## **BOOTH CHARITABLE FOUNDATION CIO**
## **Charity no.1171530**
## **Annual report 31[st] December 2024**
The Trustees of Booth Charitable Foundation CIO present this annual report, covering the period between 1[st] January 2024 and 31st December 2024 (‘the period’).
## **Reference and administrative details**
The charity, Booth Charitable Foundation, is a charitable incorporated organisation which was registered with the Charity Commission of England and Wales on 8[th] February 2017. The charity’s registration number is 1171530. The charity does not have any offices or other premises; its public address is c/o The Royal Adelaide Hotel, Windsor, Berks SL4 2AG
The names of all those who served as the charity’s trustees during the period and subsequently are given below (in alphabetical order), with the start and end dates of the term of office of each given, where relevant:
|**_Name_**|**_Start_**|**_End_**|
|---|---|---|
|Mrs Elaine Booth|08.02.17||
|Mr Martyn Booth|08.02.17||
|Mrs Sandra Casey
(previously Johnson)|08.02.17||
## **Structure, governance and management**
Booth Charitable Foundation has 3 trustees who work together on the decision making process for which charities should benefit from donations.
Since registration on 8[th] February 2017 grant requests have been received by email, post or have been locally selected by the trustees.
On receipt of all grant or funding requests all 3 trustees consider if the request falls within the scope of the charity (see objectives below). The amount of grant awarded is at the discretion and agreement of the trustees.
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All income will be received by way of personal donations from Elaine & Martyn Booth (trustees) plus any payments received via Gift Aid.
## **Objectives and activities**
The objects of the CIO are:
- The relief of those in need because of youth, age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage in particular, but not exclusively in the Cotswolds and surrounding areas.
- The advancement of the arts, culture and heritage for the benefit of the public, but not exclusively, in the Cotswolds and surrounding areas.
- The advancement of health for the benefit of the public, but not exclusively in the Cotswolds and surrounding areas.
- The advancement of such other exclusively charitable purposes (according to the law of England and Wales) as the trustees see fit from time to time in particular, but not exclusively in the Cotswolds and surrounding areas.
## **What**
- general charitable purposes
- the advancement of health or saving of lives
- disability
- arts / culture / heritage / science
## **Who**
- children / young people
- elderly / old people
- people with disabilities
- other charities or voluntary bodies
- the general public / mankind
## **How**
- makes grants to organisations
## **Performance**
During the period, there were 2 grants awarded.
## **Arts at the Old Firestation**
This is an arts centre and that delivers a volunteering scheme which includes people facing homelessness or isolation. One of their long-time volunteers was no longer able to reach them due to disability – this person uses a wheelchair but due to road closures they could no longer travel to their volunteering shifts via bus. This person needs to use a specialist taxi service (due to the size of their wheelchair) which the Old Firestation could not fund themselves.
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The volunteer was very isolated, and volunteering is one of the few activities they can do to connect them with a community and offer that all important sense of purpose of joy. The Booth Foundation provided a grant of £500 to enable the volunteer to continue being part of this community.
**Foxies Future** was set up as a charity following Girlguiding UK’s decision to close and sell the Foxlease Activity Centre. This centre provides campsites for youth groups, schools and other societies such as the Girl Guides, Duke of Edinburgh expedition groups and Scouts and this facility was threatened with closure. The charity needed to raise over £4 million in order to buy the site and completed the purchase in Nov 2024. We provided a donation of £500 from the Booth Foundation to help support the purchase.
## **Outlook for 2025**
One of the main aims is to support local organisations and the trustees will continue to review all requests for donations accordingly.
## **Financial review**
The charity had no assets or known liabilities at the period end.
During 2024 the charity spent £1,000 on 2 grant awards as listed previously. The charity incurred bank charges and website costs of £595.05 during the period, there were no other expenses. No further income or expenditure was made during 2024.
No funds were or are held as a custodian on behalf of others.
## **Public benefit statement**
The trustees confirm that they have complied with their duty to have due regard to the guidance on public benefit published by the Charity Commission in exercising their powers or duties.
## **Martyn Booth Trustee**
## **Elaine Booth**
## **Trustee**
## **Sandra Casey (previously Johnson)**
## **Trustee**
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**Booth Charitable Foundation 1171530 Receipts and payments accounts CC16a For the period** 01-Jan-24 31-Dec-24 **To from** ~~i~~ **Section A Receipts and payments Unrestricted Restricted Endowment Total funds Last year funds funds funds to the nearest to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ £ A1 Receipts - - - - 22,501 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -** _**Sub total** (Gross income for_ **22,501** _AR)_ **[ - ] A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table). - - - - - - - - -** _**Sub total**_ **-** _**Total receipts**_ **22,501** —_——_ ~~—_~~ — **A3 Payments** Donations **1,000 - - 1,000 20,001** Bank Charges **481 - - 481 482** It costs **114 114 - - - - - - - - - - -** _**Sub total**_ **[ 1,595 ] - - 1,595 20,483 A4 Asset and investment purchases, (see table) - - - - - - - -** _**Sub total**_ **[ - ] - - - -** =.== ~~>~~ > _**Total payments**_ SSS **[ 1,595 ] - - 1,595** = **20,483** _**Net of receipts/(payments)**_ **- 1,595 - - - 1,595 2,018 A5 Transfers between funds - - - - - A6 Cash funds last year end 2,054 - - 2,054 36** _**Cash funds this year end**_ **459 - - 459 2,054**
|**Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period**
**Categories**
**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**Restricted**
**funds**
**Endowment**
**funds**
**to nearest £**
**to nearest £**
**to nearest £**
**459**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**459**
**-**
**-**
OK
OK
OK
**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**Restricted**
**funds**
**Endowment**
**funds**
**to nearest £**
**to nearest £**
**to nearest £**
**Details**
**_Total cash funds_**
(agree balances with receipts and payments
account(s))
Cash in bank
**B1 Cash funds**
**Details**
~~_—===~~|**Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period**
**Categories**
**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**Restricted**
**funds**
**Endowment**
**funds**
**to nearest £**
**to nearest £**
**to nearest £**
**459**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**459**
**-**
**-**
OK
OK
OK
**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**Restricted**
**funds**
**Endowment**
**funds**
**to nearest £**
**to nearest £**
**to nearest £**
**Details**
**_Total cash funds_**
(agree balances with receipts and payments
account(s))
Cash in bank
**B1 Cash funds**
**Details**
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|---|---|
|**B2 Other monetary assets**|**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**Fund to which**
**asset belongs**
**Cost (optional)**
**Current value**
**(optional)**
**Details**
—_—=|
|**B3 Investment assets**|**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**Fund to which**
**asset belongs**
**Cost (optional)**
**Current value**
**(optional)**
**Details**
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|**B4 Assets retained for the**
**charity’s own use**|**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**Fund to which**
**liability relates**
**Amount due**
**(optional)**
**When due**
**(optional)**
**Details**
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|Signed by one or two trustees on
behalf of all the trustees
**B5 Liabilities**|**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
Date of
approval
08-Oct-25
Print Name
Elaine Booth
Signature
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