## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period**
**From** 02/04/2021 **Period start date To** 1/4/2022 **Period end date**
**Charity name: Matthew 25:40**
## **Charity registration number: 1185473**
## **Objectives and Activities**
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SORP reference
Summary of the Para 1.17 1. To relieve poverty among
purposes of the charity those who are homeless or
as set out in its at risk of becoming
governing document homeless through provision
of: items, training and long
term practical and social
support for individuals in
need, to allow for re-
integration into society
2. To promote social inclusion
for the public benefit by
preventing people from
becoming socially excluded,
relieving the needs of those
who are socially excluded
and assisting them to
integrate into society
Summary of the main Para 1.17 and 1. Friends: initiative designed
1.19
activities in relation to to encourage members of
those purposes for the the community to develop
public benefit, in genuine and supportive
particular, the activities, relationships in a safe and
projects or services compassionate
identified in the environment. It involves
accounts. weekly (1.5 hours)
gatherings between
volunteers and beneficiaries
to engage in conversations,
with refreshments provided.
Through this we want to
help build greater support
networks for those who are
vulnerable and provide a
place where they can
provide their thoughts,
feelings and worries in a
place free of judgement,
where support can be
offered.
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2. Community Incentivised
Fundraising (CIF): a
fundraising initiative
designed to engage with the
wider community around a
particular issue that relates
to our objects. This can
either be for projects
developed within Matthew
25:40 or for small local
projects that align with our
objects and mission.
3. Conversations: Zoom calls
which are hosted around
different social topics with
various speakers from all
backgrounds, who share
their thoughts and opinions
– open to all members of the
public to also engage and
put forward questions. The
aim of these topical
conversations is to help
provide a space for people
to share and listen to others
around topics that are
important to them to help
foster unity, community
cohesion and spark ideas
for positive change.
4. Heart of Unity: A part
networking, part
celebratory event held in
the autumn/winter with
other
organisations/charities that
work to support those
within the community. It
acts as a space to share
successes, challenges and
ideas for the future. It is
also a space to encourage
collaboration across
different organisations and
build synergistic
relationships.
Statement confirming Para 1.18 We, the trustees of Matthew
whether the trustees 25:40, have had regard to the
have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity
guidance issued by the Commission on public benefit
Charity Commission on
public benefit
Additional information (optional)
You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
SORP reference
Grants are funded through the
Para 1.38 Community Incentivised
Policy on grant making
Fundraising (CIF) initiative of the
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**charity and are to be issued to organisations where they support the objects stated in the governing document for Matthew 25:40 (as stated above). The principles that will underpin the awarding of grants are: 1. Trustees will hold ultimate responsibility for grantmaking decisions in accordance with the charitable objects of the charity 2. Each situation or request will be considered on its own merits and the trustees will carry out appropriate due diligence to ensure that it would meet the charitable purposes of the charity, (this will be detailed scope of what the grant will be used for) 3. Periodic check-ins to ensure that the grant has been used for intended purpose 4. Grants will only be provided to charities or organisations that have a demonstrable charitable purpose in line with our objects 5. The charity will work in partnership with other organisations where appropriate to support initiatives beyond the financial scope of a single organisation 3. Events:**
**The trustees will carry out sufficient due diligence on all potential grant-recipients to ensure:**
- **That funds or items are used and applied in accordance with the charity’s charitable objects and purpose**
- **That funds or items are not knowingly used for activities which are illegal or likely to cause damage to**
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the charity’s reputation
N/A
Para 1.38
Policy on social
investment including
program related
investment
The contribution of our
Para 1.38 volunteers remains at the core of
Contribution made by our Friends initiative, which is a
volunteers pivotal focus for the charity.
Since our pilot launch in October
2019, our volunteers have been
essential in establishing a
consistent presence of familiarity
on a weekly basis not only for our
beneficiaries, but also the wider
community, as they have
encouraged those they have pre-
existing relationships with to
come and see what a session is
like and whether they would like
to engage with it (this could be
from a point of receiving support,
giving support or both).
Across 2021 and 2022 this has
continued to help broaden the
network of people engaging with
Friends and provided richer
conversations amongst those in
attendance. It has also allowed
people to widen their support
base.
Sessions have been going on for
over three years now and key
moments like the pandemic only
further highlighted the
importance of their contribution
and work as more and more
people have found themselves
isolated, vulnerable and unsure
of the future. On a weekly basis,
they continue to offer up their
time to support the Friends
service, engaging with those that
attend, whether frequently or on
one off occasions.
In partnership with a local
university, we also receive unsold
food items to distribute amongst
those we engage with, which has
been a big help. Our volunteers
has supported us in both
collection and distribution of
these items.
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Other
## **Achievements and Performance**
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SORP reference
Friends:
The charity has continued to
operate through challenging
Summary of the main external circumstances with more
Para 1.20
achievements of the people isolated, lonely and
charity, identifying the vulnerable due to the effects of
difference the charity’s the pandemic and wider economic
work has made to the difficulties. During this period, we
circumstances of its have been able to continue to use
beneficiaries and any our Friends service to help
wider benefits to society provide beneficiaries with a
as a whole. support network and a sense of
familiarity and stability.
Both volunteers and beneficiaries
have been encouraged to take
greater ownership in sharing
thoughts, opinions and ideas to
help shape what we do i.e. group
activities for us to engage in,
sharing passions and interests to
find common ground with others.
This has all helped with
engagement from those in
attendance and plans for the
future.
Whilst the pandemic shone a light
on the importance of social
connection and how easily people
can become isolated and
vulnerable, it has emphasised the
importance of this work and the
work of other organisations who
offer a way for people to connect.
It has also helped make a greater
case for charities/organisations
working closely together to build
capacity for the work we do to
support others.
Community-incentivised
fundraising:
Based on one of the
‘Conversations’ we hosted on
zoom around the topic of Race, a
fundraiser was started to supply
Nottingham Primary schools with
a range of books with diverse
characters and stories in order to
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|**support a feeling of inclusivity**|
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|**and belonging in young people.**|
|**This would allow young people**|
|**from diverse backgrounds to see**|
|**themselves refected in the**|
|**literature they read but also**|
|**promote cultural awareness with**|
|**all students at a younger age.**|
|**With this project we formed a**|
|**partnership with Nottingham**|
|**Citizens, the local chapter of the**|
|**wider Citizens UK, which is a**|
|**Community Organising Charity.**|
|**During this time we set up**|
|**planning for all areas of the**|
|**fundraiser and created a video for**|
|**the ofcial launch of the**|
|**fundraiser, which we titled**|
|**#NCBetterBooks**
**. A target of**|
|**£10,000 was ofcially set for the**|
|**end of October 2021, to order a**|
|**range of books for 76 primary**|
|**schools in Nottingham.**|
|**In 2021/22 the project came to an**|
|**end with the fnal total of the**|
|**Better Books campaign reaching**|
|**£25,357.**|
|**Conversations:**|
|**‘Conversations’ was launched in**|
|**June 2020 as a way to connect**|
|**people around topical areas so it**|
|**could act as a platform for people**|
|**to learn, share, understand and**|
|**listen to others around topics**|
|**that are important to them to**|
|**help foster unity, community**|
|**cohesion and spark ideas for**|
|**positive change.**|
|**We had previously hosted talks**|
|**on race, loneliness, social media**|
|**and motherhood, which have**|
|**showed good levels of**|
|**engagement from the general**|
|**public.**|
|**In 2021/22 we ran three**|
|**conversation talks around**|
|**women’s safety, tribalism and**|
|**refugees, all of which had been**|
|**signifcant topics in national**|
|**news, engaging with relevant**|
|**stakeholders in each area to**|
|**share their thoughts and insights**|
|**to support the conversations.**|
## **Heart of Unity:**
**In October 2021 we ran our first ‘Community-building’ event**
**called Heart of Unity, which was a part networking, part celebratory event held with other organisations/charities that work to support those within the community. During the event, people were able to share successes and challenges they had experienced over the year as well as ideas for the future and potential collaboration across different organisations. It ended up being a successful event with over 20 organisations represented and over 30 in attendance with positive feedback received after the event.**
## **Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
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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
Other
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## **Financial Review**
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Review of the charity’s Para 1.21 The charity’s current financial
financial position at the position is strong and has been
end of the period positively impacted by the award
of a 10k grant to develop a youth
initiative to support our social
inclusion object.
We continue to run and develop
our core service initiative
(Friends) through the primary
sources of funding (detailed in
additional information below) and
comfortably meet our monthly
running costs associated with the
charity.
We have also been able to
maintain our increased use of
video conferencing services to
further support our mission and
increase the scope of what we
can offer e.g. Conversations.
We have also been able to
effectively meet expenses for
services to support our
fundraising initiatives
(Community-incentivised
fundraising).
Statement explaining Para 1.22 We believe that reserves are
the policy for holding required to ensure we can
reserves stating why continue to carry out activities in
they are held line with our objects, which are to
support those who are homeless
or at risk of becoming homeless
and carry out activities to
promote social inclusion within
the community.
We have taken into account:
-
The length of time the
charity has been set up for
-
The typical cash flow of the
charity during a monthly
period and likely future
expenditure
-
Reliability of current and
future monthly income
streams
We have set the current reserve
level to ensure:
-
The charity can cover
unforeseen loss of primary
income source to allow for
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continued service provision
for at least one month,
taking into account
potential increase in
beneficiaries
This will be reviewed on a
quarterly basis or if
circumstances change, especially
in light of the pandemic.
Amount of reserves held Para 1.22 £350.00
Reasons for holding zero Para 1.22 N/A
reserves
Details of fund Para 1.24 N/A
materially in deficit
Explanation of any Para 1.23 N/A
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a
going concern
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## **Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
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Funding for the charity has been
primarily through monthly
The charity’s principal contribution/donations from the
sources of funds Para 1.47 charity founders Jerome Edwards
(including any and Alex Owusu, which was
fundraising) started from the inception of the
idea of the charity. In addition to
this, there have also been
irregular ad hoc donations from
those keen to support the work of
the charity.
This funding has allowed the
charity to cover running costs
related to administration,
marketing and promotion,
inventory, refreshments for
Friends sessions and successful
completion of our latest
Community Incentivised
Fundraising initiative.
N/A
Investment policy and
objectives including any Para 1.46
social investment policy
adopted
The main risk facing the charity
is:
A description of the Para 1.46 - As in earlier years, external
principal risks facing the factors like the pandemic
charity caused our previous
fundraiser to be halted,
highlighting the impact that
can have on our services.
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**While the pandemic is yet to officially be declared over, normal life has returned for a large proportion of people, but we remain aware that as a charity we need to be alert to external pressures that could affect our services. - As we continue to scale up our operations and work in partnership with others, there is a risk to ensuring we sustain a high quality service in all areas and maintain our reputation. To mitigate these risks we will continue to work closely with partners and stakeholders with regard to strategy, operations and decision-making to strengthen these areas and reinforce our dedication to transparency of the charity. - Fundraising for all charities are likely to be affected with the after effects of the pandemic including a stagnant economy and wages/salaries. With many people facing increasingly unstable financial circumstances in the current climate, being able to fundraise for community projects will likely become more difficult, especially as charitable need increases. By working closely with key partner organisations to cooperate on fundraisers where it is viable and makes sense, to ensure resources are used effectively and efficiently. We will also identify local (and national where applicable) organisations that have CSR objectives that align with our fundraiser to draw financial support.**
Other
## **Structure, Governance and Management**
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Description of charity’s
trusts:
Type of governing Para 1.25 Foundation Model Constitution of
document CIO
(trust deed, royal
charter)
How is the charity Para 1.25 Charitable Incorporated
constituted? Organisation (CIO)
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)
Trustee selection Para 1.25 Current procedure involves
methods including noting where gaps in knowledge
details of any are and current trustees putting
constitutional provisions forth suggestions for candidates
e.g. election to post or to fill position from individuals
name of any person or known to trustees. If no
body entitled to appoint appropriate candidate can be
one or more trustees agreed upon, senior members of
staff will be consulted for viable
candidates. If an individual has
been agreed upon as a candidate,
an informal approach to an
individual is then made and the
position is discussed with them
along with responsibilities of the
position. If this is agreed upon by
the individual then current
trustees approve the
appointment and they are added
to the post
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## **Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
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New trustees are provided with
the Foundation Model
Policies and procedures Constitution of the CIO, which is
adopted for the Para 1.51 the charity’s governing document
induction and training of and where possible, the charity’s
trustees most recent Annual report and
Financial Statements
Guidance from the Charity
Commission is signposted to for
further reference of duties and
best practice
The charity is set up with two
trustees with one trustee also
The charity’s acting as an additional volunteer
organisational structure Para 1.51 for Friends initiative. There are
and any wider network two additional volunteers who
with which the charity make up the senior staff team.
works
Day-to-day decisions are taken by
the charities Director. Aims and
objectives for the charity are set
by the trustees and Director with
senior staff consulted and
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encouraged to engage with
discussion and share their
thoughts – overall decision
making for aims and objectives
sits with trustees. Decisions
regarding fundraisers for
Community Incentivised
Fundraising initiative are
ultimately made by trustees and
Director, though senior staff are
encouraged to engage with
discussion and share their
thoughts.
Nottingham Citizens – A
community alliance of
Relationship with any Para 1.51 groups/organisations from
related parties schools, universities, faith groups
etc. We formed a partnership with
them for our next fundraiser as
our objectives around tackling
social issues of inclusion align
The charity currently has no paid
Other staff and is solely staffed by
volunteers
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## **Reference and Administrative details**
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Charity name Matthew 25:40
Other name the charity N/A
uses
Registered charity 1185473
number
Charity’s principal Mailbox 2266
address 37 Westminster Buildings
Theatre Square
Nottingham
NG1 6LG
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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 Claion Grandison
Alexander
2
Owusu
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
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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
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Trustee name Dates acted if not for
whole year
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## **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
## **Additional information (optional)**
## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**
**Type of Name Address adviser**
**Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)**
Jerome Edwards (Volunteer/Director), Sonia Fernandes (Volunteer/Secretary)
## **Exemptions from disclosure**
Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details
**N/A**
## **Other optional information**
**N/A**
## **Declarations**
**The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above. Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees**
**Signature(s)** Claion Benjamin Grandison **Full name(s)** Alexander Owusu **Position (eg** Trustee Trustee **Secretary, Chair, etc) Date** 28/01/2023
**Charity Name No (if any) Matthew 25:40 1185473**
## **Receipts and payments accounts**
**For the period** Period start date Period end date **To from** 4/2/2021 4/1/2022
## **Section A Receipts and payments**
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Unrestricted Endowment
Restricted funds Total funds
funds funds
to the nearest
to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £
£
A1 Receipts
Voluntary donations 3,018 250 - 3,268
Grants - 9,940 - 9,940
Fees for event hosting (Heart of Unity) 254 - - 254
Item return 89 - - 89
- - - -
- - - -
- - - -
- - - -
Sub total (Gross income for AR) 3,361 10,190 - 13,551
A2 Asset and investment sales,
(see table).
- - -
- - - -
Sub total - - - -
Total receipts 3,361 10,190 - 13,551
A3 Payments
Cost of charitable activities 688 261 - 949
Raising funds - - - -
Marketing 322 120 - 442
Governing Costs - - - -
Phone & IT 563 - - 563
Events 674 - - 674
Donation 20 250 - 270
Catering 23 - - 23
Travel 6 - - 6
Training 9 7 - 16
Other - - - -
Sub total [ 2,305 ] 638 - 2,943
A4 Asset and investment
purchases, (see table)
Assets - - -
- - - -
Sub total [ - ] - - -
Total payments 2,305 638 - 2,943
Net of receipts/(payments) 1,056 9,552 - 10,608
A5 Transfers between funds - - - -
A6 Cash funds last year end 1,393 334 - 1,727
Cash funds this year end 2,449 9,886 - 12,335
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1,393
## **Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period**
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|**Categories**|**Details**||**funds**||**funds**|
||||**to nearest £**||**to nearest £**|
|**B1 Cash funds**|Bank current
|account
-
-
**_Total cash funds_**|**2,449**
**-**
**-**
**2,449**|
|**9,886**
**-**
**-**
**9,886**|
||(agree|balances with receipts and payments
account(s))|OK|OK||
||||**Unrestricted**||**Restricted**|
|**B2 Other monetary assets**|**Details**
|-
-
-
-
-
-|**to nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**|
|**to nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**|
|**B3 Investment assets**|**Details**
|-
-
-
-
-|**Fund to which**
**asset belongs**|**Cost (optional)**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**||
|**B4 Assets retained for the**|**Details**
Stationary||**unrestricted**
**Fund to which**
**asset belongs**|**Cost (optional)**||
|**charity’s own use**||||
|**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**|
||||**Fund to which**||**Amount due**|
|**B5 Liabilities**|**Details**||**liability relates**|
|**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**(optional)**|
|Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of
all the trustees||Signature|Print|Name||
||||Alexander James Owusu|||
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CC16a
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## **Last year**
## **to the nearest £**
**2,775 - - - - - - - 2,775**
**2,775**
**334 650 256 8 581 - - - 4 6 - 1,839**
**1,839 936 - 873 1,809**
## **Endowment funds to nearest £**
**-**
OK
**Endowment to nearest £**
**-**
**Current value (optional)**
**-**
**Current value (optional)**
**-**
**When due (optional)**
Date of approval
1/28/2023