Trustees. Annual Report for the period
Period start dale
Perir*J end dale
Month
12
From
2W24
To 31
2￿24
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 dc￿uMent
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)
App￿Trted 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 A￿rn 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 redu￿1 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 wel￿med 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 effecti￿lY support those suffering wrth
addiction to persevere in working towards their addi¢knon recovery.
3 Opportunities for us to build Colla￿ratiVe 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..

1. 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.
2. Individuals. recovery from their addictions regains agency to effect
Posttive ch8nge and retrieve broken relationships, ults'mat81y,
rebuildin￿faMIlY lrfe and beneffting the whole family.
3. 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￿ wee￿Y 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 Cha￿aincy'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 h￿r•￿t£
Endowment
funds
to Do•r06t£
Categ0ri0S
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B1 Cash funds
T¢>tsl c•sh funds
25.804
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funds
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funds
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funds
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to
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Swned by one or trustees on
beha￿ of all the trustees
Siynaiu
Print Name
Date of
roval
CCXX R2 ISSI
06101r2025