2025-01-31-accounts

Trustees’ Annual Report for the period

From 01/02/2024, Period start date, to 31/01/2025, Period end date

Reference and Administrative details

Charity name: I HAVE A NAME

Charity registration number: 1182358

Charity’s principal address: 4 Swan Yard, Honiton, Devon EX14 1LN

Objectives and Activities

Summary of the purposes of the charity as set out in its governing document	TO RELIEVE PERSONS WHO ARE IN NEED BY REASON OF AGE, HEALTH OR DISABILITY, SOCIAL OR ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES AND WHO ARE, OR ARE AT RISK OF BECOMING, HOMELESS.
Summary of the main activities in relation to those purposes for the public benefit, in particular, the activities, projects or services identified in the accounts.	THE CHARITY HAS IMPLEMENTED ITS CV WRITING SERVICE FOR HOMELESS CLIENTS, AS WELL AS ARRANGING HOUSING FOR HOMELESS CLIENTS INCLUDING PROVISION OF BASIC FURNISHINGS. THE CHARITY HAS PROVIDED TRANSPORT FOR LOCAL HOMELESS CLIENTS TO AND FROM HOSPITALS AND HEALTH SERVICES AS WELL AS TO LOCAL DAY CENTRES DURING THE WINTER MONTHS.
Statement confirming whether the trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit	ALLTRUSTEES ARE AWARE OF THE GUIDANCE ON PUBLIC BENEFIT ISSUED BY THE CHARITY COMMISSION AND WE MAKE EVERY EFFORT TO ABIDE BY THIS IN THE CONDUCT OF OUR BUSINESS. WHERE AS A NEW CHARITY WE HAVE HAD ANY UNCERTAINTY WE HAVE SOUGHT GUIDANCE FROM THE CHARITY COMMISSION AND/OR ERRED ON THE SIDE OF CAUTION.

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Achievements and Performance

DURING THE PERIOD, THE CHARITY WROTE THE CVS FOR 32 HOMELESS CLIENTS. AS FAR AS INFORMATION HAS BEEN FORTHCOMING THE Summary of the main SUCCESS RATE OF THESE CLIENTS GOING ON TO FIND WORK HAS BEEN achievements of the charity, AROUND THE TWENTY PERCENT MARK. identifying the difference the COLLABORATING WITH COUNCILS AND HOUSING TRUSTS ACCOMMODATION WAS FOUND FOR 2 INDIVIDUALS IN DEVON. charity’s work has made to the circumstances of its beneficiaries and any wider benefits to society as a whole.

Financial Review

Review of the charity’s THE CHARITY’S FINANCES ARE HEALTHY AND WILL CONTINUE TO REMAIN SO THANKS TO THE ONGOING GENEROSITY OF OUR CHAIR, financial position at the end WHICH HAS ALLOWED THE CHARITY TO GROW FROM A STANDING of the period START INTO A SUCCESSFUL AND WELL-ORGANISED ENTITY WITHOUT YET CLAIMING ANY GRANT MONIES OR GOVERNMENT ASSISTANCE. Statement explaining the WHILE WE HAVE NO FORMAL RESERVES POLICY, WITH THE AGREEMENT OF ALL TRUSTEES WE HAVE KEPT SOME FUNDS IN RESERVE. policy for holding reserves stating why they are held

Structure, Governance and Management

Structure, Governance	and Management
Description of charity’s trusts:
Type of governing document	CONSTITUTION
How is the charity constituted?	CIO
Trustee selection methods including details of any constitutional	APPOINTED BY EXISTING TRUSTEES, HAVING REGARD TO APPROPRIATE SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE. ALL SUCCESSFULLY DBS CHECKED.

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Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

Name of person (or Dates acted if not for whole Trustee name Office (if any) body) entitled year to appoint trustee (if any) JAMES FLANAGAN TREASURER DOMINIC WIGHTMAN CHAIR

Declarations

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Signature(s)
DM WIGHTMAN
Full name(s)
Position TRUSTEE
Date
01.12.25
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PAYMENTS

PAYMENTS
Equipment Costs	Nil
Admin – Legal & Professional	Nil
Printing& Postage	Nil
Premises Costs	Nil
Miscellaneous	1000
Total Payments	1000
Net of receipts/payments overperiod	0

Signed on behalf of all the trustees

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Signature(s)
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Full name(s) Position Date	DM WIGHTMAN
	Trustee
	30.11.2025
	30.11.2025

RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNTS

From 01/02/2024, Period start date, to 31/01/2025, Period end date

Charity name: I HAVE A NAME

Charity registration number: 1182358

Charity’s principal address: 4 Swan Yard, Honiton, Devon EX14 1LN

RECEIPTS

	Unrestricted funds to the nearest £ (01/02/2023 to 31/01/2024)
Donations	1000
Cash Funds This Year End	Nil
Cash In Hand	11925
Total Receipts	1000