Trustees. Annual Report for the period Pericxl start date PericK1 end date fear January 2023 Year 2024 From January Section A Reference and administration details Charity n•ne The Just Love Project Other names charity is known by Rogistered charity number (rf any) 1197367 Charlty's prlnclpal address 45. St. Ive's Road, Leadgate, Consett. Co. Durham Postcodo DH87PZ Nam•s of tha charity Irusts•4 who manage the ¢harfty Tru•t•• nam• Chllc• ¢11 ry) Nam of pernon {or body) •ntitl•d Int tru•tso Ifan Mrs. Jean Huntley Ms. Heather Thompson Ms. Joanna Hopper Mrs. Elizabeth Pratt Mrs Fiona Nichol Mr Michael Twiss Mrs Judrth Twiss Chalr 3111 December 2022 21 July 2022 - resuned 8th November 2023 318t December 2022 Treasurer 31•1 December 2022 3181 D8cember 2022 4th October 2023 4th October 2023 Secretary FurKling officer 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Names of the trustses for tha charity. rf any. (for 0Mple. •ny custodian trustees) Name Dates acted If not for whole Nam98 and addres$ of advisors (Omional Snfornmtion) of advlser Nam• Addr088 Iloyds Bank Name of chief executive or names of Mnlor staff members (Opoonal Inforniatlon) Section B Structure, overnance and mana ement Description of tho charlty's ITu8ts Constrtution Type of governing document How the charity 18 constiiuted cio Trustee selection methods Appointed by board of existtng trustees Additional gov•rnanco IMue8 (Optlonal InforMOn) The polkles and procodurns we follow indude our :. GuKlelines for conducting Meetings; Trustees Code of CorKlud', Guidelines on roles and responsibilrties) Chair. Secretary, Treasurer)., Financial policy and Financial rules and guidelines,. Dats protection Policy and Procedure; Safeguarding Policy. Equaltties and Opportunities Policy and our overarching governing Constrtution. You may choose to include additional information, wh8re relevant, about.. policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees., the charty's organisational structure and any wider neOrk wrth which the charty works., • relationship with any related parties., trustees, consideration of major risks and the system We have adopted a rigorous checks and measures system of accounting for all monies. packs of hygiene and sanitary items and products donated. To clearly demonstrate our commrtment to the Code of Fundraising Practice, from the start of the new year we register&J wth the Funding Regulator. Organisational Structures:. Though we have adopted the Iraditional structures and key roks and responsibilities for the conduct of our meetings, we embrace a collegiate approach her with a shared set of values vthere each of us has the
and procedures to manage them. necessary training and materials availab to enable each to fulfil anotherfs role. We have a strong team of volunteers to support our endeavours. Neiworking:" We ddNer our packs via local foodbanks, schools, churches and voluntary organisations and have worked Glosely wtih our local Area Partnership team, whose guidan and 8xp8rtise have proven invaluable. We have also enlisted the support of the County Cabinet Member for Social Inclusion and he has ensured that the issue of hygiene Foverty is being closely considered. Close working relationship with Foodbanks , other Gharities, schools and college, churches and c(xnmunty groups. Major Rlsk•:. our major risk would be the project having to close through lack of funding RepuLqtional damage Operational premises {access drfficulties) Injury risk to volunteers {pad(ed prodt8 weight) -packing and delpiery Section C Ob'ectives and activities To relieve people living in Durham and the surrounding area who are in need by reason of their age, ill healih, financkgl hardship or social circumstances in such ways as the trustees shall think fit. Summary of the objects of th• charlty t out In Its govemlng document
From the outset decKled that our focus should be centred around the provision of Fersonal. family and household hygiene and sanitary products to people in need. Aims I:. To distribute our 8 categories of sanitary care and hy8iene packs targeting people in need across all age groups:_ through food banks. schools. churches and voluntary sector organisations in order to:. To make thanges to enable people to start to access their Ilfe chances To improve the sense of isolation in people emerging from lockdowns due to a major epidemlc; To allevlate poverty amongst those m05t in need; To Improve physical and mental ill health though Improving the sense of well-bein& self-esteem: Reduction of demands on social, welfare and psychological healthcare services; To improve the purchasing power of individuals and famllles In receipt of our packs enabllng choice In food purchases etc; In the plannlng and compllatlon of our patks we have kept In mlnd the Charlty Commlsslorfs 8uldance on publlc beneflt. In the first year of operdtFon of our Charity we received funding to enhance our visibility and to conduct two pilot projetts which provided valuable leamlng experiences. Feedback indicated that users found our packs hlghly beneficial, particularly durln8 the on80in8 Cost -of -living crisis. Savlngs we made from efficlent purchase5 were all reinvested into the projects I community. enhand our Impact across multiple food banks, a college and schools. We ended the year on a high note. having been successful In achlevlng funding from our A.A.P to pr¢)vide our hy8•ene pack5 for local food bank5 and communlty 8roups. Throughout the first year of operation we had been storing our products and operating from a range of venues. hirlng a hall for the major packs. Given the extent of the work involved in delivering even one major project it was clear that V needed a more pemianent base. Having appmached Countless property holders in the area with little 5ucce55 we were delighted when our local CIU commlttee offered us the use of one of their rooms. free until we had "found our feef Havlng the space enabled us to have groups of coifege students and staff en8a8ed in packing our bags to 8ive to their colle8e for distribution. Having this facility enabled us to apply for more fundin8 and widen our area of operation as well as hold ever*ts like our"Elvis Nighf to raise funding ourselves Our successful appltcatKin to Durham Community Foundation meant that we could supply household , famlly, male and female packs to schools as well as foodbanks in a wider area. A further project in Durham Dales through Believe Housing allowed us to supply different foodbank5 from those we supplied In our earlier proiert there. Feedback has attested to a great need for our pack5 across our communities. Continuous consuttation and paying attention to feedback and reports on the Summary oltho maln activitles undertaken for th• publlc beneflt In relatlon to these objects {in¢lude withln this Soction the statutory declaratlon that trustees hav• had rogard to the guidanc• 18sued by the Charlty Commlsslon on publ1¢ bamflt
undertying issues underpins the progress and developments we have made to our processes and procedures to date As knowledge of our work has spread. we have received more individual donations. We hit a major problem with our operating premise5 in August. The CIU club Was closed due to arcumstsnces entirely beyond our control. We managed, through working with another local charity. to develop a project with our secondary academy to move oll our stock to premises on a local business park, where staff from the school and two year 11 dasses packed 440 bags allowin8 us to fulfil commitments to funders. Across the range of projects. we have undertaken thls year we have been able to supp)rt 1209 household5 and 5805individuals through givlng out 463 Female. 506 male. 512 Family and 697household packs. Slgnlficantly, our savings made. through our ability to access products from a charity outlet. has allowed us to make and dlstrlbute 699 extra packs. since we plough back all savings and benefits into the projett. This in turn has brought fflo benefrt to our local economy through increasing the spendlng capacity of Indlvlduals and families, Addltlonal detalls of obJo¢llves and actlvftles (Optlonal Inforn)atlon) All trustees gNe their time voluntarily and rece5ve no remuneration or other benefits. INe are extremely grateful to our team of volunteers for their hours of dedicated work" packing. transferring stock, stock keeping, delivenng across our area, helping with fund raising and more. You may choose to include further statements, where relevant. about.. We would also like to thank our local community for supporting us through drop boxes, and all of those venues who hav6 given and those who offered us spaces to worf< from - freeing up our dining tables and policy on grantmakir¥J; policy programme related investment., contribution made by volunteers. Many thanks to all individuals who have given us donations to further our A special thanks to Le*e CIU arKS their committee for giving us storage and packing Spa free, a pla to gather all of our stock and resour$ together and make packing more viable and a more pleasant experien than having to cart materials from venue to venue across the town.
Section D Achievements and performance Summary ofthe main achievements of the charity during the year Voluntsersl team building The key changes this year tught for us was having an operational base. This has enabEed us to develop a wider group of volunteers with a stable meeting place; to maintain a healthy stock rotation, as well as allowing the facilty to pack and store a good number of packs at a time thus ensuring a rats'onal feedthrough of packs to the users across the projects taken on bc As a small tharty, even having an area to take a break for five minutes has been a bonus as well as having space to dwlay the on -going project requirements and achievements has been most beneficial in being able to keep all the volunteers abast with the work in progress and developing a team spirit. This in tum has seen the development of fnendships and Meet ups to develop other events to ben8frt the charity as y11 as the whler communty fvrther. Broadenlng Reach Vle have been able to broaden the area of reach of the charity supplying to a wider range of foo&banks, sthools and community groups than in our previous year. Incr•aslng Number of Succo8sful Bld• Enhancing the Team of trustees to includ8 a FurKling Officer has increased the number of successful projects achieving funding The addrtional number of proie(ts has substantially increased the number of indivKluals and households we have been able to help as well as bringing more benefft to the economy of our area. We have been atAe to ervJage more young people in the 'd81ivery' of the charty through eThJaging them in the packing woces8.
Section E Financial review Currenty . none Brief statement of the charitys policy on reserves Detsil$ of any funds materialty In deficit Not applicable Further financlal rnvlew datalls (Optional inf0mtiOn> Prfncipal Sources of Funding: You may choose to indude additional information, where relevant about.. the charity'$ principal sources of funds (including any fundraising); how expenditure has Supported the key obj8Ctive8 of th8 charity" inve8trnent policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted. AAP Derwont Valley Parlnershlp Vle've Got You Projecr Elvls Nlght (June 23) a furKling event CIU dub Durham Communlty Foundatlon July .23 Stanley Schools and foodbanks) Te8co BI Tokons August .23 : support for project working Consett Academy studwts d&lNering bags across community Genesls Oct 23 Bags for young people rroo donatlon from a fuThJrai8ing event from another group Indfvldual donallon:. £20 per month { paying for PLI insurance) FIld9 Across Borders :. £184 d)arity event and Individual donation:. £3CM) ( paying towards Household ,family , male, and female bags for college students and communty group) Le Café :. Leadgate Arts and Craft Group :. £100 donation from craft fair held in CIU club Salvation Amiy and other drop boxes
Section F Other optional information Section G Declaration Tho d•Glaro that th•y have approvod tha trusto0s' report above. Slgn•d on bthalf of th• tharftys truBIo08 Slgn•tsr•(s) Full n•M(s) Posftlon (eg Sxr•tsry. Chalr. et¢) Jean Hun naH Chair Tr888urer 30 |8190w. TAR Mard) 2012
CHARITY COMM155ION FOR ENGLANO AND WAiES Receipts and payments accounts CC16a To Section A Receipts and payments Toial fund• Lastyw Al R•¢o1 DVPAAP 1•t INSTALLKfNT TESCO COIIIIUNITY GRANT DVPAAP INSThLLIEF4T CDCF 8ELIEVE HOUSING PROJECT GENE&S RITA MAWSON CWRCH PT DOTIoNs PERS JLP FUNDRA15ERS DOmITIs PAISED ub¢0{ AR) tablo). Sub tolal 3.116 1¥.877 A3P J*i-23 F•23 r43 774 1771 JL-23 JL&23 23 23 Od-23 .23 tkn23 179 1179 477 111 10 Sub totsl ha&a6. 880 table Su) lotrl 11 7,411 A8 Cash fuThls last YreThd 11. 18 7.4ff CCXX R1 xctrjrts ISSI
Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period lund8 nds Bl c fund¥ Totalcash fvnds fvnd• lund8 loHMw•rt£ Detsils CoioptrmMP Detslls B4 A•••ts r•tsln•d forth• chartty'• own io 2 LAth ENDCESKS AGEi AL 2 RAC VAR AGE FIREPR FlEx 12 BOX CUTfERS JLP SELF STAIFS 10 IlTh•Trdu• l)etslls 85 •1 Dats of roval trtrust Prirt N OA fvJty)A CCXX F¥2 a1xts ISSI