## **Trustees’ annual report (including Directors’ report) for the period**
## **From:** 1[st] April 2022 **Period start date To:** 31[st] March 2023 **Period end date**
**Charity name:** Gospel Oak Community Forum CIO
**Charity registration number:** 1188761
## **Company number: N/A**
## **Objectives and activities**
|**Objectives and activities**|||
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|Summary of the purposes
of the charity as set out
in its governing
document|Para 1.17|To promote social inclusion for the
public beneft, primarily (but not
exclusively) among people residing in
the area of Hall Green Birmingham and
surrounding areas known as gospel
oak, by preventing people from
becoming socially excluded, relieving
the needs of those people who are
socially excluded and assisting them to
integrate into society. For the purpose
of this clause ‘socially excluded’ means
being excluded from society, or part of
society, as a result of being a member
of a socially and economically deprived
community.|
|Summary of the main
activities in relation to
those purposes for the
public beneft, in
particular, the activities,
projects or services
identifed in the
accounts.|Para 1.17
and 1.19|During the year the Charity has worked
with Target Newsletter for preschool
aged children to help reduce isolation
that parents with children of this age
group can be feeling.
No grants have been applied for this
year.|
|Statement confrming
whether the trustees
have had regard to the
guidance issued by the
Charity Commission on
public beneft|Para 1.18|The trustees have complied with the
duty in
section 4 of the Charities Act 2011 to
have
due regard to public beneft guidance
published bythe Commission.|
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|Policy on grant making|Para 1.38|Gospel Oak Community Forum CIO
makes no grants**.**|
|Policy on social
investment including
program related
investment|Para 1.38|The Gospel Oak Community Forum CIO
mission statement is to invest in our
local community. All the Charity’s
activities are aimed at improving the
life expectations and reducing isolation
in the local area.|
|Contribution made by
volunteers|Para 1.38|Gospel Oak Community Forum CIO
governance is solely run by volunteers
who show commitment to achieving the
objectives set out for the Charity.|
|Other|||
## **Achievements and performance**
|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|Much of the year was spent helping
parents of preschool age children
through Target Newsletter.||
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|Achievements against
objectives set|Para 1.41||
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|Performance of
fundraising activities
against objectives set|Para 1.41||
|Investment performance
against objectives|Para 1.41||
|Other|||
## **Financial review**
|**Financial review**|||
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|Review of the charity’s
fnancial position at the
end of the period|Para 1.21|The charity had restricted reserves of
£110 at the end of the year. This is
sufcient to meet our funded
commitments. Other grants have been
awarded which will enable the Charity
to continueto serve ourcommunity.|
|Statement explaining the
policy for holding
reserves stating why they
are held|Para 1.22|The trustees do not have a reserves
policy
but have agreed that any monies left are
carried forward to be used to help
continue
to involved the local community in the
activities of Gospel Oak Community
ForumCIO.|
|Amountof reservesheld|Para1.22|£110|
|Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|N/A|
|Details of fund materially
in defcit|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)**
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|The charity’s principal
sources of funds
(including any
fundraising)|Para 1.47|The charity’s principle source of
funding has been donations|
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|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|N/A|
## **Structure, governance and management**
|Description of charity’s
trusts:|||
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|Type of governing
document: for example,
trust deed, memorandum
and articles of
associationetc|Para 1.25|Constitution|
|How is the charity
constituted?
for example limited
company, 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 frst charity trustees,
every
trustee must be appointed (for a term
of 1
year) by a resolution passed at a
properly
convened meeting of the charity
trustees.|
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## **Additional information (optional)**
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|Policies and procedures
adopted for the induction
and training of trustees|Para 1.51|For induction of new trustees:
These are given required guidance
information from charity commission
website for being a
trustee. Also given and made aware of
Gospel Oak Community Forum CIO’s
constitutionand policies.|
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|The charity’s
organisational structure
and any wider network
with which the charity
works|Para 1.51|Gospel Oak Community Forum CIO’s
registered Ofce is
St Michael’s Church
17 Redstone Farm Rd
Hall Green
Birmingham
B28 9NU|
|Relationship with any
related parties|Para 1.51|Gospel Oak Community Forum CIO
works with our partners including:
The PCC of St Michael’s Church Hall
Green, and Target Newsletter|
|Other|||
## **Reference and administrative details**
|Charityname|GospelOakCommunityForumCIO|
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|Other name the charity
uses|N/A|
|Registered charity
number|1188761|
|Charity’s principal
address|St Michael’s Church 17 Redstone Farm Rd
Birmingham
B28 9NU|
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**for whole year**|**Name of person (or**
**body) entitled to**
**appoint trustee(if any)**|
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||Ian Crockford|Chair of Trustees||PCC of St Michael’s Hall
Green|
||Judith Clarke|Trustee||PCC of St Michael’s Hall
Green|
||Ann Holloway|Trustee||PCC of St Michael’s Hall
Green|
||Janet Herbert|Trustee||PCC of St Michael’s Hall
Green|
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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.
**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
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## **Names and addresses of advisers (optional information)**
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**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 company has taken advantage of the small companies’ exemption in preparing the report above.**
**The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report (including directors’ report) above.**
**Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees/directors Signature(s) Full name(s)** Ian David Crockford
**Position (for example** Chair of Trustees **Secretary, Chair, etc) Date** 20[th] November 2023
## **Gospel Oak Community Forum CIO**
## **Annual Accounts**
## **31[st] March 2023**
Charity Number 1188761
Registered Office: St Michael’s Church 17 Redstone Farm Rd, Birmingham, B28 9NU
## Accounts
Gospel Oak Community Forum CIO Charity Number 1188761
**Balance 1[st] April 2022 £260**
Donations £0 Target Newsletter £150.00
## **Auditors Report**
The accounts were checked by the PCC of St Michael’s Church Hall Green as the sponsoring body and approved at the Annual Meeting on 20[th] November 2023
Church Wardens and PCC Members Monday 20[th] November 2023
Accounts agreed by the Trustee’s at the meeting held on 20[th] November and signed by
Name……Ian Crockford…….……………….
Position …….. Chair ………………………….
Signed…………………………………………..
Date………20[th] November 2023……………………..