2025-03-31-accounts

Trustees’ Annual Report for the period

From Period start date: 1 April 2024 To Period end date: 31 March 2025

Charity name: TheTotteridge Foundation

Charity registration number: 1185524

Objectives and Activities

	SORP reference
Summary of the purposes of the charity as set out in its governing document	Para 1.17	Objective for The Totteridge Foundation is to help raise funds for smaller charities and assist charities with medical research projects.
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	Raising funds, donating funds to chosen charities and research projects and paying the costs for running the events.
Statement confirming whether the trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit	Para 1.18	In setting our objectives and planning our activities our Trustees have given careful consideration to the Charity Commission’s public benefit guidance.

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	SORP reference
Policy on grant making	Para 1.38	NA
Policy on social investment including program related investment	Para 1.38	NA
Contribution made by volunteers	Para 1.38	The Totteridge Foundation is run solely by volunteers. Volunteers undertake all the work of the charity, and all trustees are volunteers.
Other		NA

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	The charity did not undertake any fundraising events or charitable activities during the year. The trustees continued to review the charity’s purpose and future plans.

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Achievements against objectives set	Para 1.41	NA
Performance of fundraising activities against objectives set	Para 1.41	NA
Investment performance against objectives	Para 1.41	NA
Other		NA

Financial Review

Financial Review
Review of the charity’s financial position at the end of the period	Para 1.21	The charity held a bank balance of £3,000 at year-end. There were no ongoing projects, commitments, or operational activities during the period, and no expenditure was incurred. The trustees regularly review the bank balance and ensure funds remain secure.
Statement explaining the policy for holding reserves stating why they are held	Para 1.22	The trustees have reviewed the charity’s financial needs and confirm that there are currentlyno planned activities, obligations, or operational coststhat require the charity to hold significant reserves
Amount of reserves held	Para 1.22	Free reserves at year-end total£3,000.
Reasons for holding zero reserves	Para 1.22	As the charity is not undertaking activities at present and has no financial commitments, the trustees consider a target reserves level of £0to be appropriate. The existing bank balance will be retained until future plans for the charity are agreed.

Details of fund materially in deficit	Para 1.24	NA
Explanation of any uncertainties about the charity continuing as a going concern	Para 1.23	NA

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The charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising)	Para 1.47	All funds derive from fund-raising activities and donations.
Investment policy and objectives including any social investment policy adopted	Para 1.46	NA
A description of the principal risks facing the charity	Para 1.46	Reduced fundraising capacity. Loss of volunteer engagement. Inflation reducing the real value of reserve
Other

Structure, Governance and Management

Description of charity’s trusts:
Type of governing document (trust deed, royal charter)	Para 1.25	Constitution
How is the charity constituted? (e.g unincorporated association, CIO)	Para 1.25	CIO
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	Every trustee must be appointed by a resolution passed at a properly convened meeting of the charity trustees, i.e. quarterly trustees’ meeting or Annual General Meeting

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Policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees	Para 1.51	Every trustee shall serve for a term of up to three years and may be reappointed to serve for further terms. Trustees shall be appointed or reappointed by a resolution passed at a properly convened meeting of the charity trustees. The first charity trustees shall be deemed to have been appointed by such a resolution on the date of registration of the CIO with the Charity Commission. (2) In selecting individuals for appointment as charity trustees, the charity trustees must have regard to the skills, knowledge and experience needed for the effective administration of the CIO.
The charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works	Para 1.51	The Totteridge Foundation operates in North and central London. The trustees prefer to select smaller organisations which require financial support to meet the expenses of governing themselves properly; that do not waste resources and provide direct relief to individual sufferers.
Relationship with any related parties	Para 1.51
Other

Reference and Administrative details

Charity name	The Totteridge Foundation
Other name the charity uses	None
Registered charity number	1185524
Charity’s principal address	28 Harmsworth way Totteridge London N20 8JU

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8	Trustee name	Office (if any)	Dates acted if not for whole year	Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (ifany)
	Maria Gabriella Pignatelli		27 Sept 2019	Deceased
	Jolanda Izarra		27 Sept 2019
	Roslyn Guenin		27 Sept 2019	Resigned
	Dixie Locke		27 Sept 2019
	Evelyn Giddy		27 Sept 2019
	Mujesira Meza Hondus		27 Sept 2019
	Rachel Callow		27 Sept 2019
	Clara Doherty		27 Sept 2019

– Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved Director name None

Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity

Trustee name	Dates acted if not for whole year
None

Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others

Description of the assets held in this capacity

Name and objects of the charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects

Details of arrangements 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) Jolanda Izarra

Position (eg Secretary, Treasurer Chair, etc)

Date

20/01/2026

The Totteridge Foundation(CIO)
Period Ending March 2025
Money In
Donations	£0
Total Funds	£0
Money out
Outgoings	£0
Total	£0

Balance sheet
Period Ending March 2025
Assets
Bank	£3,224
Current Liabilities	£0
Total Current Assets less Current Liabilities	£3,224
Capital & Reserves
Retained Profit	£0
Reserves	£3,224
Total	£3,224