Jim Agnew Memorial Charity
Registered charity number 1195922
Annual Report for September 2021 to August 2022
Address
12 Proudfoot Way Aylsham Norfolk NR11 6WE
Trustee Names
First Charity trustees:
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Judith Diana Agnew
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Geoffrey Bernard Sadler
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Stephen David French
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Ian David Stevenson
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Louise Frances Elizabeth Spink
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Gregory Floyd Peck
Independent trustee appointed April 2022:
- Val Crewdson
Structure and Details of How Managed
The Charity is managed directly by the Trustees who meet monthly either online, in person or a mixture of the two. An agenda and any relevant papers are circulated in advance and decisions recorded. One or more Trustees will then action the decision.
The Independent Trustee was approached and appointed following a discussion and agreement about the Charity’s need. She was suggested by one of the Trustees who already knew the individual concerned and their qualifications for the role.
Activities and objectives in the year
In February 2022, the Trustees agreed to invite Lady Dannatt, the Lord Lieutenant for Norfolk, to become the Charity’s Patron as she had known
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Jim Agnew for many years and we were delighted when she accepted.
The Charity was formally launched in Aylsham Town Hall on the evening of Thursday, 26 May 2022. Some 35 people attended the launch, including representatives of the Norfolk Magistrates, the Norfolk County Council Youth Offending Team, the Benjamin Foundation, as well as the Agnew family and Rotary. They heard our Patron, Lady Dannatt, relate how she had known Jim since they were children and that his compassion and experience as Chair of the Youth Bench would last with the work of the new Charity. The Chair of Trustees, Rotarian Geoff Sadler, then explained why the Charity was needed in this area, what it would do and how to apply. Following these presentations, much interest was shown through a lively question and answer session.
Prior to the launch event, the Charity’s own website was set up at www.jimagnewcharity.org.
Other publicity activities were carried out to raise the profile of the Charity among potential applicants and particularly through contact with other charities and organisation that work with young people. However, no applications for assistance had been received by 31 August 2022, the end of this reporting period.
Achievements and performance (including reporting on public beneft)
In this first year, most activity focused on setting up the Charity and, without any request for assistance during this period, it did not provide any assistance to young people. However, the foundations have been created for the provision of support to young people in the future.
Financial review
Given the initial focus explained above, the Charity received income but it had no expenditure.
Details of any funds held as a custodian trustee
Nil.
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