
## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** 

## **From  April 2022  Period start date   To March 2023                Period end date** 

**Charity name: Teesside at Chrismas** 

## **Charity registration number: 1194575** 

## **Objectives and Activities** 

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|Summary of the purposes of<br>the charity as set out in its<br>governing document|Para 1.17|We aim to alleviate poverty at Christmas<br>time within Teesside, we aim to provide the<br>elderly in residential care homes, who are<br>without family, with gifts at Christmas to<br>brighten their day and remind them that<br>people are thinking of them.|
|Summary of the main<br>activities in relation to those<br>purposes for the public<br>benefit, in particular, the<br>activities, projects or services<br>identified in the accounts.|Para 1.17 and<br>1.19|We work with direct referrals and other<br>charities to provide gifts and food to families<br>who need this through no fault of their own.<br>We collect donations from the public and<br>then distribute these to the referrers and<br>public as needed.|
|Statement confirming<br>whether the trustees have<br>had regard to the guidance<br>issued by the Charity<br>Commission on public<br>benefit|Para 1.18|The trustees have not had any benefit from<br>this charity.|



## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: 

SORP reference Para 1.38 Policy on grant making Para 1.38 Policy on social investment including program related investment Para 1.38 Contribution made by volunteers Other 



## **Achievements and Performance** 

||SORP reference||
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|Summary of the main<br>achievements of the charity,<br>identifying the difference the<br>charity’s work has made to<br>the circumstances of its<br>beneficiaries and any wider<br>benefits to society as a<br>whole.|Para 1.20|The charity over Christmas 2021 have<br>issued shoeboxes and presents to help 681<br>families. We have also issued 80 bag for life<br>for the homeless, issued 28 hampers to<br>emergency services locations and HQs in<br>Teesside, 50 individual gifts to children, 50<br>selection boxes to the local hospitals and<br>have travelled over 500 miles to collect and<br>deliver these.<br>This Christmas appeal has enabled us to<br>help so many families and children to enjoy<br>Christmas, to have something to open and to<br>enable families not to worry about gift or<br>food.|



## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: 

|Achievements against<br>objectives set|Para 1.41||
|---|---|---|
|Performance of fundraising<br>activities against objectives<br>set|Para 1.41||
|Investment performance<br>against objectives|Para 1.41||
|Other|||





## **Financial Review** 

|**Financial Review**|||
|---|---|---|
|Review of the charity’s<br>financial position at the end<br>of the period|Para 1.21|The charity has had income of £3,563 and<br>has spent £3,344 during this period and has<br>a reserve of £219 this year.|
|Statement explaining the<br>policy for holding reserves<br>stating why they are held|Para 1.22|Reserves are held and carried forward to the<br>next appeal to help us cover overheads such<br>as storage, van hire and purchase of specific<br>items to complete the shoeboxes. We will<br>continue to increase reserves so that the<br>charity can continue to run and help even<br>more families in the future.|
|Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|£3425|
|Reasons for holding zero<br>reserves|Para 1.22|N/A|
|Details of fund materially in<br>deficit|Para 1.24|N/A|
|Explanation of any<br>uncertainties about the<br>charity continuing as a going<br>concern|Para 1.23|Storage for the charity can cost up to £1000<br>per year. We would like to ensure that we<br>can cover this every year as without this, this<br>would adversely affect our objectives.|
|**Additional information (optional)**<br>You may choose to include further statements||where relevant about:|
|The charity’s principal<br>sources of funds (including<br>any fundraising)|Para 1.47||
|Investment policy and<br>objectives including any<br>social investment policy<br>adopted|Para 1.46||
|A description of the principal<br>risks facing the charity|Para 1.46||
|Other|||





## **Structure, Governance and Management** 

|Description of charity’s<br>trusts:|||
|---|---|---|
|Type of governing document<br>(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|We have a constitution.|
|How is the charity<br>constituted?<br>(e.g unincorporated<br>association, CIO)|Para 1.25|CIO|
|Trustee selection methods<br>including details of any<br>constitutional provisions e.g.<br>election to post or name of<br>any person or body entitled<br>to appoint one or more<br>trustees|Para 1.25|(1) Apart from the first charity trustees, every<br>trustee must be appointed for a term of four<br>years by a resolution passed at a properly<br>convened meeting of the charity trustees.<br>(2) In selecting individuals for appointment<br>as charity trustees, the charity trustees must<br>have regard to the skills, knowledge and<br>experience needed for the effective<br>administration of the CIO|
|**Additional information (optional)**<br>You may choose to include further statements||where relevant about:|
|Policies and procedures<br>adopted for the induction and<br>training of trustees|Para 1.51||
|The charity’s organisational<br>structure and any wider<br>network with which the<br>charity works|Para 1.51||
|Relationship with any related<br>parties|Para 1.51||
|Other|||



## **Reference and Administrative details** 

Charity name Other name the charity uses Registered charity number Charity’s principal address 



## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** 

|1<br>2<br>3<br>4<br>5<br>6<br>7<br>8<br>9<br>10<br>11<br>12<br>13<br>14<br>15<br>16<br>17<br>18<br>19<br>20|**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not for whole**<br>**year **|**Name of person (or body) entitled**<br>**to appoint trustee (ifany)**|
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||Michael Fairbrother|NIA|Whole Year|N/A|
||Gemma<br>Fairbrother|N/A|Whole Year|N/A|
||Dean Richardson|N/A|Whole Year|N/A|
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– Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved 

**Director name** 

Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity 

**Trustee name Dates acted if not for whole year** 



## **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 

Details of arrangements for safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets 

## **Additional information (optional)** 

## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)** 

**Type of Name Address adviser** 

**Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)** 

## **Exemptions from disclosure** 

Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details 

## **Other optional information** 



## **Declarations** 

**The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.** 

**Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees** 

|**Signature(s)**<br>**Full name(s)**<br>**Position (eg Secretary,**<br>**Chair, etc)**<br>**Date**|||
|---|---|---|
||Dean Richardson|Mike Fairbrother|
||<br>Trustee|Founder and Trustee (Chair)|
||13/01/2024||
||13/01/2024||






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Date Description Income Expendature Balance Notes<br>5-Apr-2023 Hays Travel 407 0 3645.45 Donation from Hays Travel<br>31-Mar-2023 Paypal Payment 0 -115.2 3238.45 Domain name costs<br>31-Mar-2023 Paypal Payment 0 -40.43 3353.65 Domain name costs<br>31-Mar-2023 Paypal Payment 0 -35.43 3394.08 Domain name costs<br>21-Feb-2023 Boxclever 0 -951.96 3429.51 Storage Costs<br>23-Dec-2022 The Teesside Ch 500 0 4381.47 Donation from The Teesside Charity<br>21-Dec-2022 Paypal Payment 0 -14.34 3881.47 Textmagic - SMS<br>13-Dec-2022 Kirkleatham P C 100 0 3895.81 Donation from Kirkleatham Parish Council<br>9-Dec-2022 Facebook 0 -25 3795.81 Advertising Costs<br>10-Dec-2022 Dean Richardson 0 -30.7 3820.81 Food/Drink for Volunteers<br>10-Dec-2022 Dean Richardson 0 -79.45 3851.51 Food/Drink for Volunteers<br>10-Dec-2022 Santas Helpers 0 -125 3930.96 Donation to Santas Helpers<br>9-Dec-2022 Santas Helpers 0 -250 4055.96 Donation to Santas Helpers<br>10-Dec-2022 Dean Richardson 0 -12.28 4305.96 Food/Drink for Volunteers<br>9-Dec-2022 Riverdale Primary 0 -150 4318.24 Donation to Riverdale Primary School<br>5-Dec-2022 Cherry Hill Garde 0 -24 4468.24 Xmas Walk<br>30-Nov-2022 Facebook 0 -12.37 4492.24 Advertising Costs<br>29-Nov-2022 Amazon Marketp 0 -148.39 4504.61 Stationery<br>29-Nov-2022 Amazon Marketp 0 -17.08 4653 Stationery<br>30-Nov-2022 ACAOrdinary 2500 0 4670.08 Donation - Arnold Clarke<br>22-Nov-2022 Paypal Donations 100 0 2170.08 General Donations<br>21-Nov-2022 SA Embroidery 0 -48 2070.08 Clothing for Staff<br>19-Oct-2022 MARFORDLITHO 0 -101.46 2118.08 Banner for Church<br>17-Oct-2022 Chris Ackerman 100 0 2219.54 Donation - Bank Xfer<br>7-Oct-2022 First Choice Labe 1400 0 2119.54 Sponsorship from First Choice Labels<br>9-Sep-2022 Cleveland Potash 500 0 719.54 Grant from Cleveland Potash<br>FY 22/23 Totals 5607 -2181.09 3425.91<br>**----- End of picture text -----**<br>


