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 

