Trustees' Annual Report for the period
Period start date Period end date Day 01 Month 08 Year2021 Day 31 Month 07 Year 2022 From To
Section A Reference and administration details
Charity name
The Richard Magill Fund
Other names charity is known by
Registered charity number (if any) 1175064
Charity's principal address 1 Saxon Way, Bradley Stoke, Bristol
Postcode BS32 9AR
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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| Sarah Batterbury | Resigned 28/08/21 | |||
| Gillian Behenna | ||||
| Clark Denmark | ||||
| Jackie Griffiths | ||||
| HilarySutherland | ||||
| David Morton | 06/09/21 | |||
| Jemima Buoy | ||||
| Sara Louise Pocock |
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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)
| Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information) | Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information) | Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information) |
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| Patron | Sarah Batterbury | 168 Holcambe Lane, Bathampton, BA2 6UU |
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 serving Trustees Trustee selection methods
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(eg. trust, association, company)
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(eg. appointed by, elected by)
Additional governance issues (Optional information)
During the reporting period we agreed that, as far as possible, our policies You may choose to include should be written in plain English. Key policies will always be translated additional information, where into British Sign Language (BSL) relevant, about: • policies and procedures We completed a successful hand-over to our new treasurer and set up adopted for the induction and online banking for her. training of trustees; Our Treasurer set up new systems in response to recommendations from • the charity’s organisational our Independent Examiner structure and any wider She also registered the Charity for Gift Aid network with which the charity works; We ensured our website was up to date and added links to other • relationship with any related organisations working in similar areas.
- relationship with any related parties;
Appointed Dr Sarah Batterbury as our Patron
- trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them.
Section C Objectives and activities
To relieve the needs of those who are Deaf/British Sign Language (BSL) users and their carers by providing access to medical information and care for users of BSL in end of life support in particular but not Summary of the objects of the exclusively by providing access to training to healthcare professionals, charity set out in its BSL/English interpreters and Deaf advocates governing document
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The Trustees have given due regard to the fact that all the activities of the Charity should be for the public benefit of those within our Objects. We continued training of current volunteers and completed it. We carried out appropriate DBS checks on all our volunteers. We set up a “Happy Walk”. This was a social event, but during it, we disseminated information and encouraged people to consider volunteering with the charity. We held a “recruitment tea” so we could meet potential volunteers and Summary of the main encourage them. activities undertaken for the public benefit in relation to We took part in a well-being fair in Bristol and ran two workshops looking these objects (include within at end-of-life issues and how to respond. this section the statutory declaration that trustees have We took part in a regular training session for medical students to alert had regard to the guidance them to issues for Deaf BSL users in hospital, especially at the end of issued by the Charity life. Commission on public benefit) We commissioned 2 card designs from a Deaf designer (sole-trader) that we can turn into cards for use as sympathy cards or on other occasions, as a piece of communication from the charity.
Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)
We have future-proofed our work by developing a training programme that can be delivered over about 18 months. This can be delivered whenever there are enough new volunteers, and also ensures there are training opportunities for current volunteers who may have missed sessions.
You may choose to include further statements, where relevant, about:
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policy on grantmaking;
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policy programme related investment;
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contribution made by volunteers.
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Section D Achievements and performance
Recruited a new Deaf trustee with experience in care settings Summary of the main Completed training the first cohort of volunteers achievements of the charity Actively sought a second cohort during the year Researched a suitable Deaf Translator to translate our policies Updated the website Rewrote main policies in plain English Attended information events: Well-being fair, medics training Stayed in touch with our supporters, potential volunteers and potential beneficiaries through social events.
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Section E Financial review
We do not have a reserves policy at present
Brief statement of the charity’s policy on reserves
Details of any funds materially in deficit
Further financial review details (Optional information)
The charity relies on fundraising from the community You may choose to include We have a small number of regular donors. additional information, where relevant about: • the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising);
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how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity;
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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
| Signature(s) Full name(s)Gillian Eve Behenna Position (eg Secretary, Chair, etc) Trustee Date 08/05.23 |
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Richard Magill Fund Summary – Income 2021/22
Month Donations Fund Raising
Training
Planned G
| Carry Forward from 2020/21 | Carry Forward from 2020/21 | |
|---|---|---|
| 31/08/21 | £50.00 | £5.00 |
| £20.00 | ||
| 30/09/21 | £456.50 | £5.00 |
| £20.00 | ||
| 31/10/21 | £5.00 | £5.00 |
| £20.00 | ||
| 30/11/21 | £5.00 | |
| £20.00 | ||
| 31/12/21 | £145.00 | £5.00 |
| £20.00 | ||
| 31/01/22 | £5.00 | |
| £20.00 | ||
| 28/02/22 | £5.00 | |
| £20.00 | ||
| 31/03/22 | £5.00 | |
| £20.00 | ||
| 30/04/22 | £5.00 | |
| £20.00 | ||
| 31/05/22 | £5.00 | |
| £20.00 | ||
| 30/06/22 | £100.00 | £5.00 |
| £50.00 | £20.00 | |
| 31/07/22 | £5.00 | |
| £20.00 | ||
| TOTALS for 2021/2 | £806.50 | £300.00 |
Richard Magill Fund Summary – Expen
| Month | Interpreting | Events | |
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| Training | Expenses | ||
| 31/08/21 | |||
| 30/09/21 | |||
| 31/10/21 | £150.00 | £385.00 | £16.85 |
| 30/11/21 | |||
| 31/12/21 | £400.00 | £36.53 | |
| 31/01/22 | |||
| 28/02/22 | |||
| 31/03/22 | |||
| 30/04/22 | £55.00 | ||
| 31/05/22 | |||
| 30/06/22 | |||
| 31/07/22 | |||
| Expenditure | £785.00 | £108.38 | |
| TOTALS for 2021/2 | £150.00 | £893.38 |
| Income over Expenditure | ### |
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| Cash in hand | £nil |
| Carry forward from 2020/21 | ### |
| TOTAL ASSETS | ### |
Totals
£75.00 £481.50 £30.00 £25.00 £170.00 £25.00 £25.00 £25.00 £25.00 £25.00 £175.00 £25.00 ###
| Venue Hire | Governance | Publicity | Totals |
|---|---|---|---|
| £95.85 | £95.85 | ||
| £41.32 | £41.32 | ||
| £131.40 | |||
| £82.00 | £765.25 | ||
| £199.50 | £636.03 | ||
| £55.00 | |||
| £236.25 | £236.25 | ||
| £365.18 | £365.18 | ||
| £59.00 | £59.00 | ||
| £786.32 | £365.18 | £59.00 | ### |