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Trustees' Annual Report for the period
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Section A Reference and administration details
Charity name Ripple Effect - Lancaster
Other names charity is known by N/A
Registered charity number (if any) 1177095
Charity's principal address 9 First Terrace
Sunderland Point
Morecambe
Postcode LA3 3HR
Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity
Dates acted if not for Name of person (or body) entitled
Trustee name Office (if any)
whole year to appoint trustee (if any)
1 Carole Roberts Treasurer
2 Julie Vallance Secretary
3 Brian Holmes Trustee
4 Tom Vallance 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** March **2012** **TAR** 1 ## **Section B Structure, governance and management** ## **Description of the charity’s trusts** |Type of governing document
(eg. trust deed, constitution)
How the charity is constituted
(eg. trust, association, company)
Trustee selection methods
(eg. appointed by, elected by)|

The Constitution has now been changed. Charity meeting held to approve
changes on 21stAugust 2022. It was approved by the charity commission
on 6thSeptember 2022 The new constitution now reads as follows:-
**_To provide relief to Refugees and those seeking Refugee status_**
**_through the provision of clothing, sleeping bags, food, tents and_**
**_such other items of aid as the trustees may in their absolute_**
**_discretion determine._**| |---|---| ||
The Charity is constituted as a Charitable Incorporated Organisation| ||
We still have four Trustees and the roles have remained the same. Carole
Roberts Treasurer, Julie Vallance Secretary.
Tom Vallance responsible for our website
Brian Holmes - Chairperson| ## **Additional governance issues (Optional information)** March **2012** **TAR** 2 A Health and Safety Checklist would normally be completed by volunteers before commencing volunteering tasks. The Covid restrictions have now been lifted, so we are able to use volunteers, for sorting and boxing aid that has been donated. Other charities/agencies worked with over the year, to help with aid donations and transportation of aid to Greece • Highland Support • SJ Bargh’s transportation and logistics • Armadillo storage facility • Typhoo Tea company – Wirral Merseyside • Roberts recycling centre • Offene Armour – charity in Chios,Greece receiving our aid • CESRT – Chios Eastern Shore Response Team • YasaTrans transportation to Greece • Mobile Refugee support • Refugees4Refugees • Choose Love Campaign • SQ Digital and Printing plus • Distribute Aid • Liverpool Scouse Kitchen for the Homeless • The Tara centre • The Cortus Advisory Group Preston • Collective Aid Calais • Utopia 56 • Refugee women’s centre • The Good Goddess Project • The Overton Crafty Sewing Group • Eden Aid Insurance Details – PolicyBee LLP A 14 Brightwell Barns, Waldringfield Road, Ipswich Renewed March 2022 To be renewed March 2023 ## **Section C Objectives and activities** March **2012** **TAR** 3 ## **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)** To provide relief to Refugees and those seeking Refugee status through the provision of clothing, sleeping bags, food, tents and such other items of aid as the trustees may in their absolute discretion determine. The Trustees continue to give their time voluntarily and receive no benefits from the charity. Any expenses reclaimed from the charity are set out in the treasurer’s report. The Trustees review the aims, objectives and activities of the charity each year. This report looks at what the charity has achieved and the outcomes of its work since January 2022 to December 2022 . Information is regularly updated on social media and our website. The Trustees report the success of each key activity and the benefits the charity has brought to those groups of people it is set up to help. The review also helps the Trustees ensure the charity’s aims, objectives and activities remain focused on its stated purpose. The Trustees confirm that they have referred to the guidance contained in the Charity Commission’s general guidance on public benefit when reviewing the Charity’s aims and objectives and in planning future activities. ACHIEVEMENTS AND PERFORMANCE **January 2022 – March 2022** We started 2022 by continuing to collect and sort aid in our unit in the Arndale , Morecambe. We stored the sorted aid in the Armadillo lock up, ready to respond to requests for aid, wherever it may be needed. Received a message from Offene Arme in Chios confirming that they had received the consignment of Moses baskets and were busy filling them with baby products. They were then distributed to mothers and babies who were in desperate need of this aid. ## February Receipt of new underwear and warm blankets and coats, to be sent with other aid to France and the Greek Islands. ~~S t f j~~ 4 ~~t i th L t ff i f~~ March ~~th~~ **2012** **TAR** ## **– July 2022 September 2022** 1[st] July – 5 pallets of aid sent to Lebanon 3[rd] August – 2 pallets of aid sent to Northern France September – Continuing to collect sort and box aid, especially for the Winter months. To include warm clothing, coats, blankets etc. ## **October 2022 – December 2022** 11[th] November – 70[th] birthday party fund raiser. 15[th] November – 3 pallets collected by SJ Bargh to be delivered to Distribute Aid. This aid will then be sent to various groups in France. Also, a thank you to the craft group in Overton who made sewing kits that were include in the consignment. 15[th] December Received a delivery of beautiful knitwear and blankets from Jeanette Nawaz and her group. Throughout this period our charity has provided asylum seekers living in Morecambe with good quality clothing. Two of our Trustees worked tirelessly making sure they were available to supervise the distribution of the clothing. Well done Carole and Brian. Throughout the year we attend monthly table sales to sell items to raise funds for our charity. With this money we buy items that we normally don’t get donated, such as women’s hygiene products and new underwear for all. We feel we once again met our aims and objectives for 2022. March **2012** **TAR** 5 ## **Section E Financial review** **Brief statement of the charity’s policy on reserves** **Details of any funds materially in deficit** ## **Further financial review details (Optional information)** You **may choose** to include 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. ## **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)** **Position (eg Secretary, Chair, etc)** March **2012** **TAR** 6 Date TAR March 2012 CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Receipts and Payments Accounts Charity name he Ripple Ef f ect (harity numbei {if a￿¥) Foi the period from Istait datel IllftA to lend datel Section A Receipts and payments Uniestiicted funds lo the neaie5t Restricted lund5 to the nearest Endowtnent funds to the neoie5t Total funds Lasi year to the neaiest to the nearest Al Receipts Sub totol A2 Asset and Investment salès. etc rolol receipts A3 Payments Sub total A4 Amet atKI imie5tment purchases. etc Totalpayments et ofieceipts/(poyments) A5 Transfers between funds A6 (ash funds last year end Cosh funds ihis yeoi end CC16a March 2012: Dew torrnat january 2017 Section B Statement of asset5 and liabilities at the end of the pefiod iJnie5tiicted lundg to Ihe neaie5t Restiicted lund5 tD the nearest Endowment lund5 lo the nearest Details B1 Cash funds Tolo COS un (ogiee bolGnce5 Wlth ieceipts ttndpoymeftts fjccount(s)) Unrestricted funds to the nearest Restricted lund5 to ihe ieaiest Endowtnent funds to the neatest Details B2 Other monètsry assets Fund to which asset belongs Cost {optionall Current value loptionall 83 Investment assets Fund to which a55et belong5 Cost {optional) Current vèlue (optionall Details Fund to which Amount due (optional) when due loptionall Delails B5 Liabilities Signed by one 01 two Iiustees on behalf of all the I[￿SteeS Signatu Piint naffle Oate ol approval CC16 March 2012: new format January 2017