## Trustees’ Annual Report for the period From 1 April 2023 (Period start date). To 31 March 2024 (Period end date) Charity name: BSignificant Charity registration number: 1191809 ## Objectives and Activities ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|To promote the efficiency and
effectiveness of charities, in
particular but not exclusively by
supporting the efficiency and
effectiveness of the administration
or infrastructure of charities.
The promotion of the voluntary
sector, in particular but not
exclusively by improving the
services of voluntary organisations
in terms of efficiency, effectiveness
and quality.| |Summary of the main
activities in relation to those
purposes for the public
benefit, in particular, the
activities, projects or
services identified in the
accounts.|Para 1.17 and
1.19|Main activities include providing
leadership support and strategic
consultancy to charities and community
organisations in the UK.| |Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|In preparing these accounts the
trustees have had regard to the
guidance issued by the Charity
Commission regarding public benefit.| Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: ||
SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Policy on grant making|Para 1.38|N/A| |Policy on social investment
including program related
investment|Para 1.38|N/A| |Contribution made by
volunteers|Para 1.38|N/A| |---|---|---| |Other||| ## Achievements and Performance ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the main
achievements of the charity,
identifying the difference the
charity’s work has made to
the circumstances of its
beneficiaries and any wider
benefits to society as a
whole.|Para 1.20|Unfortunately the Charity has not been able
to gain the traction that the Trustee’s
initially envisaged to effectively discharge
the objects set out in the constitution and a
decision was taken in June 2023 to wind up
the activities of the Charity| ## Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |
Achievements against
objectives set|
Para 1.41|
N/A| |---|---|---| |Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set|Para 1.41|N/A| |Investment performance
against objectives|Para 1.41|N/A| |Other||| ## Financial Review |Financial Review||| |---|---|---| |Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|No activity was carried out during the
period| |Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|To be determined by Trustees| |Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|£1,500| |Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|N/A| |Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24|N/A| |Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern|Para 1.23|The charity has struggled to obtain program
participants prepared to pay for the training
and is considering it’s future| |Additional information (optional)
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You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:| |---|---|---| |The charity’s principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising)|Para 1.47|| |Investment policy and
objectives including any
social investment policy
adopted|Para 1.46|| |A description of the principal
risks facing the charity|Para 1.46|| |Other||| ## Structure, Governance and Management |Description of charity’s
trusts:||| |---|---|---| |Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|BSignificant was set up under a
constitution dated 13th August 2020| |How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)|Para 1.25|BSignificant is a Charitable
Incorporated Organisation (CIO)| |Trustee selection methods
including details of any
constitutional provisions e.g.
election to post or name of
any person or body entitled
to appoint one or more
trustees|Para 1.25|1. There must be a minimum of three
trustees and a maximum of 9 trustees.
2. Apart from the first charity trustees,
every appointed trustee must be
appointed for a term of three years by
a resolution passed at a properly
convened meeting of the charity
trustees.
3. In selecting individuals for
appointment as appointed charity
trustees, the charity trustees must
have regard to the skills, knowledge
and experience needed for the
effective administration of the CIO| ## Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |
Policies and procedures
adopted for the induction
and training of trustees|
Para 1.51|| |---|---|---| |The charity’s organisational
structure and any wider
network with which the
charity works|Para 1.51|| |Relationship with any related
parties|Para 1.51|| |Other||| ## Reference and Administrative details |Charity name|BSignificant| |---|---| |Other name the charity uses|| |Registered charity number|1191809| |Charity’s principal address|9 BADGER CLOSE
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20|Trustee name|Office (if any)|Dates acted if not for whole
year|Name of person (or body) entitled to
appoint trustee (ifany)| |---|---|---|---|---| ||Graham Sleep|Chair||| ||Catherine
Merchant||Resigned 25 September
2023|| ||Steve Charlton|||| ||Stephen Jackson|||| ||Andrew Briggs|Treasurer||| ||Louise Wilson|||| ||Jeff Breen|||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| ## – 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 None Name and objects of the charity on whose behalf the N/A assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for safe custody and N/A segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets ## Additional information (optional) 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 No staff employed by the charity. ## Other optional information ## Declarations The company has taken advantage of the small companies’ exemption in preparing the report above. The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report (including directors’ report) above. Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees/directors Signature(s) Full name(s) Andrew Briggs Position (eg Secretary, Treasurer Chair, etc) Date 10 Dec 2024