2024-01-31-accounts - Friends Of The Brian Hore Unit

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Trustees’ Annual Report for the period

From 01 Feb 2023 To 31 Jan 2024

Charity name: Friends of the Brian Hore Unit

Charity registration number: 1171236

Objectives and Activities

Summary of the purposes of the charity as set out in its governing document	To promote and protect the physical and mental health of recovering alcoholics in and around Greater Manchester for the public benefit by: - Providing support group meetings, which may include counselling and treatment - Where gaps in services are identified, campaigning for suitable provision, particularly in connection with an NHS dual diagnosis service for treating alcoholism and mental health in Greater Manchester - Providing such other activities or services as the trustees may, from time to time,identify
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.	Holding regular face to face support group meetings for people looking to achieve and maintain abstinence from alcohol.
Statement confirming whether the trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit	The trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit.

Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document

To promote and protect the physical and mental health of
recovering alcoholics in and around Greater Manchester for the
public benefit by:
- Providing support group meetings, which may include
counselling and treatment
- Where gaps in services are identified, campaigning for suitable
provision, particularly in connection with an NHS dual diagnosis
service for treating alcoholism and mental health in Greater
Manchester
- Providing such other activities or services as the trustees may,
from time to time,identify

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.

Holding regular face to face support group meetings for people
looking to achieve and maintain abstinence from alcohol.

Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit

The trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the
Charity Commission on public benefit.

Achievements and Performance

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.

Over the course of the year, the charity has provided
service users with twice weekly face-to-face meetings for
recovering alcoholics and those who are looking to achieve
and maintain abstinence from alcohol.
The charity has a strong core of service users who have
long periods of abstinence from alcohol. These service
users offer advice and support to new service users who
are looking to achieve and maintain periods of abstinence
from alcohol. The regularly meetings involve check-ins and
discussions about alcohol and the challenges faces by
those who are addicted to alcohol. Service users with
longer periods of abstinence are role models for those
looking to achieve sobriety.
The charity has continued to distribute promotional
material to to engage with people who realise they have a
problem with alcohol and are looking to explore sobriety.
The charity has continued to work with established venues
to hold meetings. These venues are chosen to be easily
accessible to service users as they are on main bus routes
and provide ample parking.
As a result of these activities, new service users have
engaged with the charity’s support groups. These new
members have benefited from the advice and support of
long-term members who have been sober for a number of
years. Some of these new members have managed to
stop drinking for a prolonged period of time, reducing
pressure on other services.

Financial Review

Financial Review
Review of the charity’s financial position at the end of the period	At the start of the financial period, the charity had £3790.34. At the end of the period, the charity had £2753.34. During the period, the charity spent £1032 renting spaces to hold face to face support group meetings, a slight decrease when compared to the previous year. The charity received £165 this year from donations. This is enough to ensure that face to face support group meetings can continue for the foreseeable future.
Statement explaining the policy for holding reserves stating why they are held	The charity does not have a policy on holding reserves.
Amount of reserves held	£2753.34
Reasons for holding zero reserves
Details of fund materially in deficit
Explanation of any uncertainties about the charity continuing as a going concern	There are no uncertainties about the charity.

Structure, Governance and Management

Structure, Governance	and Management
Description of charity’s trusts:
Type of governing document	Articles of Association
How is the charity constituted?	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	New trustees may be appointed by existing or outgoing trustees. The views and opinions of service users will be taken into account when selecting new trustees to ensure they have the best interests of the charity.

Reference and Administrative details

Charity name	Friends of the Brian Hore Unit
Other name the charity uses	FBHU
Registered charity number	1171236
Charity’s principal address	10 Pytha Fold Road Manchester M20 4UH

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20	Trustee name	Office (if any)	Dates acted if not for whole year	Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (ifany)
	Thomas Shelbrooke	Treasurer

– 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 NA held in this capacity Name and objects of the NA charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for NA safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets

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) Position (eg Secretary, Chair, etc) Date
	Thomas Benjamin Shelbrooke
	Treasurer
	21/7/24
	21/7/24

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Friends of the Brian Hore Unit		1171236
Receipts and payments accounts			CC16a
01-Feb-23 For the period from	To	31-Jan-24

Section A Receipts and payments	Section A Receipts and payments
A1 Receipts	Unrestricted funds to the nearest £ 165 - - - - - - 165 - - - 165 1,032 30 140 - - - - - - 1,202 - - - 1,202 - 1,037 - 3,790 2,753	Restricted funds to the nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -	Endowment funds to the nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -	Total funds to the nearest £ 165 - - - - - - - 165 - - - 165 1,032 30 140 - - - - - - 1,202 - - - 1,202 - 1,037	Last year to the nearest £
Donations	165				-
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*Sub total*(Gross income for AR)	165				-

A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table).
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*Sub total*	-				-
*Total receipts* A3 Payments
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Rent	1,032				-
SundryItens	30				-
Insurnace	140				-
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**Sub total **	1,202				-

A4 Asset and investment purchases (see table)
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**Sub total **	-				-
*Total payments* *Net of receipts/(payments)* A5 Transfers between funds A6 Cash funds last year end *Cash funds this year end*
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	- 1,037	-	-	- 1,037	-
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	3,790	-	-	3,790	-
	2,753	-	-	2,753	-

CCXX R1 accounts (SS)

18/07/2025

Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period	Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period	Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period
Categories Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees B1 Cash funds B2 Other monetary assets B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use B5 Liabilities B3 Investment assets	Signature Details Details Bank Balance Cash Details Details *Total cash funds* (agree balances with receipts and payments account(s)) Details	Unrestricted funds Restricted funds to nearest £ to nearest £ 2,628 - 125 - - 2,753 - OK OK Unrestricted funds Restricted funds to nearest £ to nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - Fund to which asset belongs Cost (optional) - - - - - Fund to which asset belongs Cost (optional) - - - - - - - - - Fund to which liability relates Amount due (optional) - - - - - Print Name Thomas Shelbrooke	Endowment funds to nearest £
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			OK
			Endowment funds to nearest £
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			Date of approval
		Thomas Shelbrooke	21/07/2024

CCXX R2 accounts (SS)

18/07/2025