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

**From  01/08/21      Period start date   To      31/07/22 Period end date** 

## **Charity name: St Aidan’s Junior Common Room Charitable Incorporated Organisation** 

## **Charity registration number:  1191019** 

## **Objectives and Activities** 


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SORP reference<br>Summary of the purposes Para 1.17 For the public benefit, by<br>of the charity as set out  promoting the<br>in its governing  interests and welfare of students<br>document at St<br>Aidan’s College during their<br>course of<br>study and representing,<br>supporting and<br>advising students as the<br>recognised<br>representative channel between<br>students and St Aidan’s College<br>and any<br>other external bodies. As well as<br>the<br>provision of social, sporting,<br>cultural<br>and recreational activities and<br>forums<br>for discussion and debate for the<br>personal development of its<br>students.<br>Summary of the main  Para 1.17 and  During the period of this report,<br>1.19<br>activities in relation to  the<br>those purposes for the  Charity has been negotiating with<br>public benefit, in  St<br>particular, the activities,  Aidan’s College, Durham<br>projects or services  University and<br>identified in the  Durham University as part of the<br>accounts. JCR’s<br>transition from a Durham Student<br>Organisation and has been<br>continuing<br>its work to further establish the<br>charity.<br>Statement confirming  Para 1.18 The Trustees have had regard to<br>whether the trustees  the<br>have had regard to the  guidance issued by the Charity<br>**----- End of picture text -----**<br>




guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit 

**Commission on public benefit and are satisfied that the Charity's activities have  been in the public benefit.** 

## **Additional information (optional)** 


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You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:<br>SORP reference<br>Para 1.38<br>Policy on grant making<br>Para 1.38<br>Policy on social<br>investment including<br>program related<br>investment<br>Some of the Trustees have<br>Para 1.38 undertaken tasks as volunteers to<br>Contribution made by  establish the Charity in its<br>volunteers transition from a Durham Student<br>Organisation. In particular Glen<br>Jackson, who has been<br>coordinating with members to<br>offer oversight of the financial<br>position of the charity; and Eileen<br>Mortby who has been coordinating<br>with student representatives to<br>advance the welfare practices of<br>the charity.<br>Other<br>**----- End of picture text -----**<br>


## **Achievements and Performance** 

SORP reference 



||Summary of the main<br>achievements of the<br>charity, identifying the<br>diference the charity’s<br>work has made to the<br>circumstances of its<br>benefciaries and any<br>wider benefts to society<br>as a whole.|Para 1.20|**The Charity has been successful in**<br>**inducting new trustees from the**<br>**student**<br>**body.**<br>**Trustees of the charity have been**<br>**vital**<br>**in ofering advice, insight and**<br>**oversight**<br>**to the existing Durham Student**<br>**Organisation to prepare for the**<br>**transfer**<br>**of existing activities to the new**<br>**CIO**<br>**Charity.**||
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## **Additional information (optional)** 

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Achievements against  Para 1.41<br>objectives set<br>Performance of<br>fundraising activities  Para 1.41<br>against objectives set<br>Investment performance  Para 1.41<br>against objectives<br>Other<br>**----- End of picture text -----**<br>




## **Financial Review** 


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Review of the charity’s  Para 1.21 The Charity as of yet has had<br>financial position at the  £0.00<br>end of the period income and £0.00 expenditure.<br>Statement explaining the Para 1.22 The Charity has a reserves policy<br>policy for holding  that<br>reserves stating why they aims to hold reserves equating to<br>are held 1/3 of<br>annual turnover<br>Amount of reserves held Para 1.22 £0.00<br>Reasons for holding zero  Para 1.22 The Charity was yet to finalise the<br>reserves terms of the transfer of operations<br>from Durham<br>University as a Durham Student<br>Organisation and was therefore<br>yet to<br>assume control of the JCR’s<br>reserves.<br>Details of fund materially Para 1.24 £0.00<br>in deficit<br>Explanation of any  Para 1.23 The Charity anticipated the<br>uncertainties about the  complete<br>charity continuing as a  transition and financial<br>going concern independence of<br>the JCR by the 1 [st]  August 2022.<br>Until that<br>time, the Charity had no reserves.<br>**----- End of picture text -----**<br>


## **Additional information (optional)** 

You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: 

The charity’s principal sources of funds Para 1.47 (including any 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 



## **Structure, Governance and Management** 


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Description of charity’s<br>trusts:<br>Type of governing  Para 1.25 Constitution<br>document<br>(trust deed, royal<br>charter)<br>How is the charity  Para 1.25 Charitable Incorporated<br>constituted?  Organisation<br>(e.g unincorporated<br>association, CIO)<br>Trustee selection  Para 1.25 The Charity must have not less<br>methods including details than 3<br>of any constitutional  nor more than 6 appointed<br>provisions e.g. election to external<br>post or name of any  trustees who shall not be current<br>person or body entitled  students at Durham University for<br>to appoint one or more  a<br>trustees term of 4 years by a resolution<br>passed<br>at a properly convened meeting of<br>trustees.<br>During the period of this report,<br>no<br>external trustees have been<br>appointed.<br>The Charity must have not less<br>than 3<br>nor more than 4 elected student<br>trustees<br>who shall be current associate<br>members<br>of the CIO for a term of 1 year by a<br>resolution passed at a properly<br>convened meeting of trustees.<br>The Charity has a written trustee<br>recruitment policy.<br>**----- End of picture text -----**<br>


## **Additional information (optional)** 

You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: 

Policies and procedures adopted for the induction Para 1.51 and training of trustees The charity’s organisational structure Para 1.51 and any wider network with which the charity works 



Relationship with any Para 1.51 related parties Other 

## **Reference and Administrative details** 


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Charity name St Aidan’s College JCR Charitable Incorporated<br>Organisation<br>Other name the charity  St Aidan’s College JCR CIO<br>uses St Aidan’s JCR CIO<br>Registered charity  1191019<br>number<br>Charity’s principal  St Aidan’s JCR<br>address St Aidan’s College,<br>Windmill Hill,<br>Durham,<br>DH1 3LJ<br>**----- End of picture text -----**<br>




## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** 


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Name of person (or body)<br>Dates acted if not for<br>Trustee name Office (if any) entitled to appoint trustee<br>whole year<br>(if any)<br>John Martyn  Chair The Board of Trustees of<br>1 Richards St Aidan’s College JCR<br>CIO<br>Joseph McGarry N/A The Board of Trustees of<br>2 St Aidan’s College JCR<br>CIO<br>Joseph Eaton N/A The Board of Trustees of<br>3 St Aidan’s College JCR<br>CIO<br>Laura White N/A From 1 [st]  April 2022 The Board of Trustees of<br>4 St Aidan’s College JCR<br>CIO<br>Miles John  N/A The Board of Trustees of<br>5 Henderson St Aidan’s College JCR<br>CIO<br>Eileen Maria  N/A The Board of Trustees of<br>6 Mortby St Aidan’s College JCR<br>CIO<br>Glenn Anthony  N/A The Board of Trustees of<br>7 Jackson St Aidan’s College JCR<br>CIO<br>Jing Xu N/A From 1 [st]  April 2022 The Board of Trustees of<br>8 St Aidan’s College JCR<br>CIO<br>Matthew Midlane N/A Until 31 [st]  March 2022 The Board of Trustees of<br>9 St Aidan’s College JCR<br>CIO<br>10<br>11<br>12<br>13<br>14<br>15<br>16<br>17<br>18<br>**----- End of picture text -----**<br>




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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)** 

**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) Full name(s)** 

**Position (eg Secretary, Chair, etc)** 

**Date** 

