**Trustees' Annual Report for the period** Period start date Period end date **26 02 2020 31 03 2021**
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## Section A Reference and administration details
**Charity name** Gosforth and Jesmond Community Minibus
**Other names charity is known by**
**Registered charity number (if any)** 1188198
**Charity's principal address** 1 Otterburn Terrace
Jesmond Newcastle Upon Tyne **Postcode NE2 3AP**
## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity**
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Dates acted if not for
Trustee name Office (if any) entitled to appoint trustee
whole year
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1 David Gillam Chair
2 Chris Matthews Treasurer
3 Francis Mogg Secretary
4 David Melton
5 Keith Kennils Resigned 4/9/20
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## **Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)**
**Name Dates acted if not for whole year**
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## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**
**Type of adviser Name Address**
## **Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)**
## **Section B Structure, governance and management**
## **Description of the charity’s trusts**
Constitution Type of governing document
- (eg. trust deed, constitution)
Charitable Incorporated Organisation How the charity is constituted
- (eg. trust, association, company)
Appointed by Members or co-option Trustee selection methods
- (eg. appointed by, elected by)
## **Additional governance issues (Optional information)**
You **may choose** to include additional information, where relevant, about:
- policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees;
- the charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works;
Trustees have prepared a full risk audit, Safeguarding Policy, Data Protection Policy and Minibus maintenance and operating procedures
The charity operates with the support of Local Government Ward representatives, Community Libraries, Sheltered Housing and Care establishments and other local community organisations
Recruitment of Trustees and Volunteers is proving challenging in the current environment
- relationship with any related parties;
- trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them.
## **Section C Objectives and activities**
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The objects of the CIO are the relief of the inhabitants of Gosforth, Jesmond and other identified wards of Newcastle upon Tyne (the area of benefit) who are in need because of age, **Summary of the objects** sickness or disability (mental or physical) or poverty or because **of the charity set out in** of the lack of availability of adequate safe public passenger **its governing document** services by the provision of a community transport service to community groups at an affordable cost.
Gosforth and Jesmond Community Minibus did not conduct any activities during this period because of the Covid 19 pandemic. Those who the Charity is designed to serve were constrained for health reasons.
**Summary of the main activities undertaken for the public benefit in relation to these objects (include within this section the statutory declaration that trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit)**
## **Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)**
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Work on policies and procedures was undertaken by Members and Trustees during this period
You **may choose** to include further statements, where relevant, about:
- policy on grantmaking;
- policy programme related investment;
- contribution made by volunteers.
Section D Achievements and performance
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## Section D Achievements and performance
Gosforth and Jesmond Community Minibus received Charity **Summary of the main achievements of the** Commission confirmation of entry into the Register of Charities **charity during the year** on 26[th] February 2020. The intention was to migrate the existing unincorporated charity ‘Gosforth Community Minibus’ No 702348 into the new CIO. However, the onset of Covid 19 led to a cessation of activities and a delay to the planned transfer. Therefore, other than preparation work relating to Safeguarding, Data protection and Risk Management, Gosforth and Jesmond Community Minibus remained dormant throughout this period. Commencement of activities and transfer from Gosforth Community Minibus to the new CIO is now scheduled for year commencing April 2021.
## **Section E Financial review**
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The CIO intends to retain a healthy level of reserves to cover **Brief statement of the** operating requirements and contribute to the cost of a **charity’s policy on** replacement vehicle in due course **reserves**
**Details of any funds materially in deficit**
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## **Further financial review details (Optional information)**
The management and operation of the CIO and the minibus is You **may choose** to include intended to be through unpaid volunteers. The cost of running additional information, the minibus is scheduled to be covered by charges made to where relevant about: users, the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising);
- how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity;
- investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted.
## **Section F Other optional information**
## **Section G Declaration**
**The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.**
**Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees**
**Signature(s) Full name(s)** Francis John Mogg **Position (eg Secretary,** Secretary **Chair, etc) Date** 06/01/2022
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