
## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** 

## **From:       1 January 2021 to 31 December 2021** 

## **Charity name:    Cureusher** 

## **Charity registration number:    1181293** 

## **Objectives and Activities** 

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|Summary of the purposes of<br>the charity as set out in its<br>governing document|Para 1.17|To promote and protect the health of those<br>suffering from genetically inherited usher<br>syndrome, through the provision of<br>information for people affected by this<br>condition, and by funding scientific research<br>into the causes, treatment and cure of all<br>types of the condition and publishing the<br>useful results.|
|Summary of the main<br>activities in relation to those<br>purposes for the public<br>benefit, in particular, the<br>activities, projects or services<br>identified in the accounts.|Para 1.17 and<br>1.19|Raising funds to increase collaboration and<br>research into a cure/treatment for usher<br>syndrome, the leading cause of deaf-<br>blindness.|
|Statement confirming<br>whether the trustees have<br>had regard to the guidance<br>issued by the Charity<br>Commission on public<br>benefit|Para 1.18|The trustees have had regard to the<br>guidance issued by the Charity Commission<br>on public benefit when planning the<br>activities.|



## **Achievements and Performance** 

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|Summary of the main<br>achievements of the charity,<br>identifying the difference the<br>charity’s work has made to<br>the circumstances of its<br>beneficiaries and any wider<br>benefits to society as a<br>whole.|Para 1.20|£6,625 was raised during the year.|





## **Financial Review** 

|**Financial Review**|||
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|Review of the charity’s<br>financial position at the end<br>of the period|Para 1.21|This year, the charity had net loss on the<br>general fund of £836. This was after the<br>purchase of equipment of £3,026. There<br>remain strong general reserves of £24,670<br>at the period end.|
|Statement explaining the<br>policy for holding reserves<br>statingwhytheyare held|Para 1.22|The charity aims to have reserves to support<br>6 months of charitable activities.|
|Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|Reserves at 31 December 2021 were<br>£24,670. The trustees will look to build upon<br>this in the next financial year.|
|Reasons for holding zero<br>reserves|Para 1.22|Not applicable.|
|Details of fund materially in<br>deficit|Para 1.24|Not applicable.|
|Explanation of any<br>uncertainties about the<br>charity continuing as a going<br>concern|Para 1.23|The charity is a going concern.|



## **Structure, Governance and Management** 

|Description of charity’s<br>trusts:|||
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|Type of governing document<br>(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|CIO – Foundation Registered 20 December<br>2018.|
|How is the charity<br>constituted?<br>(e.g unincorporated<br>association, CIO)|Para 1.25|Charitable Incorporated Organisation.|
|Trustee selection methods<br>including details of any<br>constitutional provisions e.g.<br>election to post or name of<br>any person or body entitled<br>to appoint one or more<br>trustees|Para 1.25|By appointment of the board of trustees.|



## **Reference and Administrative details** 

|Charity name|Cureusher|
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|Other name the charity uses||
|Registered charity number|1181293|
|Charity’s principal address|7 Weymouth Gardens<br>Gateshead<br>Tyne and Wear<br>NE9 6UT|
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## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** 

|1<br>2<br>3<br>4<br>5<br>6<br>7<br>8<br>9<br>10<br>11<br>12<br>13<br>14<br>15<br>16<br>17<br>18<br>19<br>20|**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not for whole**<br>**year**|**Name of person (or body) entitled**<br>**to appoint trustee(if any)**|
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||Keith Hardy|Chair|30 September 2021||
||Stephen Edward<br>White|Trustee|11 January 2021||
||Ian Rankin|Trustee|||
||Joanne Lesley<br>White|Trustee|||
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– Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved 

**Director name** None 

Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity 

|**Trustee name**|**Dates acted if not for whole year**||
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## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others** 

|Description of the assets<br>held in this capacity|None.|
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|Name and objects of the<br>charity on whose behalf the<br>assets are held and how this<br>falls within the custodian<br>charity’s objects|Not applicable.|
|Details of arrangements for<br>safe custody and<br>segregation of such assets<br>from the charity’s own assets|Not applicable.|



## **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)** <br>**Full name(s)** <br>**Position (eg Secretary,**<br>**Chair, etc)**<br>**Date**|||
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||IAN RANKIN||
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**Charity Name No (if any) CUREUSHER 1181293 Receipts and payments accounts CC16a For the period** Period start date Period end date **To from** 01/01/2021 31/12/2021 

## **Section A Receipts and payments** 

|**A1 Receipts**|**Unrestricted**<br>**funds**<br>**to the nearest      £**<br>**2,521**<br>**3,162**<br>**939**<br>**-**<br>**3**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**6,625**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**6,625**<br>**-**<br>**216**<br>**191**<br>**780**<br>**2,616**<br>**96**<br>**173**<br>**363**<br>**-**<br> **4,435**<br>**3,026**<br>**-**<br> **3,026**<br>**7,461**<br>**-                     836**<br>**-**<br>**25,506**<br>**24,670**|**Restricted**<br>**funds**<br>**to the nearest £**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**|**Endowment**<br>**funds**<br>**to the nearest £**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**|**Total funds**<br>**to the nearest £**<br>**2,521**<br>**3,162**<br>**939**<br>**-**<br>**3**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**6,625**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**6,625**<br>**-**<br>**216**<br>**191**<br>**780**<br>**2,616**<br>**96**<br>**173**<br>**363**<br>**-**<br>**4,435**<br>**3,026**<br>**-**<br>**3,026**<br>**7,461**<br>**-                     836**|**Total funds**<br>**to the nearest £**<br>**2,521**<br>**3,162**<br>**939**<br>**-**<br>**3**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**6,625**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**6,625**<br>**-**<br>**216**<br>**191**<br>**780**<br>**2,616**<br>**96**<br>**173**<br>**363**<br>**-**<br>**4,435**<br>**3,026**<br>**-**<br>**3,026**<br>**7,461**<br>**-                     836**|**Last year**<br>**to the nearest £**|
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|Donations|**2,521**|||||**2,986**|
|Just Giving|**3,162**|||||**2,089**|
|Facebook donations|**939**|||||**7,245**|
|HearingFund|**-**|||||**15,000**|
|Bank interest|**3**|||||**6**|
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|**_Sub total_**_(Gross income for_<br>_AR)_|**6,625**|||||**27,326**|
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|**A2 Asset and investment sales,**<br>**(see table).**|||||||
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|**_Sub total_**|**-**|||||**-**|
|**_Total receipts_**<br>**A3 Payments**|||||||
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|Donations|**-**|||||**5,000**|
|Just Giving|**216**|||||**216**|
|Advertising|**191**|||||**115**|
|Accountancyfees|**780**|||||**480**|
|Fundraisingevent entry& clothing|**2,616**|||||**261**|
|Insurance|**96**|||||**-**|
|Website|**173**|||||**-**|
|Misc expenditure|**363**|||||**-**|
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|**_Sub total_ **|**4,435**|||||**6,072**|
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|**A4 Asset and investment**<br>**purchases, (see table)**|||||||
|**Compluter equipment**|**3,026**|||||**-**|
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|**_Sub total_ **|**3,026**|||||**-**|
|**_Total payments_**<br>**_Net of receipts/(payments)_**<br>**A5 Transfers between funds**<br>**A6 Cash funds last year end**<br>**_Cash funds this year end_**|||||||
|||||||**6,072**|
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||**-                     836**|**-**|**-**|**-                     836**||**21,254**|
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||**25,506**|**-**|**-**|**25,506**||**4,252**|
||**24,670**|**-**|**-**|**24,670**||**25,506**|



CCXX R1 accounts (SS) 

03/08/2022 

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|**Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period**|**Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period**|**Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period**||
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|**Categories**<br>Signed by one or two trustees on<br>behalf of all the trustees<br>**B5 Liabilities**<br>**B3 Investment assets**<br>**B2 Other monetary assets**<br>**B4 Assets retained for the**<br>**charity’s own use**<br>**B1 Cash funds**|**Details**<br>**Details**<br>**_Total cash funds_**<br>(agree balances with receipts and payments<br>account(s))<br>Current account<br>Reserve account<br>**Details**<br>**Details**<br>Computer equipment<br>**Details**<br>Signature|**Unrestricted**<br>**funds**<br>**Restricted**<br>**funds**<br>**to nearest £**<br>**to nearest £**<br>**2,161**<br>**-**<br>**22,509**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**24,670**<br>**-**<br>OK<br>OK<br>**Unrestricted**<br>**funds**<br>**Restricted**<br>**funds**<br>**to nearest £**<br>**to nearest £**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**Fund to which**<br>**asset belongs**<br>**Cost (optional)**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**Fund to which**<br>**asset belongs**<br>**Cost (optional)**<br>**3,026**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**Fund to which**<br>**liability relates**<br>**Amount due**<br>**(optional)**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>Print Name<br>IAN RANKIN|**Endowment**<br>**funds**<br>**to nearest £**|
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||||**Current value**<br>**(optional)**|
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|||IAN RANKIN|03/08/2022|
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CCXX R2 accounts (SS) 

03/08/2022 

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