Trustees’ Annual Report for the period
From 23[rd] July 2024 Period start date To 22[nd] July 2025 Period end date
Charity name: Epsom Community Partnership
Charity registration number: 1195279
Objectives and Activities
| SORP reference | ||
|---|---|---|
| Summary of the purposes of the charity as set out in its governing document |
Para 1.17 | Supports refugee families resettling in the Borough of Epsom and Ewell under a Government backed scheme. |
| Summary of the main activities in relation to those purposes for the public benefit, in particular, the activities, projects or services identified in the accounts. |
Para 1.17 and 1.19 |
The Charity went through the process of registering the charity, selecting Trustees and a Core Group who could work together to plan re-settlement of a refugee family in our area via Community Sponsorship. However, for the time being the intended activities became subsumed by changes in the international sphere, in particular the armed conflict in Ukraine, leading to the focus of work shifting to the undertakings of the Epsom Refugee Network operating under the charity The Good Company (Epsom). The trustees have agreed to keep the charity registered rather than wind it up as future changes to the refugee landscape may justify its meaningful reactivation at short notice. |
| Statement confirming whether the trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit |
Para 1.18 | The trustees have had regard to the guidance. |
Achievements and Performance
| SORP reference | ||
|---|---|---|
| Summary of the main achievements of the charity, identifying the difference the charity’s work has made to the circumstances of its beneficiaries and any wider benefits to society as a whole. |
Para 1.20 | See summary above. |
Financial Review
| Review of the charity’s financial position at the end of the period |
Para 1.21 | Yes |
|---|---|---|
| Statement explaining the policy for holding reserves stating why they are held |
Para 1.22 | Held to further the purpose of the charity |
| Amount of reserves held | Para 1.22 | £456 |
| Reasons for holding zero reserves |
Para 1.22 | |
| Details of fund materially in deficit |
Para 1.24 | |
| Explanation of any uncertainties about the charity continuing as a going concern |
Para 1.23 | Changes to Government plans. |
Structure, Governance and Management
| Description of charity’s trusts: |
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|---|---|---|
| Type of governing document (trust deed, royal charter) |
Para 1.25 | Constitution |
| How is the charity constituted? (e.g unincorporated association, CIO) |
Para 1.25 | CIO |
Trustee selection methods including details of any constitutional provisions e.g. election to post or name of any person or body entitled to appoint one or more trustees |
Para 1.25 | Decision of the trustees. |
Reference and Administrative details
| Charity name | Epsom Community Sponsorship |
|---|---|
Other name the charity uses |
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Registered charity number |
1195279 |
| Charity’s principal address | Upper Chambers 7 Waterloo Road Epsom Surrey KT19 8AY |
Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity
| 1 2 3 4 |
Trustee name | Office (if any) | Dates acted if not for whole year Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (if any) |
|---|---|---|---|
Joanna Kathryn Sherring |
Chair | ||
| LIONEL BLACKMAN |
Secretary | ||
| Terence Sherring |
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| Richard James Leighton |
Declarations
The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.
Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees
Signature(s) Full name(s) Lionel Blackman Position (eg Secretary, Secretary Chair, etc) Date 19th August 2025
| 2024- 2025 - Epsom Community Sponsorship - ACCOUNTS 23/07/2024- 22/07/2025 |
2024- 2025 - Epsom Community Sponsorship - ACCOUNTS 23/07/2024- 22/07/2025 |
2024- 2025 - Epsom Community Sponsorship - ACCOUNTS 23/07/2024- 22/07/2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Donated | £0.00 | INCOME |
| B/wd | £456 | |
| Other | £0.00 | |
| Annual total | £456 | |
| Spend | £0.00 | |
| Balance | £456 | |
| Metro Bank 23-05-80 | Acc No. - 42461121 | Accounting Year End 22nd July 2025 |
Lionel Blackman LLB MA Solicitor Secretary Epsom Community Sponsorship 1195279 Upper Chambers 7 Waterloo Road Epsom Surrey KT19 8AY
19th August 2025