Trustee Annual Report 2025
Martin’s United Foundation Charity ID:1193411
Date: 14/11/2025
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.
Tendring pride award 2025
This year we was nominated for tendring pride award we attended event and was awarded for the works in the community.
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: 14/11/2025
Accounts Martin’s United Foundation 2024-2025
Start balance: £1000
Current Balance £3300 Private donation.£2500 Expenses, Phone line & internet £840