## **Trustee’s Annual Report** **Charity Name:** FibroSupport-Wales **Charity No:** 1193505 **Period From:** 1[st] April 2022 **To:** 31[st] March 2023 ## **Incorporated Charitable Organisation** ## _**Structure, Governance & Management**_ |||**SORP Reference**|| |---|---|---|---| |**_Introduction_**|||_The trustees are pleased_
_to present the annual_
_trustee report and the_
_financial statements for_
_FibroSupport-Wales for_
_the financial year ending_
_31st March 2023._
_Our financial accounts_
_for this annual report are_
_dated the 1st April 2022_
_– 31st March 2023._| |**_Charity Name_**|||_FibroSupport-Wales_| |**_Type of Governing_**
**_Document_**
(trust deed, royal charter)|||_Constitution_| 1 |**_How is the Charity_**
**_constituted?_**
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)||_Incorporated Charitable_
_Organisation_| |---|---|---| |**_Charities operational_**
**_address_**||_29 Heol-Y-Mynydd_
_Bargoed_
_Mid Glamorgan_
_CF81 8QG_| |**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**||_Election to post_| |**_Banking Details_**||_Lloyds Bank_| 2 ## _**Objectives and Activities**_ |||**SORP Reference**|| |---|---|---|---| |**_Summary of the_**
**_purposes of the charity_**
**_as set out in its_**
**_governing document_**|||_To relief the needs of_
_those with Fibromyalgia_
_in Wales through the_
_provision of information_
_and support to_
_individuals suffering from_
_fibromyalgia and their_
_families and carers_| |**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.**|||_Providing information_
_and support to those_
_living with Fibromyalgia_
_though support booklets_
_and providing an_
_advocacy service. We_
_support many client s_
_though the use of our_
_social media channels_
_and advice line. We also_
_have a website full of_
_support and information_
_on a range of topics._| |**Statement confirming**
**whether the trustees**
**have had regard to the**
**guidance issued by the**
**Charity Commission on**
**public benefit**|||_FibroSupport-Wales_
_work with regards to the_
_guidance published by_
_the Charity commission_
_on public benefit_| 3 ## _**Additional Information (optional)**_ _You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:_ |||**SORP Reference**|| |---|---|---|---| |**Policy on grant making**|||N/A| |**Policy on social**
**investment including**
**program related**
**investment**|||N/A| |**Contribution made by**
**volunteers**|||All activities are carried out
by our volunteers who
commit their own time in
order to support others who
are living with Fibromyalgia.
Our team also manages all
social media channels and
websites and responds to all
requests via all channels
whether this be via
Facebook, Twitter, email
etc. We also have a team
member who manages our
information line. Our team
also deals with all requests
for food bank referrals, fuel
vouchers for those who are| 4 experiencing fuel poverty and use pre-payment meters, heat fund support for those who are in fuel poverty and use off grid fuel supply to hea their homes as well as sim cards for those who are in data poverty and supporting clients with Discretionary Assistance Fund applications **Other** ## **Achievements and Performance** |||**SORP Reference**|| |---|---|---|---| |**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.**|||During the period of 1stApril
2022 – 31stMarch 2023
Fibrosupport managed to
achieve its primary aims and
objectives and supported a
number of clients with
many different aspects of
our aims and objectives and
took on a number of
different schemes to further| 5 support clients with the cost-of-living crisis. During this period, we have started to do food bank referrals with the Trussell Trust and have also partnered with Ful Bank Foundation to offer support to those who are in fuel crisis and on prepayment meters through the use of fuel vouchers and also the eat fund support for those who also use off grid fuel source to heat their home. We have also started to offer sims pre-loaded with data, calls and texts with support of Vodafone. We have expanded our support to and have extended our opening hours and have made use of social media where possible to reach a much wider range of clients 6 ## **Additional Information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |||**SORP Reference**|| |---|---|---|---| |**Achievements against**
**objectives set**|||FibroSupport-Wales.
continues to deliver our
main aims and objectives as
set out within our charitable
objectives.| |**Performance of**
**fundraising activities**
**against objectives set**|||FibroSupport-Wales has
made a big drive to use
online platforms to try and
drive n fundraising efforts
with the use especially of
social media for example
Facebook fundraisers.| |**Investment**
**performance against**
**objectives**|||N/’A| |**Other**|||| 7 ## **Financial Review** |**Financial Review**|||| |---|---|---|---| |||**SORP Reference**|| |**Review of the charity’s**
**financial position at the**
**end of the period**|||At the end of the financial
period FibroSupport-Wales
has £1145.50 to carry over
into the next financial year
of unrestricted funds.| |**Statement explaining**
**the policy for holding**
**reserves stating why**
**they are held**|||N/A| |**Amount of reserves**
**held**|||N/A| |**Reasons for holding**
**zero reserves**|||FibroSupport-Wales doesn’t
hold any reserves as all
funds are unrestricted at
thispresent time.| |**Details of fund**
**materially in deficit**|||N/A| |**Explanation of any**
**uncertainties about the**
**charity continuing as a**
**going concern**|||N/A| 8 ## **Additional Information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |||**SORP Reference**|| |---|---|---|---| |**The charity’s principal**
**sources of funds**
**(including any**
**fundraising)**|||FibroSupport-Wales main
source of funding is from
private donations from
platforms such as Facebook.| |**Investment policy and**
**objectives including**
**any social investment**
**policy adopted**|||FibroSupport-Wales does
not have an investment
policy.| |**A description of the**
**principal risks facing**
**the charity**|||Inability to attract funding
to fund every day running
costs. Most grant funding
bodies fund capital costs
and not everyday revenue
costs associated with
runninga charity.| |**Other**|||| 9 ## **Additional Information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |||**SORP Reference**|| |---|---|---|---| |**Policies and procedures**
**adopted for the**
**induction and training**
**of trustees**|||FibroSupport-Wales follow
the Charity Commission
guidance| |**The charity’s**
**organisational structure**
**and any wider network**
**with which the charity**
**works**|||Our trustees make key
decisions within the charity
with respect to day to day
running and key policies and
procedures held by the
charity. Our other
operational work is done by
our volunteers under
supervision and guidance of
our trustees| |**Relationship with any**
**related parties**|||FibroSupport-Wales works
with other partners and
charities to ensure
efficiencyin our objectives| |**Other**|||| 10 ## **Names of charity trustees who manage the charity** |**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not**
**for whole year**|**Name of person**
**(or body) entitled**
**to appoint trustee**
**(if any)**| |---|---|---|---| |Steffan McMahon|Chair||| |Rebecca McMahon|||| |Joanne Murray|||| ||||| ## **– Corporate trustees names of the directors at date the report was approved** **Directors Name** N/A ## **Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity** |**Trustees Name**|**Dates acted if note for**
**wholeyear**|| |---|---|---| |N/A||| |||| |||| 11 ## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others** **Description of the assets held in this** N/A **capacity Name and objects of the charity on whose behalf the assets are held and** N/A **how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for safe custody and segregation of such** N/A **assets from the charity’s own assets** ## **Additional Information (Optional)** Name and address of advisers (optional Information) **Type of Adviser Name Address** 12 ## **Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)** ## **Exemptions from disclosure** Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details N/A ## **Other optional information** 13 ## **Declarations** The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above. Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees ## **Signature(s)** ## **Full Name** Steffan McMahon ## **Position (e.g., Secretary, Chair, etc)** Chair ## **Date** 04[th] February 2024 14 ## **Financial Details** - **Charity Name:** FibroSupprt Wales **Charity No:** 1193505 **Account Period:** 1[st] April 2022 – 31[st] March 2023 **Cfward year ending 31[st] March 2022:** £734.54 15 ## **Money In** |||**Apr**||**May**|**Jun**|**Jul**|**Aug**|**Sep**|**Oct**|**Nov**|**Dec**|**Jan**|**Feb**||**Mar**| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| ||**Per**
**Month**|£60.06
**_Plus_**
**_£734.54_**
**_Cfwd_**
**_From_**
**_last_**
**_financial_**
**_year_**|£68.07||£96.07|£1.60|£62.99|£52.00|£85.63|£138.48|£3.20|£182.53|£29.00|£24.20|| ||**Yearly**||||||||**Total**
**In:**|£803.82||**Total**
**with**
**last**
**financial**
**year.**
**cfwd:**|£1538.36||| 16 ## **Money Out** |||**Apr**||**May**|**Jun**|**Jul**|**Aug**|**Sep**|**Oct**|**Nov**|**Dec**|**Jan**|**Feb**||**Mar**| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| ||**Per**
**Month**|£7.00|£26.20||£16.60|£16.60|£16.60|£16.60|£206.46|£16.60|£16.60|£16.60|£7.00|£7.00|| ||**Yearly**|||||||||||**Total**
**Out:**|£369.86||| **Money cfwd to 23-24 financial yr:** £1,145.50 **Petty Cash:** £0 **PayPal:** £13.85 **Safe:** £0 **Signature of Trustees:** Steffan McMahon, Rebecca McMahon & Joanne Murray 17