rd, 2022