## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period**
**From 1[st] April 2024 Period start date To March 31[st] 2025 Period end date**
## **Charity name: Reach Out – Support In The Community**
## **Charity registration number: 1171740**
## **Objectives and Activities**
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|Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|**Reach Out provides one to one support**
**to children and young adults. This is**
**offered on a weekly/fortnightly basis with**
**a support volunteer, Counsellor or**
**Therapist. Therapeutic activities are also**
**offered. We look at the needs and**
**interests of individuals to improve their**
**overall wellbeing.**|
|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|**Over the last year the charity has**
**continued to support the children at**
**Wolverley and other secondary schools**
**across the Wyre Forest area. There has**
**been an increased demand in primary**
**schools for our services. We have**
**focused on early intervention and**
**providing support at the earliest**
**opportunity. This has been via primary**
**school and parental referral. Local GP’s**
**have also been referring parents with**
**children suffering with emotional and**
**mental health issues to Reach Out as**
**they are currently not referring all**
**children to CAMHS.**|
|Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|**The charity has continued to provide a**
**service in supporting especially**
**children/young people struggling with**
**emotional and mental health issues.**
**Which impacts their day-to-day life. The**
**charity continues to grow as demand has**
**increased greatly in the surrounding**
**community.**
**The majority being at our Wolverley**
**offices.**|
## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
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|Policy on grant making|Para 1.38|**The charity does not routinely make**
**grants.**|
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|Policy on social investment
including program related
investment|Para 1.38|**The charity does not have sufficient**
**funds to invest.**|
|Contribution made by
volunteers|Para 1.38|**Our volunteers are the mainstay of Reach**
**Out. Their contribution and commitment**
**is paramount in the charity’s growth and**
**continued work within the community.**
**The volunteers give their time and**
**expertise freely with different levels of**
**commitment ranging from 1 - 4 hours per**
**week.**
**Our established volunteers with**
**exceptional life skills and wide range of**
**work experience provide**
**induction/safeguarding training for new**
**volunteers. This has proven to work well**
**due to their commitment of over seven**
**years.**|
|Other||**We have Counsellors who join us to**
**provide their services voluntarily and**
**Therapists who can provide an**
**alternative approach in helping to**
**improve emotional wellbeing.**|
## **Achievements and Performance**
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|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.|Para 1.20|**Our achievements this year have been to**
**continue providing much needed support**
**in our community.**
**We continue to work with LAC children,**
**providing activities and teaching them**
**life skills from our wonderful team of**
**volunteers.**
**We are looking at art therapy in groups**
**and other important activities to help**
**children with certain issues as it is**
**proven to improve wellbeing.**
**25 children/young people were supported**
**at Wolverley and in the Wyre Forest area.**
**We have experienced an increase in**
**referrals from CAMHS (NHS), social**
**services and other organisations and**
**local charities wanting Reach Out to**
**support children in need of in many**
**cases urgent support for their mental**
**health. Parents continue to contact us**
**directly as they have children with**
**anxiety, depression, suicidal thoughts,**
**autism, ADHD, anger issues and**
**bereavement. Parents have taken their**
**children to their GP to be told that there**|
**is no help for them. They are unable to refer to CAMHS. We have worked tirelessly to support these children/young people even though we have become stretched ourselves. Anecdotal evidence remains that our service within the Wyre Forest community is highly appreciated by children/young people, parents, adults, school pastoral team, governors, local charities and organisations. We continue to support the Mitch’sLaw campaign and petition to get better services for children/young people.**
## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
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Achievements against
objectives set|
Para 1.41|
**This being the tenth year of the Charity’s**
**existence. Our main objective is to**
**continue to support children/young**
**people and adults in our community.**
**Being able to cope with an increased**
**demand for our service. As we have now**
**established a good reputation and are**
**considered to be a valuable service.**
**Remaining professional, accountable and**
**competent.**|
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|Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set|Para 1.41|**We have continued to focus on securing**
**funding in order to become sustainable in**
**the future, as the need for our service**
**increases each year. We have not been**
**able to get any substantial amount of**
**funding and still rely on our community.**
**Members of the community have raised**
**money in several ways to show their**
**support.**
**We continue to promote the Mitch’s Law**
**campaign to get better services for our**
**children/young people. There is still a**
**need to secure funding in order to have**
**paid positions within the charity and**
**cope with demand of those seeking help.**
**Volunteers time is limited. This remains a**
**priority for the growth of the Charity, and**
**we will continue to apply for funding. We**
**continue to look at smaller organisations**
**in the hope for success in securing much**
**needed funding. We unfortunately have**
**not been able to get the funding**
**necessary to expand our services.**|
|Investment performance
against objectives|Para 1.41|**The Charity holds no investments.**|
|Other||**We recruited 5 new volunteers. We**
**continue to put the wellbeing of all the**|
**children/young people we support as paramount in our continued work. We now comprise of 10 volunteers who are all DBS cleared and checked. We continue to recruit volunteers and counsellors. We continue to recruit counsellors and Therapists. This will be a great help in coping with the demand for our service. We continue to look at training to offer our volunteers in helping them work with children/young people. Looking at new alternative therapies and courses.**
## **Financial Review**
|**Financial Review**|||
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|Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|**The Charity started the reporting period**
**with £11,930.80 in the bank. We have**
**received donations of £2,317.69**
**The account balance at the year end**
**showed a balance of £9,050.15**|
|Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|**No reserves held.**|
|Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|**None**|
|Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|**The Charity occupies premises provided**
**free of charge by Wolverley C E**
**Secondary School. It does not employ**
**anyone. It therefore has no financial**
**obligations.**|
|Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24|**The Charity is not in deficit.**|
|Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern|Para 1.23|**Applying for funding remains a priority as**
**we have and continue to grow. The**
**reputation and the awareness of Reach**
**Out means we have seen an increase in**
**referrals. This means there is a**
**possibility that we become overwhelmed**
**with demand and children/young people**
**will wait longer to be seen.**
**We continue to be in a position that we**
**do not require any major expenditure and**
**so there is no concern about the**
**Charity’s future financial viability.**|
## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
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The charity’s principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising)|
Para 1.47|
**The Charity continues to apply for**
**funding. The local community have**
**raised money in various ways, and some**
**have made small contributions when**
**family members have been supported by**
**Reach Out.**
**Local organisations have also made**
**small donations. In support of our work.**|
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|Investment policy and
objectives including any
social investment policy
adopted|Para 1.46|**There are not sufficient funds to warrant**
**investments.**|
|A description of the principal
risks facing the charity|Para 1.46|The greatest risk to Reach Out is the same
as last year, namely that of an incident
impacting on its reputation. These risks
would fall into two broad categories:
1.
Volunteer related. For example,
allegations of inappropriate behaviour by
a volunteer, failure to disclose
information during the DBS process,
misrepresenting their credentials,
breaches of trust and confidentiality and|
|||the like.
2.
Client related. Self- harm, suicide or acts
of aggression while receiving support
from Reach Out. This could call into
question the competence of the service.
On this latter point, it is precisely risk of self-
harm and problems managing anger which
frequently lead to young people being
referred to Reach Out. If we turned these
people away simply to reduce the risk to our
reputation, there would be little other support
available for them. The local Child and
Adolescent Mental Health Service is unable
to meet demand and has to prioritise its
service to those deemed to be at greatest
risk and for only a limited number of
sessions.
During the current reporting period Reach
Out has built its reputation even further and
is highly respected by staff and management
of Wolverley C E Secondary School.|
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|Other||**Our suicide/self-harm policy/procedure is**
**now active part of our daily work with**
**children/young people. This was needed**
**urgently due to the increase in self harm,**
**suicidal thoughts amongst**
**children/young people.**
**All new volunteers receive training to**
**ensure compliance.**
**We continue to collaborate with**
**Worcester County Council to develop a**
**countywide and multi-agency strategy on**
**suicide and self-harm reduction among**
**young people. We will also continue our**
**work in raising awareness of the**
**Mitch’sLaw campaign for better services**
**for our children/ young people.**|
## **Structure, Governance and Management**
|Description of charity’s
trusts:|||
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|Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|**Standard charity constitution document.**|
|How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)|Para 1.25|**The Charity is constituted as a 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|**Trustee nominations considered,**
**nominated and seconded at AGM.**|
## **Additional information (optional)**
## You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
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Policies and procedures
adopted for the induction and
training of trustees|
Para 1.51|
**We have completed policies and**
**procedures for inducting/training**
**trustees.**|
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|The charity’s organisational
structure and any wider
network with which the
charity works|Para 1.51|**The Charity works within a teamwork**
**structure and only provides its services**
**within the Wyre Forest area.**|
|Relationship with any related
parties|Para 1.51|**None**|
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## **Reference and Administrative details**
|Charity name|Reach Out–Support In The Community|
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|Other name the charity uses|N/A|
|Registered charity number|1171740|
|Charity’s principal address|AIG Centre
Wolverley CE Secondary School
Blakeshall Lane
Wolverley, Kidderminster
DY11 5XQ|
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**year**|**Name of person (or body) entitled**
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||Luke Whitehouse||Wholeyear||
||Lucinda Wood||Wholeyear||
||Angie Gibbs||Wholeyear||
||Rob Collins||Wholeyear||
||Lisa Collins||Wholeyear||
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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 None held in this capacity Name and objects of the Not applicable charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for Not applicable 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)**
Mrs Andrea Whitehouse
## **Exemptions from disclosure**
Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details
## **Not applicable**
## **Other optional information**
**This report has been signed off by Luke Whitehouse and Angie Gibbs 27-01-26**
## **Declarations**
**The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.**
**Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees**
A E Gibbs **Signature(s)** L Whitehouse Angie Gibbs **Full name(s)** Luke Whitehouse **Position (eg Secretary,** Trustee Chair Trustee Treasurer **Chair, etc) Date** 27-01-26
RECEIPTS 24-25
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RECEIPTS - 1st Apr 24 to 31st Mar 25
VOLUNTARY INCOME ACTIVITIES GENERATING INVESTMENT TRANSFERS
INCOME INCOME
Date Description Contributions Collections Grants & Special Raffles Sale of Interest Transfers Cash Cheque/Payi Amount
Legacies Events books, between a/cs ng in/direct
cards, etc to bank
01/04/2023 CARRIED FORWARD FROM 31/3/24 £ - £ 11,930.80 £ 11,930.80
01/04-31/03 Donations £ 2,317.69 £ - £ 2,317.69 £ 2,317.69
£ - £ - £ -
£ - £ - £ -
£ - £ - £ -
£ - £ - £ -
£ - £ - £ -
£ - £ - £ -
£ - £ - £ -
£ - £ - £ -
£ - £ - £ -
£ - £ - £ -
£ - £ - £ -
£ - £ - £ -
£ - £ - £ -
£ - £ - £ -
£ - £ - £ -
Subtotals £ - £ 2,317.69 £ - £ - £ - £ - £ - £ - £ - £ 14,248.49 £ 14,248.49
Totals £ - £ 14,248.49 £ 14,248.49
Category Totals £ 2,317.69 £ - £ 14,248.49 £ 14,248.49
EXPENDITURE FOR YEAR £ 5,198.34 £ 5,198.34
END OF YEAR BALANCE £ 9,050.15 £ 9,050.15
UNPRESENTED CHEQUES £ - £ -
ACTUAL IN BANK £ 9,050.15
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PAYMENTS 24-25
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COST OF GENERATING COST OF CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES GOVERNANCE TRANSFERS
FUNDS COSTS EXPENDITURE
Date Description Cheque Hiring Cost of Committee Volunteers' Stationery, Other Subscriptions Donations Literature Bank Between Cash Cheque or Amount Cheque
no expenses items for and Expenses phone, etc activities and grants charges accounts bank cleared?
sale conferences transfer
04/24-01/25 Volunteer Travel Costs £ 716.21 £ - £ 716.21
04/24-03/25 Mobile Phone Costs £ 737.14 £ - £ 737.14
04/24-03/25 Website/Subscriptions £ 313.25 £ - £ 313.25
04/24-03/25 Office Equipment £ 166.86 £ 283.77 £ 271.00 £ - £ 721.63
06/24-03/25 Resources, books, crafts, art materials and games £ 582.00 £ 247.00 £ - £ 829.00
04/24-03/25 Training £ 193.91 £ 130.00 £ 169.00 £ - £ 492.91
04/24-03/25 Charity Insurance £ 187.04 £ - £ 187.04
04/24-03/25 Stationary £ 54.65 £ 160.00 £ 20.00 £ - £ 214.65
04/24-03/25 Fund raising activities £ 366.86 £ 68.69 £ - £ 435.55
04/24-03/25 Marketing £ 145.96 £ 200.00 £ 185.00 £ - £ 530.96
£ - £ -
Subtotal £ 339.87 £ - £ 54.65 £1,413.07 £ 1,883.69 £ 902.81 £ 313.25 £ - £ 271.00 £ - £ - £ - £ 20.00 £ 5,178.34
Total £ 339.87 £ - £ 54.65 £ 1,413.07 £ 1,883.69 £ 902.81 £ 313.25 £ - £ 271.00 £ - £ - £ - £ 20.00 £ - £ 5,198.34
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## Reach Out Project
## Income and expenditure accounts for the year ended 31st March 2025
|**Income**
Bank balance 1/4/24
Cash balance 1/4/24
Voluntary income:
Contributions
Collections
Grants & legacies
Activities generating income:
Special events
Raffles
Sale of books,cards, etc
Investment income
Transfers between accounts|11,930.80
£
-
£
-
£
2,317.69
£
-
£
-
£
-
£
-
£
-
£
-
£
14,248.49
£||**Expenditure**
Cost of generating funds:
Hiring expenses
Cost of items for sale
Cost of charitable activities
Committee and conferences
Volunteers' expenses
Stationery, phone, etc
Other activities
Subscriptions
Donations and grants
Literature
Bank charges
Governance costs
Transfers between accounts
Expenditure
**Bank balance 31/3/25**
**Cash balance 31/3/25**
**Theoretical in bank on 31/3/25**
**Unpresented cheques**
Adjusted in bank for 31/3/25
**Actual bank balance on**
**31/3/25**|339.87
£
-
£
54.65
£
1,413.07
£
1,883.69
£
902.81
£
313.25
£
-
£
271.00
£
-
£
-
£
-
£
5,178.34
£
**9,050.15**
**£**
**20.00**
**-£**
9,030.15
£
**9,030.15**
**£**
**-**
**£**
9,030.15
£
**9,050.15**
**£**|
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Treasurer…………………………………… Examiner…………………………………….