## **Trustees' Annual Report for the period** Period start date Period end date Day Month Year Day Month Year **From** 01 08 2024 **To** 31 07 2025 ## Section A Reference and administration details **Charity name Other names charity is known by Registered charity number (if any)** 1181532 The Active Life Foundation **Charity's principal address** 31 Brunel Street Ferryhill Co. Durham **Postcode** DL17 8NX ## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** ||1
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**year**|**Name of person (or body) entitled**
**to appoint trustee(if any)**| |---|---|---|---|---|---| |||Kevin Young|Chair||| |||Jonathon Brian
Thompson|Secretary||| |||Chris James Spence|||| ||||||| ||||||| ||||||| ||||||| ||||||| ||||||| ||||||| ||||||| ||||||| ||||||| ||||||| ||||||| ||||||| ||||||| ||||||| ||||||| ||||||| |||**Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)**|||| |||**Name**||**Dates acted if not for whole year**|| ||||||| ||||||| ||||||| March **2012** **TAR** 1 |**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**
**Type of adviser**
**Name**
**Address**|**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**
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**Address**|**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**
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**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** Constitution (2019) Type of governing document (eg. trust deed, constitution) Charitable Incorporated Organisation How the charity is constituted (eg. trust, association, company) Appointed by existing trustees by a resolution passed at a properly Trustee selection methods convened meeting of the charity trustees. (eg. appointed by, elected by) ## **Additional governance issues (Optional information)** The Active Life Foundation has in place the following policies and You **may choose** to include procedures-: Bullying & Harassment, Code of Behaviour, Conflict of additional information, where Interests, Equal Opportunities, Financial Management, Health and Safety, relevant, about: Safeguarding children and young people, Safeguarding adults, Safe • policies and procedures Recruitment, Supervision and Whistle Blowing. All of which are reviewed adopted for the induction and periodically. training of trustees; - Safeguarding training (up to Level 3 Designated Lead) and Enhanced - • the charity’s organisational DBS checks are undertaken by all relevant individuals. structure and any wider network with which the charity The Active Life Foundation has a written induction policy. All relevant works; individuals complete the induction process; which details the policies and - • relationship with any related procedures of The Active Life Foundation. parties; - The Active Life Foundation is a member of the Darlington Organisations - • trustees’ consideration of Together forum facilitated by HealthWatch Darlington, which brings major risks and the system together VCSE sector organisations sharing best practice. The Active Life and procedures to manage Foundation works in partnership with numerous organisations and is them. involved in networks with Street Games, Tees Valley Sport, County Durham Sport, Pioneering Care Partnership and Sport England’s Place Partnership. The Active Life Foundation is also a member of SPORTED, a specific body which supports and aids the development of VCSE sector. In addition The Active Life Foundation receives updates for best safeguarding practice from body’s such as Ann Craft Trust and NSPCC child protection in Sport Unit. The Active Life Foundation’s has a risk register and ‘near misses’ document, this is reviewed on an ongoing basis. This process addresses how The Active Life Foundation is continually looking to mitigate risks and improve the standard of all policies and procedures. This process looks to identifying possible risks, including risks to our beneficiaries or to anyone March **2012** **TAR** 2 connected to The Active Life Foundation that are current or may be emerging in the future and how to mitigate those risks. This process is one way how The Active Life Foundation is continually managing the risk. ## **Section C Objectives and activities** |**Summary of the objects of the**
**charity set out in its**
**governing document**
**Summary of the main**
**activities undertaken for the**
**public benefit in relation to**
**these objects (include within**
**this section the statutory**
**declaration that trustees have**
**had regard to the guidance**
**issued by the Charity**
**Commission on public**
**benefit)**|To promote for the benefit of the inhabitants of England, the provision of
facilities for healthy recreation or other leisure time occupation of
individuals who have need of such facilities by reason of their youth, age,
infirmity or disablement, financial hardship or social and economic
circumstances with the object of improving their conditions of life.| |---|---| ||In planning the activities for the year the Trustees have considered the
Charity Commission’s guidance on public benefit at their meetings and
confirm that public benefit has been provided by the range of activities
delivered.
The focus of our activities are creating physical activities in areas of high
economic and social deprivation. The physical activities delivered in the
community aim to improve individuals’ conditions of life through
increased physical health (proven to prevent & manage over 20 chronic
conditions) and mental health (proven to reduce stress, anxiety),
individual well-being (increase in self-esteem and self-efficacy), social
and community well-being (increased social interactions & reduced
isolation) and economic well-being (improved job prospects of individuals
and reduction on public sector spending e.g. for the NHS reduction of
medical costs due to improved health, reduction in anti social behaviour
and reduced pressure on local police forces).
The activities delivered range from Chair Based Exercise, Health Walks,
Archery, Just Bowls, New Age Kurling, Fitness Classes, Basketball
Badminton, low impact fitness classes, Pilates, family fitness and running
groups. Certain sessions are provided free of charge or on a ‘pay as you
feel basis’ ; with some ranging between £1 - £4.| March **2012** **TAR** 3 ## **Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)** You **may choose** to include further statements, where relevant, about: - policy on grantmaking; - policy programme related investment; - contribution made by volunteers. ## Section D Achievements and performance March **2012** **TAR** 4 Section D Achievements and performance **Tees Valley Sport Sport England Together Fund – Staying Well Summary of the main** The Active Life Foundation delivered Staying Well. Targeting individuals **achievements of the charity** with long term health conditions and individuals with an acquired **during the year** disability. The project was a unique opportunity for individuals in a deprived area. The project improved the physical health and mental wellbeing of our beneficiaries. Improved individual development through improved self-esteem Improved social and community development through increased interactions and peer support networks Improved economic development through reducing the financial burden on the NHS – reduced medication, less primary care visits. **Pioneering Care Partnership CCG – Your Wellbeing** The Active Life Foundation delivered Your Wellbeing which created a safe sphere for clients aged 18+ to meet socially and participate in appropriate physical activities, with relaxation techniques. Outcomes achieved included 88% of beneficiaries improved Mental Wellbeing 92% of beneficiaries enhanced Physical Health 88% of beneficiaries increased Happiness Outcomes were measured via 7 item Warwick and Edinburgh Mental Wellbeing scale, Lifestyle Questionnaire and 4 item subjective Happiness Scale. **Local Giving Magic Grants** The Active Life Foundation delivered the above funded project. The funds were utilised for hire of facilities to provide appropriate and safe physical activity in the form of a low impact fitness class. Engaging those with long term health conditions, who live in the top 10% for overall deprivation on the Indices of Multiple Deprivation. To improve people’s physical and mental health. 45 beneficiaries participated. **Pioneering Care Partnership – Active Minds** The Active Life Foundation completed the delivery of this funded project focused on improving Mental Wellbeing through physical activities. Centred around achieve each of the ways to wellbeing. 94% - 30 out of 32 participants Improved Mental Wellbeing 90% - 29 out of 32 participants Enhanced Physical Health 94% - 30 out of 32 participants increased Happiness 75 sessions were delivered. **Sported Foundation Grant – Cash 4 Clubs** The Active Life Foundation completed this funded project focusing on bringing the benefits of physical activity to underrepresented groups. Engaging people from lower socio-economic groups, people with disabilities and those with long term health conditions aged 65+. 28 individuals participated with 90% of those reporting an improvement in both physical and mental well being. **Groundworks – One Stop Shop** In the reporting period The Active Life Foundation secured funding to support those aged 65+ living with a long term condition and/or acquired disability. Providing a weekly unique physical activity and exercise opportunity blended with a social element (tea and coffee after the session). Aiming to improve the physical health of our beneficiaries, via the proven benefits of physical activity and exercise, such as reduced risk of cardiovascular disease, reduced risk of falls, diabetes, obesity etc. Also aiming to reduce isolation and loneliness through increasing social connections, friendships groups; and enabling peer support networks to March **2012** **TAR** 5 Section D Achievements and performance be created. Additionally, aiming to improve the independence, self esteem and self-efficacy of the project participants along with improved mental health via reducing stress and anxiety. March **2012** **TAR** 6 **Section E Financial review** ## **Brief statement of the** **charity’s policy on reserves** It is the policy of the Charity to try and build up the level of unrestricted reserves, which are free reserves of the charity, to a level that equates to approximately 3 – 6 months unrestricted budgeted future operating expenditure. This will enable the charity to withstand a prolonged drop in funding and provide sufficient funds to cover management and administration support costs and any emergencies that may arise from time to time. ## **Details of any funds materially in deficit** ## **Further financial review details (Optional information)** The Active Life Foundation’s main source of funding this year has been from a variety of grants and awards. You **may choose** to include additional information, where relevant about: - The majority of our money is spent on being in a position to deliver a - • the charity’s principal programme of physical activity opportunities. sources of funds (including any fundraising); We have very low overheads as we don’t have an office premises. - how expenditure has Any unrestricted funds go into the bank account to start to accumulate an - supported the key objectives appropriate level of reserves. - of the charity; - 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** **Signature(s) Full name(s)** Jonathan Brian Thompson **Position (eg Secretary, Chair,** Trustee **etc) Date** 16/05/26 March **2012** **TAR** 7 |**Charity Name**||**No (if any)**||| |---|---|---|---|---| |**The Active Life Foundation**||**1181532**||| |**Receipts andpayments accounts**||||**CC16a**| |01/08/24
Period start date
**For the period**
**from**|**To**|31/07/25
Period end date||| |**Section A Receipts and payments**|**Section A Receipts and payments**|||||| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**to the nearest**
**£**
**A1 Receipts**
Donations
**-**
Coaching
**240**
Pioneering Care Partnership - CCG Active
Minds
**-**
Local Giving- Magic Grants
**-**
Sported Foundation - Cash 4 Clubs
**-**
Versus Arthritis Sport England Together Fu **-**
CDCF NHS Health Improvement
**-**
Tees ValleySport Together Fund
**-**
One StopShop- Groundworks
**-**
**_Sub total_**_(Gross income for_
_AR)_
**240**
**A2 Asset and investment sales,**
**(see table).**
**-**
**-**
**_Sub total_ -**
**_Total receipts_**
**240**
**A3 Payments**
DBS & SafeguardingTraining
**13**
Insurance
**282**
Equipment
**-**
CoachingFees
**1,680**
Training
**-**
Venue Hire
**-**
Marketing
**-**
Admin
**14**
Sport England - This Girl Can
**-**
**_Sub total_ 1,989**
**A4 Asset and investment**
**purchases, (see table)**
**-**
**-**
**_Sub total_ -**
**_Total payments_**
**1,989**
**_Net of receipts/(payments)_**
**- 1,749**
**A5 Transfers between funds**
**-**
**A6 Cash funds last year end**
**2,641**
**_Cash funds this year end_**
**892**||**Restricted**
**funds**
**to the nearest £**
**-**
**10,328**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**624**
**10,952**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**10,952**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**13,650**
**-**
**1,895**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**15,545**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**15,545**
**- 4,593**
**-**
**12,716**
**8,123**|**Endowment**
**funds**
**to the nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
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**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**|**Total funds**
**to the nearest £**
**-**
**10,568**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**624**
**11,192**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**11,192**
**13**
**282**
**-**
**15,330**
**-**
**1,895**
**-**
**14**
**-**
**17,534**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**17,534**
**- 6,342**||**Last year**
**to the nearest £**| |Donations|**-**|||||**-**| |Coaching|**240**|||||**6,923**| |Pioneering Care Partnership - CCG Active
Minds|**-**|||||**2,350**| |Local Giving- Magic Grants|**-**|||||**500**| |Sported Foundation - Cash 4 Clubs|**-**|||||**2,000**| |Versus Arthritis Sport England Together Fu|**-**|||||**-**| |CDCF NHS Health Improvement|**-**|||||**-**| |Tees ValleySport Together Fund|**-**|||||**-**| |One StopShop- Groundworks|**-**|||||**-**| |**_Sub total_**_(Gross income for_
_AR)_|**240**|||||**11,773**| |||||||| |**A2 Asset and investment sales,**
**(see table).**||||||| ||**-**|||||| ||**-**|||||**-**| |**_Sub total_**|**-**|||||**-**| |**_Total receipts_**
**A3 Payments**||||||| |||||||**11,773**| |||||||| |DBS & SafeguardingTraining|**13**|||||**-**| |Insurance|**282**|||||**260**| |Equipment|**-**|||||**-**| |CoachingFees|**1,680**|||||**13,050**| |Training|**-**|||||**-**| |Venue Hire|**-**|||||**2,912**| |Marketing|**-**|||||**170**| |Admin|**14**|||||**-**| |Sport England - This Girl Can|**-**|||||**722**| |**_Sub total_ **|**1,989**|||||**17,114**| |||||||| |**A4 Asset and investment**
**purchases, (see table)**||||||| ||**-**|||||| ||**-**|||||| |**_Sub total_ **|**-**|||||**-**| |**_Total payments_**
**_Net of receipts/(payments)_**
**A5 Transfers between funds**
**A6 Cash funds last year end**
**_Cash funds this year end_**||||||| |||||||**17,114**| |||||||| ||**- 1,749**|**- 4,593**|**-**|**- 6,342**||**- 5,341**| ||**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**||**-**| ||**2,641**|**12,716**|**-**|**15,357**||**11,336**| ||**892**|**8,123**|**-**|**9,015**||**5,995**| CCXX R1 accounts (SS) 1 ## **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
Fund in account
**Details**
**_Total cash funds_**
(agree balances with receipts and payments
account(s))
**Details**
**Details**
**Details**
**Details**
Sport Equipment|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**Restricted**
**funds**
**to nearest £**
**to nearest £**
**892**
**8,123**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**892**
**8,123**
OK
OK
**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**Restricted**
**funds**
**to nearest £**
**to nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**Fund to which**
**asset belongs**
**Cost (optional)**
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**-**
**Fund to which**
**asset belongs**
**Cost (optional)**
Unrestricted
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**Fund to which**
**liability relates**
**Amount due**
**(optional)**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
Print Name
Jonathan Brian Thompson|**Endowment**
**funds**
**to nearest £**| |---|---|---|---| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||OK| ||||**Endowment**
**funds**
**to nearest £**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**Current value**
**(optional)**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**Current value**
**(optional)**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**When due**
**(optional)**| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||Date of
approval| |||Jonathan Brian Thompson|23/05/2026| ||||| CCXX R2 accounts (SS) 2