2025-03-31-accounts

Trustees' Annual Report					for theperiod
**From **	Period start date			To	Period end date
	01	April	2024		31	March	2025

Section A Reference and administration details

Charity name TWIRL Other names charity is known by The Wolverhampton Integrated Respiratory Lifestyle Group Registered charity number (if any) 1181568

Charity's principal address 8 Farm Road, Finchfield Wolverhampton West Midlands Postcode WV3 8EW

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20	Trustee name	Office (if any)	Dates acted if not for whole **year **	Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (ifany)
	Denise Pritchard	Chair
	Glynis Davies	Secretary
	Sharon Nisbet	Treasurer
	Helen Ward	Trustee

Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)

Name	Dates acted if not for whole year
n/a

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Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)

Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)	Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)	Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)
Type of adviser Name Address
n/a

Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)

n/a/

Section B Structure, governance and management

Description of the charity’s trusts

CIO Association Constitution Type of governing document

• (eg. trust deed, constitution)

Charitable Incorporated Association How the charity is constituted

• (eg. trust, association, company)

Trustees are appointed or reappointed annually at the Annual General Trustee selection methods Meeting.

• (eg. appointed by, elected by)

Additional governance issues (Optional information)

You may choose to include additional information, where relevant, about:

• policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees;

• the charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works;

• relationship with any related parties;

• trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them.

Section C Objectives and activities

Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document

For the public benefit, to promote and protect good health of people with respiratory conditions and their carers within the city of Wolverhampton and surrounding areas in particular, but not exclusively through the provision of support, information, advice and recreational activities.

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This group is primarily for people with respiratory conditions and therefore the health and wellbeing of our members is our utmost priority. The Weekly Group is held at Goodyear’s Pavilion, Wolverhampton Lunch/refreshments and Activities provided:

Social activities such as bingo and a table quiz, cards and dominoes are also available. These activities encourage members to mix and make new friends.

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)

The opportunity to seek advice and support on how to cope with the effects of respiratory diseases from a healthcare professional. Advice/concerns can be sought from the Respiratory Nurse when she attends the group which is presently on a monthly basis.

The objective of Twirl through its activities remains to promote and protect good health for people with respiratory conditions and to improve a person’s health and wellbeing.

Presentations/talks during the year have been received from the Neighbourhood Safety Officer, Authority Fraud Team and the Compton Care organisation.

All presentations when available are discussed with the Trustees to ensure that they are suitable for the group, including a restricted timeslot, handouts for members, questions and answer sessions provided and private sessions in a quiet location if required by individual members.

All Trustee members have been notified of the Trustee guidance and provided with an email link for ease of access in order to carry out their duties as described.

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Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)

may choose to include further statements, where relevant, about:

• policy on grantmaking;

• policy programme related investment;

• contribution made by volunteers.

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Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year

43 sessions held on Wednesdays for 3 hours from the 1[st] April 2024 until 31[st] March 2025 for adults 18 years and over, carers are also welcome if they wish to attend. Registered membership of 31 (following cleansing of register) with an average of approximately 23 - 25 attendees per session, 4 new members have also joined the Group this year.

Fundraising Activities:

Members of the Group provide items weekly for the Bring and Buy Table Sale.

Ad hoc auctions for donated items by members have also been held during the year.

Weekly raffle held whereby members can if they wish purchase a raffle ticket.

Donations from members have also been made to the group during the year.

Wellbeing

Attending the TWIRL group can help to reduce feelings of social isolation and build lasting friendships.

Section E Financial review

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Brief statement of the

charity’s policy on reserves

The TWIRL charity has no contractual commitments, for example in respect of property and also does not employ any staff. Therefore no policy in respect of reserves has been constructed.

Details of any funds materially in deficit

N/A

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);

• how expenditure has supported the key objectives 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) Denise Pritchard

Position (eg Secretary, Chair, etc)

Chair

Date

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	TWIRL	TWIRL	TWIRL	Charity No (if any)	1181568	CC17a
	Annual accounts for theperiod
	Period start date	01.04.24	To	Period end date	31.03.2025
Section A	Statement of financial activities
Recommended categories by activity Details of own analysis Note Incoming resources (Note 3) Incoming resources from generated funds Voluntary income 8122 S01 Activities for generating funds 1103 S02 Investment income S03 Incoming resources from charitable activities S04 Other incoming resources S05 S06 Resources expended (Notes 4-8) Costs of Generating Funds Costs of generating voluntary income S07 Fundraising trading costs 454 S08 Investment management costs S09 Charitable activities 10319 S10 Governance costs S11 Other resources expended S12 S13 S14 S15 S16 S17 S18 S19 S20 S21 Total funds carried forward Total funds brought forward Net movement in funds Net incoming/(outgoing) resources before transfers Gains and losses on investment assets Gains and losses on revaluation of fixed assets for the charity’s own use Other recognised gains/(losses) Net incoming/(outgoing) resources before other recognised gains/(losses) Gross transfers between funds Total resources expended Total incoming resources		Unrestricted funds Restricted income funds Endowment funds Total this year Total last year £ £ £ £ £ F01 F02 F03 F04 F05
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		8,122	-	-	8,122	7,848
		1,103	-	-	1,103	1,940
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		-	-	-	-	-
		9,225	-	-	9,225	9,788
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		454	-	-	454	230
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		10,319	-	-	10,319	10,542
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		10,773	-	-	10,773	10,772
		1,548 -	-	-	1,548 -	984 -
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		1,548 -	-	-	1,548 -	984 -
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		1,548 -	-	-	1,548 -	984 -
		16,513	-	-	16,513	17,497
		14,965	-	-	14,965	16,513

CC17a (Excel)

25/08/2025

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