17
| Trustees' Annual Report | Trustees' Annual Report | Trustees' Annual Report | Trustees' Annual Report | Trustees' Annual Report | for theperiod | for theperiod | for theperiod | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | Period start date | To | Period end date | |||||
| 17 | 06 | 2022 | 31 | 03 | 2023 |
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
| 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 |
Trustee name | Office (if any) | Dates acted if not for whole year |
Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (ifany) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Catterall | Chair | |||
| Nicola Naylor | Co-Chair | |||
| GaryHardman | Treasurer | |||
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 | ||
| Carl Austen-Behan |
March 2012
TAR
1
Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)
| Type of adviser | Name Address |
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
Constitution
Type of governing document (eg. trust deed, constitution) Association How the charity is constituted (eg. trust, association, company)
Trustee selection methods Members of the Management Committee shall be elected for a term (eg. appointed by, elected by) 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)
Safeguarding policy. You may choose to include additional information, where relevant, about:
-
policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees;
-
the charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works;
-
relationship with any related parties;
-
trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them.
Section C Objectives and activities
Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document
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, intersex 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
March 2012
TAR
2
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, diversity and inclusion.
Summary of Main Activities
Bury LGBTQI Forum with the Big Fandango is now in the 2[nd] year of running a monthly LGBTQI drop in on the second Tuesday of each month. This has been extended to include a Women’s group which includes transgender and intersex members. Themes have included a Health workshop on experiences with GPs, and a banner making workshop. Bury Pride in April 2022 had a footfall of 2000 people, and more people were introduced to the groups as a result.
The Mayor hosted a number of Mayoral 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.
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)
For LGBT History month, the Forum held a meeting at Bury Met which included a powerful presentation by 2 trans women who read their poems about their experiences of hate crime and having a minute’s silence to remember Brianna Ghey.
Hoping to build the education of our community, the cultural aspect of Bury’s LGBTQI+ Forum has been pushed with the introduction of a poetry event at Bury Art Gallery. This was hugely popular with the members of the Forum and external allies. More cultural activities need to be built into the programme next year.
The annual steam train from Bury to Rawtenstall ran again. Entertainment was on the platforms of both stations and on board the train. Over 200 tickets were sold.
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.
We take an active role in the Community Cohesion group. The Co-Chairs have attended monthly meetings with the Independent Advisory Group for Bury Police to maintain our presence in acting as a critical friend for the LGBTQI community. They are also members of the Inclusion Group with Bury Council and so able to influence policy makers.
March 2012
TAR
3
Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)
A transgender member of the Forum was instrumental in developing a learning framework for the social care workforce to help them work affirmatively, inclusively and effectively with individuals from sexually and gender diverse communities in later life.
Bury LGBTQI+ Development Worker met with the Director of Public Health within the Council, Jon Hobday to discuss LGBT health issues. The Development Worker ran some sessions on LGBTQI issues for school nurse and for the 5 Integrated Hubs.
The Development Worker with one of the Co-Chairs ran a session on the prevalence of Mental Health and suicide within the LGBTQI+ community to Bury Living Well Collabor8te.
The LGBTQI+ Development Worker has started to look at the work the Jewish Federation of Services are doing and ways of working more closely with them. You may choose to include further statements, where The LGBTQI+ Development Worker has been delivering relevant, about: Learning Lunch event for Childrens Service on which will cover policy on grantmaking; the work I am doing and the work of the Forum but in particular policy programme related work we have been doing with young people. Youth Workers were able to discuss the work of the Proud Trust and the work investment; they are doing with young people in Bury.
-
contribution made by volunteers.
-
The Development Worker with one of the Co-Chairs ran a session for Team Bury on the strategic value of the Forum and Bury VCFA in meeting the gaps of the Council.
The Forum has been meeting with police officers in Bury to increase the awareness of LGBT Hate Crime and Domestic abuse. A specialist LGBTQI+ Domestic Abuse Worker has been funded and is working with the Council’s Domestic Abuse unit ‘SafeNet’ and situated within Bury VCFA.
Money was secured from Stronger Together monies to organise another Hate Crime Event on Radcliffe market. 20 organisations held stalls there and entertainment was provided.
March 2012
TAR
4
Section D Achievements and performance
March 2012
TAR
5
Section D Achievements and performance
Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year
-
Reduced loneliness and isolation by establishing 3 monthly cabarets.
-
Reduced loneliness and isolation by establishing 3 monthly LGBTQI+ sexually and gender diverse groups.
-
Advanced education and raised awareness in equality and diversity in public health of HIV and other subjects pertaining to the LGBTQ+ community.
-
Advanced education and raised awareness in equality and diversity in schools and colleges in relation to HIV and forming support groups.
-
Organised events to foster understanding between people from diverse backgrounds regarding the BAME, disabled and older communities.
-
Developed closer relationships with a range of voluntary sector groups.
March 2012
TAR
6
Section E Financial review
Brief statement of the charity’s policy on reserves
The charity’s policy on reserves is solely to protect the charity’s assets;
-
to cover future activities such as awareness days to promote awareness and raise the profile of our community.
-
to cover future room hire costs for Drop ins.
This will be protected by:
-
identifying and managing the risk of conflicts of interest, loss, waste, bribery, theft or fraud;
-
ensuring that financial reporting is robust and of sufficient quality
-
ensuring that the trustees comply with charity law and regulation relating to finance.
Details of any funds materially in deficit
N/A
Further financial review details (Optional information)
You may choose to include additional information, where relevant about:
-
the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising);
-
how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity;
-
investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted.
Section F Other optional information
March 2012
TAR
7
Section G Declaration
The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.
Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees
----- Start of picture text -----
Signature(s)
Gary Hardman
Full name(s) Nicola Naylor
Position (eg Secretary, Chair, Co-Chair
etc)
Signature(s)
Full name(s) David Catterall
C0-chair
Position (eg Secretary, Chair,
etc)
----- End of picture text -----
----- Start of picture text -----
Date
14.06.24
----- End of picture text -----
March 2012
TAR
8
BURY LGBTQI+ FORUM Charity Number 1194830 FINANCIAL STATEMENT 1[st] April 2022 to 31[st] MARCH 2023
Income and Expenditure Account
| Income: | ||
|---|---|---|
| Sponsorship and donations 2246.28 + 2102.19 | + 71.59 | = 4420.06 |
| Grants and funding | = 5000.00 | |
| Tickets and Merchandise 768.68 + 73.57 |
= 842.25 | |
| Total Income: | =10262.31 | |
| Expenditure: | ||
| Poetry Event (Art Gallery) |
-200.00 | |
| Bury Pride 2022 | - | 3240.67 |
| Banner Making Event | -81.00 | |
| Misc. Promotional (pop-up banners, hand held flag | -225.81 | |
| Rainbow Train Event |
-2000.00 | |
| Black History Month Event |
-120.00 | |
| Women’s Group | -130.00 | |
| World Aids Day Event | -209.00 | |
| Xmas Social | - 64.25 | |
| Hate crime Event (Radcliffe) | -310.00 | |
| LGBT History Month Event | -221.00 | |
| Prestwich Pride | -500.00 | |
| Bury pride 2023 | -1128.00 | |
| Total expenditure |
**- ** | 8429.73 |
| -------------- | ||
| Balance for year as @ 31 March 2020 | +1832.58 | |
| ======== | ||
| Current Assets | ||
| Cash at bank – at 31 March 2022 | 15563.14 | |
| Cash at bank – at 31 March 2023 | 17395.72 | |
| +1832.58 | ||
| Total funds at 17 June 2021 | 15563.14 | |
| Balance for year | +1832.58 | |
| Total funds at 31 March 2022 | 17395.72 | |
| ========= | ||
| Gary Hardman MBE – Treasurer | ||
| 6th May 2024 |