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**Telephone: 01934-248485 Pete Mob: 07810-577588 Pat Mob: 07787-510515** # **TRUSTEES REPORT FOR THE PERIOD TO 31 DECEMBER 2023** # **Charity No. 1181107** # **Structure, Governance & Management** ## **Charitable Status** New Beginnings 4U CIO (Number 1181107) was registered on 11th December 2018. ## **Charitable Objects** To befriend mainly ‘lifer’ prisoners in HMP Leyhill South Gloucester or other prisons if requested, building up a relationship of trust until they are released when we then mentor them until they can stand on their own two feet so that they NEVER RE-OFFEND AGAIN. ## **Trustees** The Charity Trustees meet at least four times a year to discuss and review the work of the Charity. Two New Younger Trustees have been welcomed during the year and are made aware of their responsibilities, the governing document, administrative procedures, safeguarding policy and the ethos of the Charity. They are also asked to be DBS checked. ## **Reserves Policy** The Trustees objective is to have 4 – 6 weeks operating costs in reserve and this amounts to approx £2,000 - £3,000. At the end of the year the Charity held £3,598 ## **Thank You** NB4U want to thank regular donors each month and during the year Milton Christian Fellowship for their monthly gift Renishaw £500 The taste of Somerset Show at Hutton £550 Local Markets £3859 Richard Lennox Concert £200 ## **Trustees** Peter Hilder (Chair) Patricia Hilder (Secretary) Natalie Batchelor (Minutes) David Connolly Peter Franklin Julie Howarth (DBS checks) Sara Hughes (Fundraising) Susannah Weeks (Just giving Co-ordinator) Joshua Harper (Bleadon Market) Jonah Harper (Markets and IT) ## **Treasurer** Rachael Fisher (Appointed 1st January 2020) ## **Accountants** David K. Hardiman, Chartered Accountant 36/38 Meadow Street, Weston-Super-Mare, BS23 1QQ ## **Bankers** Lloyds Bank, Smethwick Branch ## **Registered Office** 12, Woodcliff Avenue, Weston-Super-Mare, BS22 8LA Email: pat.hilder@outlook.com Website: www.newbeginnings4U.org ## **Objectives and Achievements** Our Charity aim is ‘to befriend mainly ‘lifer’ prisoners in HMP Leyhill, South Gloucester or other prisons if requested, building up a relationship of trust until they are released when we will mentor them until they can stand on their own two feet so that they NEVER RE-OFFEND AGAIN’. Re-offending costs the tax payer over £10 billion a year as 60% of ex-offenders re-offend within 2 years of release. New Beginnings 4U Trustees ask WHY? The outside world just seem to treat exoffenders as ‘problems’ but NB4U treat them as ‘human beings who deserve a second chance’. As a Christian Charity we read in the Bible on 3 occasions ‘the Lord has appointed me to bring good news to the poor, He has sent me to comfort the broken hearted and to announce that captives will be released and prisoners will be freed’ Jesus felt these words in the Old testament of the Bible SO important, that he preached on them in his first sermon. NB4U has been in operation for 15 years and a Charity for 5 years. Our routine remains the same, visiting Leyhill Prison on Saturday and Sunday on the first weekend of each month. Other Prisons visited in 2023 have been Channing’s Wood, Dartmoor, Parc, Ashfield, Bristol, Whatton and Erlestoke. These clients really appreciate our twice yearly visits of encouragement. We continued to send them all Birthday & Christmas Gifts of £30 and buy them treats on their ROTL day’s and Home Leaves. In 2023 we have seen 3 of our clients released into AP Hostels and 2 are now in their own Flats and doing well. We still like to think that we are here to build their trust, listen to their worries and concerns especially of deferred action. We never condemn or criticise them but offer them hope and a chance to turn their life around. We like the words of Henry Ford who said ‘Failure is simply the opportunity to begin life again more intelligently’ These residents need people around them interested in them as human beings, who have served their sentence and now deserve a second chance. NB4U volunteers meet them on the Release on Temporary Licence days, and help them fulfil tasks like accompanying them to their Probation Officer appointment, opening a bank Account, buying a mobile phone, finding a Doctor and Dentist. Visiting the library for them to use the Computers and then anything else that helps them settle into the outside world. We appreciate the contact we still have via Zoom with the South West Mentoring Alliance in Exeter. It is good when you are a small organisation to have support and advice from larger organisations. Since we started the work in 2008 we have helped 76 men. We give hope to around 26 guys either still in prison or recently released and in Hostels and Flats. Many of the others seek our advice when they require it. So what about the future? ## **Future Plans** Over the next year we plan to:- Continue visiting 6 lads in HMP Leyhill and 8 in other Prisons. We will write regularly to 10 others. Continue to see if there is a way forward for the Charity as the Founders are now both 77 years old Strive to increase our financial support from local Churches and donors so that Mr & Mrs Hilder don’t have to work so hard raising around £5,000 through their own efforts, Ideally we need £15k - £20 a year to fulfil all the work we would like to Continue to explore donations from Trusts and Companies. (Not easy because everyone is facing cutbacks) ## By order of the Trustees ........................................ Mrs P Hilder Secretary 21st March 2024 EGINNINGS 4U ACCOVNIS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31sr DECEMBER 2023 CHARrrY NUMBER 118111)7 NEW BEGThNINGS 4U C.1. Re8iStryed I lth December 2020 Charity Nmnber 1181107 TRU INF TION T ADD 12 W¢x)(kliff Avenue W&s￿n-sur￿-M&re BS22 8LA USTE T Dconolty P G FrankIin MTS P A Hild P R Hild¢r Mr5 N Gale•Sidcy Mrs J Howarth Mjs S Hughes Mr5 S W¢eks Joshua Harper (Apwinted 16th Febnwy 2024) Jonah Ilarptr (App)inied 14th F¢iYw 2024) NEW BEGTh￿￿GS 4U C. INDEPENDENT INE xamln Re rtt tbeT ofN l to the Trnstees on my examinati￿1 of the w)unts of the thve clwity (Clwity Number 1181107) for the year a)ded 3 1st D¢cember 2023. As the Charity Trnstees of the Tn￿( ar¢ resp)rysible for the pzrp8ratson of the acm￿￿ in accord8nc¢ with the r¢quiremcnts of th¢ Charitifs Act 2011 (The Act). I report in respect ofmy exaMI￿10n of the Tnut'8 accounts Carri￿ out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying Out my examin￿10￿ I have followed thc 4yli¢able Dirti¢Jns ￿Ven by the Charity Commission undcr ￿ctIon 145(5Kb) of th¢ ACL I have compleied my wtamination. l ¢onfirn) that no m*ffi21 matter5 have ¢(vnc to my attention in connection with the examlnatton which giv￿ m¢ cawe io believe that any Materi￿ respe¢t: accountin8 re￿d3 were not kqx in ac¢(Ydw with sediffi 130 of the A¢t: LY I havc no c4mcenL8 and have come no th rnauus in eijrnKctiffl with the eX￿InalI0n to which gttention should be itrawn in order to Q￿bk a ￿d￿standU￿ of the ￿COUnts to be r￿h¢d. David K. H4rd1M￿ FCA Chartcr¢d Accountant 13 Boulevard Weslon-siipcr-mare North Somers BS23 INR 21st March 2024 NEWB GINNINGS 4U C. 31S DE MB urrent Ajje C￿h at and in Hand £ 3598 £ 10856 RE ERV Balance at 1st janu￿ 2023 Inu)me aad ExpthdLtt￿ AC￿￿1 10856 6379 4477 £ 3598 £ 10856 halrperwn Mn P A Hllder 21st March 2024 For aDd oll Beh￿1 of tb¢ Tru*41 GINNINGS 4 ETAILED INCOME AND EXPENDrr 1ST DECEMBER 2 FOR ED Unrestricted Fu•d8 Unrtstricted Funds 202 2022 Income Gift8 6264 7291 9085 572 Gift Aid 524 Fund Raisin8 - Markets - Church Fayres . Gar8g&Open tk)ors 3859 1924 1777 3010 2245 2542 65 8370 9162 Barnabus House . Don8tiorM And Fundrnising . Rcnt 8nd Service Chw8e . SaJ¢ of Bethlin8 1051 3945 15158 31606 Barnobus House Expthdittwe (Sec Note l ) Fuel and P&*in8 Transport Mcn's Gifts Men's Food Men's Clothes Men's Phone and Posta8¢ Men's Other Costs Advertisin8 Posts8e, Stationery ComputLY C4 C(K>kin8 In￿dIents 8nd Disp)sables Fayre F￿d Co*s Direct(K3 Costs Public Liability InsuTrnce Craft Iiems and Fayre Costs Equipment and Rep￿r5 Accountancy Shop Costs Sunthy Ex 7084 3393 518 1522 1047 1304 293 328 573 150 674 2582 1134 8621 120 1212 735 668 2419 8Y2 7266 114 1261 29 234 240 22416 271 f loeo over E Ddlt* £ <7258) £ 4477