The Monsters Foundation
Trustees’ Annual Report for the period to 31 December 2021
The Trustees present their report for the period from 1 January 2021 to 31 December 2021.
Reference and administrative details
The charity name
The legal name of the charity is The Monsters Foundation.
The charity's areas of operation and UK charitable registration
The Charity operates in England & Wales and is registered with the Charity Commission with number 1181707.
Legal structure of the charity
The charity is constituted as a Charitable Incorporated Organisation, registered under the Charity Commission in England & Wales and its governing document is a written constitution. The Governing Document is dated 19 January 2019.
Trustees
The trustees who served as a trustee in the reporting period were as shown below, and there were no changes during the year, or in the period between the year end and the approval of the accounts .
Ian Donald MacKenzie Chair (appointed 23 January 2019) Janet Melanie Anderson-MacKenzie (appointed 23 January 2019)
All trustees are members of the charity.
Principal Operating Address
The principal operating address and contact details of the charity are
New Rectory Cowley Gloucestershire GL53 9NJ
Email: enquiries@themonstersfoundation.org.uk
Bankers
NatWest 30 High Street Chippenham SN15 3HB
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Objects and activities of the charity
The purposes of the charity as set out in its governing document
The object of the CIO is, for the public benefit, to further such exclusively charitable purposes according to the law of England and Wales as the Charity Trustees in their absolute discretion from time to time determine.
The main activities undertaken in relation to those purposes during the period
The charity aims to carry out its purpose by
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making grants to individuals, organisations and other charities within its purposes
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making available a minibus
During the period, the charity made available a minibus and donated gifts to the local church and cub scout group for young people affected by the pandemic. No grants were made.
The main activities undertaken during the period to further the charity's purpose for the public benefit
During the period, the charity made available a minibus which provided benefit to other charitable organisations and no grants were made.
The trustees have had regard to the Charity Commission's guidance on public benefit in managing the activities of the charity.
The main achievements and performance of the charity during the period
The COVID-19 pandemic has continued to impact the charity’s activities during the year. However, despite this there was some use of the charity’s minibus – it was used by four different charitable organisations for a total of 6 trips.
In addition the charity donated gifts to the local church and cub scout group as gifts for young people affected by the pandemic.
No grants were made in the period.
Fundraising activities during the year
The charity relies on donations from individuals and organisations both in terms of grant aid and also for the use of the minibus. There have been no fundraising activities.
The difference the charity's performance during the year has made to the beneficiaries of the charity and the benefit to wider society
The use of the minibus by charitable organisations has enabled them to further their purposes by
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Organising trips and events at lower cost for their beneficiaries
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Organising trips and events which would not have otherwise been made had the minibus not been available.
Structure, governance and management of the charity
The methods used to recruit and appoint new charity trustees
The Trustees consider recruitment of new Trustees as the need arises.
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Potential trustees would be provided with information about the organisation, its activities and objectives, roles and expectations of Trustees plus other supporting information.
A new Trustee would be provided with information on the activities and finances of the charity, together with Charity Commission guidance and codes of conduct related to the roles and responsibilities of Trustees.
The charity's financial position at the end of the period to 31 December 2021
The financial position of the charity at 31 December 2021, as more fully detailed in the accounts, can be summarised as follows:
| 2021 | 2020 | |
|---|---|---|
| Net income | £613 | (£278) |
| Funds of the charity | ||
| Unrestricted Revenue Funds available for the general purposes of the charity |
£940 | £327 |
| Total unrestricted funds | £940 | £327 |
| Total restricted funds | Nil | Nil |
Financial review of the position at the reporting date, 31 December 2021
The trustees consider the financial performance by the charity during the period to have been satisfactory with a small surplus of £613 leading to funds at the end of the period of £940.
Policies on reserves
It is the policy of the trustees to build reserves to provide for the maintenance and ultimately replacement of the minibus.
Whilst the reserves are current nil, the trustees expect to build them over time.
Availability and adequacy of assets of each of the funds
The trustees are satisfied that the charity's assets in each fund are available and adequate to fulfil its obligations in respect of each fund.
Approval of this report
This report was approved by resolution of the trustees on 14 March 2022.
Ian MacKenzie
Janet Anderson-MacKenzie
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| The Monsters Foundation | The Monsters Foundation | The Monsters Foundation | The Monsters Foundation | The Monsters Foundation | 1181707 | 1181707 | CC16a | ||
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| Receipts andpayments accounts | |||||||||
| For the period from |
01/01/2021 | To | 31/12/2021 | ||||||
| Section A Receipts and payments | |||||||||
| Unrestricted funds |
Restricted funds |
Endowment funds |
Total funds | Last year | |||||
| to the nearest £ |
to the nearest £ | to the nearest £ | to the nearest £ | to the nearest £ | |||||
| A1 Receipts | |||||||||
| Donations- not gift aided | 1,769 | - | - | 1,769 | 1,325 | ||||
| - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| Sub total(Gross income for AR) |
1,769 |
- | - | 1,769 | 1,325 | ||||
| A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table). |
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| - | - | - | - | ||||||
| - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| Sub total | - | - | - | - | - | ||||
| Total receipts | 1,769 | - | - | 1,769 | 1,325 | ||||
| A3 Payments | |||||||||
| Minibus Costs | 1,042 | - | - | 1,042 | 1,593 | ||||
| Administration | - | - | - | - | 10 | ||||
| Charitable Giving | 114 | - | - | 114 | - | ||||
| - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| **Sub total ** | 1,156 | - | - | 1,156 | 1,603 | ||||
| A4 Asset and investment purchases, (see table) |
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| - | - | - | - | ||||||
| - | - | - | - | ||||||
| **Sub total ** | - | - | - | - | - | ||||
| Total payments | 1,156 | - | - | 1,156 | 1,603 | ||||
| Net of receipts/(payments) | 613 | - | - | 613 | - 278 | ||||
| A5 Transfers between funds | - | - | - | - | - | ||||
| A6 Cash funds lastyear end | 327 | - | - | 327 | 605 | ||||
| Cash funds thisyear end | 940 | - | - | 940 | 327 |
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| Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at | Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at | Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at | Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at | the end of the period | the end of the period | ||
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| Categories | Details | Unrestricted funds |
Restricted funds |
Endowment funds |
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| to nearest £ | to nearest £ | to nearest £ | |||||
| B1 Cash funds | NatWest Bank Account | 940 | - | - | |||
| - | - | - | |||||
| - | - | - | |||||
| Total cash funds | 940 | - | - | ||||
| (agree balances with receipts and payments account(s)) |
OK | OK | OK | ||||
| Unrestricted funds |
Restricted funds |
Endowment funds |
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| Details | to nearest £ | to nearest £ | to nearest £ | ||||
| B2 Other monetary assets | - | - | - | ||||
| - | - | - | |||||
| - | - | - | |||||
| - | - | - | |||||
| - | - | - | |||||
| - | - | - | |||||
| Details | Fund to which asset belongs |
Cost (optional) | Current value (optional) |
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| B3 Investment assets | - | - | |||||
| - | - | ||||||
| - | - | ||||||
| - | - | ||||||
| - | - | ||||||
| Details | Fund to which asset belongs |
Cost (optional) | Current value (optional) |
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| B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use |
Minibus MW10NTG | Unrestricted | - | - | |||
| - | - | ||||||
| - | - | ||||||
| - | - | ||||||
| - | - | ||||||
| - | - | ||||||
| - | - | ||||||
| - | - | ||||||
| - | - | ||||||
| Details | Fund to which liability relates |
Amount due (optional) |
When due (optional) |
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| B5 Liabilities | - | ||||||
| - | |||||||
| - | |||||||
| - | |||||||
| - | |||||||
| Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees |
Signature | Name | Date of approval | ||||
| IAN MAC | KENZIE | 14-Mar-22 | |||||
| JANET ANDERS | ON-MACKENZIE | 14-Mar-22 | |||||
| Note | |||||||
| The trustees confirm, in accordance wi | th the Charitable Incorporated Organisations (General) Regulations 2012, that at y | ear end the CIO di | d not have | ||||
| any outstanding guarantees to third parties nor any debts secured on assets of the CIO. |
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