## **Trustees’ annual report (including Directors’ report) for the period** **From: 01/04/2023** **To: 31/03/2024** **Charity name: The Roost** **Charity registration number: 1192199** **Company number: CE023260** ## **Objectives and activities** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|**To advance the Christian religion for the**
**benefit of**
**the public, in part, but not exclusively,**
**young people**
**in accordance with the doctrines of the**
**Church of**
**England. To do this through provision of**
**recreational and**
**leisure activities and support.**| |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|**Infrastructure: installation of a cabin in**
**our outdoor space,**
**to provide shelter for meetings and**
**activities.**
**Chaplaincy: provision of chaplaincy**
**services in one**
**sixth form.**
**Community: provision of food and**
**resources for**
**activities on Community days, held once**
**a month.**| |Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public benefit|Para 1.18|**Yes, the trustees have had regard to the**
**guidance.**| ## **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** Summary of the main Para 1.20 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. ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: Para 1.41 Achievements against objectives set Para 1.41 Performance of fundraising activities against objectives set Para 1.41 Investment performance against objectives Other ## **Financial review** |**Financial review**||| |---|---|---| |Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|**Bank balance stood at £21,678.87 in**
**credit.**| |Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|**Chaplaincy funds are hypothecated for**
**Chaplaincy post.**
**Grant received, hypothecated for**
**purchase of**
**cabin and materials.**| |Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|**All funds will be paid to the chaplaincy**
**post and cabin project.**| |Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|**We are still a young charity,**| |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|**N/A**| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: Para 1.47 The charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising) Para 1.46 Investment policy and objectives including any social investment policy adopted Para 1.46 A description of the principal risks facing the charity Other ## **Structure, governance and management** |Description of charity’s trusts:||| |---|---|---| |Type of governing document:
for example,trust deed,
memorandum and articles of
association etc|Para 1.25|**Constitution**| |How is the charity
constituted?
for example limited company,
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|**Election by resolution at Trustees**
**meeting.**
**Agreed by majority. Quorum is 2 trustees**
**or**
**nearest number to 1/3 of trustees.**| |||| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: Para 1.51 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 Other ## **Reference and administrative details** |Charity name|**The Roost**| |---|---| |Other name the charity uses|**N/A**| |Registered charity number|**1192199**| |Charity’s principal address|**1 Barns Farm**
**Netherwitton**
**Northumberland**
**NE61 4NW**| ## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** ||**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not for**
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20|Elizabeth
Rookwood|Leader and
Founder||| ||Nicola Taylor||1 Dec 2023|| ||Michael Carson|Treasurer||Founder| ||Sarah Keith|||Founder| ||Tara Russell|Chair||Founder| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| Corporate trustees – names of the directors at the date the report was approved **Director name** ## **N/A** Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity |**Trustee name**|**Dates acted if not for whole year**| |---|---| |**N/A**|| ## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others** Description of the assets held N/A 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 ## **Additional information (optional)** ## **Names and addresses of advisers (optional information)** ||**Names and addresses of advisers (optional information)**|**Names and addresses of advisers (optional information)**|**Names and addresses of advisers (optional information)**|**Names and addresses of advisers (optional information)**| |---|---|---|---|---| ||**Type of**
**adviser**
**Name**
**Address**|||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| ||**Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (optional information)**|||| |||||| ## **Exemptions from disclosure** Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details ## **N/A** ## **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)** Rev Elizabeth Rookwood **Position (for example** Leader & Founder **Secretary, Chair, etc)** **Date** 04/02/2025 ## Management Report The Roost For the period ended 31 March 2024 Prepared on 9 April 2024 For management use only ## **Table of Contents** Profit and Loss ................................................................................................................................................3 Balance Sheet .................................................................................................................................................4 2/4 ## **Profit and Loss** April 2023 - March 2024 |**Profit and Loss**
April 2023 - March 2024|| |---|---| ||**Total**| |INCOME|| |Charitable activities|93.06| |Donations and legacies|9,432.46| |Non-profit income|| |Bank interest|41.41| |Events|428.51| |**Total Non-profit income**|**469.92**| |Services|9,640.00| |**Total Income**|**19,635.44**| |TOTAL|**19,635.44**| |EXPENDITURES|| |Bank charges|60.75| |Hospitality|481.04| |Insurances|626.17| |IT & Website|85.00| |Manpower|| |Payroll services|377.00| |Salaries|11,151.65| |Training|10.00| |**Total Manpower**|**11,538.65**| |Mileage|256.95| |Networking|3.60| |Office/General Administrative Expenses|852.58| |Other Professional Services|125.00| |Pastoral care|550.08| |Repair and maintenance|615.45| |Subscriptions|182.16| |Travel and Accommodation|4.69| |**Total Expenditures**|**15,382.12**| |NET OPERATING INCOME|**4,253.32**| |NET INCOME/(EXPENDITURE)|**£4,253.32**| 3/4 The Roost ## **Balance Sheet** As of March 31, 2024 |**Balance Sheet**
As of March 31, 2024|| |---|---| ||**Total**| |FIXED ASSET|| |**Tangible assets**|| |Fixtures and Fittings Cost|9,240.02| |Office Equipment Cost|2,748.25| |**Total Tangible assets**|**11,988.27**| |**Total Fixed Asset**|**11,988.27**| |CASH AT BANK AND IN HAND|| |CAF|21,678.87| |**Total Cash at bank and in hand**|**21,678.87**| |NET CURRENT ASSETS|**21,678.87**| |NET CURRENT ASSETS(LIABILITIES)|**21,678.87**| |TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT LIABILITIES|**33,667.14**| |TOTAL NET ASSETS (LIABILITIES)|**£33,667.14**| |CHARITY FUNDS|| |Opening Balance Equity|29,413.82| |Retained Earnings|| |Surplus/(Deficit)|4,253.32| |**Total Charity funds**|**£33,667.14**| 4/4 The Roost