## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** **From 1.1.2021 Period start date To 31.12.2021 Period end date** **Charity name: Green Door Families** **Charity registration number: 1177179** ## **Objectives and Activities** **----- Start of picture text -----**
SORP reference
Summary of the Para 1.17 To relieve vulnerable families in
purposes of the charity England and Wales who are in
as set out in its need due to age, financial
governing document hardship, abuse, social or
economic circumstances or other
charitable need, in particular but
not exclusively by the provision
of support, advise, education and
accommodation. Such charitable
purposes for the public benefit as
are exclusively charitable
according to the laws of England
and Wales as the trustees may
from time to time determine
within a Christian Ethos.
Summary of the main Para 1.17 and Responding to requests for help
1.19
activities in relation to from social care professionals or
those purposes for the self-referrals to GDF. Community
public benefit, in connectors from the local church
particular, the activities, go and visit, help and befriend
projects or services where they can.
identified in the
accounts.
Statement confirming Para 1.18 In planning all our activities we
whether the trustees keep in mind the Charity
have had regard to the Commissions guidance on public
guidance issued by the benefit at all our trustees
Charity Commission on meetings.
public benefit
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## **Achievements and Performance** SORP reference ||Summary of the main
achievements of the
charity, identifying the
diference the charity’s
work has made to the
circumstances of its
benefciaries and any
wider benefts to society
as a whole.|Para 1.20|**The year 2021 continued to see**
**the pandemic make it very**
**difcult to have face to face**
**contact with many of the people**
**that we support due to**
**vulnerabilities, so the**
**adjustments made in 2020 in the**
**way GDF provided support**
**continued, reviewing the situation**
**as protection from vaccines**
**became available. This enabled us**
**to continue ensuring the safety**
**and well-being of Community**
**Connectors and also the families**
**and individuals for whom we were**
**providing support.**
**Contact was continued on line,**
**through text and phone calls,**
**practical support through food**
**parcels being delivered, meals**
**provided and activities for**
**children who were not able to**
**leave their homes. We regularly**
**checked in on individuals and**
**families and so being able to**
**respond if there was something**
**that they needed.**
**GDF was registered to provide**
**support during the 2021 Census**
**which was mainly completed on**
**line which left many feeling**
**unsure about how to complete**
**their return. GDF facilitated a**
**support centre to provide advice**
**and support to anyone unsure of**
**how to complete the form.**
**We were very pleased to see the**
**Covid-19 restrictions easing**
**through the year and the country**
**opening up, again enabling us to**
**resume those face-to-face**
**relationships with individuals and**
**families that we had not been**
**able to properly interact with for**
**so many months and so being**
**able to meet with people facing**
**such issues as loneliness and**
**isolation, poor health,**
**relationship difculties and**
**poverty. We have continued to**
**build relationships with agencies**
**who refer families and individuals**
**for support, and we have seen**
**new community connectors join**
**the team as we continue to work**|| |---|---|---|---|---| **in Bridgwater and Wembdon and are now preparing to partner with churches in Weston Super Mare to support families and individuals in that area. GDF has adapted what we offer to ensure that individuals and families continued to have support through very difficult times. The community lunch was adapted to being a takeaway service with deliveries being made to those in need, including many elderly, vulnerable and families. We are able to open now 4 days a week and are very grateful for the partnership arrangement we have with Street Baptist Church. Support for the homeless was provided through the offer of a shower and a change of clothing. GDF continues to be well supported by the generosity of local businesses and individuals in donations of food and clothing. In April 2021 it was agreed that GDF should launch a new programme entitled MAST. This would be a pilot programme to last one year and then to cease for evaluation. It would only operate out of the Christchurch hub.** **It was agreed that GDF should informally partner with the Waterlily Project (WLP https://waterlilyproject.org.uk) who were keen for us to support many of the men who they connect with who can't be helped by the limits the WLP have to put in place. MAST was developed to help men who are victims of domestic abuse, as well as those who were struggling through poor mental health or difficult circumstances. From May 2021 to June 2022 a monthly breakfast was planned to connect those men struggling with a MAST team of Community Connectors led by a** **trustee as the co-ordinator. Through careful connection with the local community, the MAST group grew and flourished to have 20 men in regular support, mostly through self-referral. MAST has also been fortunate that funders have given GDF £2,500 towards the cost of running the support of the MAST men. An informal evaluation was undertaken by one of the trustees in February 2022, and the verbal feedback was that the work of MAST was excellent and was meeting the aims and objectives of the project which are; to encourage men who have struggled emotionally through relationships or difficult obstacles to overcome the challenges they face in their lives. GDF continues to make connections with churches and Christian Charities to provide a framework to support them in reaching out to their local communities in response to identified needs. We have a significant number of trained volunteers providing support to individuals and families in need. In addition GDF sign posts to other agencies as appropriate for example Food bank, Grace Advocacy and CAP. We have continued to develop our website and social media presence and we continue to look for various funding opportunities to be able to grow and develop our model. We have developed a new project MAST, working with men who have been subject to domestic abuse this hopefully will continue to grow and develop in the future.** **We are so thankful for the support of so many volunteers, without this valuable contribution of time and energy we would not** be able to achieve so much. ## **Financial Review** **----- Start of picture text -----**
Review of the charity’s Para 1.21 We are very happy with the level
financial position at the of reserves at the end of the
end of the period financial year.
Statement explaining the Para 1.22 Reserves are held to give the
policy for holding charity some small level of
reserves stating why financial stability going forward.
they are held
Amount of reserves held Para 1.22 £17,469
Reasons for holding zero Para 1.22 N/A
reserves
Details of fund materially Para 1.24 None
in deficit
Explanation of any Para 1.23 None
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a
going concern
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## **Structure, Governance and Management** **----- Start of picture text -----**
Description of charity’s
trusts:
Type of governing Para 1.25 Constitution
document
(trust deed, royal
charter)
How is the charity Para 1.25 CIO
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)
Trustee selection Para 1.25 Trustees are appointed/re-
methods including appointed annually at our AGM.
details of any
constitutional provisions
e.g. election to post or
name of any person or
body entitled to appoint
one or more trustees
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## **Reference and Administrative details** **----- Start of picture text -----**
Charity name Green Door Families
Other name the charity None
uses
Registered charity 1177179
number
Charity’s principal 7 Housman Road
address Street
Somerset
BA16 0SD
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## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** **----- Start of picture text -----**
Trustee name Office (if any) Dates acted if not for Name of person (or body)
whole year entitled to appoint trustee
(if any)
1 Diana Philips Trustee (Chair)
2 Colin Bennett Trustee
3 David Hall Trustee
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Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others
Description of the assets None
held in this capacity
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## **Declarations** **The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.** **Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees** **Signature(s)** David Hall **Full name(s)** David Hall **Position (eg** Trustee/Treasurer **Secretary, Chair, etc)** **Date** 06/04/2022 (HAklTY ￿MmISS￿)N P(￿2 E￿lAND IVIIES NO 1177179 Annual attounts for the IIIM212021 Section A Statement of financial activities R•comsndgd ¢atsoOn￿ ¥lly lJnrMtri¢tsd £￿d0￿￿t Prioi wr Incoming rn•ourcq• Illo1• 11 R•Vourc•u￿p•ndlld (Motr2J 16.9P7 N•t IncrffiBMeAp•r￿I1ur•1lth N4t IncomAll•xp•ndlturnl C￿tr•ordI￿￿ry It•riiD b•tweqn lunth 14.873 17,3 Section B Balan¢e shÈÈt Flx•d 4*￿1# Int4rv4lbh 4M•I Irts*Ji 7)0 lTh¥••tn*n 7? 11,JWS 17. Fund• olth• Charbty dowmvrtfvnth INr4•11 iJ.032 CC17•(E4 IIIIIIIE 11111111 11111111 aiiiiiii 11111111 11 11 11 £iiiiii 11111111 Ii£iiifii 1111 1111 1111 Iiiiia 111111 111111 ia£i" 11111 Niiiii Igiij Illli 11111 Illi 'Iii ill Sèttion C Note 3 Thm ymr rrndè deblorn PrePay￿￿ts 4nd ?$0 79J It b•nk WKI in hand T11￿ >w Ly*• Short Iwm d•F¢)¥i •t tr•nk •nd on Iw Totsl Note 6 An•l>rylB dw Lut v•ar *Jnounknfalll du• aft Tr*1• crndNors P•ymrt• r•c•l¥•d w %¢owrtlor¢ortirxts ot Accrwl4 4nd d4lwrnd I￿¢ Taxl￿on and Oth•¢¢r•dbtOr* Talal 17a IE¥r•lJ 111111111111 111111111111 111111111111 llllllllllllllll piiiiiiiiii Noto 7 Pakl Èmph)y• 7.1 s￿¢011* 22. 9,780 provW• d•i•l1•ol•xp•￿kn10n￿ff￿thlng fvJrih• I￿1*Y •1¥ wllti ¥rw by o r•lMwl WLY L••t y•4r'. P*• prDvldD detsll• oV•xpwbJthY•on•i•llw¢A*lno 1)rth• N• •mploy••• N¢•IV￿1￿pknw• l•xcludlng •np r*knt¢•tsl IDrlh• r•portlro pqrfod olffior•th•n £W,WO nd y•w L#t> £70.tr)O to£n.959 £80.W to E89 999 ÉW.ODO to ￿,818 £100 000 10£10999D p•r•onTh•l Iln¢ludw In*i¥•• and •4nIOrrn•nwn￿ti tarthtr rvIC￿t0th9 chlrtty. F¢r•pKfft w4Jtotrwi••*. • Nor•21. 7.2Aver•o• h•4d eaurt In th•J• Th• pats ollh• ch•rltylnwh*h th• Numb•r Numb•r CC17• tEx*l rio1• B Twan*ackn vAth Tnth •ndR•lai•d Y4•r TOT•L TRUE CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGIAND AND WALES Independent examin8rf8 report on the accounts Section A Indepelldent Exaffliner's Rewn •mb•rn ￿ l (kn F4•n untt¢¢)u￿l forlhvy•ar 3111YL021 1177179 (Th 31112ra)21. R••poMlblW•• and A¥ihe t￿1￿C•the >vJ fortho 2011n￿￿. Jer 145 Lrfthe 2011 k* c4ryiv4oul ￿yex￿ThnD1th, I AOL*Dn 145(5Mbl Ir¥J8pondgnt •xamlMf• si•t•m•ni ¢*)T*tonry otten JJ.M.21 C4iisTèk