## **Trustee Annual Report 2021- 2022** Martin’s United Foundation Charity ID:1193411 Date: 26/02/2023 ## **Objectives and Activities** We are here for prevention and relief of poverty & hardship. We provide survival resources such as sleeping bags, tent, clothing, bedding, survival backpacks for homeless, The Charity’s (“objective”) are “To raise funds from the Public and use funds to help the public facing Hardship, Poverty, Sleeping rough or Homeless” We have been receiving donations of clothes and bedding and distributing them across the community to people that are homeless or in hardship and also helping to stock other local organizations’ in the community we are based in. Providing advocate advice information about help available for, Housing, Healthcare, employment, Education, via social media pages and in person. All of our trustees have had help in regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit. ## **Achievements and Performance** ## **Main achievement** The Charity has gained great support from the public and local community we are based in. We was recognized and elected by Clacton Shopping Village & CVS Flow funding as a charity making a great impact on helping the community via our clothes bank and advocate advice information works for the homeless. We was awarded £250 to the charity and was placed in Frinton Clacton Gazette. We was contacted by GB NEWS, (farage at large show) And was invited onto live TV where we had a chat with Nigel farage on his show and praised for our hardwork. Sponsored by Vodafone Charities connected and given 70 simcards loaded with data and minutes to distribute to the people that need them to keep them connected which allowed to carry out our new digital inclusion project sponsored by Vodafone Charities connected. ## **Financial Review** Structure, Governance and Management Description of charity’s trusts: Type of governing document Constitution document How is the charity constituted? C.I.O Trustee selection method, Existing trustees elect volunteer after successful interview and DBS background check. ## **Reference and Administrative details** Charity name: Martin’s United foundation Registered charity number: 1193411 Charity’s principal address: 36 Cotman road, Clacton on sea, co168yb Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity Trustee name Shama Martin Antony Sharpe Rebecca Roderique ## **Reference and Administrative details** Corporate trustees – names of the directors at the date the report was approved Director; Shama Martin Antony Sharpe Rebecca Roderique ## **Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity** Trustee name Dates acted if not for whole year Shama Martin ## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others** Description of the assets 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. Not Applicable Details of arrangements for safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets ## **Declarations** The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above. Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees, Chairmen: Shama Martin Date: 26/02/2023 Accounts Martin’s United Foundation 2021– 2022 Start balance: £1250 Current Balance £707 Recepits Donations Received CVS Flow funding £250 Private donation. £1000 Expenses Resources Sleeping bags £168 Energy & food for beneficiaries £80 Clothes £90 Administrative expenses Printing £60 Fuel £66 Stationary £23 Subscription £56.64 Total £477.64