## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** ## **From Period start date 01/09/2023 to 30/09/2024 Period end date** ## **Charity name: Swindon & Wiltshire Pride** ## **Charity registration number:1182489** ## **Objectives and Activities** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|C.1|**TO PROMOTE EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY**
**FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT AND IN**
**PARTICULAR THE ELIMINATION OF**
**DISCRIMINATION ON THE GROUNDS OF**
**SEXUAL ORIENTATION OR GENDER**
**IDENTITY.**| |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.|Para 1.17 and
1.19|**INCLUDING IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT**
**EXCLUSIVELY BY: (1) RAISING THE**
**AWARENESS OF THE PUBLIC WITH REGARD**
**TO ALL ASPECTS OF DISCRIMINATION IN**
**SOCIETY AND ISSUES AND DIFFICULTIES**
**AFFECTING THE LIVES OF LESBIAN, GAY,**
**BISEXUAL AND TRANS, QUEER, PLUS**
**(LGBTQ+) PEOPLE; (2) CULTIVATING A**
**SENTIMENT IN FAVOUR OF EQUALITY AND**
**DIVERSITY IN PARTICULAR THROUGH**
**CELEBRATING THE DIVERSITY OF LGBTQ+**
**COMMUNITIES (3) ADVANCING EDUCATION**
**IN EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY WHETHER BY**
**SIGNPOSTING TO OTHER ORGANISATIONS**
**OR SERVICES OR PRODUCING MATERIALS;**
**(4) PRODUCING A LGBTQ+ SUPPORT GUIDE**
**OR UPDATING THE EXISTING ONE, AND**
**COMMUNICATE VIA SOCIAL MEDIA**
**STREAMS AND OTHER MEANS OF**
**COMMUNICATION (E.G. NEWSLETTER); (5)**
**STAGING A RANGE OF EVENTS, FOR**
**EXAMPLE, A MAIN PRIDE EVENT, POP-UP**
**SHOPS, FUNDRAISERS, ATTENDING AND**
**SUPPORTING OTHER PRIDES AND C.2 SUCH**
**OTHER OBJECTS AS ARE CHARITABLE**
**UNDER THE LAWS OF ENGLAND AND**
**WALES AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL AT THEIR**
**ABSOLUTE DISCRETION DETERMINE.**| |Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance|Para 1.18|**In planning our activities for the year, we kept**
**in mind the Charity Commission’s guidance**| **on public benefit at our Trustee meetings. The main activities are summarised below in achievements and performance.** issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit ## **Achievements and Performance** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the main
achievements of the charity,
identifying the difference the
charity’s work has made to
the circumstances of its
beneficiaries and any wider
benefits to society as a
whole.|Para 1.20|**Throughout the 2024 period, the following**
**activities were achieved to enable us to**
**achieve our purpose to promote equality and**
**diversity for the public benefit and in**
**particular the elimination of discrimination on**
**the grounds of sexual orientation or gender**
**identity, including in particular but not**
**exclusively by raising awareness, engaging**
**with the community, celebrating the diversity**
**of LGBTQ+ communities and advancing**
**education:**
**SWP successfully organised our main Pride**
**event. This year’s event was held in the new**
**location of GWR Park. After we outgrew the**
**previous location. We had over 1000 people**
**in our pride march and 10,000 people in the**
**park across the day. This year at Pride, we**
**had food stalls, the family circus zone, quiet**
**zone, live entertainment, an LGBTQIA+ info**
**stall and our merch stall to raise much**
**needed funds for our charity. 8 hrs of**
**Entertainment. Inclusion: RevoLOOtion toilet,**
**sign language interpreters, accessible**
**viewing ramp for the main stage and quiet**
**zone**
**●**
**To celebrate our 16th anniversary, we**
**organised a week of activity on the**
**week of Pride. We organised Pride**
**pottery, Quiz night, film night, rock**
**climbing and a LGBT social night. The**
**focus was to provide extra activity to**
**bring the community together and**
**where possible raise funds for pride.**
**●**
**Attended local events: Rainbow fest,**
**Wildcats, PGL Liddington,**
**Lainesmead Primary School, Old**
**Town Festival. We brought along our**
**support leaflets, pride merch to sell**
**and raise funds for pride as well as**| ||**offering advice or signposting to**| |---|---| ||**support groups.**| |**●**|**Attended local Prides: Gloucester,**| ||**Cheltenham, Cirencester and Oxford**| |**●**|**We continued to operate our Pride**| ||**hub: A place to pick up FREE**| ||**LGBTQIA+ info, we also have a**| ||**seating area that provides a safe**| ||**place to come and chat and hang out.**| ||**We also sell items to help raise money**| ||**for our charity. Providing free period**| ||**products, condoms, along with sexual**| ||**health information and other leaflets,**| ||**promoting increased awareness of**| ||**issues and access to support**| |**●**|**We use our social media and our**| ||**website to signpost to local and**| ||**national support groups. We post**| ||**materials such as awareness days,**| ||**information on pronouns and support**| ||**groups.**| |**●**|**Rainbow walk refurbished – the steps**| |---|---| ||**were painted by the pride committee**| |**●**|**We have a dedicated useful links page**| ||**on our website, kept up to date and**| ||**new support links added of local and**| ||**national services, groups and**| ||**information pages**| |**●**|**We have increased our selection of**| |---|---| ||**Pride merchandise to include more**| ||**identities.**| |**●**|**We focused our energy on updating**| ||**the LGBTQIA+ support guide on**| ||**adding in more information on**| ||**identities, refreshing useful links and**| ||**the information on support groups.**| ||**3000 Pride Guides printed. Pride**| ||**Guides distributed across Swindon &**| **Wiltshire including: All libraries in Swindon, EE, Out of the can, Swindon hub, LGBTQIA+ Youth Group.** ## **Financial Review** |Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|**Cash at bank at 30/09/2024 was**
**£73,778in**
**unrestricted funds.**
**The Charity finished in a strong position at**
**the end of the period.**
**Fundraising was mainly driven via**
**merchandise and added suggested donations**
**upon pride event ticket sales which has**
**proved extremely worthwhile as this**
**generated a good income for our charity.**
**Retaining the main sponsor for the event**
**from 2023 gave SWP the financial stability**
**going into 2024 as well as securing funding**
**through other sponsors. We also received a**
**National Lottery grant.**| |---|---|---| |Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|**N/A**| |Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|**N/A**| |Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|**During 2024 the Trustees with support from**
**the Treasurer have identified fixed costs that**
**will be placed in the reserves for 2025.**| |Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24|**N/A**| |Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern|Para 1.23|**N/A**| ## **Structure, Governance and Management** |Description of charity’s
trusts:||| |---|---|---| |Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|**Swindon & Wiltshire Pride Constitution**| |How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)|Para 1.25|**CIO Foundation**| |Trustee selection methods
including details of any
constitutional provisions e.g.
election to post or name of
any person or body entitled
to appoint one or more
trustees|Para 1.25|**All new Trustees will be made aware of the**
**responsibility of becoming a Trustee, via the**
**SWP Trustee Eligibility Form.**
**The AGM was used to recruit further**
**Trustees. However, advertisements for**
**Trustees ran throughout the year.**| ## **Reference and Administrative details** |Charity name|**Swindon & Wiltshire Pride**| |---|---| |Other name the charity uses|**SWP**| |Registered charity number|**1182498**| |Charity’s principal address|**1 John Street**
**Swindon**
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**(if any)**| |---|---|---|---| ||Paul Stewart|Chair|From 27 July 2022 -| ||Denise Dymond||Until 01/01/24| ||Phoenix Stewart||Until 26/06/24| ||Cecilia Segantini||01/01/24 – 25/10/24| ||Neil Reeves||From 29/08/24| ||Amy Norris||From 18/09/24| ||Thomas Leiper-Durrant||From 18/09/24| ||||| ||||| ||||| ## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others** |Description of the assets
held in this capacity|N/A| |---|---| |Name and objects of the
charity on whose behalf the
assets are held and how this
falls within the custodian
charity’s objects|N/A| |Details of arrangements for
safe custody and
segregation of such assets
from the charity’s own assets|N/A| ## **Other optional information** ## **Declarations** **The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.** **Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees** **Signature(s)** Paul Stewart **Full name(s)** Paul Stewart **Position (eg** Trustee **Secretary, Chair, etc) Date** 25/07/2025 **----- Start of picture text -----**
Charity Name No (if any)
Swindon & Wiltshire Pride 1182498
Receipts and payments accounts CC16a
For the period Period start date Period end date
To
from 01/09/2023 30/09/2024
Section A Receipts and payments
Unrestricted Restricted Endowment
Total funds Last year
funds funds funds
to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £
A1 Receipts
Merchandise Income 13,385 - - 13,385 12,379
Stalls Income 7,935 - - 7,935 3,080
Funding Income 978 - - 978 919
Sponsorship Income 40,000 - - 40,000 26,544
Grant Income 25,942 - - 25,942 -
Programme Income 5,083 - - 5,083 5,732
Sales Income 91 91 -
Other Revenue 1 1 -
Event Income 9,593 - - 9,593 16,524
Interest Income 1,363 - - 1,363 157
Sub total (Gross income for
AR) [ 104,371 ] - - 104,371 65,335
A2 Asset and investment sales,
(see table).
Op Balancig Adjustments - - - - 1,892
- - - - -
Sub total - - - - 1,892
Total receipts 104,371 - - 104,371 67,227
A3 Payments
Storage 5,495 - - 5,495 2,629
Insurance 2,876 - - 2,876 2,323
Equipment Hire 20,741 - - 20,741 13,211
Health & Safety 875 - - 875 643
Entertainment 18,765 - - 18,765 13,180
Advertising 3,020 - - 3,020 6,553
Merchandise 13,385 - - 13,385 9,100
Travel 575 575 1,221
Licences 1,440 1,440 -
Consumables 2,539 - - 2,539 6,206
Misc 8,709 - - 8,709 3,207
Sub total [ 78,420 ] - - 78,420 58,273
A4 Asset and investment
purchases, (see table)
Fixed Assets 5,607 - - 5,607 3,466
Op Balancing Adjustment - - - - 894
Sub total [ 5,607 ] - - 5,607 2,572
Total payments [ 84,027 ] - - 84,027 60,845
Net of receipts/(payments) 20,344 - - 20,344 6,382
A5 Transfers between funds 368 - - 368 -
A6 Cash funds last year end 53,066 - - 53,066 -
Cash funds this year end 73,778 - - 73,778 6,382
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CCXX R1 accounts (SS) 31/07/2025 1 |**Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period**|**Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period**|**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
**B5 Liabilities**
**B3 Investment assets**
**B2 Other monetary assets**
**B4 Assets retained for the**
**charity’s own use**
**B1 Cash funds**|**Details**
**Details**
**_Total cash funds_**
(agree balances with receipts and payments
account(s))
Current Account
Savings Account
Cash
**Details**
**Details**
**Details**
Signature
_Paul Stewart_|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
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**funds**
**to nearest £**
**to nearest £**
**11,377**
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**61,995**
**-**
**406**
**-**
**73,778**
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Paul Stewart|**Endowment**
**funds**
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30/07/2025| CCXX R2 accounts (SS) 31/07/2025 2 ## **Independent examiner's report on the accounts** ## **Section A Independent Examiner’s Report** **Report to the trustees/ members of** Charity Name Swindon and Wiltshire Pride **On accounts for the year ended** 30[th] September 2024 **Charity no (if any)** 1182489 ## **Set out on pages** 1 of 1 (remember to include the page numbers of additional sheets) ## **Responsibilities and basis of report** I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended **30/ 09 / 2024,** As the charity trustees of the Trust, 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 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: - accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act or - the accounts do not accord with the accounting records I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. **Signed:** **Date:** **Name:** 12/07/2025 **October 2018** 1 **IER** Keith Trevor Andrews ## **Relevant professional qualification(s) or body (if any):** Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy (Membership no. 16367) **Address:** Flat 3 72 Auckland Road, Upper Norwood London SE19 2DH **Section B Disclosure** Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts: directions and guidance for examiners). **Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose** . **October 2018** 2 **IER**