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Trustees' Annual Report for the period
Period start date Period end date 17 06 2021 31 03 2022
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Section A Reference and administration details
Charity name
Other names charity is known by
Bury LGBTQI Forum Bury LGBTQI+ Forum
Registered charity number (if any) 1194830
Charity's principal address
Postcode
Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity
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Name of person (or body)
Dates acted if not for
Trustee name Office (if any) entitled to appoint trustee
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1 David Catterall Chair
2 Nicola Naylor Co-Chair
3 Gary Hardman Treasurer
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Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)
Name Dates acted if not for whole year Jax Effiong Gwyn Starkie
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Carl Austen-Behan
Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)
Type of adviser Name Address
Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)
Section B Structure, governance and management
Description of the charity’s trusts
Type of governing document
Constitution
- (eg. trust deed, constitution)
Association How the charity is constituted
- (eg. trust, association, company)
Trustee selection methods
- (eg. appointed by, elected by)
Members of the Management Committee shall be elected for a term of 3 years at the Annual General Meeting. At the first meeting following an AGM, the Management Committee shall elect from their numbers, Trustees to undertake certain Officer roles, such as Chairperson, Treasurer and Secretary or other.
Additional governance issues (Optional information)
You may choose to include additional information, where relevant, about:
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policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees;
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the charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works;
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relationship with any related parties;
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trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them.
Section C Objectives and activities
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Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document
Summary of the main activities undertaken for the public benefit in relation to these objects (include within this section the statutory declaration that trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit)
The objects of the CIO are the promotion of inclusion in the Bury District for the public benefit by: (a) the elimination of discrimination in relation to lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and queer individuals living within the Bury District. (b) advancing education and raising awareness in equality and diversity, housing law, health and other subjects pertaining to the LGBTQ+ community. (c) promoting activities to foster understanding between people from diverse backgrounds. (d) conducting or commissioning research on equality and diversity issues and publishing the results to the public. (e) cultivating a sentiment in favour of equality and diversity.
Summary of Main Activities Bury LGBTQI Forum has worked with the Big Fandango to set up a monthly LGBTQI drop in on the second Tuesday of each month. We have organised a range of activities including a film evening, creative writing workshop and Christmas party Some funding was received from Bury Council to run a banner making workshop for young people who produced a series of Hearts with slogans that led the march on Bury Pride the following month of April 2022 which had a footfall of 2000 people.
The Mayor hosted a number of receptions for the Forum to celebrate World Aids Day, IDAHOBIT day and LGBT History month
Bury LGBTQI Forum organised an event at Bury Met for Worlds Aids Day which included showing three short films HIV And Me and speeches by the Chief Executive of the George House Trust and the Director of Public Heath in Bury For LGBT History month, the Forum held a meeting at Bury Met which included a presentation of the LGBT History Greater Manchester and Bury and a number of local people spoke about their experiences of being LGBTQI We organised a Poetry event at Bury Art Gallery which featured several local LGBTQI people reading poems they had written. The event was well attended and was seen as an opportunity for people to hear a range of very personal experiences spoken in a safe environment The forum has developed links with the LGBT+ group at Bury College and several LGBT support groups within schools in the borough. LGBT awareness sessions for pupils from different schools have also been delivered Bury LGBTQI Forum has been working at a more strategic level to increase the profile of LGBTQI people in Bury. We have met with the Leader of the Council, the Chief Executive of the Council and the Chair of the CCG . The Forum has been meeting with police officers in Bury to increase the awareness of LGBT Hate Crime and Domestic abuse. We take an active role in the Community Cohesion group as well. The Co-Chairs have attended monthly meetings with the
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Independent Advisory Group for Bury Police to maintain our presence in acting as a critical friend for the LGBTQI community.
Bury LGBT Forum members have raised the flag for IDAHO and Trans Day of Remembrance outside the town Hall
Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)
You may choose to include further statements, where relevant, about:
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policy on grantmaking;
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policy programme related investment;
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contribution made by volunteers.
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Section D Achievements and performance
Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year
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Reduced loneliness and isolation by establishing a monthly LGBT drop in
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Reduced loneliness and isolation by establishing monthly women’s group
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Advanced education and raised awareness in equality and diversity in public health of HIV and other subjects pertaining to the LGBTQ+ community
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Advanced education and raised awareness in equality and diversity working on a specific project with young LGBT people in making banners for the Pride Parade
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Advanced education and raised awareness in equality and diversity in schools in relation to HIV and forming support groups.
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Organised events to foster understanding between people from diverse backgrounds regarding the BAME, disabled and older communities.
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Developed closer relationships with a range of voluntary sector groups
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Section E Financial review
Brief statement of the The charity’s policy on reserves is solely to protect charity’s policy on the charity’s assets; reserves
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to cover future activities such as awareness days to promote awareness and raise the profile of our community
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to cover future room hire costs for Drop ins
This will be protected by:
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identifying and managing the risk of conflicts of interest, loss, waste, bribery, theft or fraud;
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ensuring that financial reporting is robust and of sufficient quality
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ensuring that the trustees comply with charity law and regulation relating to finance.
Details of any funds materially in deficit
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Further financial review details (Optional information)
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the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising);
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how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity;
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investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted.
Section F Other optional information
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Section G Declaration
The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.
Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees
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Signature(s)
Gary Hardman
Full name(s) Nicola Naylor
Position (eg Secretary, Co-Chair
Chair, etc)
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Signature(s) Full name(s) David Catterall Chair Position (eg Secretary, Chair, etc)
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Date
26.01.23
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BURY LGBTQI+ FORUM Charity Number 1194830 FINANCIAL STATEMENT 17[th] June 2021 to 31[st] MARCH 2022
Income and Expenditure Account
| Income: | ||
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| Sponsorship and donations | 2596.54 | |
| Grants and funding | ||
| 1000.00 | ||
| Tickets | 974.00 | |
| Total Income: | 4570.54 | |
| Expenditure: | ||
| Rainbow Train Event |
-1600.00 | |
| World Aids Day Event |
-290.00 | |
| Banner Making Event | -120.00 | |
| Total expenditure | -2,010.00 | |
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| Balance for year as @ 31 March 2020 | ||
| 2,560.54 | ||
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| Current Assets | ||
| Cash at bank – at 17 June 2021 | ||
| 13,002.60 | ||
| Cash at bank – at 31 March 2022 | 15,563.14 | |
| Total funds at 17 June 2021 | ||
| 13,002.60 | ||
| Balance for year | ||
| 2,560.54 | ||
| Total funds at 31 March 2022 | ||
| 15,563.14 |
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Gary Hardman – Treasurer 20[th] Jan 2023