## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period**
## **From 02/06/2022 Period start date To 01/06/2023 Period end date**
## **Charity name: Wolves Martial Arts Community CIO**
## **Charity registration number: 1191956**
## **Objectives and Activities**
||SORP reference||
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|Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|**To be able to offer free access to the**
**sport of mixed martial arts, in safe**
**environment to have better physical and**
**mental health, and learning some self**
**defence.**|
|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|**Individuals have free access to the**
**sport, fitness area and gym, and use of**
**the equipment/uniform to learn the sport**
**of mixed martial arts. By coming**
**together the individuals feel part of**
**something and the community**
**improves.**|
|Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|**The trustees are keen to make sure that**
**we are doing what we can to continue to**
**support our local community by being**
**able to offer free courses to individuals,**
**and helping to build better community**
**and allowing access to fitness and**
**training. Following the lockdown, we are**
**wanting to help people who have**
**suffered with mental health or with their**
**cost of living and having to pull back on**
**outgoings but want to get back into**
**some fitness. By offering free courses**
**we are able to allow people to still**
**access facilities.**
**We have also been supporting families**
**on low income by feeding children once**
**a week for free with the current financial**
**climate.**|
## **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**
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|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|**We have been able to work with**
**individuals who have previously been**
**discriminated against because of**
**disabilities, but we have been able to**
**allow them to come to us, by having an**
**open door and allowing them to try our**
**activities. We don’t see people’s**
**disabilities but their abilities.**
**We have also run free courses and**
**allowed individuals to take part in**
**charity fight nights, following their**
**training with us. This has allowed for**
**those who have had free training and**
**access to our activities take part in a**
**fight night to raise money for other**
**charities.**
**We have been running free courses for**
**young people to attend after school and**
**once a week we also provide a packed**
**lunch to each child to help low income**
**families with the current financial**
**climate which are causing families to**
**struggle to feed everyone, so after**
**training we will then feed the children,**
**which helping children still access the**
**course but also to help ease some**
**pressure from parents with 1 less meal**
**during the week to feed children.**|
## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
Achievements against Para 1.41 objectives set
|Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set|Para 1.41||
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|Investment performance
against objectives|Para 1.41||
|Other|||
## **Financial Review**
|**Financial Review**|||
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|Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|**We have had 1 grant over the year,**
**which have allowed us to get some**
**equipment and to cover expenses of**
**volunteers to run free courses over the**
**year, as some of the money that was in**
**at the start of the year was previous year**
**grant money for courses that was**
**running.**|
|Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|**We currently don’t have any reserves,**
**but as we are able to use the funds from**
**grants as per agreement, it means that**
**we will be able start doing some**
**fundraising events to build some funds**
**ourselves and build up a reserve.**|
|Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|**0**|
|Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|**We are currently being supported by a**
**business so have no costs, but will be**
**looking to build up funds including a**
**reserve going forward as we are still**
**building up.**|
|Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24|**none**|
|Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern|Para 1.23|**We have a business which is supporting**
**us, but unfortunately being a new**
**charity when lockdown hit us, it meant**
**that it delayed. However we are**
**contacting people/companies and**
**building relationships to try to keep**
**building on what we have done so far.**
**We are working with the Wolverhampton**
**Council to reach out to schools and**
**meet more young people.**|
## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
|The charity’s principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising)|Para 1.47||
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|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:|||
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|Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|**Constitution of a charitable incorporated**
**organisation**|
|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|**Chair invites trustees, after discussing**
**and agreeing with at least one other**
**trustee.**|
## **Additional information (optional)**
## You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
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Policies and procedures
adopted for the induction
and training of trustees|
Para 1.51||
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|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|Wolves Martial Arts Community CIO|
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|Other name the charity uses||
|Registered charity number|1191956|
|Charity’s principal address|Cockshutts Lane,
Wolverhampton
WV23NP|
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**year**|**Name of person (or body) entitled**
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||Hugh Abercrombie||22/10/2020 –present|Hugh Abercrombie|
||Tania Freeman||22/10/2020 –present|Hugh Abercrombie|
||Dan COX||22/10/2020 –present|Hugh Abercrombie|
||Hannah Knight||20/10/2021 –present|Hugh Abercrombie|
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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 none held in this capacity
Name and objects of the none charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for none 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 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)** H A Abercrombie
**Full name(s)** Hugh Abercrombie
**Position (eg Secretary,** Chair **Chair, etc)**
**Date**
22/04/2024