2024-03-31-accounts - The Alan Ball Foundation

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Trustees’ Annual Report for the period

From April 1 2023 Period start date To March 31/24 Period end date

Charity name: The Alan Ball Foundation

Charity registration number:1191831

	SORP reference
Summary of the purposes of the charity as set out in its governing document	Para 1.17	To advance in life and relieve needs of young people through the provision of recreational and leisure time activities provided in the interest of social welfare, design to improve their conditions of life. Providing grants to support activities which develop their skills, capacities and capabilities to enable them to participate on society as mature and responsible individuals.
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	Funds given to young people to participate or provide equipment to participate in all areas of sport of the performing arts.
Statement confirming whether the trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit	Para 1.18

	SORP reference
Policy on grant making	Para 1.38	Grants are awarded where funds are available this is granted through application request .
Policy on social investment including program related investment	Para 1.38	N/A
		The Alan Ball Foundation do not have any

volunteers Para 1.38 Contribution made by volunteers Other

	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	With the very little money we have we have donated to Vita Sports football team competing in the Gothia youth world cup for Kit, youth sections into no league football set ups and to a dance school who are raising money to allow them to participate in the world championships. All these children have to raise their own funds to be able to have the correct kit, travel expenses and equipment to be able to take part.

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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		N/A

Financial Review
Review of the charity’s financial position at the end of the period	Para 1.21	The charity still has concerns that funding through fundraising and donations is getting harder
Statement explaining the policy for holding reserves stating why they are held	Para 1.22	The Alan Ball Foundation currently do not hold any reserves
Amount of reserves held	Para 1.22	£0.00
Reasons for holding zero reserves	Para 1.22	We were set up to donate to organisations or individuals only if funds are available
Details of fund materially in deficit	Para 1.24	ABF has no staff or core cost operations
Explanation of any uncertainties about the charity continuing as a going concern	Para 1.23	Fund raising and donations have become increasing difficult and going forward we are looking at how we can continue the charity to be successful in what it was originally set up to do.

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The charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising)	Para 1.47	Donations
Investment policy and objectives including any social investment policy adopted	Para 1.46	n/a at the moment
A description of the principal risks facing the charity	Para 1.46	Raising enough finds to support those we wish to benefit .
Other

Description of charity’s trusts:		Charitable Incorporated Operation
Type of governing document (trust deed, royal charter)	Para 1.25	CIO Constitution
How is the charity constituted? (e.g unincorporated association, CIO)	Para 1.25	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	The charity was set up with family members to honour fathers’ legacy

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

Charity name	The Alan Ball Foundation
Other name the charity uses	NO
Registered charity number
Charity’s principal address	7 Wallington Drive, Chandlers Ford , Hampshire, SO53 1TR

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20	Trustee name	Office (if any)	Dates acted if not for whole year	Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (ifany)
	KeelyAllan
	Miranda Byrne
	James Ball
	Jeniffer Todd
	Michael Kurn

Director name

Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity

Trustee name Dates acted if not for whole year

Description of the assets N/A held in this capacity

Name and objects of the N/A charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects

Details of arrangements for N/A safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets

Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)

Type of Name Address adviser

Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)

Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details

The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.

Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees

Signature(s) Full name(s) Keely Louise Ball Position (eg Secretary, Trustee Chair, etc) Date 13/12/24