## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** ## **From 04/04/24 Period start date To 03/04/25 Period end date** **Charity name: Cornwall Hugs** ## **Charity registration number: 1177796** ## **Objectives and Activities** |**ives and Activities**||| |---|---|---| ||SORP reference|| |Summary of the purposes
of the charity as set out in
its governing document|Para 1.17|The objects of the charity are for the
public benefit, the relief and assistance
of people in need who are suffering
from distress, trauma, bereavement
and/or displacement following dis-
asters, accidents, conflict, terrorism
and/or crime (including the victims of
such events and members of the
emergency services and other support
workers involved at the scene or in the
aftermath of such events, which shall
include (without limitation) the Grenfell
Tower Fire) in such ways as the charity
trustees think fit, in particular (but
without limitation) by the provision of, or
assistance in the provision of holidays,
respite breaks, and other therapeutic
activities to such people and their im-
mediate families in order to provide
respite and to promote their recovery,
and the conducting, commissioning and
publication of research into the effect-
iveness of such activities in the recov-
ery of such persons.| |Summary of the main
activities in relation to
those purposes for the
public benefit, in particu-
lar, the activities, projects
or services identified in
the accounts.|Para 1.17 and
1.19|In the seventh year of its existence as a
CIO, Cornwall Hugs’ trustees continued
to provide solidarity support to those
affected by the Grenfell Tower Fire in
2017.| |Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guid-
ance issued by the Char-
ity Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|The trustees have had regard to the
guidance issued by the Charity Com-
mission on public benefit.| |---|---|---| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Policy on grant making|Para 1.38|| |Policy on social invest-
ment including program
related investment|Para 1.38|| |Contribution made by vo-
lunteers|Para 1.38|Volunteer contribution was mainly
limited to that offered by the
trustees this year.| |Other||| ## **Achievements and Performance** SORP reference The focus this year was on solidarity and awareness work in support of the Grenfell Community as it awaits justice. This included Summary of the main achievements of the charPara mounting an educational plaque on Grenfell 1.20 St, Mousehole, attending the 7th anniversary ity, identifying the differmemorial services in London with former ence the charity’s work has made to the circumguests and other awareness work throughout stances of its beneficiarthe year. Liaison began with University of ies and any wider benefits Southampton re the ‘Grenfell Curriculum’ it is to society as a whole. developing with survivors and the bereaved. ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |Achievements against
objectives set|Para 1.41|| |---|---|---| |Performance of fundrais-
ing activities against ob-
jectives set|Para 1.41|| |Investment performance
against objectives|Para 1.41|| |Other||| ## **Financial Review** |**ial Review**||| |---|---|---| |Review of the charity’s fin-
ancial position at the end of
the period|Para 1.21|In its seventh year of operation, the char-
ity received only received £538 in dona-
tions and miscellaneous income, and in-
curred expenditure of £2,892. Having
begun the year with reserves of £19,026,
it meant that the charity ended the finan-
cial year with a balance at the end of the
financial year of £16,672.| |Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|The charity began its seventh year with
reserves of £19,026 and ended with re-
serves of £16,672. Donations and suit-
able holiday accommodation offers hav-
ing significantly diminished, with the pas-
sage of time since the tragedy, the trust-
ees’ intention remains to use its reserves
to continue to offer support and solidarity
to the Grenfell Community into the eighth
year of its existence. This includes the
intention to support the University of
Southampton’s ‘Grenfell Curriculum’ edu-
cational initiative.| |Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|£16,672| |Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|Not applicable| |Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24|Not applicable| |Explanation of any uncer-
tainties about the charity
continuing as a going con-
cern|Para 1.23|There are no uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going concern**.**| |---|---|---| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |The charity’s principal
sources of funds (includ-
ing any fundraising)|Para 1.47|| |---|---|---| |Investment policy and ob-
jectives including any so-
cial investment policy ad-
opted|Para 1.46|| |A description of the prin-
cipal risks facing the char-
ity|Para 1.46|| |Other||| ## **Structure, Governance and Management** |Description of charity’s
trusts:||| |---|---|---| |Type of governing docu-
ment
(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|CIO Foundation Constitution| |How is the charity consti-
tuted?
(e.g unincorporated asso-
ciation, CIO)|Para 1.25|CIO| |Trustee selection meth-
ods including details of
any constitutional provi-
sions e.g. election to post
or name of any person or
body entitled to appoint
one or more trustees|Para 1.25|Trustees must be natural persons aged
over 16, and at least one trustee must
be over 18. The existing trustees are
able to select and appoint new trustees
by a resolution in a meeting of the
trustees. In selecting new trustees re-
gard must be had to the skills, know-
ledge and experience needed for the
effective administration of the CIO.| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |Policies and procedures
adopted for the induction
and training of trustees|Para 1.51|| |---|---|---| |The charity’s organisa-
tional structure and any
wider network with which
the charity works|Para 1.51|| |Relationship with any re-
lated parties|Para 1.51|| Other ## **Reference and Administrative details** |Charity name|Cornwall Hugs| |---|---| |Other name the charity
uses|| |Registered charity num-
~~ber~~|1177796| |Charity’s principal ad-
dress|c/o Clive Pearce Ltd
31 Lemon Street
Truro
TR1 2LS| ||| ## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** ||**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not for**
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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|Not applicable| |Details of arrangements
for safe custody and se-
gregation of such assets
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**Exemptions from disclosure** Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details ## **Other optional information** ## **Declarations** **The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.** **Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees** **Signature(s) Full name(s)** Esmé Page Andrew Holt **Position (eg Sec-** Chair Treasurer **retary, Chair, etc) Date** 28/1/2026 (HARITY IOMMISSION FOR ENGLANO AND WALE Comwall Hugs 117T796 Receipts and payments accounts CC16a For the period Irom To 04'04,2024 03104,.'2025 Section A Receipts and payments Unrestrith lund5 Restricl¢ InJ51ees on b8hall ol all th8 Irusiees Signalure Print Naffle Date of roval Andrew Ho Esrne Pag8 2611112025 2811112025 CCXX R2 aco)unts ISSI 2511112025