Trustees' Annual Report for the period
Period start date Period end date From 31 10 2022 To 31 10 2023
Section A Reference and administration details
Charity name Other names charity is known by Registered charity number (if any) 1180378
Brighter Living
Charity's principal address 335 Hook rise south, Surbiton, Surrey,
Postcode KT6 7LW
Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity
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Trustee name | Office (if any) | Dates acted if not for whole **year ** |
Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (ifany) |
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| Peter Parker | Chair/Safeguarding | |||
| Janet Atkins | Treasury | |||
| JennyHewlett | Secretary | |||
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
Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)
Section B Structure, governance and management
Description of the charity’s trusts
Type of governing document
Constitution
Charitable Incorporated Organisation How the charity is constituted
Appointed by the trustees Trustee selection methods
Additional governance issues (Optional information)
We have created a good relationship with Kingston Charitable Foundation You may choose to include this year, who have helped us fund exercise classes In local community additional information, where centres. relevant, about:
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We also have maintained a great relationship with Local Giving who have
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policies and procedures also helped keep the charity running.
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adopted for the induction and training of trustees;
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the charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works;
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relationship with any related parties;
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trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them.
Section C Objectives and activities
For the public benefit to relieve the needs of elderly people residing in Surrey and the Summary of surrounding area in such ways and by such means deemed charitable within the laws of the objects of England and Wales, and in particular but not exclusively by providing therapies, activities, the charity advice and information designed to promote better physical and mental health and well set out in its being. governing document
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Brighter Living has adhered to the Charity Commissions guidelines on how we should deliver our services. Brighter Living charity was set up by people concerned about the health of the elderly, and by Ki Gong professionals who, having seen the benefits of running sessions for the elderly in a local community centre, decided to open the project to a wider community.
Our aim is to empower people over 60 to look after their health and well being in an innovative and practical manner. The activities we are running are Ki Gong sessions which include gentle movement, stretching, breathing exercises, mindfulness and meditation. Brain exercises are also incorporated from Ilchi Lee's Brain Education System which is recognised by the UN. So the services offered stimulate the body and the brain in a fun and informative way.
We have provided Ki Gong, Amrchair Yoga, meditation and breathing exercise classes to our beneficiaries. A big thank you to all the trustees, who without their contributions and commitment to delivering these services to our beneficiaries, none of this would have happened. Thank you to Magic Little Grants, run by Local Giving, who are in partnership with the Postcode Community trust for their £500 grant.
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Thank you to Kingston Charitable Foundation for their £750 grant. Thank you for all your help and the patience shown at all the community centres and homes we have been working with while we have been setting up Brighter Living for the beneficiaries. A big thank you to all the volunteers who came to the community centres and helped our service providers with such passion and commitment to the beneficiaries.
And lastly a big thank you to our beneficiaries for attending the sessions and making this commitment to our local communities so worthwhile. This is good for everyone. And to hear all the positive feedback from the beneficiaries, this has made this year special.
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Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year
Brighter Living’s objectives for this year were to deliver the services offered by the charity to more elderly beneficiaries in Surrey and Surrounding areas. Our objectives are to help more older people in Surrey and surrounding areas achieve better body flexibility and agility. More older people in Surrey and surrounding areas achieve a more positive mindset.
More older people in Surrey and surrounding areas feel less isolated and will have formed more friendships. More older people in Surrey and surrounding areas achieve more independence.
We are still struggling to recover from lockdown so growth has been slower that we had expected. With a special thanks to grants coming from Magic Little Grants and Kingston Charitable Foundation, we will see the end of the year as an open opportunity to do more and better our performance.
With weekly Ki Gong, Armchair yoga and meditation sessions happening in MILAAP, New Malden, and The Longmead Centre, we have maintained the growth of last year and our humble beginnings into helping over 60 beneficiaries with their health and well being.
Brighter Living is continually reporting back to organisations we are working with in the local communities are we are receiving good recognition for our achievements.
We are now starting to liaise with local organisations and local councils and are looking at ways to extend our services further because of the needs highlighted by the local councils of the areas we are covering. Here is a brief synopsis of one of the reports.
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No reserve policy
Brief statement of the
charity’s policy on reserves
Details of any funds materially in deficit
None
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);
Brighter Living have finished the financial year with £10. This money is to deliver services, and we will be going back to the community centres when the restrictions have been lifted. Brighter Living has already been applying for funding to extend these services for the rest of 2023. There are no funds being held as a custodian trustee by Brighter Living.
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how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity;
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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
Janet Atkins Signature(s) Peter Parker Janet Atkins Full name(s) Peter Parker Position (eg Secretary, Chair, Chair etc) Date 09/08/2024
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| Brighter Living | 1180378 | |||
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| Receipts andpayments accounts | CC16a | |||
| For the period | 01/11/2022 | To | 31/10/2023 | |
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| Section A Receipts and payments | Section A Receipts and payments | |||||
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| A1 Receipts | Unrestricted funds to the nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - |
Restricted funds to the nearest £ 1,500 500 - - - - 2,000 - - - 2,000 150 200 200 150 100 150 250 200 200 200 1,800 - - - 1,800 200 - - 200 |
Endowment funds to the nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - |
Total funds to the nearest £ - 1,500 500 - - - - - 2,000 - - - 2,000 150 200 200 150 100 150 250 200 200 200 1,800 - - - 1,800 200 |
Last year to the nearest £ |
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| - | 10 | |||||
| Kingston Charitable Foundation | - | - | ||||
| Localgivingdonation | - | - | ||||
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| - | - | |||||
| - | - | |||||
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| Sub total(Gross income for AR) |
- | 10 | ||||
| A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table). |
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| Sub total | - | - | ||||
| Total receipts A3 Payments |
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| Invoice 26 / Services and expenses | - | - | ||||
| Invoice 27 / Services and expenses | - | - | ||||
| Invoice 28 / Services and expenses | - | - | ||||
| Invoice 29/ Services and expenses | - | - | ||||
| Invoice 30/ Services and expenses | - | - | ||||
| Invoice 31/ Services and expenses | - | - | ||||
| Invoice 32/ Services and expenses | - | - | ||||
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| Invoice 34/ Services and expenses | - | - | ||||
| Invoice 35/ Services and expenses | - | - | ||||
| **Sub total ** | - | - | ||||
| A4 Asset and investment purchases, (see table) |
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| **Sub total ** | - | - | ||||
| Total payments Net of receipts/(payments) A5 Transfers between funds A6 Cash funds last year end Cash funds this year end |
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| - | 200 | - | 200 |
10 | ||
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| - | 200 | - | 200 | 10 |
CCXX R1 accounts (SS)
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Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period
| Categories Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees B1 Cash funds B2 Other monetary assets B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use B5 Liabilities B3 Investment assets |
Signature Details Details Details Details Total cash funds (agree balances with receipts and payments account(s)) Details |
Unrestricted funds Restricted funds to nearest £ to nearest £ - - - - - - - - OK Agreement Error Unrestricted funds Restricted funds to nearest £ to nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - Fund to which asset belongs Cost (optional) - - - - - Fund to which asset belongs Cost (optional) - - - - - - - - - Fund to which liability relates Amount due (optional) - - - - - Print Name Peter Parker |
Endowment funds to nearest £ |
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| OK | |||
| Endowment funds to nearest £ |
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| Current value (optional) |
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| Date of approval |
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| Peter Parker | 26/01/2022 | ||
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