## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period From 19[th] August 2020 to 30[th] September 2021**
**Charity name: Buddy Up**
**Charity registration number: 1190942**
## **Objectives and Activities**
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SORP reference
Summary of the Para 1.17 To advance in life and help young
purposes of the charity people aged 11-16 through
as set out in its providing support
governing document and activities which develop their
skills, capacities, and capabilities
to enable them to participate in
society as mature and
responsible individuals.
Summary of the main Para 1.17 and Delivering mentoring sessions
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activities in relation to across the county of Surrey to
those purposes for the students in mainstream
public benefit, in education and alternative
particular, the activities, education provision.
projects or services
identified in the
accounts.
Statement confirming Para 1.18 The trustees confirm that they
whether the trustees have read and agree to the
have had regard to the guidance issued by the charity
guidance issued by the commission on public benefit.
Charity Commission on
public benefit
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All monies received from grant
Para 1.38 making is spent for the purposes
Policy on grant making set out in the charity summary
and is evidenced through our
accounts.
Policy on social Para 1.38
investment including
program related
investment
Para 1.38
Contribution made by
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volunteers Other
## **Achievements and Performance**
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SORP reference
In its first year of delivery, Buddy
Up has delivered mentoring
sessions in 5 different education
Summary of the main providers across Surrey with ten
Para 1.20
achievements of the young people completing (or still
charity, identifying the going through) our mentoring
difference the charity’s programme.
work has made to the
circumstances of its Feedback from our schools has
beneficiaries and any been extremely positive with
wider benefits to society many of our contacts requesting
as a whole. additional young people to be put
through our programme.
Schools have also reported a
positive change in the young
people that have been engaging
in our mentoring.
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Achievements against Para 1.41
objectives set
Performance of
fundraising activities Para 1.41
against objectives set
Investment performance Para 1.41
against objectives
Other
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## **Financial Review**
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Review of the charity’s Para 1.21 At the end of the reporting
financial position at the period, the Charity is £9957.57 in
end of the period credit.
Statement explaining Para 1.22 The remaining funds include £500
the policy for holding allocated to an evaluation
reserves stating why (restricted from National Lottery)
they are held and funds to continue employing
2 staff members until February
2022.
Amount of reserves held Para 1.22 All monies are allocated and will
be spent by February 2022.
Reasons for holding zero Para 1.22 All grants awarded are to be
reserves spent within a time frame. In this
case we need to have spent our
funds by early next year.
Details of fund materially Para 1.24
in deficit
Explanation of any Para 1.23 Ongoing grant applications are
uncertainties about the being made to allow continued
charity continuing as a delivery of the programme.
going concern
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Our main source of funding is
through grants.
The charity’s principal We have also added a ‘donate’
sources of funds Para 1.47 button to the website which has
(including any currently provided £100.
fundraising)
Investment policy and
objectives including any Para 1.46
social investment policy
adopted
A description of the Para 1.46
principal risks facing the
charity
Other
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## **Structure, Governance and Management**
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Description of charity’s
trusts:
Type of governing Para 1.25 Trust Deed
document
(trust deed, royal
charter)
How is the charity Para 1.25 CIO
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)
Trustee selection Para 1.25 Trustees can only be appointed
methods including by the current trustees. Final
details of any decisions remain with the
constitutional provisions trustees.
e.g. election to post or
name of any person or
body entitled to appoint
one or more trustees
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Policies and procedures
adopted for the Para 1.51
induction and training of
trustees
The charity is led by three
unrelated trustees. They have
The charity’s employed 2 members of staff to
organisational structure Para 1.51 deliver the mentoring
and any wider network programme.
with which the charity
works
The Charity is not part of a wider
network.
Relationship with any Para 1.51
related parties
Other
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## **Reference and Administrative details**
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Charity name Buddy Up
Other name the charity
uses
Registered charity 1190942
number
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Charity’s principal 254a Chessington Road
address Epsom
Surrey
KT199XF
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## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity**
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Name of person (or body)
Dates acted if not for
Trustee name Office (if any) entitled to appoint trustee
whole year
(if any)
Warren
1
Townsend
2 Beth Wilson
3 Rowan Ring 25/6/2021
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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
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Trustee name Dates acted if not for
whole year
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**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)**
**Type of Name Address adviser**
**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. Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees Signature(s)** Andy Reid **Full name(s)** Andy Reid
**Position (eg** CEO and Founder **Secretary, Chair, etc)**
**Date** 20/10/2021