2023-04-05-accounts

Trustees' Annual Report for the period

Period start date Period end date Day Month Year Day Month Year 05 04 2021 To 05 04 2022

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Section A Reference and administration details

Charity name Welling Cadet Forces Foundation Other names charity is known by WCFF Registered charity number (if any) 1176753

Charity's principal address c/o Mr Kris Cottier WCFF 5 Portman Close, Bexleyheath, Kent Postcode DA7 4HG

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

	1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20	Trustee name	Office (if any)	Dates acted if not for whole year	Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (if any)
		Mr Kristen Cottier	Chairman
		Rev Andrew White
		Mrs Melanie Franklin	Treasurer
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Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)

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

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Section B Structure, governance and management

Description of the charity’s trusts

Type of governing document (eg. trust deed, constitution)[Constitution ]

How the charity is constituted (eg. trust, association, company)[CIO]

Trustee selection methods (eg. appointed by, elected by)[Appointed]

Additional governance issues (Optional information)

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• 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

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

(1) To develop the physical, mental, spiritual, moral and cultural capacity of young persons, and an understanding of personal values, through education in the context of adventurous and military style training, so that they may grow to full maturity as individuals and members of society and to cultivate confidence, teamwork, judgement and powers of communication so that their conditions of life may be improved;

(2) To promote the efficiency of the united cadet forces, particularly but not exclusively in Welling, through fostering cadet activity and advancing the youth leadership abilities of cadet force adult volunteers.

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In support of these objects but not otherwise the CIO may establish a cadet training centre/s and provide buildings and facilities for support of the activities of cadet forces or other organisations or groups in order to support these objects.

The WCFF has continued to promote the need for a permanent site for the cadet forces in Welling

We confirm the trustees have had regard to the Charity Commission guidance 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 Achievements and performance

Summary of the main The WCFF is applying to grant giving bodies for support of the foundation's achievements of the charity work. during the year

The WCFF has continued to promote the need for a permanent site for the cadet forces in Welling.

The Covid pandemic has hampered the fundraising work of the WCFF

Section E Financial review

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Brief statement of the charity’s policy on reserves

The WCFF is building the funds to purchase a permanent site for the cadet forces in Welling.

It is necessary to hold sufficient funds to allow the branch to undertake its fundraising obligations for the year.

This is deemed sufficient working capital for the forthcoming year and to allow the WCFF to be closed in an orderly fashion should the need arise.

Details of any funds materially in deficit

There are none

Further financial review details (Optional information)

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• 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.

Section F Other optional information

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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) Position (e.g. Secretary, Chair etc.) Date	e-signed Kris Cottier	e-signed Andrew White
	Mr Kris Cottier	Rev Andrew White
	Chairman	Trustee
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CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examiner's report on the accounts . Section A Independent Examiner's Report Roport to the trustees On accounts for the year Charlty no Ilf any) Sot out on pages I report to the trustees on my examination althe ccounts of the above Responsibllltles and basls of report As the charltys trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the counts in accordan￿ V￿th the reqLMrements of the Charities Act 2011 Junting records., or the accounts did not o)mply with th8 applicabte reqU1￿MentS concernirvJ the fomi and content of accounts set out In the Charlues (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 dherthan any requirement that the ac￿unIS gi¥t a Irue and fairf view which is not a matter considered as part d an independent exarrination. I have no concerns and have come Kross no olhor matters in c¥)nnacaion with the examination to which attention should be drawn In th1$ repjrt In order lo enable a proper understanding of the wjunls to be reached. . Please delete the words in the brackets rfthey do not ap￿y. Signed: L Ill￿)2 Name: EI£SP4 Relevant professlonal qualiflcationlsl or body fiNJANC IA L AS%SSMCMT o fifi ce Oct 2018 IER

(if any): Address: oo Section B Disclosure Only complete rf the examiner needs lo highlight malerial matters of cOr￿e(n (8ee CC32, Independent exarninaion cl charity accounts: direciions and gudance for exanMner8). Glve here brlef detslls of any items that the examlnerwishes to dlsclose. IER Oct 2018

TPIE WELLING CADEf POllCES IPOUNDATIOM 293757251 Ll*DTr'&O.I:Ii:Busthss Community Current Accok.. £41.596.16 OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB Feb 2024 No transactions to display for February Jan 2024 No transactions to display for January Dec 2023 No transactlons to dlspLay for December Nov 2023 No transactions to display for November Oct 2023 No tran5action5 to display for October Sep 2023 No transactions to dlspiay for September

Cadet forces foundation account Communi account December Recei Balance 31112122 £41S%.16 IRe TOTAL IN £0.00 £4159&16 Pa ments TOTAL OUT Balance at 31112123 £41,S96.16 Prepared by: MELANIE FKINKUN 2rJ2W. Checked by: iC)OiS Signed & Date