## **Green Door Families** 

## **Trustees’ annual report for the year ended 31[st] December 2022ion** 

## **Charity No 1177179** accounts 

## **Objectives and Activities** 

## **Summary of the purposes of the charity as set out in its governing document (Sorp reference 1.17)** 

FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, TO RELIEVE VULNERABLE FAMILIES IN ENGLAND AND WALES WHO ARE IN NEED DUE TO AGE, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP, ABUSE, SOCIAL OR ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCE OR OTHER CHARITABLE NEED, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY THE PROVISION OF SUPPORT, ADVICE, 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 activities in relation to those purposes for the public benefit, in particular, the activities, projects or services identified in the accounts (Para 1.17 and 1.19)** 

We run three hubs, in Bridgewater, Street and Bournemouth Christchurch and Poole where we run activities which are for the benefit of the general public. We engage with individuals, families, and social agencies to seek to meet community and family needs. 

Additional information – We have Policies on... 

- Complaints handling 

- Conflicting interests 

- Paying staff 

- Risk management 

- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries 

- Volunteer management 

## **Statement confirming whether the trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit (Para 1.18)** 

In planning all our activities we keep in mind the Charity Commissions guidance on public Benefit at all our trustees meetings. 

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## **Achievements and Performance** 

## **Summary of the main achievements of the charity, identifying the difference the charity’s work has made to the circumstances of its beneficiaries and any wider benefits to society as a whole. (Para 1.20)** 

We were very pleased to see the Covid-19 restrictions easing even further through the year and the country completely opening up, enabling us to resume those face-to-face relationships with individuals and families that we had not been able to properly interact with for over two years and so being able to meet with people facing such issues as loneliness and isolation, poor health, relationship difficulties and poverty. 

We have continued to build relationships with agencies who refer families and individuals for support, and we have also seen new volunteers join our teams as we work in Bridgewater, Street and Christchurch Dorset. 

GDF has adapted what we offer to ensure that individuals and families continued to have support through very difficult times. 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 the work. 

## **Bridgewater** 

Wembdon GDF continued to support families with six Community Connectors a volunteer manager. The manager has been overseeing risk assessments and safeguarding matters. There are good relationships with three schools for referrals, and with growing support from two churches for regular prayer and practical support.  Good links continue with other agencies such as Grace Advocacy Debt Relief and the Food Bank and contacts with Village agents. The work continued to build on other links Including the Parish Centre which was a Government Warm Space with food. 

## **Street** 

We provide a community lunch each week, a takeaway and delivery service to those in need, including many elderly, vulnerable and families. This hot meal provision has continued to expand during the year, with contact being made to over 300 people each week. 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. CAP has played a vital part. There has been a growing portfolio of activities developing from the work at Street enabled by volunteers and employed part time staff. 

## **Christchurch Dorset** 

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. An 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 

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struggled emotionally through relationships or difficult obstacles to overcome the challenges they face in their lives. New MAST projects are emerging in East Christchurch and Bournemouth. These will develop in 2023. 

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. 

The work of all three centres has met objectives set (Para 1.41) as they have been applied to fundraising activities against set objectives (Para 1.41). 

## **Financial Review** 

||SORP|
|---|---|
|<br>||
||reference|
|||
|Review of the charity’s financial position at the end of the period<br>||
||Para 1.21|
|We are very happy with the level of reserves at the end of the financial<br>||
|||
|year.||
|Statement explaining the policy for holding reserves stating why they are||
|held<br>||
||Para 1.22|
|Reserves are held to give the charity some small level of financial stability||
|goingforward.||
|Amount of reserves held<br>||
||Para 1.22|
|As at 31.12.2022 £19,178||
|Reasons for holdingzero reserves – N/A<br>|Para 1.22|
|Details of fund materiallyin deficit - None<br>|Para 1.24|
|Explanation of any uncertainties about the charity continuing as a going<br>||
||Para 1.23|
|concern - None<br>||
|||
|**Structure, Governance and Management**||
||SORP<br>reference|
|Description of charity’s trusts:||
|||
|Type of governing document|Para 1.25|
|Constitution||
|How is the charity constituted?|Para 1.25|
|CIO||



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Trustee selection methods including details of any constitutional provisions e.g. election to post 

or name of any person or body entitled to appoint one or more trustees 

Para 1.25 

Trustees are appointed/re-appointed at our AGM. 

## **Reference and Administrative Details** 

Charity Name – Green Door Families 

Registered Charity Number – 1177179 

Charity Principal Address – 7 Housman Road, Street, Somerset, BA16 0SD 

## **Names of the Charity Trustees who manage the charity** 

Colin Bennett – Chair of Trustees 

David Hall – Trustee 

Diana Philips – Chair of Trustees (resigned 8.6.2022) 

Paul Craddock – Trustee (appointed 8.6.2022) 

Douglas Croucher – Trustee (appointed 22.11.2022) 

Christine Croucher – Trustee (appointed 22.11.2022) 

## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others** 

Description of the assets held in this capacity – None 

Name and objects of the charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects – N/A 

Details of arrangements for safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets – N/A 

## **Declarations** 

The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above. 

Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees 

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Signature 

Full name Colin Bennett Position - Chair 

Date 1 June 2023 

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CHARIIY CUMMISSION
FOR ENGLAND AND IIALES
Gr￿.eJ1 Dooy Familios
1177179
Annual accounts for the
To
eriod
p￿ri￿ stsrtd4te
date
Section A
Statement of financial activities
R•cornmènded ¢atsgorfos by
UDre¥tridBd
fund$
It)come
fund$
Endowrnent
fund8
Prioryea
fvnd$
Total funds
Incomlng re8ovrces (Mote 11
454
35,843
36,097
42,473
0tyiprty4dinga4#￿0
Total
REsourco8 oxp•nded INote 21
Expthidlture on..
36,0
799
33,589
34,388
42,065
ItwTroleNppn
rotal
99
33,589
Net incomgllexptrndlturel belorg Investment
galnslllosso81
345
2,054
1.709
408
NeI9&In￿{￿S￿l Dn Inve51M￿lS
Net incornellexpenditurèl
ExtraO￿1nèry l¢ems
Transfor8 botw•sn fund¥
Other recognis8d galn811108$es1'.
345
2,054
1.709
408
400
400
Netmovem￿1 in lund$
55
64
408
R8con¢illatlon oylunds..
73
128
17.396
19.050
17,061
17,4
Totdlfunds carrredfonvat
19,178

Section
Balance sheet
Restrlctgd
in¢om
funds
Unve5trfcted
Endowment Total this
funds
ygar
Total I￿t
Fixed assets
Intangible assets
Tangible assets
Heritsge 8s$ets
Investments
Total flxed assets
Current assets
Stock5
Debtors
Investsnents
Cash at bank and In hand (Note 41
Totél Current assets
(Nots 31
17,469
Credttors: amounts falling due wrthln
on¢ year
(Note 51
Net current as$ets/{liabilitiesJ
Total asseis less currentliabilities
Creditors= amounts falling due aftèr
one year
Provi¥¥on$ f¢*r Ilabllltle8
Total neta55ets orllablllrf8s
128
19,050
19,178
17,469
Funds of the Charity
Endowment funds (Note 61
Restricted income lunds (Nots 6}
Unr8Stri¢ted funds
Rwaluat6on reserve
19,050
19.050
128
17,396
73
128
rotal lunds
Slgned tyone orhwtrusleFs on behalf ol all
Ihetruslees
Si9naivre
Print Name
Dale of
roval
051N12022
CC178 (Excell
0510412D23

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Section C
Notes to the accounts
contl
Note 7
Paid employees
Plea$¢ complete this note If tho charity has any8mployee
7.1 Staff Costs
Th18 yeaT
Last year
Salarles and wages
Soclal 5eGurity costs
Pen51on Costs Idefined contrlbution $¢hem?I
other omployee benefits
16,434
22,965
Total staff costs
Thi$ vear..
Plea88 Pfovlde details of expenditure on stsff working for the
charity whose contracts are with and are paid by a relat8d party
Last year:
None
Pleose provlde details of exp8ndlture on stsff wot*lng forthe
charity whose tontracts are with and are pald by a relatod party
None
Please give deialls of the numberolomployees whose total employ68 benefjt5 {excludin9 employer
penslon cosls) lell withln 08ch band of £IO.Ot70ffDm £60,000 upwards. If ther8 are no such transactlons,
please enter Ime'in the box provAded.
No Èmploy8es recelved etnployee benefits lexcludlng employer
penslon costs) forthe repotting perlod of rnore than £60,000
TRUE
Band
Number of ern
Thls year
lo
ees
Last year
£60,000 to £69,999
£70,000 to £79,999
£Bo.000 to £89,999
£90,000 to £99,999
£ioo.000 to £109.999
Thls
ear
Last
ear
Plea88 provlde the totsl amount paid to key management
personnel lificludes trustee5 and senlor managernentl for th8ir
88rvlces to the charlty. For speclflc amounts paid to trustees, see
Note 28.
7.2 Av8rage head count In the yeor
The parts of the charlty In vjhith the
employees work
This year
Numb8r
Last year
Nutnber
Total
CC178 (Excdl
05104tt023

CHARITY COMMISSION
FOR ENGLAND AND WALES
Independent examIne￿S
report on the accounts
SeGtion A
Independent Examiner's Report
Report to the trusteesl
mèmbers of
Green Door Families
On accounts for the year
ended
3111212022
harity no
lif any)
1177179
S¢t out on pag8S
I report lo th& trustees on my examination of the accounts of th& above
charity I'the Trust'l for the year ended 3111212022
Responsibilities and AS the eharily Iruslees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation
ba$l$ of report of the accounts in accordanGe with the requirements of the Charitiès Act
2011 1.the A¢t"i-
I report in respect of my examination of the Trust'5 account5 carried out
under section 145 of the 2011 Act an(1 In carrying out my examination. I
have followed th8 applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission
under section 14515llbl of the A¢1
I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material maller8 have
come to my attention lolher than that di8clos&d below'l in connection with
the examinatson which gives me cause to believe that in, any material
resped..
accounting records were not kept In accordance with section 130 of
the Act or
the a¢¢ounts do not accord with the aGcounting ￿¢OrdS
Independent
•xamin•rfs statement
I have no GOn￿rn$ and have come across no other Tnatters In ¢onne¢tion
th the exam1nation lo which attention shoulLI be drawn in order to enable
proper understanding of the accounts to be rEa¢hed
' Pleas8 de18te the word5 in the brackets if Ih8y do nol 8ppIy.
Slgned:
Dat8..
Name-
Relevant prof855ional
qualilicationlsl or body
lif anyl-
A. c.r4.A
Address:
IER
October 2018

Section B
Disclosuie
Only complete if the examiner nèèds lo highli9hl matter5 of concernlsee CC32,
Independent examination of charity J¢¢ounls". directions and guidan￿ for
examiners).
Glve here brief detslls of
any item$ that tho
examln&rwishes to
disclose.
IER
October 2018

CHARIIY CUMMISSION
FOR ENGLAND AND IIALES
Gr￿.eJ1 Dooy Familios
1177179
Annual accounts for the
To
eriod
p￿ri￿ stsrtd4te
date
Section A
Statement of financial activities
R•cornmènded ¢atsgorfos by
UDre¥tridBd
fund$
It)come
fund$
Endowrnent
fund8
Prioryea
fvnd$
Total funds
Incomlng re8ovrces (Mote 11
454
35,843
36,097
42,473
0tyiprty4dinga4#￿0
Total
REsourco8 oxp•nded INote 21
Expthidlture on..
36,0
799
33,589
34,388
42,065
ItwTroleNppn
rotal
99
33,589
Net incomgllexptrndlturel belorg Investment
galnslllosso81
345
2,054
1.709
408
NeI9&In￿{￿S￿l Dn Inve51M￿lS
Net incornellexpenditurèl
ExtraO￿1nèry l¢ems
Transfor8 botw•sn fund¥
Other recognis8d galn811108$es1'.
345
2,054
1.709
408
400
400
Netmovem￿1 in lund$
55
64
408
R8con¢illatlon oylunds..
73
128
17.396
19.050
17,061
17,4
Totdlfunds carrredfonvat
19,178

Section
Balance sheet
Restrlctgd
in¢om
funds
Unve5trfcted
Endowment Total this
funds
ygar
Total I￿t
Fixed assets
Intangible assets
Tangible assets
Heritsge 8s$ets
Investments
Total flxed assets
Current assets
Stock5
Debtors
Investsnents
Cash at bank and In hand (Note 41
Totél Current assets
(Nots 31
17,469
Credttors: amounts falling due wrthln
on¢ year
(Note 51
Net current as$ets/{liabilitiesJ
Total asseis less currentliabilities
Creditors= amounts falling due aftèr
one year
Provi¥¥on$ f¢*r Ilabllltle8
Total neta55ets orllablllrf8s
128
19,050
19,178
17,469
Funds of the Charity
Endowment funds (Note 61
Restricted income lunds (Nots 6}
Unr8Stri¢ted funds
Rwaluat6on reserve
19,050
19.050
128
17,396
73
128
rotal lunds
Slgned tyone orhwtrusleFs on behalf ol all
Ihetruslees
Si9naivre
Print Name
Dale of
roval
051N12022
CC178 (Excell
0510412D23

11111111
1111111
11111111
11111111
11111111

1111
1111
1111
1111
IIIIIE
111111
11111
111111
11111
11111
11111
11
11
11111111
111111
11
11
11
11111
1111
111111
11111

CCE
115111111111
111111111111
111111111111
111111111111
111111111111
111111111111
Iiiiiiinii

Section C
Notes to the accounts
contl
Note 7
Paid employees
Plea$¢ complete this note If tho charity has any8mployee
7.1 Staff Costs
Th18 yeaT
Last year
Salarles and wages
Soclal 5eGurity costs
Pen51on Costs Idefined contrlbution $¢hem?I
other omployee benefits
16,434
22,965
Total staff costs
Thi$ vear..
Plea88 Pfovlde details of expenditure on stsff working for the
charity whose contracts are with and are paid by a relat8d party
Last year:
None
Pleose provlde details of exp8ndlture on stsff wot*lng forthe
charity whose tontracts are with and are pald by a relatod party
None
Please give deialls of the numberolomployees whose total employ68 benefjt5 {excludin9 employer
penslon cosls) lell withln 08ch band of £IO.Ot70ffDm £60,000 upwards. If ther8 are no such transactlons,
please enter Ime'in the box provAded.
No Èmploy8es recelved etnployee benefits lexcludlng employer
penslon costs) forthe repotting perlod of rnore than £60,000
TRUE
Band
Number of ern
Thls year
lo
ees
Last year
£60,000 to £69,999
£70,000 to £79,999
£Bo.000 to £89,999
£90,000 to £99,999
£ioo.000 to £109.999
Thls
ear
Last
ear
Plea88 provlde the totsl amount paid to key management
personnel lificludes trustee5 and senlor managernentl for th8ir
88rvlces to the charlty. For speclflc amounts paid to trustees, see
Note 28.
7.2 Av8rage head count In the yeor
The parts of the charlty In vjhith the
employees work
This year
Numb8r
Last year
Nutnber
Total
CC178 (Excdl
05104tt023

CHARITY COMMISSION
FOR ENGLAND AND WALES
Independent examIne￿S
report on the accounts
SeGtion A
Independent Examiner's Report
Report to the trusteesl
mèmbers of
Green Door Families
On accounts for the year
ended
3111212022
harity no
lif any)
1177179
S¢t out on pag8S
I report lo th& trustees on my examination of the accounts of th& above
charity I'the Trust'l for the year ended 3111212022
Responsibilities and AS the eharily Iruslees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation
ba$l$ of report of the accounts in accordanGe with the requirements of the Charitiès Act
2011 1.the A¢t"i-
I report in respect of my examination of the Trust'5 account5 carried out
under section 145 of the 2011 Act an(1 In carrying out my examination. I
have followed th8 applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission
under section 14515llbl of the A¢1
I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material maller8 have
come to my attention lolher than that di8clos&d below'l in connection with
the examinatson which gives me cause to believe that in, any material
resped..
accounting records were not kept In accordance with section 130 of
the Act or
the a¢¢ounts do not accord with the aGcounting ￿¢OrdS
Independent
•xamin•rfs statement
I have no GOn￿rn$ and have come across no other Tnatters In ¢onne¢tion
th the exam1nation lo which attention shoulLI be drawn in order to enable
proper understanding of the accounts to be rEa¢hed
' Pleas8 de18te the word5 in the brackets if Ih8y do nol 8ppIy.
Slgned:
Dat8..
Name-
Relevant prof855ional
qualilicationlsl or body
lif anyl-
A. c.r4.A
Address:
IER
October 2018

Section B
Disclosuie
Only complete if the examiner nèèds lo highli9hl matter5 of concernlsee CC32,
Independent examination of charity J¢¢ounls". directions and guidan￿ for
examiners).
Glve here brief detslls of
any item$ that tho
examln&rwishes to
disclose.
IER
October 2018