2020-12-31-accounts - Alice Ruggles Trust

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Trustees’ Annual Report for the period

From 13 Nov 2019 Period start date To 31 Dec 2020 Period end date

Charity name: Alice Ruggles Trust

Charity registration number: 1186309

Objectives and Activities

	SORP reference
Summary of the purposes of the charity as set out in its governing document	Para 1.17	To preserve and protect the health and safety of the public from the dangers of coercive control and stalking and to bring about lasting improvements in the management of perpetrators and the protection of victims specifically by: (1) raising public awareness; (2) ensuring that relevant legislation is effec- tive and adhered to, and in particular ensuring that stalking offences result in immediate action both to protect the victim and to deal effectively with the per- petrator. The Trust will achieve this by, for example, providing education and training for police, military and other relevant agencies; (3) campaigning for improved legal measures relating to stalking and related offences; and (4) supporting research into ways to improve the protection of victims of stalking and the management of perpetrators.
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 public awareness PSHE relationship safety resource. This package of accredited materials and lesson plans on stalking and coercive behaviour for Key Stage 4 students (14- to 16-year-olds), developed in 2019 and made available nationally by the PSHE Association, was delivered in over 300 schools including a systematic roll-out in Co. Durham led by Durham Constabulary, which has motivated several other police forces to follow suit in 2021. Girlguiding. In collaboration with Girlguiding Kent West,we developed a relationships badge

to teach Guides about healthy and unhealthy relationships, managing unwanted behaviour, supporting friends and safeguarding themselves. Social media . we have expanded our social media presence, achieving a doubling in size during the year and so enabling us to reach more people with regular messages about stalking and coercive control. Professional training and best practice Short courses and qualifications for professionals working with young people. Working with St Mary’s University, Twickenham, we developed an Ofqual-registered suite of qualifications aiming to upskill professionals working with young people so that they recognise stalking and respond appropriately. These are available from April 2021. Training and CPD . Despite the Covid restrictions, during 2020 the Trust — either alone or in cooperation with other agencies and charities— delivered training for social and healthcare professionals and workshops for domestic abuse caseworkers in Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire, Merseyside, Nottinghamshire, West Berkshire and elsewhere.

We commenced work with Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust to produce a comprehensive package of training materials for all their staff relating to stalking and harassment.

Conference. Our second day-conference, in October, brought together 196 participants (including police from 24 different forces; CPS and judiciary; social, health, youth and probation services; academic researchers and educators; youth ambassadors and students) on-line to explore how best to support stalking victims under 25 years of age.

Research

The Trust commissioned a number of student projects from Curtin University in Perth, Australia to inform our work in raising awareness among young people. The overall aim is to create and evaluate effective ways of educating young populations about stalking and related problem behaviours, including coercive control.

Campaigning

Following the successful campaign to introduce Stalking Protection Orders we worked to ensure that the provisions of the Domestic Abuse Bill

		will give adequate protection to victims of coercive control and stalking. The Trust also continues to lend its support to a campaign led by Paladin National Stalking Advocacy Service to introduce a register that would enable police to pro-actively identify, track, monitor and manage stalkers. National Stalking Consortium The Alice Ruggles Trust is a member of the National Stalking Consortium, formed in 2014, and attends regular consortium meetings. This is a collaboration of organisations working in stalking. Its overall aim is to improve support to victims of stalking throughout the UK.
Statement confirming whether the trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit	Para 1.18	The Trustees confirm they have given careful consideration to the Charity Commission’s public benefit guidance when setting the Trust’s objec- tives and planning its activities during the year.

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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

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	Over the year, the Trust had a significant impact in raising awareness amongst young people and their support networks of the dangers of coercive control and stalking, both through formal education and informal engagement. During 2020 our PSHE resources were downloaded over 6000 times and used in at least 300 schools. The “UnFollow Me” video had been watched by over a million young people on social media, while our own social media presence doubled in size over the year, averaging 3000 impressions per day on Twitter, for example. We also had a significant impact on training and procedures around stalking among professional practitioners, particularly in the police and CPS. By the end of the year, Trust representatives had spoken directly to more than 4000 professionals in the criminal justice system (including police from more than 20 forces across England and Wales), as well as in offender management, social care and healthcare. Engagement took place both physically (up until March 2020) and on-line, at training and CPD sessions or conferences. The impact of Alice’s personal story is at the heart of all our messaging.

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

Financial Review

Financial Review
Review of the charity’s financial position at the end of the period	Para 1.21	Since our inception (initially as a Charitable Trust in 2017) our activities have been financed primarily from fundraising events and donations. Despite the challenges resulting from the Covid- 19 restrictions during 2020, the generous quantity of donations received during the first two years of our existence relative to the modest costs of the Trust’s activities to date has left us in a relatively strong position even as we work to scale up the charity’s activities.
Statement explaining the policy for holding reserves stating why they are held	Para 1.22	A funding model based largely on personal donations is unsustainable as the charity grows. At the same time, in growing the charity we face many uncertainties, quite apart from the additional challenges posed by Covid-19 measures. We have therefore built up an equitable reserve that we intend to maintain at a level where it will sustain the current level of activities for at least 12 months following any unforeseen circumstances.
Amount of reserves held	Para 1.22	£ 40,000
Reasons for holding zero reserves	Para 1.22	N/A
Details of fund materially in deficit	Para 1.24	None
Explanation of any uncertainties about the charity continuing as a going concern	Para 1.23	No uncertainties in the foreseeable future

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The charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising)	Para 1.47
Investment policy and objectives including any social investment policy adopted	Para 1.46
A description of the principal risks facing the charity	Para 1.46
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	Apart from the first Trustees, every Trustee must be appointed (for a term of 3 years) by a resolution of the Trustees called at a special meeting of the Trustees.

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Policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees	Para 1.51
The charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works	Para 1.51
Relationship with any related parties	Para 1.51
Other

Reference and Administrative details

Charity name	Alice Ruggles Trust
Other name the charity uses
Registered charity number	1186309
Charity’s principal address	Fargate House Main Street Tur Langton LEICESTER LE8 0PJ

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

Trustee name	Office (if any)	Dates acted if not for whole year
Alexia Garbett		from 4 Apr 2020
Kelda Henderson		from 13 May2020
Susan Hills
Maria Mellins		from 13 May2020
Clive Ruggles	Chair
Emma Ruggles
Nicholas Ruggles
Catriona Sibert		from 13 May2020
Leonard Smith		from 7 Dec 2019
Rachael Wheatley		from 13 May2020

– 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

Trustee name Dates acted if not for whole year

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)

Victoria Charleston — Strategy and Development Manager

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) Clive Lance Neville Ruggles Susan Elizabeth Hills Position (eg Secretary, Secretary Chair, etc)[Chair ] Date 31 March 2021

Charity Name			No (if any)
Alice Ruggles Trust			1186309
Receipts andpayments accounts				CC16a
For the period from	13/11/2019	To	31/12/2020

Section A Receipts and payments	Section A Receipts and payments
A1 Receipts	Unrestricted funds to the nearest £	Restricted funds to the nearest £	Endowment funds to the nearest £	Total funds to the nearest £	Last year to the nearest £
Transfer of funds from existing charity 1175316	62,289	-	-	62,289	-
Donations	3,666	-	-	3,666	-
Fundraisingevents	8,844	-	-	8,844	-
Gift aid	1,512	-	-	1,512	-
Fees for conferences and trainingevents	14,175	-	-	14,175	-
Grants	290	-	-	290	-
Reimbursements of expenses	1,129	-	-	1,129	-
Sales of merchandise	70	-	-	70	-
*Sub total*(Gross income for AR)	91,975	-	-	91,975	-

A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table).
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*Sub total*	-				-
*Total receipts* A3 Payments
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Staffingcosts	21,480	-	-	21,480	-
Costs of training and awareness-raising activities	6,146	-	-	6,146	-
Costs of fundraisingactivities	1,246	-	-	1,246	-
Trustee expenses	302	-	-	302	-
Insurance	345	-	-	345	-
Stationeryetc	85	-	-	85	-
Bank fees	317	-	-	317	-
Administration costs	88	-	-	88	-
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**Sub total **	30,009	-	-	30,009	-

A4 Asset and investment
purchases, (see table)
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**Sub total **	-	-		-	-	-

*Total payments*	30,009	-		-	30,009	-

*Net of receipts/(payments)*	61,966	-		-	61,966	-
A5 Transfers between funds	-	-	-		-	-
A6 Cash funds last year end	-	-	-		-	-
*Cash funds this year end*	61,966	-		-	61,966	-

Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period

Unrestricted funds to nearest £ 55,707 5,856 403 61,966	Restricted funds to nearest £ - - - -	Endowment funds to nearest £
55,707	-	-
5,856	-	-
403	-	-
61,966	-	2/08/2021 -

CCXX R1 accounts (SS)

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	Details Details (agree balances with receipts and payments account(s)) Donations due from intermediaries Details Details Signature Staffing costs payable PSHE resource updates Training not yet delivered	OK OK Unrestricted funds Restricted funds to nearest £ to nearest £ 4,029 - - - - - - - - - - - Fund to which asset belongs Cost (optional) - - - - - Fund to which asset belongs Cost (optional) - - - - - - - - - Fund to which liability relates Amount due (optional) Unrestricted 2,847 Unrestricted 5,875 Unrestricted 1,196 - - Print Name Clive Ruggles	OK
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			31 January 2021





			Date of approval
		Clive Ruggles	31-Mar-21

CCXX R2 accounts (SS)

12/08/2021