Trustees. Annual Report for the period P.eriod start date Period end date Daffll Mon01th YeafJ) 24 Day31 lonlh12 1 Year202 From Section A Reference and administration details Charity name Ripple Effect- Lancaster Other names charity is known by WA Registered charity number {rf any) 1177095 Charlty's prlnclpal address | 9 First Terra I Sunderland Point . Morecambe i Postcode LA3 3HR Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity TnJ>tèè namè Olfiee (if ary) Narne of person lor body) entitled to appolnt trustee lif any) ¥Jholo ye•r 1 Carole Roberts Treasurer 2 Julie Vallance Secretary 3 Brian Holmes Trustee 4 Tom Vallance Trustee Names of thè trustees for the charity, If any? (for example, any custodian trustees) ! Name | Datss acted if not for vthole year INIA Names and addresses of adviser5 {Optional information) Type of adviser Name Address TAR March 2012
Section B Structure, governance and management Description of the charlty's trusts Type of goveming document | The present constitution of the Ripple Effect Charity was approved by the charity commission on 6th September 2022 ,' To pmvide relief to Refvgees and those seeking Refugee status thmugh the provlsion of clothlng. sleeping bags, food. tents and , such other lten of aidas the trustees may in thwr absolute , discrefyon deterniine. How the charity is constituted , l The Chatity is constituted as a Charttable Incorporated Organisation Trustee selection methods We still have four Trustees and the roles have remained the same. Carole Roberts Treasurer, Julie Vallance Secretary. Tom Vallance responsib for our website Brian Holmes - Chairperson Additional governance iMues (OPonal information) A Health and Safety Checklist would nonnally be completed by volunteers before commencing volunteering tasks. Other charitieslagencies worked with over the year, to help with aid donations and transportab'on of aid to Gree SJ Bargh's transwrtation and ltyistics Amiadillo storage facilty Roberts recyding centre Offene Amiour- charity in Chios, Greece reIving our aid CESRT- Chios Eastem Shore Response Team YasaTrans transportation to Greece Refugee women's ntre The Cfverton Crafy Sewing Group Care4Calais Women's aid Preston Hospital Insurance Details PolicyBee LLP A 14 Brightwell Bams. Waldringfield Road. Ipswch Renewed 9th March 2024 To be renewed Marth 2025 TAR Mar(* 2012
Section C Objectives and activities TAR Marth 2012
' To provide relief to Refug*s and those seeking Refugee status through the provision of clothing, sleeping bags, food, tents and such i Other items of aid as the trustees may in their absolute discretion I determine. The Trustees continue to give their time voluntarily and re1ve no beneffts from the charity. Any expenses reclaimed from the charity are set out in the treasurer's reFJOrt. The Trustees review the aims, objectives and actFvities of the charity each year. This report looks at what the charity has achieved and the outcomes of rts work Sin January 2024 to December 2024 infonnation is regularly updated on social media and our website. ., The Trustees report the success of each key activity and the benefits the chanty has brought to those groups of people it is set up to help. The review also helps the Trustees ensure the chartty's aims, objectives and activeS remain focused on its stated purpose. i The Trustees confirm that they have referred to the guidan contained | in the Charity Commission's general guidance on public benefit when reviewing the Charty's aims and objectives and in planning future activities. .4CHIE'J&l4t-_N I S AND DtRFORTrAANCE ' Continued to collert and receive aid, throughout these three ' months. Aid was sorted, boxed. latelled aNJ stored, ready to be collected or shipped when requested. Toula from the Offene Ae chanty. contacted us to ask for hèlp to provide leggings and joggers for refugees in Chios Greece. We agreed Summary of the objects of the I to send a money donation to enable them to source these ttems locally. charity Setout in its governing document i A number of aid pallets sent to Offene Amie Chios, Greece. Summary of the main activities | undertaken for the publlc benefit in relation to these objects (include within this section the statutory declaration that trustees havè had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity ', Anne and Eric collected many of our full aid boxes, to be taken to Caré | Commission on public benefft) , 4 Calais. where the aid we had collected, would be distributed in the TAR March 2012
Section E Financial review Brief statement of the charity's policy on reserves ' Surplus funds remain in a savings account. (r aim is to have sufficient , funding at any time to enable us to transport cMJr aid. Detsils of any funds materially in deficit Further financial revlow details (Optional Information) You may choose to include addrtional information, where ', Pnnapal fvnding comes from our own ftjndraising events. relevant al)out'. l Goods are donated and those that are suitable for our purpose are I distributed to those in need via various sources. the charity's principal sources of funds (induding , Anything that isn't suitable is recycled to raise fiJnds- Roberts Recycling for dothes. Table top sales, Facebook Marketplace sales and similar. any fvndraising)., Most of our expendrture has been spent on shipping our aid. Provisionof how expenditure has aid is our key object. supported the key objectives ,, only maintain a small saviThJs account alongsid8 our current account of the charity., . as our funds are never suffiaent to tie up long temi. 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 behall of the Charity's tntstees Signaturels) Full narrrfs) iihie VALWNe£ Position leg Secrelary. | Chair, etr)1 £1 ( I. TAR March 2012
CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Receipts and payments accounts CC16a For the perlod from To Section A Receipts and payments Unrgsthcted funds Restrlcts d funds End0?ent funds Totsl funds Last y•ar 11&81P5tf tolh•nru5t£ to ne•Mt£ iothe neargst £ 'A1 Recèlpts DorHtions Fund R81S Bankinterest 1271 1,916 1079 41 1,079 41 Sub total(Gmss income forAR) A2 Asset and Investment salgs. {$ee tablèl. 3.187 Sub to 2.OLXI 3.187 A3 Paym•nts Insuran RefreshrwtH09Prtalrtymwnkyou Ichristmasl Swe Unil &xp&idilure it BID £85 d pUrthS Sum Up Card rer purdw5e AKI transp)rtslyJn b Site wnlensn Prtiry & Stonery 267 79 79 8$ 450 3T 97 3,205 374 65 65 Sub total 29 1929 4,512 A4 Asset and Investmènt purehas¢6, (sle tsblel Sub total 2,929 1929 4.512 Net of ro¢wpts/{payments) . A5 Trdnsfers between funds A6 Cash fund¥ last yearend Cash funds this year end 929 929 1,325 3.164 1235 2,385 2.235 Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period Unrestricted fund$ nBirest£ Gategories Detsi18 Restricted funds Endowment funds to ne•r06t£ ii) twrost É 81 Cash fvnd8 CCXX R1 accourrts ISSI 1810112024
1207 Total cash funds 1235 unreSeted fvnds Restrictod funds Endowmenl fun(Is to noqgt£ Details B2 Other mon•t#ry assets to rrpst£ D•tsi B3 Inve8tment assets C09t loptkmaTI CurwEn¢¥alu• loptiornll ()•tsils FuNJto thich as B4 Assets retsined for the charlty's own use Co81{0[nary Curr8rtv8lue loptionall Detsils FuThJ to thiEh lialylty reltss 85 Liabllitie$ Amount loptyonaty When due lopyonal) sJned by on8 or tsvo bSle•S or¢ tréhall of all th8 trustees Print Namè Date of approval £(515• 06 EfL Datè