## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** **From 29/04/2024 Period start date To 28/04/2025 Period end date** ## **Charity name: Single Parents Support and Advice Services** ## **Charity registration number: 1192792** ## **Objectives and Activities** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|(A) The preservation and protection of
health and the relief of poverty or
need for the beneft of single parents
whose relationships have broken
down and their children, by: (i)
providing assistance through
conciliation for such single parents
and providing advice and help in the
settlement of diferences or potential
diferences over associated matters
such as custody and access to
children and fnancial matters. (ii)
providing or assisting in the provision
of information, advice, practical,
emotional 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 education of single parents in
various subjects, developing the
capacity and skills of single parents in
such a way that they are better able
to identify, and help meet, their needs
and to and to participate more fully in
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
clothingitems.| |Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity|Para 1.18|We can confrm that the trustees
have abided by the guidance with
regards to public beneft| Commission on public benefit ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: SORP reference **Yes we have this** Para 1.38 Policy on grant making **Yes we have this** Para 1.38 Policy on social investment including program related investment Para 1.38 Contribution made by volunteers 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|Our main achievements in this
fnancial period is having hubs all
over the UK distributing 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 essentials to families and also top
up prepayment meters for single
parent families who could not aford
to top up.| **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |Achievements against
objectives set|Para 1.41|| |---|---|---| |Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set|Para 1.41|| |Investment performance
against objectives|Para 1.41|| |Other||| ## **Financial Review** |**Financial Review**||| |---|---|---| |Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of theperiod|Para 1.21|We were in an ok fnancial position
and were applying for lots of grants to
help our members| |Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|As a not for proft we don’t hold
reserves at this time due to getting
funding that has to be spent on
certainactivities| |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 money or enough
donations 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
activities may have to adapt or stop
due to lack of funds or volunteers, we
will always have our on-line support
ofered.| ## **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|
Our principal source of funds is from
grant applications or from our charity
shop.| |---|---|---| |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|Funding is at an all time low and hard to get
but we are trying our best. Volunteers are
hard to get now aswell| |Other||| ## **Structure, Governance and Management** |Description of charity’s
trusts:||| |---|---|---| |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|We select as a trustee board and vote| ## **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|Single Parents Support and Advice Services| |---|---| |Other name the charity uses|SPSAS| |Registered charity number|1192792| |Charity’s principal address|29 Market Street Barnsley S70 1RS| ||| **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** |1
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**year**|**Name of person (or body) entitled**
**to appoint trustee (ifany)**| |---|---|---|---|---| ||Nicola Booth|||| ||JennyBarker|||| ||Gemma Murphy|||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| ## – 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** 12/02/2025 ## **Sin le Parents Su ort and Advice Services g pp** |Charity Number 1192792
Current Assets
Cash
Investments
Inventories
Accounts receivable
Pre-paid expenses
Other
Total
Fixed Assets
Property and equipment
Leasehold improvements
Equity and other investments
Less accumulated depreciation (Negative Value)
Total|| |---|---| ||FY-2024
FY-2025| ||2000
390
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
8000
3341
10000
3731
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0| |Total Assets|10000
3731| |Current Liabilities
Accounts payable
Accrued wages
Accrued compensation
Income taxes payable
Unearned revenue
Other
Total
Long-term Liabilities
Mortgage payable
Total
Owner Equity
Investment capital
Accumulated retained earnings
Total|0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0| |Total Liabilities & Stockholder Equity|0
0| These accounts have been prepared and delivered in accordance with the provisions applicabale to companies subject to the small companies reigime For the financial year in question the company was entitles to exeption under section 477 of the companies act 2006 relating to small companies. No members have required the company to obtain an audit of its accounts for the year in question in accordance with section 476 of the companies act 2006. The directors acknowledge their responisibilty for complying with the requirements of the act with respect to accounting records and for the preparation of accounts. These accounts have been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies regime.