Trustees’ Annual Report for the period
From 13[TH] SEPTEMBER 2022 To 12[TH] SEPTEMBER 2023 Charity name: SASHAS PROJECT
Charity registration number: 1195793
Objectives and Activities
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| Summary of the purposes of the charity as set out in its governing document |
Para 1.17 | What the charity does: The Advancement of Health or Saving of Lives Who the charity helps: Children/young People How the charity helps: Provides Advocacy/advice/information Where the charity operates: Hampshire Surrey Berkshire |
| 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 |
Sasha's Project supports the young people of our community. We run a drop-in centre every weekend (open 9pm-6am) in Fleet for any young person who is struggling with their mental health. We supply Christmas Boxes across the UK, providing gifts for all those 13-25yrs who will be on a mental health unit on Christmas Day. We also supply Hospital Bags for young people who end up in ICU. |
| Statement confirming | Para 1.18 | The trustees are aware of and have had |
| whether the trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit |
training regarding public benefit. | ||
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Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
SORP reference |
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| Policy on grant making | Para 1.38 | |
| Policy on social investment including program related investment |
Para 1.38 | |
| Contribution made by volunteers |
Para 1.38 | Our Listening Volunteers contributed 1,890 hours of their time to running the crisis drop-in centre. In addition, our Listening Volunteers and Community Volunteers contributed 96 hours of their time supporting information, awareness and community events. Our Listening Volunteers have completed over 144 hours of training from Health & Safety, Safeguarding to Suicide Prevention and Intervention |
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Achievements and Performance
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| 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 | What we have achieved since 13th September 2022 to 12thSeptember 2023: We continue to operate our drop-in centre every Friday and Saturday night, 9pm – 6am and are open to all young people aged 13yrs to 25yrs. The crisis drop-in centre has been open for 105 sessions supporting young people and their families. We attended 12 awareness/information events including in participating in Voicing Loss research project in June and also speaking at the Hampshire Health & Wellbeing Board. In addition to supporting the young people of our community, we have also been supporting their parents, families and friends. Parents especially are desperate for information and support, often feeling that they are alone, with no one to turn to. Our volunteers are to be commended in the way that they have responded to families and friends. Christmas Box scheme. Sasha’s Project Christmas Box Scheme is about delivering a box/bag of Christmas gifts to young people who are spending Christmas Day on a mental health unit. Being an in-patient is hard at the best of times, but at Christmas it is particularly difficult, especially if the young person is unable to see family and friends on Christmas Day. This is a project where communities, individuals and groups come together to donate gifts, which are divided up into festive bags. Our Volunteers take great delight in playing ‘Santa” and delivering all the bags on Christmas Eve to the young people in hospital units throughout Hampshire. |
In 2021 we were able to deliver nearly 70 bags to 6 hospitals, and in 2022 we delivered just over 96 bags to 9 hospitals. In addition, the scheme was run in Manchester on our behalf for a second year running, where 28 bags were delivered to 3 hospitals in the area. ICU Hospital Bags program Sasha’s Project ICU Hospital Bag program provides hospital bags for young people (age 13-25yrs) who ended up in intensive care as the result of a suicide attempt. Initially, each bag contained toiletries, underwear, top and sweatpants, socks, a book, and a comforter. We have increased the number of items we include in the bags as a result of the input we received from young people. The program has been implemented in both Frimley Park hospital and Wexham Park hospital. We are in discussion with the following hospitals: - Royal Surrey County Hospital Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital Royal Hampshire County Hospital Social media. We continue to work on our social media output and are looking forward to launching our website by the end of this year/ early next year Outreach work This year we have also launched our Outreach project, with our Listening Volunteers taking information and awareness into our local community. It’s an opportunity for young people to get to know us and also for connections to be made with other professionals/groups who work throughout the night. Raising Awareness We continue to work on implementing our Mission statement, particularly “to
challenge and change public perception about the stigma of mental health issues, inspiring others to do the same, alongside promoting a zero tolerance of suicide”. We have achieved this by raising awareness of the charity through the following networking and events:Fleet Christmas Festivities 2022 Fleet Coronation Celebrations May Farnborough Sixth Form Open Day May Fleet Carnival July The Hampshire WI presentation August Farnborough College of Technology Open Days It is important to open up conversations around mental health and suicide within our community which all our volunteers continue to do in their daily lives, both socially and at their places of work. These random conversations make an impact and raise awareness. These conversations are also had at the numerous forums, panels and meetings which we attend, where we advocate for young people’s mental health to remain on the agenda. Plans for the coming year: We have a number of projects which we are planning to implement in 20232024. We are hoping to host a Service of Reflection in November 2023, supporting our community who have been bereaved by suicide. It will be a non-religious, compassionate gathering with music and words. Occasions such as these are very much part of suicide prevention by supporting those bereaved, who are at high risk of suicide themselves. We also intend to formalise our support for parents of young people who are struggling with their mental health. Our Listening Volunteers will receive additional training to better equip them
to offer the best support. Finally, we are looking at other ways in which we can support young people on a daily basis. There are a number of different options which are being considered.
Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
Achievements against objectives set |
Para 1.41 |
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| Performance of fundraising activities against objectives set |
Para 1.41 | |
| Investment performance against objectives |
Para 1.41 | |
| Other |
Financial Review
| Financial Review | ||
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| Review of the charity’s financial position at the end of the period |
Para 1.21 | The Charity has seen reasonable income for the period with little expenditure which helps us to continue saving for our goal of supporting young people every day of the week. |
| Statement explaining the policy for holding reserves stating why they are held |
Para 1.22 | Enough is held in reserves to cover any outgoing expenses for 6 months |
| Amount of reserves held | Para 1.22 | £4,000 |
| Reasons for holding zero reserves |
Para 1.22 | N/A |
| Details of fund materially in deficit |
Para 1.24 | N/A |
| Explanation of any uncertainties about the charity continuing as a going concern |
Para 1.23 | N/A |
Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
The charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising) |
Para 1.47 |
Our principal income is from donations and grants and fundraising. |
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| Investment policy and objectives including any social investment policy adopted |
Para 1.46 | |
| A description of the principal risks facing the charity |
Para 1.46 |
Other
Structure, Governance and Management
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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 | Selection method is application to the Board, over 16’s only, max number of trustees is 10 at any one time. Applicants need to be inline with the charities mission and values. |
Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
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 |
Para 1.51 | |
| Relationship with any related parties |
Para 1.51 |
Other
Reference and Administrative details
| Charity name | Sasha’s Project |
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| Other name the charity uses | N/A |
| Registered charity number | 1195793 |
| Charity’s principal address | Waverly House Waverly Avenue Fleet Hants GU51 4NN |
Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity
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Trustee name | Office (if any) | Dates acted if not for whole year |
Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (ifany) |
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| Angela Forster | Chair | |||
| Steve Forster | Treasurer | |||
| Charlotte Tickner | Secretary | |||
| LucyPage | Young people | 15thApril 2022 | ||
| Daniel Trace | Fundraising | 15thApril 2022 | ||
| Georgina Forster- Rampton |
Communication | |||
– 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 N/A held in this capacity
Name and objects of the N/A charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects
Details of arrangements for N/A 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) Charlotte Tickner Full name(s) Angela Forster Position (eg Secretary, Chair Secretary Chair, etc) Date 1 January 2023
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| For the period from |
Period start date 13.September 2022 |
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| Section A Receipts and payments | |||||
| A1 Receipts Donations 12,131 Grants £ 1,896.00 Fundraising 2,774 - - - - - 16,801 - - Sub total - Total receipts 16,801 A3 Payments Staff training 673 Office 370 Promotion 388 Rent Insurance Fundraising Other 97 ICU Bags 587 Xmas 197 YP Travel 7 Sub total 2,319 - - Sub total - Total payments 2,319 Net of receipts/(payments) 14,482 A5 Transfers between funds - A6 Cash funds last year end 35,452 Cash funds this year end 49,934 Unrestricted funds to the nearest £ Sub total(Gross income for AR) A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table). A4 Asset and investment purchases, (see table) |
to the nearest £ Restricted funds |
to the nearest £ Endowment funds |
Total funds to the nearest £ |
Last year to the nearest £ |
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12,131 1,896 2,774 - - - - - 16,801 |
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14,482 - 35,452 49,934 |
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Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period
| Categories B1 Cash funds B2 Other monetary assets B3 Investment assets B5 Liabilities B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees |
Details Opening bank balance Details Details Details Details Signature Total cash funds (agree balances with receipts and payments account(s)) |
to nearest £ to nearest £ 35,452 - - - - 49,934 - OK OK to nearest £ to nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - Cost (optional) - - - - - Cost (optional) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Print Name Charlotte Tickner Unrestricted funds Restricted funds Unrestricted funds Restricted funds Fund to which asset belongs Fund to which asset belongs Fund to which liability relates Amount due (optional) |
to nearest £ Endowment funds |
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| Date of approval |
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| Charlotte Tickner | 1.1.2024 | ||