
## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** 

**From 21/06/2024  Period start date   To Period end date** 

**20/06/2025** 

**Charity name: Bare Necessities** 

## **Charity registration number: 1190827** 

## **Objectives and Activities** 

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|Summary of the purposes of<br>the charity as set out in its<br>governing document|Para 1.17|**THE PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF**<br>**POVERTY IN ENGLAND BY PROVIDING**<br>**UNDERWEAR (PANTS, SOCKS & BRAS)**<br>**& SANITARY ITEMS TO INDIVIDUALS**<br>**WHO ARE HOMELESS OR DESTITUTE**<br>**AND/OR CHARITIES, OR OTHER**<br>**ORGANIZATIONS WORKING TO**<br>**PREVENT OR RELIEVE POVERTY**<br>**AMONG PEOPLE WHO ARE HOMELESS**<br>**OR ARE OTHERWISE DESTITUTE.**|
|Summary of the main<br>activities in relation to those<br>purposes for the public<br>benefit, in particular, the<br>activities, projects or services<br>identified in the accounts.|Para 1.17 and<br>1.19|**BUYING UNDERWEAR & SANITARY**<br>**ITEMS & DISTRIBUTING THEM AMONG**<br>**THE HOMELESS IN CITIES WHERE WE**<br>**ARE RUNNING CAMPAIGNS =**<br>**Cambridge, St. Neots, Peterborough &**<br>**Bury St. Edmonds at the moment.**|
|Statement confirming<br>whether the trustees have<br>had regard to the guidance<br>issued by the Charity<br>Commission on public<br>benefit|Para 1.18|**All Trustees 'have regard' to the guidance**<br>**issued by the Charity Commission on**<br>**public benefit.**|



## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: 

SORP reference Para 1.38 Policy on grant making 



Para 1.38 Policy on social investment including program related investment Para 1.38 Contribution made by volunteers Other 

## **Achievements and Performance** 

||SORP reference||
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|Summary of the main<br>achievements of the charity,<br>identifying the difference the<br>charity’s work has made to<br>the circumstances of its<br>beneficiaries and any wider<br>benefits to society as a<br>whole.|Para 1.20|**1955 pairs of pants/socks have been**<br>DONATED through 6 charites/outreach groups<br>in Cambridgeshire and sufolk.<br>Those groups are: CCH JIMMYSWINTER<br>COMFORT<br>3 PILLARS<br>BURY DROP IN<br>CROSSWAYS|





**Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: 

|<br>Achievements against<br>objectives set|<br>Para 1.41||
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|Performance of fundraising<br>activities against objectives<br>set|Para 1.41||
|Investment performance<br>against objectives|Para 1.41||
|Other|||





## **Financial Review** 

|**Financial Review**|||
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|Review of the charity’s<br>financial position at the end<br>of the period|Para 1.21|**has been conducted**|
|Statement explaining the<br>policy for holding reserves<br>stating why they are held|Para 1.22|**Any reserves are held to allow for the**<br>**bulk purchase of underwear and sanitary**<br>**items which is usually a high cost. We**<br>**need to order by the container load**<br>**therefore need in excess of ten thousand**<br>**pounds. with this we will be able to**<br>**expand our work to other cities.**|
|Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|**At the time of return: £1958**|
|Reasons for holding zero<br>reserves|Para 1.22|**n/a**|
|Details of fund materially in<br>deficit|Para 1.24|**n/a**|
|Explanation of any<br>uncertainties about the<br>charity continuing as a going<br>concern|Para 1.23|**n/a**|



## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: 

|<br>The charity’s principal<br>sources of funds (including<br>any fundraising)|<br>Para 1.47||
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|Investment policy and<br>objectives including any<br>social investment policy<br>adopted|Para 1.46||
|A description of the principal<br>risks facing the charity|Para 1.46||





Other

## **Structure, Governance and Management** 

|Description of charity’s<br>trusts:|||
|---|---|---|
|Type of governing document<br>(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|**CIO - FOUNDATION**|
|How is the charity<br>constituted?<br>(e.g unincorporated<br>association, CIO)|Para 1.25|**CIO**|
|Trustee selection methods<br>including details of any<br>constitutional provisions e.g.<br>election to post or name of<br>any person or body entitled<br>to appoint one or more<br>trustees|Para 1.25|**Individuals with a passion for ending**<br>**poverty in the UK among the homeless**<br>**and destitute**|



## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: 

|<br>Policies and procedures<br>adopted for the induction and<br>training of trustees|<br>Para 1.51||
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|The charity’s organisational<br>structure and any wider<br>network with which the<br>charity works|Para 1.51||
|Relationship with any related<br>parties|Para 1.51||





Other 

## **Reference and Administrative details** 

|Charity name|BARE NECESSITIES|
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|Other name the charity uses|ITS PANTS|
|Registered charity number|1190827|
|Charity’s principal address|65 Nightingale Isleham Ely CB7 5SL|
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## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** 

|1<br>2<br>3<br>4<br>5<br>6<br>7<br>8<br>9<br>10<br>11<br>12<br>13<br>14<br>15<br>16<br>17<br>18<br>19<br>20|**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not for whole**<br>**year**|**Nam**<br>**e of**<br>**pers**<br>**on**<br>**(or**<br>**body**<br>**)**<br>**entitl**<br>**ed to**<br>**appo**<br>**int**<br>**trust**<br>**ee (if**<br>**any)**|
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||Matthew<br>Mackintosh||||
||AnthonyPearson||||
||Robin Pearson||||
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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 

## **Additional information (optional) Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)** 

**Type of adviser Name Address 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 trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.** 


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              Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees<br>Signature(s) MTMACKINTOS<br>H<br>Full name(s) Matthew Todd<br>Mackintosh<br>    Position (eg Trustee/Chair<br>Secretary, Chair,<br>etc)<br>Date<br>15/04/2026<br>**----- End of picture text -----**<br>




|Date|Details|Transaction T In||
|---|---|---|---|
|17/06/2025|JUSTGIVING 4548201 BARE NECES|Inward Payme|0.47|
|16/06/2025|Pearson Anthony DONATION|Inward Payme|20|
|16/06/2025|Pearson Robin PEARSON JUNIOR|Inward Payme|20|
|11/06/2025|A ARZUMANOVA A ARZUMANOVA/BN|Inward Payme|10|
|11/06/2025|P ELBRO ALEX ELBRO|Inward Payme|2|
|10/06/2025|Card Purchase KHOSIERYLTD|Card Transaction||
|10/06/2025|Card Purchase KHOSIERYLTD|Card Transaction||
|02/06/2025|JUSTGIVING 4468189 BARE NECES|Inward Payme|11.51|
|02/06/2025|LYNCH S J CHARITY|Inward Payme|10|
|02/06/2025|BRAND S+D MONTHLY S BRAND|Inward Payme|10|
|02/06/2025|DOCTOR MRS GILL GILL|Inward Payme|5|
|28/05/2025|TONKINSON R RICHT|Inward Payme|5|
|22/05/2025|MS MINNS DIANA|Inward Payme|5|
|21/05/2025|JUSTGIVING 4494633 BARE NECES|Inward Payme|2.84|
|15/05/2025|Pearson Anthony DONATION|Inward Payme|20|
|15/05/2025|Pearson Robin PEARSON JUNIOR|Inward Payme|20|
|12/05/2025|P ELBRO ALEX ELBRO|Inward Payme|2|
|12/05/2025|A ARZUMANOVA A ARZUMANOVA/BN|Inward Payme|10|
|01/05/2025|BRAND S+D MONTHLY S BRAND|Inward Payme|10|
|01/05/2025|DOCTOR MRS GILL GILL|Inward Payme|5|
|30/04/2025|LYNCH S J CHARITY|Inward Payme|10|
|28/04/2025|JUSTGIVING 4402563 BARE NECES|Inward Payme|11.51|
|28/04/2025|TONKINSON R RICHT|Inward Payme|5|
|22/04/2025|Card Purchase KHOSIERYLTD|Card Transaction||
|22/04/2025|MS MINNS DIANA|Inward Payme|5|
|15/04/2025|JUSTGIVING 4417502 BARE NECES|Inward Payme|2.84|
|15/04/2025|Pearson Anthony DONATION|Inward Payme|20|
|15/04/2025|Pearson Robin PEARSON JUNIOR|Inward Payme|20|
|11/04/2025|P ELBRO ALEX ELBRO|Inward Payme|2|
|11/04/2025|A ARZUMANOVA A ARZUMANOVA/BN|Inward Payme|10|
|01/04/2025|DOCTOR MRS GILL GILL|Inward Payme|5|
|01/04/2025|BRAND S+D MONTHLY S BRAND|Inward Payme|10|
|31/03/2025|JUSTGIVING 4348296 BARE NECES|Inward Payme|11.51|
|31/03/2025|LYNCH S J CHARITY|Inward Payme|10|
|28/03/2025|TONKINSON R RICHT|Inward Payme|5|
|25/03/2025|JUSTGIVING 4373305 BARE NECES|Inward Payme|2.84|
|24/03/2025|MS MINNS DIANA|Inward Payme|5|
|17/03/2025|Pearson Anthony DONATION|Inward Payme|20|
|17/03/2025|Pearson Robin PEARSON JUNIOR|Inward Payme|20|
|11/03/2025|P ELBRO ALEX ELBRO|Inward Payme|2|
|11/03/2025|A ARZUMANOVA A ARZUMANOVA/BN|Inward Payme|10|
|10/03/2025|Gohil Tejesh CHARITY|Inward Payme|10|
|03/03/2025|JUSTGIVING 4294497 BARE NECES|Inward Payme|11.51|





|03/03/2025|BRAND S+D MONTHLY S BRAND|Inward Payme|10|
|---|---|---|---|
|03/03/2025|DOCTOR MRS GILL GILL|Inward Payme|5|
|28/02/2025|LYNCH S J CHARITY|Inward Payme|10|
|28/02/2025|TONKINSON R RICHT|Inward Payme|5|
|24/02/2025|MS MINNS DIANA|Inward Payme|5|
|18/02/2025|JUSTGIVING 4306954 BARE NECES|Inward Payme|2.84|
|17/02/2025|Pearson Anthony DONATION|Inward Payme|20|
|17/02/2025|Pearson Robin PEARSON JUNIOR|Inward Payme|20|
|11/02/2025|P ELBRO ALEX ELBRO|Inward Payme|2|
|11/02/2025|A ARZUMANOVA A ARZUMANOVA/BN|Inward Payme|10|
|10/02/2025|Gohil Tejesh CHARITY|Inward Payme|10|
|03/02/2025|JUSTGIVING 4242837 BARE NECES|Inward Payme|11.51|
|03/02/2025|DOCTOR MRS GILL GILL|Inward Payme|5|
|03/02/2025|MELODY BROOKER Melody B|Inward Payme|5|
|03/02/2025|BRAND S+D MONTHLY S BRAND|Inward Payme|10|
|31/01/2025|LYNCH S J CHARITY|Inward Payme|10|
|28/01/2025|TONKINSON R RICHT|Inward Payme|5|
|22/01/2025|MS MINNS DIANA|Inward Payme|5|
|21/01/2025|JUSTGIVING 4257586 BARE NECES|Inward Payme|2.84|
|15/01/2025|Pearson Anthony DONATION|Inward Payme|20|
|15/01/2025|Pearson Robin PEARSON JUNIOR|Inward Payme|20|
|13/01/2025|P ELBRO ALEX ELBRO|Inward Payme|2|
|13/01/2025|A ARZUMANOVA A ARZUMANOVA/BN|Inward Payme|10|
|08/01/2025|Gohil Tejesh CHARITY|Inward Payme|10|
|07/01/2025|Card Purchase HMRC GOV.UK COTAX|Card Transaction||
|02/01/2025|BRAND S+D MONTHLY S BRAND|Inward Payme|10|
|02/01/2025|MELODY BROOKER Melody B|Inward Payme|5|
|02/01/2025|DOCTOR MRS GILL GILL|Inward Payme|5|
|31/12/2024|LYNCH S J CHARITY|Inward Payme|10|
|30/12/2024|TONKINSON R RICHT|Inward Payme|5|
|23/12/2024|JUSTGIVING 4200377 BARE NECES|Inward Payme|11.51|
|23/12/2024|MS MINNS DIANA|Inward Payme|5|
||||645.73|





Out
1245.6
94.02
124.56

100.11
1564.29