Trustees' Annual Report for the period Period start date Period end date T From 01 01 2021 o 31 12 2021
Section A Reference and administration details
Charity name
The Unity
Other names charity is known by
Registered charity number (if any) 1188920
Charity's principal address 8 Royal Crescent
Harrogate North Yorkshire Postcode HG2 8AB
Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity
Trustee name Office (if any)
-
1[Hilary Gardner]
-
Secretary
Dates acted if not for whole year
Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (if any)
-
Treasurer
-
2[Elizabeth ] Parsons
-
3[Joanne van ] Berckel
-
4[Sarah Louise ] Williams
-
5[Amanda ] Collinson
-
6
-
7
-
8
-
9
-
10
-
11
-
12
-
13
14
March 2012
TAR
1
15 16 17 18 19 20
Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)
Name Dates acted if not for whole year
Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)
Type of adviser Name Address
Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)
Lynn Westerman (formerly Lynn Westerman Holt) is founder and chief executive
Section B Structure, governance and management
Description of the charity’s trusts
Type of governing document Constitution (12 March 2020) (eg. trust deed, constitution)
How the charity is constituted Charitable Incorporated Organisation
- (eg. trust, association, company)
Trustee selection methods Appointed by vote of other trustees - one nominates and second confirms (eg. appointed by, elected by) appointment. They must have relevant experience and / or be parents and agree with the mission, vision and values of the charity
Additional governance issues (Optional information)
March 2012
TAR
2
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;
-
relationship with any related parties;
-
trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them.
Section C Objectives and activities
Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document
To relieve the needs of children who are neurologically diverse or disabled or socially or economically disadvantaged to help them develop, thrive and reach the best of their individual potential and encouraging them to adapt in the wider community by - education; development of services; provision of accessible events; provision of parent / carer and sibling support
March 2012
TAR
3
The trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit.
Activities include:
- provision of social inclusion and development activities - provision of training for schools and businesses - provision of activities to support the wellbeing of families - provision of accessible, inclusive events - provision of support to family members 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)
You may choose to include further statements, where relevant, about:
-
policy on grantmaking;
-
policy programme related investment;
-
contribution made by volunteers.
March 2012
TAR
4
Section D Achievements and performance
5 March 2012
TAR
Section D Achievements and performance
Summary of the main A difficult year due to legacy issues from covid, so many of our usual achievements of the charity activities which focus on bringing families together were not possible during the year earlier in the year. We arranged for families to have gingerbread house kits from a local bakery - this meant they could undertake a fun seasonal activity which involved all of the family together
We did manage to bring our families together at the end of the year to celebrate in person:
-
holding two accessible sessions at the lighting installation GLOW event at RHS Harlow Carr
-
holding two inclusive Father Christmas show / grotto experiences at a local hotel with the Enchanticas team, our fourth year of working with them
March 2012
TAR
6
Section E Financial review
Brief statement of the charity’s policy on reserves
No formal policy
Bank account balance at 31 December 2021 was £7,510.86
Details of any funds materially in deficit
n/a
Further financial review details (Optional information)
You may choose to include additional information, where relevant about:
-
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.
Proceeds during the year were raised from sales of gingerbread houses and small local donations.
-
Covid concerns / legacy issues meant fundraising opportunities were limited and the bank balance was higher than usual due to the inability to stage accessible events throughout the whole of the year.
-
End of year funds included ticket sales to Harlow Carr for their GLOW event which were due to be paid over to the third party in January 2022 (£779 total)
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) H Gardner
E Parsons
Full name(s) Hilary Gardner
Elizabeth Parsons
Position (eg Secretary, Secretary Chair, etc)
Treasurer
March 2012
TAR
7
Date 30 October 2022 TAR March 2012