## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period**
**From 5/4/2020 Period start date To 4/4/2021 Period end date**
## **Charity name: Aries UK**
## **Charity registration number: 1185623**
## **Objectives and Activities**
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SORP reference
Summary of the Para 1.17 THE PROMOTION OF EQUALITY
purposes of the charity AND DIVERSITY FOR THE PUBLIC
as set out in its BENEFIT AND THE ELIMINATION
governing document OF OF DISCRIMINATION ON THE
GROUNDS OF SEXUAL
ORIENTATION AND GENDER
IDENTITY BY A) CREATING A SAFE
SPACE FOR MEMBERS OF THE
LGBTQI COMMUNITY. B)
PROVIDING PHYSICAL AND
DIGITAL REFERRALS TO PARTNER
ORGANISATIONS. C)PROVIDING
PEER SUPPORT AND
COUNSELLING WITH A FOCUS ON
MENTAL HEALTH.
Summary of the main Para 1.17 and THE PROMOTION OF EQUALITY
1.19
activities in relation to AND DIVERSITY FOR THE PUBLIC
those purposes for the BENEFIT AND THE ELIMINATION
public benefit, in OF OF DISCRIMINATION ON THE
particular, the activities, GROUNDS OF SEXUAL
projects or services ORIENTATION AND GENDER
identified in the IDENTITY BY A) CREATING A SAFE
accounts. SPACE FOR MEMBERS OF THE
LGBTQI+ COMMUNITY. B)
PROVIDING PHYSICAL AND
DIGITAL REFERRALS TO PARTNER
ORGANISATIONS. C)PROVIDING
PEER SUPPORT AND
COUNSELLING WITH A FOCUS ON
MENTAL HEALTH. D)IDENTIFYING
AND CREATING NEW SERVICES
FOR THE COMMUNITY NOT
CURRENTLY AVAILABLE. E)
COLLABORATIVELY WORKING
WITH EXISTING SERVICES TO
ENSURE LGBTQI + PEOPLE ARE
REPRESENTED AND PROVIDED
FOR. F)PROVIDING SEXUAL
HEALTH ADVICE AND SUPPORT. G)
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**TO FURTHER ANY OTHER PURPOSE WHICH IS CHARITABLE ACCORDING TO THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT AS THE TRUSTEES SEE FIT FROM TIME TO TIME.** Statement confirming Para 1.18 **Trustees have had regard to the** whether the trustees **guidance issued by the Charity** have had regard to the **Commission on public Benefit.** guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit
## **Additional information (optional)**
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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
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## **Achievements and Performance**
SORP reference
||Summary of the main
achievements of the
charity, identifying the
diference the charity’s
work has made to the
circumstances of its
benefciaries and any
wider benefts to society
as a whole.|Para 1.20|**Aries UK successfully formed**
**prior to the covid19 pandemic.**
**This put a delay on several**
**services planned due to the**
**legislation on social isolating.**
**The Achievements were amended**
**to allow the remote provision of**
**services including obtaining a**
**dedicated ofce to allow remote**
**peer support systems. Remote 1-**
**2-1 sessions were also held.**
**Aries supported the facilitation of**
**digital pride events and provided**
**support to service users**
**experiencing isolation and unable**
**to obtain any other support**
**during the pandemic.**||
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## **Additional information (optional)**
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Achievements against Para 1.41
objectives set
Due to the pandemic, fundraising
activities planned were reduced
Performance of and all events were cancelled.
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 Aries UK expected to have
financial position at the minimal funds at the end of the
end of the period period due to the lack of
fundraising capabilities during
the pandemic. The strategy was
adjusted to remove any liabilities
at the end of the period and to
provide services on a largely
voluntary basis.
Statement explaining Para 1.22 At this time Aries UK works to
the policy for holding SLAs agreed with grant funders
reserves stating why so only minimal reserves are
they are held held.
Amount of reserves held Para 1.22 267
Reasons for holding zero Para 1.22
reserves
Details of fund materially Para 1.24
in deficit
Explanation of any Para 1.23
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a
going concern
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## **Additional information (optional)**
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Grant Funding, Covid 19 relief
The charity’s principal
sources of funds Para 1.47
(including any
fundraising)
Investment policy and
objectives including any Para 1.46
social investment policy
adopted
Ongoing risks are based on
financial insecurity and lack of
A description of the Para 1.46 grants due to the covid 19
principal risks facing the pandemic.
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 Foundation
document
(trust deed, royal
charter)
How is the charity Para 1.25 CIO
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)
Trustee selection Para 1.25 Trustee selection methods are by
methods including election by current trustees.
details of any
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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## **Additional information (optional)**
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Policies and procedures
adopted for the induction Para 1.51
and training of trustees
The charity’s
organisational structure Para 1.51
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 Aries UK
Other name the charity
uses
Registered charity 1185623
number
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Charity’s principal 1b Market Avenue
address Ashton Under Lyne
OL6 6AR
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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 Oliver Ryan Chair
2 JOAN RYAN Trustee
3 Karen Attaway Trustee
4 Ellesse Oakes Trustee
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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 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
## **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)**
## **Exemptions from disclosure**
Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details
## **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)** Joan Ryan **Full name(s)** Joan Ryan
**Position (eg** Trustee **Secretary, Chair, etc)**
**Date** 31/5/23
**Aries UK**
**1185623**
## **Receipts and payments accounts**
4/5/2020
4/4/2021
**For the period from**
**To**
## **Section A Receipts and payments**
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Unrestricted Restricted Endowment
Total funds
funds funds funds
to the nearest
to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £
£
A1 Receipts
Donations 704 - - 704
Grants 29,495 - - 29,495
- - - -
- - - -
- - - -
- - - -
- - - -
- - - -
Sub total (Gross income for AR) 30,199 - - 30,199
A2 Asset and investment sales,
(see table).
- - - -
- - - -
Sub total [ - ] - - -
Total receipts 30,199 - - 30,199
A3 Payments
Software 1,158 - - 1,158
Wages 21,992 - - 21,992
Rent 3,650 - - 3,650
Office Consumables 1,130 - - 1,130
- - - -
- - -
- - - -
- - - -
- - - -
Sub total 27,930 - - 27,930
A4 Asset and investment
purchases, (see table)
Computer Equiptment 2,002 - - 2,002
- - - -
Sub total 2,002 - - 2,002
Total payments 29,932 - - 29,932
Net of receipts/(payments) 267 - - 267
A5 Transfers between funds - - - -
A6 Cash funds last year end - - - -
Cash funds this year end 267 - - 267
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## **Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period**
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|**Categories**|**Details**||**funds**||**funds**|
|**B1 Cash funds**||**_Total cash funds_**|**to nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**|
|**to nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**|
||(agree|balances with receipts and payments
account(s))|Agreement Error|OK||
||||**Unrestricted**||**Restricted**|
||||**funds**||**funds**|
|**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**||**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||
||Joan Ryan||Joan|Ryan||
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CC16a
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**Last year**
**to the nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
## **Endowment funds to nearest £**
**-**
## OK
## **Endowment funds to nearest £**
**-**
**Current value (optional)**
**-**
**Current value (optional)**
**When due (optional)**
Date of approval 5/31/2023
## **Independent examiner's report on the accounts**
## **Section A Independent Examiner’s Report**
**Report to the trustees**
Charity Name ARIES UK
**On accounts for the year ended**
2022
**Charity** 1185623 **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 **04/04/22**
## **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** I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material **examiner's** matters have come to my attention in connection with the **statement** examination (other than that disclosed below *) which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect:
the accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act; or
- the accounts did not accord with the accounting records; or
- 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:** AARON CARSON **Date:** 31/05/23 **Name:** AARON CARSON
**Relevant**
1
**Oct 2018**
**IER**
## **professional qualification(s) or body (if any):**
**Address:** 12A GEORGE STREET
ASHTON UNDER LYNE OL6 6AQ
## **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).
**Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose** .
2
**Oct 2018**
**IER**