## **Trustees' Annual Report for the period** Period start date Period end date Day 01 Month 08 Year2023 Day 31 Month 07 Year 2024 **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** |2
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**to appoint trustee (ifany)**| |---|---|---|---|---| ||Gillian Behenna|||| ||Clark Denmark|||| ||Jackie Griffiths||Resigned 25 Sept 2023|| ||Sara Louise Pocock|||| ||Philippa Cook|||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| ||**Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)**|||| ||**Name**||**Dates acted if not for whole year**|| |||||| |||||| |||||| March **2012** **TAR** 1 ## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)** |**Type of adviser**|**Name**
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**Address**| |---|---|---| |**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 (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. During the reporting year, one trustee, Jackie Griffiths, resigned. She was very active in her support for the charity and we were sorry to see her go. We actively searched for new trustees and the search will continue. So far we have not been successful in recruiting. The present Board now numbers 4 and this poses a risk to the charity since there are not enough trustees to cover all the work. However, we have continued to meet regularly to ensure the charity’s core work continues The Trustees keep up to date a conflict of interests register. We were very sad at the death of one of our most active volunteers, Sara Heatherington, during the year. As well as being a volunteer, Sara had been a close friend of Richard Magill and everyone in the charity mourned her death. ## **Section C Objectives and activities** **Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document** 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 exclusively by providing access to training to healthcare professionals, BSL/English interpreters and Deaf advocates March **2012** **TAR** 2 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. In April, we ran a strategy day for our trustees and volunteers. This was well-attended and we were able to share ideas for good practice We took part in a regular training session for medical students at the University of Bristol to alert them to issues for Deaf BSL users in hospital, especially at the end of life. We received two referrals during the year and were able to support one of them. Sadly, the other died before we could put support in place. The **Summary of the main activities** issue of getting referrals in a timely manner continues to be of concern **undertaken for the public benefit in relation to these** We exhibited information at a Deaf Information Day in Bristol in May. This **objects (include within this** enabled us to talk to members of the public and Deaf people about the **section the statutory** aims of the charity. We are grateful to the Centre for Deaf and Hard of **declaration that trustees have** Hearing for running this event and inviting us. **had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity** We held two meetings with the Bristol Deaf dementia group to see **Commission on public benefit)** whether there are areas where we can work together to mutual benefit ## **Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)** Our volunteers remain interested and engaged, despite the lack of referrals. A dedicated WhatsApp group was set up during the year to make it easier to communicate with volunteers. You **may choose** to include further statements, where relevant, about: - policy on grantmaking; - policy programme related investment; - contribution made by volunteers. March **2012** **TAR** 3 Section D Achievements and performance **Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year** Provided training for student medics at the University of Bristol Attended an Information Day arranged by the Centre for Deaf People Stayed in touch with our volunteers via a dedicated WhatsApp group Held a successful strategy day for trustees and volunteers Successfully and positively supported one Deaf person at end of life. Held positive meetings with Bristol Deaf dementia to discuss mutual coworking. March **2012** **TAR** 4 **Section E Financial review** ~~ee~~ **Brief statement of the charity’s policy on reserves** To ensure the charity is able to respond quickly to people in need, we will seek to keep a minimum of £5,000 in our account. If the account goes below £5,000, efforts will be made to fundraise to above this amount. ## **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); - 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)** Gillian Eve Behenna ~~ee~~ **Position (eg Secretary, Chair,** Trustee **etc)** ~~ee~~ March **2012** **TAR** 5 **Date** 14.05.25 ## The Richard Magill Fund ## Management Account to date. ## 1 August 2023 to 31 July 2024 |Income
~~Expenditure~~|| |---|---| |~~Expenditure~~|| |~~Interpreting~~|~~£0.00~~| |~~Interpreting~~|~~£0.00~~| |~~Events - Training~~|~~£350.00~~| |~~Events - Training~~|~~£350.00~~| |~~- Expenses~~|~~£268.16~~| |~~- Expenses~~|~~£268.16~~| |~~Venue Hire~~|~~£178.20~~| |~~Venue Hire~~|~~£178.20~~| |~~Publicity~~|~~£214.06~~| |~~Publicity~~|~~£214.06~~| |Governance|£375.11| |Donation|£150.00| |**TOTAL**|**£1535.53**| ## Notes 1) The Total Assets matches with the balance online at 31[st] July 2024 2)The donations the RMF made were £50 donation to Centre for Deaf for use of the room. Also, a gift card donation to R. Woolfe for the help he did with the video. 3) To ensure the charity is able to respond quickly to people in need, we will seek to keep a minimum of £5,000 in our account. If the account goes below £5,000, efforts March **2012** **TAR** 6 will be made to fundraise to above this amount. March **2012** **TAR** 7