2025-08-31-accounts

Trustees’ Annual Report for the period

From Sept 24 Period start date To Aug 25 Period end date

Charity name:

Charity registration number:

Objectives and Activities

	SORP reference
Summary of the purposes of the charity as set out in its governing document	Para 1.17	To advance the educaton and development of children and young people with a learning disability in South Yorkshire through the provision of informaton, actvites and services outside of the school curriculum; and such other purposes which may be charitable accordingto the law of England and Wales.
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	Supporting of children and young people in extra curricular activities including outside of school activities.
Statement confirming whether the trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit	Para 1.18	All trustees have received guidance on public beneft.

Additional information (optional)

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SORP reference Para 1.38 Policy on grant making Para 1.38 Policy on social investment including program related investment Para 1.38 Contribution made by volunteers

Other

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	Supporting of sing and sign choir – where children with Special Educational Needs joined together to perform in a singing and Makaton signing choir. Supporting of after school activities by providing funding to offer a dance tutor.

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Achievements against objectives set	Para 1.41
Performance of fundraising activities against objectives set	Para 1.41
Investment performance against objectives	Para 1.41
Other

Financial Review

Financial Review
Review of the charity’s financial position at the end of the period	Para 1.21	£1390.11
Statement explaining the policy for holding reserves stating why they are held	Para 1.22	Funding for activities that have not yet taken place.
Amount of reserves held	Para 1.22	£0
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	None

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The charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising)	Para 1.47
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

Description of charity’s trusts:
Type of governing document (trust deed, royal charter)	Para 1.25	Consttuton
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	Appointment of Charity Trustees (a) New charity trustees are appointed by a resoluton passed at a properly convened meetng of the Charity Trustees. (b) In additon to the Charity Trustees appointed by clause 9.5(a), Nexus shall have the power, exercisable by notce in writng to the CIO to appoint one Nexus Trustee every year, or to fll any vacancy resultng from the retrement of a Nexus Trustee. The person appointed need not be a member of Nexus. (c) Each appointment must be for a term of three years. (d) In selectng individuals for appointment as Charity Trustees, Nexus or the Charity Trustees (as the case may be) must have regard to the skills, knowledge and experience needed for the efectve administraton of the CIO. (e) Each appointment will be efectve from the later of: (i)the date of the vacancy;and

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Policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees	Para 1.51
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	Animo Trust
Other name the charity uses
Registered charity number	1195987
Charity’s principal address	Animo Trust c/o Nexus MAT Temple Road Rotherham S60 1FG

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)
	Maria Simpson	2years
	Warren Carratt	3years
	Joel Hardwick	3years

– 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 held in this capacity

Name and objects of the charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects

Details of arrangements for 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) A J Hobson Full name(s) Amanda Jayne Hobson

Position (eg Secretary, Volunteer Chair, etc)

Date

25/6/2026