**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