Trustees. Annual Report for the period Period start dale Perir*J end dale Month 12 From 2W24 To 31 224 Section A Reference and administration details Charity name, Acom Chaplaincy Other names charlty is known by Reglstored charity number (if ary} 1194419 Charlty's prfnclpal addrnss cjo 8rockenhurst Parish Church Office Iverfey Road 8rockenhurst Postcode S042 7SP Nafft ofthe charlty trusts•¥ who manag• tho charlty Trn•t•• n•m• Offlc• Ill•ny) Chair & CEO Dats• •¢t•d rf not forv•hol• Nom• of p•r•on lor l>odyl •nlltl•d olnt trust•• Ifan Board of Tnjslees Mary Nicholson Derek Wllis Simon Toomer Stephen Curson Paul O'Neill Patricia Hebditch IT Lead Tre8$urer 10 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Names of the trustses for the charity, If any, (for example. any custodlan trustoes) Name Datss acted rf not for whole ear
Names and addresses of advisers (Optlonal Infomiatlon) Typ_e of adviser Name Address Name of chlof execudve or names of senior staff members (Optional Infom)atlon) Section B Structure, overnance and mana ement Descrlptlon of tho charlty's trusts Constitulion Type of goveming dcuMent lag trust deed, ¢))nstilutK)n) How the charrty is constituted leg. Irusl, association, company) , Chartlable IncorForat6d Organisation Trustee Selection methods leg appointed by, &lected by) AppTrted by the Board of Twstees Addltlonal governanc• Issum {Optlonal Inforniatlon) You may choose to include additional infom)ation, where relevant, al)out'. New Trustees are made fully aware of our Constitution, Safeguarding Policy arKI Conllicts of Interest Policy. policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees., the charity'8 organisalional structur8 and any wider network wrth which the chartly works., relationship with any related parties., trustees, consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them. Additional training in Poliaes and Procedures are provided during Team Meetsngs throughout the year. Section C Ob"ectives and activities The object {purpo8e) of Arn Chaklaincy is to Provide relief and supwrt to persons suffering need and hardship through addiction. Our aim is to encouwe and SUPFQrt people to overcome their addiction and thrive and Summary ofthe objects ofthe charity set out in its goveming documènt
The following are the ministries delivered in 2024.. (1) 2024 proved to be challenging due to the necessity to relocate wi. The rrK)ves to nam venues and lack of availability meant that we ran a redu1 number of dropins (now called BREAK- OUTI during the year. We now run these sessions on Thursday aftemixjns. compared to previously trféice a week. BREAK4)ut stsnds for. Break free from destructive dependency Revimagine your future Expect to change Accept help Kick back against wjdiction Order your life Understand your conditson Take heart At the heart of the BREAK-oiJr sessions, we continued to focus on building trusting relationships. through listening, signpo*ing and 8UPPOrting our guests The total numb8r of guesfs visits during 2024 was 145 (2) We continued to visit the Well-being Café run by Thomhill Bamist Church in the outskn'rt of Southampton. The café is a community hub where communrty service providers. both ststLrtory and voluntary, attend to provide support to the residents. Our aim was to provide support for individuals wrth addiction attending the café and to build a eA)Ilaborative partnership at this location. Summary ofth8 maln actlvltl8s undertak8n for th• publlc benefrt In relatlon to these objects (Includ8 wlthln this Sectlon the statutory declaratlon that trustses have had regard to the guldance Issued by the Chartty Commls8lon on publlc benefft) (3) We completed the STAR affiliation pnjcess and are now a fully subscribed member of STAR (a local chanty which provides stjpport and training for members and prowdes course material8 for members). From 20th F8bruary to 26th March 2024, we ran the STAR Life Course at St Mark's Church Archers Road, Southampton. w5th a hot meal provided as part of the o)ur8e. We welmed 11 gue8ts to the course. All our other activities 8nd nxetings throughout the year continue to prowde.. 1. Pastoral care and support services based on the 'good nèi9hbourf ethos" all who seek our help are encouraged to live healthier lives, grow in confidence and to gradually. stepby-step, reach for an empcr•vered and fuffilling lrfe. 2. Twice yearly team meetings for training and update so that our volunteers can continue to effectilY support those suffering wrth addiction to persevere in working towards their addi¢knon recovery. 3 Opportunities for us to build CollaratiVe relationships with other churches and charrties in the oty of Southampton. so that we can achieve our aim. The Trustees have had regard to the guTrdance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefft. Our focus is that throu h our work..
- Individuals wtlh addiction can regain courage and self-8Steem and Self-confider in controlling their own lives so that they ¢n enjoy an improved qualty of lrfe.
- Individuals. recovery from their addictions regains agency to effect Posttive ch8nge and retrieve broken relationships, ults'mat81y, rebuildinfaMIlY lrfe and beneffting the whole family.
- The wder soiety t*neffts as these individuals ngage and partiapate in mmial scKietal activities. Addftlonal detsll3 of objectfveg and actlvltlos (Optlonal Inforniatlon) You may choose to indude further st8tements, where relevanl, about: icy on grantmaking: policy programm8 related investment; contribution made by volunteers. Acom Chaplaincy is a non-profft making chanty. M has 15 volunteers. We habE completed our fourth yearfs mission. We have a smaller core group vh)0 are involved in the administration, risk assessment for our activrties and safeguarding, strategic planning and promotion and development of the tharity.
Section D Achievements and performance Summary ofthe main achievements of the charlty durlng the year M8in achievements of Acom Chaplaincy.. 1. Total attendance of our On weeY dropin, now called BREAK- OUT, was 145. 2. The Acom Chaplaincy is ncw a fvlly subscribed member of STAR, loc£1 charity (see above). 3. We hav6 delivered and completed our first STAR Life course th 11 guests. 4. Our team's ongoing hard work ntInueS to set example that helps our guests understand the importance of relatsonships built on trust and mutual resp&#. This approach also helped them feel at ease. regain Confiden and enabled to eni(ry 8 relaxing time when they attend Jr actsvities. 5. We continue to gain increasing supp)rt and recognition from our IrKal communtbes and churches. 6. Our .101 project to build a closer link with the Wellbeing Café based at Thomhill 8apb.st Church was extended last March to 18- months. This propd is complete. Due to our limrted manpower, the trustees have decid to discontinue thi8 work to focus on delivering our ministry in and around the proximty of the CAty centre of Southampton. 7. We have secured suffioent fund8 for the delivery plan of our ministries for the whole of 2025.
Section E Financial review Brlef statsment of tho charty's pollcy on reserves Due to the current economic challenges for the whole of UK. our charFiy induded, we continue to keep our reseNes at a minimum of an average total of 6 months, budgeted expendrlure at present. Detsils of any funds materfalty In deficit No deficit Further flnanclal roview dotails (Optional Inforniatlon) You may chooso to include Acom Chaaincy'S principal sourcts of income and expendrture for additional information, where 2024: relevant about.. the chanty's prinapal sources of funds (induding any fundraising)., how expenditu has supported the key obiectives of the charity,. investment Fdicy and objectives induding any ethical investmeni policy adopted. Total Income- £6324 1. Grants- £2500 2. Grfl Aid Claim- £364 3. Monthly Donations - £1840 4. Single Donalions {induding CAF)- £440 5. JustGrving Donations- £1180 Total Expenditure- £4031 1. Administration - £324 2. Public Liability Insuran & Info Comm Sub- £558 3. Life Church Room Hire & 8xpenses- £1370 4. STAR & Recolery Communty Courses- £463 5. Hospitality - £0 6. Safeguarding & H&S- £5 7. Training and team nieelings- £298 8. STAR 8ubscJiMion - £240 9. Edmund Kell Unttarian Church Hall Hire - £773 Section F Other optional information Section G Declaration Th8 trustses daclaTft that thfry have appn)ved the trustees, report above. Slgned on bohalf of the charfty's truste•s Slgnatsrols) Full name(s) Posltlon (eg Secretary, Chair. etc) JCILlIl fvl CE 1Cv its-
CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES 1194419 Recei tsand ments accounts CC16a For th• p•rlod from 01h)1r2024 To 31112r2024 Section A Receipts and payments Unre6trict•d Ro$tsictsd Endowment funds fund• lund¥ toth• Mar••t £ toth• n••r••te toll* toth• rwr••¢ e toth• n•nr•At £ Total fund• La•1 year A1 R•¢o1 GrartS Gift Claim for2023 Monthly tkxwb(k75 Singl& Oonabons CAF> JustGivirvJ Dorotiws 2MOO 2,1CrfJ 337 1,270 1.110 AR) ¢324 6,324 ¥•• tablo . 6,324 A3P •nt• AthrN5traIh & IT 324 130 524 1,792 JJ2 Life Church Rwm Hirefyen¥eJ S T A R l R¥try Communty C4Jrse8 Hospl811ty SBleguarding 8nd H&S Training aThJ Team M8ebro8 S.T AR Subxypb Edmund Uniiarian Hal 1.370 1,370 334 450 188 3,867 7r3 Sub total A4 A88Ot and In¥tm•llt Sub total 4031 3,867 14et ol rg¢eiptsl(paymentsJ A5 Transfern betsyeen funds A6 Cash funds last y•ar and Cash funds thls ren 2.293 2.293 3.419 ,511 2&804 23.611 CCXX R1 accoun15 ISSI 0610112025
Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period Unr••tneied Restricted funds to hr•t£ Endowment funds to Do•r06t£ Categ0ri0S D•tsl B1 Cash funds T¢>tsl c•sh funds 25.804 •)) Unrestrlct•d funds R•8tslct funds Endowment funds Dgtai18 to Fund towhbch Cumrtvaluo Detallg clI0p11 Fund to whs¢h Curr•nt v•lu• D8tall$ ctIO1mIll B4 A980ts r•tsln•d for th• ¢h•flty'• own u Fund tOThkh Amotsnt dy• Wn du• Detslls 86 Uabllltl88 zoae Swned by one or trustees on beha of all the trustees Siynaiu Print Name Date of roval CCXX R2 ISSI 06101r2025