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 |
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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. |
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 continued to provide service users with face-to-face meetings for recovering alcoholics and those who are looking to achieve and maintain abstinence from alcohol. Due to rising costs and falling attendance, and in consultation with service users, the Friday evening meeting has been cancelled. This has strengthened attendance at the Saturday meeting which has gone from strength to strength. The charity continues to have a core of service users who have achieved and maintained long periods of abstinence from alcohol. These service act as role models, offering advice and support to new service users who are looking to achieve and maintain periods of abstinence from alcohol. 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 and lapsed service users have engaged and reengaged with the charity’s support groups. These members have benefited from the advice and support of long-term members who have long periods of sobriety. Some of these new members have managed to stop drinking for a prolonged period of time, reducing pressure on other services. |
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Financial Review
| Financial Review | |
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| Review of the charity’s financial position at the end of the period |
At the start of the financial period, the charity had £2628. At the end of the period, the charity had £1957. During the period, the charity spent £771 renting spaces to hold face to face support group meetings, a significant decrease compared to pervious years. The charity received £150 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 | £1975.14 |
| Reasons for holding zero reserves |
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| Details of fund materially in deficit |
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| 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 |
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| Description of charity’s trusts: |
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| 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 |
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| 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
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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 (ifany) |
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| 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) Thomas Benjamin Shelbrooke Position (eg Secretary, Treasurer Chair, etc) Date 12/7/24 ~~;~~
| Friends of the Brian Hore Unit | Friends of the Brian Hore Unit | Friends of the Brian Hore Unit | 1171236 | 1171236 | ||||||
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| Receipts and payments accounts 01-Feb-22 31-Jan-23 To For the period from ~~ee~~ ~~ee ee~~ ~~ee~~ |
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| 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 £ | to the nearest £ | |||||
| A1 Receipts | ||||||||||
| Donations | 150 | - | - | 150 | - | |||||
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| Sub total(Gross income for AR) |
(Gross income for AR)150 |
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| A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table). - - - - - - - - - Sub total - - - - - Total receipts 150 - - 150 - ~~—————~~ |
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| A3 Payments | ||||||||||
| Rent | 771 | - | - | 771 | - | |||||
| SundryItens | 30 | - | - | 30 | - | |||||
| Insurance | 145 | - | - | 145 | - | |||||
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| **Sub total ** | 946 | - | - | 946 | - | |||||
| A4 Asset and investment purchases, (see table) - - - - - - - - Sub total - - - - - Total payments 946 - - 946 - ~~——————~~ |
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| Net of receipts/(payments) A5 Transfers between funds A6 Cash funds last year end Cash funds this year end |
- 796 - - - 796 - - - - - - 2,753 - - 2,753 - 1,957 - - 1,957 - ~~—_—==S=S=>~~ |
CCXX R1 accounts (SS)
18/07/2025
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Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period
| Unrestricted Restricted Endowment |
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| Categories | funds funds funds Details |
| to nearest £ to nearest £ to nearest £ |
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| B1 Cash funds | 1,907 - - 50 - - - - - 1,957 - - Total cash funds (agree balances with receipts and payments Bank Balance Cash ~~===>~~ |
| OK OK OK account(s)) |
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| Unrestricted Restricted Endowment |
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| funds funds funds |
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| to nearest £ to nearest £ to nearest £ Details |
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| B2 Other monetary assets | - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ~~—===~~ |
| B3 Investment assets | Fund to which asset belongs Cost (optional) Current value (optional) - - - - - - - - - - Details ~~ee~~ |
| B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use |
Fund to which asset belongs Cost (optional) Current value (optional) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Details ~~mee~~ |
| Fund to which Amount due When due |
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| Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees B5 Liabilities CCXX R2 accounts (SS) |
liability relates (optional) (optional) - - - - - Date of approval Details Print Name Thomas Shelbrooke Signature 2 18/07/2025 ~~——~~ |
CCXX R2 accounts (SS)