## AGM Wednesday, 28[th] Jan 2026, 11.30am 

## **Giving Hope Torfaen Charity** 

Open Meeting 

Welcome and introductions. 

## **Work to date** 

Torfaen – street homeless update Cardiff – street homeless update 

## **Example given of the sort of Items given** 

550 street homeless clothing and toiletries parcels, included socks, pants, joggers, hoodies, tshirts. Toothpaste Toothbrush razor  Tampax  shower gel deodorant . 150 hats scarves, 100 coats..40 tents 90 sleeping bags 200 blankets 65 trainers 

Steve said: “We go directly to people after community tag us on Facebook,  and message the  charity phone. 

We also provide help when contacted by organisations , when people come into community and need support with nothing, such as Police  and probation service when people come out of prison, hospital when patients  leave , citizens advice , lighthouse  alcohol unit,  bron Avon housing, employment services, food banks .” 

We’ve developed links with the Police and they regularly contact us to garner support. 

## **Community Work....** 

100s of people in poverty and vulnerable in our community have been helped with clothing, household items,  furniture,  bedding,  children items, prams, curtains and lots more essentials , through our Facebook group page where 2400 people offer items when we ask . 

160 kids sack of toys, books and chocolate at Christmas .. 

A children’s Christmas party .. 

We've done free or cheap events for our community 

A kids Christmas party 

A medium night 

A gig with local singers and GunstoRoses playing 

General plan of action 

Van update.   Need additional funds to gain a new van. 



Accounts presented and discussed. 

Close of Meeting 



||**Charity Name**<br> <br>**Giving Hope Torfaen**|**Charity Name**<br> <br>**Giving Hope Torfaen**|**Charity Name**<br> <br>**Giving Hope Torfaen**|**No (if any)**|**CC16a**|
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||**For the period**<br>**from**|Period start date<br>4/1/2024|**To**<br>|Period end date<br>3/31/2025||
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|**Section A Receipts and payments**||||||
|**A1 Receipts**<br>Event Donations<br>Grants & Other Aid<br>**27,242**<br>Donation for Van Purchase<br>SundryDonations<br>**11,379**<br>CharityTins<br>DeliveryCharges<br>**-**<br>**38,621**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**_Sub total_                               -**<br>**_Total receipts_                  38,621**<br>**A3 Payments**<br>CharityPhone<br>Event Expenses<br>Stationery<br>Items for Homeless<br>**5,531**<br>Petrol for CharityVehicle<br>**7,155**<br>RunningCosts CharityVehicle<br>**9,257**<br>Costs of RunningCharity<br>**4,042**<br>Purchase of CharityVan<br>**10,244**<br>Helpfor Families in Community<br>**3,192**<br>**_Sub total_                      39,421**<br>**Charity Vehicle**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**_Sub total_                                -**<br>**_Total payments_                  39,421**<br>**_Net of receipts/(payments)_ -                     800**<br>**A5 Transfers between funds**<br>**-**<br>**A6 Cash funds last year end**<br>**9,241**<br>**_Cash funds this year end_                    8,441**<br>**Unrestricted**<br>**funds**<br>**to the nearest      £**<br>**_Sub total_**_(Gross income for AR)_<br>**A2 Asset and investment sales,**<br>**(see table).**<br>**A4 Asset and investment**<br>**purchases, (see table)**||**to the nearest £**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**Restricted**<br>**funds**|**to the nearest £**<br>**Endowment**<br>**funds**|**Total funds**<br>**to the nearest £**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**27,242**<br>**-**<br>**11,379**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**38,621**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**38,621**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**5,531**<br>**7,155**<br>**9,257**<br>**4,042**<br>**10,244**<br>**3,192**<br>**39,421**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**39,421**<br>**-                     800**<br>**-**<br>**9,241**<br>**8,441**|**Last year**<br>**to the nearest £**|
||||**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**|**-**|**651**|
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|||||**27,242**|**1,000**|
|||||**-**|**9,500**|
|||||**11,379**|**4,629**|
|||||**-**|**956**|
|||||**-**|**135**|
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|||||**38,621**|**16,871**|
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||||**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**|**-**||
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||||**-**|**38,621**|**16,871**|
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||||**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**|**-**||
|||||**-**|**633**|
|||||**-**|**70**|
|||||**5,531**|**2,203**|
|||||**7,155**|**1,886**|
|||||**9,257**|**2,691**|
|||||**4,042**|**148**|
|||||**10,244**||
|||||**3,192**|**-**|
|||||**39,421**|**7,630**|
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||||**-**|**39,421**|**7,630**|
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|||**-**|**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**|**-                     800**|**9,241**|
|||**-**||**-**|**-**|
|||**-**||**9,241**|**-**|
|||**-**||**8,441**|**9,241**|





## **Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period** 

|**Categories**<br>**B1 Cash funds**<br>**B2 Other monetary assets**<br>**B3 Investment assets**<br>**B5 Liabilities**<br>**B4 Assets retained for the**<br>**charity’s own use**<br>Signed by one or two trustees on<br>behalf of all the trustees|**Details**<br>Bank Account<br>Cash in Hand<br>**Details**<br>**Details**<br>**Details**<br>**Details**<br>Signature<br>**_Total cash funds_**<br>(agree balances with receipts and payments<br>account(s))|**to nearest £**<br>**to nearest £**<br>**8,441**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**8,441**<br>**-**<br>OK<br>OK<br>**to nearest £**<br>**to nearest £**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**Cost (optional)**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**Cost (optional)**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>Print Name<br>**Unrestricted**<br>**funds**<br>**Restricted**<br>**funds**<br>**Unrestricted**<br>**funds**<br>**Restricted**<br>**funds**<br>**Fund to which**<br>**asset belongs**<br>**Fund to which**<br>**asset belongs**<br>**Fund to which**<br>**liability relates**<br>**Amount due**<br>**(optional)**|**to nearest £**<br>**Endowment**<br>**funds**|
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## **Giving Hope Torfaen Charity** 

Lottery fund was given and can be accessed via them.  We’ve received no audit from them for this period. 

