Basildon Pride CIO basildonpride.co.uk ## CONTENTS - 4 Introduction from the Chair of Trustees - 6 Our charitable purposes - 8 Our organisational structure - 12 Basildon Pride Festival 2024 review - 14 Basildon Pride Everyday review - 16 Performance against charitable purposes measures - 18 Financial Statement 2024 - 19 Our Sponsors and Supporters - 20 Moving Forward - Our focus for 2024/23 3 2 ## INTRODUCTION FROM THE CHAIR OF TRUSTEES This year has been a year of significant change for Basildon Pride CIO. At the end of 2023, we got the news we had been waiting for in that we had been awarded the National Lottery Reaching Communities Grant, giving us £192,000 towards our work over a 3-year period. This funding has meant that we have been able to significantly expand the programme that we deliver as a charity, particularly our Basildon Pride Everyday work. Our work has now been categorised under several pillars: - - Basildon Pride Annual Festival - Networking for Adults, Young People and Families - Mental Health Awareness and Support - Trans, Non-Binary and Gender Diverse Awareness and Support - • Hate Crime Awareness - Pride Matters Radio Show On top of this, the funding has also allowed us to recruit our first employee who holds the role of our Charity Administrator. We can also pay small allowances for key leaders within the charity. We have been able to invest in new permanent assets for the charity such as our wonderful gazebo and colourful sails for our festival. We have also been able to fund a permanent storage solution for the assets we have acquired over the years. Ultimately the funding has allowed us to reach more people within the Basildon Borough and the surrounding area on a more frequent basis throughout the year, giving them the support they need. On a personal level, my election as a Member of Parliament in July 2024 has meant that we have had to review role holders within the charity. I have stepped down from the role of Charity Programme Director and moved back into the role of Chair of Trustees. I thank Claire Prosho who held this role from our last Annual General Meeting until August. Our key goal for 2025 will be to find more volunteers to take on key leadership roles within the charity as I step back from the day-to-day operational work. We must also continue to accelerate the delivery of areas of work that are in our plan but have not yet been delivered in full such as our Safe Spaces Scheme and our Mental Health Support Network. I am confident that the amazing team of volunteers will make this happen in the new year. I would like to personally thank all our volunteers for the outstanding work they have put in over the last 12 months as we have grown. Without them, our work would simply not happen. I also send our sincere thanks to our sponsors and supporters who have been incredibly generous in supporting our programme. Finally, I want to thank the community. Without you turning up to our events, taking part in our workshops and engaging with us online, Basildon Pride would not exist. I hope we have made you proud and we look forward to delivering for you again in 2025. If there is anything you would like to see as part of our programme of work, then please do let us know. David Burton-Sampson Chair of Trustees **----- Start of picture text -----**
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4 ## Our Organisational Purposes are: To work with the LGBTQ+ community of The Basildon Borough and beyond and other interested stakeholders as well as statutory and community sector organisations to promote Basildon Pride as a lasting movement To arrange, fundraise for and deliver an annual Basildon Pride Event To fundraise for and deliver Basildon Pride Everyday which creates a programme of awareness and support events and activities for the LGBTQ+ community and its allies throughout the year ## The Public Benefit we provide is ## OUR CHARITABLE PURPOSES ## The Objects of the charity are: _“To promote equality and diversity for the public benefit and in particular the elimination of discrimination on the grounds of sexual orientation or gender identity by delivering an annual Basildon Pride Event and deliver Basildon Pride Everyday which creates a programme of awareness and support events and activities for the LGBTQ+ community and its allies throughout the year in order to eliminate discrimination and advance education and awareness in equality and diversity.”_ Advanced citizenship, cohesion and improved community relations in the Basildon Borough and beyond Education about the Basildon Borough LGBTQ+ community and wider LGBTQ+ issues Free Information, support, guidance, and a non-judgemental space for discussion & dialogue concerning LGBTQ+ health and well-being The promotion of LGBTQ+ arts, culture, and heritage Championing human rights, equality and diversity 7 ## OUR ORGANISATIONAL STRUCTURE All positions across the charity are held on a voluntary basis. ## Board of Trustees There are currently 6 appointed Trustees and 1 vacancy in line with our constitution. **----- Start of picture text -----**
David Burton-Sampson Danny Lawrence
Chair of the Trustees Deputy Chair of the Trustees
Jamie Whaley Robert Scully
Treasurer to the Charity Trustee without role
Matthew Whaley Alex McKenzie
Trustee without role Trustee without role
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In line with the constitutional arrangements 1 Trustee will retire at the Annual General Meeting in November 2024, and we will look to fill our vacancy. ## Charity Directors The Everyday Committee hold responsibility for coordinating and delivering our Basildon Pride Everyday programme throughout the year. Vacant Maxine Newell Charity Programme Director Charity Administrator Matthew Winslow Matthew Miller Festival Project Director Marketing Director Vacant Christina Crosby Everyday Director Finance & Partnership Director Matthew Miller Marketing Director Christina Crosby Finance & Partnership Director ## Basildon Pride Festival Organising Committee The Festival Organising Committee holds responsibility for delivering the annual Basildon Pride Festival Event. **----- Start of picture text -----**
Vacant Vacant
Festival Creative Lead Festival Event Lead
Alexander Davis Tracy Freeman
Logistics Manager Volunteers Manager
David Bedson Robert Wyatt
Technical Manager Entertainment Manager
Craig Freeman Vacant
Parade Manager Health & Safety Manager
Vacant
Community Engagement Manager
Christina Crosby, Helen Taylor, Jamie Whaley,
Alex McKenzie, Liam McAllister
Festival Support Officers
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9 8 ## Basildon Pride Everyday Organising Committee The Everyday Committee hold responsibility for coordinating and delivering our Basildon Pride Everyday programme throughout the year. Helen Taylor Aaron Willis Networking Manager Young Persons Networking Manager Ashe Thorpe Becky Essex Trans, Non-Binary and Gender Hate Crime Manager Diverse Lead David Kirkman Daniel Johnson Mental Health Manager Everyday Entertainment Manager Kurt Wilson Alex McKenzie Pride Matters Manager Everyday Support Officer ## Other Roles **----- Start of picture text -----**
Alex McKenzie Tyer Pittaway
Social Media Manager Brand Manager
Leigh Mumford
Fundraising Manager
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10 11 ## BASILDON PRIDE FESTIVAL 2024 REVIEW The Basildon Pride Festival took place on Saturday 7th September 2024 at Basildon Sporting Village. **----- Start of picture text -----**
Can’t wait for 2025!
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Loved it! Thank you all for all your hard work.
Loved it was free entry. I’m a first timer too!
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Keep doing great things - the day is so well thought out and inclusive. It was the best year! The acts were so much better! The market stalls this year were absolutely fantastic. The day got off to its usual spectacular and colourful start with the annual Parade which set off at 11am from outside the former Toys R Us/Sports Direct building in Southernhay in Basildon Town Centre. Headed by the Basildon Borough Mayor Cllr Allan Davies and his Mayoress, they led a parade of over 1,500 people including drag queens, army and air cadets, sponsors, local businesses, volunteers, community groups, members of the LGBTQ+ community and the general public in a 1.5mile parade to the festival. Local businesses joined in again with the Eastgate Shopping Centre dressed for the occasion in a glorious aerial flag display, alongside our friends at Orleto Lounge and The Craft Shed who made sure their bunting was up! Once again all the colours of the rainbow were accompanied by glitter, face paints, sparkle, music, drums, flags, marching banners, brazillian dancers and mischievous chinese lions. Our unique handmade diversity river flag carried by over 50 people, was joined by an equally large rainbow river flag and for the first time ever a large Trans flag in a bold display of unity, defiance to hatred and a symbol of acceptance that everyone should have. This year, we had a welcoming party by our Rainbow Arch as confetti cannons burst colour into the air and our Drag Queen violinist Aria Close and Main Stage hosts Chamonix & Ruby Violet welcomed everyone who had made the journey. Hosted by Chamonix and Ruby Violet, our Main Stage sponsored by Fiserv & Eastgate Shopping Centre at our Fmaily Stage sponsored by Gateway 97.8 both had a new look and became the place to watch high quality programme of performers including the most drag queens we have ever had in our line-up with Aria Close, Tracey Paper, Miss Lightening, Big Taystee, Vanity Nightmare, Bev, Haus of Vigilante & The Tiny Gentleman all bringing colour, make-up and heels to our stages. We had tributes of the late George Michael, Dua Lipa and ABBA! We also had the pleasure of BGT/ The Voice’s Amrick Channa, Brighton’s own Quentin Hartz and local artists and bands including Ami Harman, Rhianna-Marie and The Vi5ion. Topped off by our headliners with BBC’s RuPaul Drag Race star Michael Maroulli and up and coming vocalist & DJ Louis III. Our Silent Disco, sponsored by id-Verde had an increased popularity with people of all ages donning a headset and bopping along to tracks on our playlist as well as live DJs. Our Chill-Out Zone sponsored by the media giant NBC Universal and run by local charity Motivate Minds provided a calm escape from the hustle and bustle elsewhere and we had people drawing, painting, doing yoga and tai chi. Our Discovery Hub was back sponsored by Unite the Union, with speakers including our own Chair of Trustees, Essex Police, Thurrock & Essex Fostering, Terence Higgins Trust with stalls of supporting organisations close by to provide outreach support. The Family Entertainment zone sponsored by SS&C was back by popular demand with our friends at Infinity Circus letting anyone try their hand at circus skills; we have never seen so many plates spun and balls being juggled before! Our fairground was focused on providing some fun for children. The Marketplace, sponsored by Palmers Solicitors was a great range of business, community and charity stalls once again, including some new stalls providing drag outfits, pride merchandise, sweets, lucky dups, mead and lingerie. Our Foodcourt, sponsored by Gateway 97.8 brought back the smells and taste of home cooked food, with the staple burgers, hot dogs, noodles, mixed up with ice cream, donuts, coffee, tastes of the Caribbean, India and Mexico! Our main bar was bigger and looked like a proper pub and was joined this year by a prosecco bar in a converted horsebox! Thanks to Essex & Suffolk Water, we even had fresh mains drinking water piped into our site available free of charge helping us meet a reducing plastic objective from our Environmental Policy a year early! We truly hope that the 6,000 people that passed through our gates and stayed for the day had the best time and will come back next year. After the festival a longer seven hour After Party kicked off at 9pm with a performance by Louis III and tunes from our guest DJ Beats By Si. Finally, we take this opportunity to thank our dedicated Event Team who worked so hard all year to prepare the festival, set it up over four days and ensure it was run efficiently and safely for everyone to enjoy. We look forward to seeing you in 2025! Regards, Matt Winslow Festival & Parade Project Director 13 12 ## BASILDON PRIDE EVERYDAY REVIEW After successfully being granted the National Lottery Reaching Communities Funding for a period of 3 years, we have been able to extend our Basildon Pride Everyday Programme across 5 pillars, giving an even broader level of outreach to the LGBTQ+ Community and our allies in the Basildon Borough and beyond. - Networking for Adults, Young People and Families - Mental Health Awareness and Support - Trans, Non-Binary and Gender Diverse Awareness and Support - • Hate Crime Awareness - Pride Matters Radio Show ## **Networking – Adults** We have named this strand – “Basildon Pride Together” and deliver a variety of monthly, free to attend events to bring members of the LGBTQ+ Community and our allies together in safe spaces. A full year of events has been delivered as outlined below including the attendance figures. - December 2023 – Christmas Party – 200 people - January 2024 – Beat the January Blues – 21 people - February 2024 – LGBT History Month – 67 people - • March 2024 – Easter Bingo – 60 people - April 2024 – Open Mic Night – 82 people - May 2024 – Mental Health Awareness – 19 people - June 2024 – Pride Month Party – 80 people - July 2024 – Trans and Non-Binary Quiz – 16 people - August 2024 – Festival Warm Up Event – 90 people - September 2024 – Comedy Night – 60 people - October 2024 – Mental Health Support – 10 people ## **Networking – Young People** Aptly named “Queer Crusaders” by the young people, Basildon Pride has been able to revive this much needed group for young people aged 13-19 and up to 25 with special educational needs after previous funding was lost. An average of 26 young people attend each week over 46 weeks of the year. Counselling is also in place and being provided by Renew Counselling. A mixture of group sessions and 6-week blocks of individual sessions are delivered. 4 clients have gone through a complete block of sessions and 3 others are currently going through a programme of counselling. Several others are potentially going to have individual counselling sessions after conversations during the group sessions. ## **Pride Matters Radio Show** Pride Matters has been broadcast weekly since the end of January 2024. A variety of topics have been used for each show, many linking in with the other pillars of our work. The show is now available on all Podcast channels as a permanent resource. ## **Supporting other LGBTQ+ Initiatives** A donation was made to our twin Pride in Kharkiv, Ukraine of £500 to support with their new safe space centre which is not only vital during the war but will be needed post war as well as Ukraine remains an area more hostile to the LGBTQ+ Community. We are actively seeking other projects we would like to support this year. ## **Networking – Families** An online Safe Spaces Forum has now been launched on Facebook and membership is growing. This allows families of LGBTQ+ people a space to chat and discuss their feelings, ask questions and gain a greater understanding of what their family member is experiencing, without judgement. Our monthly support sessions for families are also taking place. Attendance is currently low, but we will persist over the next 6 months before reviewing again as we expect this to be an area of slower growth, but one that is absolutely needed. ## **Mental Health Awareness and Support** We delivered 3 mental health focused sessions as part of our Basildon Pride Together programme which have all been well received. A Mental Health Summit took place on 16th May 2024 with 25 attendees representing a range of organisations from within the sector. - 3 key actions were agreed by the group on the back of this summit: 1. A quarterly LGBTQ+ Mental Health Forum for providers led by Basildon Pride 2. A monthly Wellness Session at a different providers’ venue every month but with a range of providers present 3. Cross sharing Mental Health Awareness, support and wellness events and activities from providers across each other’s social media channels. Providers have now committed to taking forward these 3 actions and the monthly sessions will be launched in February. ## **Trans, Non-Binary and Gender Diverse Awareness and Support** Given the challenges this group of our community has been facing over recent years, we have moved at speed to implement our plans for this pillar. Ø Educational sessions have been delivered through a variety of different medium – A Pride Matters Show focused on Pronouns was broadcast in March 2024. Two Basildon Pride Together session are planned with the first taking place in July 2024 and the second planned during Trans Awareness Week in November 2024. - All venues for our events now have Gender Neutral Toilet Facilities - Pronoun Badges have been produced and are available for use at all our events moving forwards. - • “Transcend” is taking place as a bi-monthly safe space event for the Trans, Non-Binary and Gender Diverse community to meet and gain support. The sessions have moved to The Craft Shed and session attendance continues to grow. - We have delayed the launch of our Trans Inclusion Policy until Spring 2025, and we will hold a business engagement event to launch it. However, the policy has been written. ## **Hate Crime Awareness** Basildon Borough Council have agreed to be our partner for this pillar. Essex Police are also fully supportive of our work in this area. A safe spaces network will be developed across the borough by the end of the summer 2025 in collaboration with Basildon Council. An app will be available via our website to find your nearest safe space. Our First Diversity Day took place on 23rd October at De La Salle School. 4 schools committed to take part, however 3 dropped out for various reasons. De La Salle has become champions for this day, and further schools are now already committing to the 2025 event. An e-learning suite that can be shared with local businesses and will also be available on our website promoting LGBTQ+ and wider diversity awareness and ways of tackling hate crime will move into development during 2025. 15 14 ## PERFORMANCE AGAINST CHARITABLE PURPOSES MEASURES Outlined below is the charities performance against the key measures identified at our inception. For the near future we will not be setting targets until we understand our current rolling annual position. However, the Board of Trustees will use this data to identify areas by which the charity needs to improve or focus its attention. Total annual membership of CIO as recorded at each AGM. Membership at the point of going to press was 57 which has grown from 40 in 2023. **----- Start of picture text -----**
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Total social media audience across Basildon Pride’s Facebook, Twitter and Instagram accounts. 6,504 **----- Start of picture text -----**
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Members of the Basildon Pride LGBTQ+ Facebook Support Group Total unique visits to the website based on statistics from the new website’s launch in November 2023 to October 2024. 10,520 **----- Start of picture text -----**
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Number of attendees at the Basildon Pride Festival 2024 estimated based on gate counts. Total number of attendees at the Basildon Pride fundraising events throughout the year 546 Number of volunteers assisting at the Basildon Pride Festival 2024 75 Total value of donations and grants made by Basildon Pride to other causes or campaigns £500 Rolling programme of Basildon Pride events for fundraising, awareness, and support; See Basildon Pride Everyday Report. 16 17 ## FINANCIAL STATEMENT 2024 Our total income for the year from 1st November 2023 to 31st October 2024 is £96,453.65 This consists of £4,098.00 raised from Fundraising activities, £17,900.00 from Sponsorship and £6,025.00 from Stallholder Fees. £65,500 received in grants and £1,517.00 in donations and £1,413 in sales. The total expenditure for the year was £84,647.00 consisting of £44,452.00 for event Logistics and Technical costs, Performer and Security fees, Insurance, and other general operating costs. This year’s costs also include that of our newly employed administrator and staff costs of £32,976.00 and administrative expenses of £6,393.00 and finally £826.00 for debt, depreciation and tax expenses. Our Banking is held with Metro Bank and Natwest Bank and our balance as of 1st November 2024 was £11,825.00. To date the accounts are unaudited, however, an audit will be undertaken imminently. A full set of accounts will be published in our Annual Report 2025 in line with the Charity Commission requirement. ## THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS AND SUPPORTERS We would like to extend our thanks to our wonderful sponsors and supporters, without whom Basildon Pride CIO simply would not be able to deliver our activities. Every penny donated is sincerely appreciated. ## Basildon Pride Official Partners ## Our Sponsors ## **Final Accounts submitted to The Charity Commission for year ending 31/10/2023** |**Income/Expenditure**|**31/10/2023**| |---|---| |Total gross income|£57,983| |Total expenditure|£56,168| |Income from government contracts|N/A| |Income from government grants|£1,299| ## Our Supporters 19 18 The focus for the coming year will be to: Focus on ensuring sustainability of personnel given recent changes impacting key roles. We can only deliver our exciting programme with the right team in place and therefore ongoing succession planning is vital. Deliver Basildon Pride - The Festival 2025, taking learnings from our 2024 event to once again make it better than before in what is set to be a financially challenging environment for charities, whilst ensuring it remains a celebration of the LGBTQ+ Community. Continue to deliver our extended Basildon Pride Everyday programme with particular focus on the areas of the medium to long term strategy that are yet to be delivered in full. ## MOVING FORWARD OUR FOCUS FOR 2024/25 Continue to work with and support partner organisations in our local community to further our work and further support for the LGBTQ+ community. The Board of Trustees are keen to build on the amazing work delivered over the last 12 months on the back of our significant increase in funding. 21 © Basildon Pride 2024 Registered Charity in England and Wales: 1193090 CHARITY COMMIS510 FOR ENGLAND AN5) WAI IS Receipts and paymonts accounts CC16a For the prlod fmm To Section A Receipts and payinent8 UnrÈ8id¢te luiid• i•th• M•r••t Re8trlcted Endowm•nl lundg Ttytol lund Ioih rrf•ml£ A1 Re¢•1 Y8 30,1 17,8 1N13 1.639 AR) Sub fot 12 11Ia4 IC67 233 120 1UJ 1737 V￿Hrn InT *0 *J 12 561 61 137 876 &M2 Sub tot •4 A4 A•Mtand In¥eslrr*nt 150 FlxlurnBanJ FKUny Purth• F•thal AM8tPurch CCXXR1 8￿n￿lsS$Uts to 4JH *118 7.61 7.159 14 7.1$9 14,772 (UX R2 ac*xoxts{SSI Section B Statement of asset8 and Ilabllltle8 at the end of the pèrlod Unreglrlcted litrnd• End¢Ywm•rrt eAtogod•• fund• to rwrtbtt B1 C••h Ivnd• 121 Total ¢•sh 16.465 lun ) n•arn•t£ fun¢Sts Oetsl FwdlOv￿*h FuTrdtovJhkh Detsi15 B4 Al￿1￿ r•tslned fortho chaiity's own u80 12192 FthwrfJFrtbr Fund*Wh￿h B5 Liabllrtl¢s PAYEJNI 212 Swj byirt tyt*QtrLs*esoi Sv¥thir& PrNIl Narr Dai& of 1141 ¢iJe J8mh8 Wha CLXX R3acuwislSSI 14rtW2025 ANGELA STANBROOK 139 School Avenue Basildon Essex SS15 6GH To The Trustee’s of Basildon Pride Charity ## **Independent examiner’s report to the trustees of Basildon Pride** I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the Basildon Pride (the Trust) for the year ended 31 October 2024. ## **Qualification as a non-professional examiner** I am suitably qualified to examine the accounts before me as my current role is CEO and Director of a Limited Company, a position I have held for 6 years (previously COO for 25 years with the same company). I am responsible for overseeing all financial activities of the company: setting budgets, tracking cash flow, financial planning and analysing the company's Accounts. The company’s CFO is a direct report to me. ## **Responsibilities and basis of report** As the charity trustees of the Trust you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (‘the Act’). I report in respect of my examination of the Trust’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act. ## **Independent examiner’s statement** I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect: 1. accounting records were not kept in respect of the Trust as required by section 130 of the Act; or 2. the accounts do not accord with those records; or 3. the accounts do not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a ‘true and fair view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination. I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. Angela Stanbrook