Trustees’ Annual Report for the period
From 1 April 2021 Period start date To 31 March 2022 Period end date
Charity name: Warwickshire Police Community Fund
Charity registration number: 1181969
Objectives and Activities
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SORP reference
Summary of the Para 1.17 Relief of poverty or financial need
purposes of the charity Education or assistance of persons
as set out in its suffering from any physical or
governing document mental disability
The treatment and prevention of
illness and disease
For the appropriate support of
victims of crime and crime
prevention in the community
For the general benefit of the
inhabitants of the county of
Warwickshire
Summary of the main Para 1.17 and To provide monetary donations or
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activities in relation to gestures of goodwill (eg, flowers) to
those purposes for the vulnerable or financially
public benefit, in disadvantaged victims of crime within
particular, the activities, the Warwickshire area. These
projects or services donations provide reassurance and
identified in the confidence to those who most need it.
accounts.
Donations granted to local community
organisations, projects and charities
which protect and support vulnerable
people throughout the Warwickshire
area. The recipients of the funding
were able to apply directly to the
charity with each application being
considered on an individual basis by
the Trustees. Donations were granted
to those projects and charities within
the Warwickshire county that were
making such a difference to the
people in their local communities.
Donations were granted to projects
for the young, elderly, homeless,
disabled and disadvantaged.
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Statement confirming Para 1.18 We confirm the Trustees have had
whether the trustees regard to the Charity Commission’s
have had regard to the guidance on public benefit
guidance issued by the
Charity Commission on
public benefit
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SORP reference Para 1.38 Policy on grant making Para 1.38 Policy on social investment including program related investment Para 1.38 Contribution made by volunteers Other
Achievements and Performance
SORP reference Throughout the 2 ½ years the charity has been running, it has helped various people that have suffered as a Summary of the main Para 1.20 result of crime with either a financial achievements of the donation or goodwill gesture. In this charity, identifying the financial year, examples of donations difference the charity’s which have been issued include to a work has made to the young mother who was attacked in a circumstances of its park after confronting some youths beneficiaries and any causing damage as well as a family wider benefits to society whose car was stolen overnight which as a whole. contained their baby’s pram and car seat and they could not afford to replace. These donations made a huge difference to the individuals when they were feeling at their most vulnerable and distressed.
These small gestures had such an impact on the victims’ - it restored
their faith in human nature and reassured them that people do care. It also had a huge positive effect for the police officers and police staff who delivered the donation for them to see what a difference it made to the victim.
The charity has also provided financial donations to a number of local community charities within the Warwickshire area. This was very much welcomed by the charities, projects and organisations concerned and by receiving these additional funds it allowed them to provide help to more vulnerable people.
Recipients included an organisation that provides support for individuals with a learning disability or those with mental health issues where they can learn new skills and use them with confidence. Funding was granted for online virtual support to ensure the support was still fully available throughout the pandemic. Other donations issued also included a contribution towards play park equipment for children of all disabilities within the county of Warwickshire; and equipment for a boxing club aimed at young people, offering intervention to prevent them being drawn into county lines drug dealing.
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Achievements against Para 1.41
objectives set
Performance of
fundraising activities Para 1.41
against objectives set
Investment performance Para 1.41
against objectives
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other
Financial Review
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Review of the charity’s Para 1.21 The charity was first registered in
financial position at the August 2018 and the accounts
end of the period opened with a balance of
£101,304.91. These original funds
were the sale proceeds of seized
property, seized and found cash. The
Chief Constable has the discretion to
distribute these funds on an annual
basis to any charity she chooses. The
Trustees of the Fund are very keen to
help the local Warwickshire
community and setting up this charity
with these funds was an ideal
solution.
The income received in the financial
year 21/22 was again a contribution
from the sale of seized property which
has given the charity a healthy
balance.
The number of applications for
donations was slightly lower than the
Trustees had hoped for with the result
at the end of the year being a higher
than anticipated balance of
£54,020.83.
Statement explaining Para 1.22 It is still the Charity’s intention to
the policy for holding spend donations in the year of
reserves stating why receipt. However, with the reduced
they are held number of donation requests in 21/22
and carrying forward a balance of
£45,979 from the previous year, it has
been a challenge to reduce the
overall balance. It is therefore
necessary for the remaining funds be
carried forward to the next financial
year but the Trustees would expect
any future reserves to be a relatively
low level.
Amount of reserves held Para 1.22 As at 31/03/22 the balance of the
Fund was £54,020.83
Reasons for holding zero Para 1.22 N/A
reserves
Details of fund materially Para 1.24 N/A
in deficit
Explanation of any Para 1.23 N/A
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a
going concern
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The charity’s principal
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sources of funds Para 1.47
(including any
fundraising)
Investment policy and
objectives including any Para 1.46
social investment policy
adopted
A description of the Para 1.46
principal risks facing the
charity
Other
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Structure, Governance and Management
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Description of charity’s
trusts:
Type of governing Para 1.25 Original Trust Deed dated 9 August
document 2018
(trust deed, royal
charter)
How is the charity Para 1.25 A Trust. A panel of 11, constituting
constituted? Warwickshire police officers and
(e.g unincorporated police staff.
association, CIO)
Trustee selection Para 1.25 Elected by nature of role within the
methods including Police or nominated by the other
details of any Trustees
constitutional provisions
e.g. election to post or
name of any person or
body entitled to appoint
one or more trustees
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Policies and procedures adopted for the induction Para 1.51 and training of trustees The charity’s Para 1.51
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organisational structure
and any wider network
with which the charity
works
Relationship with any Para 1.51
related parties
Other
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Reference and Administrative details
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Charity name Warwickshire Police Community Fund
Other name the charity
uses
Registered charity 1181969
number
Charity’s principal Warwickshire Police HQ
address Woodcote Drive
Leek Wootton
Warwick
CV35 7QA
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Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity
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Name of person (or body)
Dates acted if not for
Trustee name Office (if any) entitled to appoint trustee
whole year
(if any)
1 CC Debra Tedds Chair wef 01/07/21
Mr Jeffrey
2
Carruthers
Katharine
3
Grasby
Supt Jason wef 01//07/21
4
Downes
5 Steve Martin
Barbara
6
Williams-Yeagers
Insp James
7
Coleman
8 CI Zaid Khan
9 Caroline Plane
Sgt Richard
10
Simpkins
11 CC Martin Jelley 09/08/18 - 30/06/21
Supt David 09/08/18 - 30/06/21
12
Gardner
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Corporate trustees – names of the directors at the date the report was approved Director name
Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity
Dates acted if not for
Trustee name
whole ear
Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others
Description of the assets N/A held in this capacity
Name and objects of the N/A charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements N/A for safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets
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Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)
Type of Name Address adviser
Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)
Exemptions from disclosure
Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details
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Declarations
The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.
Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees
Signature(s) Full name(s) Debra Tedds Stephanie Harrison
Position (eg Chair Secretary, Chair, etc)
Date 27/01/23
WARWICKSHIRE POLICE COMMUNITY FUND
STATEMENT OF ACCOUNTS TO 31 MARCH 2022
| FUND ACCOUNT Funds as at 1 April Unpresented donations (now cashed) Contributions received from employees of Warwickshire Police Donations received Seized Property Cheques written back into accounts CAF Bank report charge Total of funds Donations made from the fund Balance of the fund at 31 March REPRESENTED BY: CafCash Account Income received but not yet in bank Creditors (Unpresented Cheques/BACS) Balance of the fund at 31 March |
2021/22 2020/21 £45,979.50 £68,606.30 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £16.60 £5.41 £41,114.73 £9,580.52 £0.00 £0.00 -£96.00 -£71.50 £87,014.83 £78,120.73 £32,994.00 £32,141.23 |
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| £54,020.83 £45,979.50 |
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| £54,020.83 £46,291.08 £0.00 £5.41 £0.00 -£316.99 |
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| £54,020.83 £45,979.50 |
Independent examiner's report on the accounts
Section A Independent Examiner’s Report
Report to the trustees/ members of
Charity Name
Warwickshire Police Community Fund
31/03/22 On accounts for the year ended
Charity 1181969 no (if any)
Set out on pages
(remember to include the page numbers of additional sheets)
I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended 31/03/2022.
Responsibilities and basis of report
As the charity's trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (“the Act”).
I report in respect of my examination of the Trust’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.
Independent examiner's statement
I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect:
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the accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act; or
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the accounts did not accord with the accounting records; or
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the accounts did not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a ‘true and fair’ view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination.
I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
- Please delete the words in the brackets if they do not apply.
Signed:
Date: 26/01/2023
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Oct 2018
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Name: Sara Ansell
Relevant Member of the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and professional Accountancy qualification(s) or body (if any):
Address: 18, Brockhurst Lane Monks Kirby Warwickshire CV23 0RA
Section B Disclosure
Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight material matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts: directions and guidance for examiners).
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Oct 2018
IER
Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose .
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