## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** **From 1st April 2024 To 31 March 2025 Charity name: Sew Marvellous Charity Makes** **Charity registration number: 1193196** ## **Objectives and Activities** ||| |---|---| |Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|THE RELIEF OF THOSE IN NEED, BY REASON OF
YOUTH, AGE, ILL-HEALTH, DISABILITY OR SOCIAL OR
ECONOMIC DISADVANTAGE BY PROMOTING,
FACILITATING AND ENABLING INDIVIDUAL AND GROUP
PARTICIPATION IN VOLUNTARY SEWING AND CRAFT
PROJECTS FOR AND ON BEHALF OF CHARITIES,
COMMUNITY GROUPS AND THE NHS IN THE UNITED
KINGDOM, IN ORDER TO PROVIDE SUFFICIENT
QUANTITY AND QUALITY OF ITEMS TO MEET THE
NEEDS OF SUCH PEOPLE.| |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.|Sew Marvellous Charity Makes Brum is a collection of
volunteers who make items for charities. We run workshops
and do individual sewing activities. During 2024 and 2025 we
made items for charities in Birmingham and surrounding
areas, including:
Baby Aid Birmingham
Womens Aid
RSPCA
Acorns Children’s Hospice
Queen Elizabeth Hospital Oncology Department
SAIF Homes,
Rubery Swop Shop
Ladies Fighting Breast Cancer
Birmingham AIDS and HIV Memorial| |Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|I can confirm that we have acknowledged and followed the
guidance from the Charity Commission on public benefit.| **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: This is not applicable to Sew Marvellous Charity Makes |Policy on grant making|| |---|---| |Policy on social investment
including program related
investment|This is not applicable to Sew Marvellous Charity Makes| |Contribution made by
volunteers|During the period of 2024/2025, the sewing groups have
been hard at work crafting items made from wool, fabric and
textiles to benefit multiple charities, as outlined above. We
are incredibly grateful for their time and expertise in making
the items, and the charities that have received the items are
grateful for their contributions.
During the year our volunteers made thousands of items for
charity, however our form responses are not complete
(something we wish to change for 2025-2026 and logged
items totalled 1039 We believe this number to be higher and
are working on a new process for logging completed items.| |Other|
This is not applicable| ## **Achievements and Performance** 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. Each item was made from upcycled and salvaged clothing, bedding and donated fabric and made by volunteers who donated their time for free. Sew Marvellous provided the sewing group with labels, storage of fabrics and provided wool, knitting needles and crochet hooks to the volunteers. We also helped to spread the word by writing and sharing social media posts, displaying the projects and contacting charities directly to verify project status, credibility and quantity of items needed. We also arrange delivery of the items made through a network of volunteers. ## **Financial Review** |**Financial Review**|| |---|---| |Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Sew Marvellous has not been actively fundraising during this
period but has retained a small amount of money in the bank
(<£1000) to pay for items such as branded labels for the
volunteers to attach to larger items.| |Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|
See above| |Amount of reserves held|See above| |Reasons for holding zero
reserves|See above| |Details of fund materially in
deficit|See above| |Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern|See above| **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |The charity’s principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising)|Sew Marvellous does not actively fundraise at this time, we
are reliant on the donations of fabrics and materials to
provide resources for our volunteers to make items for
charity. As such, we do not have any major sources of funds
with the exception of a few donations made by individuals
wanting to support our cause which we use for purchasing
labels and materials where needed, the majority of the items
owned by the charity are fabrics donated by other
organisations or by individuals.| |---|---| |Investment policy and
objectives including any
social investment policy
adopted|We do not invest money at present| |A description of the principal
risks facing the charity|Since lockdown ended, there has been a decline in the
number of people actively volunteering to make items for
charity, however we are looking at ways to engage the
crafting community, including repair workshops,
crafternoons, evening sewing groups and more in the
coming year.| |Other|| ||| ## **Structure, Governance and Management** |Description of charity’s
trusts:|N/A| |---|---| |Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)|Constitution| |How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)|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|This year our trustees remained the same and are as follows:
Topsy Hughes
Elissa Renouf
Lou Heywood
Sue Sharpe
Marcelle Porteous (founder)
Meetings are held regularly with the other trustees, and we
have been meeting once per quarter to ensure that the
charity is being run according with the constitution.
Our AGM was held on 10 January 2026 and volunteers from
our charity attended this online meeting.| |**Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
Policies and procedures
adopted for the induction and
training of trustees
Not Applicable
The charity’s organisational
structure and any wider
network with which the
charity works
During the period April 2024 to March 2025,
Sew Marvellous has been making items for
charities based in and around South
Birmingham. Charities we have supported
include:
Baby Aid Birmingham
Womens Aid
RSPCA
Acorns Children’s Hospice
Queen Elizabeth Hospital Oncology
Department
SAIF Homes,
Rubery Swop Shop
Ladies Fighting Breast Cancer
Birmingham AIDS and HIV Memorial
Relationship with any related
parties
Not Applicable
Other|| |Policies and procedures
adopted for the induction and
training of trustees|Not Applicable| |The charity’s organisational
structure and any wider
network with which the
charity works|During the period April 2024 to March 2025,
Sew Marvellous has been making items for
charities based in and around South
Birmingham. Charities we have supported
include:
Baby Aid Birmingham
Womens Aid
RSPCA
Acorns Children’s Hospice
Queen Elizabeth Hospital Oncology
Department
SAIF Homes,
Rubery Swop Shop
Ladies Fighting Breast Cancer
Birmingham AIDS and HIV Memorial| |Relationship with any related
parties|Not Applicable| |Other|| ## **Reference and Administrative details** |Charity name|Sew Marvellous Charity Makes| |---|---| |Other name the charity uses|| |
Registered charity number|1193196| |Charity’s principal address|39 Peacock Road
Kings Heath
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held in this capacity|Not applicable| |---|---| |Name and objects of the
charity on whose behalf the
assets are held and how this
falls within the custodian
charity’s objects|Not applicable| |Details of arrangements for
safe custody and
segregation of such assets
from the charity’s own assets|Not applicable| ## **Additional information (optional)** ## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)** |**Type of**
**adviser **
**Name**
**Address**|**Type of**
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