2025-03-31-accounts - Reaching Out (Sandwell) CIO

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Trustees' Annual Report for the period

Trustees' Annual Report for the period	Trustees' Annual Report for the period	Trustees' Annual Report for the period
From Period start date To Period end date 1st April 2024 31st March 2025 Section A Reference and administration details a	~~ee~~
Charity name	Reaching Out (Sandwell) CIO
Other names charity is known by

Registered charity number (if any) 1172226 ~~fF~~ Charity's principal address 74 Wolseley Road West Bromwich West Midlands Postcode B70 0LS

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

Name of person (or body) entitled to Trustee name Office (if any) Dates acted if not for whole year appoint trustee (if any) ~~a ee ee ee~~ 1 Clovette Richards ~~es~~ 2 Hazel Brown Treasurer ~~ee ns~~ 3 Janet Hardwick ~~ee es~~ 4 Pamela Phipps ~~ee es~~ 5 Patrick Baadjes Secretary ~~ee es~~ 6 Penny Mason ~~ee es~~ 7 Winsome Baadjes Chair ~~ee es es~~ 8 ~~ee eses~~ 9 ~~es~~ 10 ~~a ne~~ 11 ~~ee ns~~ 12 ~~ee es ee~~ 13 ~~ee~~ ~~es~~ 14 ~~es~~ 15 ~~es~~ 16 ~~es~~ 17 ~~ee eses~~

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18 19 20

Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)

Name Dates acted if not for whole year

Section B Structure, governance and management

Description of the charity’s trusts

Type of governing document

CIO – Foundation Model

(eg. trust deed, constitution)

How the charity is constituted CIO – Foundation Model

(eg. trust, association, company)

Appointed by existing Trustees Trustee selection methods

(eg. appointed by, elected by)

Additional governance issues (Optional information)

You may choose to include additional information, where relevant, about:

policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees;
the charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works;
relationship with any related parties;
trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them.

Section C Objectives and activities

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Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document Summary of the main activities undertaken for the public benefit in relation to these objects (include within this section the statutory declaration that trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit)	The relief of poverty of homeless persons in Sandwell, principally in the area of Wednesbury, who are in conditions of need, hardship and distress, in particular but not exclusively by: a) the provision of food, other nourishment, clothing and other items; b) the provision of administration services where required; c) the provision of advice regarding accessing accommodation; d) the provision of financial assistance; e) providing funds raised from a charity shop, which sells wholly donated goods, for the purposes of the charity.
	During the year, the charity has undertaken the following activities: 1. feeding and clothing of homeless persons in Sandwell (principally in Wednesbury); 2. Operated the charity shop in Wednesbury to raise funds for the charity to support its charitable purposes. In accordance with Section 17(5) of the Charities Act and the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 the Trustees have read the guidance on public benefit issued by the Charity Commission, which has informed the activities during the year, being considered as an integral part of activity planning and delivery.

Summary of the objects of the
charity set out in its governing
document
Summary of the main activities
undertaken for the public benefit
in relation to these objects
(include within this section the
statutory declaration that trustees
have had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity Commission
on public benefit)

The relief of poverty of homeless persons in Sandwell, principally in the area of
Wednesbury, who are in conditions of need, hardship and distress, in particular
but not exclusively by:
a) the provision of food, other nourishment, clothing and other items;
b) the provision of administration services where required;
c) the provision of advice regarding accessing accommodation;
d) the provision of financial assistance;
e) providing funds raised from a charity shop, which sells wholly
donated goods, for the purposes of the charity.

During the year, the charity has undertaken the following activities:
1.
feeding and clothing of homeless persons in Sandwell (principally in
Wednesbury);
2.
Operated the charity shop in Wednesbury to raise funds for the charity
to support its charitable purposes.
In accordance with Section 17(5) of the Charities Act and the Charities
(Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 the Trustees have read the guidance
on public benefit issued by the Charity Commission, which has informed the
activities during the year, being considered as an integral part of activity
planning and delivery.

Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)

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The Trustees would like to thank the contribution of its volunteers, without which they would not be able to operate the Wednesbury charity shop, which provides vital funds for the charity’s work with homeless persons.

You may choose to include further statements, where relevant, about:

policy on grantmaking;
policy programme related investment;
contribution made by volunteers.

Section D Achievements and performance

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Section D Achievements and performance

Summary of the main achievements of the charity during During the year, the charity has been able to directly support a minimum of 12 the year homeless persons by the provision of food and clothing.

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Section E Financial review

Brief statement of the charity’s	Brief statement of the charity’s
policy on reserves		The charity operates on a prudent financial basis with little/no ongoing
		liabilities but is mindful to ensure income equals or exceeds expenditure.
		Accordingly, the Trustees acknowledge that the maintenance of substantive
		reserves is not required but kept under regular review.
Details	of any funds materially in	N/A
deficit
Further financial review details (Optional information)
Youmay chooseto include		We still have a fulltime retail manager on a stipend.
additional information, where		We have replaced and renew shop fittings but this is being done in stages and
relevant about:		we still have more to be done
1.	the charity’s principal	There has been a greater demand in helping the homeless more during the last
	sources of funds (including	12 months as families have lost their income and have become homeless. We
	any fundraising);	continue to support these persons.
2.	how expenditure has
	supported the key
	objectives of the charity;
3.	investment policy and
	objectives including any
	ethical investment policy
	adopted.

Section F Other optional information

Section G Declaration

The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.

Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees

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Signature(s)
Full name(s)	HAZEL KROWN
Position (e.g. Secretary, Chair,
etc)

Date	24th January 2026

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~~|~~ Reaching Out (Sandwell) CIO 1172226 ~~ower~~ ~~Receipts and payments accounts cms~~ For the period 1st April 2024 31st March 2025 To from

Section A Receipts and payments

	Unrestri cted funds	Unrestri cted funds		Restrict ed funds	Endowm ent funds	Total funds
	to the nearest £		nearest	to the nearest £	to the nearest £	to the nearest £
A1 Receipts
Charity Shop sales	6,159			-	-	6,159
				-	-	-
	-	-		-	-	-
	-	-		-	-	-
	-	-		-	-	-
	-	-		-	-	-
	-	-		-	-	-
	-	-		-	-	-
*Sub*
*total*(G
ross	6,159			-	-	6,159
income
for AR)

A2 Asset	A2 Asset
and
investm
ent
sales,
(see
table).
*Sub* *total*	- - -	- - -	- - - - - - - - - ~~+]AhE~~
*Total*
*receipt*						6,159
s	6,159			-	-
A3 Payments
Insurance	358	358			-	358
Utilities	1,672			-	-	1,672

Sundries	484	-	-	484
Staff Training and Meetings	130	-	-	130
Homeless Outreach	810	-	-	810
Stationery	141	-	-	141
Repairs & Renewals	649	-	-	649
Resources	176	-	-	176
Stipend/ Wages	3,100	-	-	3,100
*Sub* **total **	7,520	-	-	7,520

A4 Asset and investm ent purchas es, (see table)		- - - - -	- - - - - - - -
	-			-
	-			-
*Sub* **total **	-			-
*ayments* *yments)* A5 Trans A6 Cash *year end*
				7,520

	- 1,361	-	-	- 1,361
	f -	-	-	-
	f 10,105	-	-	10,105
	8,744	-	-	8,744

Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of th

(agree balances with receipts and payments account(s)) Details Cash in Hand *Total cash funds*	Unrestri cted funds Restrict ed funds to nearest £ to nearest £	Unrestri cted funds Restrict ed funds to nearest £ to nearest £	Unrestri cted funds Restrict ed funds to nearest £ to nearest £
	6,159		-
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	-		-
	6,159		-

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Signed by one or two trustees on behalf Signature of all the trustees

Print Name

HrtZEL

CC16 a

Last year

to the nearest £

6,983

322 382

186 171 30 7 1,385 209 170 2,862

2,862 4,121 - - 4,121

he period

Endowm ent funds to nearest £

Endowm ent funds

to nearest £

Current value (optional)

When due (optional)

Date of approval

31101112025