Trustees’ Annual Report for the period 18th December 2020 – 31[st] October 2021
Georgia’s Voice Registered Charity Number 1193028
## **Objectives and Activities**
At Georgia’s Voice we benefit the public by supporting young women living in Cornwall aged 18-25 with Mental health concerns. We do this by providing free support groups where they can receive emotional support by a team of trained volunteer facilitators, by helping build a support network to help preserve and protect good mental health. We help them with signposting to professional mental health services, and we can make referrals for talking therapy. We also put on regular wellbeing activities that promote good mental health. Our objective going forward is to open more groups across Cornwall so that every young woman living in Cornwall can easily access one, and to keep coming up with new ideas for raising money to pay for the costs involved with this.
We organise regular fundraisers to fund our groups and activities.
We set up our charity shop to bring in a regular steady income for the charity. I can confirm all trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit.
## **Achievements and performance**
-We have successfully set up 12 support groups across Cornwall with 2-25 members in each -We have completed safety plans with members in Crisis, preventing possible suicide attempts/self-harm
-We have gathered testimonials from members which are available on our website detailing how the groups have benefit their life and mental health
-We have achieved integration of the girls into the community by collaborating with other organisations and charities at wellbeing events and fundraisers
-We launched an annual National listening day with another charity on November 16[th] -Our founder was recognised with the ‘community hero’ award voted for by the local community for all the charity work carried out
-Our charity and its work have featured twice on the local televised news BBC Spotlight and ITV news, as well as local radio stations in recognition of the difference we are making in the community.
In the members testimonials and through group talks, some of the differences reported by members have been-
-Consistency through the weekly support groups -Feelings of increased confidence -Feeling empowered -Increased ability to impose boundaries -Personal growth -Resolving trauma through the therapy funded by us -Making friends -Reduced isolation -Reduced self-harm -Building social skills -Feeling safe -Feeling part of a community -Reduced/no hospital visits
## **Financial Review.**
At the end of the financial period our Income was £83,831.67 Our expenditure was £46,283.67 Where our money comes from-Donations and legacies -Fundraising -Our charity shop -Grants -Website sales of branded merchandise We have a reserves policy in place stating that we keep 6 months running costs in the bank which totals £33,000.
## **Structure, Governance and Management.**
We are structured as a charitable trust. We abide by the rules set out in our governing document, (trust deed) and the guidelines set by the charity commission.
The charity is managed by the Founder/Director Sophie Alway and the trustees who have regular meetings. There is no fixed term for a trustee, but when a trustee wishes to leave, we will advertise for another, through interviews we will ensure we chose an appropriate individual with the relevant skills, knowledge, and experience needed for the effective administration of the charity.
## **Reference and Administrative details.**
Charity name-Georgia’s Voice
Also known as-Georgia’s Voice PreLoved Boutique (Our charity shop) Registered Charity no- 1193028
Charity principal address31 Oakfield Road Falmouth TR11 2HR
TrusteesLouise Blenkinsop Sarah Lovering Sarah Brandwood Julie Lusk
Director name- Sophie Alway
Sophie Alway’s name is also on the lease for charity the shop, the lease started on 04/08/2021
## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others.**
Sophie Alway (Director not a trustee) holds the lease for the shop. The bank holds all other assets safe.
## **Declarations.**
The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above. Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees by:
Full name: Louise Blenkinsop
Position: Trustee
Date: As per attached digital certificate
Signed By
## Louise blenkinsop
Date Signed 2022-08-25 03:39:50 Email louiseblenkinsop@live.co.uk Printed Name Louise blenkinsop IP Address 148.252.132.167 Browser User Agent Mozilla/5.0 (iPhone; CPU iPhone OS 15_6_1 like Mac OS X) AppleWebKit/605.1.15 (KHTML, like Gecko) Version/15.6.1 Mobile/15E148 Safari/604.1 Name of signatory Louise Blenkinsop
## **Georgia's Voice Charitable Trust**
**Financial Statements**
**Year Ended 31st October 2023**
**Registered Charity 1193028**
## **Georgia's Voice Charitable Trust 1193028 Receipts and Payments Account For the Year Ended 31 October 2023**
|**_Notes_**
**Receipts**
Donations
Grants
Events
Shop
Interest
**_Sub total_**
**Payments**
Events
Group Expenditure
_3/4_
Trading
Advertising
Insurance
General Expenses
Legal & Professional
**_Sub total_**
**Asset and investment purchases**
Asset purchases
_5_
**_Sub total_**
**_Total payments_**
**_Net receipts/(payments)_**
Cash funds last period end
**Cash funds at 31.10.2023**|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**£**
33,096
18,500
17,510
56,066
108
**125,280**
4,051
18,936
61,874
5,506
167
2,663
20,520
**113,717**
789
**789**
**114,506**
10,774
49,964
**60,738**|**Restricted**
**funds**
**£**
-
-
-
-
**-**
628
-
-
-
**628**
-
-
**628**
- 628
**-628**|**Total**
**funds**
**£**
33,096
18,500
17,510
56,066
108
**125,280**
4,051
19,564
61,874
5,506
167
2,663
20,520
**114,345**
789
789
**115,134**
10,146
49,964
**60,110**|**_Period End_**
**_31.10.2022_**
_31,540_
_10,484_
_4,164_
_61,453_
_22_|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|||||**_107,663_**|
|||||_716_
_17,774_
_59,764_
_7,858_
_331_
_1,943_
_6,726_|
|||||**_95,112_**
_135_|
|||||_135_|
|||||**_95,247_**|
|||||_12,416_|
## **Georgia's Voice Charitable Trust 1193028 Statement of Assets and Liabilities As at 31 October 2023**
|**Cash funds**
Cash at bank
Total cash funds
**Other monetary assets**
**Investment assets**
**Assets retained for the charity’s own use**
Equipment|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**£**
60,110
**60,110**
-
-
**£**
2,153
**2,153**|**Restricted**
**funds**
**£**
-
**-**
-
-
**£**
-
-|**Total**
**funds**
**£**
60,110|
|---|---|---|---|
||||**60,110**|
||||-
-
**Value**
**£**
2,153|
||||**2,153**|
## **Accountants Report**
I have verified the accounting records of Georgia's Voice Charitable Trust and from these records have prepared, without audit, the attached Receipts and Payments Account and Statement of Assets and Liabilities. I certify that the Accounts are correctly drawn up in accordance therewith.
______________________ Helen Laws BA(HONS), FMAAT Membership No 2046 Licence No 9338
Lukes Cottage, Green Lane, Mawla, Redruth, Cornwall. TR16 5DW
## **Approved on behalf of the Trustees by**
______________________
Kirsty Barker-Langdon
Print Name ______________________ Trustee Position ______________________ **01/09/2024** Date ______________________
**Georgia's Voice Charitable Trust 1193028 Notes to the Financial Statements For the Year Ending 31 October 2023**
## **1 Accounts Basis**
The accounts are prepared on a receipts and payments basis, all revenue is shown on a cash basis.
## **2 Reserves**
A reserve level of £33,000 is maintained to ensure operaion of the Charity for a 6 month period.
## **3 Restricted Funds**
|**Funds received for talking therapy**
Balance b/f 1.11.2022
Counselling Fees
Balance c/f 31.10.2023|**£**
628
628|
|---|---|
||-|
## **4 Group Expenditure**
|Center Hire
Counselling Fees
Group Excursions
Legal and Professional fees
Purchases and Travel
Refreshments
Training and Staff Welfare
Staff and Travel Expenses
**5**
**Asset Purchases**
Card Machine Bundle
K9 Express Clothes Steamer
ASUS Vivibook 15" Laptop|**£**
2,370
5,340
2,655
228
1,312
311
4,312
3,036|
|---|---|
||**19,564**|
||**£**
95
191
503|
||**789**|
## **Georgia's Voice Charitable Trust**
**Financial Statements**
**Year Ended 31st October 2023**
**Registered Charity 1193028**
## **Georgia's Voice Charitable Trust 1193028 Receipts and Payments Account For the Year Ended 31 October 2023**
|**_Notes_**
**Receipts**
Donations
Grants
Events
Shop
Interest
**_Sub total_**
**Payments**
Events
Group Expenditure
_3/4_
Trading
Advertising
Insurance
General Expenses
Legal & Professional
**_Sub total_**
**Asset and investment purchases**
Asset purchases
_5_
**_Sub total_**
**_Total payments_**
**_Net receipts/(payments)_**
Cash funds last period end
**Cash funds at 31.10.2023**|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**£**
33,096
18,500
17,510
56,066
108
**125,280**
4,051
18,936
61,874
5,506
167
2,663
20,520
**113,717**
789
**789**
**114,506**
10,774
49,964
**60,738**|**Restricted**
**funds**
**£**
-
-
-
-
**-**
628
-
-
-
**628**
-
-
**628**
- 628
**-628**|**Total**
**funds**
**£**
33,096
18,500
17,510
56,066
108
**125,280**
4,051
19,564
61,874
5,506
167
2,663
20,520
**114,345**
789
789
**115,134**
10,146
49,964
**60,110**|**_Period End_**
**_31.10.2022_**
_31,540_
_10,484_
_4,164_
_61,453_
_22_|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|||||**_107,663_**|
|||||_716_
_17,774_
_59,764_
_7,858_
_331_
_1,943_
_6,726_|
|||||**_95,112_**
_135_|
|||||_135_|
|||||**_95,247_**|
|||||_12,416_|
## **Georgia's Voice Charitable Trust 1193028 Statement of Assets and Liabilities As at 31 October 2023**
|**Cash funds**
Cash at bank
Total cash funds
**Other monetary assets**
**Investment assets**
**Assets retained for the charity’s own use**
Equipment|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**£**
60,110
**60,110**
-
-
**£**
2,153
**2,153**|**Restricted**
**funds**
**£**
-
**-**
-
-
**£**
-
-|**Total**
**funds**
**£**
60,110|
|---|---|---|---|
||||**60,110**|
||||-
-
**Value**
**£**
2,153|
||||**2,153**|
## **Accountants Report**
I have verified the accounting records of Georgia's Voice Charitable Trust and from these records have prepared, without audit, the attached Receipts and Payments Account and Statement of Assets and Liabilities. I certify that the Accounts are correctly drawn up in accordance therewith.
______________________ Helen Laws BA(HONS), FMAAT Membership No 2046 Licence No 9338
Lukes Cottage, Green Lane, Mawla, Redruth, Cornwall. TR16 5DW
## **Approved on behalf of the Trustees by**
______________________
Kirsty Barker-Langdon
Print Name ______________________ Trustee Position ______________________ **01/09/2024** Date ______________________
**Georgia's Voice Charitable Trust 1193028 Notes to the Financial Statements For the Year Ending 31 October 2023**
## **1 Accounts Basis**
The accounts are prepared on a receipts and payments basis, all revenue is shown on a cash basis.
## **2 Reserves**
A reserve level of £33,000 is maintained to ensure operaion of the Charity for a 6 month period.
## **3 Restricted Funds**
|**Funds received for talking therapy**
Balance b/f 1.11.2022
Counselling Fees
Balance c/f 31.10.2023|**£**
628
628|
|---|---|
||-|
## **4 Group Expenditure**
|Center Hire
Counselling Fees
Group Excursions
Legal and Professional fees
Purchases and Travel
Refreshments
Training and Staff Welfare
Staff and Travel Expenses
**5**
**Asset Purchases**
Card Machine Bundle
K9 Express Clothes Steamer
ASUS Vivibook 15" Laptop|**£**
2,370
5,340
2,655
228
1,312
311
4,312
3,036|
|---|---|
||**19,564**|
||**£**
95
191
503|
||**789**|