2024-05-31-accounts

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Trustees' Annual Report for the period

	Period start date	Period start date			Period end date
From	01	06	2023	To	31 05	2024

Section A

Reference and administration details

Charity name Martin Roberts Foundation

Other names charity is known by

1172905 Wesleyan Chambers Park Road Paulton, Bristol Postcode BS39 7QQ ~~——~~

Registered charity number (if any) 1172905

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

Trustee name	Office (if any)	Dates acted if not for whole year	Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee(if any)
KirstyRoberts	Trustee
JeffreyButler	Trustee
Polly Ludlow Jones	Trustee
Colin Glass	Trustee















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

Name Dates acted if not for whole year

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Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)

Type of adviser Name Address

Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)

Section B

Structure, governance and management

Description of the charity’s trusts

Constitution Type of governing document

(eg. trust deed, constitution)

Charitable Incorporated Organisation How the charity is constituted

(eg. trust, association, company)

Elected 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

The objectives of the CIO are:

Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document

(A) To provide help for children through education, information and activities to develop their skills, capacities and capabilities to enable them to participate in society as independent, mature and responsible individuals;
(B) To advance the prevention or relief of human suffering in children and to assist the recovery of children through a range of

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charitable activities that are directed towards saving and protecting those whose lives are in danger;

(C) To advance and promote for the public benefit the protection of children through raising awareness and the education of personal, and health & safety issues;

(D) To provide relief to children and young people in need through, amongst other things, the support of other charities and organisations in particular, but not limited to those concerned with the provision of care and protection to children.

The Martin Roberts Foundation is the brainchild of TV presenter Martin Roberts as a vehicle to raise money to support carefully selected educational and well-being initiatives for children and young people. As a long- time supporter and campaigner for the NSPCC, Martin set up the charity to help address the need for ongoing awareness of charities like Childline amongst children and young people.

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

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)

Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)

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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

Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year

Achievements and erformance p

There was only one significant activity within the charity during this period. This was the purchase of a second hand mini bus vehicle in October 2023 to enable 15-17 year old kids from local schools to be brought to various locations where the charity ‘Realskilz’ gives them construction industry training leading to recognised qualifications.

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Section E Financial review ee

Brief statement of the No policy in place yet. charity’s policy on reserves

Details of any funds materially in deficit

N/A

Further financial review details (Optional information)

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

The charity’s principal source of income is income from sponsorships and donations.

the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising);
how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity;
investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted.

ee Section F Other optional information

Section G Declaration ee The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.

Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees

Signature(s) Full name(s) Kirsty Roberts J P Butler Position (eg Secretary, Chair, etc)[Trustee ] Trustee ~~ee~~ Date 04.03.2025 ~~PE~~

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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 £
A1 Receipts
Donations and sponsorships	505		-		-		505	505	1,876
Bank interest	10		-		-		10	10	19
			-		-			-	-
	-		-		-			-	-
	-		-		-			-	-
	-		-		-			-	-
	-		-		-			-	-
	-		-		-			-	-
*Sub total*(Gross income for AR)	(Gross income for AR)515		-		-		515	515	1,895
A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table). - - - - - - - - - Sub total - - - - - *Total receipts* 515 - - 515 1,895 ~~—————~~
A3 Payments
Advertising	-		-		-		-	-
Marketingand events costs	-		-		-		-	-	-
Bank charges	-		-		-		-	-	1
Printing,mailingand distribution	-		-		-		-	-	-
Design and layout	-		-		-		-	-	-
Puppet Theatre	-		-		-		-	-	3,000
Ford transit forparts	2,800		-		-		2	2,800	-
	-		-		-		-	-	-
	-		-		-		-	-	-
**Sub total **	2,800		-		-		2,800	2,800	3,001
A4 Asset and investment purchases, (see table) - - - - - - - - Sub total - - - - - *Total payments* 2,800 - - 2,800 3,001 ~~SS55—~~
*Net of receipts/(payments)*	- 2,285	- 2,285	-	-	- - 2,285	- - 2,285	- - 2,285	- - 2,285	- - 2,285 - 1,106	- 1,106
A5 Transfers between funds	-	-	- -	- -	- -		-	-
A6 Cash funds last year end	5,186	5,186	- -	- -	- -		5,186	5,186	6,292	6,292
*Cash funds this year end*	2,901	2,901	-	-	- 2,901	- 2,901	- 2,901	- 2,901	5,186	5,186

CCXX R1 accounts (SS)

31/03/2025

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
		Unrestricted Restricted	Endowment
Categories	Details	funds funds	funds
		to nearest £ to nearest £	to nearest £
B1 Cash funds	2,901 - - - - - - - 2,901 - - Bank account *Total cash funds* ~~—====~~
	(agree balances with receipts and payments	(agree balances with receipts and payments
	account(s))	OK OK	OK
		Unrestricted Restricted	Endowment
		funds funds	funds
	Details	to nearest £ to nearest £	to nearest £
B2 Other monetary assets	- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ~~—_—~~
	Details	Fund to which asset belongs Cost (optional)	Current value (optional)
B3 Investment assets	- - - - - - - - - - ~~——=~~
	Details	Fund to which asset belongs Cost (optional)	Current value (optional)
B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use	- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ~~att~~
		Fund to which Amount due	When due
	Details	liability relates (optional)	(optional)
B5 Liabilities	- - - - - ~~==~~
Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees CCXX R2 accounts (SS)	Date of approval Print Name KirstyRoberts JeffreyP Butler Signature 2 31/03/2025 01.04.25 ~~ep~~

Section A

Reference and administration details

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

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

Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)

Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)

Section B

Structure, governance and management

Description of the charity’s trusts

Additional governance issues (Optional information)

Section C

Objectives and activities

Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)

Section D

Achievements and performance

Section D

Achievements and erformance p

Section E Financial review ~~ee~~

Further financial review details (Optional information)

~~ee~~ Section F Other optional information

Section G Declaration ~~ee~~ The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.

Section E Financial review ee

ee Section F Other optional information

Section G Declaration ee The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.