## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** **From** 01.06.2025 **Period start date To** 01.06.2026 **Period end date** **Charity name: WELCOME FOUNDATION** **Charity registration number: 1187756** ## **Objectives and Activities** SORP reference Summary of the purposes of Para 1.17 The object[s] of the CIO are: the charity as set out in its governing document 1. To advance the Christian religion in England and Wales for the benefit of the public through the holding of prayer meetings, producing and distributing literature about how to believe in God the Father, Jesus Christ as the Son of God, and the Holy Spirit, and to enlighten others about the Christian religion. 2. To relieve poverty among homeless people, refugees, asylum seekers, migrant workers and their dependants living in the North East by providing interpreting, translating, advocacy and advice services. 3. To preserve and protect the physical and mental health of people who have experienced mental breakdown by providing support, assistance and appropriate services. ||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
**During the reporting period, the**
**Welcome Foundation continued to work**
**towards its charitable objectives of**
**relieving poverty, improving health and**
**wellbeing, advancing education and**
**strengthening communities across**
**Middlesbrough and the wider North East.**
**Our principal activities included the**
**distribution of food hampers and**
**essential household items to individuals**
**and families experiencing financial**
**hardship, helping to address food**
**insecurity and support those affected by**
**the rising cost of living. We also**
**provided advice, signposting and**
**practical assistance to help people**
**access wider support services.**
**To improve health and wellbeing, we**
**delivered counselling, creative arts,**
**cooking and community engagement**
**activities designed to reduce social**
**isolation, promote positive mental health**
**and encourage healthier lifestyles. These**
**programmes created safe and**
**welcoming spaces where people of all**
**ages and backgrounds could develop**
**new skills, build confidence and form**
**supportive social connections.**
**The charity continued to work in**
**partnership with Middlesbrough Council,**
**local community hubs, voluntary**
**organisations and other stakeholders to**
**deliver inclusive community projects.**
**These included family learning activities,**
**cultural events and community**
**engagement initiatives that celebrated**
**diversity, encouraged volunteering and**
**strengthened community cohesion.**
**Throughout the year, the Welcome**
**Foundation also developed new projects**
**to expand its services, including**
**programmes focused on music**
**education, cultural awareness and**
**creative learning. These initiatives aim to**
**provide disadvantaged children, young**
**people and families with opportunities to**
**participate in arts, music and**
**educational activities that may otherwise**
**be inaccessible due to financial barriers.**
**Public benefit has remained at the heart**
**of all our work. Our activities have**
**supported vulnerable individuals and**
**families by reducing poverty, improving**
**wellbeing, increasing access to**
**education and promoting inclusion. By**
**working collaboratively with local**
**partners and volunteers, we have**
**continued to deliver practical support**
~~**and s stainable comm nit**~~
~~**programmes**~~| |---|---| |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 that they have had**
**due regard to the Charity Commission's**
**guidance on public benefit when**
**planning the charity's activities and**
**setting its objectives. In carrying out the**
**charity's purposes, the trustees have**
**considered how all activities provide a**
**clear public benefit and support the**
**Welcome Foundation's charitable aims**
**of relieving poverty, advancing**
**education, improving health and**
**wellbeing, and promoting community**
**development. The trustees are satisfied**
**that the charity's programmes and**
**services are delivered for the benefit of**
**the public, with a particular focus on**
**disadvantaged individuals, families and**
**communities across Middlesbrough and**
**the wider North East.**| |---|---|---| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Policy on grant making|Para 1.38|**N/A**| |Policy on social investment
including program related
investment|Para 1.38|**N/A**| |Contribution made by
volunteers|Para 1.38|**N/A**| |Other||**Only receive offering from the Church**
**service.**| ## **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
**During the year, the Welcome Foundation**
**made a positive difference to the lives of**
**individuals and families experiencing**
**poverty, social isolation and**
**disadvantage across Middlesbrough and**
**the wider North East.**
**The charity continued to provide food**
**hampers and essential household**
**support to people facing financial**
**hardship, helping to reduce food**
**insecurity and ease the pressures**
**created by the rising cost of living.**
**Through practical support and**
**signposting, beneficiaries were also**
**helped to access additional services and**
**community resources.**
**Our wellbeing and educational**
**programmes enabled people of all ages**
**to develop new skills, improve their**
**confidence and build supportive**
**relationships. Counselling, creative arts,**
**cooking sessions and community**
**activities promoted positive mental**
**health, reduced loneliness and**
**encouraged healthier lifestyles. These**
**programmes created safe and inclusive**
**spaces where participants could learn,**
**socialise and improve their overall**
**wellbeing.**
**The Welcome Foundation strengthened**
**partnerships with Middlesbrough**
**Council, community hubs and voluntary**
**sector organisations to deliver projects**
**that encouraged community**
**participation, volunteering and cultural**
**inclusion. These collaborative initiatives**
**brought together people from different**
**backgrounds, helping to build stronger,**
**more connected communities and**
**promoting mutual understanding and**
**respect.**
**During the year, the charity also**
**developed new initiatives focused on**
**music education, cultural awareness and**
**creative learning, including plans for**
**African drumming and traditional music**
**workshops. These projects aim to widen**
**access to arts and cultural opportunities**
**for disadvantaged children, young people**
**and families, while celebrating cultural**
**diversity and encouraging community**
**cohesion.**
**The charity's volunteers continued to**
**play a vital role in delivering services,**
**contributing their time, skills and**
**commitment to supporting beneficiaries**
**and strengthening the organisation's**
**capacity. Through volunteering**
~~**opport nities indi id als also gained**~~| |---|---| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |Achievements against
objectives set|Para 1.41|**N/A**| |---|---|---| |Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set|Para 1.41|**N/A**| |Investment performance
against objectives|Para 1.41|**N/A**| |Other||**We don’t receive any fund from any**
**body only offering from the church**
**member for the work of the church.**| ## **Financial Review** |**Financial Review**||| |---|---|---| |Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|**The trustees are satisfied that the**
**charity's financial position remains**
**stable. The charity has maintained**
**appropriate financial controls throughout**
**the year and continues to manage its**
**income and expenditure responsibly.**
**Sufficient funds are available to support**
**ongoing projects and meet current**
**commitments, enabling the charity to**
**continue delivering its charitable**
**objectives while planning for future**
**activities.**| |Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|**The trustees have adopted a policy of**
**maintaining an appropriate level of**
**unrestricted reserves to ensure the**
**financial stability of the Welcome**
**Foundation and the continuity of its**
**charitable activities. Reserves are held to**
**provide working capital, meet**
**unforeseen expenditure, manage**
**fluctuations in income and ensure that**
**essential services can continue if**
**funding is delayed or reduced.**
**The charity's reserves also enable it to**
**meet existing commitments for ongoing**
**projects, respond to emerging**
**community needs and provide a**
**reasonable level of financial security.**
**The trustees review the level of reserves**
**regularly to ensure they remain**
**appropriate to the size of the charity, its**
**activities and future plans.**| |Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|**£4509.34**| |Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|N/A| |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**| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: ||The charity’s principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising)
Para 1.47
**The Welcome Foundation's principal**
**sources of income during the year were**
**grants from charitable trusts and public**
**sector organisations, together with**
**donations from individuals, local**
**businesses and community supporters.**
**The charity also benefited from**
**occasional fundraising activities and**
**contributions from partner organisations**
**to support specific projects and**
**community initiatives.**
**The trustees continue to seek funding**
**from a range of grant-making bodies and**
**local partners to ensure the**
**sustainability of the charity's services.**
**This diversified approach helps the**
**charity to deliver projects that relieve**
**poverty, improve health and wellbeing,**
**promote education and strengthen**
**community cohesion across**
**Middlesbrough and the wider North East.**
Investment policy and
objectives including any
social investment policy
adopted
Para 1.46
**N/A**| |---|---| |A description of the principal
risks facing the charity|Para 1.46|The trustees regularly review the principal
risks facing the Welcome Foundation and
have appropriate measures in place to
manage them.
The main risks include:
**•**
**Funding and fnancial**
**sustainability:**The charity relies on
grants, donations and fundraising
income, which can vary from year to
year. To reduce this risk, the trustees
actively seek funding from a range
of grant-makers and maintain
appropriate fnancial reserves.
**•**
**Volunteer recruitment and**
**retention:**As the charity depends on
volunteers to deliver many of its
activities, there is a risk of reduced
capacity if volunteer numbers
decline. The charity addresses this
through volunteer recruitment,
training, supervision and ongoing
support.
**•**
**Safeguarding:**The charity works
with vulnerable adults, children and
families. Robust safeguarding
policies, DBS checks where
required, staff and volunteer
training, and regular policy reviews
are in place to protect benefciaries.
**•**
**Health and safety:**Risks associated
with community events and
activities are managed through risk
assessments, appropriate insurance,
health and safety procedures, and
regular monitoring.
**•**
**Governance and compliance:**The
trustees ensure the charity complies
with its legal and regulatory
responsibilities through regular
trustee meetings, fnancial oversight,
policy reviews and adherence to
Charity Commission guidance.
The trustees are satisfed that appropriate
systems and procedures are in place to
identify, monitor and manage these risks,
enabling the charity to continue delivering
its charitable objectives effectively.| |---|---|---| Other ## **Structure, Governance and Management** |Description of charity’s
||| |---|---|---| |~~trusts:~~
Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|| |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|The trustees of the Welcome Foundation are
appointed in accordance with the charity's
governing document and constitutional
provisions. Trustees are selected based on
their skills, experience, commitment to the
charity's aims and ability to contribute
effectively to the governance and
development of the organisation.
New trustees may be appointed by the
existing trustees following consideration of
the skills and knowledge required by the
charity. The selection process ensures that
trustees understand their legal
responsibilities, the charity's objectives and
their role in ensuring effective management
and delivery of public beneft.
The trustees are responsible for ensuring
that the board has an appropriate balance of
experience and expertise, including areas
such as fnance, safeguarding, community
development, fundraising and service
delivery.
All trustees serve on a voluntary basis and
are expected to comply with the charity's
policies, including its confict of interest
policy, safeguarding responsibilities and
governance requirements. Trustees receive
appropriate information and support to
enable them to carry out their duties
effectively.
The charity does not have any external
individual or organisation with the authority
to appoint trustees unless specifed within
the governing document. Trustee
appointments are managed by the existing
trustee board in accordance with the
charity's constitution and applicable charity
law.| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |Policies and procedures
adopted for the induction and
training of trustees|Policies and procedures
adopted for the induction and
training of trustees||| |---|---|---|---| ||Policies and procedures
adopted for the induction and
training of trustees|Para 1.51|**The Welcome Foundation has adopted**
**policies and procedures to ensure that**
**new trustees receive appropriate**
**induction and training to enable them to**
**carry out their responsibilities effectively.**
**New trustees are provided with an**
**introduction to the charity, including**
**information about the organisation's**
**aims, objectives, activities, beneficiaries,**
**governance structure and current**
**projects. They are given access to key**
**documents, including the governing**
**document, policies and procedures,**
**financial information, previous annual**
**reports and relevant Charity Commission**
**guidance.**
**Trustees are made aware of their legal**
**duties and responsibilities, including**
**their responsibilities for good**
**governance, financial oversight,**
**safeguarding, equality and diversity, risk**
**management and compliance with**
**charity regulations.**
**Where required, trustees receive training**
**and ongoing support in areas relevant to**
**their role, including safeguarding, health**
**and safety, financial management,**
**fundraising, data protection and working**
**with vulnerable beneficiaries. Trustees**
**are encouraged to identify any additional**
**training needs and attend relevant**
**development opportunities to strengthen**
**their knowledge and skills.**
**The Chair and other experienced trustees**
**provide ongoing guidance and support**
**to new trustees during their induction**
**period. The board regularly reviews**
**trustee knowledge and training**
**requirements to ensure that trustees**
**remain effective and confident in**
**fulfilling their duties.**
**Through this approach, the Welcome**
**Foundation ensures that trustees are**
**equipped with the understanding and**
**skills needed to govern the charity**
**effectively and continue delivering public**
**benefit.**| ||||| ||The charity’s organisational
structure and any wider
network with which the
charity works
Para 1.51
**The Welcome Foundation has a clear**
**organisational structure designed to**
**support effective governance,**
**accountability and delivery of its**
**charitable objectives.**
**The charity is governed by a Board of**
**Trustees, who are responsible for the**
**strategic direction of the organisation,**
**ensuring good governance, financial**
**oversight, risk management and**
**compliance with charity regulations. The**
**trustees meet regularly to review the**
**charity's activities, finances, policies and**
**future development plans.**
**The day-to-day activities of the charity**
**are supported by an administrator and a**
**team of dedicated volunteers. Volunteers**
**play an essential role in delivering**
**community projects, supporting**
**beneficiaries, organising activities and**
**assisting with events. The charity**
**provides guidance, supervision and**
**appropriate training to ensure volunteers**
**can contribute effectively and safely.**
**The Welcome Foundation works with a**
**range of local partners and community**
**organisations to maximise the impact of**
**its work. These include Middlesbrough**
**Council, Community Development**
**Officers, local community hubs,**
**voluntary sector organisations and other**
**community groups. Through these**
**partnerships, the charity is able to**
**identify local needs, reach**
**disadvantaged residents and deliver**
**projects that promote inclusion,**
**wellbeing and community development.**
**The charity has developed positive**
**working relationships with venues and**
**community partners, including local**
**hubs where activities, workshops and**
**support services can be delivered. These**
**networks help the charity provide**
**accessible services and encourage**
**greater participation from individuals and**
**families who may otherwise experience**
**barriers to support.**
**By working collaboratively with local**
**stakeholders, the Welcome Foundation**
**strengthens its ability to respond to**
**community needs, share resources and**
**create sustainable opportunities for**
**beneficiaries across Middlesbrough and**
**the wider North East.**| |---|---| |Relationship with any related
parties|Para 1.51|| |---|---|---| |Other||| ## **Reference and Administrative details** |Charity name|WELCOME FOUNDATION| |---|---| |Other name the charity uses|N/A| |Registered charity number|1187756| |Charity’s principal address|North Ormesby Hub, 2 Derwent St, North Ormesby,
Middlesbrough TS3 6JB| ||| ## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** ||**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not for**
**whole year**|**Name of person (or body)**
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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| ## **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)**~~ Dan Daniels ## **Exemptions from disclosure** Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details 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)** DAN DANIELS **Full name(s)** DAN DANIELS **Position (eg** Chair **Secretary, Chair, etc)** **Date** 31.07.2026