## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period**
**From 29/04/2022 Period start date To 28/04/2023 Period end date**
## **Charity name: Single Parents Support and Advice Services**
## **Charity registration number: 1192792**
## **Objectives and Activities**
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|Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|(A) The preservaton and protecton of health
and the relief of poverty or need for the
beneft of single parents whose relatonships
have broken down and their children, by: (i)
providing assistance through conciliaton for
such single parents and providing advice and
help in the setlement of diferences or
potental diferences over associated maters
such as custody and access to children and
fnancial maters. (ii) providing or assistng in
the provision of informaton, advice, practcal,
emotonal and professional support and
counselling; and (iii) through the provision of
free legal advice and assistance to single
parents who, through the lack of fnancial
means, would be unable to obtain such advice
and services. (B) To advance the educaton of
single parents in various subjects, developing
the capacity and skills of single parents in such
a way that they are beter able to identfy, and
help meet, their needs and to and to
partcipate more fullyin society.|
|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|We get funding to help our members with food
and gas and electric. Cash never goes to the
members we do a food shop or top up their
smart meters. We have a charity shop in
Barnsley where people can come and see us,
talk to us and buy or be given clothing items.|
|Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|We can confrm that the trustees have abided
by the guidance with regards to public beneft|
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|Policy on grant making|Para 1.38|**Yes we have this**|
|Policy on social investment
including program related
investment|Para 1.38|**Yes we have this**|
|Contribution made by
volunteers|Para 1.38||
|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|Our main achievements in this fnancial period
is having hubs all over the UK distributng
surplus food via volunteers to the most
vulnerable single parent families who have
struggled to have food on their tables. This has
made a massive diference to help families out
of poverty. We also were granted funding to
provide a care hamper of a week’s shopping
and essentals to families and also top up
prepayment meters for single parent families
who could not aford to top up.|
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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||
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## **Financial Review**
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|Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|We were in a good fnancial positon and were
applying for lots of grants to help our members|
|Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
statingwhytheyare held|Para 1.22|As a not for proft we don’t hold reserves at
this tme due to getng funding that has to be
spent on certain actvites|
|Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|**None**|
|Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|We would like to hold reserves but never had
spare moneyor enough donatons comingin|
|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|The charity will keep going but certain actvites
may have to adapt or stop due to lack of funds
or volunteers, we will always have our on-line
support ofered.|
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The charity’s principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising)|
Para 1.47|
Our principal source of funds is from grant
applicatons or from our charity shop.|
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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||
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## **Structure, Governance and Management**
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trusts:|||
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|Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|CIO Consttuton|
|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|We select as a trustee board and vote|
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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||
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## **Reference and Administrative details**
|Charity name|Single Parents Support and Advice Services|
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|Other name the charity uses|SPSAS|
|Registered charity number|1192792|
|Charity’s principal address|29 Market Street Barnsley S70 1RS|
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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 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
## **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) Full name(s)** Nicola Booth
**Position (eg Secretary,** Chair of Trustees **Chair, etc)**
**Date**
21/05/2024